Publications

Peer Reviewed

23. Tharp, C.L., Custer, G.F., Castrillo, G., Dini-Andreote, F. 2025. Revisiting the cry-for-help hypothesis in plant-microbe interactions. Trends in Plant Science. DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2025.07.015.

22. Silva, A.V.R., Cunha, I.C.M., Pellegrinetti, T.A., Boleta, E.H.M., Zagatto, L.F.G., Zagatto, S.S.S., Nishisaka, C.S., Mafra, T.M.L., Patreze, C.M., Custer, G.F., Dini-Andreote, F., Mendes, R., Tsai, S.M., Mendes, L.W. 2025. Functional adaptations of the rhizosphere microbiome for drought-tolerance promoiton in common bean. Plant Stress. DOI: 10.1016/j.stress.2025.100860.

21. Bresciani, L., Custer, G.F., Koslicki, D., Dini-Andreote, F. 2025. Interplay of ecological processes modulates microbial community reassembly following coalescence. ISME Journal. DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wraf041.

20. Omagamre, E.W., Custer, G.F. 2025. Digging Deep: Microbial PFAS Degradation in Landfill Sediments. Trends in Microbiology. DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2025.03.004.

19. Ono-Raphel, J.G., Custer, G.F.,  Arrington, K., Morrison, B., Kaye, J., Rosskopf, E., Dini-Andreote, F., and Di Gioia F. 2025. Effects of Carbon Sources on Soil Bacterial Community Dynamics during Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation in an Organic Tomato Production System. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2024.109448.

18. Jiménez, D., Chaparro, D., Sierra, F., Custer, G.F., Feuerriegel, G., Chuvochina, M., Diaz-Garcia, L.,  Mendes, L.W.,  Santiago, Y.P.O., Rubiano-Labrador, C., Galan, F.S., Streit, W.R., Dini-Andreote, F. Reyes, A., Rosado A.S. 2024. Engineering the mangrove soil microbiome for selection of polyethylene terephthalate-transforming bacterial consortia.  Trends in Biotechnology. DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2024.08.013 

17. Custer, G.F. 2024. Unearthing opportunity amid declining plant-beneficial bacteria. Trends in Plant Science. DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2024.02.011

16. Monterio, D., Custer, G.F., Martins, L., Balieiro, F., Dini-Andreote, F., Rachid, C. 2024. Effects of soil type and salinity levels on the performance and bacteriome of the halophyte Atriplex nummularia. Plant and Soil. DOI: 10.1007/s11104-024-06484-2

15. Ayayee, P., Custer, G.F., Tronstad, L., van Diepen, L. 2024. Unveiling salinity-driven shifts in microbial community composition across compartments of naturally saline inland streams. Hydrobiologia. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-024-05479-5

14. Custer, G.F., Mealor, B., Fowers, B., van Diepen, L. Soil microbiome analysis supports claims of ineffectiveness of Pseudomonas fluorescens D7 as a biocontrol agent of Bromus tectorum. Microbiology Spectrum. DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01771-23

13. Custer, G.F., Bresciani, L., Dini-Andreote, F. A proposed unified framework for microbial community coalescence. 2023. Trends in Microbiology. DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.09.001

12. Dini-Andreote, F., Custer, G.F. The ecology of microbiome transplants. 2023. Trends in Microbiology. DOI:10.1016/j.tim.2023.05.009

11. Custer, G.F.*, Gans,M.*, van Diepen, L., Dini-Andreote, F., Buerkle, C.A. 2023. Comparative analysis of core microbiome assignments: implications for ecological synthesis. mSystems. DOI: 10.1128/msystems.01066-22

10. Birt, H.W.G., Tharp, C.L., Custer, G.F., Dini-Andreote, F. 2022. Root phenotypes as modulators of microbial microhabitats. Frontiers in Plant Science. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1003868

 9. Custer, G.F., Dini-Andreote, F. Embracing complexity in ecosystem response to global change. 2022. Environmental Science and Technology. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c02817

8. Custer, G.F.*, Bresciani, L.*, Dini-Andreote, F. 2022. Ecological and evolutionary implications of microbial dispersal. Frontiers in Microbiology. DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.855859

7. Custer, G.F., van Diepen, L., Seeley, J. 2021. Student perceptions towards introductory lessons in R. Natural Sciences Education. DOI: 10.1002/nse2.20073

6. Custer, G.F., van Diepen, L., Stump, W. 2021. An examination of fungal and bacterial assemblages in bulk and rhizosphere soils under Solanum tuberosum in southeastern Wyoming, USA. Applied Microbiology. DOI: 10.3390/applmicrobiol1020013 .

5. Dibner, R., Weaver, M., Brock, M., Custer, G.F., Weinig, C. 2021. Time outweighs the effect of host developmental stage on microbial community composition. FEMS microbiology. DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiab102

4. Custer, G.F., Dibner, R.R. 2020. Modified methods for loading of high-throughput DNA extraction plates reduce risk of contamination. Journal of Visualized Experiments. DOI: 10.3791/61405

3. Ayayee, P.A., Kinney G., Yarnes, C., Larsen, T., Custer, G.F., van Diepen, L.,Munoz-Garcia, A. 2020. Gut microbiomemediated standard metabolic rate (SMR) responses to dietary shifts in the viviparous cockroach, Diploptera punctata. Journal of Experimental Biology. DOI: 10.1242/jeb.21827

2. Custer, G.F., van Diepen, L. 2020. Plant invasion has limited impact on soil microbial α-diversity: a meta-analysis. Diversity. DOI: 10.3390/d12030112

1. Custer, G.F., van Diepen, L., Stump, W. 2020. Structural and functional dynamics of soil microbes following spruce beetle infestation. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01984-19.

* denotes shared first authorship.

Research Highlights 

SaraTeter. 2020. Tiny soil organisms may hold the key to managing invasive plantsAccessible at: http://westernconfluence.org/lookinunderground/