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Microbiology Group

355 279 Stroud Water Research Center

Microbial life such as bacteria, fungi, and algae are integral to a naturally functioning aquatic ecosystem. By applying comprehensive molecular approaches, this laboratory is focused on characterizing the composition and distribution of microbial communities, and determining the functional roles as well as their interactions with environments.

Staff

Jinjun Kan, Ph.D.

Jinjun Kan, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist
Laura Zgleszewski

Laura Zgleszewski

Staff Scientist

News

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Reduction in nitrification during the early transition from conventional to organic farming practices
Price, J.R., D. Oviedo-Vargas, M. Peipoch, M.D. Daniels, and J. Kan. 2025. Ecosphere 16(8): e70375.
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Biogeochemical recovery and role of ancient hydric soils in contemporary floodplain restorations
Yaculak, A.M., J. Kan, M. Peipoch, J.G. Galella, E.K. Peck, S.S. Kaushal, T.L.E. Trammell, and S.P. Inamdar. 2025. Ecological Engineering 220: 107733.
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Streptomyces coelicolor-plant association facilitates ergothioneine (EGT) uptake in Triticum aestivum
Pipinos, A., J. Kan, G. Zinati, A. Smith, and H. Bais. 2025. Frontiers in Microbiology 16: 1637050.
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Soil health metrics for assessment of floodplain restorations
Galella, J.G., M.M. Rahman, E.R. Moore, M. Peipoch, J. Kan, A.M. Yaculak, M. Sena, B. Joshi, S.S. Kaushal, and S. Inamdar. 2025. Environmental Research Letters 20(8): 084010.
Mandy Cabot and Peter Kjellerup with two Silk Grass Farms staff members.
Silk Grass Farms is a Force for Good
To understand the state of its water resources and how to protect them, Silk Grass Farms asked the Stroud Center to provide expert guidance.
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High fecal indicator bacteria in temperate headwater streams at baseflow: implications for management and public health
D.T. Myers, L. Zgleszewski, R. Bier, J.R. Price, S. Morgan, J.K. Jackson, D. Oviedo-Vargas, M. Daniels, D.B. Arscott, J. Kan. 2025. Water Research X 29: 100347.

Publications

Streptomyces coelicolor-plant association facilitates ergothioneine (EGT) uptake in Triticum aestivum

Pipinos, A., J. Kan, G. Zinati, A. Smith, and H. Bais. 2025. Frontiers in Microbiology 16: 1637050.

Soil health metrics for assessment of floodplain restorations

Galella, J.G., M.M. Rahman, E.R. Moore, M. Peipoch, J. Kan, A.M. Yaculak, M. Sena, B. Joshi, S.S. Kaushal, and S. Inamdar. 2025. Environmental Research Letters 20(8): 084010.

High fecal indicator bacteria in temperate headwater streams at baseflow: implications for management and public health

D.T. Myers, L. Zgleszewski, R. Bier, J.R. Price, S. Morgan, J.K. Jackson, D. Oviedo-Vargas, M. Daniels, D.B. Arscott, J. Kan. 2025. Water Research X 29: 100347.

Seasonal variation and key controls of groundwater ammonium concentrations in hypoxic/anoxic riparian sediments

Sena, M.G., M. Peipoch, B. Joshi, M.M. Rahman, E. Peck, A.J. Gold, J. Kan, and S. Inamdar. 2025. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences 130(2): e2023JG007900.

Evaluation of soil properties and bulk δ15N to assess decadal changes in floodplain denitrification following restoration

Galella, J.G., M.M. Rahman, A.M. Yaculak, M. Peipoch, J. Kan, M. Sena, B. Joshi, S.S. Kaushal, and S. Inamdar. 2025. Restoration Ecology 33(1): e14327.