Paula García Otero Postdoktor
Kontakt
Namn och titel: Paula García OteroPostdoktor
Epost: paula.garcia.otero@su.se
Telefon: +4686747837
Arbetsplats: Stockholms universitets Östersjöcentrum Länk till annan webbplats.
Besöksadress Svante Arrhenius väg 20 F, plan 5
Postadress Stockholms universitets Östersjöcentrum106 91 Stockholm
Om mig
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 metagenomics and metatranscriptomics 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