Publications

Selected work

Research across agricultural soils, plant-associated communities and host microbiomes. The downloadable CV includes additional publications and outputs.

2026

Communications Biology

Skin lipid chemistry influences host-microbiome-pathogen interactions in snake fungal disease (ophidiomycosis).

Dallas, J.W., Murphy, K.M., Ghotbi, M. et al.

PLOS Pathogens

Oo-No: Ophidiomyces ophidiicola-bacterial interactions and the role of skin lipids in development of ophidiomycosis.

Dallas, J.W., Ghotbi, M., Rurik, A.J. et al.

Animal Microbiome

Effects of environmental setting and diet on the gut microbial ecology of eastern hellbenders.

Cummins, C., Sutton, W., McLeod, T. et al., including Ghotbi, M.

2025

The ISME Journal

Absolute abundance unveils Basidiobolus as a cross-domain bridge indirectly bolstering gut microbiome homeostasis.

Ghotbi, M., Stajich, J.E., Dallas, J.W. et al.

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

Management and rhizosphere microbial associations modulate genetic-driven nitrogen fate.

Ghotbi, M., Ghotbi, M., Kuzyakov, Y. & Horwath, W.R.

ISME Communications

From microscale to microbial insights: validating high-throughput microvolume extraction (HiMEx) methods for marine microbial ecology.

Ghotbi, M., Ghotbi, M., D’Agostino, E., Kanitz, M. & Needham, D.M.

ISME Communications

Greater host influence and promiscuity: how an invasive seaweed host has advantages over co-occurring natives.

Ghotbi, M., Bonthond, G., Ghotbi, M., Künzel, S., Needham, D.M. & Weinberger, F.

2023

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

The patchiness of soil ¹³C versus the uniformity of ¹⁵N distribution with geomorphic position provides evidence of erosion and accelerated organic matter turnover.

Ghotbi, M., Taghizadeh-Mehrjardi, R., Knief, C., Ghotbi, M., Kent, A.D. & Horwath, W.R.

2022

Applied Soil Ecology

Topographic attributes override impacts of agronomic practices on prokaryotic community structure.

Ghotbi, M., Durrer, A., Frindte, K. et al.