Fernando Santos

Anthropogenically induced shifts in sediment vegetation impact coastal benthic microbiomes

The paper examines how Caulerpa prolifera expansion in coastal lagoons alters sediment microbial communities, revealing functional shifts and highlighting the importance of integrating metagenomics with experimental validation.

Coupled effects of salinity and host phylogeny on niche breadth and viral evolution from seawater to salt saturation

The paper examines how salinity and host phylogeny influence viral niche breadth and evolution in hypersaline environments, finding that viruses have broader niches than hosts at high salinity.

Metagenomics reveal allopatric speciation and higher connectivity among coastal vs. inland hypersaline lakes and solar salterns

The paper uses metagenomics to compare microbial communities in coastal and inland hypersaline lakes, finding higher connectivity and allopatric speciation in coastal systems.

Biological context modulates virus-host dynamics and diversification

This study shows that biological complexity affects virus-host dynamics by altering population-level lysis, mutation rates, and evolutionary trajectories.

Episomal virus maintenance enables bacterial population recovery from infection and virus-bacterial coexistence

This study shows that episomal virus maintenance in Salinibacter ruber allows population recovery from infection and supports virus-bacterial coexistence under high MOI.