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R. Vandegrift

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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A. C. Bateman· 2 shared D. C. Thomas· 2 shared A. K. Fahimipour· 1 shared B. A. Roy· 1 shared B. Bohannan· 1 shared B. Rios-Touma· 1 shared B. Roy· 1 shared J. L. Green· 1 shared

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An agent-based model of the Foraging Ascomycete Hypothesis

D. C. Thomas, R. Vandegrift, B. Roy

The paper constructs an agent-based model to explore the ecological advantages of viaphytism in fungal dispersal strategies under different environmental conditions.

bioRxiv · Feb 25, 2020Ecology

Moving microbes: the dynamics of transient microbial residence on human skin

R. Vandegrift, A. K. Fahimipour, M. Muscarella, A. C. Bateman, K. Van Den Wymelenberg, B. Bohannan

This study examines how microbial communities from environmental sources like soil and plant leaves transiently affect human skin microbiome composition and persistence over short time scales.

bioRxiv · Mar 26, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology

New mining concessions will severely decrease biodiversity and ecosystem services in Ecuador

B. A. Roy, M. Zorrilla, L. Endara, D. C. Thomas, R. Vandegrift, J. M. Rubenstein, T. Policha, B. Rios-Touma

The paper assesses the impact of new mining concessions on biodiversity and ecosystem services in Ecuador's protected areas.

Tropical Conservation Science · Jun 19, 2018Peer-reviewedEcology

Cleanliness in context: reconciling hygiene with a modern microbial perspective

R. Vandegrift, A. C. Bateman, K. N. Siemens, M. Nguyen, J. L. Green, K. G. Van Den Wymelenberg, R. J. Hickey

The paper redefines hygiene as actions reducing pathogen spread rather than microbial load, and suggests using health outcomes to resolve debates on hand drying methods.

Microbiome · Jul 14, 2017Peer-reviewedMicrobiology