Overview
I am a microbial ecologist specializing in the study of community interactions and chemical ecology within bacterial communities. My research focuses on understanding the assembly mechanisms of complex microbial communities inhabiting animal hosts. I am particularly interested in how these microbial interactions influence host health, especially in the context of emerging diseases and the impacts of climate change.
Qualifications
- MA: Microbial communities in the face of climate change: a look at the microbiota-host interaction
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2021–2023 - Cellular landscape of mosaic Y chromosome loss during aging in Rattus norvegicus
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, 2016–2019
Research Interests
My PhD project is looking for understand the assembly mechanisms from the skin microbiome of amphibians and its functionality against an emerging pathogen. Mainly, I'm investigating the ecological interactions between bacteria from the skin microbiome and the genetics basis. Furthermore, I'm looking for the functionality of the skin microbiome from amphibians.
Publications
2025
- E-pub ahead of printAmphibian skin bacteria contain a wide repertoire of genes linked to their antifungal capacities
González-Serrano, F., Romero-Contreras, Y. J., Orta, A. H., Basanta, M. D., Morales, H., Sandoval García, G., Bello-López, E., Escobedo-Muñoz, A. S., Bustamante, V. H., Ávila-Akerberg, V., Cevallos, M. Á., Serrano, M. & Rebollar, E. A., 27 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 41, 78.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedPhylogenetic and functional diversity among Drosophila-associated metagenome-assembled genomes
Comeault, A. A., Orta, A. H., Fidler, D. B., Nunn, T., Ellison, A. R., Anspach, T. A. & Matute, D. R., 22 Jul 2025, In: mSystems. 10, 7, e0002725.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review