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2024
Babalola OO*, Enagbonma BJ (2024) Dataset of amplicon metagenomic assessment of barley rhizosphere bacteria under different fertilization regimes Data in Brief 52:109920. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109920
Adeniji AA, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2024) Draft genome sequence of Priestia megaterium AB-S79 - strain isolated from active gold mines. Microbiology Resource Announcements e01055-23 https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01055-23
Imade EE, Omonigho SE, Babalola OO *, Enagbonma BJ, Igiehon ON, Ogofure AG (2024) Dataset of 16S ribosomal DNA sequence-based identification of bacteriocinogenic lactic acid bacteria isolated from fermented food samples
Data in Brief 52:110021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.110021
Igiehon BC, Babalola OO*, Hassen AI (2024) Rhizosphere competence and applications of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in food production- a review. Scientific African e02081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02081
Olanrewaju OS, Glick BR, Babalola OO* (2024) Metabolomics-guided utilization of beneficial microbes for climate-resilient crops. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology 79:102427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2024.102427.
Babalola OO*, Akanmu AO, Ayangbenro AS (2024) Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus velezensis Strains AOA1 And AKS2, the potential Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria. Microbiology Resource Announcements e00877-23. American Society for Microbiology https://journals.asm.org/doi/epdf/10.1128/mra.00877-23
Raklami A, Babalola OO, Jemo M, Nafis A (2024) Unlocking the plant growth promoting potential of yeast spp.: Exploring species from Moroccan extremophilic environment for enhanced plant growth and sustainable farming. FEMS Microbiology Letters fnae015 https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnae015
Adefiranye OO, Adeniji AA, Akinjogunla OJ, Obidi OF, Oyetibo GO, Ilori MO, Babalola OO* (2024) Draft Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus auricularis PAPLE_T1 isolate of Carica papaya revealing biosynthetic clusters for beneficial metabolites. Microbiol Resource Announcement 0:e01201-23. American Society for Microbiology (ASM) https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01201-23
Agunbiade VF, Babalola OO* (2024) Drought stress amelioration attributes of plant-associated microbiome on agricultural plants. Bioinformatics and Biology Insights 18. Libertas Academica Ltd https://doi.org/10.1177/11779322241233442
Mir MI, Mukkamula N, Kumar B, Raghu K, Parray JA, Khan I, Hameeda B, Babalola OO* (2024) Impact of microbial consortium of Rhizobium tropici and Rhizobium mayense on the growth of Phaseolus vulgaris L. South African Journal of Botany 168:562-572. Wiley (IF 3.1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2024.04.004
Agbodjato NA, Babalola OO* (2024) Promoting sustainable agriculture by exploiting plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) to improve maize and cowpea crops. PeerJ 12: e16836 O’Reilly media (IF 3.061 2022-2023). https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16836
Babalola OO*, Adedayo AA, Akinola SA (2024) High-throughput metagenomic assessment of Cango Cave microbiome - a South African limestone cave. Data in Brief 54:110381. Elsevier (IF 1.2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110381
Agunbiade VF, Fadiji AE, Agbodjato NA, Babalola OO* (2024) Isolation and Characterization of Plant-Growth-Promoting, Drought-Tolerant Rhizobacteria for Improved Maize Productivity. Plants 13:1298. (IF 4.5). https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13101298
Rigobelo CE, Nicodemo D, Babalola OO, Desoignies N (2024) Purpureocillum lilacinum as an agent of nematode control and plant growth-promoting fungi. Agronomy 14:1225. (IF 3.97). https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14061225
Akanmu AO, Asemoloye MD, Marchisio MA, Babalola OO* (2024) Adoption of CRISPR-Cas for crop production: present status and future prospects. PeerJ.12:e17402 O’Reilly media (IF 3.061 2022-2023). https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17402
Ogwuegbu MC, Ayangbenro AS, Mthiyane DMN, Babalola OO and Onwudiwe D (2024) Green synthesis of CuO nanoparticles using Ligustrum lucidum extract, and the antioxidant and antifungal evaluation. Materials Research Express 11(5): 055010 IOP Publishing Ltd (IF) https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ad4e9d
Alori ET, Osemwegie OO, Ibaba AL, Daramola FY, Olaniyan FT, Lewu FB, Babalola OO. (2024) The Importance of Soil Microorganisms in Regulating Soil Health. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 1–15. Taylor & Francis https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2024.2367246
Alao L, Ouikoun CG, Hoteyi SI, Aguégué RM, Koda AD, Assogba SA, Amogou O, Apkodé C, Agbodjato NA, Adjovi NA, Adjanohou A, Babalola OO* and Baba-Moussa L (2024) Response of Biostimulants Based on Native Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi of the Glomeraceae on Maize Yield in a Farming Environment. Agriculture 14(6):906. (IF 3.6) https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14060906
2023
Dlamini SP, Akanmu AO, Fadiji AE, Babalola OO* (2023) Maize rhizosphere modulates the microbiome diversity and community structure to enhance plant health. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 30:103499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.103499
Fatema MK, Al Mamun MA, Sarker U*, Hossain MS, Mia MAB, Roychowdhury R, Ercisli S, Marc RA, Babalola OO*, Karim MA (2023) Assessing morpho-physiological and biochemical markers of soybean for drought tolerance potential. Sustainability 15(2): 1427. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15021427
Mamphogoro TP, Kamutando CN, Maboko MM, Aiyegoro OA, Babalola OO (2023) De novo Genome assessment of Serratia marcescens SGT5.3, a potential Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterium, Isolated from the surface of Capsicum annuum fruit. Microbiology Resource Announcements 12(1) :e01154-22. American Society for Microbiology https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01154-22
Guzmán-Guzmán P, Kumar A, de los Santos-Villalobos S, Parra-Cota FI, Orozco-Mosqueda Mdc, Fadiji AE, Hyder S, Babalola OO, Santoyo G (2023) Trichoderma species: our best fungal allies in the biocontrol of plant diseases – A review. Plants 12:432. MDPI (IF 3.935 Q1 Plant Sciences) https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12030432
Dlamini SP, Akanmu OA, Babalola OO* (2023) Variations in the Functional Diversity of Root Microbiome of Healthy and Northern Corn Leaf Blight Infected Maize (Zea mays L.) Spanish Journal of Soil Science 13:10964. https://doi.org/10.3389/sjss.2023.10964
Ajiboye TT, Ajiboye TO, Babalola OO* (2023) Impacts of Binary Oxide Nanoparticles on the Soybean Plants, its Rhizosphere, Associated Phytohormones and Enzymes" Molecules 28: 1326. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28031326
Orozco-Mosqueda MdC, Kumar A, Fadiji AE, Babalola OO, Puopolo G, Santoyo G (2023) Agroecological Management of the Grey Mould Fungus Botrytis cinerea by Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12030637
Agunbiade V, Babalola OO* (2023). Endophytic and rhizobacteria functionalities in alleviating drought stress in maize plants - A Review. Plant Protection Science 59:1-18. https://doi.org/10.17221/61/2022-PPS
Ojuederie OB, Babalola OO* (2023) Growth enhancement and extenuation of drought stress in maize inoculated with multifaceted ACC deaminase producing rhizobacteria. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 6: 1076844. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.1076844
Ma. del Carmen Orozco-Mosqueda, Fadiji AE, Babalola OO, Santoyo G (2023) Bacterial elicitors of the plant immune system: An overview. Plant Stress 7:100138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stress.2023.100138
Omotayo OP, Babalola OO* (2023) Fusarium verticillioides of maize plant: potentials of propitious phytomicrobiome as biocontrol agents. Frontiers in Fungal Biology 4:1095765. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffunb.2023.1095765
Adedayo AA, Babalola OO* (2023) Fungi that promote plant growth in the rhizosphere boost crop growth. Journal of Fungi 9(2):239. MDPI (IF 5.7244) https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9020239
Hassen AI, Gerrano AS, Babalola OO, Mengoni A, Rabiey M (2023) Elucidating the roles of plant-microbe interactions, biological control and plant breeding in the promotion of soil health and sustainable crop production systems. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 7:1156586. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1156586
Mamphogoro T, Kamutando C, Maboko MM, Babalola OO, Aiyegoro O (2023). Genome Assembly of a Putative Plant Growth-Stimulating Bacteria Sweet Pepper Fruit Isolate, Enterobacter hormaechei SRU4.4. Microbiology Resource Announcements 12(2) https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01237-22
Nwachukwu BC, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2023) Structural diversity of bacterial communities in two divergent sunflower rhizosphere soils. Annals of Microbiology 73:9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13213-023-01713-y
Ayilara MS, Adeleke BS, Akinola SA, Fayose CA, Adeyemi UT, Gbadegesin LA, Omole RK, Johnson RM, Uthman QO, Babalola OO* (2023) Biopesticides as a promising alternative to synthetic pesticides: A case for microbial pesticides, phytopesticides, and nano biopesticides. Frontiers in Microbiology 14:1040901. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1040901
Oyedoh OP, Yang W, Dhanasekaran D, Santoyo G, Glick BR, Babalola OO* (2023) Sustainable agriculture: rare-Actinomycetes to the rescue. Agronomy 13(3):666. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13030666
Ayangbenro AS, Odelade KA, Babalola OO* (2023) Seasonal variation drives microbial diversity in cowpea rhizosphere in a semi-arid region. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 29:201-208. https://doi.org/10.17957/IJAB/15.2020
Olowe OM, Ayangbenro AS, Akanmu AO, Kutu RF, Odhiambo J, Babalola OO* (2023) Comparative insights into the microbial diversity and community structure of Striga hermonthica-infested maize rhizosphere. Applied Sciences 13(5):3260. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13053260
Omomowo W, Babalola OO* (2023) Bioassessment of phylogenetic relatedness and plant growth enhancement of endophytic bacterial isolates from cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) plant tissues. Horticulturae 9(3): 332. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9030332
Babalola OO*, Du Plessis Y, Babalola SS (2023) Power of shared success: how can sharing success and roles of others motivate African women in STEM? International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-023-09583-1
Akanmu AO, Ajiboye TO, Seleke M, Mhlanga SD, Onwudiwe DC, Babalola OO* (2023) The potency of graphitic carbon nitride (gC3N4) and bismuth sulphide nanoparticles (Bi2S3) in the management of foliar fungal pathogens of maize. Applied Sciences 13: 3731. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13063731
Fadiji AS, Yadav AN, Santoyo G, Babalola OO* (2023) Understanding the plant-microbe interactions in environments exposed to abiotic stresses: An overview. Microbiological Research 271:127368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2023.127368
Babalola OO*, Olowe OM, Ayangbenro AS (2023). Shotgun metagenomics dataset of Striga hermonthica-infested maize (Zea mays L.) rhizospheric soil microbiome Data in Brief 48:109132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109132
Yang W, Yang, J, Fan Y, Guo Q, Jiang N, Babalola OO; Han X, Zhang X (2023) The two sides of resistance-resilience relationship in both above- and below-ground communities in the Eurasian steppe. New Phytologist 239(1):350-363. Wiley https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18942
Ayilara MS, Adeleke BS, Babalola OO* (2023) Bioprospecting and challenges of plant microbiome research for sustainable agriculture, a review on soybean endophytic bacteria. Microbial Ecology 85:1113-1135. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-022-02136-z
Adedayo AA, Romdhane SB, Babalola OO* (2023) Metagenomic study of the tomato rhizosphere soil microbiome: current state and prospect. AIMS Geosciences, 9(2): 330–356. https://doi.org/10.3934/geosci.2023018
Babalola OO*, Akanmu A, Fadiji AE (2023) Data set of shotgun metagenomic evaluation of lettuce (Lactuta sativa L.) rhizosphere microbiome. Data in Brief 48:109214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109214
Akanmu AO, Akol MA, Ndolo DO, Kutu FR, Babalola OO (2023) Agroecological techniques: Adoption of safe and sustainable agricultural practices among the smallholder farmers in Africa. Frontiers in Sustainable Food System 7:1143061. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1143061
Babalola OO*, Agunbiade VF, Fadiji AE, (2023) A potential draft sequence analysis of Enterobacter asburiae strain B6_18 of an endophytic bacterium. Microbiology Resource Announcements 12(5) https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01299-22
Bitire TD, Abberton M, Oyatomi OA, Babalola OO* (2023) Yield response of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean (L) Verdc) inoculated with Bradyrhizobium japonicum strains. Frontiers in Sustainable Food System 7:1142123. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1142123
Fadiji AE, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2023) Draft Genome Sequence of Citrobacter freundii AYS58, a Potential Plant-Growth-Promoting Endophyte. Microbiology Resource Announcements 12(5) e00142-23 https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00142-23.
Akanmu, A.O.; Olowe, O.M.; Phiri, A.T.; Nirere, D.; Odebode, A.J.; Karemera Umuhoza, N.J.; Asemoloye, M.D.; Babalola, O.O. (2023) Bioresources in Organic Farming: Implications for Sustainable Agricultural Systems. Horticulturae 9:659. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9060659
Fadiji AE, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2023) Genomic assessment of Enterobacter mori AYS9: A potential plant growth-promoting drought-resistant rhizobacteria. Spanish Journal of Soil Science 13:11302. https://doi.org/10.3389/sjss.2023.11302
Makhalanyane T, Mogase O, Pierneef R, Mizrachi E, Zeze A, Fossou R, Kouadjo C, Duodu S, Chikere C, Babalola OO, Klein A, Keyster M, du Plessis M, Yorou NS, Hijri M, Rossouw T, Kamutando C, Venter S, Moleleki L, Murrell C (2023) African Microbiomes matter. Nature Reviews Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-023-00925-y
Oyedoh OP, Yang W, Dhanasekaran D, Santoyo G, Glick BR, Babalola OO* (2023) Rare rhizo-actinomycetes: A new source of agroactive metabolites. Biotechnology Advances 67:108205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108205
Enagbonma BJ, Babalola OO* (2023) Metagenomics reveals the microbiome multifunctionalities of environmental importance from termite mound soils. Bioinformatics and Biology Insights 17: https://doi.org/10.1177/11779322231184025/
Ayangbenro AS, Adem MR, Babalola OO* (2023) Bambara nuts root-nodule bacteria from a Semi-Arid Region of South Africa and their plant growth-promoting traits. International Journal of Microbiology Article ID: 8218721. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/8218721
Adedayo AA, Fadiji AE, Babalola OO* (2023) Unraveling the functional genes present in rhizosphere microbiomes of Solanum lycopersicum" PeerJ 11:e15432. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15432
Nji QN, Babalola OO, Mwanza M (2023) Soil Aspergillus species, pathogenicity and control perspectives. Journal of Fungi 9, 766. https://doi.org/10.3390/ jof9070766
N'Tcha C, Sina H, Bourobou DN, Hoteyi SMI, Boya B, Agnimonhan R, Mavoungou JF, Adjanohoun A, Babalola OO*, Baba-Moussa L* (2023) Resistance and biofilm production profile of potential pathogens isolated from kpètè kpètè used to produce traditional fermented beer. Microorganisms 11:1939. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11081939
Ayilara MS, Adeleke BS, Adebajo MT, Akinola SA, Fayose CA, Adeyemi UT, Gbadegesin LA, Omole RK, Johnson RM, Edhemuino M, Ogundolie FA, Babalola OO (2023) Remediation by enhanced natural attenuation; an environment-friendly remediation approach. Frontiers in Environmental Science 11:1182586. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1182586
Enagbonma BJ, Fadiji AE, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2023) Communication between plants and rhizosphere microbiome: exploring the root microbiome for sustainable agriculture. Microorganisms 11(8):2003 https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11082003
Fasusi OA, Babalola OO*, Adejumo TO (2023) Harnessing of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in agroecosystem sustainability. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience 4, 26.https://rdcu.be/djuf0 https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-023-00168-0
Thirugnanam T, Dhanasekaran D, Babalola OO*, (2023). Draft Genome Sequence of Streptomyces moderatus DT446 isolated from root nodules of Casuarina cunninghamiana. Microbiology Resource Announcements 12(8) e00181-23. American Society for Microbiology https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00181-23
Olowe OM, Akanmu AO, Ayangbenro AS, Fadiji AE, Bitire TD, Odhiambo JJ, Kutu FR, Babalola OO* (2023). Trenchant microbiological-based approach for the control of Striga: current practices and future prospects. Frontiers In Sustainable Food Systems, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1073339
Masowa MM, Babalola OO, Mulidzi AR, Kutu FR, Dlamini P (2023) In-field assessment of soil pH and mineralization of phosphorus and potassium following the application of composted winery solid waste in sandy loam Ferric Luvisol. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture 35(7): 666-673. https://doi.org/10.9755/ejfa.2023.3120
Adedayo AA, Babalola OO* (2023) Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of Bacterial and Fungal Isolates Associated with the Rhizosphere of Healthy and Diseased Solanum lycopersicum. International Journal of Agriculture & Biology 30(4) 281-290.. https://doi.org/10.17957/IJAB/15.2086
Orozco-Mosqueda MdC, Kumar A, Babalola OO, Santoyo G (2023) Rhizobiome transplantation: a novel strategy beyond single-strain/consortium inoculation for crop improvement. Plants 12(18):3226. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12183226
Amoo AE, Olanrewaju OS, Babalola OO*, Ajilogba CF, Chukwuneme CF, Ojuederie OB, Omomowo OI (2023) The functionality of plant-microbe interactions in disease suppression. Journal of King Saud University – Science 35:102893. https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S1018-3647(23)00355-5
Bitire TD, Abberton M, Tella EO, Edemodu A, Oyatomi OA, Babalola OO* (2023) Impact of nitrogen fixing bacteria on nitrogen fixing efficiency of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L) Verdc) genotypes accessions. Frontiers in Microbiology 14: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1187250
Molefe R, Amoo A, Babalola OO* (2023) Communication between plant roots and the soil microbiome; involvement in plant growth and development” Symbiosis 90: 231-239. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13199-023-00941-9
Chávez-Avila S, Valencia-Marin MF, Guzmán-Guzmán P, Kumar A, Babalola OO, Orozco-Mosqueda MdC, Sergio de los Santos-Villalobose, Santoyo G (2023) Deciphering the antifungal and plant growth-stimulating traits of the stress-tolerant Streptomyces achromogenes subsp. achromogenes strain UMAF16, a bacterium isolated from soils affected by underground fires. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 53:102859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2023.102859
Adedayo AA, Fadiji AE, Babalola OO* (2023) Quantifying the respiratory design of rhizosphere microbial communities in healthy and diseased tomato plants using carbon substrates. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-023-01504-z
Fadiji AE, Ayangbenro AS, Akanmu AO, Babalola OO* (2023) Draft Genome Sequence of Acinetobacter sp. AYS6, a Potential Plant Growth-Promoting Endophyte. Microbiology Resource Announcements 12:10 e00464-23 American Society for Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00464-23
Babalola OO*, Adedayo AA (2023) Endosphere microbial communities and plant nutrient acquisition toward sustainable agriculture. Emerging Topics in Life Sciences ETLS20230069. https://doi.org/10.1042/ETLS20230069
Akinola SA, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2023) Pedological Factors as Drivers of Archaeal and Fungal Communities in Maize Rhizosphere: A Shotgun Metagenomic Sequencing Approach. SN Applied Sciences 5:351. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-023-05603-5
Alori ET, Olaniyan FT, Adekiya AO, Ayorinde BB, Daramola FY, Joseph A, Adegbite KA, Ibaba AL, Aremu CO, Babalola OO (2023) Response of Soil Microbial Community (Bacteria and Fungi) to Organic and Inorganic Amendments using Tomato as A Test Crop. Air, Soil and Water Research 16:1-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/11786221231214063
Adedayo AA, Babalola OO* (2023) The potential of biostimulants on soil microbial community: a review. Frontiers in Industrial Microbiology 1:1308641. https://doi.org/10.3389/finmi.2023.1308641
Adedayo AA, Babalola OO* (2023) Genomic mechanisms of plant growth promoting bacteria in the production of leguminous crops. Frontiers in Genetics. 14:1276003. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2023.1276003
Adefiranye OO, Adeniji AA, Obidi OF, Oyetibo GO, Babalola OO* (2023). Draft genome of Lysinibacillus fusiformis PwPw_T2 isolated from Ananas comosus revealing acetic acid producing and xenobiotic degrading enzymes. Microbiology Resource Announcements 12:12 e00753-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00753-23
Adeniji A, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2023). Draft genome sequence of active gold mine isolate Pseudomonas iranensis strain ABS_30. Microbiology Resource Announcements 12(12): e00849-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00849-23
Adeleke BS, Babalola OO* Muller D (2023) A metagenomic lens into endosphere microbial communities, promises and discoveries. Letters in Applied Microbiology 76(2): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1093/lambio/ovac030
2022
Olanrewaju OS, Oyatomi OA, Babalola OO, Abberton M (2022) Breeding potentials of Bambara groundnut for food and nutrition security in the face of climate change. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12:798993. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.798993
Fadiji AE, Babalola OO*, Santoyo G, Perazzolli M (2022) The potential role of microbial biostimulants in the amelioration of climate change associated abiotic stresses on crops. Frontiers in Microbiology 12:829099. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.829099
Mamphogoro TP, Kamutando CN, Maboko MM, Babalola OO, Aiyegoro OA (2022) Whole-Genome Sequence of Paenibacillus polymyxa strain SRT9.1, a Promising Plant Growth - Promoting Bacterium. Microbiology Resource Announcements 11:1. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01097-21.
Adeniji AA, Babalola OO* (2022) Evaluation of Pseudomonas fulva PS9.1 and Bacillus velezensis NWUMFkBS10.5 as candidate plant growth promoters during maize-Fusarium interaction. Plant 11(3):324. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11030324
Masowa MM, Kutu FR, Babalola OO, Mulidzi AR (2022) Optimizing application rate of winery solid waste compost for improving the performance of maize (Zea mays L.) grown on Luvisol and Cambisol. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 20(1): 815-828. http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/2001_815828
Babalola OO*, Adedayo AA, Fadiji AE (2022) Metagenomic survey of tomato rhizosphere microbiome using the shotgun approach. Microbiology Resource Announcements 11(2): e01131-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01131-21
Mamphogoro TP, Kamutando CN, Maboko MM, Aiyegoro OA, Babalola OO (2022) Draft Genome Sequence of Sweet Pepper Fruit Epiphyte-Associated Bacillus cereus HRT7.7. Microbiology Resource Announcements 11(2) e01125-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01125-21
Ajilogba CF; Olanrewaju OS; Babalola OO* (2022) Plant growth stage drives the temporal and spatial dynamics of the bacterial microbiome in the rhizosphere of Vigna subterranea. Frontiers in Microbiology 13:825377. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.825377
Ayiti OE, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2022) Relationship between nitrifying microorganisms and other microorganisms residing in the maize rhizosphere. Archives of Microbiology 204-206 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-022-02857-2
Imade EE, Ajiboye TO, Fadiji AE, Onwudiwe DC, Babalola OO (2022) Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using plantain peel extracts and the evaluation of their antibacterial activity. Scientific African 16: e01152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01152
Adeleke BS, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2022) Effect of endophytic bacterium, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia JVB5 on sunflowers. Plant Protection Science 58(3): 185-198. https://doi.org/10.17221/171/2021-PPS
Nwachukwu BC; Ayangbenro AS; Babalola OO* (2022) Effects of soil properties and carbon substrates on bacterial diversity of two sunflower farms. AMB Express 12:47. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-022-01388-9
Adeleke BS, Ayilara MS, Akinola SA, Babalola OO* (2022) Biocontrol mechanisms of endophytic fungi. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control 32:46. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-022-00547-1
Babalola OO*; Nwachukwu BC; Ayangbenro AS (2022) Amplicon sequencing data profiling of bacterial community connected with the rhizospheric soil from sunflower plants. Data in Brief 42:108207 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2022.108207
Adedayo AA, Fadiji AE, Babalola OO* (2022) Plant health status affects the functional diversity of the rhizosphere microbiome associated with Solanum lycopersicum. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 6:894312. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.894312
Enebe MC, Babalola OO* (2022) Functional diversity of bacterial communities in the rhizosphere of maize grown on a soil under organic and inorganic fertilization. Scientific African 16: e01212 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01212
Adedayo AA, Fadiji AE, Babalola OO* (2022) The effects of plant health status on the community structure and metabolic pathways of rhizosphere microbial communities associated with Solanum lycopersicum. Horticulturae 8(5), 404 https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8050404
Bitire TD, Abberton M, Babalola OO*, Oyatomi OA (2022) Effect of Bradyrhizobium japonicum strains and inorganic Nitrogen fertilizer on growth and yield of accessions of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L.). Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.913239
Omotayo OP, Igiehon ON, Babalola OO* (2022) Microbial genes of agricultural importance in maize rhizosphere unveiled through shotgun metagenomics. Spanish Journal of Soil Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/sjss.2022.10427
2021
Babalola OO*, Adeleke BS, Ayangbenro AS (2021) 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequence data from sunflower endosphere bacterial community. Data in Brief 39:107636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.107636
Adeleke BS, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2021) Bacterial community structure of the sunflower (Helianthus annuus) endosphere. Plant Signaling & Behavior 16(12) 1974217. https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2021.1974217
Olanrewaju OS, Oyatomi OA, Babalola OO, Abberton M (2021) Genetic diversity and environmental influence on growth and yield parameters of Bambara groundnut. Frontiers in Plant Science 12:796352. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.796352
Nwachukwu BC, Babalola OO* (2021) Comparative study of microbial structure and functional profile of sunflower rhizosphere grown in two fields. BMC Microbiology 21:337. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-021-02397-7
Imade EE; Omonigho SE; Babalola OO*; Enagbonma BJ (2021) Lactic acid bacterial bacteriocins and their bioactive properties against food associated antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Annals of Microbiology 71:44. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13213-021-01652-6
Chukwuneme CF, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2021) Impacts of land-use and management histories of maize fields on the structure, composition, and metabolic potentials of microbial communities. Current Plant Biology 28:100228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2021.100228
Masowa MM, Kutu FR, Babalola OO, Mulidzi AR, Dlamini P (2021) Effects of complementary and sole applications of inorganic fertilizers and winery solid waste compost on maize yield and soil health indices. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture 33(7):565-574. https://www.ejfa.me/index.php/journal/article/view/2721
Chukwuneme CF, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2021) Metagenomic analyses of plant growth-promoting and carbon-cycling genes in maize rhizosphere soils with distinct land-use and management histories. Genes 2021, 12, 1431. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12091431
Olanrewaju OS, Babalola OO* (2021) Genome mining of three plant growth-promoting Bacillus species from maize rhizosphere. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 193(12):3949-3969. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-021-03660-3
Olanrewaju OS, Oyatomi O, Babalola OO, Abberton M (2021) GGE biplot analysis of genotype x environment interaction and yield stability in Bambara groundnut. Agronomy 11:1839. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11091839
Mamphogoro TP, Kamutando CN, Maboko MM, Aiyegoro OA, Babalola OO (2021) Epiphytic bacteria from sweet pepper antagonistic in vitro to Ralstonia solanacearum strain BD 261, a causative agent of bacterial wilt. Microorganism 9:1947 https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9091947
Adeleke BS, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2021) Genomic analysis of endophytic Bacillus cereus T4S and its plant growth-promoting traits. Plants 10(9), 1776. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10091776
Adeleke BS, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2021) Genomic assessment of Stenotrophomonas indicatrix for improved sunflower plant. Current Genetics 67: 891–907 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00294-021-01199-8
Babalola OO*, Adeleke BS, Ayangbenro AS (2021) Whole genome sequencing of sunflower root-associated Bacillus cereus. Evolutionary Bioinformatics 17:1-6. https://doi.org/10.1177/11769343211038948
Fasusi O, Amoo A, Babalola OO* (2021) Characterization of plant growth-promoting rhizobacterial isolates associated with food plants in South Africa. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 114(10), 1683-1708. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-021-01633-4
Babalola OO*, Fasusi OA, Amoo AE, Ayangbenro AS (2021) Complete Genome Sequence of a Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacterium, Bacillus sp. Strain OA1 Isolated from Soybeans. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 36:102121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2021.102121
Amoo AE, Delgado-Baquerizo M, Babalola OO* (2021) Forest plantations reduce soil functioning in terrestrial ecosystems from South Africa. Pedobiologia - Journal of Soil Ecology 89:150757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedobi.2021.150757
Enebe MC, Babalola OO* (2021) The influence of soil fertilization on the distribution and diversity of phosphorus cycling genes from maize rhizosphere using shotgun metagenomics. Genes,12(7): 1022. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12071022
Omotayo OP, Igiehon OZ, Babalola OO* (2021) Metagenomic study of the community structure and functional potentials in maize rhizosphere microbiome: elucidation of mechanisms behind the improvement in plants under normal and stress conditions. Sustainability13, 8079. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/su13148079
Babalola OO*, Adeleke BS, Ayangbenro AS (2021) "Draft genome sequencing of Stenotrophomonas indicatrix BOVIS40 and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia JVB5, two strains with identifiable genes involved in plant growth promotion" Microbiology Resource Announcements 10:28 e00482-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00482-21
Akinola SA, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2021) Metagenomic Insight into the community structure of maize-rhizosphere bacteria as predicted by different environmental factors and their functioning within plant proximity. Microorganisms 9(7): 1419. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9071419
Molefe R, Amoo A, Babalola OO* (2021) Metagenomic insights into the bacterial community structure and functional potentials in the rhizosphere soil of maize plants. Journal of Plant Interactions 16(1): 258-269. https://doi.org/10.1080/17429145.2021.1936228
Akinola SA, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2020 November 20, 2021, won the coverpage) The diverse functional genes of maize rhizosphere microbiota assessed using shotgun metagenomics. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 101(8): 3193-3201. https://doi.org/10.1002/JSFA.10948
Adeniji AA, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2021) Genomic exploration of Bacillus thuringiensis MORWBS1.1 - candidate biocontrol agent, predicts genes for biosynthesis of zwittermicin, 4,5-DOPA dioxygenase extradiol, and quercetin 2,3-dioxygenase. Molecular Plant-microbe Interactions: 34 (6): 602–605. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-10-20-0272-SC
Amoo AE, Babalola OO* (2021) Microbial diversity of temperate pine and native forest soils profiled by 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. Microbiology Resource Announcements 10(20): e00298-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00298-21
Fadiji AE, Kanu JO, Babalola OO* (2021) Impact of cropping systems on the functional diversity of rhizosphere microbial communities associated with maize plant: a shotgun approach. Archives of Microbiology 203(6), 3605-3613. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-021-02354-y
Agbodjato NA, Adoko MY, Babalola OO*, Amogou O, Badé FT, Noumavo PA, Adjanohoun A, Baba-Moussa L (2021) Efficacy of biostimulants formulated with Pseudomonas putida and clay, peat, clay-peat binders on maize productivity in a farming environment in southern Benin. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 5:666718. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.666718
Fasusi O, Amoo A, Babalola OO* (2021) Propagation and characterization of viable arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spores within maize plant (Zea mays L.). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 101:5834-5841. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.11235
Fadiji AE, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2021) Unveiling the putative functional genes present in root-associated endophytic microbiome from maize plant using the shotgun approach. Journal of Applied Genetics 62(2) 339-351. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13353-021-00611-w
Enebe MC, Babalola OO* (2021) Metagenomics assessment of soil fertilization on the chemotaxis and disease suppressive genes abundance in the maize rhizosphere. Genes:12, 535. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12040535
Fasusi OA, Amoo AE, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2021) Genomic analysis of a Pseudomonas strain with multiple plant growth-promoting properties. Rhizosphere 18: 100342 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2021.100342
Babalola OO*, Fasusi OA, Amoo AE, Ayangbenro AS (2021) Draft genomic analysis of Pseudomonas sp. strain OA3, a potential plant growth-promoting rhizospheric bacterium. Microbiology Resource Announcements 10:e00029-21. https://mra.asm.org/content/10/11/e00029-21
Fadiji AE, Kanu JO, Babalola OO* (2021) Metagenomic profiling of rhizosphere microbial community structure and diversity associated with maize plant as affected by cropping systems. International Microbiology 24:325–335. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10123-021-00169-x
Igiehon ON, Babalola OO* (2021) Rhizobium and mycorrhizal fungal species improved soybean yield under drought stress conditions" Current Microbiology 78(4) 1615-1627. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-021-02432-w or
Babalola OO*, Molefe RR, Amoo AE (2021) Metagenome assembly and metagenome-assembled genome sequences from the rhizosphere of maize plants in Mafikeng, South Africa. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 10:e00954-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00954-20
Babalola OO*, Nwachukwu BC, Ayangbenro AS (2021) High-throughput sequencing survey of sunflower soil. Microbiology Resource Announcements MRA01331-20. https://mra.asm.org/content/10/8/e01331-20
Babalola OO*, Molefe RR, Amoo AE (2021) Revealing the active microbiome connected with the rhizosphere soil of maize plants in Ventersdorp, South Africa. Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e60245. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e60245
Alawiye TT, Babalola OO* (2021) Metagenomic insight into the community structure and functional genes in the sunflower rhizosphere microbiome. Agriculture 11(2), 167. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture 11020167
Enebe MC, Babalola OO* (2021) Soil fertilization affects the abundance and distribution of carbon and nitrogen cycling genes in the maize rhizosphere. AMB Express 11:24 https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-26191/v2
Fadiji AE, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2021) Shotgun metagenomics reveals the functional diversity of root-associated endophytic microbiomes in maize plant” Current Plant Biology 25: 100195. https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S2214-6628(21)00001-3
Akinola SA, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2021) The immense functional attributes of maize rhizosphere microbiome: a shotgun sequencing approach. Agriculture 11:118. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11020118
Babalola OO*, Omotayo OP, Igiehon NO (2021) Survey of maize rhizosphere microbiome using shotgun metagenomics. Microbiology Resource Announcements 10(1) 9:e01309-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.01309-20
Chukwuneme CF, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO*, Kutu FR (2021) Functional diversity of microbial communities in two contrasting maize rhizosphere soils. Rhizosphere 17:100282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2020.100282
Igiehon NO, Babalola OO*, Cheseto X, Torto B (2021). Effects of rhizobia and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on yield, size distribution and fatty acid of soybean seeds grown under drought stress. Microbiological Research 242: 126640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2020.126640
2020
Babalola OO* Chukwuneme CF, Ayangbenro AS (2020) Shotgun sequencing revealed the microbiota of Zea mays rhizosphere of a former grassland and an intensively cultivated agricultural land. Microbiology Resource Announcements 9 (49):e01058-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.01058-20.
Babalola OO* Enebe MC (2020) Metagenomes of maize rhizosphere samples after different fertilization treatments at Molelwane farm located in North West Province, South Africa. Microbiology Resource Announcements 9(43):e00937-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00937-20.
Babalola OO*, Akinola S, Ayangbenro AS (2020) Shotgun metagenomic survey of maize soil rhizobiome" Microbiology Resource Announcement 9:e00860-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00860-20
Fadiji AE, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2020) Organic farming enhances the diversity and community structure of endophytic archaea and fungi in maize plant: a shotgun approach. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 20: 2587-2599. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-020-00324-9
Fadiji AE, Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO* (2020) Metagenomic profiling of the community structure, diversity, and nutrient pathways of bacterial endophytes in maize plant, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 113(11), 1559-1571. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-020-01463-w.
Enebe MC, Babalola OO* (2020) Effects of inorganic and organic treatments on the microbial community of maize rhizosphere by a shotgun metagenomics approach. Annals of Microbiology 70, 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13213-020-01591-8
Adegboyega TT, Abberton MT, AbdelGadir AH, Dianda M, Maziya-Dixon B, Oyatomi OA, Ofodile S, Babalola OO (2020) Evaluation of nutritional and antinutritional properties of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst ex. A. Rich.) Harms.) Seeds" Journal of Food Quality, Article ID 6569420, 11 pages, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/6569420
Adeniji AA, Aremu OS, Loots DT, Babalola OO* (2020) Pseudomonas fulva HARBPS9.1: candidate anti-Fusarium agent in South Africa. European Journal of Plant Pathology 157(4), 767-781. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-020-02035-4
Babalola OO*, Fadiji AE, Ayangbenro AS (2020) Shotgun metagenomic data of root endophytic microbiome of maize (Zea mays L.). Data in Brief 31:105893. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105893.
Babalola OO*, Alawiye TT, Lopez CR, Ayangbenro AS (2020) Shotgun metagenomic sequencing data of sunflower rhizosphere microbial community in South Africa. Data in Brief 31:105831. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105831
Mamphogoro TP, Maboko MM, Babalola OO, Aiyegoro OA (2020) Bacterial communities associated with the surface of fresh sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum) and their potential as biocontrol. Scientific Reports 10:8560. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65587-9.
Chukwuneme CF, Babalola OO*, Kutu FR, Ojuederie OB (2020) Characterization of Actinomycetes isolates for plant growth-promoting traits and effects of selected strains on drought tolerance in maize. Journal of Plant Interactions 15:93-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/17429145.2020.1752833.
Ajilogba CF, Babalola OO* (2020) Bambara groundnut soil metagenomics data. Data in Brief 30: 105542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105542.
Amoo AE, Enagbonma BJ, Babalola OO* (2020) High-throughput sequencing data of soil bacterial communities from Tweefontein indigenous and commercial forests, South Africa: Data in Brief 28:104916. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2019.104916
2019
Aremu BR, Prigent-Combaret C, Babalola OO* (2019 November 14). Draft Genome Sequences of Bacillus velezensis, strain ZeaDK315Endo16. Microbiology Resource Announcements 8:46. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00136-19
Amoo AE, Babalola OO* (2019 November 14) Impact of land use on bacterial diversity and community structure in temperate pine and indigenous forest soils. Diversity 11(11), 217; https://doi.org/10.3390/d11110217
Olanrewaju OS, Babalola OO* (2019 November 01) Bacterial consortium for improved maize (Zea mays L.) production" Microorganisms 7(11):519 https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7110519.
Adegboyega TT, Abberton MT, AbdelGadir AAH, Dianda M, Maziya-Dixon B, Oyatomi OA, Ofodile S, Babalola OO (2019 October 03). Nutrient and Antinutrient Composition of Winged Bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.) Seeds and Tubers. Journal of Food Quality. Vol 2019, Article ID 3075208, 8 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/3075208.
Omotayo OP, Omotayo AO, Babalola OO, Mwanza M (2019). Comparative study of aflatoxin contamination of winter and summer ginger from the North West Province of South Africa. Toxicology Reports 6:489-495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2019.05.011.
Igiehon NO, Babalola OO*, Aremu BR (2019). Genomic Insights into Plant growth promoting rhizobia capable of enhancing soybean germination under drought stress. BMC Microbiology 19:159. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-019-1536-1
Adeniji AA, Babalola OO* (2019) Genome Sequence of Lipopeptide and Antioxidant Producing Strain Bacillus velezensis NWUMFkBS10.5. Microbiology Resource Announcement. 8(999)e00595-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00595-19.
Babalola OO*, Ayangbenro AS, Olanrewaju OS (2019). Draft genome sequences of three rhizospheric plant growth-promoting bacteria. Microbiology Resource Announcements 8 (26):e00455-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00455-19.
Omotayo OP, Omotayo AO, Babalola OO, Mwanza M (2019). Dataset on the Toxic effects of Aflatoxin and Ochratoxin A. Data in Brief 25:104089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2019.104089
Uzoh IM, Igwe CA, Okebalama CB, Babalola OO* (2019). Legume-maize rotation effect on maize productivity and soil fertility parameters under selected agronomic practices in a sandy loam soil. Scientific Reports 9: 8539. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43679-5.
Ajilogba CF, Babalola OO* (2019). GC-MS analysis of volatile organic compounds from bambara groundnut rhizobacteria and their antibacterial properties. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 35(5):83. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-019-2660-7
Adeniji A, Loots DT, Babalola OO* (2019). Bacillus velezensis: phylogeny, useful applications and avenues for exploitation. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 103(9):3669-3682. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-019-09710-5.
Alori ET, Babalola OO, Prigent-Combaret C (2019). Impacts of microbial inoculants on the growth and yield of maize plants. The Open Agriculture Journal 13:1-8. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874331501913010001
Adeniji A, Aremu OS, Babalola OO* (2019). Selecting lipopeptide‐producing, Fusarium‐suppressing Bacillus spp.: Metabolomic and genomic probing of Bacillus velezensis NWUMFkBS10.5. MicrobiologyOpen. 2019;8:e742. https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.742.
Igiehon NO, Babalola OO* (2019). Fungal bio-sorption potential of chromium in Norkrans liquid medium by shake flask technique. Journal of Basic Microbiology 59:62-73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jobm.201800011
Adegboye MF, Lobb B, Babalola OO, Doxey A, Ma K (2018). Draft genomes of two novel cellulolytic Streptomyces strains isolated from South African rhizosphere soils. Genome Announcements 6(26). https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00632-18.