Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Rolando Lab
Led by Jose L. Rolando · Microbiology and Cell Science
What we study
The Rolando Lab studies how plants and microbes interact to cycle carbon and nutrients, and how these interactions affect plant resilience under environmental stressors. They use biogeochemical, multi-omics, and geospatial tools to study microbial activity in ecosystems.
What working here is like
- Fieldwork
- Computational
- Plants
- Bacteria & microbes
- Coding helps
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Porewater microbial community dynamics act as an indicator of northern peatland ecosystem change in response to climate drivers
2026 · ISME Communications
Studies how climate change affects microbial communities in northern peatlands using small RNA sequencing.
- Metagenome-assembled genomes from Spartina alterniflora salt marsh roots and sediments along the U.S. Atlantic coast
2026 · Microbiology Resource Announcements
Assembles genomes from Spartina alterniflora roots and sediments along the U.S. Atlantic coast.
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- Leaf damage is associated with alteration of microbiome composition and abundance in the Spartina alterniflora phyllosphere
2026 · Microbiology Spectrum
Looks at how leaf damage changes the microbiome on Spartina alterniflora leaves in salt marshes.
- Viral community diversity in the rhizosphere of the foundation salt marsh plant Spartina alterniflora
2025 · mSphere
Analyzed viruses in root zones of salt marsh plants to understand their role in microbial communities.
- Microbial soil quality indicators depending on land use and soil type in a semi-arid dryland in Kenya
2024 · European Journal of Soil Biology
Tested how land use and soil type affect microbial activity in Kenyan drylands.
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