Marcela Hernández
@matehg.bsky.social
Environmental microbiologist, biogeochemical cycles, AMR in the environment
Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow at UEA
Editor-In-Chief LAM Journal
🏳️🌈ally | mum of 2 | I love 🌋
www.marcelahernandez.com
Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow at UEA
Editor-In-Chief LAM Journal
🏳️🌈ally | mum of 2 | I love 🌋
www.marcelahernandez.com
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Marcela Hernández
@matehg.bsky.social
· Jan 27
Carbon monoxide-oxidising Pseudomonadota on volcanic deposits - Environmental Microbiome
Carbon monoxide (CO) oxidising microorganisms are present in volcanic deposits throughout succession, with levels of vegetation and soil influencing the communities present. Carboxydovores are a subse...
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Excited to share our team's first paper! In this study, we present two CO oxidisers from volcanic deposits, including a Cupriavidus - the first CO oxidiser identified from this genus. Hope you enjoy reading it!
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Does anyone by any chance have a Ni-CODH database they could share it with me? Thanks!
November 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Does anyone by any chance have a Ni-CODH database they could share it with me? Thanks!
Beyond excited to share our new Perspective just published in ISME Journal! This work is a joint effort with Shamik Roy, @drbradbrad.bsky.social and Marc Dumont exploring how warming and antibiotics influence carbon use efficiency. We hope you enjoy reading it!
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October 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Beyond excited to share our new Perspective just published in ISME Journal! This work is a joint effort with Shamik Roy, @drbradbrad.bsky.social and Marc Dumont exploring how warming and antibiotics influence carbon use efficiency. We hope you enjoy reading it!
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
PhD opportunity in my lab!
We’re looking for a proactive student to join our project on how CO dehydrogenase is regulated in response to atmospheric mercury.
Investigating genetic markers and mechanisms of CO dehydrogenase regulation in response to atmospheric mercury FindAPhD.com
Investigating genetic markers and mechanisms of CO dehydrogenase regulation in response to atmospheric mercury FindAPhD.com
PhD Programmes, Research Projects & Studentships in the UK & Europe
FindAPhD is a comprehensive guide to PhD studentships and postgraduate research degrees
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October 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
PhD opportunity in my lab!
We’re looking for a proactive student to join our project on how CO dehydrogenase is regulated in response to atmospheric mercury.
Investigating genetic markers and mechanisms of CO dehydrogenase regulation in response to atmospheric mercury FindAPhD.com
Investigating genetic markers and mechanisms of CO dehydrogenase regulation in response to atmospheric mercury FindAPhD.com
Reposted by Marcela Hernández
‼️ PhD opportunity: Linking antimicrobial resistance, climate warming, and carbon use efficiency in Arctic soils
With @matehg.bsky.social @ UEA, also me & Marc Dumont.
Work at the intersection of antimicrobial resistance, Arctic soil microbiology, C cycling, & climate warming
🦠❄️🧬😷
Apply below 👇
With @matehg.bsky.social @ UEA, also me & Marc Dumont.
Work at the intersection of antimicrobial resistance, Arctic soil microbiology, C cycling, & climate warming
🦠❄️🧬😷
Apply below 👇
PhD opportunity to work in my lab at UEA, together with @drbradbrad.bsky.social and Marc Dumont “Linking AMR, global warming and CUE in deglaciated soils”
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Linking antimicrobial resistance, climate warming, and carbon use efficiency in Arctic soils (HERNANDEZ-GARCIA_UEA_ARIES26) at University of East Anglia on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Linking antimicrobial resistance, climate warming, and carbon use efficiency in Arctic soils (HERNANDEZ-GARCIA_UEA_ARIES26) at University of East Anglia, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
‼️ PhD opportunity: Linking antimicrobial resistance, climate warming, and carbon use efficiency in Arctic soils
With @matehg.bsky.social @ UEA, also me & Marc Dumont.
Work at the intersection of antimicrobial resistance, Arctic soil microbiology, C cycling, & climate warming
🦠❄️🧬😷
Apply below 👇
With @matehg.bsky.social @ UEA, also me & Marc Dumont.
Work at the intersection of antimicrobial resistance, Arctic soil microbiology, C cycling, & climate warming
🦠❄️🧬😷
Apply below 👇
PhD opportunity to work in my lab at UEA, together with @drbradbrad.bsky.social and Marc Dumont “Linking AMR, global warming and CUE in deglaciated soils”
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Linking antimicrobial resistance, climate warming, and carbon use efficiency in Arctic soils (HERNANDEZ-GARCIA_UEA_ARIES26) at University of East Anglia on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Linking antimicrobial resistance, climate warming, and carbon use efficiency in Arctic soils (HERNANDEZ-GARCIA_UEA_ARIES26) at University of East Anglia, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:02 AM
PhD opportunity to work in my lab at UEA, together with @drbradbrad.bsky.social and Marc Dumont “Linking AMR, global warming and CUE in deglaciated soils”
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
What a fantastic group of outstanding ECRs – our first cohort of Junior Editors!
I'm so proud of each of you for your hard work, dedication, and commitment. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavours, and I look forward to seeing many of you take on even more roles as Editors in the future!
I'm so proud of each of you for your hard work, dedication, and commitment. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavours, and I look forward to seeing many of you take on even more roles as Editors in the future!
September 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
What a fantastic group of outstanding ECRs – our first cohort of Junior Editors!
I'm so proud of each of you for your hard work, dedication, and commitment. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavours, and I look forward to seeing many of you take on even more roles as Editors in the future!
I'm so proud of each of you for your hard work, dedication, and commitment. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavours, and I look forward to seeing many of you take on even more roles as Editors in the future!
The FEMS Summer School in Macedonia was a truly rewarding experience.
I was very impressed by our ECRs, such a talented group!
Huge thanks to the organisers Joanna, Tillmann, and Vaso, and to FEMS for inviting me to join as a mentor. @femsmicro.org @luederslab.bsky.social
Huge thanks to the organisers Joanna, Tillmann, and Vaso, and to FEMS for inviting me to join as a mentor. @femsmicro.org @luederslab.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The FEMS Summer School in Macedonia was a truly rewarding experience.
I was very impressed by our ECRs, such a talented group!
Huge thanks to the organisers Joanna, Tillmann, and Vaso, and to FEMS for inviting me to join as a mentor. @femsmicro.org @luederslab.bsky.social
Huge thanks to the organisers Joanna, Tillmann, and Vaso, and to FEMS for inviting me to join as a mentor. @femsmicro.org @luederslab.bsky.social
Happy to share a review we wrote with our collaborators from Senegal and Benin, led by Tobi Moriaque AKPLO, on phosphate solubilisation and mobilisation, focusing on bacteria–mycorrhiza interactions
doi.org/10.1093/lamb...
doi.org/10.1093/lamb...
Phosphate solubilization and mobilization: bacteria–mycorrhiza interactions
Abstract. Phosphorus (P) is an essential macronutrient for plant growth and development. However, most of the P in the Earth's crust is insoluble, making i
doi.org
August 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Happy to share a review we wrote with our collaborators from Senegal and Benin, led by Tobi Moriaque AKPLO, on phosphate solubilisation and mobilisation, focusing on bacteria–mycorrhiza interactions
doi.org/10.1093/lamb...
doi.org/10.1093/lamb...
Applications are now open to recruit our next cohort of Junior Editors and Junior Reviewers.
Apply by Thursday 18th September!
@amiposts.bsky.social
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Apply by Thursday 18th September!
@amiposts.bsky.social
appliedmicrobiology.org/about/our-te...
July 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Applications are now open to recruit our next cohort of Junior Editors and Junior Reviewers.
Apply by Thursday 18th September!
@amiposts.bsky.social
appliedmicrobiology.org/about/our-te...
Apply by Thursday 18th September!
@amiposts.bsky.social
appliedmicrobiology.org/about/our-te...
Reposted by Marcela Hernández
Congratulations 🎉 now on line at @isme-microbes.bsky.social : Comparative genome analysis reveals broad phylogenetic and functional diversity within the order #Nitrospirales
Linnea Kop et al
#microbiology @ribesresearch.bsky.social (RIBES) icw
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Linnea Kop et al
#microbiology @ribesresearch.bsky.social (RIBES) icw
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July 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Congratulations 🎉 now on line at @isme-microbes.bsky.social : Comparative genome analysis reveals broad phylogenetic and functional diversity within the order #Nitrospirales
Linnea Kop et al
#microbiology @ribesresearch.bsky.social (RIBES) icw
@univie.ac.at academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
Linnea Kop et al
#microbiology @ribesresearch.bsky.social (RIBES) icw
@univie.ac.at academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
Reposted by Marcela Hernández
WARMIC - our #SIOS Svalbard project w. @matehg.bsky.social
& Marc Dumont - at the forefront of Arctic climate & soil carbon. Huge thanks to SIOS funding, Will Tallon, Emanuele Pallozzi, Olga Gavrichkova @carlottavolts.bsky.social Federica D'Alò, CNR, Dirigibile Italia & NPI Sverdrup
& Marc Dumont - at the forefront of Arctic climate & soil carbon. Huge thanks to SIOS funding, Will Tallon, Emanuele Pallozzi, Olga Gavrichkova @carlottavolts.bsky.social Federica D'Alò, CNR, Dirigibile Italia & NPI Sverdrup
July 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
WARMIC - our #SIOS Svalbard project w. @matehg.bsky.social
& Marc Dumont - at the forefront of Arctic climate & soil carbon. Huge thanks to SIOS funding, Will Tallon, Emanuele Pallozzi, Olga Gavrichkova @carlottavolts.bsky.social Federica D'Alò, CNR, Dirigibile Italia & NPI Sverdrup
& Marc Dumont - at the forefront of Arctic climate & soil carbon. Huge thanks to SIOS funding, Will Tallon, Emanuele Pallozzi, Olga Gavrichkova @carlottavolts.bsky.social Federica D'Alò, CNR, Dirigibile Italia & NPI Sverdrup
What an amazing two weeks of fieldtrip we had with @drbradbrad.bsky.social, our @biouea.bsky.social PhD student Will Tallon and our amazing CNR colleagues from Italy. Huge thanks to #SIOS Svalbard and Norwegian Polar Institute for supporting this campaign!
July 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
What an amazing two weeks of fieldtrip we had with @drbradbrad.bsky.social, our @biouea.bsky.social PhD student Will Tallon and our amazing CNR colleagues from Italy. Huge thanks to #SIOS Svalbard and Norwegian Polar Institute for supporting this campaign!
Reposted by Marcela Hernández
July 14, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Reposted by Marcela Hernández
MMEG registration is now live!
Resister now to Join us on the 15-16th December 2025 at the University of Birmingham.
appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-ca...
Resister now to Join us on the 15-16th December 2025 at the University of Birmingham.
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Molecular Microbial Ecology Group Meeting 2025
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June 18, 2025 at 8:28 AM
MMEG registration is now live!
Resister now to Join us on the 15-16th December 2025 at the University of Birmingham.
appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-ca...
Resister now to Join us on the 15-16th December 2025 at the University of Birmingham.
appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-ca...
New paper accepted from our team: Classification of MAGs associated with trace gas metabolism in volcanic soils named following SeqCode rules
This was for an special issue titled "Application of the SeqCode to name uncultivated microorganisms"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This was for an special issue titled "Application of the SeqCode to name uncultivated microorganisms"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Classification of MAGs associated with trace gas metabolism in volcanic soils named following SeqCode rules
Trace gas metabolism is important for nutrient flow in all ecosystems, particularly volcanic ecosystems. Microbes in volcanic ecosystems are among the…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 9, 2025 at 5:53 AM
New paper accepted from our team: Classification of MAGs associated with trace gas metabolism in volcanic soils named following SeqCode rules
This was for an special issue titled "Application of the SeqCode to name uncultivated microorganisms"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This was for an special issue titled "Application of the SeqCode to name uncultivated microorganisms"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We are seeking to appoint a Senior Editor (Environmental Microbiology) who is committed to mentoring our Junior Editors for the journal Letters in Applied Microbiology. Happy to have an informal chat.
appliedmicrobiology.org/about/work-f...
@amiposts.bsky.social
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@amiposts.bsky.social
Office and journal vacancies
Become a part of the team who keep the organisation running.
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June 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
We are seeking to appoint a Senior Editor (Environmental Microbiology) who is committed to mentoring our Junior Editors for the journal Letters in Applied Microbiology. Happy to have an informal chat.
appliedmicrobiology.org/about/work-f...
@amiposts.bsky.social
appliedmicrobiology.org/about/work-f...
@amiposts.bsky.social
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Open postdoc position in my lab @earlhaminst.bsky.social @quadraminstitute.bsky.social
We will generate large-scale soil metagenomes to research the impact of agriculture on healthy soil microbiomes, developing strategies to increase carbon retention: jobs.earlham.ac.uk/Details.asp?...
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We will generate large-scale soil metagenomes to research the impact of agriculture on healthy soil microbiomes, developing strategies to increase carbon retention: jobs.earlham.ac.uk/Details.asp?...
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May 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Open postdoc position in my lab @earlhaminst.bsky.social @quadraminstitute.bsky.social
We will generate large-scale soil metagenomes to research the impact of agriculture on healthy soil microbiomes, developing strategies to increase carbon retention: jobs.earlham.ac.uk/Details.asp?...
Please RT
We will generate large-scale soil metagenomes to research the impact of agriculture on healthy soil microbiomes, developing strategies to increase carbon retention: jobs.earlham.ac.uk/Details.asp?...
Please RT
Collaborations are essential in science! This week, we're sampling at Mount Etna to study plant-microbe interactions in native pioneer plants thriving at high altitudes on the volcano!
May 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Collaborations are essential in science! This week, we're sampling at Mount Etna to study plant-microbe interactions in native pioneer plants thriving at high altitudes on the volcano!
Reposted by Marcela Hernández
How can zombie microbes interact with the Earth system? 🦠🧟🌎
Microbes, even when dormant, play a massive role in shaping Earth's ecosystems & biogeochemistry 🌎
In @natcomms.nature.com I explore dormancy in the context of Earth’s geosphere-biosphere co-evolution
🧵👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Microbes, even when dormant, play a massive role in shaping Earth's ecosystems & biogeochemistry 🌎
In @natcomms.nature.com I explore dormancy in the context of Earth’s geosphere-biosphere co-evolution
🧵👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Microbial dormancy as an ecological and biogeochemical regulator on Earth - Nature Communications
Dormancy enables microbes to withstand periods of environmental harshness. It occurs throughout diverse ecosystems and spans vast timescales, and could play an important role in shaping the co-ev...
www.nature.com
April 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
How can zombie microbes interact with the Earth system? 🦠🧟🌎
Microbes, even when dormant, play a massive role in shaping Earth's ecosystems & biogeochemistry 🌎
In @natcomms.nature.com I explore dormancy in the context of Earth’s geosphere-biosphere co-evolution
🧵👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Microbes, even when dormant, play a massive role in shaping Earth's ecosystems & biogeochemistry 🌎
In @natcomms.nature.com I explore dormancy in the context of Earth’s geosphere-biosphere co-evolution
🧵👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
PhD opportunity with us at UEA (home fee students only)
@biouea.bsky.social
biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/des...
@biouea.bsky.social
biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/des...
Designing Microbial Interventions to Study Behavioural Effects in Wild Birds (DAVIDSON_U25DTPR) | Doctoral Training Partnership
This project is open to Home Fee Status applicants only. The gut microbiome influences how animals behave and interact with their environment via the microbiome–gut–brain axis (MGBA).
biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk
April 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
PhD opportunity with us at UEA (home fee students only)
@biouea.bsky.social
biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/des...
@biouea.bsky.social
biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/des...
I’m happy to share our recent review published in The ISME Journal! Here, we explore the role of CO and H₂ oxidisers in oligotrophic environments. This work was a collaboration with Philippe Constant, Gary King, and @hendrikschaefer.bsky.social.
Hope you enjoy it!
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
Hope you enjoy it!
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
Metabolism of CO and H2 by pioneer bacteria in volcanic soils and the phyllosphere
Abstract. Trace gas degradation is a widespread metabolic adaptation in microbial communities, driving chemosynthesis and providing auxiliary energy that e
academic.oup.com
April 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I’m happy to share our recent review published in The ISME Journal! Here, we explore the role of CO and H₂ oxidisers in oligotrophic environments. This work was a collaboration with Philippe Constant, Gary King, and @hendrikschaefer.bsky.social.
Hope you enjoy it!
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
Hope you enjoy it!
academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
Summer Research Experience Placements available for undergraduate students to join my group at UEA!
Explore the impact of Arctic warming on antimicrobial resistance, in collaboration with Marc Dumont and James Bradley @drbradbrad.bsky.social
www.aries-dtp.ac.uk/reps/impact-...
Explore the impact of Arctic warming on antimicrobial resistance, in collaboration with Marc Dumont and James Bradley @drbradbrad.bsky.social
www.aries-dtp.ac.uk/reps/impact-...
April 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Summer Research Experience Placements available for undergraduate students to join my group at UEA!
Explore the impact of Arctic warming on antimicrobial resistance, in collaboration with Marc Dumont and James Bradley @drbradbrad.bsky.social
www.aries-dtp.ac.uk/reps/impact-...
Explore the impact of Arctic warming on antimicrobial resistance, in collaboration with Marc Dumont and James Bradley @drbradbrad.bsky.social
www.aries-dtp.ac.uk/reps/impact-...
Registration is open for LAM ECS Symposium on 12 June 2025 at the University of Liverpool.
The closing date for abstract submissions from attendees intending to apply for an AMI Student Travel Bursary is 12 April 2025.
The closing date for abstract submissions from attendees intending to apply for an AMI Student Travel Bursary is 12 April 2025.
Are you an #EarlyCareerScientist looking to showcase your research?
Join us for our ECS Research Symposium on 12 June! This one-day event is the perfect opportunity to present your first talk or poster
Submit your abstract now: appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-ca...
#LAM_ECS2025 #Microsky
Join us for our ECS Research Symposium on 12 June! This one-day event is the perfect opportunity to present your first talk or poster
Submit your abstract now: appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-ca...
#LAM_ECS2025 #Microsky
April 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Registration is open for LAM ECS Symposium on 12 June 2025 at the University of Liverpool.
The closing date for abstract submissions from attendees intending to apply for an AMI Student Travel Bursary is 12 April 2025.
The closing date for abstract submissions from attendees intending to apply for an AMI Student Travel Bursary is 12 April 2025.
Reposted by Marcela Hernández
Another PhD opportunity to join the growing Microbiology community in Southampton 💪 🦠 🔬
Interested in how bacteria adapt to challenges like temperature changes and antibiotics? Join my lab at UoS to explore the role of accessory elements!
tinyurl.com/PhDbacteriaUoS
Apply here: tinyurl.com/MicroUoS
Interested in how bacteria adapt to challenges like temperature changes and antibiotics? Join my lab at UoS to explore the role of accessory elements!
tinyurl.com/PhDbacteriaUoS
Apply here: tinyurl.com/MicroUoS
Accessory Genomes and Evolutionary Strategies of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria at University of Southampton on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Accessory Genomes and Evolutionary Strategies of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria at University of Southampton, listed on FindAPhD.com
tinyurl.com
April 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Another PhD opportunity to join the growing Microbiology community in Southampton 💪 🦠 🔬
Interested in how bacteria adapt to challenges like temperature changes and antibiotics? Join my lab at UoS to explore the role of accessory elements!
tinyurl.com/PhDbacteriaUoS
Apply here: tinyurl.com/MicroUoS
Interested in how bacteria adapt to challenges like temperature changes and antibiotics? Join my lab at UoS to explore the role of accessory elements!
tinyurl.com/PhDbacteriaUoS
Apply here: tinyurl.com/MicroUoS
Happy to share our latest paper with our Chinese collaborators! Our findings highlight the critical role of bacterial and fungal abundance and diversity in sustaining soil multifunctionality within grassland ecosystems.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Coupling soil bacterial and fungal community traits to multifunctionality in grassland ecosystem
Understanding how bacterial and fungal community traits affect ecosystem functions, and thus provide ecosystem services, is becoming increasingly nece…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Happy to share our latest paper with our Chinese collaborators! Our findings highlight the critical role of bacterial and fungal abundance and diversity in sustaining soil multifunctionality within grassland ecosystems.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...