Kevin Penn

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Kevin Penn is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin Penn has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Ecology, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Kevin Penn's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (9 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (5 papers). Kevin Penn is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (9 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (5 papers). Kevin Penn collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Chile. Kevin Penn's co-authors include Jonathan A. Eisen, Steven Allison, Jennifer B. H. Martiny, M. Claire Horner‐Devine, Paul R. Jensen, Sheila Podell, Eric E. Allen, Jonathan H. Badger, Nadine Ziemert and Naomi Ward and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Kevin Penn

15 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Drivers of bacterial β-diversity depend on spatial scale

2011 640 citations Jennifer B. H. Martiny, Jonathan A. Eisen et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kevin Penn

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16 of 16 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Novel and diverse features identified in the genomes of bacteria isolated from a hydrothermal vent plume 2025 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Kevin Penn, (unknown), Matthew J. Harke	0
2	Coral mucus rapidly induces chemokinesis and genome-wide transcriptional shifts toward early pathogenesis in a bacterial coral pathogen 2021 ·The ISME Journal ·(unknown), Melissa Garren, Kevin Penn, Vicente I. Fernandez, Justin R. Seymour, Janelle R. Thompson, Jean‐Baptiste Raina, Roman Stocker	19
3	Mussismilia braziliensis White Plague Disease Is Characterized by an Affected Coral Immune System and Dysbiosis 2020 ·Microbial Ecology ·Arthur W. Silva‐Lima, Adriana M. Fróes, Gizele D. Garcia, (unknown), Jean Swings, Carlos Alberto Nunes Cosenza, Mónica Medina, Kevin Penn, Janelle R. Thompson, Cristiane C. Thompson, Fabiano L. Thompson	14
4	Isolation, Development, and Genomic Analysis of Bacillus megaterium SR7 for Growth and Metabolite Production Under Supercritical Carbon Dioxide 2018 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Jason T. Boock, Kevin Penn, Kristala L. J. Prather, Janelle R. Thompson	8
5	Quantitative Detection of Active Vibrios Associated with White Plague Disease in Mussismilia braziliensis Corals 2017 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·(unknown), Janelle R. Thompson, Ana Paula B. Moreira, Gizele D. Garcia, Kevin Penn, (unknown), Roberto G. S. Berlinck, Cristiane C. Thompson, Fabiano L. Thompson	20
6	Microbial diversity and activity in the Nematostella vectensis holobiont: insights from 16S rRNA gene sequencing, isolate genomes, and a pilot-scale survey of gene expression 2015 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Ju Hyoung Lim, Samodha C. Fernando, Adam M. Reitzel, Kevin Penn, Janelle R. Thompson	21
7	Secondary metabolite gene expression and interplay of bacterial functions in a tropical freshwater cyanobacterial bloom 2014 ·The ISME Journal ·Kevin Penn, Jia Wang, Samodha C. Fernando, Janelle R. Thompson	94
8	The Natural Product Domain Seeker NaPDoS: A Phylogeny Based Bioinformatic Tool to Classify Secondary Metabolite Gene Diversity 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Nadine Ziemert, Sheila Podell, Kevin Penn, Jonathan H. Badger, Eric E. Allen, Paul R. Jensen	337
9	Comparative genomics reveals evidence of marine adaptation in Salinispora species 2012 ·BMC Genomics ·Kevin Penn, Paul R. Jensen	46
10	Genetic Complementation of the Obligate Marine Actinobacterium Salinispora tropica with the Large Mechanosensitive Channel Gene mscL Rescues Cells from Osmotic Downshock 2012 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Sergio A. Bucarey, Kevin Penn, (unknown), William Fenical, Paul R. Jensen	9
11	Massive dominance of Epsilonproteobacteria in formation waters from a Canadian oil sands reservoir containing severely biodegraded oil 2011 ·Environmental Microbiology ·Casey R. J. Hubert, Thomas B. P. Oldenburg, Milovan Fustic, Neil Gray, Steve Larter, Kevin Penn, Arlene K. Rowan, R. Seshadri, Angela Sherry, (unknown), Gerrit Voordouw, Johanna K. Voordouw, Ian M. Head	100
12	Drivers of bacterial β-diversity depend on spatial scale breakdown → 2011 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jennifer B. H. Martiny, Jonathan A. Eisen, Kevin Penn, Steven Allison, M. Claire Horner‐Devine	640
13	The Discovery of Salinosporamide K from the Marine Bacterium “Salinispora pacifica” by Genome Mining Gives Insight into Pathway Evolution 2010 ·ChemBioChem ·Alessandra S. Eustáquio, Sang‐Jip Nam, Kevin Penn, Anna Lechner, Micheal C. Wilson, William Fenical, Paul R. Jensen, Bradley S. Moore	50
14	Characterization of the intestinal microbiota of two Antarctic notothenioid fish species 2009 ·Extremophiles ·Naomi Ward, Blaire Steven, Kevin Penn, Barbara A. Methé, H. William Detrich	93
15	Genomic islands link secondary metabolism to functional adaptation in marine Actinobacteria 2009 ·The ISME Journal ·Kevin Penn, (unknown), Markus Nett, Daniel Udwary, Erin A. Gontang, Ryan P. McGlinchey, Brian Foster, Alla Lapidus, Sheila Podell, Eric E. Allen, Bradley S. Moore, Paul R. Jensen	154
16	Characterization of Bacterial Communities Associated with Deep-Sea Corals on Gulf of Alaska Seamounts 2006 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Kevin Penn, Dongying Wu, Jonathan A. Eisen, Naomi Ward	89

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