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Michael G LaMontagne

PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer

Summary

Ph.D. Biology, Boston University. NATO Advanced Study Institute: Molecular Ecology of Aquatic Microbes. NASA Planetary Biology Intern at the Center for Microbial Ecology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Marine Biological Laboratory, Summer Course in Microbial Diversity, Woods Hole, MA

Research Projects include: Microbial Ecology; Plant-Microbe Interactions; Metagenomics; Microbial Discovery; Biogeochemistry.

Agricultural Science Aquatic & Marine Chemistry Biogeochemistry Climate Change Biology Environmental Impacts Microbiology Soil Science

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

University of Houston, Clear Lake

Work details

Assistant Professor of Microbiology

University of Houston, Clear Lake

September 2016

Biology & Environmental Sciences

Lecture in Microbiology & Environmental Microbiology

Founder & Chief Science Officer

Endobiome

December 2013

Microbial Discovery

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PeerJ Contributions

May 28, 2021

Development of an inexpensive matrix-assisted laser desorption—time of flight mass spectrometry method for the identification of endophytes and rhizobacteria cultured from the microbiome associated with maize

Michael G. LaMontagne, Phi L. Tran, Alexander Benavidez, Lisa D. Morano

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11359 PubMed 34123583

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September 23, 2024

Control of inorganic and organic phosphorus molecules on microbial activity, and the stoichiometry of nutrient cycling in soils in an arid, agricultural ecosystem

Pamela Chavez-Ortiz, John Larsen, Gabriela Olmedo-Alvarez, Felipe García-Oliva

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18140 PubMed 39329143

August 30, 2024

Development and evaluation of a rapid visual loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for the tcdA gene in Clostridioides difficile detection

Minyi Lin, Pu Wang, Bingyun Lu, Ming Jin, Jiasheng Tan, Wei Liu, Jing Yuan, Xiaomou Peng, Ye Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17776 PubMed 39224820

December 19, 2023

Covariation between microeukaryotes and bacteria associated with Planorbidae snails

Camille Clerissi, Camille Huot, Anaïs Portet, Benjamin Gourbal, Eve Toulza

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16639 PubMed 38144201

May 11, 2023

Incidence, genetic diversity, and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in seafood in Bangkok and eastern Thailand

Chartchai Changsen, Somsak Likhitrattanapisal, Kamonwan Lunha, Wiyada Chumpol, Surasak Jiemsup, Anuphap Prachumwat, Darin Kongkasuriyachai, Supawadee Ingsriswang, Soraya Chaturongakul, Aekarin Lamalee, Suganya Yongkiettrakul, Sureemas Buates

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15283 PubMed 37193031

January 31, 2023

The effect of short-term fallowing on the microbial communities in forest soil cultivated with ginseng: Preliminary research

Yuqing Li, Feyisike Gbolayori Jones, Bing Zhang, Juntao Cui, Wei Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14758 PubMed 36743964

November 8, 2022

MTSv: rapid alignment-based taxonomic classification and high-confidence metagenomic analysis

Tara N. Furstenau, Tsosie Schneider, Isaac Shaffer, Adam J. Vazquez, Jason Sahl, Viacheslav Fofanov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14292 PubMed 36389404

November 3, 2022

Comparison of epiphytic and intestinal bacterial communities in freshwater snails (Bellamya aeruginosa) living on submerged plants

Fucai Liu, Kejun Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14318 PubMed 36348666

July 26, 2022

Biogas slurry application alters soil properties, reshapes the soil microbial community, and alleviates root rot of Panax notoginseng

Chengxian Wang, Jianfeng Liu, Changmei Wang, Xingling Zhao, Kai Wu, Bin Yang, Fang Yin, Wudi Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13770 PubMed 35910762

May 2, 2022

Fungal communities represent the majority of root-specific transcripts in the transcriptomes of Agave plants grown in semiarid regions

Marina Püpke Marone, Maria Fernanda Zaneli Campanari, Fabio Trigo Raya, Gonçalo Amarante Guimarães Pereira, Marcelo Falsarella Carazzolle

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13252 PubMed 35529479

April 20, 2022

The fecal microbiota of Thai school-aged children associated with demographic factors and diet

Lucsame Gruneck, Eleni Gentekaki, Kongkiat Kespechara, Justin Denny, Thomas J. Sharpton, Lisa K. Marriott, Jackilen Shannon, Siam Popluechai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13325 PubMed 35469202

April 6, 2022

Depth effect on the prokaryotic community assemblage associated with sponges from different rocky reefs

Bárbara González-Acosta, Aarón Barraza, César Guadarrama-Analco, Claudia J. Hernández-Guerrero, Sergio Francisco Martínez-Díaz, César Salvador Cardona-Félix, Ruth Noemí Aguila-Ramírez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13133 PubMed 35411254

March 3, 2022

Hurricane María drives increased indoor proliferation of filamentous fungi in San Juan, Puerto Rico: a two-year culture-based approach

Lorraine N. Vélez-Torres, Benjamín Bolaños-Rosero, Filipa Godoy-Vitorino, Felix E. Rivera-Mariani, Juan P. Maestre, Kerry Kinney, Humberto Cavallin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12730 PubMed 35261816

March 2, 2022

Soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) responds to phosphorus application and rhizobium inoculation on Acrisols of the semi-deciduous forest agro-ecological zone of Ghana

Samuel Adjei-Nsiah, David Martei, Adam Yakubu, Jacob Ulzen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12671 PubMed 35256914

December 24, 2021

Bacterial diversity and potential risk factors associated with Salmonella contamination of seafood products sold in retail markets in Bangkok, Thailand

Edward R. Atwill, Saharuetai Jeamsripong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12694 PubMed 35036165

October 14, 2021

Changes in diversity and composition of rhizosphere bacterial community during natural restoration stages in antimony mine

Renyan Duan, Yuxiang Lin, Jianing Zhang, Minyi Huang, Yihuan Du, Li Yang, Jing Bai, Guohong Xiang, Zhigao Wang, Yaqi Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12302 PubMed 34721985

September 10, 2021

Seagrass contribution to blue carbon in a shallow karstic coastal area of the Gulf of Mexico

Tania C. Cota Lucero, Jorge A. Herrera-Silveira

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12109 PubMed 34595067

August 18, 2021

Desulfovibrio is not always associated with adverse health effects in the Guangdong Gut Microbiome Project

Yi-ran Chen, Qin-long Jing, Fang-lan Chen, Huimin Zheng, Li-dan Chen, Zhi-cong Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12033 PubMed 34466295

February 18, 2021

Microbiomes of different ages in Rendzic Leptosols in the Crimean Peninsula

Anastasiia K. Kimeklis, Grigory V. Gladkov, Aleksei O. Zverev, Arina A. Kichko, Evgeny E. Andronov, Elena I. Ergina, Igor V. Kostenko, Evgeny V. Abakumov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10871 PubMed 33643711

November 3, 2020

Antimicrobial resistant gene prevalence in soils due to animal manure deposition and long-term pasture management

Yichao Yang, Amanda J. Ashworth, Jennifer M. DeBruyn, Lisa M. Durso, Mary Savin, Kim Cook, Philip A. Moore Jr., Phillip R. Owens

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10258 PubMed 33194426

October 29, 2020

Comparative analysis of the metabolically active microbial communities in the rumen of dromedary camels under different feeding systems using total rRNA sequencing

Alaa Emara Rabee, Robert Forster, Chijioke Elekwachi, Ebrahim Sabra, Mebarek Lamara

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10184 PubMed 33194403

October 21, 2020

Comparison of the diversity of cultured and total bacterial communities in marine sediment using culture-dependent and sequencing methods

Meng Wang, Samina Noor, Ran Huan, Congling Liu, JiaYi Li, Qingxin Shi, Yan-Jiao Zhang, Cuiling Wu, Hailun He

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10060 PubMed 33150062

August 6, 2020

Proteomic analysis of exudate of Cercospora armoraciae from Armoracia rusticana

Haining Wang, Songhong Wei, Xiaohe Yang, Wei Liu, Lijun Zhu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9592 PubMed 33005484

June 16, 2020

Diversity and spoilage potential of microbial communities associated with grape sour rot in eastern coastal areas of China

Huanhuan Gao, Xiangtian Yin, Xilong Jiang, Hongmei Shi, Yang Yang, Chaoping Wang, Xiaoyan Dai, Yingchun Chen, Xinying Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9376 PubMed 32607286

May 26, 2020

Microbiome analysis of healthy and diseased sponges Lubomirskia baicalensis by using cell cultures of primmorphs

Lubov Chernogor, Elizaveta Klimenko, Igor Khanaev, Sergei Belikov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9080 PubMed 32518718

May 4, 2020

Phosphate solubilizing bacteria stimulate wheat rhizosphere and endosphere biological nitrogen fixation by improving phosphorus content

Yongbin Li, Qin Li, Guohua Guan, Sanfeng Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9062 PubMed 32411531

January 10, 2020

16S rRNA metagenomic analysis of the bacterial community associated with turf grass seeds from low moisture and high moisture climates

Qiang Chen, William A. Meyer, Qiuwei Zhang, James F. White

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8417 PubMed 31942261

October 23, 2019

Manure application increased denitrifying gene abundance in a drip-irrigated cotton field

Mingyuan Yin, Xiaopeng Gao, Mario Tenuta, Wennong Kuang, Dongwei Gui, Fanjiang Zeng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7894 PubMed 31660271

October 1, 2019

Soil bacterial biodiversity is driven by long-term pasture management, poultry litter, and cattle manure inputs

Yichao Yang, Amanda J. Ashworth, Jennifer M. DeBruyn, Cammy Willett, Lisa M. Durso, Kim Cook, Jr., Philip A. Moore, Phillip R. Owens

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7839 PubMed 31592358

February 8, 2019

Impact of intercropping on the coupling between soil microbial community structure, activity, and nutrient-use efficiencies

Tengxiang Lian, Yinghui Mu, Jian Jin, Qibin Ma, Yanbo Cheng, Zhandong Cai, Hai Nian

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6412 PubMed 30775180

February 5, 2019

Evaluation of DESS as a storage medium for microbial community analysis

Kevin M. Lee, Madison Adams, Jonathan L. Klassen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6414 PubMed 30740279

September 26, 2018

Wind-driven spume droplet production and the transport of Pseudomonas syringae from aquatic environments

Renee B. Pietsch, Hinrich Grothe, Regina Hanlon, Craig W. Powers, Sunghwan Jung, Shane D. Ross, David G. Schmale III

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5663 PubMed 30280035

August 28, 2018

Compositional and predicted functional analysis of the gut microbiota of Radix auricularia (Linnaeus) via high-throughput Illumina sequencing

Zongfu Hu, Xi Chen, Jie Chang, Jianhua Yu, Qing Tong, Shuguo Li, Huaxin Niu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5537 PubMed 30186698

July 24, 2018

Effect of Burkholderia tropica and Herbaspirillum frisingense strains on sorghum growth is plant genotype dependent

Thiago R. Schlemper, Maurício R. Dimitrov, Federico A.O. Silva Gutierrez, Johannes A. van Veen, Adriana P.D. Silveira, Eiko E. Kuramae

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5346 PubMed 30065892

July 4, 2018

Preliminary study on phosphate solubilizing Bacillus subtilis strain Q3 and Paenibacillus sp. strain Q6 for improving cotton growth under alkaline conditions

Maqshoof Ahmad, Iqra Ahmad, Thomas H. Hilger, Sajid M. Nadeem, Muhammad F. Akhtar, Moazzam Jamil, Azhar Hussain, Zahir A. Zahir

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5122 PubMed 30013829

May 30, 2018

Top-down and bottom-up controls on southern New England salt marsh crab populations

Kenneth B. Raposa, Richard A. McKinney, Cathleen Wigand, Jeffrey W. Hollister, Cassie Lovall, Katelyn Szura, Jr., John A. Gurak, Jason McNamee, Christopher Raithel, Elizabeth B. Watson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4876 PubMed 29868281

January 26, 2018

Remote collection of microorganisms at two depths in a freshwater lake using an unmanned surface vehicle (USV)

Craig Powers, Regina Hanlon, David G. Schmale III

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4290 PubMed 29383287

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May 13, 2022

The Microphenotron: a novel method for screening plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria

Asif Raheem, Basharat Ali

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13438 PubMed 35586133