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 Acid Mine Drainage Tillage Nitrogen Bacteria Sorghum Biofilms Frost Flavonoids Carbon Microorganisms Fungi Vegetation Climate Change Cathodes Effect Oxidation Fungus Bacterium Denitrification Microbiota Soil QualityMost Recent Publications
Tillage intensity and plant rhizosphere selection shape bacterial-archaeal assemblage diversity and nitrogen cycling genes
Mara Cloutier, Tiffanie Alcaide, Sjoerd Duiker, Mary Ann Bruns, 2023, Soil and Tillage Research
Integrated weed management with strategic tillage can maintain soil quality in continuous living cover systems
Devyn McPheeters, Mary Ann Bruns, Heather D. Karsten, Curtis J. Dell, 2022, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
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: Exploring Wood Decomposition in Soils Conditioned by 13 Temperate Tree Species
Rondy J. Malik, Mary Ann V. Bruns, Terrence H. Bell, David M. Eissenstat, 2022, Forests on p. 536
Ectomycorrhizal diversity on the roots of Pitch pine (Pinus rigida Mill.) saplings as influenced by remediation and soil metal content
Bertrand Eardly, Mara Cloutier, Taejung Chung, M Bruns, Sofia Roitman, Tae Chung, Sofia Roitman, Fabricio Rocha Vieira, Mary Ann V. Bruns, Fabricio Rivera, 2022, Restoration Ecology on p. 13
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
Hydrocarbon substrate richness impacts microbial abundance, microbiome composition, and hydrocarbon loss
Terrence H. Bell, Nina Camillone, Katrina Abram, Katrina Abrams, Mary Ann Bruns, Etienne Yergeau, Marc St. Arnaud, Marc St-Arnaud, 2021, Applied Soil Ecology
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
Fungal community shifts in soils with varied cover crop treatments and edaphic properties
Mara Cloutier, Ebony Murrell, Mary Barbercheck, Jason Kaye, Denise Finney, Garc\'\ia-Gonz\'alez, Irene, Irene García-González, Irene Garcia-Gonzalez, Mary Ann Bruns, 2020, Scientific Reports on p. 1--14
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
Manipulating Wild and Tamed Phytobiomes: Challenges and Opportunities
Alyssa Collins, Terrence H Bell, Kevin Hockett, P Esker, Ricardo Alcala-Briseno, B Gugino, Ricardo Alcalá-Briseño, Mary Barbercheck, K Peter, Gwyn Beattie, Mary Ann Bruns, John Carlson, Taejung Chung, A Collins, Bryan Emmett, Paul Esker, Karen Garrett, Leland Glenna, Beth K. Gugino, María Del Mar Jiménez-Gasco, M del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Maria del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Linda Kinkel, Jasna Kovac, Kurt Kowalski, Kurt Kowalski, Johan Leveau, J Myrick, Gretchen Kuldau, K Peter, Johan Leveau, Matthew Michalska-Smith, Maria Salazar, Jessica Myrick, Ashley Shade, Kari Peter, Nejc Stopnisek, Xiaoqing Tan, Maria fernanda Vivanco Salazar, Maria Salazar, Ashley Shade, Amy Welty, Nejc Stopinsek, Nejc Stopnisek, Kyle Wickings, Etienne Yergeau, Xiaoqing Tan, Amy Welty, Kyle Wickings, Etienne Wickings, Etienne Yergeau, 2019, Phytobiomes Journal on p. 3-21
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
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
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
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
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
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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