Mary-Cathrine Leewis, Ph.D.
Microbiome du sol et des plantes
Recherche et / ou projets en cours
Dre Leewis est une nouvelle scientifique d’AAC et elle élabore un programme de recherche orienté vers la phyllosphère, la rhizosphère et le dépositaire de diversité microbienne qu’est le sol, particulièrement dans les systèmes de grandes cultures intégrant l’utilisation d’espèces fourragères pérennes.
Énoncés de recherches/projets
- Étudier les interrelations entre le microbiome du sol, les cultures et leurs effets potentiels sur la productivité.
- Caractériser ces microbiomes, explorer leur fonction et développer des applications biotechnologiques à partir de ces connaissances fondamentales.
- Réduire, par la gestion du microbiome des plantes agricoles, l’impact négatif de la production agricole sur la qualité de l’air et de l’eau tout en intensifiant cette production par l’amélioration de la santé de l’agroécosystème selon une approche de santé globale (one health), et ainsi suffire de façon durable à la demande grandissante des marchés mondiaux.
Prix et études
Ph.D., Biological Sciences (Microbial Ecology), University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2014
Master of Science, Biological Sciences, Northern Michigan University, 2006
Bachelor of Science, Biology and French, Northern Michigan University, 2004
Expérience et / ou de travail international
Expérience de recherche internationale :
Collaborator & Invited Lecturer, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague. Prague, Czech Republic. 2009 - Present
Expérience internationale sur le terrain:
2016 – 2020 Wilder Ranch State Park, California, USA.
2017 Harshaw Mining District, Arizona, USA.
2016, 2017 Alaska, USA. Permafrost tunnels and well drilling
2016 Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska, USA.
2014, 2015 Kevo Subarctic Research Station, Finland.
2012 Senegal, Cooperative Farms near Thies & Mbour
2008 – 2016 Bonanza Creek LTER, Alaska, USA.
2009 Svalbard Archipelago (Research cruise)
2006 Lakes of Northern Wisconsin, USA.
Liens additionnels
Principales publications
Waldrop, M., McFarland, J., Manies, K., Leewis, M.C., Blazewicz, S., Jones, M., Neumann, R., Keller, J., Cohen, L., Euskirchen, E., Edgar, C., Turetsky, M., Cable, W. 2021. Carbon Fluxes and Microbial Activities from Boreal Peatlands Experiencing Permafrost Thaw. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. doi: 10.1029/2020JG005869.
Waldrop, M., Anderson, L., Clow, D., Erikson, L., Dornblaser, M., Gibbs, A., Herman-Mercer, N., James, S., Jones, M., Koch, J., Leewis, M.C., et al. 2021. USGS Permafrost Research Determines the Risks of Permafrost Thaw to Biologic and Hydrologic Resources. USGS Publishing. doi.org/10.3133/fs2020305
Leewis, M.C., Berlemont, R., Podgorski, D., Srinivas, A., Zito, P., Spencer, R., McFarland, J., Douglas, T., Conway, C., Waldrop, M., Mackelprang, R. 2020. Life at the frozen limit: Microbial Carbon Metabolism Across a Late Pleistocene Permafrost Chronosequence. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11: 1–15. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01753.
He, R., Su, Y., Leewis, M.C., Chu, Y., Yao, X., Ma, R., Herriott, I., Leigh, M.B. 2019. Low O2 level enhances CH4-derived carbon flow into microbial communities in landfill cover soils. Environmental Pollution. 113676. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113676
Brankovits, D., Pohlman, J, Niemann, H., Leigh, M. B., Leewis, M.C., Becker, K., Iliffe, T., Alvarez, F., Lehmann, M., Phillips, B. 2017. Methane- and dissolved organic carbon-fueled microbial loop supports a tropical subterranean estuary ecosystem. Nature Communications. 8: 1835. doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01776-x.
Martinez-Cruz, K., Leewis, M.C., Herriot, I., Sepulveda-Jauregui, A., Walter-Anthony, K., Thalasso, F., Leigh, M.B. 2017. Anaerobic oxidation of methane by aerobic methanotrophs in arctic lake sediments. Science of the Total Environment. 607-608. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.187.
Meeboon, N., Leewis, M.C., Kaewsuwan, S., Maneerat, S., Leigh, M.B. 2017. Changes in bacterial diversity associated with bioremediation of used lubricating oil in tropical soils. Archives of Microbiology. doi:10.1007/s00203-017-1356-3.
Leewis, M.C.*, Uhlik, O.*, Fraraccio, S., McFarlin, K., Kottara, A., Glover, C., Macek, T., Leigh, M.B. 2016. Differential impacts of willow and mineral fertilizer on bacterial communities in diesel oil-polluted soil. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7:837. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00837.
Leewis, M.C., Uhlik, O., Leigh, M.B. 2016. Synergistic processing of biphenyl and benzoate: carbon flow through the bacterial community in polychlorinated biphenyl contaminated soil. Scientific Reports. 6:22145. doi:10.1038/srep22145.
Hernandez, R., Debenport, S., Leewis, M.C., Ndoye, F., Nkenmogne, I., Soumare, A., Thuita, M., Gueye, M., Miambi, E., Chapuis-Lardy, L., Diedhoiu, I., Dick, R. 2015. The native shrub, Piliostigma reticulatum as an ecological “resource island” for mango trees in the Sahel. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 204:51-61. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.02.009
Leewis, M.C., Reynolds, C.M., Leigh, M.B. 2013. Long-term effects of nutrient addition and phytoremediation on diesel and crude oil contaminated soils in subarctic Alaska. Cold Regions Science and Technology. 96:129–137. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2013.08.011.
Uhlik, O., Leewis, M.C., Strejcek, M., Musilova, L., Leigh, M.B., Macek, T. 2013. Stable isotope probing in the metagenomics era: a bridge towards improved bioremediation. Biotechnology Advances. 31(2): 154-165. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2012.09.003.
Uhlik, O., Leewis, M.C., Kurzawova, V., Lovecka, P., Stursa, P., Demnerova, K., Mackova, M., Macek, T. “Chapter 4: Approaches to Microbial Diversity Analysis in Contaminated Environments” in Trends in Bioremediation and Phytoremediation. Chemosphere. (Edited by Dr. G. Plaza). 2010. ISBN: 978-81-308-0424-8.
Kleinheinz, G., Coenan, A., Zehms, T., Preedit, J., Leewis, M.C., McDermott, C. 2009. Effects of aquatic macrophytes on the survival of Escherichia coli in a laboratory microcosm. Lake and Reservoir Management. 25:149-154.
Kleinheinz, G., McDermott, C., Leewis, M.C., Englebert, E. 2006. Influence of sampling depth on Escherichia coli concentrations in beach monitoring. Water Research. 40(20):3831-7.
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