Dr. Joana Séneca Cardoso da Silva
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science
(on parental leave)
Publications
Glasl B, Kitzinger K, Luter HM, Legin A, Schuster S, Salas E et al. Branched-chain amino acid assimilation enables mixotrophy of ammonia-oxidizing archaeal sponge symbionts. Science Advances. 2026 Sept 4;12(36):1-15. eaef9450. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aef9450
Kralova S, Spacek P, Gafriller J, Bezdicek M, Medvedcova V, Séneca J et al. Kineochelins-A New Group of Siderophores From an Antarctic Bacterium. Microbial Biotechnology. 2026 Jun;19(6):1-24. e70386. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.70386
Treichel NS, Pauvert C, Séneca J, Pjevac P, Berry D, Penders J et al. Benchmarking of shotgun sequencing depth reveals the potential and limitations of shallow metagenomics and strain-level analysis. Nature Microbiology. 2026 May;11(5):1233-1244. Epub 2026 Apr 21. doi: 10.1038/s41564-026-02334-2
Schmelz P, Eckensperger S, Osvatic J, Séneca Cardoso Da Silva J, Alzubaidy H, Petersen J. Host depletion kits improve microbiome analyses in environmental samples: Seagrass as a test case. ISME Communications. 2026 Jan 1;6(1):ycag082. doi: 10.1093/ismeco/ycag082
Simon E, Alteio LV, König A, Imai B, Horak J, Wiesenbauer J et al. Model substrate particles uncover dynamics of microbial communities associated with particulate organic matter decomposition in soil. ISME Communications. 2026 Jan;6(1):1-13. ycag044. doi: 10.1093/ismeco/ycag044