Publications

*equal first author(s)
Published

David, A.S.*, Hernandez, D.J., Menges, E.S., Sclater, V.L., Afkhami, M.E., Searcy, C.A. (2023) Heterogeneous landscape promotes distinct microbial communities in an imperiled scrub ecosystem. Mycologia (Impact factor: 2.8)

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Hernandez, D.J.*, Kiesewetter, K.N..*, Almeida, B.K., Revillini, D.P., Afkhami, M.E. (2023) Multidimensional specialization and generalization are pervasive in soil prokaryotes. Nature Ecology and Evolution. (Impact factor: 19.1)

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Hernandez, D.J.*, David, A.*, Menges, E., Searcy, C.A., Afkhami, M.E. (2021) Environmental stress destabilizes microbial networks. The ISME Journal. 15 (6), 1722-1734. (Impact factor: 10.3) 2021 Best Paper in ISME Short List, Departmental Award for Best Paper, 2021 Most Cited ISME Paper

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Afkhami, M.E.*, Almeida, B.K.*, Kiesewetter, K.N.*, Hernandez, D.J.*, Revillini, D.P.* (2020). Tripartite mutualisms as models for understanding plant-microbial interactions. Curr. Opin. in Plant Bio. 56, 28-36. (Impact factor: 7.8) Cover Image

 

Dvoryanchikov, G.*, Hernandez, D.*, Roebber, J.K., Hill, D.L., Roper, S.D., and Chaudhari, N. (2017). Transcriptomes and neurotransmitter profiles of classes of gustatory and somatosensory neurons in the geniculate ganglion. Nature Communications. 8, 760. (Impact factor: 14.9)

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Book Chapters
Hernandez, D.*, Kiesewetter, K.N.*, Palakurty, S., Stinchcombe, J.R., Afkhami, M.E. (2020). “Synergism and symbioses: Unpacking complex mutualistic species interactions using transcriptomic approaches.” The Model legume Medicago truncatula. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. (DOI: 10.1002/9781119409144.ch135)

 

In review

Rawstern, A.H.E.*, Hernandez, D.J., Afkhami, M.E. (in review) Highly-connected microbes in co-occurrence networks shape early community assembly, biodiversity, and stochasticity. Nature Communications (Impact factor 16.6)

In prep
Hernandez, D.J.*, Searcy, C.A., Afkhami, M.E. (In prep) The Stress Gradient Hypothesis as a unifying framework for understanding how microbial communities manage stress.

Hernandez, D.J.*, Pohlmann, G.B., Afkhami, M.E. (In prep) Gene family expansions underpin context-dependency of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis.