Researcher interests: Ecology and evolution of predatory bacteria. The growth cycle of Bdellovibrio and like organisms. Structure and functions of fruit flies-associated microbiota. Molecular profiling of bacterial soil communities.
FACULTY / SCHOOL: Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences
DEPARTMENT: Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Selected Publications
the host fruit amplifies mutualistic interaction between ceratitis capitata larvae and associated bacteria (2019)|
BMC Biotechnology|
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behavioral responses of the invasive fly philornis downsi to stimuli from bacteria and yeast in the laboratory and the field in the galapagos islands (2019)|
Insects|
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antibiotic resistance and class 1 integron gene dynamics along effluent reclaimed wastewater irrigated soil crop continua elucidating potential risks and ecological constraints (2019)|
Water Research|
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symbiotic bacteria affect oviposition behavior in the olive fruit fly bactrocera oleae (2019)|
Journal of Insect Physiology|
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behavioral responses of the invasive fly philornis downsi to stimuli from bacteria and yeast in the laboratory and the field in the galapagos islands (2019)|
bioRxiv|
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bacterial predation under changing viscosities (2019)|
Environmental Microbiology|
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bacteria and microeukaryotes are differentially segregated in sympatric wastewater microhabitats (2019)|
Environmental Microbiology|
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comparative metagenomics and network analyses provide novel insights into the scope and distribution of β lactamase homologs in the environment (2019)|
Frontiers in Microbiology|
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intestinal bacteria modulate the foraging behavior of the oriental fruit fly bactrocera dorsalis diptera tephritidae (2019)|
PLOS ONE|
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intestinal bacteria modulate the foraging behavior of the oriental fruit fly bactrocera dorsalis diptera tephritidae (2019)|
PLOS ONE|
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applying microbial biogeography in soil forensics (2019)|
Forensic Science International-genetics|
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the host fruit amplifies mutualistic interactions between ceratitis capitata larvae and associated bacteria (2018)|
bioRxiv|
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abundance diversity and seasonal dynamics of predatory bacteria in aquaculture zero discharge systems (2014)|
FEMS Microbiology Ecology|
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