• A first insight into the structure and function of rhizosphere microbiota in antarctic plants using shotgun metagenomic 

    Molina-Montenegro, Marco A.; Ballesteros, Gabriel I.; Castro-Nallar, Eduardo; Meneses, Claudio; Gallardo-Cerda, Jorge; Torres-Díaz, Cristian (2019)
    Antarctic vascular plants such as Deschampsia antarctica (Da) could generate more suitable micro-environmental conditions for the establishment of other plants like Colobanthus quitensis (Cq). Although positive plant–plant ...

  • Root endophytic Penicillium promotes growth of Antarctic vascular plants by enhancing nitrogen mineralization 

    Oses-Pedraza, Rómulo; Torres-Díaz, Cristian; Lavín, Paris; Retamales-Molina, Patricio; Atala, Cristian; Gallardo-Cerda, Jorge; Acuña-Rodríguez, Ian S.; Molina-Montenegro, Marco A. (2020)
    Fungal endophyte associations have been suggested as a possible strategy of Antarctic vascular plants for surviving the extreme environmental conditions of Antarctica. However, the mechanisms by which this occurs are still ...

  • Source and acquisition of rhizosphere microbes in Antarctic vascular plants 

    Guajardo-Leiva, Sergio; Alarcón, Jaime; Gutzwiller, Florence; Gallardo-Cerda, Jorge; Acuña-Rodríguez, Ian S.; Molina-Montenegro, Marco A.; Crandall, Keith A; Pérez-Losada, Marcos; Castro-Nallar, Eduardo (2022)
    Rhizosphere microbial communities exert critical roles in plant health, nutrient cycling, and soil fertility. Despite the essential functions conferred by microbes, the source and acquisition of the rhizosphere are not ...