Ibuki Hayashi

Environmental filtering and host identity collectively shape root-associated microbiomes of Ericaceae and ectomycorrhizal plants in fumarole fields

Few root-associated microbial operational taxonomic units (OTUs) in Japanese fumarole fields prefer both a habitat and a host; most specialize on one axis, and Hyaloscyphaceae preferences lack significant phylogenetic signal.

Stochastic Forces in Microbial Community Assembly: Founding Community Size Governs Divergent Ecological Trajectories

This study quantifies how initial stochasticity in microbial community assembly affects ecological trajectories by varying founding community size and analyzing divergence in community dynamics.