Publications

• Alcaraz, L., Moreno-Hagelsieb, G., Eguiarte, L. E., Souza, V., Herrera-Estrella, L., & Olmedo, G. (2010). Understanding the evolutionary relationships and major traits of Bacillus through comparative genomics. BMC Genomics, 11(1), 332. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-11-332

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• Domínguez-Escobar, J., Beltrán, Y., Bergman, B., Díez, B., Ininbergs, K., Souza, V., & Falcón, L. I. (2011). Phylogenetic and molecular clock inferences of cyanobacterial strains within Rivulariaceae from distant environments. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 316(2), 90–99. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2010.02195.x

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• Moreno-Letelier, A., Olmedo, G., Eguiarte, L. E., Martinez-Castilla, L., & Souza, V. (2011). Parallel Evolution and Horizontal Gene Transfer of the pst Operon in Firmicutes from Oligotrophic Environments. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2011, 1–10. doi:10.4061/2011/781642

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• Moreno-Letelier, A., Olmedo-Alvarez, G., Eguiarte, L. E., & Souza, V. (2012). Divergence and Phylogeny of Firmicutes from the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin, Mexico: A Window to an Ancient Ocean. Astrobiology, 12(7), 674–684. doi:10.1089/ast.2011.0685

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• Nitti, A., Daniels, C. A., Siefert, J., Souza, V., Hollander, D., & Breitbart, M. (2012). Spatially Resolved Genomic, Stable Isotopic, and Lipid Analyses of a Modern Freshwater Microbialite from Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico. Astrobiology, 12(7), 685–698. doi:10.1089/ast.2011.0812

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Peimbert, M., Alcaraz, L. D., Bonilla-Rosso, G., Olmedo-Alvarez, G., García-Oliva, F., Segovia, L., … Souza, V. (2012). Comparative Metagenomics of Two Microbial Mats at Cuatro Ciénegas Basin I: Ancient Lessons on How to Cope with an Environment Under Severe Nutrient Stress. Astrobiology, 12(7), 648–658. doi:10.1089/ast.2011.0694

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Rebollar, E. A., Avitia, M., Eguiarte, L. E., González-González, A., Mora, L., Bonilla-Rosso, G., & Souza, V. (2012). Water-sediment niche differentiation in ancient marine lineages of Exiguobacterium endemic to the Cuatro Cienegas Basin. Environmental Microbiology, 14(9), 2323–2333. doi:10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02784.x

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Siefert, J. L., Souza, V., Eguiarte, L., & Olmedo-Alvarez, G. (2012). Microbial Stowaways: Inimitable Survivors or Hopeless Pioneers?. Astrobiology, 12(7), 710–715. doi:10.1089/ast.2012.0833

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Souza, V., Eguiarte, L. E., Travisano, M., Elser, J. J., Rooks, C., & Siefert, J. L. (2012). Travel, Sex, and Food: What’s Speciation Got to Do with It?. Astrobiology, 12(7), 634–640. doi:10.1089/ast.2011.0768

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Souza, V., Siefert, J. L., Escalante, A. E., Elser, J. J., & Eguiarte, L. E. (2012). The Cuatro Ciénegas Basin in Coahuila, Mexico: An Astrobiological Precambrian Park. Astrobiology, 12(7), 641–647. doi:10.1089/ast.2011.0675

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Toribio, J., Escalante, A. E., Caballero-Mellado, J., González-González, A., Zavala, S., Souza, V., & Soberón-Chávez, G. (2011). Characterization of a novel biosurfactant producing Pseudomonas koreensis lineage that is endemic to Cuatro Ciénegas Basin. Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 34(7), 531–535. doi:10.1016/j.syapm.2011.01.007

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Bonilla-Rosso, G., Peimbert, M., Olmedo, G., Alcaraz, L.D., Eguiarte, L.E. & Souza, V.  (2010).  Life in oligotrophic desert environments: contrasting taxonomic and functional diversity of two microbial mats with metagenomics.  AbSciCon.  League City, TX. See Project

Breitbart, M., Hollander, D., Nitti, A., Van Mooy, B., Siefert, J. & Souza, V.  (2010).  Modern freshwater microbialites of Cuatro Cienegas, Mexico. I: Metagenomic and stable isotopic analyses to assess microbial community structure and function.  AbSciCon.  League City, TX. See Project

Corman, J.R., Souza, V. & Elser, J.J.  (2010).  Interactions of biogeochemical cycles in oncoid microbialites from Cuatro Cienegas, Mexico.  AbSciCon.  League City, TX. See Project

Hollander, D., Breitbart, M., Nitti, A., Van Mooy, B., Siefert, J. & Souza, V.  (2010).  Modern freshwater microbialites, Cuatro Cienegas, Mexico. II. Detailed spatial analysis of geochemical signals linked to microbial activity and carbonate precipitation.  AbSciCon.  League City, TX. See Project

Seifert, J. & Souza, V.  (2010).  Symposium and press conference in Saltillo, Mexico on September 22, 2010, with Valeria Souza to discuss the research and preservation work of Cuatro Cienegas. See Project

Siefert, J.L., Souza, V., Eguiarte, L. & Meadows, V.S.  (2012).  What Could a Whole Earth Stromatolite Catalogue Tell Us??  2012 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting.  Lake Biwa, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. See Project

Souza, V., Breitbart, M., Hollander, D., Elser, J., Meadows, V. & Siefert, J.  (2010).  Cuatro Ciénegas, a Desert Oasis with Active Stromatolites: An Astrobiological Project. See Project

Souza, V., Breitbart, M., Hollander, D., Elser, J.J., Meadows, V. & Siefert, J.  (2010).  Cuatro Cienegas, A desert oasis with active stromatolites: an astrobiological project.  AbSciCon.  League City, TX. See Project

Souza, V., Eguiarte, L.E., Garcia-Oliva, F., Olmedo, G., Travisano, M., Elser, J.J. & Siefert, J.  (2010).  Cuatro Cienegas: a living ancient world dominated by microbialites.  AbSciCon.  League City, TX. See Project
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