Holly M. Simon

TL;DR: A metagenome perspective on ecosystem-scale metabolism in an upwelling-influenced river-dominated coastal margin is provided, indicating possible formation of anoxic microniches within particles.

TL;DR: The results indicate that non-thermophilic members of the Archaea inhabit an important terrestrial niche on earth and direct attention to the need for studies that will determine their possible roles in mediating root biology.

TL;DR: Evidence is presented that one of the two dominant phylotypes of Crenarchaeota that colonizes the roots of tomato plants grown in soil from a Wisconsin field is selectively enriched in mixed cultures amended with root extract, indicating that the diversity of the crenarchaeal soil assemblage is influenced by the rhizosphere and that mesophilic soil cren archaeotes are found associated with plant roots.

TL;DR: Results of studies examining the host effect on the support of growth of Bacillus and Pseudomonas strains, both inoculated on seeds and recruited from soil, using selected inbred tomato lines from the recombinant inbred line (RIL) population are reported.

TL;DR: Results suggest that microorganisms associated with the tropical caterpillar midgut may engage in symbiotic interactions with these ecologically important insects.