Affiliated Researchers: Microbial Community

Affiliates are Penn Staters who have a connection to or an interest in the work of the Institute of Energy and the Environment.

Displaying 32 search result(s) for Microbial Community.

Seth Bordenstein


Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Wolbachia, Cytoplasmic Incompatibility, Nasonia, Bacterium, Bacteriophage

John (Jay) Regan


Professor of Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Microbial Fuel Cell, Biofilm, Reactor, Bacterium, Acetate

Linghao Zhong


Professor of Chemistry, Penn State Mont Alto
Top research keywords: Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Cellulose Nanofibrils, Cellulose, Trichoderma Reesei, Microcrystalline Cellulose

Estelle Couradeau


Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cyanobacteria, Biological Soil Crusts, Biocrusts, Microbiome, Microbialites

Francisco Dini-Andreote


Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Microbiome, Bacterium, Taxon, Microorganism, Bacterial Community

Kevin Hockett


Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Pseudomonas Syringae, Bacterium, Pseudomonas, Infectious Agent, Microbiome

Jennifer Macalady


Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Microbial Community, Biofilm, Sulfide, Microorganism, Bacterium

Sharifa Crandall


Assistant Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Plant Pathogen, Airborne Spores, Downy Mildew, Oomycetes, Plant Diseases

Carolyn Lowry


Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crop, Cover Crops, Weeds, Vicia, Vetch

Jon Sweetman


Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Wetlands, Ponds, Canada, Grassland, Cladocera

Jason Kaye


Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Cover Crop, Cover Crops, Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide, Pinus

Jordan Bisanz


Assistant Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Gut Microbiota, Microbiome, Gut Microbiome, Intestine Flora, Microflora

Meng Wang


Associate Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)
Top research keywords: Wastewater Treatment, Anaerobic Digestion, Nitrogen, Methane, Biogas

Mary Ann Bruns


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Soil, Manure, Dairy Manure, Odorants, Bacteria

John A. Pecchia


Associate Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Agaricus Bisporus, Composting, Bacterial Communities, Mushroom Cap, Robotic Harvesting

Laura Weyrich


Associate Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Microbiome, Microflora, Ancient DNA, Oral Microbiome, Oral Microbiota

Liana Burghardt


Assistant Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Nodule, Rhizobium, Arabidopsis Thaliana, Genotype, Legumes

Francesco Di Gioia


Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Disinfestation, Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation, Microgreens, Tomato Production, Fresh Tomato

Gui Becker


Associate Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis, Amphibian, Amphibians, Infectious Agent, Infectious Disease

Susan Brantley



Top research keywords: Regolith, Shale Hills, Critical Zone Observatory, Pennsylvania, Shale

Patrick Drohan


Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, United States Of America, Water Quality, Land Use, Watersheds

Bradley Cardinale


Department Head and Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Biodiversity, Species Richness, Ecosystem Function, Species Diversity, Polyculture

Todd LaJeunesse


Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Symbiodinium, Symbiont, Dinoflagellate, Coral, Reef-building Corals

Sjoerd W. Duiker


Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cover Crop, Soil Health, No-till, Cover Crops, Tillage

Justin Silverman


Assistant Professor, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Top research keywords: Microbiome, Microbiota, Intestine Flora, Microflora, Gut Microbiota

Christopher House


Professor, Geosciences
Top research keywords: Mars, Gale Crater, Mars Crater, Methane, Curiosity Rover

Erica Smithwick


Distinguished Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Pinus, Prescribed Fire, Lodgepole Pine, Pennsylvania

Joyce Sakamoto


Assistant Research Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Wolbachia, Ixodes Scapularis, I. Scapularis, Wolbachia Infection, Infectious Disease

Kelli Hoover


Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Asian Long-Horned Beetle, Anoplophora Glabripennis, Spotted Lanternfly, Baculovirus, Hemiptera

Megan Marshall


Research Assistant, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: Pretreatment, Solarization, Corn Stover, Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis, Ensilage

Molly Bletz


Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Amphibian, Amphibians, Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis, Infectious Agent, Microbiome

Jill Felker


Lecturer of Biochemistry & Lab Manager, Penn State Berks