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RESEARCH

Scientific papers

  • Muñoz-Marín MC & Zehr JP. Open strains of the N2-fixing cyanobacterium UCYN-A exhibit distinctive transcriptional response to those of coastal strains. In preparation for Frontiers in Microbiology.
  • Muñoz-Marín MC, Solange Duhamel, Björkman KM, Karl DM, Díez J and García-Fernández JM. Diel variability in glucose uptake by natural Prochlorococcus in the North Pacific subtropical gyre. In preparation for Environmental Microbiology.
  • Muñoz-Marín MC, Gómez-Baena G*, López-Lozano A, Moreno-Cabezuelo JA, Díez J & García-Fernández JM (2020). Mixotrophy in marine cyanobacteria: use of organic compounds by Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus. The ISME Journal. DOI 10.1038/s41396-020-0603-9. We posted a “Behind the paper” comment at the Nature Microbiology Research Community.
  • Cornejo-Castillo FM, Muñoz-Marín MC, Turk-Kubo KA, Royo-Llonch M, Farnelid H, Acinas SG & Zehr JP (2019). UCYN-A3, a newly characterized open ocean sublineage of the symbiotic N2-fixing cyanobacterium Candidatus Atelocyanobacterium thalassa. Environmental Microbiology 21 (1): 111-124. DOI 10.1111/1462-2920.14429
  • Muñoz-Marín MC, Shilova I, Shi T, Farnelid H, Cabello-Perez A & Zehr J (2019). The transcriptional cycle is suited to daytime N2 fixation in the unicellular cyanobacterium Candidatus Atelocyanobacterium thalassa (UCYN-A). mBio. DOI 10.1128/mBio.02495-18
  • Muñoz-Marín MC, Gómez-Baena G*, Díez J, Beynon RJ, Gonzalez-Ballester D, Zubkov MV & García-Fernández JM (2017). Glucose uptake in Prochlorococcus: diversity of kinetics and effects on the metabolism. Frontiers in Microbiology 8:327. DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00327
  • Zehr JP, Shilova IN, Farnelid HM, Muñoz-Marín MC, Turk-Kubo KA (2017). Unusual marine unicellular symbiosis with the nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium UCYN-A. Nature Microbiology 2:16214. DOI 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.214
  • Farnelid H, Turk-Kubo K, Muñoz-Marín MC, Zehr JP (2016). New insights into the ecology of the globally significant uncultured nitrogen-fixing symbiont UCYN-A. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 77: 125-138. DOI 10.3354/ame01794
  • Muñoz-Marín MC, Luque I, Zubkov MV, Hill PG, Díez J & García-Fernández JM. (2013). Prochlorococcus can use the Pro1404 transporter to take up glucose at nanomolar concentrations in the Atlantic Ocean. PNAS 110 (21): 8597-8602. DOI 10.1073/pnas.1221775110
  • López-Lozano A, Gómez-Baena G, Muñoz-Marín MC, Rangel OA, Díez J & García-Fernández JM (2009). Expression of genes involved in nitrogen assimilation and the C/N balance sensing in Prochlorococcus sp. strain SS120. Gene Expression 14: 279-289. DOI 10.3727/105221609788681204

Book chapters

  • Muñoz-Marín MC. 2009. ISBN 978-84-9927-031-9
  • López-Lozano, F.A; et al., 2009 ISBN: 978-84-7801-984-7
  • Muñoz-Marín MC et al., 2012 ISBN: 978-84-15105-52-7
  • Muñoz-Marín MC et al., 2012. ISBN: 978-84-940063-0-2
  • Domínguez-Martin, M.A et al., 2014. ISBN: 978-84-940063-2-6
  • López-Lozano, F.A et al., 2016. ISBN: 978-84-9927-256-6
  • Gómez-Baena, G et al., 2018. ISBN: 978-84-9927-388-4. Book editor
  • Muñoz-Marín et al., 2018. ISBN: 978-84-9927-388-4. Book editor

Participation in R&D and Innovation projects

  • H2020-MSCA-IF- 2018-RI-844891, VESYNECH - Determination of bacterial vesicles interactions in the most abundant marine cyanobacteria and its potential applications European Commission, H2020-MSCA-IF- 2018-RI-844891. Universidad de Córdoba (Spain). 15/04/2019-14/04/2021. 160.932,48 €.
  • Evaluación de metales pesados Cu+2, Cd+2, Pb+2, Zn+2 en músculo, agua, y sedimento, y microbioma del camarón de cultivo y silvestre (Penaeus vannamei) en el estuario del río Chone, cuenca baja del río Jama, y piscinas camaroneras de la zona sur del país Ines Malo Cevallos. Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (UPS) y Universidad Técnica de Manabí (UTM), Ecuador. 01/05/2019-01/05/2020.
  • BFU2016-76227-P, High affinity transport and other adaptive mechanisms in marine cyanobacteria Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. Universidad de Córdoba. 01/01/2017-31/12/2019. 139.150 €.
  • FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IOF proposal 625188, Analyzing metabolism in an unusual nitrogen fixing symbiosis using metatranscriptomics European Commission, FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IOF proposal 625188. Universidad de California (Santa Cruz ,UE) y Cordoba (Spain). 19/05/2014-19/11/2017. 255.243 €.
  • BFU2009-08008, Glucose utilization and adaptive and control mechanisms in the metabolism of nitrogen and carbon in Prochlorococcus. Otros programas del Plan Nacional I+D, Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología. Universidad de Córdoba. 01/01/2010-2013. 151.250 €.
  • P07-CVI-3055, Keys of the ecologic success of the marine cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus: proteome and gene expression studies focused on the nitrogen and carbon metabolism Junta de Andalucia-Excellence Projects. Universidad de Córdoba. 01/02/2008-2012. 84.000 €.
  • P12-BIO-2141, Organic carbon utilization and nitrogen and carbon metabolism in the marine cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus. Proyectos de Excelencia de la Junta de Andalucía, 2012. Universidad de Córdoba. From 01/09/2014. 266.144 €.
  • BFU2013-44767, Carbon and nitrogen metabolism in marine cyanobacteria: use of glucose and diversity of regulatory mechanisms Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. Universidad de Córdoba. From 01/01/2014. 157.300 €.

Stays in public or private R&D centres

  • Stay at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Cambridge, USA for one and a half months to carry out experimental work with marine vesicles under the supervision of Prof. Steve Biller and Prof. Sallie Chisholm. September 1 st to the October 18 th 2019.
  • Research cruise with the Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE) in Hawaii under the supervision of Prof. David Karl. 5-9 October 2017. University of Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Short stays at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier, La Jolla (San Diego) with the objective to obtain time-course samples collected in the water near Scripps under the supervision of Farooq Azam. July 2014 and April 2016.
  • Research cruise with the Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE) in Hawaii under the supervision of Prof. David Karl. 6-10 th April 2015. University of Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • AMT21 (Atlantic Meridional Transect) research cruise with the National Oceanographic Center of Southampton, England in collaboration with Dr. Mike Zubkov. 29 th September to the 14 th November 2011.
  • Stay at the National Oceanography Center in Southampton, UK, for three months to carry out experimental work and learn flow cytometry and CARD-FISH techniques during the PhD under the supervision of Dr. Mike Zubkov. 1 st March to the 1 st June 2011.
  • Stays at the Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis (IBVF) in Seville with the objective to carry out experimental work during the PhD under the supervision of Dr. Ignacio Luque and Prof. Pedro Candeau. 1 st January to the 31 st July 2009; 1 st October 2010 to the 28 th February 2011; 24 th January to the 1 st June 2012.