Mary Ann Bruns
Professor of Soil Microbiology and Biogeochemistry
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206 ASI
University Park, PA 16802 - mvb10@psu.edu
- 814-863-0779
Research Summary
Compositions and functions of microbiomes in agriculture, ecological restoration, and engineered systems for ecosystem service provision and climate change adaptation
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Soil Rhizosphere Acids Drainage Sorghum Bacteria Flavonoids Frost Biofilms Microorganisms Fungi Nitrogen Dna Carbon Climate Change Cathodes Effect Oxidation Zinc Fungus Bacterium Acid Mine Drainage Minerals Vegetation WetlandsMost Recent Publications
Microbes and Climate Change: a Research Prospectus for the Future
James M. Tiedje, Mary Ann Bruns, Arturo Casadevall, Craig S. Criddle, Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh, David M. Karl, Nguyen K. Nguyen, Jizhong Zhou, 2022, mBio
Phylogenetic Signal, Root Morphology, Mycorrhizal Type and Macroinvertebrate Exclusion
Rondy J. Malik, Mary Ann V. Bruns, Terrence H. Bell, David M. Eissenstat, 2022, Forests
Ectomycorrhizal diversity on the roots of Pitch pine (Pinus rigida Mill.) saplings as influenced by remediation and soil metal content
Bertrand D. Eardly, Mara Cloutier, Taejung Chung, Sofia Roitman, Fabricio Rocha Vieira, Mary Ann V. Bruns, 2022, Restoration Ecology
Recovery of waste nutrients by duckweed for reuse in sustainable agriculture: Second-year results of a field pilot study with sorghum
Carlos R. Fernandez Pulido, Jonathan Caballero, Mary Ann Bruns, Rachel A. Brennan, 2021, Ecological Engineering
Bacteria and archaea
Maryann Bruns, 2021, on p. 111-148
Sustainable Soil Health--Experience and Future Prospects
Maryann Bruns, E Couradeau, 2021,
Organic fertility inputs synergistically increase denitrification-derived nitrous oxide emissions in agroecosystems
Armen Kemanian, Debasish Saha, Jason P. Kaye, Debasish Saha, Jason Kaye, Arnab Bhowmik, M Bruns, Arnab Bhowmik, John M. Wallace, Mary Ann Bruns, Armen R. Kemanian, 2021, Ecological Applications on p. e02403
The influence of soil amendments on a native wildflower seed mix in surface mine restoration
Sarah E. Rothman, C. Andrew Cole, Maryann Victoria Bruns, Marvin H. Hall, 2021, Restoration Ecology
Sorghum root flavonoid chemistry, cultivar, and frost stress effects on rhizosphere bacteria and fungi
Mara Cloutier, Debamalya Chatterjee, Dinakaran Elango, Jin Cui, Maryann Victoria Bruns, Surinder Chopra, 2021, Phytobiomes Journal on p. 39-50
Fungal community shifts in soils with varied cover crop treatments and edaphic properties
Mara L. Cloutier, Ebony Murrell, Mary Barbercheck, Jason Kaye, Denise Finney, Irene García-González, Mary Ann Bruns, 2020, Scientific Reports
Most-Cited Papers
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
Natural zinc enrichment in peatlands
Soh joung Yoon, Carolina Yáñez, Mary Ann Bruns, Nadia Martínez-Villegas, Carmen Enid Martínez, 2012, Geochmica et Cosmochimica Acta on p. 165-176
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
Fungal community shifts in soils with varied cover crop treatments and edaphic properties
Mara L. Cloutier, Ebony Murrell, Mary Barbercheck, Jason Kaye, Denise Finney, Irene García-González, Mary Ann Bruns, 2020, Scientific Reports
Development of a nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterial consortium for surface stabilization of agricultural soils
Xin Peng, Mary Ann Bruns, 2019, Journal of Applied Phycology on p. 1047-1056
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 and Bioenergetics on p. 139-146
Climate change interactions affect soil carbon dioxide efflux and microbial functioning in a post-harvest forest
M. D. McDaniel, J. P. Kaye, M. W. Kaye, M. A. Bruns, 2014, Oecologia on p. 1437-1448
Underexplored microbial metabolisms for enhanced nutrient recycling in agricultural soils
Arnab Bhowmik, Mara Cloutier, Emily Ball, Mary Ann Bruns, 2017, AIMS Microbiology on p. 826-845
Sorghum root flavonoid chemistry, cultivar, and frost stress effects on rhizosphere bacteria and fungi
Mara Cloutier, Debamalya Chatterjee, Dinakaran Elango, Jin Cui, Maryann Victoria Bruns, Surinder Chopra, 2021, Phytobiomes Journal on p. 39-50
News Articles Featuring Mary Ann Bruns
Jul 11, 2022
Researcher gets grant to study biofilters to reduce livestock facility methane
A scientist in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences has received a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to lead a team conducting research on using biofilters to mitigate methane from enteric emissions produced in livestock facilities.
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Mar 27, 2021
A mysterious ‘worm tornado’ invaded this N.J. sidewalk. Here’s why.
Move over murder hornets, there’s a new game in town. A “worm tornado” stunned social media users this week, with pictures showing hundreds of worms crowding a Hoboken sidewalk in a bizarre spiral shape.
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Aug 10, 2020
Flavonoids' presence in sorghum roots may lead to frost-resistant crop
Flavonoid compounds — produced by the roots of some sorghum plants — positively affect soil microorganisms, according to Penn State researchers, who suggest the discovery is an early step in developing a frost-resistant line of the valuable crop for North American farmers.
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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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