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View article: Breaking the reproducibility barrier with standardized protocols for plant-microbiome research.
Breaking the reproducibility barrier with standardized protocols for plant-microbiome research. Open
Inter-laboratory replicability is crucial yet challenging in microbiome research. Leveraging microbiomes to promote soil health and plant growth requires understanding underlying molecular mechanisms using reproducible experimental systems…
View article: Breaking the reproducibility barrier with standardized protocols for plant–microbiome research
Breaking the reproducibility barrier with standardized protocols for plant–microbiome research Open
Inter-laboratory replicability is crucial yet challenging in microbiome research. Leveraging microbiomes to promote soil health and plant growth requires understanding underlying molecular mechanisms using reproducible experimental systems…
View article: An effluent pump family distributed across plant commensal bacteria conditions host- and organ-specific glucosinolate detoxification
An effluent pump family distributed across plant commensal bacteria conditions host- and organ-specific glucosinolate detoxification Open
View article: An effluent pump family distributed across plant commensal bacteria conditions host- and organ-specific glucosinolate detoxification
An effluent pump family distributed across plant commensal bacteria conditions host- and organ-specific glucosinolate detoxification Open
In nature, plants recruit a diverse microbial community, the plant microbiome, that is distinct from the surrounding soil community. To understand the forces that shape the plant microbiome we need to characterize the microbial traits that…
View article: Recognition of unique cell surface glycopolymers by diversified lectin domains specifies umbrella toxin targeting
Recognition of unique cell surface glycopolymers by diversified lectin domains specifies umbrella toxin targeting Open
The bacterial cell envelope provides structural integrity and is an essential conduit through which the organism interacts with its environment. However, the molecular structures of its constituents can also be exploited as receptors, perm…
View article: Diverse MarR bacterial regulators of auxin catabolism in the plant microbiome
Diverse MarR bacterial regulators of auxin catabolism in the plant microbiome Open
View article: Broader functions of TIR domains in Arabidopsis immunity
Broader functions of TIR domains in Arabidopsis immunity Open
TIR domains are NAD-degrading enzymes that function during immune signaling in prokaryotes, plants, and animals. In plants, most TIR domains are incorporated into intracellular immune receptors termed TNLs. In Arabidopsis, TIR-derived smal…
View article: An efflux pump family distributed across plant commensal bacteria conditions host- and organ-specific detoxification of a host-specific glucosinolate
An efflux pump family distributed across plant commensal bacteria conditions host- and organ-specific detoxification of a host-specific glucosinolate Open
In nature, plants recruit a diverse microbial community, the plant microbiome, that is distinct from the surrounding soil community 1–4 . To understand the forces that shape the plant microbiome we need to characterize the microbial traits…
View article: Broader functions of TIR domains in Arabidopsis immunity
Broader functions of TIR domains in Arabidopsis immunity Open
TIR domains are NAD-degrading enzymes that function during immune signaling in prokaryotes, plants, and animals. In plants, most TIR domains are incorporated into intracellular immune receptors termed TNLs. In Arabidopsis, TIR-derived smal…
View article: Soil biota composition and the performance of a noxious weed across its invaded range
Soil biota composition and the performance of a noxious weed across its invaded range Open
The success of invasive plant species is driven, in part, by feedback with soil ecosystems. Yet, how variation in belowground communities across latitudinal gradients affects invader distributions remains poorly understood. To determine th…
View article: Soil biota composition and the performance of a noxious weed across its invaded range
Soil biota composition and the performance of a noxious weed across its invaded range Open
The success of invasive plant species is driven, in part, by feedback with soil ecosystems. Yet, how variation in belowground communities across latitudinal gradients affects invader distributions remains poorly understood. To determine th…
View article: Broader functions of TIR domains in Arabidopsis immunity
Broader functions of TIR domains in Arabidopsis immunity Open
TIR domains are NAD-degrading enzymes that function during immune signaling in prokaryotes, plants, and animals. In plants, most TIR domains are incorporated into intracellular immune receptors. In Arabidopsis, TIR-derived small molecules …
View article: Habitats Within the Plant Root Differ in Bacterial Network Topology and Taxonomic Assortativity
Habitats Within the Plant Root Differ in Bacterial Network Topology and Taxonomic Assortativity Open
The root microbiome is composed of distinct epiphytic (rhizosphere) and endophytic (endosphere) habitats. Differences in abiotic and biotic factors drive differences in microbial community diversity and composition between these habitats, …
View article: Diverse MarR bacterial regulators of auxin catabolism in the plant microbiome
Diverse MarR bacterial regulators of auxin catabolism in the plant microbiome Open
View article: Food Insecurity Is Common in the Orthopedic Trauma Population: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study
Food Insecurity Is Common in the Orthopedic Trauma Population: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study Open
Malnutrition increases the risk for adverse outcomes after musculoskeletal trauma. Food insecurity is an increasingly recognized risk factor for malnutrition. The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors…
View article: Beyond pathogens: microbiota interactions with the plant immune system
Beyond pathogens: microbiota interactions with the plant immune system Open
View article: Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover
Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover Open
Urbanization transforms environments in ways that alter biological evolution. We examined whether urban environmental change drives parallel evolution by sampling 110,019 white clover plants from 6169 populations in 160 cities globally. Pl…
View article: MIxS-SA: a MIxS extension defining the minimum information standard for sequence data from symbiont-associated micro-organisms
MIxS-SA: a MIxS extension defining the minimum information standard for sequence data from symbiont-associated micro-organisms Open
The symbiont-associated (SA) environmental package is a new extension to the minimum information about any (x) sequence (MIxS) standards, established by the Parasite Microbiome Project (PMP) consortium, in collaboration with the Genomics S…
View article: A single bacterial genus maintains root growth in a complex microbiome
A single bacterial genus maintains root growth in a complex microbiome Open
View article: Root Microbiome Modulates Plant Growth Promotion Induced by Low Doses of Glyphosate
Root Microbiome Modulates Plant Growth Promotion Induced by Low Doses of Glyphosate Open
Since the introduction of glyphosate-resistant crops, glyphosate has become the most common and widely used herbicide around the world. Due to its intensive use and ability to bind to soil particles, it can be found at low concentrations i…
View article: The Plant Microbiome: From Ecology to Reductionism and Beyond
The Plant Microbiome: From Ecology to Reductionism and Beyond Open
Methodological advances over the past two decades have propelled plant microbiome research, allowing the field to comprehensively test ideas proposed over a century ago and generate many new hypotheses. Studying the distribution of microbi…
View article: Effects of Inferred Gender on Patterns of Co‐Authorship in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Publications
Effects of Inferred Gender on Patterns of Co‐Authorship in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Publications Open
Senior positions in academia such as tenured faculty and editorial positions often exhibit large gender imbalances across a broad range of research disciplines. The forces driving these imbalances have been the subject of extensive specula…
View article: Unique bacterial assembly, composition, and interactions in a parasitic plant and its host
Unique bacterial assembly, composition, and interactions in a parasitic plant and its host Open
How plant-associated microbiota are shaped by, and potentially contribute to, the unique ecology and heterotrophic life history of parasitic plants is relatively unknown. Here, we investigate the leaf and root bacterial communities of the …
View article: The bacterial microbiota of a parasitic plant and its host
The bacterial microbiota of a parasitic plant and its host Open
How plant-associated microbiota are shaped by, and potentially contribute to the unique ecology and heterotrophic life history of parasitic plants is relatively unknown. Here, we investigate the leaf and root bacterial communities associat…
View article: Beyond pathogens: microbiota interactions with the plant immune system
Beyond pathogens: microbiota interactions with the plant immune system Open
View article: A single bacterial genus maintains root development in a complex microbiome
A single bacterial genus maintains root development in a complex microbiome Open
Plants grow within a complex web of species interacting with each other and with the plant. Many of these interactions are governed by a wide repertoire of chemical signals, and the resulting chemical landscape of the rhizosphere can stron…
View article: Soil microbes alter plant fitness under competition and drought
Soil microbes alter plant fitness under competition and drought Open
Plants exist across varying biotic and abiotic environments, including variation in the composition of soil microbial communities. The ecological effects of soil microbes on plant communities are well known, whereas less is known about the…
View article: Feedbacks link ecosystem ecology and evolution across spatial and temporal scales: Empirical evidence and future directions
Feedbacks link ecosystem ecology and evolution across spatial and temporal scales: Empirical evidence and future directions Open
Unifying ecosystem ecology and evolutionary biology promises a more complete understanding of the processes that link different levels of biological organization across space and time. Feedbacks across levels of organization link theory as…
View article: Plant evolution, soil ecosystems, and feedback
Plant evolution, soil ecosystems, and feedback Open
Plants are inextricably linked to their environment. They can alter biotic and abiotic properties of soil ecosystems, which in turn can feed back to affect plant performance. My thesis explores this dynamic link between plants and soil at …
View article: Chloroplast sequence variation and the efficacy of peptide nucleic acids for blocking host amplification in plant microbiome studies
Chloroplast sequence variation and the efficacy of peptide nucleic acids for blocking host amplification in plant microbiome studies Open
When high similarity exists between host organellar DNA and PCR target sequences, PNA clamps are an important molecular tool to reduce host contamination during amplification. Here, we provide a validated framework to modify universal PNA …