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John G. McMullen

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Insect symbiosis and bacterial influencesEntomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest ControlNematode management and characterization studiesInsect Utilization and EffectsInsect Resistance and Genetics

Publications

26

Citations

424

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

14

Publishing since 2013

Research summary
AI-generated

John G. McMullen studies how microbes and insects interact, focusing on the beneficial and harmful relationships between bacteria and their insect or nematode hosts. Much of the work examines the gut microbiome of the fruit fly Drosophila and its effects on nutrition and physiology, as well as symbiotic partnerships between roundworms (nematodes) and bacteria used in pest control. The research combines genomics, physiology, and microbial ecology to understand how these partnerships form and change.

Insect–microbe symbiosisDrosophila gut microbiome and nutritionEntomopathogenic nematodes and their bacterial partnersMicrobial ecology and genomicsInsect physiology and pest-related biology

Publication activity has been modest and fairly steady over the past decade, averaging about 1.6 papers per year in recent years with some year-to-year variation.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently
2017: 5 publications517182019: 1 publication192020: 2 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 3 publications22232024: 2 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×3
  • mBio×2
  • Figshare×2
  • Journal of Chemical Ecology×1
  • Journal of Insect Physiology×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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