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Young plants grown in a soil-filled experimental tray

Metagenomics & plant–microbe interactions

Carrión Lab.

Discovering the microbial functions
behind healthier, more resilient plants.

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Plant microbiome engineering

Understanding how microbial communities protect plants against disease and environmental stress.

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Our research

From microbial diversity
to biological function.

We combine microbial ecology, comparative genomics and experimental biology to understand plant protection against pathogens, drought and other stresses.

Experimental plants grown in soil

Plant & microbiome

Beneficial microbes, plant health and resilience to environmental stress.

Research projects
Phylogenetic analysis at a laboratory workstation

Genomes & function

Connecting bacterial lifestyles to genes and biosynthetic potential.

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Scientific output

Recent publications.

Víctor's ORCID record
5 publications

Open science & training

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Research tools and practical courses developed around the questions we study in the lab.

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Our academic network

University of MalagaIHSM La MayoraLeiden UniversityInstitute of Biology LeidenNIOO-KNAW