Postdoctoral Research Associate
Soil Ecosystem Science Team
Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Soil Ecosystem Science Team
Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PUBLICATIONS
“The joy of discovery is certainly the liveliest that the mind of man can ever feel”
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Bandopadhyay, S., Bagchi, O., Shade, A. 2025. Activation dynamics and assembly of root zone soil bacterial communities in response to stress-associated phytohormones. Microbiology Spectrum, 0:e01789-25. 10.1128/spectrum.01789-25.
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Patel, K.F., Malhotra, A., Norris, C.G., McKever S.A., Fields, D.M., Musci, J.I., Bandopadhyay, S., et al. 2025. Transition zones at the changing coastal terrestrial-aquatic interface. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 130, e2025JG008978. 10.1029/2025JG008978.
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​Bandopadhyay, S., Li, X., Bowsher, A.W., Last, R.L., Shade, A. 2024. Disentangling plant- and environment-mediated drivers of active rhizosphere bacterial community dynamics during short-term drought. Nature Communications 15, 6347.10.1038/s41467-024-50463-1.
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Bandopadhyay, S., English, M.E., Anunciado, M.B., ΩStarrett, M., Schaeffer, S.M., Hayes, D.G., DeBruyn, J.M. 2023. Organic and inorganic nitrogen amendments reduce biodegradation of biodegradable plastic mulch films. Soil, 9(2), pp.499-516. 10.5194/soil-9-499-2023.
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DeBruyn, J.M., Hoeland, K.M., Taylor, L.S., Stevens, J.D., Moats, M.A., Bandopadhyay, S., Dearth, S.P., Castro, H., Hewitt, K.K., Campagna, S.R., Dautartas, A.M., Vidoli, G.M., Mundorff, A.Z., Steadman D.W. 2021. Comparative decomposition of humans and pigs (Sus scrofa): Soil biogeochemistry, microbial activity and metabolic profiles. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11:608856. 10.3389/fmicb.2020.608856.
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Bandopadhyay, S., Gonzalez, J.L., ΩHenderson, K.B., Anunciado, M.B., Hayes, D.G., DeBruyn, J.M. 2020. Soil Microbial Communities Associated with Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11:587074. 10.3389/fmicb.2020.587074.
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Sintim, H.Y., Bandopadhyay, S., English, M.E., Bary, A., Gonzalez, J.L., DeBruyn, J.M., Schaeffer, S.M., Miles, C.A., Flury, M. 2020. Four Years of Continuous Use of Soil Biodegradable Plastic Mulch: Impact on Soil and Groundwater Quality. Geoderma, 381, p.114665. 10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114665.
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Bandopadhyay, S., Sintim, H.Y., Flury, M., DeBruyn, J.M. 2020. Effects of biodegradable plastic film mulching on soil microbial communities in two agroecosystems. PeerJ, 8, p.e9015. 10.7717/peerj.9015.
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Sintim, H.Y., Bary, A.I., Hayes, D.G., Wadsworth, L.C., Anunciado, M.B., English, M.E., Bandopadhyay, S., Schaeffer, S.M., DeBruyn, J.M., Miles, C.A. and Reganold, J.P., 2020. In situ degradation of biodegradable plastic mulch films in compost and agricultural soils. Science of The Total Environment, 727, p.138668. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138668.
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Sintim, H.Y., Bandopadhyay, S., English, M.E., Bary, A.I., DeBruyn J.M., Schaeffer S.M., Miles, C.A., Reganold J.P, Flury M. (2019). Impacts of Biodegradable Plastic Mulches on Soil Health. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 273, 36-49. 10.1016/j.agee.2018.12.002.
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*Bandopadhyay, S., Martin-Closas, L., Pelacho, A.M., & DeBruyn, J.M. (2018). Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films: Impacts on Soil Microbial Communities and Ecosystem Functions. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, 819. 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00819.
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Chakrabarti, P., Rana, S., Bandopadhyay, S., Naik, D.G., Sarkar, S., & Basu, P. (2015). Field populations of native Indian honey bees from pesticide intensive agricultural landscape show signs of impaired olfaction. Scientific Reports 5: 12504. 10.1038/srep12504.
Ωundergraduate author | *Review, Perspective or Opinion
Extension publications
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English, M., Schaeffer, S.M., Flury, M., Miles, C., DeBruyn, J.M., Hayes, D.G., and Bandopadhyay, S. 2016. Soil Carbon and Biodegradable Mulches. https://ag.tennessee.edu/biodegradablemulch/Documents/What_is_Carbon_Cycling_Final_Aug5_2016.pdf. Performance and Adoptability of Biodegradable Mulch Report No. SE-2016-01.
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DeBruyn J.M., Bandopadhyay, S., Hayes, D.G., Inglis, D.A., Miles, C. 2015. Biodegradation: Putting biology to work. https://ag.tennessee.edu/biodegradablemulch/Documents/biodegradation_factsheet.pdf. Performance and Adoptability of Biodegradable Mulch Report No. SE-2015-02.
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Flury, M., Bary, A., DeBruyn, J.M., Schaeffer, S.M., Sintim, H.Y., Bandopadhyay, S. 2015. What is soil quality and how is it measured? https://ag.tennessee.edu/biodegradablemulch/Documents/What_is_Soil_Quality_Aug5_2015.pdf. Performance and Adoptability of Biodegradable Mulch Report No. SE-2015-01.
Book chapters
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Bandopadhyay, S. and Shade, A. 2023. Soil bacteria and archaea. In Soil Microbiology, Ecology, and Biochemistry Fifth Edition. Ed. Eldor Paul and Serita Frey. Elsevier Press.
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Hayes, D.G., Anunciado, M.B., DeBruyn, J.M., Bandopadhyay, S., Schaeffer, S., English, M., Ghimire, S., Miles, C., Flury, M. and Sintim, H.Y., 2019. Biodegradable plastic mulch films for sustainable specialty crop production. In Polymers for Agri-Food Applications (pp. 183-213). Springer, Cham.
Manuscripts accepted, in production or published
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​​Bandopadhyay, S., Danczak, R.E., Patel, K.F. et al. Soil microbial ecology and microbiome-metabolite linkages improve understanding of ecosystem states along terrestrial aquatic interfaces. In review, FEMS Microbiology Ecology.
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Bandopadhyay, S., Patel, K.F., Fansler, S., Bailey, V.L. et al. Prolonged drought for 1000 days selects for unique microbial taxa not prevalent during short-term drought. In prep for ISME.
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Bandopadhyay, S., Patel, K.F., Rod, K.A., Bailey, V.L. et al. Sulfate and nitrate amendments alter greenhouse gas fluxes with differing sensitivity across transect positions along the coastal terrestrial aquatic interface of Western Lake Erie basin. In prep for Soil Biology and Biochemistry.
