Research interests

• Plant-bacteria signaling 

• Bacteria-bacteria signaling

• Plant growth promoting bacteria

i. Flores-Piña A, Valencia-Cantero E, Santoyo G. (2025) Underground fires shape the structure of microbial communities and select for thermophilic bacteria through a temperature gradient. Microbiological Research, 292: 127996. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2024.127996  

ii. Hernández-Esquivel AA, Castro-Mercado E, Flores-Cortez I, Valencia-Cantero E, López-Bucio J, Reyes-de la Cruz H, García-Pineda E. (2025) Phospholipase D is required for the activation of target of rapamycin (TOR) signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana by lipopolysaccharides from Azospirillum baldaniorum Sp245. Plant Science. 359: 112653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2025.112653 

iii. Valencia-Cantero E. (2025) Bacteria and their organelles, a historical perspective. TIP Revista Especializada en Ciencias Químico-Biológicas, 28: 1-16. https://doi.org/10.22201/fesz.23958723e.2025.744

iv. Montejano-Ramírez V, Ávila-Oviedo JL, Campos-Mendoza FJ, Valencia-Cantero E. (2024) Microbial volatile organic compounds: Insights into plant defense. Plants 13: 2013: https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13152013 

v.    Santoyo G, Orozco-Mosqueda MC, Afridi MS, Mitra D, Valencia-Cantero E and Macías-Rodríguez L (2024) Trichoderma and Bacillus multifunctional allies for plant growth and health in saline soils: recent advances and future challenges. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15: 1423980. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1423980. 

vi.  Hernández‑Esquivel AA, Torres‑Olmos JA, Méndez‑Gómez M, Castro‑Mercado E, Flores‑Cortéz I, Peña‑Uribe CA, Campos‑García J, López‑Bucio J, Reyes‑de la Cruz H, Valencia‑Cantero E, García‑Pineda E. (2024) Hydrogen peroxide modulates the expression of the target of rapamycin (TOR) and cell division in Arabidopsis thaliana. Protoplasma 261: 1147–1158, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00709-024-01959-6

vii.  Méndez-Camarillo MA, Flores-Cortez I, Montejano-Ramírez V, Valencia-Cantero E. (2024) Arthrobacter sp. UMCV2, and its compound N,N-dimethylhexadecilamine promote nodulation in Medicago truncatula by Sinorhizobium medicae. Revista Argentina de Microbiología, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ram.2024.03.004

viii.  Guzmán-Guzmán P, Valencia-Cantero E, Santoyo G. (2024) Plant growth-promoting bacteria potentiate antifungal and plant-beneficial responses of Trichoderma atroviride by upregulating its effector functions. PLoS ONE 19(3): e0301139. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301139

ix  Montejano-Ramírez V, Valencia-Cantero E. (2024)  The importance of lentils: An overview. Agriculture. 14: 103. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14010103

x  Montejano-Ramírez V, Valencia-Cantero E. (2023) Cross-Talk between iron deficiency response and defense establishment in plants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24: 6236.  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24076236

Doctoral Degree

  i.   Martha Patricia Chávez Moctezuma. Characterization of the system of LuxR regulators solo from Arthrobacter sp. UMCV2 as modulators of the bacterial response to its compound N,N-dimethylhexadecylamine. Chemical and Biology Research Institute-UMSNH. October 3, 2023. Doctor of Science in Experimental Biology.

ii. Vicente Montejano-Ramirez. Expression analysis of biotic stress and iron deficiency pathways marker genes in response to dimethylhexadecylamine in Medicago truncatula plants. Chemical and Biology Research Institute-UMSNH. May, 2021. Institutional Doctoral Program in Biological Sciences.

 iii. Idolina Flores-Cortez. Study of the effect of the volatile compounds of Arthrobacter agilis UMCV2 in the modulation of the metabolome of Medicago truncatula in iron deficiency stress. Chemical and Biology Research Institute-UMSNH. February, 2020. Institutional Doctoral Program in Biological Sciences. (Co- Supervisor of Thesis).

iv. Ernesto Vazquez-Chimalhua. Study of the interaction of jasmonic acid and cytokinins in the response of the root of Arabidopsis thaliana to the bacterial aminolipid N,N-dimethylhexadecylamine. Chemical and Biology Research Institute-UMSNH. November 2019. Institutional Doctoral Program in Biological Sciences.

v. Edith Munoz-Parra. Impact of the ecological interactions and iron nutrition on the growth and development of Arabidopsis thaliana. Chemical and Biology Research Institute-UMSNH. February, 2019. Institutional Doctoral Program in Biological Sciences.

Bachelor Degree

i.     Francisco Javier Campos Mendoza. Characterization of the expression of nitrogen uptake pathway genes in Triticum durum plants intercropped with nodulated Lens culinaris.  Institutional Bachelor's Degree Program in Biotechnology-UMSNH. July 17, 2025.

ii.   Kimberly Georgette Murguía Pérez Negrón. Determination of the biostimulant effect of microalgae extract on the development of tomato plants (Solanum Lycopersicum l.). Institutional Bachelor's Degree Program in Biotechnology-UMSNH. January 13, 2025.

iii.  Paulina Zepeda Cendejas. Characterization of the interaction Bacillus sp. LC390B - Triticum aestivum mediated by plant root exudates. Institutional Bachelor's Program in Biotechnology-UMSNH. February 23, 2024.

iv.   Tiffany Yarely Campos Núñez. Modulation of the growth of an algae from the phylum Ochrophyta by plant regulators. Faculty of Biology-UMSNH. February 10, 2023.

v.  Roberto Méndez-Ruiz. Effect of volatile organic compounds produced by rhizobacteria on the expression of the FRO5 gene and markers of induced and acquired systemic resistance in Medicago truncatula. Faculty of Chemical Pharmacobiology-UMSNH.  May 18, 2018.