Paloma Durán

This study shows subaerial green algae from Chlorophyta and Streptophyta assemble distinct phycosphere communities from soil, with host identity driving bacterial composition more strongly than fungal.

The paper identifies the core microbiota of terrestrial microalgae and shows environmental factors and microbe-microbe interactions shape its structure at lower taxonomic levels.

The paper introduces ArtSoil, a synthetic growth medium that mimics soil conditions for plants, enabling microbiota-driven growth without sugar supplementation and supporting physiologically relevant plant development.

The paper examines transcriptome organization in wild Arabidopsis thaliana populations and finds that biotic-response networks are well conserved, while other networks are reorganized in natural settings.