Maddy Giles
Maddy is a soil microbial ecologist and biogeochemist in the Plant-Soil Interactions (PSI) research group within Ecological Sciences, James Hutton Institute. Her research focuses on the ecology of the C and N cycles. Her interests lie in relating how changes in soil functional communities can affect nutrient cycling and the production of greenhouse gases in agricultural systems. In particular, she’s interested in using next-generation sequencing techniques to characterise the soil microbiome in order to understand how microbial community dynamics can be affected by crop selection and can impact the retention of N in soils.
Bibliography
- Maluk, M.; Giles, M.; Wardell, G.E.; Taqrir Akramin, A.; Ferrando-Molina, F.; Murdoch, A.; Barros, M.; Vasconçelos, M.; Harrison, E.; Daniell, T.J.; Quilliam, R.S.; James, E.; Iannetta, P.P.M. (2023) Biological nitrogen fixation by soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.), a novel, high protein crop in Scotland, requires inoculation with non-native bradyrhizobia, Frontiers in Agronomy, 5, Art. 1196873
- Giles, M.; Caul, S.; King, D.; Mitchell, S.; Sim, A.; Neilson, R.; Paterson, E. (2023) Grass variety selection of microbial community composition is associated with differences in soil CO2 emissions, Applied Soil Ecology, 190, Art. 104968
- Xiang, Q.; Qiao, M.; Zhu, D.; Giles, M.; Neilson, R.; Yang, X.-R.; Zhu, Y.-G.; Chen, Q.-L. (2021) Seasonal change is a major driver of soil resistomes at a watershed scale., Isme Communications, 1, Article No. 17
- Zhou, S.-Y.-D.; Zhang, Q.; Neilson, R.; Giles, M.; Li, H.; Yang, X.-R.; Su, J.-Q.; Zhu, Y.-G. (2021) Vertical distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in an urban green façade., Environment International, 152, Article No. 106502
- Zhou, S.-Y.; Li, H.; Giles, M.E.; Neilson, R.; Yang, X.-R.; Su, J.-Q. (2021) Microbial flow within an air-phyllosphere-soil continuum., Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, Article No. 615481
- Zheng, F.; Bi, Q.-F.; Giles, M.E.; Neilson, R.; Chen, Q.-L.; Lin, X.-Y.; Zhu, Y.G.; Yang, X.-R. (2021) Fates of antibiotic resistance genes in the gut microbiome from different soil fauna under long-term fertilization., Environmental Science and Technology, 55(1), 423-432
- Neilson, R.; Caul, S.; Fraser, F.C.; King, D.; Mitchell, S.M.; Roberts, D.M.; Giles, M.E. (2020) Microbial community size is a potential predictor of nematode functional group in limed grasslands., Applied Soil Ecology, 156, Article No.103702.
- Zhou, S.; Wei, M.-Y.; Giles, M.E.; Neilson, R.; Zheng, F.; Zhang, Q.; Zhu, Y.-G.; Yang, X.-R. (2020) Prevalence of antibiotic resistome in ready-to-eat salad., Frontiers in Public Health, 8, Article 92.
- Zhou, S.; Zhu, D.; Giles, M.E.; Daniell, T.J.; Neilson, R.; Yang, X.-R. (2020) Does reduced usage of antibiotics in livestock production mitigate the spread of antibiotic resistance in soil, earthworm guts, and the phyllosphere?, Environment International, 136, Article No. 105359.
- Xiang, Q.; Zhu, D.; Giles, M.; Neilson, R.; Yang, X.R.; Qiao, M.; Chen, Q.L. (2020) Agricultural activities affect the pattern of the resistome within the phyllosphere microbiome in peri-urban environments., Journal of Hazardous Materials, 382, Article No. 121068.
- Neilson, R.; Lilly, A.; Aitkenhead, M.; Artz, R.R.E.; Baggaley, N.; Giles, M.E.; Holland, J.; Loades, K.; Ovando Pol, P.; Rivington, M.; Roberts, M.; Yeluripati, J. (2020) Measuring the vulnerability of Scottish soils to a changing climate., ClimateXChange Report, 42pp.
- Zhou, S.Y.D.; Zhu, D.; Giles, M.; Yang, X-R.; Daniell, T.; Neilson, R.; Zhu, Y-G. (2019) Phyllosphere of staple crops under pig manure fertilization, a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes., Environmental Pollution, 252, 227-235.
- Zheng, F.; Zhu, D.; Giles, M.E.; Daniell, T.; Neilson, R.; Zhu, Y-G.; Yang, X.R. (2019) Mineral and organic fertilization alters the microbiome of a soil nematode Dorylaimus stagnalis and its resistome., Science of the Total Environment, 680, 70-78.
- Langarica-Fuentes, A.; Manrubia, M.; Giles, M.E.; Mitchell, S.; Daniell, T.J. (2018) Effect of model root exudate on denitrifier community dynamics and activity at different water-filled pore space levels in a fertilised soil, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 120, 70-79
- Herold, M.B.; Giles, M.E.; Alexander, C.J.; Baggs, E.M.; Daniell, T.J. (2018) Variable response of nirK and nirS containing denitrifier communities to long term pH manipulation and cultivation, FEMS Microbiological Letters, 364(7), art.fny035
- Osburn, C.L.; Anderson, N.J.; Stedmon, C.A.; Giles, M.E.; Whiteford, E.J.; McGenity, T.J.; Dumbrell, A.J.; Underwood, G.J.C. (2017) Shifts in the source and composition of dissolved organic matter in Southwest Greenland Lakes along a regional hydro-climatic gradient., Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences, 122, 3431-3445.
- Giles, M.E.; Daniell, T.J.; Baggs, E.M. (2017) Compound driven differences in N2 and N2O emission from soil; the role of substrate use efficiency and the microbial community., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 106, 90-98.
- Bender, F.S.; Plantenga, F.; Neftel, A.; Jocher, M.; Oberholzer, H-R.; Kohl, L.; Giles, M.; Daniell, T.; Van der Heijden, M.G.A. (2014) Symbiotic relationships between soil fungi and plants reduce N2O emissions from soil., ISME Journal, 8, 1336-1345.
- Giles, M.E.; Morley, N.; Baggs, E.M.; Daniell, T.J. (2012) Soil nitrate reducing processes - drivers, mechanisms for spatial variation, and significance for nitrous oxide production., Frontiers in Microbiology, 3, 407.
- Giles, M.E.; Daniell, T.J.; Baggs, E.M. (2011) What is the influence of rhizodeposited carbon on the production of N2O and N2 during denitrification?, Rhizosphere 3 International Conference, Perth, Australia, 25-30 September 2011.
- Baggs, E.; Chadwick, K.; Giles, M.; Freitag, T.; Paterson, E. (2011) How strong is the coupling between plant C-flow and rhizosphere denitrification?, Rhizosphere 3 International Conference, Perth, Australia, 25-30 September 2011.
- Maluk, M.; Giles, M.; Wardell, G.E.; Taqrir Akramin, A.; Ferrando-Molina, F.; Murdoch, A.; Barros, M.; Vasconçelos, M.; Harrison, E.; Daniell, T.J.; Quilliam, R.S.; James, E.; Iannetta, P.P.M. (2023) Biological nitrogen fixation by soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.), a novel, high protein crop in Scotland, requires inoculation with non-native bradyrhizobia, Frontiers in Agronomy, 5, Art. 1196873
- Giles, M.; Caul, S.; King, D.; Mitchell, S.; Sim, A.; Neilson, R.; Paterson, E. (2023) Grass variety selection of microbial community composition is associated with differences in soil CO2 emissions, Applied Soil Ecology, 190, Art. 104968
- Xiang, Q.; Qiao, M.; Zhu, D.; Giles, M.; Neilson, R.; Yang, X.-R.; Zhu, Y.-G.; Chen, Q.-L. (2021) Seasonal change is a major driver of soil resistomes at a watershed scale., Isme Communications, 1, Article No. 17
- Zhou, S.-Y.-D.; Zhang, Q.; Neilson, R.; Giles, M.; Li, H.; Yang, X.-R.; Su, J.-Q.; Zhu, Y.-G. (2021) Vertical distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in an urban green façade., Environment International, 152, Article No. 106502
- Zhou, S.-Y.; Li, H.; Giles, M.E.; Neilson, R.; Yang, X.-R.; Su, J.-Q. (2021) Microbial flow within an air-phyllosphere-soil continuum., Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, Article No. 615481
- Zheng, F.; Bi, Q.-F.; Giles, M.E.; Neilson, R.; Chen, Q.-L.; Lin, X.-Y.; Zhu, Y.G.; Yang, X.-R. (2021) Fates of antibiotic resistance genes in the gut microbiome from different soil fauna under long-term fertilization., Environmental Science and Technology, 55(1), 423-432
- Neilson, R.; Caul, S.; Fraser, F.C.; King, D.; Mitchell, S.M.; Roberts, D.M.; Giles, M.E. (2020) Microbial community size is a potential predictor of nematode functional group in limed grasslands., Applied Soil Ecology, 156, Article No.103702.
- Zhou, S.; Wei, M.-Y.; Giles, M.E.; Neilson, R.; Zheng, F.; Zhang, Q.; Zhu, Y.-G.; Yang, X.-R. (2020) Prevalence of antibiotic resistome in ready-to-eat salad., Frontiers in Public Health, 8, Article 92.
- Zhou, S.; Zhu, D.; Giles, M.E.; Daniell, T.J.; Neilson, R.; Yang, X.-R. (2020) Does reduced usage of antibiotics in livestock production mitigate the spread of antibiotic resistance in soil, earthworm guts, and the phyllosphere?, Environment International, 136, Article No. 105359.
- Xiang, Q.; Zhu, D.; Giles, M.; Neilson, R.; Yang, X.R.; Qiao, M.; Chen, Q.L. (2020) Agricultural activities affect the pattern of the resistome within the phyllosphere microbiome in peri-urban environments., Journal of Hazardous Materials, 382, Article No. 121068.
- Zhou, S.Y.D.; Zhu, D.; Giles, M.; Yang, X-R.; Daniell, T.; Neilson, R.; Zhu, Y-G. (2019) Phyllosphere of staple crops under pig manure fertilization, a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes., Environmental Pollution, 252, 227-235.
- Zheng, F.; Zhu, D.; Giles, M.E.; Daniell, T.; Neilson, R.; Zhu, Y-G.; Yang, X.R. (2019) Mineral and organic fertilization alters the microbiome of a soil nematode Dorylaimus stagnalis and its resistome., Science of the Total Environment, 680, 70-78.
- Langarica-Fuentes, A.; Manrubia, M.; Giles, M.E.; Mitchell, S.; Daniell, T.J. (2018) Effect of model root exudate on denitrifier community dynamics and activity at different water-filled pore space levels in a fertilised soil, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 120, 70-79
- Herold, M.B.; Giles, M.E.; Alexander, C.J.; Baggs, E.M.; Daniell, T.J. (2018) Variable response of nirK and nirS containing denitrifier communities to long term pH manipulation and cultivation, FEMS Microbiological Letters, 364(7), art.fny035
- Osburn, C.L.; Anderson, N.J.; Stedmon, C.A.; Giles, M.E.; Whiteford, E.J.; McGenity, T.J.; Dumbrell, A.J.; Underwood, G.J.C. (2017) Shifts in the source and composition of dissolved organic matter in Southwest Greenland Lakes along a regional hydro-climatic gradient., Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences, 122, 3431-3445.
- Giles, M.E.; Daniell, T.J.; Baggs, E.M. (2017) Compound driven differences in N2 and N2O emission from soil; the role of substrate use efficiency and the microbial community., Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 106, 90-98.
- Bender, F.S.; Plantenga, F.; Neftel, A.; Jocher, M.; Oberholzer, H-R.; Kohl, L.; Giles, M.; Daniell, T.; Van der Heijden, M.G.A. (2014) Symbiotic relationships between soil fungi and plants reduce N2O emissions from soil., ISME Journal, 8, 1336-1345.
- Giles, M.E.; Morley, N.; Baggs, E.M.; Daniell, T.J. (2012) Soil nitrate reducing processes - drivers, mechanisms for spatial variation, and significance for nitrous oxide production., Frontiers in Microbiology, 3, 407.
- Neilson, R.; Lilly, A.; Aitkenhead, M.; Artz, R.R.E.; Baggaley, N.; Giles, M.E.; Holland, J.; Loades, K.; Ovando Pol, P.; Rivington, M.; Roberts, M.; Yeluripati, J. (2020) Measuring the vulnerability of Scottish soils to a changing climate., ClimateXChange Report, 42pp.
- Giles, M.E.; Daniell, T.J.; Baggs, E.M. (2011) What is the influence of rhizodeposited carbon on the production of N2O and N2 during denitrification?, Rhizosphere 3 International Conference, Perth, Australia, 25-30 September 2011.
- Baggs, E.; Chadwick, K.; Giles, M.; Freitag, T.; Paterson, E. (2011) How strong is the coupling between plant C-flow and rhizosphere denitrification?, Rhizosphere 3 International Conference, Perth, Australia, 25-30 September 2011.
- Giles, M.; Paterson, E.; Neilson, R. (2018) Selecting grass species to reduce greenhouse gas emissions., Science at the Parliament, Holyrood, 30 May 2018.
- Giles, M.E.; Daniell, T.J.; Baggs, E.M. (2010) Nitrous oxide production in soil in response to addition of different C compounds., Biochemical Society. Enzymology and Ecology of the Nitrogen Cycle, Birmingham, 15-17 September 2010 (Poster).
