Jason W. Dallas

Exploring the diversity and community structure of the Testudines fecal mycobiome

This study investigates the fungal diversity and community structure in the gut of Testudines reptiles, revealing high diversity and identifying new fungal taxa and community patterns.

Effects of environmental setting and diet on the gut microbial ecology of eastern hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis)

This study examines how zoo management and diet affect the gut microbiome of eastern hellbenders, finding that wild diets and release into natural habitats can restore microbial communities closer to wild-type patterns.

Skin lipid chemistry influences host-microbiome-pathogen interactions in snake fungal disease (ophidiomycosis)

The paper investigates how snake skin lipid chemistry and the microbiome influence the growth of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, revealing antifungal lipids and bacterial-fungal interactions that shape the skin microbiome.

Absolute abundance unveils Basidiobolus as a cross-domain bridge indirectly bolstering gut microbiome homeostasis

This paper introduces DspikeIn, a tool for absolute abundance quantification in microbiomes, showing it improves resolution and reduces false discoveries compared to relative abundance methods.

Isolation of Plastic Digesting Microbes from the Gastrointestinal Tract of Tenebrio Molitor

This study examines how feeding Tenebrio molitor larvae on polystyrene or polyethylene diets affects their gut microbiota's ability to degrade plastics.