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Temporal and spatial variation in bacterial communities of “Jonagold” apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) and “Conference” pear (Pyrus communis L.) floral nectar

MicrobiologyOpen, 2019
Production of many agricultural crops and fruits strongly depends on pollinators. For instance, pome fruits such as apple and pear are highly dependent on pollination for fruit set, fruit quality, and yield.
Jolien Smessaert, Maarten Van Geel, Christel Verreth, Sam Crauwels, Olivier Honnay, Wannes Keulemans, Bart Lievens   +6 more
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A statistical model for describing and simulating microbial community profiles.

PLoS Computational Biology, 2021
Many methods have been developed for statistical analysis of microbial community profiles, but due to the complex nature of typical microbiome measurements (e.g.
Siyuan Ma, Boyu Ren, Himel Mallick, Yo Sup Moon, Emma Schwager, Sagun Maharjan, Timothy L Tickle, Yiren Lu, Rachel N Carmody, Eric A Franzosa, Lucas Janson, Curtis Huttenhower   +11 more
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The influence of soil communities on the temperature sensitivity of soil respiration [PDF]

, 2018
Soil respiration represents a major carbon flux between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere, and is expected to accelerate under climate warming.
AM Makarieva, B Bond-Lamberty, B Bond-Lamberty, B Bond-Lamberty, CD Koven, CE Hicks Pries, CJ Mikan, CO Nielsen, CP Giardina, E Dorrepaal, EA Davidson, EA Davidson, G Yvon-Durocher, H Chen, H Ferris, H Petersen, J Kozlowski, J Laybourn, J Yang, JA Subke, JC Carey, JF Exbrayat, JH Brown, JH Brown, JS Clein, JW Raich, K Karhu, KB Suttle, LE Rustad, M Nie, M Reichstein, MA Bradford, MD Mahecha, MJI Briones, MP Thakur, N Eisenhauer, N Fierer, P Hogberg, PM Cox, R Aerts, R Klekowski, RB Ehnes, RM Sibly, SL Chown, T Fenchel, TC Balser, TD Meehan, TW Crowther, X Xu   +48 more
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Holobiont Evolution: Mathematical Model with Vertical vs. Horizontal Microbiome Transmission [PDF]

, 2020
A holobiont is a composite organism consisting of a host together with its microbiome, such as a coral with its zooxanthellae. To explain the often intimate integration between hosts and their microbiomes, some investigators contend that selection ...
Roughgarden, Joan
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TriTOX: A novel Trichomonas vaginalis assay platform for high-throughput screening of compound libraries

International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2021
Trichomonas vaginalis is a neglected urogenital parasitic protist that causes 170 million cases of trichomoniasis annually, making it the most prevalent non-viral, sexually transmitted disease.
Alexander Y.F. Lam, Daniel Vuong, Aaron R. Jex, Andrew M. Piggott, Ernest Lacey, Samantha J. Emery-Corbin   +5 more
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Impact of wild-type and genetically modified Pseudomonas fluorescens on soil enzyme activities and microbial population structure in the rhizosphere of pea [PDF]

, 1998
The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com. Copyright Blackwell Publishing DOI : 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00367.xThe aim of this work was to determine the impact of wild type along with functionally and non-functionally modified ...
D. C. NASEBY, De Leij FAAM, Doyle JD, Fenton AM, J. M. LYNCH, Jones RA, Morgan JAW, Shanahan P   +7 more
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Evolution of the exclusively human pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Human‐specific engagement of immunoregulatory Siglecs

Evolutionary Applications, 2019
Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea exclusively in humans and uses multiple strategies to infect, including acquisition of host sialic acids that cap and mask lipooligosaccharide termini, while restricting complement ...
Corinna S. Landig, Ashley Hazel, Benjamin P. Kellman, Jerry J. Fong, Flavio Schwarz, Sarika Agarwal, Nissi Varki, Paola Massari, Nathan E. Lewis, Sanjay Ram, Ajit Varki   +10 more
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Sweet Scents: Nectar Specialist Yeasts Enhance Nectar Attraction of a Generalist Aphid Parasitoid Without Affecting Survival

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018
Floral nectar is commonly inhabited by microorganisms, mostly yeasts and bacteria, which can have a strong impact on nectar chemistry and scent. Yet, little is known about the effects of nectar microbes on the behavior and survival of insects belonging ...
Islam S. Sobhy, Islam S. Sobhy, Dieter Baets, Tim Goelen, Beatriz Herrera-Malaver, Lien Bosmans, Wim Van den Ende, Kevin J. Verstrepen, Felix Wäckers, Felix Wäckers, Hans Jacquemyn, Bart Lievens   +11 more
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High-Quality Complete Genome Resource of Pathogenic Bacterium Pectobacterium atrosepticum Strain Green1 Isolated from Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in Greenland

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2021
Pectobacterium atrosepticum is a narrow-host-range, pectinolytic, plant-pathogenic bacterium causing blackleg of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) worldwide. Till present, several P.
Robert Czajkowski, Lukasz Rabalski, Maciej Kosinski, Eigil de Neergaard, Susanne Harding   +4 more
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Heterogeneity in pure microbial systems: experimental measurements and modeling [PDF]

, 2017
Cellular heterogeneity influences bioprocess performance in ways that until date are not completely elucidated. In order to account for this phenomenon in the design and operation of bioprocesses, reliable analytical and mathematical descriptions are ...
González-Cabaleiro, Rebeca, Mitchell, Anca M., Ofiţeru, Irina D., Smith, Wendy, Wipat, Anil   +4 more
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