Search Results - "Martínez de la Escalera, Gabriela"

The Microcystis-microbiome interactions: origins of the colonial lifestyle by Piccini, Claudia, Martínez de la Escalera, Gabriela, Segura, Angel M, Croci, Carolina, Kruk, Carla

“…Abstract Species of the Microcystis genus are the most common bloom-forming toxic cyanobacteria worldwide. They belong to a clade of unicellular cyanobacteria…”
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Genotyping and Multivariate Regression Trees Reveal Ecological Diversification within the Microcystis aeruginosa Complex along a Wide Environmental Gradient by Martínez de la Escalera, Gabriela, Segura, Angel M, Kruk, Carla, Ghattas, Badih, Cohan, Frederick M, Iriarte, Andrés, Piccini, Claudia

“…Addressing the ecological and evolutionary processes underlying biodiversity patterns is essential to identify the mechanisms shaping community structure and…”
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Influence of UV-B radiation on the fitness and toxin expression of the cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii by Beamud, Guadalupe, Vico, Paula, Haakonsson, Signe, de la Escalera, Gabriela Martínez, Piccini, Claudia, Brena, Beatriz M, Pirez, Macarena, Bonilla, Sylvia

“…The harmful bloom-forming cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii grows in freshwaters over a wide range of light conditions. This species has increased…”
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Relationships between fecal indicator abundance in water and sand and the presence of pathogenic genes in sand of recreational beaches by Cabot, María Eugenia, Piccini, Claudia, Inchausti, Pablo, de la Escalera, Gabriela Martínez, García-Alonso, Javier

“…For decades, the risk of exposure to infectious diseases in recreational beaches has been evaluated through the quantification of fecal indicator bacteria in…”
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Application of ancient DNA to the reconstruction of past microbial assemblages and for the detection of toxic cyanobacteria in subtropical freshwater ecosystems by Martínez de la Escalera, Gabriela, Antoniades, Dermot, Bonilla, Sylvia, Piccini, Claudia

“…Ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis of lake sediments is a promising tool for detecting shifts in past microbial assemblages in response to changing environmental…”
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From competition to cooperation: Paradigm shifts in trait-based ecology change our understanding of the processes that structure microbial communities by Piccini, Claudia, Devercelli, Melina, Yema, Lilen, Segura, Angel, Bastidas Navarro, Marcela, Sathicq, María B., Martínez de la Escalera, Gabriela, Martínez Goicoechea, Ana, Rodrigues Amaral Da Costa, Mariana, O'Farrell, Inés, Lara, Enrique, Kruk, Carla

“…Prevailing social, economic and political ideas and paradigms constitute the lens through which scientists observe, assess, and understand the world. This…”
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Rapid freshwater discharge on the coastal ocean as a mean of long distance spreading of an unprecedented toxic cyanobacteria bloom by Kruk, Carla, Martínez, Ana, Martínez de la Escalera, Gabriela, Trinchin, Romina, Manta, Gastón, Segura, Angel M., Piccini, Claudia, Brena, Beatriz, Yannicelli, Beatriz, Fabiano, Graciela, Calliari, Danilo

“…Cyanobacterial toxic blooms are a worldwide problem. The Río de la Plata (RdlP) basin makes up about one fourth of South America areal surface, second only to…”
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Effect of hydrological modification on the potential toxicity of Microcystis aeruginosa complex in Salto Grande reservoir, Uruguay by Martínez de la Escalera, Gabriela, Kruk, Carla, Segura, Angel M., Piccini, Claudia

“…•Transcription of mcy is favored within Salto Grande reservoir in spite of the season.•We found two Microcystis ecotypes adapted to summer or winter…”
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Dynamics of toxic genotypes of Microcystis aeruginosa complex (MAC) through a wide freshwater to marine environmental gradient by Martínez de la Escalera, Gabriela, Kruk, Carla, Segura, Angel M., Nogueira, Lucía, Alcántara, Ignacio, Piccini, Claudia

“…Bloom-forming species belonging to Microcystis aeruginosa complex (MAC) are the most commonly reported worldwide. MAC blooms are composed by toxic and…”
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Morphology captures toxicity in Microcystis aeruginosa complex: Evidence from a wide environmental gradient by Álvarez, Susana Deus, Kruk, Carla, Martínez de la Escalera, Gabriela, Montes, Martín A., Segura, Angel M., Piccini, Claudia

“…•Toxic MAC organisms develop different colony sizes.•Colonies between 60 and 150 µm have the highest microcystin production.•MAC morphology can be used as a…”
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A multilevel trait-based approach to the ecological performance of Microcystis aeruginosa complex from headwaters to the ocean by Kruk, Carla, Segura, Angel M., Nogueira, Lucía, Alcántara, Ignacio, Calliari, Danilo, Martínez de la Escalera, Gabriela, Carballo, Carmela, Cabrera, Carolina, Sarthou, Florencia, Scavone, Paola, Piccini, Claudia

“…The Microcystis aeruginosa complex (MAC) clusters cosmopolitan and conspicuous harmful bloom-forming cyanobacteria able to produce cyanotoxins. It is…”
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Competition and protist predation are important regulators of riverine bacterial community composition and size distribution by Batani, Giampiero, Pérez, Germán, Martínez de la Escalera, Gabriela, Piccini, Claudia, Fazi, Stefano

“…Among the bacterivorous protists, heterotrophic nanoflagellates (HNFs) are considered to be the main grazers of bacteria in freshwaters due to their…”
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Cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in freshwaters of Uruguay by Sylvia Bonilla, Signe Haakonsson, Andrea Somma, Ana Gravier, Anamar Britos, Leticia Vidal, Lizet De León, Beatriz Brena, Macarena Pírez, Claudia Piccini, Gabriela Martínez de la Escalera, Guillermo Chalar, Mauricio González-Piana, Fátima Martigani, Luis Aubriot

“…Cyanobacterial blooms are a worldwide environmental problem. This phenomenon is typically associated with eutrophication (nutrient enrichment) and changes in…”
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Monitoring tools and early warning system for harmful cyanobacterial blooms: Río Uruguay and Río de la Plata by Carla Kruk, Claudia Piccini, Angel Segura, Lucía Nogueira, Carmela Carballo, Gabriela Martinez de la Escalera Siri, Danilo Calliari, Graciela Ferrari, Macarena Simoens, Jacqueline Cea, Ignacio Alcántara, Paula Vico, Diana Miguez

“…Potentially hazardous cyanobacterial blooming constitutes one of the most widespread problems experienced by aquatic systems worldwide. However, there are not…”
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