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Ernest D. Osburn

University of KentuckyORCID 0000-0002-1943-5683Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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MicrobiologymSystemsPeer-reviewedAug 12, 2026

Virome DNA stable isotope probing reveals diverse active soil virus communities across ecosystem contexts

Ernest D. Osburn, Minjae Kim

The paper uses stable isotope probing to identify active soil viruses involved in carbon cycling, finding that viral lysis is influenced by carbon availability and microbial growth traits.

DOI 10.1128/msystems.00733-26

DNA methylationexperimental assay

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EcologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedNov 22, 2025

Functional diversity of soil microbial communities increases with ecosystem development

Tord Ranheim Sveen, Maria Viketoft, Jan Bengtsson…·Mohammad Bahram

The paper tracks microbial community changes in grassland and forest sites following land abandonment, showing increased functional diversity and decreased taxonomic diversity with ecosystem development.

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