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The document is a welcome letter for a Microbial Ecology course, outlining the instructor's research focus on soil microbial ecology and the role of microorganisms in soil processes. It highlights the flexibility of the course content, encouraging student input on topics and emphasizing the importance of research publication. The letter also lists various research topics and publications related to soil processes and microbial communities that will be discussed in class.

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2024 Program

The document is a welcome letter for a Microbial Ecology course, outlining the instructor's research focus on soil microbial ecology and the role of microorganisms in soil processes. It highlights the flexibility of the course content, encouraging student input on topics and emphasizing the importance of research publication. The letter also lists various research topics and publications related to soil processes and microbial communities that will be discussed in class.

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Mexico City, 31-08-2024

Dear Students

Welcome to the course of Microbial Ecology or "Biosistemas Ecológicos". In this class, I will try
to give you an overview of some of the research we did in my laboratory. I am well aware that
this is a very limited approach to Microbial Ecology, but I prefer to talk about things we have
studied instead of trying to cover this very interesting area of research. There are a lot of
interesting books on Microbial Ecology and please feel free to consult them and even better to
read some.
My field of research has focused initially on soil processes, such as C and N mineralization,
modelling, greenhouse gas emissions, soil remediation, but has more and more veered towards
soil microbial ecology. I wanted to better understand what role different microorganisms play in
soil processes. Lately, I have been trying to study survival of microorganisms in soil as there is a
huge interest in the use "biofertilizer" to improve crop yields. As a soil scientist, I have serious
doubts about this new approach, and I hope I can explain why.
My classes are flexible, so I normally include new research that we have been doing lately,
but if there is something that you want me to talk about, please feel free to suggest other topics.
My classes also focus on publishing research and what might be required to do so. As such, I will
try to give some examples of experimental designs and pitfalls we must try to avoid, based on
my experience. As a researcher, we always must be willing to learn new approaches, techniques
concepts etc. I hope you pick something up from my classes.
Additionally, I try to invite some researcher to give a talk about their ongoing research.

Sincerely
Luc Dendooven

Some topics that will be covered and based on published research or ongoing research in my lab.
I have annexed some publications, but there is of course much more information available in the
literature. Feel free to consult it so that we can debate some of the topics listed below.

1. Dynamics of carbon and nitrogen in an extreme alkaline saline soil: a review


Focusses on soil processes
Dendooven, L., Alcántara-Hernández, R.J., Valenzuela-Encinas, C., Luna-Guido, M., Perez, F., Marsch, R.
(2010) Dynamics of carbon and nitrogen in an ‘extreme’ alkaline saline soil: a review. Soil Biology &
Biochemistry 42(6), 865-877. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.02.014
2. Global warming potential of agricultural systems with contrasting tillage and residue
management in the central highlands of Mexico
Is the soil organic C content and greenhouse gases emitted from agricultural soil affected by
agricultural practices?
Dendooven L., Leonardo Patiño-Zúñiga, Nele Verhulst, Marco Luna-Guido, Rodolfo Marsch, Bram Govaerts
(2012) Global warming potential of agricultural systems with contrasting tillage and residue management in
the central highlands of Mexico. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 152, 50-58.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2012.02.010
3. Remediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soil
What works and what does not work
Delgado-Balbuena, L., Aguilar-Chávez, A.R., Luna-Guido, M.L., Dendooven, L., (2013). Mixing of an
anthracene-contaminated soil: A simple but efficient remediation technique? Ecotoxicology and
Environmental Safety. 96, 238–241. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.06.034
4. The root endophytic bacterial community of Ricinus communis L. resembles the seeds
community more than the rhizosphere bacteria independent of soil water content
What controls endophytes
Hereira-Pacheco, Stephanie E.; Navarro-Noya, Yendi E.; Dendooven, Luc (2021) The root endophytic
bacterial community of Ricinus communis L. resembles the seeds community more than the rhizosphere
bacteria independent of soil water content Scientific Reports 2045-2322 11 1 2173
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81551-7
5. Survival of a bacterial consortium applied to a maize (Zea mays L.) cultivated soil
Afanador-Barajas, Laura N.; Navarro-Noya, Yendi E.; Luna-Guido, Marco L.; Dendooven, L., 2021. Impact
of a bacterial consortium on the soil bacterial community structure and maize (Zea mays L.) cultivation
Scientific Reports 2045-2322 11 1 13092 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.02.01410.1038/s41598-
021-92517-0
6. Soil characteristics trump agriculture practices in defining soil microbial communities
7. The limitation of biofertilizer to stimulate plant growth
8. Composting: does it generate a uniform product?
Vanessa Romero-Yahuitl, Karla Estephanía Zarco-González, Ana Lilia Toriz-Nava, Delmer Mauricio
Hernández-Espinal, Jesús Bernardino Velázquez-Fernández, Yendi E. Navarro-Noya, Marco Luna Guido,
Luc Dendooven The archaeal and bacterial community structure in composted cow manures is defined by the
original populations: A shotgun metagenomic approach. In revision Frontiers in Microbiology
9. Some limitations in the use of compost in Agriculture
10. A nitrifying reactor maintains a diverse archaeal and bacterial community even after nine years of
applying ammonium as sole energy source
11. ....

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