Prof. dr. G.A. (George) Kowalchuk

Hugo R. Kruytgebouw
Padualaan 8
Kamer N 304
3584 CH Utrecht

Prof. dr. G.A. (George) Kowalchuk

Professor
Ecology and Biodiversity
+31 30 253 6856
g.a.kowalchuk@uu.nl

Publications

2023

Scholarly publications

Zhang, P., Borer, E. T., Seabloom, E. W., Soons, M. B., Hefting, M. M., Kowalchuk, G. A., Adler, P. B., Chu, C., Zhou, X., Brown, C. S., Guo, Z., Zhou, X., Zhao, Z., Du, G., & Hautier, Y. (2023). Space resource utilization of dominant species integrates abundance- and functional-based processes for better predictions of plant diversity dynamics. Oikos, 2023(4), [e09519]. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.09519
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/428570/Oikos_2023_Zhang_Space_resource_utilization_of_dominant_species_integrates_abundance_and_functional_based_processes.pdf?sequence=1
Leite, M. F. A., Liu, B., Cardozo, E. G., E Silva, H. R., Luz, R. L., Muchavisoy, K. H. M., Moraes, F. H. R., Rousseau, G. X., Kowalchuk, G., Gehring, C., & Kuramae, E. E. (2023). Microbiome resilience of Amazonian forests: agroforest divergence to bacteria and secondary forest succession convergence to fungi. Global Change Biology, 29(5), 1314-1327. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16556

2022

Scholarly publications

Momesso, L., Crusciol, C. A. C., Bossolani, J. W., Moretti, L. G., Leite, M. F. A., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Kuramae, E. E. (2022). Toward more sustainable tropical agriculture with cover crops: Soil microbiome responses to nitrogen management. Soil and Tillage Research, 224, [105507]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2022.105507
Guo, S., Tao, C., Jousset, A., Xiong, W., Wang, Z., Shen, Z., Wang, B., Xu, Z., Gao, Z., Liu, S., Li, R., Ruan, Y., Shen, Q., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Geisen, S. (2022). Trophic interactions between predatory protists and pathogen-suppressive bacteria impact plant health. ISME Journal, 16(8), 1932-1943. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-022-01244-5
Gao, Z., Jousset, A., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Geisen, S. (2022). Five Groups in the Genus Allovahlkampfia and the Description of the New Species Vahlkampfia bulbosis n.sp. Protist, 173(3), 1-16. [125870]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.protis.2022.125870
Amacker, N., Gao, Z., Hu, J., Jousset, A. L. C., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Geisen, S. (2022). Protist feeding patterns and growth rate are related to their predatory impacts on soil bacterial communities. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 98(6), 1-11. [fiac057]. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiac057
Hang, X., Meng, L., Ou, Y., Shao, C., Xiong, W., Zhang, N., Liu, H., Li, R., Shen, Q., & Kowalchuk, G. A. (2022). Trichoderma-amended biofertilizer stimulates soil resident Aspergillus population for joint plant growth promotion. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 8(1), 1-7. [57]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-022-00321-z
Sarneel, J. M., Hefting, M. M., Visser, E. J. W., Díaz‐Sierra, R., Voesenek, L. A. C. J., & Kowalchuk, G. A. (2022). Species traits interact with stress level to determine intraspecific facilitation and competition. Journal of Vegetation Science, 33(5), [e13145]. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13145
Shen, Z., Thomashow, L. S., Ou, Y., Tao, C., Wang, J., Xiong, W., Liu, H., Li, R., Shen, Q., & Kowalchuk, G. A. (2022). Shared Core Microbiome and Functionality of Key Taxa Suppressive to Banana Fusarium Wilt. Research, 2022, 1-15. [9818073]. https://doi.org/10.34133/2022/9818073
Li, M., Pommier, T., Yin, Y., Cao, W., Zhang, X., Hu, J., Hautier, Y., Yang, T., Xu, Y., Shen, Q., Kowalchuk, G. A., Jousset, A., & Wei, Z. (2022). Resource availability drives bacteria community resistance to pathogen invasion via altering bacterial pairwise interactions. Environmental Microbiology, 24(12), 5680-5689. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16184
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/424915/Environmental_Microbiology_2022_Li_Resource_availability_drives_bacteria_community_resistance_to_pathogen_invasion.pdf?sequence=1
Yang, S., Poorter, L., Kuramae, E. E., Sass-Klaassen, U., Leite, M. F. A., Costa, O. Y. A., Kowalchuk, G. A., Cornelissen, J. H. C., van Hal, J., Goudzwaard, L., Hefting, M. M., van Logtestijn, R. S. P., & Sterck, F. J. (2022). Stem traits, compartments and tree species affect fungal communities on decaying wood. Environmental Microbiology, 24(8), 3625-3639. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15953
Wang, Z., Chen, Z., Leite, M. F. A., Xu, Z., Lin, Q., Kowalchuk, G. A., Fu, X., & Kuramae, E. E. (2022). Effects of probiotic consortia on plant metabolites are associated with soil indigenous microbiota and fertilization regimes. Industrial Crops and Products, 185, [115138]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.115138
Li, M., Pommier, T., Yin, Y., Wang, J., Gu, S., Jousset, A., Keuskamp, J., Wang, H., Wei, Z., Xu, Y., Shen, Q., & Kowalchuk, G. A. (2022). Indirect reduction of Ralstonia solanacearum via pathogen helper inhibition. ISME Journal, 16(3), 868-875. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-021-01126-2
Momesso, L., Crusciol, C. A. C., Cantarella, H., Tanaka, K. S., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Kuramae, E. E. (2022). Optimizing cover crop and fertilizer timing for high maize yield and nitrogen cycle control. Geoderma, 405, 1-13. [115423]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115423

2021

Scholarly publications

Wang, Z., Xu, Z., Chen, Z., Kowalchuk, G. A., Fu, X., & Kuramae, E. E. (2021). Microbial inoculants modulate growth traits, nutrients acquisition and bioactive compounds accumulation of Cyclocarya paliurus (Batal.) Iljinskaja under degraded field condition. Forest Ecology and Management, 482, 1-11. [118897]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118897
Wang, Z., Chen, Z., Kowalchuk, G. A., Xu, Z., Fu, X., & Kuramaeb, E. E. (2021). Succession of the Resident Soil Microbial Community in Response to Periodic Inoculations. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 87(9), 1-16. [e00046-21]. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00046-21
Li, E., Ryo, M., Kowalchuk, G. A., Bakker, P. A. H. M., & Jousset, A. (2021). Rapid evolution of trait correlation networks during bacterial adaptation to the rhizosphere. Evolution, 75(5), 1218-1229. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.14202
Yao, L., Van De Zedde, R., & Kowalchuk, G. (2021). Recent developments and potential of robotics in plant eco-phenotyping. Emerging topics in life sciences, 5(2), 289-300. https://doi.org/10.1042/ETLS20200275
Xiong, W., Jousset, A., Li, R., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Bahram, M., Logares, R., Wilden, B., de Groot, G. A., Amacker, N., Kowalchuk, G. A., Shen, Q., & Geisen, S. (2021). A global overview of the trophic structure within microbiomes across ecosystems. Environment international, 151, 1-10. [106438]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2021.106438
Dong, M., Kowalchuk, G. A., Liu, H., Xiong, W., Deng, X., Zhang, N., Li, R., Shen, Q., & Dini-Andreote, F. (2021). Microbial community assembly in soil aggregates: A dynamic interplay of stochastic and deterministic processes. Applied Soil Ecology, 163, 1-5. [103911]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.103911
Guo, S., Xiong, W., Hang, X., Gao, Z., Jiao, Z., Liu, H., Mo, Y., Zhang, N., Kowalchuk, G. A., Li, R., Shen, Q., & Geisen, S. (2021). Protists as main indicators and determinants of plant performance. Microbiome, 9(1), 1-11. [64]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01025-w
Hu, J., Yang, T., Friman, V-P., Kowalchuk, G. A., Hautier, Y., Li, M., Wei, Z., Xu, Y., Shen, Q., & Jousset, A. (2021). Introduction of probiotic bacterial consortia promotes plant growth via impacts on the resident rhizosphere microbiome. Proceedings. Biological sciences, 288(1960), [20211396]. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.1396
Roy, J., Rineau, F., De Boeck, H. J., Nijs, I., Pütz, T., Abiven, S., Arnone, J. A., Barton, C. V. M., Beenaerts, N., Brüggemann, N., Dainese, M., Domisch, T., Eisenhauer, N., Garré, S., Gebler, A., Ghirardo, A., Jasoni, R. L., Kowalchuk, G., Landais, D., ... Milcu, A. (2021). Ecotrons: powerful and versatile ecosystem analysers for ecology, agronomy and environmental science. Global Change Biology, 27(7), 1387-1407. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15471
Dini‐andreote, F., Kowalchuk, G. A., Prosser, J. I., & Raaijmakers, J. M. (2021). Towards meaningful scales in ecosystem microbiome research. Environmental Microbiology, 23(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15276
Zhao, M., Zhao, J., Yuan, J., Hale, L., Wen, T., Huang, Q., Vivanco, J. M., Zhou, J., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Shen, Q. (2021). Root exudates drive soil‐microbe‐nutrient feedbacks in response to plant growth. Plant, Cell and Environment, 44(2), 613-628. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.13928
Wen, T., Zhao, M., Yuan, J., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Shen, Q. (2021). Root exudates mediate plant defense against foliar pathogens by recruiting beneficial microbes. Soil Ecology Letters, 3(1), 42-51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42832-020-0057-z
Ravanbakhsh, M., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Jousset, A. (2021). Targeted plant hologenome editing for plant trait enhancement. New Phytologist, 229(2), 1067-1077. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16867

2020

Scholarly publications

Amacker, N., Gao, Z., Agaras, B. C., Latz, E., Kowalchuk, G. A., Valverde, C. F., Jousset, A., & Weidner, S. (2020). Biocontrol Traits Correlate With Resistance to Predation by Protists in Soil Pseudomonads. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11(12), [614194]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.614194
Mocali, S., Kuramae, E. E., Kowalchuk, G. A., Fornasier, F., & Priori, S. (2020). Microbial Functional Diversity in Vineyard Soils: Sulfur Metabolism and Links With Grapevine Plants and Wine Quality. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 8, [75]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2020.00075
Tao, C., Li, R., Xiong, W., Shen, Z., Liu, S., Wang, B., Ruan, Y., Geisen, S., Shen, Q., & Kowalchuk, G. A. (2020). Bio-organic fertilizers stimulate indigenous soil Pseudomonas populations to enhance plant disease suppression. Microbiome, 8(1), [137]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00892-z
Xiong, W., Song, Y., Yang, K., Gu, Y., Wei, Z., Kowalchuk, G. A., Xu, Y., Jousset, A., Shen, Q., & Geisen, S. (2020). Rhizosphere protists are key determinants of plant health. Microbiome, 8(1), [27]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00799-9
Hu, J., Wei, Z., Kowalchuk, G. A., Xu, Y., Shen, Q., & Jousset, A. (2020). Rhizosphere microbiome functional diversity and pathogen invasion resistance build up during plant development. Environmental Microbiology, 22(12), 5005–5018. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15097
Zhang, P., Hefting, M. M., Soons, M. B., Kowalchuk, G. A., Rees, M., Hector, A., Turnbull, L. A., Zhou, X., Guo, Z., Chu, C., Du, G., & Hautier, Y. (2020). Fast and furious: Early differences in growth rate drive short-term plant dominance and exclusion under eutrophication. Ecology and Evolution, 10(18), 10116-10129. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6673

2019

Scholarly publications

Ravanbakhsh, M., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Jousset, A. L. C. (2019). Combining nanomaterials and phages for enhanced bacterial wilt control. Abstract from MICROBE-ASSISTED CROP PRODUCTION 2019. OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES & NEEDS, VIENNA, Austria.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/415568/Pages_from_miCROPe2019_Abstract_book.pdf?sequence=1
Xiong, W., Li, R., Guo, S., Karlsson, I., Jiao, Z., Xun, W., Kowalchuk, G. A., Shen, Q., & Geisen, S. (2019). Microbial amendments alter protist communities within the soil microbiome. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 135, 379-382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.05.025
Dignam, B. E. A., O'Callaghan, M., Condron, L. M., Raaijmakers, J. M., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Wakelin, S. A. (2019). Impacts of long-term plant residue management on soil organic matter quality, Pseudomonas community structure and disease suppressiveness. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 135, 396-406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.05.020
Wei, Z., Gu, Y., Friman, V-P., Kowalchuk, G. A., Xu, Y., Shen, Q., & Jousset, A. (2019). Initial soil microbiome composition and functioning predetermine future plant health. Science advances, 5(9), [eaaw0759]. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaw0759
Ravanbakhsh, M., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Jousset, A. L. C. (2019). Root-associated microorganisms reprogram plant life history along the growth–stress resistance tradeoff. The ISME Journal, 13, 3093–3101. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-019-0501-1
Zhang, P., Kowalchuk, G. A., Soons, M. B., Hefting, M. M., Chu, C., Firn, J., Brown, C. S., Zhou, X., Zhou, X., Guo, Z., Zhao, Z., Du, G., & Hautier, Y. (2019). SRUD: A simple non-destructive method for accurate quantification of plant diversity dynamics. Journal of Ecology, 107(5), 2155-2166. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13205
Ravanbakhsh, M., Jousset, A. L. C., & Kowalchuk, G. A. (2019). Optimization of plant hormonal balance by microorganisms prevents plant heavy metal accumulation. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 379, [120787]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.120787
Sarneel, J. M., Hefting, M. M., Kowalchuk, G. A., Nilsson, C., Van der Velden, M., Visser, E. J. W., Voesenek, L. A. C. J., & Jansson, R. (2019). Alternative transient states and slow plant community responses after changed flooding regimes. Global Change Biology, 25(4), 1358-1367. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14569
Gao, Z., Karlsson, I., Geisen, S., Kowalchuk, G., & Jousset, A. (2019). Protists: Puppet Masters of the Rhizosphere Microbiome. Trends in Plant Science, 24(2), 165-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2018.10.011

2018

Scholarly publications

Dignam, B. E. A., O'Callaghan, M., Condron, L. M., Kowalchuk, G. A., Van Nostrand, J. D., Zhou, J., & Wakelin, S. A. (2018). Effect of land use and soil organic matter quality on the structure and function of microbial communities in pastoral soils: Implications for disease suppression. PLoS One, 13(5), [e0196581]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196581
Vasileiadis, S., Brunetti, G., Marzouk, E., Wakelin, S., Kowalchuk, G. A., Lombi, E., & Donner, E. (2018). Silver Toxicity Thresholds for Multiple Soil Microbial Biomarkers. Environmental Science & Technology, 52(15), 8745-8755. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b00677
Teurlincx, S., Heijboer, A., Veraart, A. J., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Declerck, S. A. J. (2018). Local Functioning, Landscape Structuring: Drivers of Soil Microbial Community Structure and Function in Peatlands. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, [2060]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02060
Heijboer, A., de Ruiter, P. C., Bodelier, P. L. E., & Kowalchuk, G. A. (2018). Modulation of Litter Decomposition by the Soil Microbial Food Web Under Influence of Land Use Change. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, [2860]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02860
Yuan, J., Zhao, J., Wen, T., Zhao, M., Li, R., Goossens, P., Huang, Q., Bai, Y., Vivanco, J. M., Kowalchuk, G. A., Berendsen, R. L., & Shen, Q. (2018). Root exudates drive the soil-borne legacy of aboveground pathogen infection. Microbiome, 6(1), [156]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-018-0537-x
Ravanbakhsh, M., Sasidharan, R., Voesenek, L. A. C. J., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Jousset, A. L. C. (2018). Microbial modulation of plant ethylene signaling: ecological and evolutionary consequences. Microbiome, 6, [52]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-018-0436-1

2017

Scholarly publications

Weedon, J. T., Kowalchuk, G. A., Aerts, R., Freriks, S., Röling, W. F. M., & van Bodegom, P. M. (2017). Compositional Stability of the Bacterial Community in a Climate-Sensitive Sub-Arctic Peatland. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, 317. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00317
Kowalchuk, G. A., & Bailey, M. J. (2017). ISMEJ turns 10: tracking rapid progress in microbial ecology. The ISME Journal, 11(5), 1059-1060. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2017.50
Dassen, S., Cortois, R., Martens, H., de Hollander, M., Kowalchuk, G. A., van der Putten, W. H., & De Deyn, G. B. (2017). Differential responses of soil bacteria, fungi, archaea and protists to plant species richness and plant functional group identity. Molecular Ecology, 26(15), 4085-4098. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14175
Wu, X., Guo, S., Jousset, A., Zhao, Q., Wu, H., Li, R., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Shen, Q. (2017). Bio-fertilizer application induces soil suppressiveness against Fusarium wilt disease by reshaping the soil microbiome. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 114, 238-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.07.016
Wu, X., Jousset, A., Guo, S., Karlsson, I., Zhao, Q., Wu, H., Kowalchuk, G. A., Shen, Q., Li, R., & Geisen, S. (2017). Soil protist communities form a dynamic hub in the soil microbiome. ISME Journal, 12, 634–638. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2017.171
Yang, T., Wei, Z., Friman, V-P., Xu, Y., Shen, Q., Kowalchuk, G., & Jousset, A. (2017). Resource availability modulates biodiversity-invasion relationships by altering competitive interactions. Environmental Microbiology, 19(8), 2984-2991. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13708
Ravanbakhsh, M., Sasidharan, R., Voesenek, L., Kowalchuk, G., & Jousset, A. (2017). ACC deaminase-producing rhizosphere bacteria modulate plant responses to flooding. Journal of Ecology, 105(4), 979-986. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12721

2016

Scholarly publications

Nesme, J., Achouak, W., Agathos, S. N., Bailey, M., Baldrian, P., Brunel, D., Frostegård, Å., Heulin, T., Jansson, J. K., Jurkevitch, E., Kruus, K. L., Kowalchuk, G. A., Lagares, A., Lappin-Scott, H. M., Lemanceau, P., Le Paslier, D., Mandic-Mulec, I., Murrell, J. C., Myrold, D. D., ... Simonet, P. (2016). Back to the Future of Soil Metagenomics. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, 73. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00073
Kielak, A. M., Barreto, C. C., Kowalchuk, G. A., van Veen, J. A., & Kuramae, E. E. (2016). The Ecology of Acidobacteria: Moving beyond Genes and Genomes. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, 744. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00744
Heijboer, A., ten Berge, H. F. M., de Ruiter, P. C., Jørgensen, H. B., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Bloem, J. (2016). Plant biomass, soil microbial community structure and nitrogen cycling under different organic amendment regimes; a 15N tracer-based approach. Applied Soil Ecology, 107, 251-260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.06.009
Heijboer, A., ten Berge, H. F. M., De Ruiter, P. C., Kowalchuk, G. A., Bracht Jorgensen, H., & Bloem, J. (2016). Organische mestkwaliteit beïnvloedt bodemmicroben en bodemfuncties. Landschap, 33(1), 27-29.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/329000/Heijboer_et_al._2016_Landschap.pdf?sequence=1

2015

Scholarly publications

Dignam, B. E. A., O'Callaghan, M., Condron, L. M., Raaijmakers, J. M., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Wakelin, S. A. (2015). A bioassay to compare the disease suppressive capacity of pasture soils. New Zealand Plant Protection, 68, 151-159.
Wolf, A. B., Rudnick, M-B., de Boer, W., & Kowalchuk, G. A. (2015). Early colonizers of unoccupied habitats represent a minority of the soil bacterial community. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 91(5). https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiv024
Weidner, S., Koller, R., Latz, E., Kowalchuk, G., Bonkowski, M., Scheu, S., & Jousset, A. (2015). Bacterial diversity amplifies nutrient-based plant-soil feedbacks. Functional Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12445

2014

Scholarly publications

van Grunsven, R., Yuwati, T., Kowalchuk, G., van der Putten, W. H., & van Veenendaal, E. (2014). The northward shifting neophyte Tragopogon dubius is just as effective in forming mycorrhizal associations as the native T. pratensis. Plant Ecology & Diversity, 7(4), 533-539. https://doi.org/10.1080/17550874.2013.824517
Weedon, J. T., Aerts, R., Kowalchuk, G., & van Bodegom, P. M. (2014). No effects of experimental warming but contrasting seasonal patterns for soil peptidase and glycosidase enzymes in a sub-arctic peat bog. Biogeochemistry, 117(1), 55-66. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-013-9870-0
Kuramae, E. E., Zhou, J. Z., Kowalchuk, G. A., & van Veen, J. A. (2014). Soil-borne microbial functional structure across different land uses. The Scientific World Journal , 2014, [216071]. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/216071

Other output

Kowalchuk, G. (2014). Days of Future Past: Microbes, Ecosystems and People in Times of Change. Utrecht University.

2013

Scholarly publications

Remus-Emsermann, M. N. P., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Leveau, J. H. J. (2013). Single-cell versus population-level reproductive success of bacterial immigrants to pre-colonized leaf surfaces. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 5, 387-392.
Garcia-Villaraco, V. A., Kowalchuk, G. A., Gutierrez Maneroa, F. J., Ramosa, B., Yergeau, E., & Lucas Garcia, J. A. (2013). Increased microbial activity and nitrogen mineralization coupled to changes in microbial community structure in the rhizosphere of Bt corn. Applied Soil Ecology, 68, 46-56.
Vos, M., Wolf, A. B., Jennings, S. J., & Kowalchuk, G. A. (2013). Micro-scale determinants of bacterial diversity in soil. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 37, 936-954.
Wolf, A. B., Vos, M., de Boer, W., & Kowalchuk, G. A. (2013). Impact of matric potential and pore size distribution on growth dynamics of filamentous and non-filamentous soil bacteria. PLoS One, 8, 12.
Kuramae, E. E., Hillekens, R. H. E., De Hollander, M., van der Heijden, M. G. A., van den Berg, M., van Straalen, N. M., & Kowalchuk, G. A. (2013). structural and functional variation in soil fungal communities associated with litter bags containing maize leaf. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 84, 519-531.

2012

Scholarly publications

Yergeau, E., Bokhorst, S., Kang, S., Zhou, J., Greer, C. W., Aerts, R., & Kowalchuk, G. A. (2012). Shifts in soil microorganisms in response to warming are consistent across a range of Antarctic environments. ISME Journal, 6(3), 692-702. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2011.124
Remus-Emsermann, M. N. P., Tecon, R., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Leveau, J. H. J. (2012). Variation in local carrying capacity and the individual fate of bacterial colonizers in the phyllosphere. ISME Journal, 6(4), 756-765. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2011.209
Vos, M., Quince, C., Pijl, A. S., de Hollander, M., & Kowalchuk, G. A. (2012). A comparison of rpoB and 16S rRNA as markers in pyrosequencing studies of bacterial diversity. PLoS One, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030600
Verbruggen, E., Van Der Heijden, M. G. A., Weedon, J. T., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Rö-Ling, W. F. M. (2012). Community assembly, species richness and nestedness of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in agricultural soils. Molecular Ecology, 21(10), 2341-2353. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05534.x
Kowalchuk, G. A. (2012). Bad news for soil carbon sequestration? Science, 337(6098), 1049-1050. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1227303
Kuramae, E. E., Yergeau, E., Wong, L. C., Pijl, A. S., Van Veen, J. A., & Kowalchuk, G. A. (2012). Soil characteristics more strongly influence soil bacterial communities than land-use type. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 79(1), 12-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01192.x
Knight, R., Jansson, J., Field, D., Fierer, N., Desai, N., Fuhrman, J. A., Hugenholtz, P., Van Der Lelie, D., Meyer, F., Stevens, R., Bailey, M. J., Gordon, J. I., Kowalchuk, G. A., & Gilbert, J. A. (2012). Unlocking the potential of metagenomics through replicated experimental design. Nature Biotechnology, 30(6), 513-520. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2235
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2011

Scholarly publications

Kiers, E. T., Duhamel, M., Beesetty, Y., Mensah, J. A., Franken, O., Verbruggen, E., Fellbaum, C. R., Kowalchuk, G. A., Hart, M. M., Bago, A., Palmer, T. M., West, S. A., Vandenkoornhuyse, P., Jansa, J., & Bücking, H. (2011). Reciprocal rewards stabilize cooperation in the mycorrhizal symbiosis. Science, 333(6044), 880-882. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1208473
Gilbert, J. A., Bailey, M., Field, D., Fierer, N., Fuhrman, J. A., Hu, B., Jansson, J., Knight, R., Kowalchuk, G. A., Kyrpides, N. C., Meyer, F., & Stevens, R. (2011). The Earth Microbiome Project: The Meeting Report for the 1st International Earth Microbiome Project Conference, Shenzhen, China, June 13th-15th 2011. Standards in Genomic Sciences, 5(2), 243-247. https://doi.org/10.4056/sigs.2134923