Ecology of Plant-Microbiomes Lab
Daniel Garrido-Sanz group | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
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Advancing our understanding of how plant microbiomes drive the health and functioning of agroecosystems
The Garrido-Sanz group studies the ecology of plant-associated microbial communities, with a particular focus on the rhizosphere and its interactions with wheat as a model crop. Our research explores how these microbiomes assemble, interact with their host plants, and function within agroecosystems. By combining experimental and computational approaches, including classical microbiology, molecular biology, and cutting-edge 'omics technologies, we aim to uncover the ecological principles that drive microbiome assembly and their contributions to plant health and ecosystem functioning.
NEWs
August 14, 2026 - August 14, 2026 - Great news! Our project RHIZOINTERACT has been selected for funding in the 2025 Spanish Knowledge Generation Projects call by the Spanish State Research Agency (AEI)! 🥳
March 20, 2026 - New paper by Lacroix et al. in New Phytologist! We investigate how plant roots and rhizosphere microorganisms contribute to the formation of anoxic microsites around wheat roots using a microfluidic approach. "Root and microbial contributions to anoxic microsite formation in the rhizosphere: a microfluidic approach". Read the paper.
December 28, 2025 - New paper by Catry et al. in Genome Biology! We show how biogeography and geological origin shape plant-microbe interactions and natural soil suppressiveness against black root rot disease. "Biogeography influences plant–microbe interactions and natural soil suppressiveness to black root rot disease of tobacco". Read the paper.
October 6, 2025 - New paper by Vacheron et al.! where we show that single nucleotide switches confer bacteriophage resistance to Pseudomonas protegens. Published in microLife. Read the paper.
September 1, 2025 - Emilio García Canajelas joins the lab, to work on bacterial interactions in the wheat rhizosphere.
May 1, 2025 - The lab has officially started!
March 26, 2025 - Our paper has been published in Nature Microbiology!! 🥳 "Seed-borne bacteria drive wheat rhizosphere microbiome assembly via niche partitioning and facilitation". https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-025-01973-1
Department of Biology
Madrid, Spain
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