Mary Ann Bruns

Professor of Soil Microbiology and Biogeochemistry; Faculty-in-Charge of Microbiome Sciences Dual-Title Degree Program

Mary Ann Bruns

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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Most Recent Publications

Ruminant Methanogens as a Climate Change Target

Maryann Bruns, 2023,

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 on p. 105525

Soil Microbes for Agriculture: Enhancing Resources for Farmer Outreach

Maryann Bruns, Kristy Borelli, Mara Cloutier, 2022, Crop, Soils, Agronomy (CSA) News on p. 5

Integrated weed management with strategic tillage can maintain soil quality in continuous living cover systems

Devyn McPheeters, H Karsten, Curtis Dell, Heather D. Karsten, Maryann Bruns, Curtis J. Dell, 2022, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems on p. 11

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

Maryann Victoria Bruns, Estelle Couradeau, 2021, on p. 181-202

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

Most-Cited Papers

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

Fungal community shifts in soils with varied cover crop treatments and edaphic properties

Mara Cloutier, Ebony Murrell, Mary Barbercheck, Jason Kaye, Denise Finney, Irene Garcia-Gonzalez, Garc\'\ia-Gonz\'alez, Irene, Irene García-González, Mary Ann Bruns, 2020, Scientific Reports on p. 1--14

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

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

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

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

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

Duckweed as an agricultural amendment: Nitrogen mineralization, leaching, and sorghum uptake

Andrew Kreider, Carlos Fernandez Pulido, Maryann Bruns, Rachel A. Brennan, 2019, Journal of Environmental Quality on p. 469-475

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

News Articles Featuring Mary Ann Bruns

Sep 07, 2023

One Health Microbiome Center honors creativity and mentoring with award series

The One Health Microbiome Center (OHMC) below has named eight recipients for its 2023-24 Inaugural Award Series.

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May 15, 2023

Penn State's renamed One Health Microbiome Center affirms broad expertise

The Microbiome Center in the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State has announced its renaming to the One Health Microbiome Center (OHMC), the first center in the world to integrate "One Health" with the microbiome sciences.

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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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