Projects

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  Effect of absence/presence pattern of partner quality related genes in nodule metabolic profile

  Seed Project

  This study explores how gene variations in Sinorhizobium bacteria influence their mutualistic relationship with plants, focusing on metabolism and overall plant health in nodules.

Publications

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  Riaz et al., 2025

  Riaz, M. R., Sosa Marquez, I., Lindgren, H., Levin, G., Doyle, R., Cerón Romero, M., Paoli, J.C., Drnevich, J., Fields, C.J., Geddes, B.A., Marshall-Colón, A., & Heath, K.D. (2025). Mobile gene clusters and coexpressed plant-rhizobium pathways drive partner quality variation in symbiosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A., 122(31):e2411831122.

  https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2411831122
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  Sosa Marquez et al., 2025

  Sosa Marquez, I., Griesbaum, K., Clark, L. V., Ainsworth, E. A., Christian, N., & Heath, K. D. (2025). Dominant foliar endophytes influence soybean yield and transcriptome. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Volume 101 (Issue 6): fiaf053.

  https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiaf053