Great work, Jacob! Check them out:
Heil, J.A., Simler-Williamson, A., Striluk, M.L., Trawick, D., Capezza, R., DeFehr, C., Osorio, A., Finney, B., Turner, K.G., Bittleston, L.S. 2025. Weather and leaf age separately contribute to temporal shifts in phyllosphere fungal community structure in sagebrush. Ecosphere 16(6): e70295. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70295
Boise State News: “Researchers publish first-of-its-kind sagebrush microbiome analysis” April 15, 2025.
Heil, J.A., Geisler, M., Skinner, M., DeFehr, C., Arogundade, A.A., Finney, B. and Bittleston, L.S. 2025. Context-dependent effects of microbial inoculation on sagebrush seedlings during drought stress. Phytobiomes First Look. https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-04-25-0029-R
Heil, J.A., Bernardin, J.R., Galla, S.J., Bittleston, L.S. 2025. A framework for utilizing leaf-associated microbes to achieve conservation and restoration goals. mSphere 0:e01082-24. https://doi.org/10.1128/msphere.01082-24