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David Alors Rodríguez

Título: Licenciado en Biología, Universidad de Alicante, España.
Grado: Doctor en Biología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España.
Correo electrónico: dalors@uct.cl
Facultad: Ciencias de la Salud

2025

  • Alors, D. (2025). Two Decades Later: A Bibliographic Revision of Menegazzia in Chile with New Identification Key and Phylogenetic Perspectives. Diversity, 17(7), 483. https://doi.org/10.3390/d17070483

2024

  • Díaz-Navarrete, P., Sáez-Arteaga, A., Marileo, L., Alors, D., Correa-Galeote, D., & Dantagnan, P. (2024). Enhancing selenium accumulation in Rhodotorula mucilaginosa strain 6S using a proteomic approach for aquafeed development. Biomolecules, 14(7), 785. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom14070785

  • Villagra, J., Raggio, J., Alors, D., & Sancho, L. G. (2024). Desiccation Tolerance of Epiphytic Macrolichens in a Evergreen Temperate Rain Forest (Alerce Costero National Park, Chile). Plants, 13(11), 1519. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13111519

2023

  • Alors, D., Boussiba, S., & Zarka, A. (2023). Drought Resistant Resting Cysts of Paraphysoderma sedebokerense Preserves the Species Viability and Its Virulence. Journal of Fungi, 9(9), 920. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9090920

  • Alors, D., Divakar, P. K., Calchera, A., Schmitt, I., Crespo, A., & Molina, M. C. (2023). The Temporal Variation of Secondary Metabolites in the Mycobiont Culture and Thallus of Parmelina carporrhizans and Parmelina quercina Analyzed using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. Separations, 10(7), 399. https://doi.org/10.3390/separations10070399

  • Villagra, J., Sancho, L. G., & Alors, D. (2023). Macrolichen communities depend on phorophyte in Conguillío National Park, Chile. Plants, 12(13), 2452. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12132452

2022

  • Alors, D., Amses, K., James, T., Boussiba, S., & Zarka, A. (2022). Paraphysoderma sedebokerense glutamine synthetase type III is essential for the infection of its host Haematococcus lacustris. Journal of Fungi, 8(6), 561. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8060561

  • Stelate, A., Del Prado, R., Alors, D., Tahiri, H., Divakar, P. K., & Crespo, A. (2022). Resolving phylogenetic relationship between Parmotrema crinitum and Parmotrema perlatum population. The Lichenologist, 54(3-4), 173-183. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0024282922000147

2021

  • Alors, D., Boussiba, S., & Zarka, A. (2021). Paraphysoderma sedebokerense Infection in Three Economically Valuable Microalgae: Host Preference Correlates with Parasite Fitness. Journal of Fungi, 7(2), 100. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7020100

2020

2023 – 2025

  • Alors, D. (2023–2025). Phylogeographical study of Menegazzia genus focused in Chilean species and evaluation of the use of the species as bioindicators of Global Climate Change. ANID – FONDECYT de Iniciación en Investigación (Proyecto N° 11230872 / ID 489430). Rol: Investigador Principal.

2019 – 2021

  • Boussiba, S. & Zarka, A. (PIs). (2019–2021). Elucidating the molecular mechanisms by which the parasitic chytrid fungus Paraphysoderma sedebokerense infect and collapse algal cultures. US-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF), Project 2017283. Rol: Investigador Postdoctoral.

2014 – 2018

  • Crespo, A. (PI). (2014–2018). Filogenia molecular, sistemática y avances en la filogenia evolutiva de la familia liquénica Parmeliaceae (Ascomycota). Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, España (CGL2013-42498-P). Rol: Investigador Doctorando.