Publications
Blouin, M., V. Angot, S. Jacquoid, J. Burstin, Y. Bouchenak-Khelladi, A.D. Kent. 2026. Distinguishing varying and carrying populations in holobiont breeding. Trends in Plant Science, in press.
Favela, A., A.D. Kent, C. Sible, S. Flint-Garcia, I.M. Klimasmith, C. Mujjabi, S.S. Raglin, F. Below, and M.O. Bohn. 2026. Lost and found: rediscovering microbiome-associated phenotypes that reshape agricultural sustainability. Science Advances.12: eaed3360. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aed3360
Zhou, Q., Mulvaney, R. L., Nunes, V. L. N., Kent, A.D., & Ugarte, C. M. 2025. Optimizing isotopic measurement of potential free-living nitrogen fixation in soil. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 89: e70163. https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.70163
Ricks, K.D., S.S. Raglin, S.S. and A.D. Kent. 2026. Signatures of local nitrogen adaptation in the Brachypodium distachyonroot microbiome. New Phytologist, 249: 433–447 https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.70684
Hsu, S.-K., Emmett, B.D., Haafke, A., Costa-Neto, G., Schulz, A.J., Lepak, N., La, T., AuBuchon-Elder, T.M., Hale, C.O., Raglin, S.S., Ojeda-Rivera, J.O., Kent, A.D., Kellogg, E.A., Romay, M.C. and Buckler, E.S. 2025. Contrasting rhizosphere nitrogen dynamics in Andropogoneae grasses. Plant Journal, 123: e70319. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70319
Raglin, Sierra S. and A.D. Kent. 2025. Navigating nitrogen sustainability with microbiome-associated phenotypes. Trends in Plant Science 30: 471-483
doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2025.02.003
Ngumbi, E., E. Dady, S. Raglin, A. Kent 2025. Interactions between soil source, flooding, and herbivory shape tomato plant volatile emissions and rhizosphere bacterial and fungal communities. Plant Soil 516: 835–854. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-025-07762-3
Seyfried, G.S., J.D. Edwards, J.W. Dalling, A.D. Kent, W.H. Yang. 2025. Nitrogen addition alters interactions between ectomycorrhizal host trees and fungal communities in a mixed mycorrhizal tropical rainforest. Plant Soil 513: 2379–2394. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-025-07327-4
Krichels, A.H., R.A. Sanford, J.C. Chee-Sanford, L. Connor, R. Van Allen, A.D. Kent, W.H. Yang. 2025. Distinct N-cycling microbial communities contribute to microtopographic variation in soil N2O emissions from denitrification. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 202: 109683.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2024.109683
Lee, J., P. Villanueva, K. Glanville, A.Vanloocke, W.H. Yang, A. Kent, M. McDaniel, S.J. Hall, A. Howe. 2025. Impacts of legacy and contemporary nitrogen inputs on N2O and CO2 emissions in Miscanthus and maize cultivated soils. GCB Bioenergy, 17: e70018.
doi: 10.1111/gcbb.70018
Klimasmith, I.M., B. Wang, S. Yu, Y. Yoshikuni, A.D. Kent. 2024. Translating macroecological models to predict microbial establishment probability in an agricultural inoculant introduction. Frontiers in Microbiomes, 3:1452476 DOI: 10.3389/frmbi.2024.1452476.
Favela, A., M. O. Bohn, A.D. Kent. 2024. Genetic variation in Zea mays influences microbial nitrification and denitrification in conventional agroecosystems. Plant Soil DOI: 10.1007/s11104-024-06720-9.
Ji, N., D. Liang, A.J. Studer, S.P. Moose, A.D Kent. 2024. Altering plant carbon allocation to stems has distinct effects on rhizosphere soil microbiome assembly, interactions, and potential functions in sorghum. GCB Bioenergy, 16(6): e13143 DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.13148.
Duan, D., and A.D. Kent. 2024. Nitrogen acquisition and retention pathways in sustainable perennial bioenergy grass cropping systems. GCB Bioenergy, 16(6): e13143 DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.13143.
Sible, C.N., A.D. Kent, A.J. Margenot, F.E. Below. 2024. Long-term continuous maize: Impacts on the soil microbiome and implications for residue management. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 1–18 DOI: 10.1002/saj2.20681.
Podowski, J.C., S. Forrester, D.A. Antonopoulos, J.L. Steeb, A.D. Kent, J.J. Davis, D.S. Schabacker. 2024. Response of soil bacteria to PUREX chemicals suggests biomarker utility and bioremediation potential. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 333, 1899–1909 DOI: 10.1007/s10967-024-09389-7.
Liang, D., N. Ji, A.D. Kent, W.H. Yang. 2024. Distinct mechanisms drive plant-nitrifier interactions in topsoil and subsoil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 192: 109370 DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2024.109370.
Edwards, J.D., A.H. Krichels, G.S Seyfried, J. Dalling, A.D. Kent, W.H. Yang. 2024. Soil microbial community response to ectomycorrhizal dominance in diverse neotropical montane forests. Mycorrhiza 34, 95–105 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-023-01134-4.
Favela, A., M. Bohn, A.D. Kent. 2023. Application of plant extended phenotypes to manage the agricultural microbiome belowground. Frontiers in Microbiomes 2:1157681 DOI: 10.3389/frmbi.2023.1157681.
Seyfried, G.S., A. Corrales, A.D. Kent, J.W. Dalling, W.H. Yang. 2023. Watershed-scale variation in potential fungal community contributions to ectomycorrhizal biogeochemical syndromes. Ecosystems 26, 724–739 DOI: 10.1007/s10021-022-00788-z.
Ji N, Liang D, Clark L, Sacks E, Kent A. 2023. Host genetic variation drives the differentiation in the ecological role of the native Miscanthus root-associated microbiome. Microbiome, 11:216 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-023-01646-3.
Blanc-Betes, E., Gomez-Casanovas, N., Yang, W.H., Chandrasoma, J., Clark, T.J., DeLucia, E.H., Hyde, C.A., Kent, A.D., Pett-Ridge, J., Rabinowitz, J., Raglin, S.S., Schwender, J., Shen, Y., Van Allen, R. and von Haden, A.C. 2023. Accelerating the development of a sustainable bioenergy portfolio through stable isotopes. GCB Bioenergy, 15(7):840-866 DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.13056.
Yang, J., T. Sooksa-nguan, B. Kannan, S. Cano-Alfanar, H. Liu, A. Kent, J. Shanklin, F. Altpeter, A. Howe. 2023. Microbiome Differences in Sugarcane and Metabolically Engineered Oilcane Accessions and Their Implications for Bioenergy Production. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, 16(1):56 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-023-02302-6.
Devotta, D.A., A.D. Kent, D.M. Nelson, P.B. Walsh, J.M. Fraterrigo, F.S. Hu. 2022. Effects of alder- and salmon-derived nutrients on aquatic bacterial community structure and microbial community metabolism in sub-arctic lakes. Oecologia, 99(3):711-724 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-022-5207-7.
Favela, A., M. Bohn, A.D. Kent. 2022. N-cycling microbiome recruitment differences between modern and wild Zea mays. Phytobiomes DOI: 10.1094/PBIOMES-08-21-0049-R
Raglin, S.S., E.N. Ngumbi, A.D. Kent. 2022. Herbivory Protection via Volatile Organic Compounds Is Influenced by Maize Genotype, Not Bacillus altitudinis-Enriched Bacterial Communities. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13:826635 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.826635.
Raglin, S.S., C.P. Soman, Y. Ma, A.D. Kent. 2022. Long term influence of fertility and rotation on soil nitrification potential. Frontiers in Soil Science, 2:838497 DOI: 10.3389/fsoil.2022.838497.
Klimasmith, I.M., A.D. Kent. 2022. Micromanaging the Nitrogen Cycle in Agroecosystems. Trends in Microbiology, 30(11):1045-1055 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2022.04.006.
Egenriether, S.M., R.A. Sanford, W.H. Yang, A.D. Kent. 2022. Phylogenetic diversity and OTU clustering: when to prioritize accuracy over speed. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13:730340 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.730340.
York, L., Trusiak, A., Cumming, J., Bonito, G., von Haden, A., Kalluri, U., Tiemann, L., Andeer, P., Blanc-Betes, E., Diab, J. Favela, A., Germon, A., Gomez-Casanova, N., Hyde, C., Kent, A., Ko, D.K., Lamb, A, Missaoui, A., Northen, T., Pu, Y., Ragauskas, A., Raglin, S., Scheller, H., Ware, A., Washington, L., Yang, W. Bioenergy Belowground: challenges and opportunities for phenotyping roots and the microbiome for sustainable bioenergy crop production. The Plant Phenome Journal, 5:e20028 DOI: 10.1002/ppj2.20028.
Burnham, M.B., S.J. Simon, D.K. Lee, A.D. Kent, E.H. DeLucia, W.H. Yang. 2022. Intra- and inter-annual variability of nitrification in the rhizosphere of field-grown biomass sorghum. GCB Bioenergy, 2022;00:1–18.
Favela, A., M. Bohn, A.D. Kent. 2021. Maize germplasm chronosequence shows crop breeding history impacts recruitment of the rhizosphere microbiome. ISME Journal, 15: 2454–2464.
Yang F, D.S. Andersen, S. Trabue, A.D. Kent, L.M. Pepple, R.S. Gates, A.S. Howe. 2021. Microbial assemblages and methanogenesis pathways impact methane production and foaming in manure deep-pit storages. PLoS One 16:e0254730.
Foltz, M.E., A.D. Kent, S. Koloutsou-Vakakis, J.L. Zilles. 2021. Influence of rye cover cropping on denitrification potential and year-round field N2O emissions. Science of the Total Environment, 765: 144295.
JE Schmidt, JL Mazza Rodriguez, VL Brisson, AD Kent, ACM Gaudin. 2020. Impacts of directed evolution and soil management legacy on the maize rhizobiome. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 145: 107794
JE Schmidt, AD Kent, VL Brisson, ACM Gaudin. 2019.Agricultural management and plant selection interactively affect rhizosphere microbial community structure and nitrogen cycling. Microbiome. 7(1): 1-18
N Suriyavirun, AH Krichels, AD Kent, WH Yang. 2019. Microtopographic differences in soil properties and microbial community composition at the field scale. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 131: 71-80
Y Ma, JL Zilles, AD Kent. 2019. An evaluation of primers for detecting denitrifiers via their functional genes. Environmental microbiology. 21(4): 1196-1210
JD Edwards, CM Pittelkow, AD Kent, WH Yang. 2018. Dynamic biochar effects on soil nitrous oxide emissions and underlying microbial processes during the maize growing season. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 122: 81-90.
MC Allender, S Baker, M Britton, AD Kent. 2018. Snake fungal disease alters skin bacterial and fungal diversity in an endangered rattlesnake. Scientific Reports. 8: 12147.
J Rigonato, AD Kent, T Gumiere, LH Zanini Branco, FD Andreote, MF Fiore. 2018. Temporal assessment of microbial communities in soils of two contrasting mangroves. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. 49 (1): 87-96.
CP Soman, D Li, MM Wander, AD Kent. 2017. Long-term fertilizer and crop-rotation treatments differentially affect bacterial community structure. Plant and Soil. 413:145-159.
SF Paver, AD Kent. 2017. Direct and context‐dependent effects of light, temperature, and phytoplankton shape bacterial community composition. Ecosphere. 8(9)
MJ Lemke, HM Hagy, K Dungey, AF Casper, AM Lemke, TD VanMiddlesworth, AD Kent. 2017. Echoes of a flood pulse: short-term effects of record flooding of the Illinois River on floodplain lakes under ecological restoration. Hydrobiologia. 804: 151-175.
MJ Lemke, SF Paver, KE Dungey, LFM Velho, AD Kent, LC Rodrigues, DM Kellerhals, MR Randle. 2017. Diversity and succession of pelagic microorganism communities in a newly restored Illinois River floodplain lake. Hydrobiologia. 804:35-58.
C Soman, D Li, MM Wander, AD Kent. 2017. Long-term fertilizer and crop-rotation treatments differentially affect soil bacterial community structure. Plant and Soil. 413 (1-2), 145-159
JG Johnson, LM Naples, WG Van Bonn, AD Kent, MA Mitchell, MC Allender. 2017. Evaluation of health parameters in cownose rays (Rhinoptera bonasus) housed in a seasonal touch habitat compared with an off-exhibit habitat. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 48(4): 954-960.
J Zilles, LF Rodriguez, NA Bartolerio, and AD Kent. 2016. Microbial ecosystem modeling using reliability theory. ISME Journal, 10: 1809-1814.
D Li, TB Voigt, AD Kent. Plant and soil effects on bacterial communities associated with Miscanthus× giganteus rhizosphere and rhizomes. GCB Bioenergy. 8(1): 183-193
AL Peralta, ER Johnston, JW Matthews, AD Kent. 2016. Abiotic correlates of microbial community structure and nitrogen cycling functions vary within wetlands. Freshwater Science. 35: 573-588.
Y Deng, Z He, J Xiong, H Yu, M Xu, SE Hobbie, PB Reich, CW Schadt, AD Kent, E Pendall, M Wallenstein, J Zhou. 2015. Elevated carbon dioxide accelerates the spatial turnover of soil microbial communities. Global change biology. 22(2): 957-964
MD Porter, JM Andrus, NA Bartolerio, LF Rodriguez, Y Zhang, JL Zilles, AD Kent. 2015. Seasonal Patterns in Microbial Community Composition in Denitrifying Bioreactors Treating Subsurface Agricultural Drainage. Microbial ecology. 70(3): 710-723
SK Hathaway, MD Porter, LF Rodríguez, AD Kent, JL Zilles. 2015. Impact of the contemporary environment on denitrifying bacterial communities. Ecological Engineering. 82: 469-473
J Xiong, Z He, S Shi, AD Kent, Y Deng, L Wu, JD Van Nostrand, J Zhou. 2015. Elevated CO2 shifts the functional structure and metabolic potentials of soil microbial communities in a C4 agroecosystem. Scientific Reports. 5: 9316
AL Peralta, D Stuart, AD Kent, JT Lennon. 2014. A social-ecological framework for “micromanaging” microbial services. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 12(9): 524-531
DP Keymer, AD Kent. 2014. Contribution of nitrogen fixation to first year Miscanthus× giganteus. GCB Bioenergy. 6(5): 577-586
Z He, J Xiong, AD Kent, Y Deng, K Xue, G Wang, L Wu, JD Van Nostrand, J Zhou. 2014. Distinct responses of soil microbial communities to elevated CO2 and O3 in a soybean agro-ecosystem. The ISME Journal. 8(3): 714-726
AL Peralta, S Ludmer, AD Kent. 2013. Hydrologic history influences microbial community composition and nitrogen cycling under experimental drying/wetting treatments. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 66: 29-37
JM Andrus, MD Porter, LF Rodríguez, T Kuehlhorn, RAC Cooke, Y Zhang, AD Kent, JL Zilles. 2013. Spatial Variation in the Bacterial and Denitrifying Bacterial Community in a Biofilter Treating Subsurface Agricultural Drainage. Microbial Ecology. 67: 265-272