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  1. Trichoderma virens Big Ras GTPase-1, a molecular switch for transforming a mutualistic fungus to plants in a deleterious microbe

    Article • Microbiological Research, January 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  2. The small RNA‐mediated gene silencing machinery is required in Arabidopsis for stimulation of growth, systemic disease resistance, and suppression of the nitrile‐specifier gene NSP4 by Trichoderma atroviride

    Article • The Plant Journal, December 2021, Wiley

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  3. Secretome Analysis of Arabidopsis–Trichoderma atroviride Interaction Unveils New Roles for the Plant Glutamate:Glyoxylate Aminotransferase GGAT1 in Plant Growth Induced by the Fungus and Resistance against Botrytis cinerea

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  4. The Small GTPases in Fungal Signaling Conservation and Function

    Article • Cells, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  5. Characterization of the trypsin-III from Monterey sardine (Sardinops caeruleus): Insights on the cold-adaptation from the A236N mutant

    Article • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, December 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  6. IPA-1 a Putative Chromatin Remodeler/Helicase-Related Protein of Trichoderma virens Plays Important Roles in Antibiosis Against Rhizoctonia solani and Induction of Arabidopsis Systemic Disease Resistance

    Article • Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, June 2020, Scientific Societies

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  7. Humic Substances Mediate Anaerobic Methane Oxidation Linked to Nitrous Oxide Reduction in Wetland Sediments

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, April 2020, Frontiers

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  8. TBRG-1 a Ras-like protein in Trichoderma virens involved in conidiation, development, secondary metabolism, mycoparasitism, and biocontrol unveils a new family of Ras-GTPases

    Article • Fungal Genetics and Biology, March 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  9. Analysis of bacterial communities of infected primary teeth in a Mexican population

    Article • Medicina Oral Patología Oral y Cirugia Bucal, January 2020, Medicina Oral, S.L.

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  10. Genome-Wide Identification of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Polygalacturonases: Expression Analysis of Family Members and Total Enzyme Activity During Fruit Ripening

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, July 2019, Frontiers

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  11. Trichoderma as a Model to Study Effector-Like Molecules

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, May 2019, Frontiers

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  12. Automated, continuous video microscopy tracking of hyphal growth

    Article • Fungal Genetics and Biology, February 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  13. Trichoderma Histone Deacetylase HDA-2 Modulates Multiple Responses in Arabidopsis

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, January 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  14. Unraveling the photoactive annihilation mechanism of nanostructures as effective green tools for inhibiting the proliferation of the phytopathogenic bacteriumPseudomonas syringae

    Article • Nanoscale Advances, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Vicente Rodríguez-González, Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  15. Silencing of OCH1 unveils the role of Sporothrix schenckii N-linked glycans during the host–fungus interaction

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, December 2018, Dove Medical Press

    PhD. José Ascención Martínez Álvarez, Hector Mora-Montes, Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  16. Microbial contamination in methanol biofilters inoculated with a pure strain of Pichia pastoris : A potential limitation for waste revalorization

    Article • Biotechnology Progress, October 2018, Wiley

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  17. Generation of Sporothrix schenckii mutants expressing the green fluorescent protein suitable for the study of host-fungus interactions

    Article • Fungal Biology, October 2018, Elsevier

    Hector Mora-Montes, Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  18. Light induces oxidative damage and protein stability in the fungal photoreceptor Vivid

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2018, PLOS

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  19. Histone acetyltransferase TGF-1 regulates Trichoderma atroviride secondary metabolism and mycoparasitism

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2018, PLOS

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  20. Mesocarp RNA-Seq analysis of mango ( Mangifera indica L.) identify quarantine postharvest treatment effects on gene expression

    Article • Scientia Horticulturae, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  21. Actividad de dos hongos entomopatógenos, identificados molecularmente, sobre Bactericera cockerelli

    Article • Revista Colombiana de Entomología, July 2017, Universidad del Valle

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  22. Photo-assisted inactivation of Escherichia coli bacteria by silver functionalized titanate nanotubes, Ag/H2Ti2O5·H2O

    Article • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vicente Rodríguez-González, Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  23. Antifungal Nanocomposites Inspired by Titanate Nanotubes for Complete Inactivation of Botrytis cinerea Isolated from Tomato Infection

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, November 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Vicente Rodríguez-González, Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  24. Histone Deacetylase HDA-2 Regulates Trichoderma atroviride Growth, Conidiation, Blue Light Perception, and Oxidative Stress Responses

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  25. Thermophile mats of microalgae growing on the woody structure of a cooling tower of a thermoelectric power plant in Central Mexico

    Article • Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, June 2016, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  26. The Genomes of Three Uneven Siblings: Footprints of the Lifestyles of Three Trichoderma Species

    Article • Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, March 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  27. Community of thermoacidophilic and arsenic resistant microorganisms isolated from a deep profile of mine heaps

    Article • AMB Express, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  28. The Epl1 and Sm1 proteins from Trichoderma atroviride and Trichoderma virens differentially modulate systemic disease resistance against different life style pathogens in Solanum lycopersicum

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, February 2015, Frontiers

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  29. Mango (Mangifera indica L.) cv. Kent fruit mesocarp de novo transcriptome assembly identifies gene families important for ripening

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, February 2015, Frontiers

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  30. The separation between the 5′-3′ ends in long RNA molecules is short and nearly constant

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, November 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  31. Performance and Bacterial Population Composition of an n-Hexane Degrading Biofilter Working Under Fluctuating Conditions

    Article • Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  32. TheTrichoderma atroviridephotolyase-encoding gene is transcriptionally regulated by non-canonical light response elements

    Article • FEBS Journal, June 2013, Wiley

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  33. Performance of innovative PU-foam and natural fiber-based composites for the biofiltration of a mixture of volatile organic compounds by a fungal biofilm

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Vladimir Escobar-Barrios, Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  34. Role of the 4-Phosphopantetheinyl Transferase of Trichoderma virens in Secondary Metabolism and Induction of Plant Defense Responses

    Article • Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, December 2011, Scientific Societies

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  35. The Plant Growth-Promoting Fungus Aspergillus ustus Promotes Growth and Induces Resistance Against Different Lifestyle Pathogens in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Article • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, July 2011, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  36. Colonization of Arabidopsis roots by Trichoderma atroviride promotes growth and enhances systemic disease resistance through jasmonic acid/ethylene and salicylic acid pathways

    Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, April 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  37. Comparative genome sequence analysis underscores mycoparasitism as the ancestral life style of Trichoderma

    Article • April 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  38. Differential distribution of transcripts from genes involved in polyamine biosynthesis in bean plants

    Article • Biologia Plantarum, December 2006, Institute of Experimental Botany

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  39. Novel light-regulated genes in Trichoderma atroviride: a dissection by cDNA microarrays

    Article • Microbiology, November 2006, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  40. Cross Talk between a Fungal Blue-Light Perception System and the Cyclic AMP Signaling Pathway

    Article • Eukaryotic Cell, March 2006, ASM Journals

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  41. BLR-1 and BLR-2, key regulatory elements of photoconidiation and mycelial growth in Trichoderma atroviride

    Article • Microbiology, November 2004, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  42. New roles for CDC25 in growth control, galactose regulation and cellular differentiation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Article • Microbiology, September 2004, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  43. Three Decades of Fungal Transformation: Novel Technologies

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores