
Articles
2024

Key microorganisms defining the microbial communities of an alpine legume-shrubland ecosystem on a volcanic island in natural and fire-affected soils
Fernández-González, A.J., P.J. Villadas, F. Díaz-Peña, J. Notario-del-Pino, Á. Lizano-Bastardín, M. Fernández-López and M. León-Barrios
Plant and Soil 498: 651-670

Pitting the olive seed microbiome
Wentzien, N.M., A.J. Fernández-González, A. Valverde-Corredor, A.V. Lasa, P.J. Villadas, W.A. Wicaksono, T. Cernava, G. Berg, M. Fernández-López and J. Mercado-Blanco
Environmental Microbiome 19: 17

Mediterranean pine forest decline: a matter of root-associated microbiota and climate change
Lasa, A.V., A.J. Fernández-González, P.J. Villadas, A.J. Pérez-Luque and M. Fernández-López
Science of the Total Environment 926: 171858
2023

Confronting stresses affecting olive cultivation from the holobiont perspective
Cardoni, M. and J. Mercado-Blanco
Frontiers in Plant Sciences 14: 1261754

Bacteriome dataset from the rhizosphere of trees in a Pinus pinaster and Pinus halepensis dominated forest subjected to drought conditions
Lasa, A.V., M.A. Guevara, P.J. Villadas, A.J. Fernández-González, M.T. Cervera and M. Fernández-López
Data in Brief 46: 108805

Co-occurrence network analysis unveils the actual differential impact on the olive root microbiota by two Verticillium wilt biocontrol rhizobacteria
Cardoni, M., A.J. Fernández-González, A. Valverde-Corredor, M. Fernández-López and J. Mercado-Blanco
Environmental Microbiome 18: 21

How harmful are exotic plantations for soils and its microbiome? A case study in an arid island
Perdomo-González, A., R. Pérez-Reverón, M. Goberna, M. León-Barrios, M. Fernández-López, P.J. Villadas, J.A. Reyes-Betancort and F.J. Díaz-Peña
Science of the Total Environment 879: 163030

Organic amendments: microbial communities and their role in plant fitness and disease suppression
Pantelides, I.S., I.A. Stringlis, O.M. Finkel and J. Mercado-Blanco
Frontiers in Plant Science 14: 1213092

Bacterial inoculation of Quercus pyrenaica trees alters co-occurrence patterns but not the composition of the rhizosphere bacteriome in wild conditions
Lasa, A.V., A.J. Fernández-González, P.J. Villadas, J.F. Cobo-Díaz and M. Fernández-López
Environmental Microbiology 1: 15

Changes in rice rhizosphere and bulk soil bacterial communities in the Doñana wetlands at different growth stages
Iniesta-Pallarés, M., M. Brenes-Álvarez, A.V. Lasa, M. Fernández-López, C. Álvarez, F.P. Molina-Heredia and V. Mariscal
Applied Soil Ecology 190: 105013

The roots of olive cultivars differing in tolerance to Verticillium dahliae show quantitative differences in phenolic and triterpenic profiles
Cardoni, M., L. Olmo-García, I. Serrano-García, A. Carrasco-Pancorbo and J. Mercado-Blanco
Journal of Plant Interactions 18(1): 2206840

Long-term persistence of three microbial wildfire biomarkers in forest soils
Fernández-González, A.J., A.V. Lasa, J.F. Cobo-Díaz, P.J. Villadas, A.J. Pérez-Luque, F.M. García-Rodríguez, S.G. Tringe and M. Fernández-López
Forests 14 (7): 1383

Thriving beneath olive trees: the influence of organic farming on microbial communities
Wentzien, N.M., A.J. Fernández-González, P.J. Villadas, A. Valverde-Corredor, J. Mercado-Blanco and M. Fernández-López
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal 21: 3575
2022

Unveiling differences in root defense mechanisms between tolerant and susceptible olive cultivars to Verticillium dahliae
Cardoni, M., C. Gómez-Lama Cabanás, A. Valverde-Corredor, R. Villar and J. Mercado-Blanco
Frontiers in Plant Science 13: 863055

Correlating the above- and belowground genotype of Pinus pinaster trees and rhizosphere bacterial communities under drought conditions
Lasa, A.V., M.A Guevara, P.J. Villadas; M.D. Vélez, A.J. Fernández-González; N. de María, M. López-Hinojosa, L. Díaz, M.T. Cervera and M. Fernández-López
Science of Total Environment 832: 155007

Identification of volatile organic compounds emitted by two beneficial endophytic Pseudomonas strains from olive roots
Montes-Osuna, N., T. Cernava, C. Gómez-Lama Cabanás, G. Berg and J. Mercado-Blanco
Plants 11: 318

Impacts of the biocontrol strain Pseudomonas simiae PICF7 on the banana holobiont: alteration of root microbial co-occurrence networks and effect on host defence responses
Gómez-Lama Cabanás, C., N.M. Wentzien, Y. Zorrilla-Fontanesi, A. Valverde-Corredor, A.J. Fernández-González, M. Fernández-López and J. Mercado-Blanco
Frontiers in Microbiology 13: 809126

Physiological and structural responses of olive leaves related to tolerance/susceptibility to Verticillium dahliae
Cardoni, M., J.L. Quero, R. Villar and J. Mercado-Blanco
Plants 11: 2302

Designing a synthetic microbial community devoted to biological control: The case study of Fusarium wilt of banana
Prigigallo, M.I., C. Gómez-Lama Cabanás, J. Mercado-Blanco and G. Bubici
Frontiers in Microbiology 13: 967885
2021

Functional traits of olive varieties and their relationship with the tolerance level towards Verticillium wilt
Cardoni, M., J. Mercado-Blanco and R. Villar
Plants 10: 1079

Evaluation of indigenous olive biocontrol rhizobacteria as protectants against drought and salt stress
Montes-Osuna, N., C. Gómez-Lama Cabanás, A. Valverde-Corredor, G. Legarda, P. Prieto and J. Mercado-Blanco
Microorganisms 9: 1209

Verticillium wilt resistant and susceptible olive cultivars express a very different basal set of genes in roots
Ramírez-Tejero, J.A., J. Jiménez-Ruiz, A. Serrano, A. Belaj, L. León, R. de la Rosa, J. Mercado-Blanco and F. Luque
BMC Genomics 22: 229

Assessing the involvement of selected phenotypes of Pseudomonas simiae PICF7 in olive root colonization and biological control of Verticillium dahliae
Montes-Osuna, N., C. Gómez-Lama Cabanás, A. Valverde-Corredor, R.L. Berendsen, P. Prieto and J. Mercado-Blanco
Plants 10: 412

Transcriptional regulation of plant sugar transporter genes by beneficial rhizobacteria
Desrut, A., F. Thibault, J. Mercado-Blanco, P. Coutos-Thevenot and C. Vriet
Journal of Plant Interactions 16: 443-451

Coupling the endophytic microbiome with the host transcriptome in olive roots
Fernández-González, A.J., J.A. Ramírez-Tejero, M.P. Nevado-Berzosa, F. Luque, M. Fernández-López and J. Mercado-Blanco
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal 19: 4777-4789

Involvement of the metabolically active bacteria in the organic matter degradation during olive mill waste composting
Tortosa, G., A.J. Fernández-González, A.V. Lasa, E. Aranda, F. Torralbo, C. González-Murua, M. Fernández-López, E. Benítez and E.J. Bedmar
Science of the Total Environment 789: 147975

The banana root endosphere microbiota: differences between mother plants and suckers, and evaluation of selected bacteria to control Fusarium oxysporum F.sp. cubense
Gómez-Lama Cabanás, C., A.J. Fernández-González, M. Cardoni, A. Valverde-Corredor, J. López-Cepero, M. Fernández-López and J. Mercado-Blanco
Journal of Fungi 7(3): 194
2020

Comparative study of Holm-oak and olive-trees belowground microbial communities subjected to different soil management
Fernández-González, A.J., N.M. Wentzien, P.J. Villadas, A. Valverde-Corredor, A.V. Lasa, C. Gómez-Lama Cabanás, J. Mercado-Blanco and M. Fernández-López
PLoS ONE. 15: e0236796

Exploring the effect of composting technologies on the recovery of hydrocarbon contaminated soil post chemical oxidative treatment
Medina, R., A.J. Fernández-González, F. García-Rodríguez, P.J. Villadas, J.A. Rosso, M. Fernández-López and M. Del Panno
Applied Soil Ecology 150: 103459

Complete genome sequence of Sinorhizobium meliloti strain AK21, a salt-tolerant isolate from the Aral Sea region
Jiménez-Zurdo, J.I., F. Martínez-Abarca, J.F. Cobo-Díaz, J.A. López-Contreras, M. Fernández-López and N. Toro
Microbiology Resource Announcements 9(2): e01432-19

Linking belowground microbial network changes to different tolerance level towards Verticillium wilt of olive
Fernández-González, A.J., M. Cardoni, C. Gómez-Lama Cabanás, A. Valverde-Corredor, P.J. Villadas, M. Fernández-López and J. Mercado Blanco
Microbiome 8: 11

Characterization of the belowground microbial community in a poplar-assisted bioremediation strategy for restoring a multi-contaminated soil
Barra Caracciolo, A., P. Grenni, G.L. Garbini, L. Rolando, C. Campanale, G. Aimola, M. Fernandez-Lopez, A.J. Fernandez-Gonzalez, P.J. Villadas and V. Ancona
Frontiers in Microbiology 11: 2073

Holm oak decline and mortality exacerbates drought effects on soil biogeochemical cycling and soil microbial communities across a climactic gradient
García-Angulo, D., A.M. Hereş, M. Fernández-López, O. Flores, M.J. Sanz, A. Rey, F. Valladares and J. Curiel-Yuste
Soil Biology and Biochemistry 149: 107921

The endosphere bacteriome of diseased and healthy tomato plants
Yanil-López, S.M., G.N. Pastorino, A.J. Fernández-González, M.E. Ernesto-Franco, M. Fernández-López and P. Balatti. 2020
Archives of Microbiology 202: 2629-2642

Epigenetic regulation of Verticillium dahliae virulence: does DNA methylation level play a role?
Ramírez-Tejero, J.A., C. Gómez-Lama Cabanás, A. Valverde-Corredor, J. Mercado-Blanco and F. Luque
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21(15):5197

Verticillium wilt of olive and its control: what did we learn during the last decade?
Montes-Osuna, N. and J. Mercado-Blanco
Plants 9(6):735
2019

Bacteria from the endosphere and rhizosphere of Quercus spp. use mainly cell wall-associated enzymes to decompose organic matte
Lasa, A.V., T. Mašínová, P. Baldrian and M. Fernández-López
PLoS ONE. 14: e0214422

Defining the root endosphere and rhizosphere microbiomes from the World Olive Germplasm Collection
Fernández-González A.J., P.J. Villadas, C. Gómez-Lama Cabanás, A. Valverde-Corredor, A. Belaj, J. Mercado-Blanco and M. Fernández-López
Scientific Reports 9: 20423

The soil microbiome of the laurel forest in Garajonay National Park (La Gomera, Canary Islands), comparing unburned and burned habitats after a wildfire
Villadas, P.J., S. Díaz-Díaz, A. Rodríguez-Rodríguez, M. del Arco-Aguilar, A.J. Fernández-González, J. Pérez-Yépez, C. Arbelo, J.M. Mancebo, M. Fernández-López and M. León-Barrios
Forests 10: 1051

Metabarcoding reveals that rhizospheric microbiota of Quercus pyrenaica is composed by a relatively small number of bacterial taxa highly abundant
Lasa A.V., A.J. Fernández-González, P.J. Villadas, N. Toro and M. Fernández-López
Scientific Reports 9: 1695
2018

Whole-genome sequences of two Arthrobacter strains isolated from a Holm oak rhizosphere affected by wildfire
Fernández-González, A.J., A.V. Lasa and M. Fernández-López
Genome Announcements. 6: e00071-18
2017

Analysis of rhizobial endosymbionts of Vicia, Lathyrus and Trifolium species used to maintain mountain firewalls in Sierra Nevada National Park (South Spain).
Villadas, P.J., A.V. Lasa, P. Martínez-Hidalgo, J.D. Flores-Félix, E. Martínez-Molina, N. Toro, E. Velázquez and M. Fernández-López
Systematic and Applied Microbiology 10: 92-101

Rational application of treated sewage sludge with urea increases GHG mitigation opportunities in Mediterranean soils
Calleja-Cervantes, M.E., P.M. Aparicio-Tejo, P.J. Villadas, I. Irigoyen, J. Irañeta, A.J. Fernández-González, M. Fernández-López and S. Menéndez
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 238: 114-127

Striking alterations in the soil bacterial community structure and functioning of the biological N cycle induced by Pennisetum setaceum invasion in a semiarid environment
Rodríguez-Caballero, G., F. Caravaca, M.M. Alguacil, M. Fernández-López, A.J. Fernández-González and A. Roldán
Soil Biology and Biochemistry 109: 176-187

The rhizosphere microbiome of burned holm-oak: potential role of the genus Arthrobacter in the recovery of burned soils
Fernández-González, A.J., J.F. Cobo-Díaz, P. Martínez-Hidalgo, P.J. Villadas, E. Martínez-Molina, N. Toro, S.G. Tringe and M. Fernández-López
Scientific Reports 7: 6008

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation mediated changes in rhizosphere bacterial community structure while promoting revegetation in a semiarid ecosystem
Rodríguez-Caballero, G., F. Caravaca, A.J Fernández-González, M.M. Alguacil, M. Fernández-López and A. Roldán
Science of the Total Environment 584-585: 838-848

Taxonomic and functional diversity of Quercus pyrenaica rhizospheric microbiome in Mediterranean mountains
Cobo-Díaz, J.F., A.J. Fernández-González, P.J. Villadas, N. Toro, S.G. Tringe and M. Fernández-López
Forests 8: 390
2016

Bacterial communities in the rhizosphere of amilaceous maize (Zea mays L.) as assessed by pyrosequencing
Correa-Galeote, D., E.J. Bedmar., A.J. Fernández-González, M. Fernández-López, and G.J. Arone
Frontiers in Plant Science 7: 1016

The early events underlying genome evolution in a localized Sinorhizobium meliloti population
Toro, N., F. Martínez-Abarca and M. Fernández-López
BMC Genomics 17: 556
2015

Metagenomic assessment of the potential microbial nitrogen pathways in the rhizosphere of a Mediterranean forest after a wildfire
Cobo-Díaz J.F., A.J. Fernández-González, P.J. Villadas, A.B. Robles, N. Toro y M. Fernández-López
Microbial Ecology 69: 895-904

Changes in soil nutrient content and bacterial community after 12 years of organic amendment application to a vineyard
Calleja-Cervantes, M.E., S. Menéndez, A.J. Fernández-González, I. Irigoyen, J.F. Cibrián-Sabalza, N. Toro, P.M. Aparicio-Tejo y M. Fernández-López
European Journal of Soil Science 66(4): 802-812

Genomic characterization of Sinorhizobium meliloti AK21, a wild isolate from the Aral Sea region
Molina-Sánchez, M.D., J.A. López-Contreras, N. Toro y M. Fernández-López
SpringerPlus 4(1): 259

Thirteen years of continued application of composted organic wastes in a vineyard modify soil quality characteristics
Calleja-Cervantes, M.E., A.J. Fernández-González, M.E., I. Irigoyen, M. Fernández-López, P.M. Aparicio-Tejo and S. Menéndez
Soil Biology and Biochemistry 90: 241-254