“what is essential is invisible to the eye”
The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Microorganisms are too small to be seen by the naked eye but despite their small size, they are the most abundant living beings on Earth. They are present in the sea, lakes, soils, over plant and animal surfaces, and associated with animal glands and guts.
Research
Microbial diversity and antagonistic interactions My research focuses mainly on the study of microbial diversity. Microbes are everywhere and they are highly diverse. In a few gram of soil or in a litter of sea water there are more microbes…
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2026 The uropygial gland of the European hoopoe as a symbiotic organ M Martín-Vivaldi, A Martínez-García, JM Peralta-Sánchez, M Schaub, R Arlettaz, AM Martín-Platero, E Martínez-Renau, MD Barón, M Ruiz-Rodríguez, E López-Hernández, M Martínez-Bueno, E Valdivia, JJ Soler Animal Microbiome…
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Current Lab members Antonio M. Martin Platero Professor Microbial diversity and microbial interactions Manuel Martínez Bueno Professor Molecular biology and molecular microbial ecology Manuel Montalbán López Associate Professor Synthetic biology of antimicrobial peptides Matilde Fernández Rodríguez…
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