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William E. Holben is affiliated with the University of Montana in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with significant contributions across several subfields including ecology, molecular biology, general health professions, plant science, and soil science. The interdisciplinary scope of their work frequently intersects with topics such as gut microbiota and health, indigenous studies and ecology, mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, peatlands and wetlands ecology, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, mycobacterium research and diagnosis, and the use of environmental DNA in biodiversity studies.

The scientist has an active publication record featuring recent papers that illustrate their engagement with both microbial ecology and plant-soil interactions. Notable recent publications include:

  • Carbon and phosphorus exchange rates in arbuscular mycorrhizas depend on environmental context and differ among co-occurring plants (2024, New Phytologist)
  • Non-invasive monitoring of multiple wildlife health factors by fecal microbiome analysis (2022, Ecology and Evolution)
  • Wildlife fecal microbiota exhibit community stability across a longitudinal semi-controlled non-invasive sampling experiment (2024, Frontiers in Microbiomes)
  • Ecological signals of arctic plant-microbe associations are consistent across eDNA and vegetation surveys (2023, Metabarcoding and Metagenomics)
  • Microbiome Analysis Enables Non-invasive Monitoring of Rocky Mountain Elk Populations (2020, Authorea)

These publications demonstrate a methodological diversity that includes non-invasive sampling techniques, soil and plant microbiome interactions, and the integration of molecular tools for ecological monitoring. Such work reflects a strong emphasis on environmental and microbial ecology, as well as wildlife health assessment.

William E. Holben has collaborated frequently with several researchers in the field, including:

  • Samuel Pannoni
  • Kelly M. Proffitt
  • Ylva Lekberg
  • Jan Jansa
  • Morgan Luce McLeod

Their research has been published in a range of scientific venues, including New Phytologist, Ecology and Evolution, Frontiers in Microbiomes, Metabarcoding and Metagenomics, and Authorea, reflecting cross-disciplinary engagement between plant science, ecology, and microbiome research.

Best Publications

  • Soil biota and exotic plant invasion.

    Ragan M. Callaway;Giles C. Thelen;Alex Rodriguez;William E. Holben

  • DNA Probe Method for the Detection of Specific Microorganisms in the Soil Bacterial Community

    William E. Holben;Janet K. Jansson;Barry K. Chelm;James M. Tiedje

  • Wildfire-Produced Charcoal Directly Influences Nitrogen Cycling in Ponderosa Pine Forests

    T. H. DeLuca;M. D. MacKenzie;M. J. Gundale;W. E. Holben

  • Characterization of glomalin as a hyphal wall component of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

    James D. Driver;William E. Holben;Matthias C. Rillig

  • Phylogenetic analysis of intestinal microflora indicates a novel Mycoplasma phylotype in farmed and wild salmon.

    William E. Holben;P. Williams;M. Saarinen;Laura K. Sarkilahti

  • Bacterial gene abundances as indicators of greenhouse gas emission in soils.

    Sergio E Morales;Theodore Cosart;William E Holben

  • Wildfire and charcoal enhance nitrification and ammonium-oxidizing bacterial abundance in dry montane forest soils.

    P N Ball;M D MacKenzie;T H DeLuca;W E Holben

  • Effective recovery of bacterial DNA and percent-guanine-plus-cytosine-based analysis of community structure in the gastrointestinal tract of broiler chickens

    Juha H. A. Apajalahti;Laura K. Särkilahti;Brita R. E. Mäki;J. Pekka Heikkinen

  • Genetic and phenotypic diversity of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)-degrading bacteria isolated from 2,4-D-treated field soils.

    J. O. Ka;William E. Holben;James M. Tiedje

  • Percent G+C profiling accurately reveals diet-related differences in the gastrointestinal microbial community of broiler chickens

    Juha H. A. Apajalahti;Anu Kettunen;Michael R. Bedford;William E. Holben

  • 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid-degrading bacteria contain mosaics of catabolic genes.

    Roberta Fulthorpe;Catherine McGowan;O.V. Maltseva;W.E. Holben

  • Choice of Methods for Soil Microbial Community Analysis: PLFA Maximizes Power Compared to CLPP and PCR-Based Approaches

    Philip W. Ramsey;Matthias C. Rillig;Kevin P. Feris;William E. Holben

  • Differences in hyporheic-zone microbial community structure along a heavy-metal contamination gradient.

    Kevin Feris;Philip Ramsey;Chris Frazar;Johnnie N. Moore

  • Spatial Stratification of Soil Bacterial Populations in Aggregates of Diverse Soils

    Daniel Mummey;William E. Holben;Johan Six;Peter Stahl

  • Recovery of crenarchaeotal ribosomal DNA sequences from freshwater-lake sediments.

    Christa Schleper;William E. Holben;Hans-Peter Klenk

  • Characterization of diverse 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid-degradative plasmids isolated from soil by complementation.

    Eva M. Top;William E. Holben;Larry J. Forney

  • Neighboring plant influences on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community composition as assessed by T-RFLP analysis

    Daniel L. Mummey;Matthias C. Rillig;William E. Holben

  • Culture-independent microbial community analysis reveals that inulin in the diet primarily affects previously unknown bacteria in the mouse cecum.

    Juha H. A. Apajalahti;Hannele Kettunen;Anu Kettunen;William E. Holben

  • Gene Probe Analysis of Soil Microbial Populations Selected by Amendment with 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid

    W. E. Holben;B. M. Schroeter;V. G. M. Calabrese;R. H. Olsen

  • Linking bacterial identities and ecosystem processes: can 'omic' analyses be more than the sum of their parts?

    Sergio E. Morales;Sergio E. Morales;William E. Holben

Frequent Co-Authors

Carsten S. Jacobsen
Carsten S. Jacobsen Aarhus University
James M. Tiedje
James M. Tiedje Michigan State University
Matthias C. Rillig
Matthias C. Rillig Freie Universität Berlin
Johnnie N. Moore
Johnnie N. Moore University of Montana
Marek Stibal
Marek Stibal Charles University
Ragan M. Callaway
Ragan M. Callaway University of Montana
William P. Johnson
William P. Johnson University of Utah
James K. Fredrickson
James K. Fredrickson Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
David C. White
David C. White University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Brian J. Mailloux
Brian J. Mailloux Barnard College

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