B. Steven

Establishment and comparative genomics of a high-quality collection of mosquito-associated bacterial isolates -- MosAIC (Mosquito-Associated Isolate Collection)

The paper establishes a high-quality bacterial isolate collection (MosAIC) from mosquitoes, providing genomic data and phylogenomic analysis to study mosquito-associated bacteria.

Impact of inter-species interactions between flower microbiota commensals and a floral pathogen on disease incidence and pathogen activity

The paper investigates how interactions between flower microbiota commensals and a floral pathogen affect disease incidence and pathogen activity through field and in vitro experiments.

Three Species of Axenic Mosquito Larvae Recruit a Shared Core of Bacteria in a Common Garden Experiment

This study generates three axenic mosquito species and shows they share a core microbiome but have unique structures, with co-rearing leading to microbiome convergence.

A dual sequence and culture-based survey of maize rhizosphere protists reveals dominant,plant-enriched, and culturable community members

This study compares culture-based and sequencing methods to analyze maize rhizosphere protists, showing distinct communities and challenges in isolating dominant taxa.

Whats under the Christmas tree? Soil acidification alters fir tree rhizosphere bacterial and eukaryotic communities, their interactions, and functional traits

This study investigates how soil acidification affects fir tree rhizosphere microbial communities, their interactions, and functional traits through experimental analysis.

Validation of a PNA clamping method for reducing host DNA amplification and increasing eukaryotic diversity in rhizosphere microbiome studies

The paper validates a PNA clamp method to reduce plant DNA amplification and increase eukaryotic diversity in rhizosphere microbiome studies.

Temporal and spatial dynamics in the apple flower microbiome in the presence of the phytopathogen Erwinia amylovora

The paper examines the temporal and spatial dynamics of the apple flower microbiome under Erwinia amylovora infection, showing that pathogen load does not always predict disease symptoms.

Antibiotic resistant bacteria and commensal fungi are common and conserved in the mosquito microbiome

This study identifies antibiotic-resistant bacteria and fungi in mosquito microbiomes, showing their prevalence and conservation across species.

Biogeography and Edaphic Factors Structure Coastal Sediment Microbial Communities More than Vegetation Removal by Sudden Vegetation Dieback

This study compares microbial communities in coastal wetlands affected by sudden vegetation dieback and finds that environmental factors, not vegetation removal or time, primarily shape sediment microbial structure.

Chronic Physical Disturbance Substantially Alters the Response of Biological Soil Crusts to a Wetting Pulse, as Characterized by Metatranscriptomic Sequencing

The paper uses metatranscriptomic sequencing to show that chronic physical disturbance alters biocrust microbial function in response to a wetting pulse.