Projects

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  Does symbiosis contribute resilience against multiple stressors? Mutualism response to stress

  Core Project

  Tony Yannarell and Kevin Ricks study how symbiotic partnerships respond to multiple environmental stressors. Can these partnerships adapt to respond, or do they break down under pressure?

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  Genetics and genomics of partner quality in Rhizobium leguminosarum

  Core Project

  Researchers found genetic differences in symbiosis genes on the pSym plasmid between beneficial and less beneficial rhizobium strains. They aim to link these mutations and HGT to nitrogen fixation and

Publications

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  Vereau Gorbitz et al., 2024

  Vereau Gorbitz, D., Schwarz, C., McMullen, J. G., Cerón-Romero, M., Doyle, R. T., Lau, J. A., Whitaker, R. J., Vanderpool, C. K., & Heath, K. (2024). Plasmid transmission dynamics and evolution of partner quality in a natural population of Rhizobium leguminosarum. bioRxiv.

  https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.17.618979