M. M. Bengtsson

The microbiome of the lichen Lobaria pulmonaria varies according to climate in Europe

This study examines how the bacterial microbiome of the lichen Lobaria pulmonaria varies with climate across Europe, finding that climatic factors explain more variation than local weather or sampling season.

The sea urchin intestinal microbiome responds dynamically to food intake and contains nitrogen-fixing symbionts

This study shows that the sea urchin intestinal microbiome changes with diet and contains nitrogen-fixing bacteria, indicating its role in nutrient acquisition and dietary flexibility.

Dispersal provides trophic-level dependent insurance against a heatwave in freshwater ecosystems

The paper tests how dispersal from natural lakes affects community resilience to a heatwave in alpine lake plankton, finding that microorganism dispersal enhances recovery while zooplankton dispersal does not.

Top-down structuring of freshwater bacterial communities by mixotrophic and heterotrophic protists

This study examines how mixotrophic and heterotrophic protists structure freshwater bacterial communities through grazing experiments, showing that protist nutritional modes influence bacterial diversity and composition.

Marine particle microbiomes during a spring diatom bloom contain active sulfate-reducing bacteria

The paper analyzes marine particle microbiomes during a spring diatom bloom and identifies active sulfate-reducing bacteria in the particulate fraction.

Rewetting of three drained peatlands drives congruent compositional changes in pro- and eukaryotic soil microbiomes through environmental filtering

The paper examines how rewetting drained peatlands affects pro- and eukaryotic soil microbiomes, identifying soil moisture and salinity as key drivers of community composition changes.

Tissue- and population-level microbiome analysis of the wasp spider Argiope bruennichi identifies a novel dominant bacterial symbiont

The paper analyzes the microbiome of the wasp spider Argiope bruennichi across tissues and populations, identifying a novel dominant bacterial symbiont present in all tissues and offspring.

Eelgrass leaf surface microbiomes are locally variable and highlycorrelated with epibiotic eukaryotes

The paper examines eelgrass leaf surface microbiomes and their correlation with epibiotic eukaryotes, finding significant variation and co-occurrence patterns between bacterial and eukaryotic communities.