Alejandro Jiménez González
Researcher at Department of Cell and Molecular Biology; Molecular Evolution
- E-mail:
- alejandro.jimenez@icm.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Husargatan 3
752 37 UPPSALA - Postal address:
- Box 596
751 24 UPPSALA
- ORCID:
- 0000-0003-3493-4154
Short presentation
I am an enthusiastic researcher with over ten years of experience in genome-scale metabolic reconstruction and phylogenetic analyses using microorganisms. I am interested in describing the metabolism of organisms and how this relates to the environment where they are found.
Keywords
- bioinformatics
- comparative genomics
- evolution
- phylogenetics
- metabolism
- evolutionary genetics
- genome-scale metabolic reconstruction
- lateral gene transfer
- horizontal gene transfer

Publications
Selection of publications
Part of Environmental Microbiome, 2025
- DOI for Comprehensive analysis of the microbial consortium in the culture of flagellate Monocercomonoides exilis
- Download full text (pdf) of Comprehensive analysis of the microbial consortium in the culture of flagellate Monocercomonoides exilis
A chromosome-scale reference genome for Spironucleus salmonicida
Part of Scientific Data, 2022
- DOI for A chromosome-scale reference genome for Spironucleus salmonicida
- Download full text (pdf) of A chromosome-scale reference genome for Spironucleus salmonicida
Metabolic reconstruction elucidates the lifestyle of the last Diplomonadida common ancestor
Part of mSystems, 2020
Part of Microbial Genomics, 2020
2020
Part of Genome Biology and Evolution, p. 2542-2556, 2019
Recent publications
Part of Environmental Microbiome, 2025
- DOI for Comprehensive analysis of the microbial consortium in the culture of flagellate Monocercomonoides exilis
- Download full text (pdf) of Comprehensive analysis of the microbial consortium in the culture of flagellate Monocercomonoides exilis
The expanded genome of Hexamita inflata, a free-living diplomonad
Part of Scientific Data, 2025
- DOI for The expanded genome of Hexamita inflata, a free-living diplomonad
- Download full text (pdf) of The expanded genome of Hexamita inflata, a free-living diplomonad
A chromosome-scale reference genome for Spironucleus salmonicida
Part of Scientific Data, 2022
- DOI for A chromosome-scale reference genome for Spironucleus salmonicida
- Download full text (pdf) of A chromosome-scale reference genome for Spironucleus salmonicida
Part of Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2022
- DOI for Giardia intestinalis thymidine kinase is a high-affinity enzyme crucial for DNA synthesis and an exploitable target for drug discovery
- Download full text (pdf) of Giardia intestinalis thymidine kinase is a high-affinity enzyme crucial for DNA synthesis and an exploitable target for drug discovery
Metabolic reconstruction elucidates the lifestyle of the last Diplomonadida common ancestor
Part of mSystems, 2020
All publications
Articles in journal
Part of Environmental Microbiome, 2025
- DOI for Comprehensive analysis of the microbial consortium in the culture of flagellate Monocercomonoides exilis
- Download full text (pdf) of Comprehensive analysis of the microbial consortium in the culture of flagellate Monocercomonoides exilis
The expanded genome of Hexamita inflata, a free-living diplomonad
Part of Scientific Data, 2025
- DOI for The expanded genome of Hexamita inflata, a free-living diplomonad
- Download full text (pdf) of The expanded genome of Hexamita inflata, a free-living diplomonad
A chromosome-scale reference genome for Spironucleus salmonicida
Part of Scientific Data, 2022
- DOI for A chromosome-scale reference genome for Spironucleus salmonicida
- Download full text (pdf) of A chromosome-scale reference genome for Spironucleus salmonicida
Part of Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2022
- DOI for Giardia intestinalis thymidine kinase is a high-affinity enzyme crucial for DNA synthesis and an exploitable target for drug discovery
- Download full text (pdf) of Giardia intestinalis thymidine kinase is a high-affinity enzyme crucial for DNA synthesis and an exploitable target for drug discovery
Metabolic reconstruction elucidates the lifestyle of the last Diplomonadida common ancestor
Part of mSystems, 2020
Part of Microbial Genomics, 2020
Part of Genome Biology and Evolution, p. 2542-2556, 2019