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Refereed articles or reviews
Anunciado, M. B., D. G. Hayes, A. F. Astner, L. C. Wadsworth, C. D. Cowan-Banker, J. Liquet*, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2021. Effect of Environmental Weathering on Biodegradation of Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films under Ambient Soil and Composting Conditions Waste Management. Journal of Polymers and the Environment.
DeBruyn, J. M., K. Hoeland, L. S. Taylor*, J. D. Stevens*, M. A. Moats*, S. Bandopadhyay*, S. P. Dearth, H. F. Castro, K. K. Hewitt, S. R. Campagna, A. M. Dautartas, G. M. Vidoli, A. Z. Mundorff, and D. W. Steadman. 2021. Comparative decomposition of humans and pigs: Soil biogeochemistry, microbial activity and metabolomic profiles. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11:608856.
Hu, J.*, J. D. Richwine, P. D. Keyser, L. Li, F. Yao*, S. Jagadamma, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2021. Nitrogen fertilization and C4 native grass species alter abundance, activity and diversity of soil diazotrophic communities. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12:675693.
Hu, J.*, V. Jin, J. Konkel, S. M. Schaeffer, L. Schneider, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2021. Soil health management enhances microbial nitrogen cycling capacity and activity. mSphere, 6: e01237-01220.
Li, X., S. Xu, A. Neupane, N. Abdoulmoumine, J. M. DeBruyn, F. R. Walker, and S. Jagadamma. 2021. Co-application of biochar and nitrogen fertilizer reduced nitrogen losses from soil. PLoS ONE, 16(3): e0248100.
Newsome, T., B. Barton, J. C. Buck, J. M. DeBruyn, E. Spencer, W. Ripple, and P. S. Barton. 2021. Monitoring the dead as an ecosystem indicator. Ecology and Evolution, 11:5844–5856.
Sintim, H. Y., S. Bandopadhyay*, M. E. English, A. I. Bary, J. E. Liquet y Gonzalez*, J. M. DeBruyn, S. M. Schaeffer, C. A. Miles, and M. Flury. 2021. Four years of continuous use of biodegradable plastic mulch: Impact on soil and groundwater quality. Geoderma, 381: 114665.
Yang, Y., A. J. Ashworth, L. Durso, M. Savin, J. M. DeBruyn, K. Cook, P. A. Moore Jr., and P. R. Owens. 2021. Do long-term best pasture management practices influence microbial diversity and antimicrobial resistant genes in runoff?. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12:617066.
Bandopadhyay, S.*, H. Y. Sintim, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2020. Structural and Functional Responses of Soil Microbial Communities to Biodegradable Plastic Film Mulching in Two Agroecosystems. PeerJ, 8: e9015.
Bandopadhyay, S.*, J. E. Liquet y Gonzalez*, K. Henderson*, M. B. Anunciado, D. G. Hayes, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2020. Soil microbial communities associated with biodegradable plastic mulch films. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11:587074.
Brabazon, H., J. M. DeBruyn, S. Lenaghan, F. Li, A. Z. Mundorff, D. W. Steadman, and C. N. Stewart, Jr.. 2020. Plants to remotely detect human decomposition?. Trends in Plant Sciences, 25(10):947-949.
Emmons, A. L.*, A. Z. Mundorff, S. W. Keenan*, J. Davoren, J. M. Andronowski, D. O. Carter, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2020. Characterizing the postmortem human bone microbiome from surface-decomposed remains. PLoS ONE, 15(7): e0218636.
Emmons, A. L.*, J. Davoren, J. M. DeBruyn, and A. Z. Mundorff. 2020. Inter and intra-individual variation in skeletal DNA preservation in buried remains. Forensic Science International: Genetics, 44: 102193.
Li, X, A. Neupane, S. Xu, N. Abdoulmoumine, J. M. DeBruyn, F. R. Walker, and S. Jagadamma. 2020. Application methods influence biochar‐fertilizer interactive effects on soil nitrogen dynamics. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 84:1871–1884.
Liang, X., Y. Zhang, E. Wommack, S. W. Wilhelm, J. M. DeBruyn, A. C. Sherfy, J. Zhuang, and M. A. Radosevich. 2020. Lysogenic reproductive strategies of viral communities vary with soil depth and are correlated with bacterial diversity. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 144, 107767.
Onufrak, A, G. Williams, W. E. Klingeman, M. Cregger, J. M. DeBruyn, M. Ginzel, and D. Hadziabdic Guerry. 2020. Regional differences in the structure of Juglans nigra phytobiome reflect geographical differences in Thousand Cankers Disease severity. Phytobiomes Journal, 4:388-404.
Roy, K., D. Ghosh, J. M. DeBruyn, T. Dasgupta, K. E. Wommack, X. Liang, R. E. Wagner, and M. A. Radosevich. 2020. Temporal dynamics of soil virus and bacterial populations in agricultural and early plant successional soils. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11:1494.
Sintim, H. Y., M. B. Anunciado, S. Bandopadhyay*, M. E. English, A. I. Bary, D. G. Hayes, L. C. Wadsworth, S. M. Schaeffer, J. M. DeBruyn, C. A. Miles, J. P. Reganold, and M. Flury. 2020. In situ degradation of biodegradable plastic mulch films in compost and agricultural soils. Science of the Total Environment, 727: 138668.
Taylor, Lois S., G. Phillips, E. C. Bernard, and J. M. DeBruyn*. 2020. Soil nematode functional diversity, successional patterns, and indicator taxa associated with vertebrate decomposition hotspots. PLoS ONE, 15(11): e0241777.
Yang, Y., A. J. Ashworth, J. M. DeBruyn, L. M. Durso, M. Savin, K. Cook, P. A. Moore Jr., and P. R. Owens. 2020. Antimicrobial Resistant Gene Prevalence in Soils due to Animal Manure Deposition and Long-term Pasture Management. PeerJ, 8:e10258.
Bonifer, K., X. Wen, S. Hasim, E. K. Phillips, R. N. Dunlap, E. R. Gann, J. M. DeBruyn, and T. B. Reynolds. 2019. Bacillus pumilus B12 degrades polylactic acid and degradation is regulated by changing nutrient conditions. Frontiers in Microbioloy, 10:2548.
Keenan, S. W.*, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2019. Changes to vertebrate tissue stable isotope (δ15N) composition during decomposition. Scientific Reports, 9:9929.
Keenan, S. W.*, S. M. Schaeffer, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2019. Spatial changes in soil stable isotopic composition in response to carrion decomposition. Biogeosciences, 16: 3929–3939.
Liang, X., J. Zhuang, F. E. Loffler, Y. Zhang, J. M. DeBruyn, S. W. Wlihelm, S. M. Schaeffer, and M. A. Radosevich. 2019. Viral and bacterial community responses to stimulated Fe(III)-bioreduction during simulated subsurface bioremediation. Environmental Microbiology, 21, 2043-2055.
Liang, X., R. E. Wagner, J. Zhuang, J. M. DeBruyn, S. W. Wilhelm, F. Liu, L. Yang, M. E. Staton, A. C. Sherfy, and M. A. Radosevich. 2019. Viral abundance and diversity vary with depth in a southeastern United States agricultural ultisol. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 137, 107546.
Sintim, H. Y., S. Bandopadhyay*, M. E. English, A. I. Bary, J. M. DeBruyn, S. M. Schaeffer, C. A. Miles, J. P. Reganold, and M. Flury. 2019. Impact of biodegradable plastic mulch on soil health. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 273: 36-49.
Xu, S., S. L. Ottinger, S. M. Schaeffer, J. M. DeBruyn, C. N. Stewart, Jr., M. Mazarei, and S. Jagadamma. 2019. Effects of field-grown transgenic switchgrass carbon inputs on soil organic carbon cycling. PeerJ, e7887.
Y. Yang, A. J. Ashworth, K. Cook, C. Willett, A. Upadhyay, P. Owens, S. C. Ricke, J. M. DeBruyn, and P. A. Moore. 2019. Review of Antibiotic Resistance, Ecology, and Dissemination Associated with U.S. Broiler Poultry Systems. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10:2639.
Yang, Y., A. Ashworth, J. M. DeBruyn, C. Willett, L. Durso, K. Cook, P. A. Moore, and P. Owens. 2019. Soil bacterial biodiversity is driven by long-term pasture management, poultry litter, and cattle manure inputs. PeerJ, 7:e7839.
Ashworth, A. J., F. L. Allen, P. R. Owens, J. M. DeBruyn, and C. E. Sams. 2018. Crop rotations and poultry litter impact long-term soil physicochemical properties and soil biota. Journal of Environmental Quality, 47(6): 1327-1338.
Bandopadhyay, S.*, L. Martin-Closas, A. M. Pelacho, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2018. Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films: Impacts on Soil Microbial Communities and Ecosystem Functions. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9:00819.
Keenan, S. W., A. L. Emmons, L. S. Taylor, G. Phillips, A. R. Mason, A. Z. Mundorff, E. C. Bernard, J. Davoren, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2018. Spatial impacts of a multi-individual grave on microbial and microfaunal communities and soil biogeochemistry. PLoS ONE, 13 (12): e0208845.
Keenan, S. W.*, S. M. Schaeffer, V. Jin, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2018. Mortality hotspots: nitrogen cycling in forest soils during vertebrate decomposition. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 121, pp. 165-176.
Ashworth, A. J., J. M. DeBruyn, F. L. Allen, M. A. Radosevich, and P. R. Owens. 2017. Microbial community structure is affected by cropping sequences and poultry litter under long-term no-tillage. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 114: 210-219.
DeBruyn, J. M., and K. A. Hauther*. 2017. Postmortem succession of gut microbial communities in deceased human subjects. PeerJ 5:e3437.
DeBruyn, J. M., D. A. Bevard*, M. E. Essington, J. Y. McKnight, S. M. Schaeffer, H. Baxter, M. Mazarei, D. G. J. Mann, R. A. Dixon, F. Chen, C. Zhou, Z. Y. Wang, and C. N. Stewart, Jr.. 2017. Field grown transgenic switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) with altered lignin does not affect soil chemistry, microbiology and carbon storage potential. Global Change Biology Bioenergy, 9:1100–1109.
Emmons, A.L., J. M. DeBruyn, A. Z. Mundorff, K. L. Cobaugh, and G. S. Cabana. 2017. The persistence of human DNA in soil following surface decomposition. Science and Justice 57: 341-348.
Gainer, P. J., H. L. Pound, A. A. Larkin, G. R. LeCleir, J. M. DeBruyn, E. R. Zinser, Z. I. Johnson, and S. W. Wilhelm. 2017. Contrasting seasonal drivers of virus abundance and production in the North Pacific Ocean. PLoS ONE, 12(9): e0184371.
Perez, B. N., J. R. Buchanan, J. M. DeBruyn, K. L. Cobaugh*, and W. E. Hart. 2017. Removal of trace organic compounds in domestic wastewater using recirculating packed-bed media filters. Transactions of ASABE 60: 1593-1605.
Wang, Z.*, T. Li, X. Wen, Y. Liu, J. Han, Y. Llao, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2017. Fungal communities in rhizosphere soil under conservation tillage shift in response to plant growth. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8:1301.
Yao, F.*, S. Yang, Z. Wang, X. Wang, J. Ye, J. M. DeBruyn, X. Feng, Y. Jiang, and H. Li. 2017. Microbial taxa distribution is associated with ecological trophic cascades along an elevation gradient. Frontiers in Microbiology 8:2071.
Belisle, G. S., M. M. Steffen, H. L. Pound, J. M. DeBruyn, S. B. Watson, R. A. Boubonniere, G. L. Boyer, and S. W. Wilhelm. 2016. Urea in Lake Erie: Organic nutrient sources as potentially important drivers of phytoplankton biomass. Journal of Great Lakes Research 42: 599-607.
Johnson, H. R., D. D. Trinidad, S. Guzman, Z. Khan, J. V. Parziale, J. M. DeBruyn, and N. H. Lents. 2016. A machine learning approach for using the postmortem skin microbiome to estimate the postmortem interval. PLoS ONE 11: e0167370.
Trout Fryxell, R. T., and J. M. DeBruyn. 2016. The microbiome of Ehrlichia-infected and uninfected Lone star ticks (Amblyomma americanum). PLOS ONE 11: e0146651.
Cobaugh, K. L.*, S. M. Schaeffer, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2015. Functional and structural succession of soil microbial communities below decomposing human cadavers. PLoS ONE, 10(6): e0130201.
Dharmalingam, S., D. G. Hayes, L. C. Wadsworth, R. N. Dunlap, J. M. DeBruyn, J. Lee, and A. L. Wszelaki. 2015. Soil degradation of polylactic acid/polyhydroxyalkanoate-based nonwoven mulches. Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 23(3): 302-315.
Hauther, K. A.*, K. L. Cobaugh*, L. Jantz, T. Sparer, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2015. Estimating time since death from post mortem gut microbial communities. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 60(5): 1234-1240.
Mbuthia, L. W., V. Acosta-Martinez, J. M. DeBruyn, S. M. Schaeffer, D. D. Tyler, E. Odoi, M. Mpheshea, F. R. Walker, and N. S. Eash. 2015. Long term tillage, cover crop, and fertilization effects on microbial community structure, activity: implications for soil quality. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 89: 24-34.
Chauhan, A., A. Smartt, J. Wang, S. Utturkar, A. Frank, B. Meng, J. Liu, D. Williams, T. Xu, et al., J. M. DeBruyn, et al. 2014. Integrated Metagenomics and Metatranscriptomics Analyses of Root Associated Soil from Transgenic Switchgrass. Genome Announcements, 2:e00777-14.
DeBruyn, J. M., M. A. Radosevich, K. E. Womack, S. Polson, L. J. Hauser, M. N. Fawaz, J. Korlach, and Y. C. Tsai. 2014. Genome sequence and methylome of soil bacterium Gemmatirosa kalamazoonensis KBS708T, a member of the rarely cultivated Gemmatimonadetes phylum. Genome Announcements, 2:e00272-14.
LeCleir, G. R., J. M. DeBruyn, E. W. Maas, P. W. Boyd, and S. W. Wilhelm. 2014. Temporal changes in particle-associated microbial communities after interception by non-lethal sediment traps. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 87: 153-163.
Twining, B. S., S. D. Nodder, A. L. King, D. A. Hutchins, G. R. LeCleir, J. M. DeBruyn, et al. 2014. Differential remineralization of major and trace elements in sinking diatoms. Limnology & Oceanography, 59(3): 689-704.
DeBruyn, J. M., M. N. Fawaz, A. D. Peacock, J. R. Dunlap, L. T. Nixon, K. E. Cooper, and M. A. Radosevich. 2013. Gemmatirosa kalamazoonensis gen nov. sp. nov., a member of the rarely-cultivated bacterial phylum Gemmatimonadetes. Journal of General and Applied Microbiology, 59(4): 305-312.
Ji, X.*, S. A. Ripp, A. C. Layton, G. S. Sayler, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2013. Assessing long term effects of bioremediation: Soil bacterial communities 14 years after polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contamination and introduction of a genetically engineered microorganism. Bioremediation & Biodegradation, 4(8):209.
Wilhelm S. W., A. L. King, B. S. Twining, G. R. LeCleir, J. M. DeBruyn, R. F. Strzepek, C. Breene, S. Pickmere, M. J. Ellwood, P. W. Boyd, and D. A. Hutchins. 2013. Elemental quotas and physiology of a southwestern Pacific Ocean plankton community as a function of iron availability. Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 68: 185-194.
Boyd, P.W., R. Strzepek, S. Chiswell, H. Chang, J. M. DeBruyn, et al., and D. A. Hutchins. 2012. Microbial control of diatom bloom dynamics in the open ocean. Geophysical Research Letters, 39: L18601.
DeBruyn, J. M. 2012. Teaching the central dogma of molecular biology using jewelry. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 13:62-64.
DeBruyn, J. M., T. J. Mead, and G. S. Sayler. 2012. Horizontal transfer of PAH catabolism genes in Mycobacterium: Evidence from comparative genomics and isolated pyrene-degrading bacteria. Environmental Science & Technology, 46: 99-106.
Jiang, K., Sanseverino, Chauhan, Lucas, Copeland, Lapidus, DelRio, Dalin, Tice, Bruce, Goodwin, Pitluck, Sims, Brettin, Detter, Han, Chang, Larimer, Land, Hauser, Kyrpides, Mikhailova, Moser, Jegier, Close, J. M. DeBruyn, Y Wang, AC Layton, MS Allen, and GS Sayler. 2012. Complete genome sequence of Thauera aminoaromatica strain MZ1T. Standards in Genomic Sciences 6(3): 325-335.
Matteson, A. R., Loar, S. N., Pickmere, S., J. M. DeBruyn, Boyd, P. R., and Wilhelm, S. W.. 2012. Production of viruses during a spring phytoplankton bloom in the South Pacific off New Zealand. FEMS Microbial Ecology 79: 709-719.
Rowe, J. M., J. M. DeBruyn, L. Poorvin, E. A. Webb, Z. I. Johnson, E. R. Zinser, and S. W. Wilhelm. 2012. Viral and bacterial abundance and production in the Western Pacific Ocean and the relation to other oceanic realms. FEMS Microbial Ecology 79: 359-370.
DeBruyn, J. M., L. T. Nixon, M. N. Fawaz, A. M. Johnson, and M. A. Radosevich. 2011. Global biogeography and quantitative seasonal dynamics of Gemmatimonadetes in soil. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77:6295-6300.
Wilhelm, S. W., S. E. Farnsley, G. R. LeCleir, A. C. Layton, M. F. Satchwell, J. M. DeBruyn, G. L. Boyer, et al. 2011. The relationship between nutrients, cyanobacterial toxins and the microbial community in Taihu (Lake Tai), China. Harmful Algae, 10:207-215.
DeBruyn, J. M., and G. S. Sayler. 2009. Microbial community structure and biodegradation activity of particle-associated bacteria in a coal tar contaminated creek. Environmental Science & Technology, 43: 3047-3053.
DeBruyn, J. M., T. J. Mead, S. W. Wilhelm, and G. S. Sayler. 2009. PAH biodegradative genotypes in Lake Erie sediments: Evidence for broad geographical distribution of pyrene-degrading Mycobacteria. Environmental Science & Technology, 43: 3467-3473.
Rinta-Kanto, J. M., J. M. DeBruyn, E. Konopko, R. A. Bourbonniere, G. L. Boyer, and S. W. Wilhelm. 2009. Lake Erie Microcystis: Relationship between microcystin production, dynamics of genotypes and environmental parameters in a large lake. Harmful Algae 8: 665-673.
Rinta-Kanto, J. M., M. A. Saxton, J. M. DeBruyn, J. L. Smith, C. H. Marvin, K. A. Krieger, G. S. Sayler, et al. 2009. The diversity and distribution of toxigenic Microcystis spp. in present day and archived pelagic and sediment samples from Lake Erie. Harmful Algae 8: 385-394.
Rowe, J. M., M. A. Saxton, M. T. Cottrell, J. M. DeBruyn, G. M. Berg, D. L. Kirchman, D. A. Hutchins, and S. W. Wilhelm. 2008. Constraints on virus production and virus-influenced geochemical processes in the Sargasso Sea and North Atlantic. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 52:233-244.
DeBruyn, J. M., C. S. Chewning, and G. S. Sayler. 2007. Comparative quantitative prevalence of Mycobacteria and functionally abundant nidA, nahAc and nagAc dioxygenase genes in coal tar-contaminated sediments. Environmental Science and Technology, 41: 5426-5432.
DeBruyn, J. M., J. A. Leigh-Bell, and R. M. L. McKay., et al. 2004. Microbial distributions and the impact of phosphorus loading on bacterial activity in Lake Erie. The Journal of Great Lakes Research, 30:166-183.
Mioni, C. E., A. M. Howard, and J. M. DeBruyn., et al. 2003. Characterization and field trials of a bioluminescent bacterial reporter of iron bioavailability. Marine Chemistry, 83: 31-46.
Wilhelm, S. W., J. M. DeBruyn, O. Gillor, M. R. Twiss, K. Livingston, R. A. Bourbonniere, L. Pickell, C. G. Trick, A. L. Dean, and R. M. L. McKay. 2003. Effect of phosphorus amendments on present day plankton communities in pelagic Lake Erie. Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 32:275-285.
Book chapters or books
Hayes, D. G., M. B. Anunciado, J. M. DeBruyn, S. Bandopadhyay*, S. M. Schaeffer, M. English, S. Ghimire, C. Miles, M. Flury, and H. Y. Sintim. 2019. Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films for Sustainable Specialty Crop Production. Polymers for Agri-Food Applications, Gutierrez, T.J. (Editor), Berlin, Springer Nature, pp. 183-213.
Keenan, S. W., C. Widga, J. M. DeBruyn, and S. M. Schaeffer. 2018. Nutrient hotspots through time: a field guide to modern and fossil taphonomy in east Tennessee. Geology at Every Scale: Field Excursions for the 2018 GSA Southeastern Meeting in Knoxville, TN, Engel, A.S. and Hatcher, R.D. Jr, eds.
Dean, A. L., J. L. Higgins, J. M. DeBruyn, J. M. Rinta-Kanto, R. A. Bourbonniere, and S. W. Wilhelm. 2008. Viral populations in Lake Erie: abundance, production and predicted impacts. In: M Munawar and RT Heath [eds.], Checking the Pulse of Lake Erie. Aquatic Ecosystem Health Management Society / Ecovision World Monographs, p. 247-270.
Bulletins, reports, circulars, pamphlets, factsheets
DeBruyn, J. M. 2020. Backyard STEM: Trash Talk. UT Extension.
DeBruyn, J. M., and T. G. Bain. 2020. Bug on the Run Design Challenge. UT Extension.
O’Banion, B., and J. M. DeBruyn. 2020. Island Biogeography. UT Extension.
DeBruyn, J. M. 2019. Symmetry in Nature. UT Extension.
DeBruyn, J. M. 2019. Nature’s Secret Code: Fibonacci sequences, spirals and the golden ratio. UT Extension.
DeBruyn, J. M. 2019. Spider Web Design Challenge. UT Extension.
DeBruyn, J. M., S. W. Wilhelm, A. L. Ludwig, and G. L. Boyer. 2016. Cyanobacteria (Blue-Green Algae) Harmful Algal Blooms. UTExtension, W340.
English, M., S. M. Schaeffer, M. Flury, C. Miles, J. M. DeBruyn, D. G. Hayes, and S. Bandopadhyay*. 2016. Soil Carbon and Biodegradable Mulches. Biodegradablemulch.org, Performance and Adoptability of Biodegradable Mulch Report No. SE-2016-2.
DeBruyn, J. M. 2015. The Color of Soil. UTExtension 4-H Guided Inquiry Lesson, W331-E.
DeBruyn, J. M., and A. L. Ludwig. 2015. The Soil Web. UTExtension 4-H Guided Inquiry Lesson, W331-F.
DeBruyn, J. M., and A. L. Ludwig. 2015. What’s Soil Worth?. UTExtension 4-H Guided Inquiry Lesson, W331-G.
DeBruyn, J. M., and K. Sturner. 2015. Measuring the Forest. UTExtension 4-H Guided Inquiry Lesson, W331-D.
DeBruyn, J. M., S. Bandopadhyay*, D. G. Hayes, D. Inglis, and C. Miles. 2015. Biodegradation: Putting biology to work. BiodegradableMulch.org.
Flury, M., A. Bary, J. M. DeBruyn, S. M. Schaeffer, H. Sintim, and S. Bandopadhyay*. 2015. What is soil quality and how is it measured?. BiodegradableMulch.org.
DeBruyn, J. M. 2014. Footprints in the Forest. UTExtension 4-H Guided Inquiry Lesson, W331-B.
DeBruyn, J. M., and A. L. Ludwig. 2014. Life as a Chipmunk. UTExtension 4-H Guided Inquiry Lesson, W331-C.
DeBruyn, J. M., K. Sturner, S. Duncan, and S. Lenhart. 2014. Biodiversity Counts!. UTExtension 4-H Guided Inquiry Lesson, W331-A.
DeBruyn, J. M., and A. L. Ludwig. 2013. Dig In!. UTExtension 4-H Guided Inquiry Lesson, W292-C.
DeBruyn, J. M., and A. L. Ludwig. 2013. A recipe for soil. UTExtension 4-H Guided Inquiry Lesson, W292-B.
DeBruyn, J. M., and A. L. Ludwig. 2013. Life beneath your feet. UTExtension 4-H Guided Inquiry Lesson, W292-A.
DeBruyn, J. M., and A. L. Ludwig. 2013. It isn’t easy being green. UTExtension 4-H Guided Inquiry Lesson, W292-D.
Ludwig, A. L., and J. M. DeBruyn. 2013. Stormwater happens!. UTExtension 4-H Guided Inquiry Lesson, W292-E.
Popular press, trade, UTIA magazine or newsletter articles
DeBruyn, J. M. 2016. The Dead and Their Microbes. Microbe Magazine 11(3): 119-124.
DeBruyn, J. M., and P. Fernandez. 2016. The Rise of Unscrupulous Scholarly Publishing. Common Ground, April 2016.
DeBruyn, J. M., and S. M. Schaeffer. 2015. Ten tips for NSF Funding. UTIA Office of Sponsored Programs Newsletter.
Abstracts from scientific or discipline meetings, papers from conference proceedings
Emmons, A. L.*, A. Z. Mundorff, K. M. Hoeland, S. Campagna, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2020. Bone microbes and metabolites: Understanding microbial community assembly and function in postmortem remains. Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory Microbiome Meeting. 20-23 Oct 2020 *Virtual due to COVID-19.
Hoeland, K. M., et al., A. R. Mason, S. R. Campagna, J. M. DeBruyn, and D. W. Steadman. 2020. Utilizing metabolomics towards time-dependent metabolite monitoring in different postmortem specimens during human decomposition. American Academy of Forensic Science, Anaheim, CA 17-22 Feb 2020.
Hu, J.*, F. Yao, J. Richwine, S. Jagadamma, P. D. Keyser, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2020. Effects of nitrogen fertilization rate and grass species on nitrogen cycling microbes in a C4 native grassland. Soil Science Society of America General Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, Nov 8-12, 2020 *Virtual due to COVID-1.
Hu, J.*, J. Konkel, V. Jin, L. Schneider, S. M. Schaeffer, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2020. Long term conservation agricultural management affects abundance and activity of nitrogen cycling microbes. Soil Science Society of America General Meeting, Nov 8-12, 2020 *Virtual due to COVID-19.
Kapoor, B., D. Hadziabdic Guerry, J. M. DeBruyn, M. Cregger, W. E. Klingeman, R. N. Trigiano, A. Onufrak, and E. V. Willcox. 2020. Flowering dogwoods under fire: responses of the microbiome under prescribed burn management. American Phytopathological Society, 97th Annual APS Southern Division Meeting, 9-12 February 2020, Charleston, SC. Abstr. #15545.
Keenan, S. W.*, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2020. Surface and subsurface vertebrate decomposition result in protracted soil isotopic (𝛿15N) enrichment. Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, Provo, UT 4-5 May 2020 *Cancelled due.
Mason, A. R.*, et al., and J. M. DeBruyn. 2020. Variability in soil chemistry and microbial ecology during early stages of human decomposition. Soil Science Society of America General Meeting, Nov 8-12, 2020 *Virtual due to COVID-19.
Mason, A. R.*, H. S. McKee, K. M. Hoeland, T. Delgado, J. M. DeBruyn, D. W. Steadman, and S. R. Campagna. 2020. Assessment of variability in soil chemistry and microbial ecology during early stages of human decomposition. American Society for Microbiology, Chicago, IL 18-22 June 2020 *Virtual due to COVID-19.
McKee, H. S., C. G. Owings, K. M. Hoeland, L. Schneider, A. R. Mason, K. Bugajski, S. R. Campagna, J. M. DeBruyn, and D. W. Steadman. 2020. Prescription drugs detected in humans postmortem impact Phormia regina Meigen (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larval length. Entomological Society of America Conference.
McKee, H. S., C. G. Ownings, K. M. Hoeland, L. Schneider, A. R. Mason*, K. Bugajski, S. R. Campagna, J. M. DeBruyn, and D. W. Steadman. 2020. Prescription drugs detected in humans postmortem impact Phormia regina Meigen (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larval length. Entomological Society of America, Nov 11-25, 2020 *Virtual due to COVID-19.
Metts, D. L., K. A. Kurth, E. M. Watson, B. F. Miller, C. Kwit, J. M. DeBruyn, and L. I. Muller. 2020. Evaluating the winter diet of a reintroduced herd of elk in the Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee, using next-generation sequencing techniques. The Wildlife Society 27th Annual Conference, Poster presentation.
Onufrak, A. J., G. Williams, J. M. DeBruyn, M. Cregger, W. E. Klingeman, M. Ginzel, and D. Hadziabdic Guerry. 2020. Bacterial communities associated with Juglans nigra significantly differ between the tree’s native and introduced ranges. American Phytopathological Society, 97th Annual APS Southern Division Meeting, 9-12 February 2020, Charleston, SC. Abstr. #15545.
Radosevich, M. A., J. Zhuang, S. M. Schaeffer, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2020. Integrating the numerically most abundant lifeforms (viruses) into soil food webs. Proceedings of 2020 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Virtual, November 9-13, 2020.
Taylor, L. S.*, A. R. Mason*, E. C. Bernard, M. Davis, D. W. Steadman, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2020. Seasonal differences in soil chemistry and biology impacted by long term human decomposition. American Academy of Forensic Science, Anaheim, CA 17-22 Feb 2020.
Yao, F.*, J. M. DeBruyn, S. A. Hawkins, R. T. Trout Fryxell, S. Jagadamma, and F. R. Walker. 2020. Effects of Thermophilic Temperatures on the Presence of Pathogens in Poultry Litter. Soil Science Society of America General Meeting, Nov 8-12, 2020 *Virtual due to COVID-19.
Hayes, D. G., M. B. Anunciado, A. F. Astner, M. English, A. L. Wszelaki, J. L. Moore, S. V. Pingali, M. Flury, H. Y. Sintim, J. M. DeBruyn, S. M. Schaeffer, and S. Bandpadhyay*. 2019. When Worlds Collide: Relationships Between the Life Cycle of Biodegradable Plastic Mulches and Ecosystems. BioEnvironmental Polymer Society Annual Meeting, Greenville, SC, 5-7 June 2019 (other coauthors: H. M. O’Neill, B.R. Evans, V.S. Urban, C. Miles, S. Ghimire, M. Flury, and H.Y. Sintim).
Liang, X., Y. Zhang, S. Wilhelm, J. M. DeBruyn, J. Zhuang, and M. A. Radosevich. 2019. Contrasting Virus-host Interactions at Different Soil Depths. Proceedings of AGU Annual Meeting, San Francisco., USA, December 9-13, 2019.
Sintim, Henry, S. Bandopadhyay*, A. Bary, M. English, J. M. DeBruyn, S. M. Schaeffer, and M. Flury. 2019. Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Effects on Soil Health. SSSA International Soils Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Keenan, S. W., and J. M. DeBruyn. 2018. Temperature and microbial effects on nitrogen cycling at simulated mortality decomposition hotspots. 2018 Southeastern Section Meeting, Geological Society of America, Knoxville, TN.
Keenan, S. W., and J. M. DeBruyn. 2018. Spatial and temporal responses to carrion decay. Goldschmidt, Boston, MA.
Keenan, S. W., C. Widga, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2018. Reconstructing nutrient hotspots in time: insights from the Gray Fossil Site, Tennessee. 2018 Southeastern Section Meeting, Geological Society of America, Knoxville, TN.
Li, X., S. Jagadamma, F. R. Walker, J. M. DeBruyn, and N. Abdoulmoumine. 2018. Effect of a Biochar Amendment on Soil Nitrogen Dynamics in an Alfisol. ASA-CSSA-CSA Meeting, November 4-7, Baltimore, MD.
Li, X., S. Jagadamma, N. Abdoulmoumine, J. M. DeBruyn, and F. R. Walker. 2018. Influence of biochar on soil nitrogen dynamics. Biochar 2018, August 20-23, Wilmington, DE.
Taylor, L. S.*, G. Phillips, E. C. Bernard, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2018. Depth stratification of nematode communities associated with vertebrate decomposition. Journal of Nematology.
English, M. E., S. Bandopadhyay*, J. M. DeBruyn, D. G. Hayes, and S. M. Schaeffer. 2017. Temperature sensitivity of biodegradable plastic mulches to microbial decomposition. Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium, Athens GA.
Hadziabdic, D., N. R. Bumgarner, F. Critzer, J. L. Edwards, L. I. Muller, C. A. Stephens, M. Velandia, A. Ludwig, R. Trout Fryxell, H. Kelly, B. Ownley, K. Lewis, D. D’Souza,, J. M. DeBruyn, A. L. Wszelaki, J. Logan, K. Jones. S. Jean-Philippe, E. Willcox, M. Prado, and L. A. Duncan. 2017. Fostering aGIRLculture: STEM camp solving the grand challenges of the 21st century. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Phytopathological Society.
Keenan, S. W.*, S. M. Schaeffer, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2017. Biogeochemistry of vertebrate decomposition in a forest ecosystem. Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium, Athens GA.
Keenan, S. W.*, S. M. Schaeffer, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2017. Soil Biogeochemical Cycling and Stable Isotope Dynamics during Vertebrate Carcass Decomposition. Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium, Athens, GA.
Keenan, S. W.*, S. M. Schaeffer, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2017. Stable isotopic composition of vertebrate tissues during decomposition. International Symposium on Environmental Biogeochemistry, Cairns, Australia.
Konkel, J., V. L. Jin, D. D. Tyler, B. G. Kozlowski, J. M. DeBruyn, and S. M. Schaeffer. 2017. Soil nitrogen dynamics under conservation management in continuous cotton in West Tennessee. ASA-CCSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Tampa FL.
Sintim, H., S. Bandopadhyay*, M. E. English, A. Bary, S. M. Schaeffer, J. M. DeBruyn, and M. Flury. 2017. Biodegradable plastic mulch: impacts on soil quality and degradation in soil and compost. ASA-CCSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Tampa FL.
DeBruyn, J. M., K. L. Cobaugh, M. Moats, J. D. Stevens, and S. W. Keenan. 2016. Postmortem Hot Spots: Soil Microbial Community Succession below Decomposing Vertebrate Mortalities. ASA-CSSA-SSSA-Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, Nov. 6-9, 2016.
English, M., S. Bandopadhyay*, D. G. Hayes, J. M. DeBruyn, L. C. Wadsworth, and S. M. Schaeffer. 2016. Temperature sensitivity of biodegradable plastic mulches to microbial decomposition. ASA-CCSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
Hayes, D. G., L. C. Wadsworth, N. F. Omar, A. L. Wszelaki, J. M. DeBruyn, and S. M. Schaeffer. 2016. Long-Term Impacts of Biodegradable Plastic Mulches for Sustainable Production of Fruits and Vegetables. American Ecological Engineering Society 16th Annual Meeting, Knoxville, 7 June 2016.
Keenan, S. W.*, A. L. Emmons, A. Mundorff, J. M. Davoren, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2016. Bone-associated microbes: implications for the long-term stability of bone in terrestrial systems. Geological Society of America.
Keenan, S. W.*, A. L. Emmons*, A. Z. Mundorff, J. M. Davoren, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2016. Bone-associated microbes: Implications for the long-term stability of bone in terrestrial systems. Geological Society of America. Denver, CO Sept 25-28, 2016.
Keenan, S. W.*, K. A. Hauther*, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2016. Soil responses to a nutrient hotspot: the biogeochemistry of vertebrate decomposition in a forest ecosystem. Midwest Geobiology Conference, Cincinnati, OH Oct 15, 2016.
Sintim, H., S. Bandopadhyay*, S. Ghimire, M. Flury, A. Bary, S. M. Schaeffer, J. M. DeBruyn, C. Miles, and D. Ingles. 2016. Soil Quality and Colloid Transport under Biodegradable Mulches. EGU General Assembly 2016, EGU2016-18410, Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 18.
Buchanan, J. R., B. N. Perez, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2015. Engineered Strategy to Remediate Trace Organic Contaminants using Recirculating Packed-Bed Media Biofilters at Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems. WEFTEC, Chicago, IL, September 26-30, 2015.
Cobaugh, K. L., K. A. Hauther*, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2015. Postmortem succession of human gut microbial communities. American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 30-Jun 2, 2015.
DeBruyn, J. M., D. A. Bevard*, D. G. J. Mann, H. Baxter, M. Mazarei, J. Y. McKnight, S. M. Schaeffer, and C. N. Stewart, Jr.. 2015. Effect of Transgenic Switchgrass Plants Down-Regulating COMT on Soil Chemistry and Microbiology. ASA/CSA/SSSA Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Nov 15-18, 2015.
DeBruyn, J. M., K. L. Cobaugh*, and S. M. Schaeffer. 2015. Succession of soil microbial communities below decomposing human cadavers. American Society for Microbiology General Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 30-Jun 2, 2015.
Schaeffer, S. M., H. Sintim, S. Bandopadhyay*, S. Ghimre, M. Flury, A. Bary, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2015. Soil Physical Characteristics and Biological Indicators of Soil Quality Under Different Biodegradable Mulches. American Geophysical Union Meeting, San Francisco.
Sintim, H., S. Bandopadhyay*, S. Ghimire, M. Flury, A. Bary, S. M. Schaeffer, J. M. DeBruyn, C. Miles, and D. Inglis. 2015. Soil Quality, Moisture, and Temperature Evaluation under Different Biodegradable Mulches. ASA/CSA/SSSA Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Nov 15-18, 2015.
Trout Fryxell, R. T., and J. M. DeBruyn. 2015. An Unexpected Find in the Ehrlichia – Amblyomma americanum Microbiome. Livestock Insect Workers Conference, Boston, MA, July 11-14, 2015.
Trout Fryxell, R. T., and J. M. DeBruyn. 2015. Microbiome discoveries in pathogen-infected ticks. Entomological Society of America Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Nov 15-18, 2015.
DeBruyn, J. M., and A. L. Ludwig. 2014. Backyard STEM: Environmental Science Education for Informal Learning Experiences. Water Education Summit, Asheville, NC September 8-10, 2014.
Stevens, J.*, S. M. Schaeffer, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2014. Effect of the nitrogen extender Agrotain(TM) on soil nitrogen cycling microbes. American Society for Microbiology, Texas Branch Meeting, New Braunfels, TX, April 3-5, 2014..
Walker, F. R., C. D. Clark, J. M. DeBruyn, M. E. Essington, S. A. Hawkins, D. M. Lambert, and A. L. Ludwig. 2014. Watershed Scale Project in Oostanaula Creek. Proceedings, USDA NIFA Annual PI Meeting, October 27 to 29, 2014. Washington DC.
Cobaugh, K., J. M. DeBruyn, and S. M. Schaeffer. 2013. Soil Microbial Community Succession During Cadaver Decomposition. Soil Science Society of America Meetings, Tampa, Florida.
Mbuthia, L. W., V. Acosta-Martinez, J. M. DeBruyn, S. M. Schaeffer, M. Mpheshea, F. R. Walker, and N. S. Eash. 2013. Microbial Community Composition, Structure and Activity after Long Term (31 years) of Conservation Tillage Under Continuous Cotton Production in West Tennessee. Proceedings Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL. November 3-6, 2013.
Mpheshea, M., L. Mbuthia, D. O’Dell, I. Cuvaca, S. M. Schaeffer, J. M. DeBruyn, F. R. Walker, and N. S. Eash. 2013. Tillage, nitrogen, and cover crop effects on N-cycling bacteria under cotton production in West Tennessee. Soil Science Society of America Annual Meetings, Tampa, Florida.
Walker, F. R., S. A. Hawkins, F. Menn, K. Cobaugh, and J. M. DeBruyn. 2012. Leachate Analysis from an Organic Burial Pit Containing Euthanized Large Animals. Proceedings.
DeBruyn, J. M., S. Bandopadhyay*, H. Sintim, M. E. English, X. Wen, S. M. Schaeffer, M. Flury, K. Bonifer*, T. Reynolds, and D. G. Hayes. 2017. Biodegradable plastic agricultural mulches: microbial degradation and implications for soil health. ASA-CCSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Tampa FL. (invited)
DeBruyn, J. M., S. Bandopadhyay*, H. Sintim, M. English, X. Wen, S. M. Schaeffer, M. Flury, and D. G. Hayes. 2016. Biodegradable Plastic Agricultural Mulches: Microbial degradation and impacts on soil ecology. China-US Joint Symposium of Environmental Health and Ecological Safety, Yixin, China. (invited)
Wilhelm, S. W., M. Steffen, B. Belisle, S. Dearth, M. Campbell, G. Boyer, S. Watson, R. Bourbonniere, J. M. DeBruyn, and S. Campangna. 2013. Changing tides for Lake Erie: the biogeochemical evolution of a Laurentian Great Lake and implications for biological communities of the future. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, December 2013. (invited)
DeBruyn, J. M., and Sayler, G. S.. 2011. PAH-Degrading Mycobacteria: Distribution, Prevalence and Evolution. China-US 2010 Join Symposium on Energy, Ecosystem, and Environmental Change. Beijing, China, September 2010. (invited)
Theses/Dissertations completed by directed students
Liquet y Gonzalez, J. E.* 2019. Effects of long-term use and incorporation of biodegradable plastic mulch films on soil microbial community structure and activity. M.S. Thesis.
Cobaugh, K.* 2013. Soil Microbial Community Succession During Cadaver Decomposition. M. S. Thesis.
Ji, X.* 2012. Long term impacts of a genetically engineered microorganism and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on soil microbial communities. M.S. Thesis.
Taylor, L. S.* 2020. A high-resolution study of long-term vertebrate decomposition in human and animal model systems. Ph.D. Dissertation.
Bandopadhyay, *S. 2019. Microbial Degradation and Ecological Impacts of Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films in Agricultural Soils.
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* Jennifer DeBruyn served as major professor for this author.