Steven W. Kembel

This study shows that early-season inoculation of Methylobacterium strains on tree leaves significantly alters bacterial community composition, while late-season inoculation has no effect, highlighting the role of priority effects in phyllosphere assembly.

This study uses metapangenomics to show how Methylobacterium adapts to different host plants by analyzing gene diversity and function across phyllosphere communities.

The paper examines how season and city characteristics influence urban bioaerosol composition, finding that sampling period explains more variation than vegetation cover or socioeconomic factors.

This study uses a meta-analysis of metagenomic and phylogenomic data to reveal previously unknown Hyphomicrobiales taxa in the phyllosphere and highlights limitations of 16S rRNA gene barcoding for their identification.

This paper presents a framework for modeling plant-associated microbial distribution using process-oriented approaches and discusses challenges in data collection and interpretation.

This study shows that Methylobacterium community diversity and composition affect Arabidopsis thaliana growth, with increased diversity boosting biomass after an initial reduction.

The paper uses phylogenomic analysis of 189 Methylobacterium genomes to reveal four evolutionary groups and identify 45 candidate species, highlighting phyllosphere diversity and an ancient transition to plant association.

This study examines how neonicotinoid seed treatments affect soil microbial gene expression over time in a soybean/corn rotation, finding weak and inconsistent effects with strong temporal variation.