Microbiology of Agroforestry Ecosystems
Manuel Fernandez Lopez. manuel.fernandez@eez.csic.es
Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Zaidín Experimental Station, CSIC, calle Profesor Albareda 1, 18008 Granada.
The group has traditionally worked on the beneficial interactions between plants and soil microorganisms. That is, those microorganisms that promote plant growth, that protect against pathogens, that provide nutrients to the plant, etc. in both agricultural and forestry systems. With the development of massive sequencing techniques, the approaches we develop are holistic, going on to study metagenomes and microbiomes; and to consider the plant-microbiome complex as a holobiont. Our work with tree roots has both an agricultural part, since we investigate the role played by the root microbiome of the olive tree in sensitivity/tolerance to verticillium wilt; and environmental by investigating the role of the microbiome in the recovery of oak forests after a forest fire or in the resilience of Pyrenean oak and pine forests in the face of climate change. The ultimate goal is to contribute to the maintenance of natural and agroforestry ecosystems by managing their associated microbiomes.
Website: https://groups.eez.csic.en/mae
Publications
2020
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. 2020. Comparative study of Holm-oak and olive-trees belowground microbial communities subjected to different soil management. PLOS ONE. 15:e0236796. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236796
Medina, R., A.J. Fernández-González, F. García-Rodríguez, P.J. Villadas, J.A. Rosso, M. Fernández-López and M. Del Panno. 2020. Exploring the effect of composting technologies on the recovery of hydrocarbon contaminated soil post chemical oxidative treatment. Applied Soil Ecology 150: 103459. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.103459
Jimenez-Zurdo, J.I., F. Martinez-Abarca, J.F. Cobo-Diaz, J.A. Lopez-Contreras, M. Fernandez-Lopez and N. Bull. 2020. Complete genome sequence of Sinorhizobium meliloti strain AK21, a salt-tolerant isolate from the Aral Sea region. Microbiology Resource Announcements 9(2): e01432-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.01432-1
Fernández-González, A.J., M. Cardoni, C. Gómez-Lama Cabanás, A. Valverde-Corredor, P.J. Villadas, M. Fernández-López and J. Mercado Blanco. 2020. Linking belowground microbial network changes to different tolerance level towards Verticillium wilt of olive. Microbiome 8: 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-0787-2
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. 2020. Characterization of the belowground microbial community in a poplar-assisted bioremediation strategy for restoring a multi-contaminated soil. Frontiers in Microbiology 11: 2073. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.02073
García-Angulo, D., A.M. Hereş, M. Fernández-López, O. Flores, M.J. Sanz, A. Rey, F. Valladares and J. Curiel-Yuste. 2020. Holm oak decline and mortality exacerbates drought effects on soil biogeochemical cycling and soil microbial communities across a climactic gradient. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 149: 107921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107921
Yanil-Lopez, S.M., G.N. Shepherd, A.J. Fernandez-Gonzalez, M.E. Ernesto-Franco, M. Fernandez-Lopez and P. Balatti. 2020. The endosphere bacteriome of diseased and healthy tomato plants. Archives of Microbiology 202: 2629–2642. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-020-01987-9
2019
Lasa, A.V., T. Mašínová, P. Baldrian and M. Fernández-López. 2019. Bacteria from the endosphere and rhizosphere of Quercus spp. use mainly cell wall-associated enzymes to
decompose organic matter. PLoS ONE. 14: e0214422. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214422
Fernández-González A.J., P.J. Villadas, C. Gómez-Lama Cabanás, A. Valverde-Corredor, A. Belaj, J. Mercado-Blanco and M. Fernández-López. 2019. Defining the root endosphere and rhizosphere microbiomes from the World Olive Germplasm Collection. Scientific Reports 9: 20423. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56977-9
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. 2019. The soil microbiome of the laurel forest in Garajonay National Park (La Gomera, Canary Islands), comparing unburned and burned habitats after a wildfire. Forests 10: 1051. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10121051
Lasa A.V., A.J. Fernandez-Gonzalez, P.J. Villadas, N. Bull and M. Fernandez-Lopez. 2019. Metabarcoding reveals that the rhizospheric microbiota of Quercus pyrenaica is composed of a relatively small number of highly abundant bacterial taxa. Scientific Reports 9: 1695. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-38123-z
2018
Fernández-González, A.J., A.V. Lasa and M. Fernández-López. 2018. Whole-genome sequences of two Arthrobacter strains isolated from a Holm oak rhizosphere affected by wildfire. Genome Announcements. 6: e00071-18. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00071-18
2017
Villadas, P.J., A.V. Lasa, P. Martinez-Hidalgo, J.D. (1999). Flores-Felix, E. Martinez-Molina, N. Toro, E. Velazquez, and M. Fernandez-Lopez. 2017. Analysis of rhizobial endosymbionts of Vicia, Lathyrus and Trifolium species used to maintain mountain firewalls in Sierra Nevada National Park (Southern Spain). Systematic and Applied Microbiology 10:92-101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2016.11.008
Alley-Cervantes, M.E., P.M. Apparition-Yew, P.J. Villadas, I. Irigoyen, J. Irañeta, A.J. Fernandez-Gonzalez, M. Fernandez-Lopez and S. Menendez. 2017. Rational application of treated sewage sludge with urea increases GHG mitigation opportunities in Mediterranean soils. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 238: 114-127. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.09.021
Rodriguez-Knight, G., F. Caravaca, M.M. Sheriff, M. Fernandez-Lopez, A.J. Fernandez-Gonzalez and A. Roldan. 2017. Striking alterations in the soil bacterial community structure and functioning of the biological N cycle induced by Pennisetum setaceum invasion in a semiarid environment. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 109: 176-187. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/soilbio.2017.02.012
Fernandez-Gonzalez, A.J., J.F. Cobo-Diaz, P. Martinez-Hidalgo, P.J. Villadas, E. Martinez-Molina, N. Bull, S.G. Tringe and M. Fernandez-Lopez. 2017. The rhizosphere microbiome of burned holm-oak: potential role of the genus Arthrobacter in the recovery of burned soils. Scientific Reports 7:6008
Rodriguez-Knight, G., F. Caravaca, A.J Fernandez-Gonzalez, M.M. Sheriff, M. Fernandez-Lopez and A. Roldan. 2017. Inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mediated changes in rhizosphere bacterial community structure while promoting revegetation in a semiarid ecosystem. Science of the Total Environment 584–585: 838–848. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.128
Cobo-Diaz, J.F., A.J. Fernandez-Gonzalez, P.J. Villadas, N. Bull, S.G. Tringe and M. Fernandez-Lopez. 2017. Taxonomic and functional diversity of Quercus pyrenaica rhizospheric microbiome in Mediterranean mountains. Forestry 8:390
2016
Strap-Galeote, D., E.J. Bedmar., A.J. Fernandez-Gonzalez, M. Fernandez-Lopez, and G.J. Aaron. 2016. Bacterial communities in the rhizosphere of amylaceous maize (Zea mays L.) as assessed by pyrosequencing. Frontiers in Plant Science 7:1016
Bull, N., F. Martinez-Abarca and M. Fernandez-Lopez. 2016. The early events underlying genome evolution in a localized Sinorhizobium meliloti population. BMC Genomics 17:556
2015
Cobo-Diaz J.F., A.J. Fernandez-Gonzalez, P.J. Villadas, A.B. Oaks, N. Bull and M. Fernandez-Lopez. 2015. Metagenomic assessment of potential microbial nitrogen pathways in the rhizosphere of a Mediterranean forest after a wildfire. Microbial Ecology 69: 895–904. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-015-0586-7
Calleja-Cervantes, M.E., S. Menendez, A.J. Fernandez-Gonzalez, I. Irigoyen, J.F. Cibrian-Sabalza, N. Bull, P.M. Aparicio-Tejo and M. Fernandez-Lopez. 2015. Changes in soil nutrient content and bacterial community after 12 years of organic amendment application to a vineyard. European Journal of Soil Science 66(4): 802-812. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jss.12261
Molina-Sanchez, M.D., J.A. Lopez-Contreras, N. Bull and M. Fernandez-Lopez. 2015. Genomic characterization of Sinorhizobium meliloti AK21, a wild isolate from the Aral Sea region. SpringerPlus 4(1): 259. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40064-015-1062-z
Alley-Cervantes, M.E., A.J. Fernandez-Gonzalez, M.E., I. Irigoyen, M. Fernandez-Lopez, P.M. Apparition-Yew and S. Menendez. 2015. Thirteen years of continued application of composted organic wastes in a vineyard modified soil quality characteristics. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 90:241-254. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/soilbio.2015.07.002