Nate Korth, Ph.D.

Host–microbe interactions · Rhizosphere microbiome · Crop resilience

Publications

Peer-reviewed articles, newest first. My name is in bold. See also my ORCID profile.

Peer-reviewed articles

  1. Korth, N., Borrero, I., Rumley, K., Woodley, A.L., Choudoir, M.J. and Gage, J.L. (2026). Investigating GERMs: how genotype, environment, and rhizosphere microbiome interactions underlie heat response in maize and sorghum. New Phytologist, 251(4), 2152–2167. DOI
  2. Suhr Van Haute, M.J., Yang, Q., Korth, N., Happ, M.M., Kok, C.R., Miao, C., Clarke, J.L., Karnik, K., Eskridge, K.M., Urrea, C.A. and Hyten, D.L. (2025). Genetic variation and historical breeding patterns in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) affect fermentation patterns by the human gut microbiome. Communications Biology, 8(1), 1690.
  3. de Oliveira, M.J.K., Yang, Q., Brandão Melo, A.D., Marçal, D.A., Korth, N., Pavlovikj, N., Benson, A.K., Htoo, J.K.K., Brand, H.G., Hauschild, L. and Gomes-Neto, J.C. (2025). Fecal microbiome of pigs fed diets differing in protein and amino acid content raised in thermoneutral or cyclical heat stress conditions. Frontiers in Microbiology, 16, 1585374.
  4. Korth, N., Yang, Q., Van Haute, M.J., Tross, M.C., Peng, B., Shrestha, N., Zwiener-Malcom, M., Mural, R.V., Schnable, J.C. and Benson, A.K. (2024). Genomic co-localization of variation affecting agronomic and human gut microbiome traits in a meta-analysis of diverse sorghum. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, jkae145. DOI
  5. Yang, Q., Van Haute, M., Korth, N., Sattler, S., Rose, D., Juritsch, A., Shao, J., Beede, K., Schmaltz, R., Price, J., Toy, J., Ramer-Tait, A.E. and Benson, A.K. (2023). The waxy mutation in sorghum and other cereal grains reshapes the gut microbiome by reducing levels of multiple beneficial species. Gut Microbes, 15(1), 2178799. DOI
  6. Gomes-Neto, J.C., Pavlovikj, N., Korth, N., Naberhaus, S.A., Arruda, B., Benson, A.K. and Kreuder, A.J. (2023). Salmonella enterica induces biogeography-specific changes in the gut microbiome of pigs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10, 1186554. DOI
  7. Yang, Q., Van Haute, M., Korth, N., Sattler, S.E., Toy, J., Rose, D.J., Schnable, J.C. and Benson, A.K. (2022). Genetic analysis of seed traits in Sorghum bicolor that affect the human gut microbiome. Nature Communications, 13(1), 5641. DOI
  8. Korth, N., Parsons, L., Van Haute, M.J., Yang, Q., Hurst, P., Schnable, J.C., Holding, D.R. and Benson, A.K. (2022). The unique seed protein composition of quality protein popcorn promotes growth of beneficial bacteria from the human gut microbiome. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, 921456. DOI
  9. Korth, N., Taylor, S.L., Clarke, J.L. and Downs, M.L. (2021). Gluten cross-contact in restaurant-scale pasta cooking. Journal of Food Protection, 84(12), 2159–2162.