Wei Shi

Bio

My research directs toward biochemical, physiological, and ecological functions of soil and environmental microorganisms. The goal is to develop fundamental knowledge and apply the information obtained to practice for sustaining agriculture and the environment. Current research emphasis is on soil microbial community structure and nitrogen cycling.

Publications

• Multi-amplicon nitrogen cycling gene standard: An innovative approach for quantifying N-transforming soil microbes in terrestrial ecosystems , SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY (2024)
• Soil dependence of biochar composts in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions: An overlooked biophysical mechanism , APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY (2024)
• Abundance, diversity, and composition of root-associated microbial communities varied with tall fescue cultivars under water deficit , FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY (2023)
• Foliar endophyte diversity in Eastern Asian-Eastern North American disjunct tree species - influences of host identity, environment, phylogeny, and geographic isolation , FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE (2023)
• Soil development following glacier retreat shapes metagenomic and metabolomic functioning associated with asynchronous C and N accumulation , SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2023)
• Soil macroporosity modulates the extent of negative microbial associations during organic substance decomposition , SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY (2023)
• Water deficits shape the microbiome of Bermudagrass roots to be Actinobacteria rich , FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY (2023)
• Nitrapyrin-based nitrification inhibitors shaped the soil microbial community via controls on soil pH and inorganic N composition , APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY (2021)
• Soil pore size distribution shaped not only compositions but also networks of the soil microbial community , APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY (2021)
• Predominant Microbial Colonizers in the Root Endosphere and Rhizosphere of Turfgrass Systems: Pseudomonas veronii, Janthinobacterium lividum, and Pseudogymnoascus spp. , FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY (2021)