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Pereira G, Castillo-Novales D, Salazar C, Atala C, Arriagada-Escamilla C
J Fungi (Basel) . 2025 Jan; 11(1). PMID: 39852422
The use of living organisms to treat human by-products, such as residual sludge, has gained interest in the last years. Fungi have been used for bioremediation and improving plant performance...
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Otero M, Ceric F, Miranda-Rojas S, Carreno C, Escares R, Escobar M, et al.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel) . 2025 Jan; 17(12. PMID: 39770466
, also known as St. John's Wort, pericon, or yellow grass, is known for its antidepressant potential. It could represent a natural alternative to current pharmacological antidepressant treatments, which have...
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Poulsen-Silva E, Gordillo-Fuenzalida F, Atala C, Moreno A, Otero M
Metabolites . 2023 Jul; 13(7). PMID: 37512512
Lichens are symbiotic organisms composed of at least one fungal and one algal species. They are found in different environments around the world, even in the poles and deserts. Some...
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Molina-Montenegro M, Escobedo V, Atala C
Front Plant Sci . 2023 Jul; 14:1139704. PMID: 37426965
Introduction: Technological advances have made possible long space travels and even exoplanetary colonies in the future. Nevertheless, the success of these activities depends on our ability to produce edible plants...
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Atala C, Reyes S, Molina-Montenegro M
J Fungi (Basel) . 2023 Apr; 9(4). PMID: 37108876
The Chilean matorral is a heavily threatened Mediterranean-type ecosystem due to human-related activities such as anthropogenic fires. Mycorrhizal fungi may be the key microorganisms to help plants cope with environmental...
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Herrera H, Sanhueza T, Borges da Silva Valadares R, Matus F, Pereira G, Atala C, et al.
J Fungi (Basel) . 2022 Aug; 8(8). PMID: 36012784
The diversity of orchid mycorrhizal fungi (OMF) and other beneficial root-associated fungi in temperate forests has scarcely been examined. This study aimed to analyze the diversity of mycorrhizal and rhizosphere-associated...
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Otero M, Fuentes J, Atala C, Cuadros-Orellana S, Fuentes C, Gordillo-Fuenzalida F
Foods . 2022 Jun; 11(12). PMID: 35741959
Food contamination with microorganisms is responsible for food spoilage, deterioration and change of organoleptic properties of foods. Besides, the growth of pathogenic microorganisms can provoke serious health problems if food...
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Atala C, Acuna-Rodriguez I, Torres-Diaz C, Molina-Montenegro M
New Phytol . 2022 May; 235(2):384-387. PMID: 35546483
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Barrera A, Acuna-Rodriguez I, Ballesteros G, Atala C, Molina-Montenegro M
Front Microbiol . 2022 Apr; 13:755014. PMID: 35391734
Biological soil crusts (BSC) are considered as pivotal ecological elements among different ecosystems of the world. The effects of these BSC at the micro-site scale have been related to the...
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Otero C, Miranda-Rojas S, Llancalahuen F, Fuentes J, Atala C, Gonzalez-Silva G, et al.
Food Chem . 2021 Sep; 370:131012. PMID: 34500293
Peumus boldus is an endemic tree species from Chile whose leaves have been the focus of study for decades given that their infusions are reported to relieve rheumatic symptoms, headache,...