Mary Ann Bruns
Associate Professor of Soil Microbiology and Biogeochemistry
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206 ASI
University Park, PA 16802 - mvb10@psu.edu
- 814-863-0779
Research Summary
Functional ecology of biogeochemically important microbial populations.
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Soil Drainage Acids Biofilms Microorganisms Vegetation Oxidation Acid Mine Drainage Cathodes Ammonia Weathering Bacteria Nitrogen Minerals Wetlands Carbon Biogeochemistry Hydrogen Sulfide Land Cover Microbial Fuel Cells Land Use Gases Water Lime Iron OxidesMost Recent Papers
Development of a nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterial consortium for surface stabilization of agricultural soils
Xin Peng, Maryann Victoria Bruns, 2019, Journal of Applied Phycology on p. 1047-1056
Duckweed as an agricultural amendment
Andrew N. Kreider, Carlos R. Fernandez Pulido, Mary Ann Bruns, Rachel A. Brennan, 2019, Journal of Environmental Quality on p. 469-475
Cyanobacterial soil surface consortia mediate N cycle processes in agroecosystems
Xin Peng, Mary Ann Bruns, 2019, Frontiers in Environmental Science
Iron oxide to mitigate hydrogen sulfide gas release from gypsum-bedded dairy manure storages
L. Chen, M. L. Hile, Eileen Fabian, Z. Xu, Maryann Victoria Bruns, V. Brown, 2018, Transactions of the ASABE on p. 1101-1112
Electrochemically active microorganisms from an acid mine drainage-affected site promote cathode oxidation in microbial fuel cells
Claudia Rojas, Ignacio T. Vargas, Mary Ann Bruns, John M. Regan, 2017, Bioelectrochemistry on p. 139-146
Bacterial and eukaryal diversity in soils forming from acid mine drainage precipitates under reclaimed vegetation and biological crusts
Claudia Rojas, Rosemary M. Gutierrez, Mary Ann Bruns, 2016, Applied Soil Ecology on p. 57-66
Land-use and land-cover effects on soil microbial community abundance and composition in headwater riparian wetlands
Jessica B. Moon, Denice H. Wardrop, Mary Ann V Bruns, R. Michael Miller, Kusum J. Naithani, 2016, Soil Biology and Biochemistry on p. 215-233
Fe biogeochemistry in reclaimed acid mine drainage precipitates - Implications for phytoremediation
Claudia Rojas, Carmen Enid Martínez, Mary Ann Bruns, 2014, Environmental Pollution on p. 231-237
Vegetation and soil development in compost-amended iron oxide precipitates at a 50-year-old acid mine drainage barrens
Mary Kay Lupton, Claudia Rojas, Patrick Drohan, Mary Ann Bruns, 2013, Restoration Ecology on p. 320-328
Comparative diversity and abundance of ammonia monooxygenase genes in mulched and vegetated soils
Maina C. Martir-Torres, Maryann Victoria Bruns, 2013, Soil Biology and Biochemistry on p. 758-768
Most-Cited Papers
Twelve testable hypotheses on the geobiology of weathering
S. L. Brantley, J. P. Megonigal, F. N. Scatena, Z. Balogh-Brunstad, R. T. Barnes, M. A. Bruns, P. Van Cappellen, K. Dontsova, H. E. Hartnett, A. S. Hartshorn, A. Heimsath, E. Herndon, L. Jin, C. K. Keller, J. R. Leake, W. H. Mcdowell, F. C. Meinzer, T. J. Mozdzer, S. Petsch, J. Pett-Ridge, K. S. Pregitzer, P. A. Raymond, C. S. Riebe, K. Shumaker, A. Sutton-Grier, R. Walter, K. Yoo, 2011, Geobiology on p. 140-165
Soil greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions in long-term maize-based cropping systems
M. A.A. Adviento-Borbe, J. P. Kaye, M. A. Bruns, M. D. McDaniel, M. McCoy, S. Harkcom, 2010, Soil Science Society of America Journal on p. 1623-1634
Natural zinc enrichment in peatlands
Soh joung Yoon, Carolina Yáñez, Maryann Victoria Bruns, Nadia Martínez-Villegas, Carmen Enid Martínez, 2012, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta on p. 165-176
Land-use and land-cover effects on soil microbial community abundance and composition in headwater riparian wetlands
Jessica B. Moon, Denice H. Wardrop, Mary Ann V Bruns, R. Michael Miller, Kusum J. Naithani, 2016, Soil Biology and Biochemistry on p. 215-233
Bacterial and eukaryal diversity in soils forming from acid mine drainage precipitates under reclaimed vegetation and biological crusts
Claudia Rojas, Rosemary M. Gutierrez, Mary Ann Bruns, 2016, Applied Soil Ecology on p. 57-66
Halloysite nanotubes and bacteria at the saprolite-bedrock interface, Rio Icacos watershed, Puerto Rico
Morgan L. Minyard, Mary Ann Bruns, Carmen E. Martínez, Laura J. Liermann, Heather L. Buss, Susan L. Brantley, 2011, Soil Science Society of America Journal on p. 348-356
Bacterial Associations with Weathering Minerals at the Regolith-Bedrock Interface, Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico
Morgan L. Minyard, Mary Ann Bruns, Laura J. Liermann, Heather L. Buss, Susan L. Brantley, 2012, Geomicrobiology Journal on p. 792-803
Algal diversity in flowing waters at an acidic mine drainage "barrens" in central Pennsylvania, USA
Radha Prasanna, Sachitra Kumar Ratha, Claudia Rojas, Maryann Victoria Bruns, 2011, Folia Microbiologica on p. 491-496
Manure amendments for mitigation of dairy ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions
Eileen Fabian, M. Arlene A. Adviento-Borbe, Robin C. Brandt, Patrick A. Topper, Deborah A. Topper, Herschel Adams Elliott, Robert E. Graves, Alexander Nikolov Hristov, Virginia A. Ishler, Maryann Victoria Bruns, 2011, Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal
Electrochemically active microorganisms from an acid mine drainage-affected site promote cathode oxidation in microbial fuel cells
Claudia Rojas, Ignacio T. Vargas, Mary Ann Bruns, John M. Regan, 2017, Bioelectrochemistry on p. 139-146
News Articles Featuring Mary Ann Bruns
Jul 16, 2019
Microbiome Center graduate students awarded NIFA fellowships
Sarah Isbell and Mara Cloutier, both Penn State graduate students and Microbiome Center researchers, will be supported in their studies by fellowships paid for by the United States Department of Agriculture.
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