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Julio Castillo

Universidad de HuelvaORCID 0000-0002-7907-0882Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Amy J. AllwrightiD· 2 shared Frederick RoelofseiD· 2 shared Hanae KobayashiiD· 2 shared Jens KallmeyeriD· 2 shared Kgabo Lydia Maureen MoganediiD· 2 shared Lewis D. AshwaliD· 2 shared Mabatho MapilokoiD· 2 shared Mariko KoudukaiD· 2 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Diverse but temporally stable virome in a 1.2 km deep karst aquifer accessed via Moab Khotsong mine, South Africa

Nathaniel E. Jobe, Daniel S. Jones, Julio Castillo, Alba Gómez-Arias, Devan M. Nisson, Cassandra H Skaar, T. C. Onstott, Thomas L. Kieft

The paper investigates the virome of a deep karst aquifer, finding diverse, novel viruses with stable communities and lysogenic interactions over five years.

ISME Communications · Jul 15, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Deep Microbial Colonization in 2-Billion-Year-Old Ultramafic Rock from the Bushveld Complex

Taro Kido, Susan Jane Webb, Mariko Kouduka, Hiroki Suga, Hanae Kobayashi, Toshiaki Ina, Takahiro Kawai, Takanori Wakita, Takuma Kaneko, Tomoya Uruga, Masaki Oura, Julio Castillo, Jens Kallmeyer, Kgabo Lydia Maureen Moganedi, Amy J. Allwright, , Yohey Suzuki

The paper identifies microbial colonization in 2-billion-year-old ultramafic rock, showing that aqueous alteration sustains microbial life over geological timescales.

bioRxiv · Apr 14, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Subsurface Microbial Colonization at Mineral-Filled Veins in 2-Billion-Year-Old Igneous Rock from the Bushveld Complex, South Africa

Yohey Suzuki, Susan Jane Webb, Mariko Kouduka, Hanae Kobayashi, Julio Castillo, Jens Kallmeyer, Kgabo Lydia Maureen Moganedi, Amy J. Allwright, Reiner Klemd, Frederick Roelofse, Mabatho Mapiloko, Stuart J. Hill, Lewis D. Ashwal, Robert B. Trumbull

This study examines microbial colonization in 2-billion-year-old igneous rock veins, revealing energy sources from smectite formation and limitations on microbial movement.

Microbial Ecology · Oct 2, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology