Paula García Otero Postdoctoral fellow

Contact

Name and title: Paula García OteroPostdoctoral fellow

Mail: paula.garcia.otero@su.se
Phone: +4686747837

Workplace: Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre Länk till annan webbplats.

Visiting address Svante Arrhenius väg 20 F, plan 5

Postal address Stockholms universitets Östersjöcentrum106 91 Stockholm

Research groups

CoastClim – Centre for Coastal Ecosystem and Climate Change Research

CoastClim is an interdisciplinary consortium of researchers and advanced research infrastructure that facilitates addresing questions regarding the links between coastal biodiversity and our climate. It brings together expertise in modelling, marine ecology, biogeochemistry and atmospheric research as well as policy analysis and communication from Stockholm University and University of Helsinki.

Molecular SeaLab

SeaLab is a joint research venture between the Baltic Sea Centre at Stockholm University and the Environmental Genomics group at SciLifeLab. We investigate microbial diversity, metabolism, and interactions to understand how microbial communities function and contribute to ecosystem processes.

About me

I am a microbial ecologist interested in integrating -omic technologies with stable isotope probing and microscopy to investigate the microbial ecophysiology and biogeochemical cycles in different ecosystems.

I currently work between the Baltic Sea Centre at Stockholm University and Scilifelab. My thesis focused on the ecology of ammonia-oxidizing archaea under oxygen depletion conditions.

Bachelor thesis co-supervision “Nitrogen cycling in marine sediments” (2023) at Southern Denmark University.

Teaching assistant in Microbiology and Experimental methods at Southern Denmark University (2021-2022).

My research focuses on the production and consumption of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by phytoplankton and marine microorganisms in marine coastal areas. Which microorganisms have the genetic potential to produce or consume VOCs? Which genes are active and involved in these processes? To answer these questions, I use -omic technologies combined with VOCs measurements.

García Otero, P. (2025). Ecology of ammonia-oxidizing archaea under oxygen depletion. [Ph.D. thesis, SDU]. Syddansk Universitet. Det Naturvidenskabelige Fakultet. https://doi.org/10.21996/8c40e0bd-0638-488b-8d5d-cd8f9a9831f9

García-Otero, P., & Kraft, B. (2026). Effects of sulfide on the activity of the ammonia-oxidizing archaeon Nitrosopumilus maritimus SCM1. bioRxiv, 2026-05. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.25.727494

Justel‐Díez, M., Delgadillo‐Nuño, E., Gutiérrez‐Barral, A., García‐Otero, P., Alonso‐Barciela, I., Pereira‐Villanueva, P., ... & Fernandez, E. (2023). Inputs of seabird guano alter microbial growth, community composition and the phytoplankton–bacterial interactions in a coastal system. Environmental Microbiology, 25(6), 1155-1173.https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16349

Sealab

SeaLab is a joint research venture between the Baltic Sea Centre at Stockholm University and the Environmental Genomics group at SciLifeLab. By combining biogeochemical, ecological, molecular and meta-omic expertise and know-how, the aim is to understand the fundamental microbial processes of coastal ecosystems.

Microbial interactions and VOC cycling

SeaLab is a joint research venture between the Baltic Sea Centre at Stockholm University and the Environmental Genomics group at SciLifeLab. By combining biogeochemical, ecological, molecular and meta-omic expertise and know-how, the aim is to understand the fundamental microbial processes of coastal ecosystems.

Contact

Name and title: Paula García OteroPostdoctoral fellow

Mail: paula.garcia.otero@su.se
Phone: +4686747837

Workplace: Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre Länk till annan webbplats.

Visiting address Svante Arrhenius väg 20 F, plan 5

Postal address Stockholms universitets Östersjöcentrum106 91 Stockholm

Research groups

CoastClim – Centre for Coastal Ecosystem and Climate Change Research

CoastClim is an interdisciplinary consortium of researchers and advanced research infrastructure that facilitates addresing questions regarding the links between coastal biodiversity and our climate. It brings together expertise in modelling, marine ecology, biogeochemistry and atmospheric research as well as policy analysis and communication from Stockholm University and University of Helsinki.

Molecular SeaLab

SeaLab is a joint research venture between the Baltic Sea Centre at Stockholm University and the Environmental Genomics group at SciLifeLab. We investigate microbial diversity, metabolism, and interactions to understand how microbial communities function and contribute to ecosystem processes.

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