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Valeria Souza

PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer

Summary

Full professor at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Winner of several national conservation awards. Expert on microbial evolutionary ecology, works studying microbial mats and complex communities at Cuatro Ciénegas Coahuila, Mexico

Evolutionary Studies Genomics Infectious Diseases Microbiology

Section Editor

Microbiology

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología

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PeerJ Contributions

May 30, 2024

Metagenomic insight into taxonomic composition, environmental filtering and functional redundancy for shaping worldwide modern non-lithifying microbial mats

Mariette Viladomat Jasso, Manuel García-Ulloa, Icoquih Zapata-Peñasco, Luis E. Eguiarte, Valeria Souza

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17412 PubMed 38827283

November 2, 2023

Body site microbiota of Magellanic and king penguins inhabiting the Strait of Magellan follow species-specific patterns

Manuel Ochoa-Sánchez, Eliana Paola Acuña Gomez, Lucila Moreno, Claudio A. Moraga, Katherine Gaete, Luis E. Eguiarte, Valeria Souza

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16290 PubMed 37933257

October 3, 2023

Current knowledge of the Southern Hemisphere marine microbiome in eukaryotic hosts and the Strait of Magellan surface microbiome project

Manuel Ochoa-Sánchez, Eliana Paola Acuña Gomez, Lia Ramírez-Fenández, Luis E. Eguiarte, Valeria Souza

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15978 PubMed 37810788

June 20, 2022

Diversity of an uncommon elastic hypersaline microbial mat along a small-scale transect

Laura Espinosa-Asuar, Camila Monroy-Guzmán, David Madrigal-Trejo, Marisol Navarro-Miranda, Jazmin Sánchez-Pérez, Jhoselinne Buenrostro Muñoz, Juan Villar, Julián Felipe Cifuentes Camargo, Maria Kalambokidis, Diego A. Esquivel-Hernandez, Mariette Viladomat Jasso, Ana E. Escalante, Patricia Velez, Mario Figueroa, Anahi Martinez-Cardenas, Santiago Ramirez-Barahona, Jaime Gasca-Pineda, Luis E. Eguiarte, Valeria Souza

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13579 PubMed 35757167

September 10, 2020

Evolutionary history of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) demethylation enzyme DmdA in marine bacteria

Laura Hernández, Alberto Vicens, Luis E. Eguiarte, Valeria Souza, Valerie De Anda, José M. González

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9861 PubMed 32974097

March 12, 2020

In vitro anticancer activity of methanolic extract of Granulocystopsis sp., a microalgae from an oligotrophic oasis in the Chihuahuan desert

Faviola Tavares-Carreón, Susana De la Torre-Zavala, Hector Fernando Arocha-Garza, Valeria Souza, Luis J. Galán-Wong, Hamlet Avilés-Arnaut

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8686 PubMed 32201642

July 11, 2018

Experimental and molecular approximation to microbial niche: trophic interactions between oribatid mites and microfungi in an oligotrophic freshwater system

Patricia Velez, Margarita Ojeda, Laura Espinosa-Asuar, Tila M. Pérez, Luis E. Eguiarte, Valeria Souza

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5200 PubMed 30018858

November 9, 2017

The response of soil microbial communities to variation in annual precipitation depends on soil nutritional status in an oligotrophic desert

Cristina Montiel-González, Yunuen Tapia-Torres, Valeria Souza, Felipe García-Oliva

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4007 PubMed 29134149

September 4, 2017

Trophic analysis of the fish community in the Ciénega Churince, Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila

Ariana Hernández, Hector S. Espinosa-Pérez, Valeria Souza

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3637 PubMed 28890849

May 2, 2017

High diversity and suggested endemicity of culturable Actinobacteria in an extremely oligotrophic desert oasis

Hector Fernando Arocha-Garza, Ricardo Canales-Del Castillo, Luis E. Eguiarte, Valeria Souza, Susana De la Torre-Zavala

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3247 PubMed 28480140

April 19, 2017

The genomic sequence of Exiguobacterium chiriqhucha str. N139 reveals a species that thrives in cold waters and extreme environmental conditions

Ana Gutiérrez-Preciado, Carlos Vargas-Chávez, Mariana Reyes-Prieto, Omar F. Ordoñez, Diego Santos-García, Tania Rosas-Pérez, Jorge Valdivia-Anistro, Eria A. Rebollar, Andrés Saralegui, Andrés Moya, Enrique Merino, María Eugenia Farías, Amparo Latorre, Valeria Souza

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3162 PubMed 28439458

September 8, 2016

Spatial heterogeneity of physicochemical properties explains differences in microbial composition in arid soils from Cuatro Cienegas, Mexico

Silvia Pajares, Ana E. Escalante, Ana M. Noguez, Felipe García-Oliva, Celeste Martínez-Piedragil, Silke S. Cram, Luis Enrique Eguiarte, Valeria Souza

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2459 PubMed 27652001

August 18, 2016

Agricultural land-use change in a Mexican oligotrophic desert depletes ecosystem stability

Natali Hernández-Becerra, Yunuen Tapia-Torres, Ofelia Beltrán-Paz, Jazmín Blaz, Valeria Souza, Felipe García-Oliva

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2365 PubMed 27602304

June 2, 2016

Microfungal oasis in an oligotrophic desert: diversity patterns and community structure in three freshwater systems of Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico

Patricia Velez, Jaime Gasca-Pineda, Edmundo Rosique-Gil, Luis E. Eguiarte, Laura Espinosa-Asuar, Valeria Souza

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2064 PubMed 27280070

December 16, 2014

Population expansions shared among coexisting bacterial lineages are revealed by genetic evidence

Morena Avitia, Ana E. Escalante, Eria A. Rebollar, Alejandra Moreno-Letelier, Luis E. Eguiarte, Valeria Souza

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.696 PubMed 25548732

March 5, 2013

Microbial secondary succession in soil microcosms of a desert oasis in the Cuatro Cienegas Basin, Mexico

Nguyen E. López-Lozano, Karla B. Heidelberg, William C. Nelson, Felipe García-Oliva, Luis E. Eguiarte, Valeria Souza

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.47 PubMed 23638384

March 28, 2017 - Version: 1

High diversity and suggested endemicity of culturable Actinobacteria in an extremely oligotrophic desert oasis

Hector Fernando Arocha-Garza, Ricardo Canales-Del Castillo, Luis E. Eguiarte, Valeria Souza, Susana De la Torre-Zavala

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2893v1

October 10, 2016 - Version: 1

Exiguobacterium pavilionensis str. N139, a halotolerant, UV-B and metal resistant bacteria from a high-altitude Andean lake

Ana Gutiérrez-Preciado, Carlos Vargas-Chávez, Mariana Reyes-Prieto, Omar F Ordoñez, Diego Santos-García, Tania Rosas-Pérez, Jorge Valdivia-Anistro, Eria A Rebollar, Andrés Saralegui, Andrés Moya, Enrique Merino, María Eugenia Farías, Amparo Latorre, Valeria Souza

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2512v1

June 24, 2016 - Version: 1

Trophic analysis of the fish community in the Ciénega Churince, Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila

Ariana Hernández, Hector S Espinosa-Pérez, Valeria Souza

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2154v1

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October 18, 2024

Investigating the bacterial community of gray mangroves (Avicennia marina) in coastal areas of Tabuk region

Hanaa Ghabban, Doha A. Albalawi, Amenah S. Al-otaibi, Dikhnah Alshehri, Asma Massad Alenzi, Marfat Alatawy, Hanan Ali Alatawi, Dalia Kamal Alnagar, Ahmad Bahieldin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18282 PubMed 39434799

September 23, 2024

Seasonal dynamics in leaf litter decomposing microbial communities in temperate forests: a whole-genome- sequencing-based study

Nataliia Khomutovska, Iwona Jasser, Polina Sarapultseva, Viktoria Spirina, Andrei Zaitsev, Jolanta Masłowiecka, Valery A. Isidorov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17769 PubMed 39329142

July 2, 2024

Investigating the lignocellulolytic gut microbiome of huhu grubs (Prionoplus reticularis) using defined diets and dietary switch

Jay Viswam, Mafalda Baptista, Charles K. Lee, Hugh Morgan, Ian R. McDonald

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17597 PubMed 38974417

February 29, 2024

Analysis of the differences in physicochemical properties, volatile compounds, and microbial community structure of pit mud in different time spaces

Baolin Han, Hucheng Gong, Xiaohu Ren, Shulin Tian, Yu Wang, Shufan Zhang, Jiaxu Zhang, Jing Luo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17000 PubMed 38435984

February 20, 2024

Oral bacteriophages: metagenomic clues to interpret microbiomes

Maryam Banar, Dinesh Rokaya, Reza Azizian, Zohaib Khurshid, Morteza Banakar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16947 PubMed 38406289

September 20, 2023

Iron and copper on Botrytis cinerea: new inputs in the cellular characterization of their inhibitory effect

Fátima Rodríguez-Ramos, Vilbett Briones-Labarca, Verónica Plaza, Luis Castillo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15994 PubMed 37744242

August 24, 2023

Signatures of prescribed fire in the microbial communities of Cornus florida are largely undetectable five months post-fire

Beant Kapoor, Aaron Onufrak, William Klingeman III, Jennifer M. DeBruyn, Melissa A. Cregger, Emma Willcox, Robert Trigiano, Denita Hadziabdic

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15822 PubMed 37641599

July 7, 2023

First metagenomic analysis of the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) gut microbiome reveals microbial diversity and wide resistome

J. Eduardo Martinez-Hernandez, Pablo Berrios, Rodrigo Santibáñez, Yesid Cuesta Astroz, Carolina Sanchez, Alberto J. M. Martin, Annette N. Trombert

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15235 PubMed 37434868

June 14, 2023

Spatial and temporal dynamics of the bacterial community under experimental warming in field-grown wheat

Jing Wang, Shuaimin Chen, Ruibo Sun, Binbin Liu, Tatoba Waghmode, Chunsheng Hu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15428 PubMed 37334112

May 16, 2023

Antibiotic resistance characteristics and risk factors analysis of Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from patients in Liaoning Province, an area in North China

Yanmeng Wang, Yiling Li, Yuehua Gong, Yuzhen Dong, Jing Sun, Moye Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15268 PubMed 37214095

January 30, 2023

Exploring the mechanisms by which camel lactoferrin can kill Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium and Shigella sonnei

Hussein A. Almehdar, Nawal Abd El-Baky, Ehab H. Mattar, Raed Albiheyri, Atif Bamagoos, Abdullah Aljaddawi, Vladimir N. Uversky, Elrashdy M. Redwan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14809 PubMed 36743956

October 5, 2022

Host generalists dominate fungal communities associated with alpine knotweed roots: a study of Sebacinales

Max Emil Schön, Kessy Abarenkov, Sigisfredo Garnica

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14047 PubMed 36217381

July 21, 2022

Variability within a clonal population of Erwinia amylovora disclosed by phenotypic analysis

Rafael J. Mendes, Conceição Amaro, João Pedro Luz, Fernando Tavares, Conceição Santos

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13695 PubMed 35891645

November 30, 2021

The gut microbiota of wild wintering great bustard (Otis tarda dybowskii): survey data from two consecutive years

Zhiyuan Lu, Sisi Li, Hongxia Li, Zhucheng Wang, Derong Meng, Jingze Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12562 PubMed 34909281

November 25, 2021

Evaluating whole-genome sequencing quality metrics for enteric pathogen outbreaks

Darlene D. Wagner, Heather A. Carleton, Eija Trees, Lee S. Katz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12446 PubMed 34900416

August 17, 2021

Virulence effector SidJ evolution in Legionella pneumophila is driven by positive selection and intragenic recombination

Xiao-Yong Zhan, Jin-Lei Yang, Xuefu Zhou, Yi-Chao Qian, Ke Huang, Honghua Sun, Huacheng Wang, Yang Leng, Bihui Huang, Yulong He

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12000 PubMed 34458026

June 2, 2021

The gut microbiome of the Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) reveals its adaptation to specialized myrmecophagy

Fuhua Zhang, Na Xu, Wenhua Wang, Yishuang Yu, Shibao Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11490 PubMed 34141474

April 7, 2021

Diversity structure of the microbial communities in the guts of four neotropical termite species

Surendra Vikram, Joel D. Arneodo, Javier Calcagno, Maximiliano Ortiz, Maria Laura Mon, Clara Etcheverry, Don A. Cowan, Paola Talia

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10959 PubMed 33868801

January 6, 2021

Genomic diversity of Escherichia coli from healthy children in rural Gambia

Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko, Nabil-Fareed Alikhan, Usman N. Ikumapayi, Golam Sarwar, Catherine Okoi, Peggy-Estelle Maguiagueu Tientcheu, Marianne Defernez, Justin O’Grady, Martin Antonio, Mark J. Pallen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10572 PubMed 33505796

July 10, 2020

Methylobacterium, a major component of the culturable bacterial endophyte community of wild Brassica seed

Davood Roodi, James P. Millner, Craig McGill, Richard D. Johnson, Ruy Jauregui, Stuart D. Card

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9514 PubMed 32728495

April 6, 2020

Genetic editing of the virulence gene of Escherichia coli using the CRISPR system

Meijia Hou, Simeng Sun, Qizheng Feng, Xiumei Dong, Ping Zhang, Bo Shi, Jiali Liu, Dongfang Shi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8881 PubMed 32292652

February 11, 2020

Phosphorylation systems in symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria and their role in bacterial adaptation to various environmental stresses

Paulina Lipa, Monika Janczarek

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8466 PubMed 32095335

September 13, 2018

Assessment of the bacterial community structure in shallow and deep sediments of the Perdido Fold Belt region in the Gulf of Mexico

Ma. Fernanda Sánchez-Soto Jiménez, Daniel Cerqueda-García, Jorge L. Montero-Muñoz, Ma. Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo, José Q. García-Maldonado

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5583 PubMed 30225176

August 24, 2018

The relationship between phylogenetic classification, virulence and antibiotic resistance of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli in İzmir province, Turkey

Elif Bozcal, Vahap Eldem, Sohret Aydemir, Mikael Skurnik

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5470 PubMed 30155366

October 27, 2017

Skin and fur bacterial diversity and community structure on American southwestern bats: effects of habitat, geography and bat traits

Ara S. Winter, Jennifer J.M. Hathaway, Jason C. Kimble, Debbie C. Buecher, Ernest W. Valdez, Andrea Porras-Alfaro, Jesse M. Young, Kaitlyn J.H. Read, Diana E. Northup

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3944 PubMed 29093998

October 16, 2017

Microbial community diversity patterns are related to physical and chemical differences among temperate lakes near Beaver Island, MI

Miranda H. Hengy, Dean J. Horton, Donald G. Uzarski, Deric R. Learman

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3937 PubMed 29062609

August 15, 2017

Taxonomic and chemical assessment of exceptionally abundant rock mine biofilm

Karolina Tomczyk-Żak, Paweł Szczesny, Robert Gromadka, Urszula Zielenkiewicz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3635 PubMed 28828247

May 9, 2017

Analysis of RecA-independent recombination events between short direct repeats related to a genomic island and to a plasmid in Escherichia coli K12

María F. Azpiroz, Magela Laviña

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3293 PubMed 28503377

April 6, 2017

Genomic comparisons of a bacterial lineage that inhabits both marine and terrestrial deep subsurface systems

Sean P. Jungbluth, Tijana Glavina del Rio, Susannah G. Tringe, Ramunas Stepanauskas, Michael S. Rappé

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3134 PubMed 28396823

March 16, 2017

Evaluation of procedures for typing of group B Streptococcus: a retrospective study

Hans-Christian Slotved, Steen Hoffmann

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3105 PubMed 28321367

February 14, 2017

Genomic data mining of the marine actinobacteria Streptomyces sp. H-KF8 unveils insights into multi-stress related genes and metabolic pathways involved in antimicrobial synthesis

Agustina Undabarrena, Juan A. Ugalde, Michael Seeger, Beatriz Cámara

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2912 PubMed 28229018

March 15, 2016

Molecular evidence of Burkholderia pseudomallei genotypes based on geographical distribution

Noorfatin Jihan Zulkefli, Vanitha Mariappan, Kumutha Malar Vellasamy, Chun Wie Chong, Kwai Lin Thong, Sasheela Ponnampalavanar, Jamuna Vadivelu, Cindy Shuan Ju Teh

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1802 PubMed 26998408

October 13, 2015

No apparent correlation between honey bee forager gut microbiota and honey production

Melissa A. Horton, Randy Oliver, Irene L. Newton

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1329 PubMed 26623177

September 22, 2015

Humans differ in their personal microbial cloud

James F. Meadow, Adam E. Altrichter, Ashley C. Bateman, Jason Stenson, GZ Brown, Jessica L. Green, Brendan J.M. Bohannan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1258 PubMed 26417541

September 22, 2015

Metatranscriptomic analysis of a high-sulfide aquatic spring reveals insights into sulfur cycling and unexpected aerobic metabolism

Anne M. Spain, Mostafa S. Elshahed, Fares Z. Najar, Lee R. Krumholz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1259 PubMed 26417542

August 20, 2015

Response of the rare biosphere to environmental stressors in a highly diverse ecosystem (Zodletone spring, OK, USA)

Suzanne Coveley, Mostafa S. Elshahed, Noha H. Youssef

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1182 PubMed 26312178

July 28, 2015

Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae–bacteriophage combination from the caecal effluent of a healthy woman

Lesley Hoyles, James Murphy, Horst Neve, Knut J. Heller, Jane F. Turton, Jennifer Mahony, Jeremy D. Sanderson, Barry Hudspith, Glenn R. Gibson, Anne L. McCartney, Douwe van Sinderen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1061 PubMed 26246963

January 13, 2015

Tandem-repeat protein domains across the tree of life

Kristin K. Jernigan, Seth R. Bordenstein

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.732 PubMed 25653910

August 19, 2014

Sequencing at sea: challenges and experiences in Ion Torrent PGM sequencing during the 2013 Southern Line Islands Research Expedition

Yan Wei Lim, Daniel A. Cuevas, Genivaldo Gueiros Z. Silva, Kristen Aguinaldo, Elizabeth A. Dinsdale, Andreas F. Haas, Mark Hatay, Savannah E. Sanchez, Linda Wegley-Kelly, Bas E. Dutilh, Timothy T. Harkins, Clarence C. Lee, Warren Tom, Stuart A. Sandin, Jennifer E. Smith, Brian Zgliczynski, Mark J.A. Vermeij, Forest Rohwer, Robert A. Edwards

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.520 PubMed 25177534

June 24, 2014

Mobile phones carry the personal microbiome of their owners

James F. Meadow, Adam E. Altrichter, Jessica L. Green

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.447 PubMed 25024916

March 4, 2014

Poppr: an R package for genetic analysis of populations with clonal, partially clonal, and/or sexual reproduction

Zhian N. Kamvar, Javier F. Tabima, Niklaus J. Grünwald

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.281 PubMed 24688859

February 6, 2014

Regulation of antimycin biosynthesis by the orphan ECF RNA polymerase sigma factor σ^AntA

Ryan F. Seipke, Elaine Patrick, Matthew I. Hutchings

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.253 PubMed 24688837

October 8, 2013

Antimicrobial resistance and molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Rajeshwari Nair, Blake M. Hanson, Karly Kondratowicz, Altantsetseg Dorjpurev, Bulgan Davaadash, Battumur Enkhtuya, Odgerel Tundev, Tara C. Smith

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.176 PubMed 24133636

June 25, 2013

Non-pneumococcal mitis-group streptococci confound detection of pneumococcal capsular serotype-specific loci in upper respiratory tract

Maria da Gloria Carvalho, Fabiana C. Pimenta, Iaci Moura, Alexis Roundtree, Robert E. Gertz, Zhongya Li, Geofrey Jagero, Godfrey Bigogo, Muthoni Junghae, Laura Conklin, Daniel R. Feikin, Robert F. Breiman, Cynthia G. Whitney, Bernard W. Beall

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.97 PubMed 23825797

February 19, 2013

A metagenomic insight into freshwater methane-utilizing communities and evidence for cooperation between the Methylococcaceae and the Methylophilaceae

David A.C. Beck, Marina G. Kalyuzhnaya, Stephanie Malfatti, Susannah G. Tringe, Tijana Glavina del Rio, Natalia Ivanova, Mary E. Lidstrom, Ludmila Chistoserdova

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.23 PubMed 23638358

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November 29, 2023

Rhizocompartmental microbiomes of arrow bamboo (Fargesia nitida) and their relation to soil properties in Subalpine Coniferous Forests

Nan Nan Zhang, Xiao Xia Chen, Jin Liang, Chunzhang Zhao, Jun Xiang, Lin Luo, En Tao Wang, Fusun Shi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16488 PubMed 38047031

May 7, 2019

Deterministic processes dominate soil microbial community assembly in subalpine coniferous forests on the Loess Plateau

Pengyu Zhao, Jiabing Bao, Xue Wang, Yi Liu, Cui Li, Baofeng Chai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6746 PubMed 31119067