Alberto Orta
@albertoorta.bsky.social
PhD student at Bangor University |
Host-associated microbiomes |
Microbial ecologist |
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Host-associated microbiomes |
Microbial ecologist |
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New paper with my (amazing) friend and mentor @jrpenades.bsky.social
Really looking forward to see what plasmid aficionados think of this one!!
With @asantoslopez.bsky.social @wfigueroac3.bsky.social Akshay Sabins and others
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Really looking forward to see what plasmid aficionados think of this one!!
With @asantoslopez.bsky.social @wfigueroac3.bsky.social Akshay Sabins and others
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Non-conjugative plasmids limit their mobility to persist in nature
Sabnis et al. explain why non-conjugative plasmids move at a low rate in nature. While
increased mobility can easily evolve by incorporating phage DNA into plasmids, this
is disadvantageous because it...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
New paper with my (amazing) friend and mentor @jrpenades.bsky.social
Really looking forward to see what plasmid aficionados think of this one!!
With @asantoslopez.bsky.social @wfigueroac3.bsky.social Akshay Sabins and others
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Really looking forward to see what plasmid aficionados think of this one!!
With @asantoslopez.bsky.social @wfigueroac3.bsky.social Akshay Sabins and others
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Biosynthesis and function of magnetic organelles in magnetotactic bacteria www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Biosynthesis and function of magnetic organelles in magnetotactic bacteria - Nature Reviews Microbiology
In this Review, Schüler and colleagues summarize our current knowledge of magnetosome formation and organization within the cell, and they explore their function, diversity and potential applications.
www.nature.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Biosynthesis and function of magnetic organelles in magnetotactic bacteria www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
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Microbial conservation is essential for sustaining ecosystem functions and services www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1... #jcampubs
Microbial conservation is essential for sustaining ecosystem functions and services | PNAS
Microbial conservation is essential for sustaining ecosystem functions and services
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September 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Microbial conservation is essential for sustaining ecosystem functions and services www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1... #jcampubs
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Microbiome data: tell me which metrics and I will tell you which communities
in #ISMEComms
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in #ISMEComms
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Microbiome data: tell me which metrics and I will tell you which communities
Abstract. In microbial community studies, analyzing diversity is crucial for uncovering ecological complexity. However, the intrinsic characteristics of Ne
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July 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Microbiome data: tell me which metrics and I will tell you which communities
in #ISMEComms
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in #ISMEComms
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Microbial siderophores for One Health
#Pseudomonas
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social Opinion by Zhong Wei et al with @rkmicrobes.bsky.social @veraeva.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
#Pseudomonas
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social Opinion by Zhong Wei et al with @rkmicrobes.bsky.social @veraeva.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
Microbial siderophores for One Health
One Health is an integrative concept striving for healthy environments, animals, and
humans. Microbes play a fundamental role for this concept as they are key drivers
of ecosystem stability and host h...
www.cell.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Microbial siderophores for One Health
#Pseudomonas
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social Opinion by Zhong Wei et al with @rkmicrobes.bsky.social @veraeva.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
#Pseudomonas
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social Opinion by Zhong Wei et al with @rkmicrobes.bsky.social @veraeva.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
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I am very happy to share our latest study on ciprofloxacin resistance instability in P. aeruginosa during periods of drug restriction. A fantastic collaboration @pablolaborda.bsky.social, RuggeroLaRosa, JLMartínez, SørenMolin & HelleJohansen 🥳 @cnb-csic.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Ciprofloxacin resistance rapidly declines in nfxB defective clinical strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa - Nature Communications
Antimicrobial resistance can decline due to compensatory mutations or genetic reversions to wild-type alleles. Here, the authors analyse the decline of ciprofloxacin resistance in nfxB-defective Pseud...
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June 4, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I am very happy to share our latest study on ciprofloxacin resistance instability in P. aeruginosa during periods of drug restriction. A fantastic collaboration @pablolaborda.bsky.social, RuggeroLaRosa, JLMartínez, SørenMolin & HelleJohansen 🥳 @cnb-csic.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Origins of whitenose fungus - we need to keep these other strains out of the USA www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Origins of the ‘vampire fungus’ that causes white-nose syndrome in bats
An emerging fungal infection is endangering bats in America. DNA analysis reveals that the infection first arose in Europe, mediated by two fungal culprits.
www.nature.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Origins of whitenose fungus - we need to keep these other strains out of the USA www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Distinguishing among evolutionary and ecological processes shaping microbiome dynamics
#ISMEJournal review by Tiffany N Batarseh and @bkoskella.bsky.social
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#ISMEJournal review by Tiffany N Batarseh and @bkoskella.bsky.social
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Distinguishing among evolutionary and ecological processes shaping microbiome dynamics
Abstract. Evolution is defined as the change in allele frequency over time as a result of either neutral processes, such as genetic drift, or as an adaptiv
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May 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Distinguishing among evolutionary and ecological processes shaping microbiome dynamics
#ISMEJournal review by Tiffany N Batarseh and @bkoskella.bsky.social
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#ISMEJournal review by Tiffany N Batarseh and @bkoskella.bsky.social
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Microbial communities can harbor many species that do not coexist in pairs, yet can coexist in the full community. Here we provide the mathematical foundations of emergent coexistence, and explain why it can't be predicted from pairwise tests www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
May 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Microbial communities can harbor many species that do not coexist in pairs, yet can coexist in the full community. Here we provide the mathematical foundations of emergent coexistence, and explain why it can't be predicted from pairwise tests www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Our commentary on the elegant in vitro microbiome coalescence experiments from @goldmandoran.bsky.social @ksxue.bsky.social et al is out.
It was a pleasure to write about one of my favorite microbiome papers of the last few years.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
It was a pleasure to write about one of my favorite microbiome papers of the last few years.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Mixing microbiomes in vitro reveals rules of community assembly | PNAS
Mixing microbiomes in vitro reveals rules of community assembly
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April 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Our commentary on the elegant in vitro microbiome coalescence experiments from @goldmandoran.bsky.social @ksxue.bsky.social et al is out.
It was a pleasure to write about one of my favorite microbiome papers of the last few years.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
It was a pleasure to write about one of my favorite microbiome papers of the last few years.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Host-Microbe Symbioses- Our favorite summer school is back! Help us spread the word!
Save the date 📅: The PhD Summer School on Host-microbe Symbioses is taking place from 6-19 of July in Oeiras, Portugal.
Registration is opening soon!
Learn more 👉 gimm.idloom.events/phd-summer-s...
@gimmfoundation.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social
@crc1182.bsky.social #CIFAR #CBR
Registration is opening soon!
Learn more 👉 gimm.idloom.events/phd-summer-s...
@gimmfoundation.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social
@crc1182.bsky.social #CIFAR #CBR
February 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Host-Microbe Symbioses- Our favorite summer school is back! Help us spread the word!
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From Vincent Doublet et al "Host ecology and phylogeny shape the temporal dynamics of social bee viromes" www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🐝🦠
Host ecology and phylogeny shape the temporal dynamics of social bee viromes - Nature Communications
Viromes, or viral communities, may evolve host-specificity. Here, the authors use 100 plant and insect viral sequences to find that plant-pollinator interactions and phenology shape the plant virus co...
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March 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
From Vincent Doublet et al "Host ecology and phylogeny shape the temporal dynamics of social bee viromes" www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🐝🦠
New amphibian paper!! Congrats to PacoMax!! 🐸 (EriaLab)
Happy to share some of my PhD results at UNAM CCG
! #Ambystoma #Chytridiomycosis #Amphibian #skinmicrobiome #Botrytiscinerea #genomemining #antifungal #axolotl
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! #Ambystoma #Chytridiomycosis #Amphibian #skinmicrobiome #Botrytiscinerea #genomemining #antifungal #axolotl
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Amphibian skin bacteria contain a wide repertoire of genes linked to their antifungal capacities - World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
Emerging diseases caused by fungi are a serious threat to wildlife biodiversity. The widespread fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has caused dramatic amphibian population declines an...
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March 1, 2025 at 5:23 AM
New amphibian paper!! Congrats to PacoMax!! 🐸 (EriaLab)
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Residence Time Structures Microbial Communities Through Niche Partitioning onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #jcampubs
Residence Time Structures Microbial Communities Through Niche Partitioning
Much of life on earth is at the mercy of currents and flow. Residence time (τ) estimates how long organisms and resources remain in a system based on the ratio of volume (V) to flow rate (Q). We test...
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February 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Residence Time Structures Microbial Communities Through Niche Partitioning onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #jcampubs
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Experimental evolution of evolvability
@science.org by Michael Barnett, Lena Meister, and paul Rainey at @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@science.org by Michael Barnett, Lena Meister, and paul Rainey at @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Experimental evolution of evolvability
Evolvability—the capacity to generate adaptive variation—is a trait that can itself evolve through natural selection. However, the idea that mutation can become biased toward adaptive outcomes remains...
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February 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Experimental evolution of evolvability
@science.org by Michael Barnett, Lena Meister, and paul Rainey at @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@science.org by Michael Barnett, Lena Meister, and paul Rainey at @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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So birds-of-paradise literally glow. Kinda. Man, birds are endlessly amazing. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Many birds-of-paradise species emit light through their plumage, study finds
Researchers found that most birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent – meaning they absorb light through their bodies
www.theguardian.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
So birds-of-paradise literally glow. Kinda. Man, birds are endlessly amazing. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Thanks to @jdrakephd.bsky.social for highlighting the importance of #amphibians in the services they provide to humans www.forbes.com/sites/johndr... #malaria #disease #frogs #tropical 🐸🧪🌎🦟
Amphibian Declines Increase Malaria In Costa Rica And Panama
New studies quantify how intact ecosystems improve human health
www.forbes.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Thanks to @jdrakephd.bsky.social for highlighting the importance of #amphibians in the services they provide to humans www.forbes.com/sites/johndr... #malaria #disease #frogs #tropical 🐸🧪🌎🦟
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Gaining insights into the complexity of specialized metabolites and their possible ecological roles These metabolites not only function as antimicrobials, but also as cue molecules among other peculiar functions
-see our paper in microLIFE of @femsjournals.bsky.social on surfactin and subtilosin A
-see our paper in microLIFE of @femsjournals.bsky.social on surfactin and subtilosin A
🦠⚖️ Metabolites crosstalk? @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social & team latest study reveals that surfactin suppresses subtilosin A production in #Bacillus subtilis! They uncover a new #regulatory link between these key secondary #metabolites.
https://buff.ly/4hCGchN
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February 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Gaining insights into the complexity of specialized metabolites and their possible ecological roles These metabolites not only function as antimicrobials, but also as cue molecules among other peculiar functions
-see our paper in microLIFE of @femsjournals.bsky.social on surfactin and subtilosin A
-see our paper in microLIFE of @femsjournals.bsky.social on surfactin and subtilosin A
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Assembly, network and functional compensation of specialists and generalists in poplar rhizosphere under salt stress
[Populus euphratica]
-in NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
[Populus euphratica]
-in NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Assembly, network and functional compensation of specialists and generalists in poplar rhizosphere under salt stress - npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes - Assembly, network and functional compensation of specialists and generalists in poplar rhizosphere under salt stress
www.nature.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Assembly, network and functional compensation of specialists and generalists in poplar rhizosphere under salt stress
[Populus euphratica]
-in NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
[Populus euphratica]
-in NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Spatial population dynamics of bacterial colonies with social antibiotic resistance
#PNAS by @marlis.bsky.social and late Kevin B. Wood
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#PNAS by @marlis.bsky.social and late Kevin B. Wood
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February 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Spatial population dynamics of bacterial colonies with social antibiotic resistance
#PNAS by @marlis.bsky.social and late Kevin B. Wood
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#PNAS by @marlis.bsky.social and late Kevin B. Wood
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Out now, a comprehensive guide to metagenomics -- from sample collection to data analysis. This primer covers best practices, challenges, and applications in health, agriculture & environment. A roadmap for studying microbial communities 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
January 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Out now, a comprehensive guide to metagenomics -- from sample collection to data analysis. This primer covers best practices, challenges, and applications in health, agriculture & environment. A roadmap for studying microbial communities 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Strain identity effects contribute more to Pseudomonas community functioning than strain interactions
#ISMEJournal by @joskramer.bsky.social et al from @rkmicrobes.bsky.social
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#ISMEJournal by @joskramer.bsky.social et al from @rkmicrobes.bsky.social
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Strain identity effects contribute more to Pseudomonas community functioning than strain interactions
Abstract. Microbial communities can shape key ecological services, but the determinants of their functioning often remain little understood. While traditio
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February 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Strain identity effects contribute more to Pseudomonas community functioning than strain interactions
#ISMEJournal by @joskramer.bsky.social et al from @rkmicrobes.bsky.social
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#ISMEJournal by @joskramer.bsky.social et al from @rkmicrobes.bsky.social
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And it’s been a while since I dipped my toe into the questions of what ‘species’ might mean for bacteria, and how they relate to ecology. But still interests me! genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Relating ecological diversity to genetic discontinuity across bacterial species - Genome Biology
Background Genetic discontinuity represents abrupt breaks in genomic identity among species. Advances in genome sequencing have enhanced our ability to track and characterize genetic discontinuity in ...
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January 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
And it’s been a while since I dipped my toe into the questions of what ‘species’ might mean for bacteria, and how they relate to ecology. But still interests me! genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....