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Exploring the principles of complex biological systems
Exploring the principles of complex biological systems
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2026/05/13 The accepted manuscript of a review paper on microbiome stability has been published.
Toju H, Suzuki S, Sánchez-Pinillos, M, Shima G, Kageyama T, Hayashi I, Noguchi M, Fujita H, Goto Y, Nakaoka S, Ushio M, Ichihashi Y, Fricke WF, Mizumoto K, Takayasu L, Suda W, Takayasu M, Yamamichi M, Weckwerth W. (2026) Microbiome assembly statistics toward ecosystem-scale insights, forecasting, and management. The ISME Journal 20:wrag085 [Link]
2026/05/03 Ibuki's paper on the stochastic divergence of microbiome structure has been published in Ecology Letters.
Hayashi I, Sánchez-Pinillos M, Toju H (2026) Stochastic forces in microbial community assembly: founding community size governs divergent ecological trajectories. Ecology Letters 29:e70388 [Link]
2026/04/01 Tomohiko Ri (JSPS postdoc), Kyota Inoue (master student), and Naomi Hayashi (administrative assistant) have joined the lab!
2026/03/25 A new next-generation sequencer (Illumina MiSeq i100 Plus) has been introduced to the laboratory.
2026/03/13 A collaborative paper with Dr. Alberto Canarini has been published.
Canarini A, Mariotte P, Carrillo Y, Ochoa-Hueso R, Bougoure J, Vasileiadis S, Anderson IC, Dijkstra FA, Richter A, Toju H, Donner E, Power SA, Drigo B (2026) Enhanced belowground functioning is associated with higher plant resistance against drought: implications for ecosystem functions. Journal of Ecology [Link]
2025/11/10 A preprint of a manuscript by Mikihito Noguchi has been posted online.
Noguchi M, Suzuki K, Fujita H, Toju H (submitted) Statistical inference of keystone taxa reshaping the assembly rules of forest root microbiomes. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7962497/v1
Representative papers
Toju H, Suzuki S, Sánchez-Pinillos, M, Shima G, Kageyama T, Hayashi I, Noguchi M, Fujita H, Goto Y, Nakaoka S, Ushio M, Ichihashi Y, Fricke WF, Mizumoto K, Takayasu L, Suda W, Takayasu M, Yamamichi M, Weckwerth W. (2026) Microbiome assembly statistics toward ecosystem-scale insights, forecasting, and management. The ISME Journal 20:wrag085 [Link]
Hayashi I, Sánchez-Pinillos M, Toju H (2026) Stochastic forces in microbial community assembly: founding community size governs divergent ecological trajectories. Ecology Letters 29:e70388 [Link]
Fujita H, Yoshida S, Suzuki K, Toju H (2025) Alternative stable states of microbiome structure and soil ecosystem functions. Environmental Microbiome 20:28 [Link]
Suzuki SS, Baba YG, Toju H (2023) Dynamics of species-rich predator–prey networks and seasonal alternations of core species. Nature Ecology & Evolution 7:1432-1443 [Link] [Online-only full text]
Fujita H, Ushio M, Suzuki K, Abe MS, Yamamichi Y, Iwayama K, Canarini A, Hayashi I, Fukushima K, Fukuda S, Kiers ET, Toju H (2023) Alternative stable states, nonlinear behavior, and predictability of microbiome dynamics. Microbiome 11:63. [Link]
Fujita H, Ushio M, Suzuki K, Abe MS, Yamamichi Y, Iwayama K, Canarini A, Hayashi I, Fukushima K, Fukuda S, Kiers ET, Toju H (2023) Alternative stable states, nonlinear behavior, and predictability of microbiome dynamics. Microbiome 11:63. [Link]
Yajima D, Fujita H, Hayashi I, Shima G, Suzuki K, Toju H (2023) Core species and interactions prominent in fish-associated microbiome dynamics. Microbiome 11:53. [Link]
Yajima D, Fujita H, Hayashi I, Shima G, Suzuki K, Toju H (2023) Core species and interactions prominent in fish-associated microbiome dynamics. Microbiome 11:53. [Link]
Toju H, Yamamichi M, Guimarães PR Jr, Olesen JM, Mougi A, Yoshida T, Thompson JN (2017) Species-rich networks and eco-evolutionary synthesis at the metacommunity level. Nature Ecology & Evolution 1:0024. [Link]
Toju H, Yamamichi M, Guimarães PR Jr, Olesen JM, Mougi A, Yoshida T, Thompson JN (2017) Species-rich networks and eco-evolutionary synthesis at the metacommunity level. Nature Ecology & Evolution 1:0024. [Link]
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