S. W. Kembel

This paper identifies major axes of functional variation in bacteria using genomic and metagenomic data, showing that evolutionary history shapes bacterial distribution across ecosystems.

The paper identifies a latitudinal gradient in plant leaf-associated bacterial communities, showing host-driven selection at high latitudes and multiple factors at low latitudes.

This study finds that forest type, not host species, primarily shapes bacterial communities in boreal feather mosses, with aspen forests showing higher beta-diversity and Cyanobacteria abundance.

This study investigates how Methylobacterium diversity in the phyllosphere is shaped by environmental factors and growth strategies, revealing temperature adaptation and seasonal community shifts.

The paper examines links between social networks of mice and voles and their gut microbiomes, finding that social proximity influences microbiome composition in voles and that GM diversity in mice correlates with vole neighbors.

This study shows that antibiotic treatment alters gut microbiome composition and affects behavior and life history traits in wild mice and voles.

This study investigates the role of the gut microbiome in the eastern spruce budworm and finds no effect on larval growth or survival.

This study quantifies bacterial functional diversity in the phyllosphere of 17 neotropical tree species using metagenomic sequencing, showing that host traits and phylogeny influence microbial function and that 16S-based functional predictions are less accurate than metagenomic data.