Characterization of novel antibiotic resistance genes identified by functional metagenomics on soil samples

G TorresCortés, V Millán… - Environmental …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The soil microbial community is highly complex and contains a high density of antibiotic‐producing
bacteria, making it a likely source of diverse antibiotic resistance determinants. We …

Mosaic genome of endobacteria in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: Transkingdom gene transfer in an ancient mycoplasma-fungus association

G Torres-Cortés, S Ghignone… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
For more than 450 million years, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have formed intimate,
mutualistic symbioses with the vast majority of land plants and are major drivers in almost all …

[HTML][HTML] Functional microbial features driving community assembly during seed germination and emergence

G Torres-Cortés, S Bonneau, O Bouchez… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Microbial interactions occurring on and around seeds are especially important for plant
fitness since seed-borne microorganisms are the initial source of inoculum for the plant …

Temporal dynamics of bacterial communities during seed development and maturation

G Chesneau, G Torres-Cortes, M Briand… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Seed microbiota acts as a starting point for the assembly of the plant microbiota and
contributes to successful plant establishment. To date, the order and timing of microbial taxa …

Bacterial community structure in the rhizosphere of three cactus species from semi-arid highlands in central Mexico

…, C Hernández-Rodríguez, G Torres-Cortes… - Antonie van …, 2012 - Springer
The nature reserve of Tehuacan-Cuicatlan in central Mexico is known for its diversity and
endemism mainly in cactus plants. Although the xerophytic flora is reasonably documented, the …

[HTML][HTML] Insect pollination: an ecological process involved in the assembly of the seed microbiota

…, BE Vaissière, M Barret, G Torres-Cortes - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
… same raceme that had received the same treatment were pooled to create 0.5 g samples. …
For seed sample preparation, a total of 0.5 g of oilseed rape seeds of each sample were …

Potato-associated arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in the Peruvian Andes

C Senés-Guerrero, G Torres-Cortés, S Pfeiffer, M Rojas… - Mycorrhiza, 2014 - Springer
The world's fourth largest food crop, potato, originates in the Andes. Here, the community
composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) associated with potato in Andean …

Bacterial community in the rhizosphere of the cactus species Mammillaria carnea during dry and rainy seasons assessed by deep sequencing

G Torres-Cortés, V Millán, AJ Fernández-González… - Plant and soil, 2012 - Springer
Background and aims The Tehuacán-Cuitcatlán reserve is an area of unique plant biodiversity
mostly in the form of xerophytes, with exceptionally high numbers of rare and endemic …

[HTML][HTML] Honey bees change the microbiota of pollen

…, M Barret, BE Vaissière, G Torres-Cortes - Botanical Sciences, 2023 - scielo.org.mx
… All the suspensions were centrifuged (12,000×g, 20 min, 4 C) and pellets were stored at −…
Prado A, Marolleau B, Vaissière BE, Barret M, Torres-Cortes G. 2020. Insect pollination: an …

[HTML][HTML] Differences in resource use lead to coexistence of seed-transmitted microbial populations

G Torres-Cortés, BJ Garcia, S Compant, S Rezki… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Seeds are involved in the vertical transmission of microorganisms in plants and act as
reservoirs for the plant microbiome. They could serve as carriers of pathogens, making the study …