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George C. diCenzo
Researcher at Queen's University
Publications - 55
Citations - 1409
George C. diCenzo is an academic researcher from Queen's University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sinorhizobium meliloti & Rhizobia. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 55 publications receiving 980 citations. Previous affiliations of George C. diCenzo include University of Florence & McMaster University.
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The Divided Bacterial Genome: Structure, Function, and Evolution.
TL;DR: A meta-analysis of completed bacterial genomes from 1,708 species is provided as a way of reviewing the abundant information present in these genome sequences, and an encompassing model to explain the evolution and function of the multipartite genome structure is provided.
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Examination of Prokaryotic Multipartite Genome Evolution through Experimental Genome Reduction
George C. diCenzo,Allyson M. MacLean,Branislava Milunovic,G. Brian Golding,Turlough M. Finan +4 more
TL;DR: Experimental data support a generalized evolutionary model, in which non-chromosomal replicons primarily carry genes with more specialized functions, which increases the organism's niche range and offsets their metabolic burden on the cell.
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Multidisciplinary approaches for studying rhizobium-legume symbioses.
George C. diCenzo,Maryam Zamani,Alice Checcucci,Marco Fondi,Joel S. Griffitts,Turlough M. Finan,Alessio Mengoni +6 more
TL;DR: This review summarizes many of the research strategies that have been employed in the study of rhizobia and the unique knowledge gained from these diverse tools, with a focus on genome- and systems-level approaches.
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Metabolic modelling reveals the specialization of secondary replicons for niche adaptation in Sinorhizobium meliloti
George C. diCenzo,Alice Checcucci,Marco Bazzicalupo,Alessio Mengoni,Carlo Viti,Lukasz Dziewit,Turlough M. Finan,Marco Galardini,Marco Fondi +8 more
TL;DR: A genome-scale metabolic model of the legume symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti that is integrated with carbon utilization data for 1,500 genes with 192 carbon substrates is reported, showing clear metabolic differences during growth in the tested ecological niches and an overall reprogramming following niche switching.
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Preparation and characterization of gold nanoparticles prepared with aqueous extracts of Lamiaceae plants and the effect of follow-up treatment with atmospheric pressure glow microdischarge
TL;DR: In this paper, the properties of three aqueous plant extracts (Mentha piperita, Melissa officinalis, and Salvia officinalsis) in the synthesis of gold nanoparticles were compared and optimized under standardized conditions.