Projects

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  Eco-evolutionary forces maintaining genetic diversity in Pseudomonas syringae

  Core Project

  P. syringae is a well known plant pathogen with genetic diversity. The Bergelson and Pascual labs use eco-evolutionary models and data to study how diversity is maintained in wild plants and crops.

Publications

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  Li et al., 2026

  Li, S., Laderman, E., Maerkle, H., Yang, Y., Bergelson, J., & Pascual, M. (2026). Negative Frequency-Dependent Selection Promotes Strain Structure in a Plant Pathogen. Ecol Lett. 2026 Jan;29(1):e70304.

  https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.70304
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  Weiner et al, 2025

  Weiner, B. G., Märkle, H., Laderman, E., Demirjian, C., & Bergelson, J. (2025). A physical model links structure and function in the plant immune system. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 122(24):e2502872122.

  https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2502872122