S. W. Kembel

Data-driven identification of major axes of functional variation in bacteria

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

A latitudinal pattern of plant leaf-associated bacterial community assembly

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.

Dominance of coniferous and broadleaved trees drives bacterial associations with boreal feather mosses

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.

Fine-scale adaptations to environmental variation and growth strategies drive phyllosphere Methylobacterium diversity.

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

Links between mouse and vole social networks and their gut microbiomes support predictions from metacommunity theory

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.

Gut microbiome modulates behaviour and life history in two wild rodents

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

The Gut Microbiome of the Eastern Spruce Budworm Does Not Influence Larval Growth or Survival

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

Drivers of phyllosphere microbial functional diversity in a neotropical forest

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.