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Stephen Joshua Taerum

Connecticut Agricultural Experiment StationORCID 0000-0003-4494-6466Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1

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Lindsay R. TriplettiD· 2 shared Ravikumar PateliD· 2 shared Blaire Steven· 1 shared Blaire T. SteveniD· 1 shared Céline PetitjeaniD· 1 shared Chris KayiD· 1 shared Daniel J. GageiD· 1 shared David BassiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintAug 21, 2026

A qPCR method facilitates study of absolute abundance, ecology, and inoculation fate of ciliate predators on the leaf surface

Stephen Joshua Taerum, Ravikumar Patel, Blaire Steven, Lindsay R. Triplett

The paper develops a qPCR method to quantify ciliate predators on leaf surfaces and shows P. steinii is abundant and dynamically present in tomato phyllosphere.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.14.744910

metagenomicsexperimental assay

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MicrobiologymSpherePeer-reviewedApr 30, 2025

Rhizosphere-colonizing bacteria persist in the protist microbiome

Stephen Joshua Taerum, Ravikumar Patel, Justin E. Alamo…·Lindsay R. Triplett

This study shows that rhizosphere protists host bacterial communities that persist in the rhizosphere after inoculation, influencing plant growth and microbiome composition.

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plant (other)bulk RNA-seq

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Evolutionary BiologyGenome Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewedDec 1, 2024

Transcriptome and evolutionary analysis of Pseudotrichomonas keilini, a free-living anaerobic eukaryote

Hend Abu-Elmakarem, Stephen Joshua Taerum, Céline Petitjean…·Tom A. Williams

This study sequenced the transcriptome of Pseudotrichomonas keilini, a free-living parabasalid, and compared its genome to parasitic relatives to understand evolutionary adaptations to anaerobic lifestyles.

DOI 10.1093/gbe/evae262

bulk RNA-seqcomparative / phylogenetic analysis

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