Emeritus Professor
- About
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- Email Address
- j.prosser@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- School of Biological Sciences
External Memberships
The Microbiology Society
The Society for Applied Microbiology (Honorary Membership)
The American Society for Microbiology
The American Academy of Microbiology
The International Society for Microbial Ecology
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
The Royal Society of Biology
The Royal Society
Latest Publications
How and why in microbial ecology: an appeal for scientific aims, questions, hypotheses and theories
Environmental Microbiology, vol. 24, no. 11, pp. 4973-4980Contributions to Journals: Comments and DebatesChronic environmental perturbation influences microbial community assembly patterns
Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 2300-2311Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRevisiting plant biological nitrification inhibition efficiency using multiple archaeal and bacterial ammonia-oxidising cultures
Biology and Fertility of Soils, vol. 58, pp. 241-249Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPreferential temperature and ammonia concentration for in-situ growth of Candidatus Nіtrоѕосоѕmісuѕ ammonia oxidising archaea
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 162, 108405Contributions to Journals: ArticlesTowards meaningful scales in ecosystem microbiome research
Environmental Microbiology, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 1-4Contributions to Journals: Articles
Prizes and Awards
1994 Election as Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.
2005 Election as Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
2007 Francis Clark Distinguished Lecture in Soil Biology, Soil Science Society of America
2010 Russell Lecture, Rothamsted Experimental Station
2011-13 Leverhulme Trust Research Fellow
2012 Election as Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology
2013 OBE for Services to Environmental Science
2013 Visiting Fellow, St Edmund Hall, Oxford
2013 Honorary Membership of the Society for Applied Microbiology
2014 Society for Applied Microbiology Environmental Microbiology Lecture
2016 Election as Fellow of the Royal Society
2017 Honorary Life Membership of the Society for Applied Microbiology
2017 Honorary Degree Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Ljubljana
2018 West Riding Lecture in Microbiology, University of Sheffield
2018 Dean’s Lecture in Agriculture, University of Melbourne
2019 Chuck and Sue Rice International Agronomy Lecture, Kansas State University
2019 Chinese Academy of Sciences Distinguished International Professor
2019 Marine Environmental Science, Zhengzhong Distinguished Visiting Fellowship, University of Xiamen
- Publications
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Growth, activity and temperature responses of ammonia-oxidizing archaea and bacteria in soil microcosms
Environmental Microbiology, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 1357-1364Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01563.x
Rhizosphere bacterial community composition responds to arbuscular mycorrhiza, but not to reductions in microbial activity induced by foliar cutting
FEMS Microbiology Ecology, vol. 64, no. 1, pp. 78-89Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2008.00447.x
Effects of aboveground grazing on coupling among nitrifier activity, abundance and community structure
The ISME Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 221-232Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2007.109
Relationship between assemblages of mycorrhizal fungi and bacteria on grass roots
Environmental Microbiology, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 534-541Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01474.x
From the chief editor - January 2008
FEMS Microbiology Ecology, vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 1-1Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00415.x
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Effect of earthworms on the community structure of active methanotrophic bacteria in a landfill cover soil
The ISME Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 92-104Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2007.66
Microorganisms, macroorganisms and ecology
FEMS Microbiology Ecology, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 133-134Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00395.x
Identity of active methanotrophs in landfill cover soil as revealed by DNA-stable isotope probing
FEMS Microbiology Ecology, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 12-23Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00368.x
Decline of soil microbial diversity does not influence the resistance and resilience of key soil microbial functional groups following a model disturbance
Environmental Microbiology, vol. 9, no. 9, pp. 2211-2219Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01335.x
The ecology of nitrifying bacteria
Biology of the Nitrogen Cycle. Bothe, H., Ferguson, S., Newton, W. (eds.). Elsevier, pp. 223-243, 21 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersThe prokaryotes
Soil Microbiology, Ecology and Biochemistry. Paul, E. A. (ed.). 3rd edition. Academic Press, pp. 119-144, 26 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
From the chief editor - January 2007
FEMS Microbiology Ecology, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 1Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2006.00269.x
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Afforestation of moorland leads to changes in crenarchaeal community structure
FEMS Microbiology Ecology, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 51-59Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2006.00258.x
Microorganisms cycling soil nutrients and their diversity
Modern soil microbiology. van Elsas, J., Jansson, J., Trevors, J. T. (eds.). 2nd edition. CRC Press, pp. 237-261Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersNutrient Amendments in Soil DNA Stable Isotope Probing Experiments Reduce the Observed Methanotroph Diversity
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 798-807Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01491-06
Detection of active bacterial populations in soil
Modern Soil Microbiology. Elsas, J. D. v., Jansson, J. K., Trevors, J. T. (eds.). 2nd edition. CRC Press, pp. 387-409, 23 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersArchaea predominate among ammonia-oxidizing prokaryotes in soils
Nature, vol. 442, pp. 806-809Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/NATURE04983
Crenarchaeal community assembly and microdiversity in developing soils at two sites associated with deglaciation
Environmental Microbiology, vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 1382-1393Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01031.x
Changes in the community structure and activity of betaproteobacterial ammonia-oxidizing sediment bacteria along a freshwater–marine gradient
Environmental Microbiology, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 684-696Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2005.00947.x
Nitrosospira spp. can produce nitrous oxide via a nitrifier denitrification pathway
Environmental Microbiology, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 214-222Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2005.00882.x
From the chief editor
FEMS Microbiology Ecology, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 1-1Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574.6941.2005.00083.x
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Comparison of PCR primer-based strategies for characterization of ammonia oxidizer communities in environmental samples
FEMS Microbiology Ecology, vol. 56, pp. 482-493Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2006.00080.x
Effects of management regime and plant species on the enzyme activity and genetic structure of N-fixing, denitrifying and nitrifying bacterial communities in grassland soils
Environmental Microbiology, vol. 8, pp. 1005-1016Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.00992.x
Maintenance of soil functioning following erosion of microbial diversity
Environmental Microbiology, vol. 8, pp. 2162-2169Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01098.x
Sheep-urine-induced changes in soil microbial community structure
FEMS Microbiology Ecology, vol. 56, pp. 310-320Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2006.00072.x