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Maria Cristina Casero

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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[HTML][HTML] Toxicity at the edge of life: A review on cyanobacterial toxins from extreme environments

S Cirés, MC Casero, A Quesada - Marine drugs, 2017 - mdpi.com
Cyanotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by cyanobacteria, of varied chemical nature
and toxic effects. Although cyanobacteria thrive in all kinds of ecosystems on Earth even …

Endolithic microbial habitats as refuges for life in polyextreme environment of the Atacama Desert

J Wierzchos, MC Casero, O Artieda… - Current Opinion in …, 2018 - Elsevier
… up to 43.3), photosynthetic active radiation (PAR up to 2700 μmol m −2 s −1 ) and annual
mean surface solar radiation (up to 312 W m −2 ); Figure 1b in graphical abstract adapted from […

Microbial colonizers of microplastics in an Arctic freshwater lake

M González-Pleiter, D Velázquez, MC Casero… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have been found everywhere as they are easily transported between
environmental compartments. Through their transport, MPs are quickly colonized by …

Phylogeography of cylindrospermopsin and paralytic shellfish toxin-producing Nostocales cyanobacteria from Mediterranean Europe (Spain)

…, C Wiedner, D Velázquez, MC Casero… - Applied and …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Planktonic Nostocales cyanobacteria represent a challenge for microbiological research
because of the wide range of cyanotoxins that they synthesize and their invasive behavior, …

Functional interactions of archaea, bacteria and viruses in a hypersaline endolithic community

…, J Ravel, A Davila, MC Casero… - Environmental …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Halite endoliths in the Atacama Desert represent one of the most extreme ecosystems on
Earth. Cultivation‐independent methods were used to examine the functional adaptations of …

Characterization of saxitoxin production and release and phylogeny of sxt genes in paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin-producing Aphanizomenon gracile

MC Casero, A Ballot, R Agha, A Quesada, S Cires - Harmful algae, 2014 - Elsevier
The freshwater cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon gracile is one of the most widely distributed
producers of the potent neurotoxins saxitoxin (STX) and its derivatives (paralytic shellfish …

Fundamental drivers for endolithic microbial community assemblies in the hyperarid Atacama Desert

V Meslier, MC Casero, M Dailey… - Environmental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In hyperarid deserts, endolithic microbial communities colonize the rocks’ interior as a
survival strategy. Yet, the composition of these communities and the drivers promoting their …

Unmasking the identity of toxigenic cyanobacteria driving a multi-toxin bloom by high-throughput sequencing of cyanotoxins genes and 16S rRNA metabarcoding

MC Casero, D Velázquez, M Medina-Cobo… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) are complex communities that include
coexisting toxic and non-toxic strains only distinguishable by genetic methods. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogenetic and functional substrate specificity for endolithic microbial communities in hyper-arid environments

…, O Artieda, V Souza-Egipsy, MC Casero… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Under extreme water deficit, endolithic (inside rock) microbial ecosystems are considered
environmental refuges for life in cold and hot deserts, yet their diversity and functional …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery of carotenoid red-shift in endolithic cyanobacteria from the Atacama Desert

P Vítek, C Ascaso, O Artieda, MC Casero… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The biochemical responses of rock-inhabiting cyanobacteria towards native environmental
stresses were observed in vivo in one of the Earth’s most challenging extreme climatic …