George diCenzo

Publications

• Multi-disciplinary approaches for studying rhizobium – legume symbioses
• Reference nodule transcriptomes for Melilotus officinalis and Medicago sativa cv. Algonquin
• Cold-inducible promoter-driven knockdown of Brachypodium antifreeze proteins confers freeze sensitivity
• Brachypodium antifreeze protein gene products inhibit ice recrystallization, attenuate ice nucleation, and reduce immune response
• Taxonomy of Rhizobiaceae revisited: proposal of a new framework for genus delimitation
• Whole genome sequencing of three mesorhizobia isolated from northern Canada to identify genomic adaptations promoting nodulation in cold climates
• Genomic and Biotechnological Characterization of the Heavy-Metal Resistant, Arsenic-Oxidizing Bacterium Ensifer sp. M14
• Pulse-Modulated Radio-Frequency Alternating-Current-Driven Atmospheric-Pressure Glow Discharge for Continuous-Flow Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and Evaluation of Their Cytotoxicity toward Human Melanoma Cells
• Whole genome assemblies ofZophobas morioandTenebrio molitor
• Tn-Core: a toolbox for integrating Tn-seq gene essentiality data and constraint-based metabolic modelling.
• Size-defined synthesis of magnetic nanorods by Salvia hispanica essential oil with electromagnetic excitation properties useful in microwave imagining
• Succinate transport is not essential for symbiotic nitrogen fixation by Sinorhizobium meliloti or Rhizobium leguminosarum
• Multidisciplinary approaches for studying rhizobium–legume symbioses
• Fermented juices as reducing and capping agents for the biosynthesis of size-defined spherical gold nanoparticles
• Taxonomy of Rhizobiaceae revisited: proposal of a new framework for genus delimitation
• DNA Methylation in Ensifer Species during Free-Living Growth and during Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiosis with Medicago spp.
• A putative 3-hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA hydrolase is required for efficient symbiotic nitrogen fixation in Sinorhizobium meliloti and Sinorhizobium fredii NGR234
• Reference nodule transcriptomes for Melilotus officinalis and Medicago sativa cv. Algonquin
• The Brachypodium distachyon cold-acclimated plasma membrane proteome is primed for stress resistance
• Cold‐inducible promoter‐driven knockdown of Brachypodium antifreeze proteins confers freezing and phytopathogen susceptibility
• DNA methylation in Ensifer species during free-living growth and during nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with Medicago spp.
• Whole genome sequencing of mesorhizobia isolated from northern Canada
• Genome-scale metabolic reconstruction of the symbiosis between a leguminous plant and a nitrogen-fixing bacterium
• Genomics of the “tumorigenes” clade of the familyRhizobiaceaeand description ofRhizobium rhododendrisp. nov.
• Genomic resources for identification of the minimal N2 -fixing symbiotic genome
• Loss of malic enzymes leads to metabolic imbalance and altered levels of trehalose and putrescine in the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti
• Effects of synthetic large-scale genome reduction on metabolism and metabolic preferences in a nutritionally complex environment
• L-Hydroxyproline and D-proline catabolism in Sinorhizobium meliloti
• Metabolic modelling reveals the specialization of secondary replicons for niche adaptation in Sinorhizobium meliloti
• Heterologous complementation reveals a specialized activity for BacA in the medicago-sinorhizobium meliloti symbiosis
• Dissecting transcriptomic signatures of genotype x genotype interactions during the initiation of plant-rhizobium symbiosis
• The Divided Bacterial Genome: Structure, Function, and Evolution
• A Key Regulator of the Glycolytic and Gluconeogenic Central Metabolic Pathways in Sinorhizobium meliloti
• Robustness encoded across essential and accessory replicons of the ecologically versatile bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti
• Inter-replicon Gene Flow Contributes to Transcriptional Integration in the Sinorhizobium meliloti Multipartite Genome
• Harnessing Rhizobia to Improve Heavy-Metal Phytoremediation by Legumes
• Genomic Diversity and Evolution of Rhizobia
• Chromids aid genome expansion and functional diversification in the family Burkholderiaceae.
• Creation and Characterization of a Genomically Hybrid Strain in the Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiotic Bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti.
• Techniques for Large-Scale Bacterial Genome Manipulation and Characterization of the Mutants with Respect to In Silico Metabolic Reconstructions.
• Trade, Diplomacy, and Warfare: The Quest for Elite Rhizobia Inoculant Strains.
• PhoU Allows Rapid Adaptation to High Phosphate Concentrations by Modulating PstSCAB Transport Rate in Sinorhizobium meliloti.
• Robustness encoded across essential and accessory replicons in an ecologically versatile bacterium
• Emergence and features of the multipartite genome structure of the family Burkholderiaceae revealed through comparative and evolutionary genomics
• A Virtual Nodule Environment (ViNE) for modelling the inter-kingdom metabolic integration during symbiotic nitrogen fixation
• Multi-disciplinary approaches for studying rhizobium – legume symbioses
• Proteobacteria encode diverse flg22 peptides that elicit varying immune responses in Arabidopsis thaliana
• Symbiotic and Nonsymbiotic Members of the Genus Ensifer (syn. Sinorhizobium) Are Separated into Two Clades Based on Comparative Genomics and High-Throughput Phenotyping
• Minimal gene set from Sinorhizobium ( Ensifer ) meliloti pSymA required for efficient symbiosis with Medicago
• Proteobacteria Contain Diverse flg22 Epitopes That Elicit Varying Immune Responses in Arabidopsis thaliana
• The tRNAarg gene and engA Are essential genes on the 1.7-Mb pSymB megaplasmid of sinorhizobium meliloti and were translocated together from the chromosome in an ancestral strain
• 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
• Genetic redundancy is prevalent within the 6.7 Mb Sinorhizobium meliloti genome
• Examination of Prokaryotic Multipartite Genome Evolution through Experimental Genome Reduction
• Cell growth inhibition upon deletion of four toxin-antitoxin loci from the megaplasmids of sinorhizobium meliloti
• Proline auxotrophy in Sinorhizobium meliloti results in a plant-specific symbiotic phenotype
• Genomics of the “tumorigenes” clade of the family Rhizobiaceae and description of Rhizobium rhododendri sp. nov
• Genomics of the “tumorigenes” clade of the family Rhizobiaceae and description of Rhizobium rhododendri sp. nov.
• Complete genome sequences of the species type strains Sinorhizobium garamanticum LMG 24692T and Sinorhizobium numidicum LMG 27395T and CIP 109850T
• Complete genome sequences of the species type strainsSinorhizobium garamanticumLMG 24692TandSinorhizobium numidicumLMG 27395Tand CIP 109850T
• Independent origins and evolution of the secondary replicons of the class Gammaproteobacteria
• Complete Genome Sequences of the Species Type Strains Sinorhizobium garamanticum LMG 24692 and Sinorhizobium numidicum LMG 27395 and CIP 109850
• Complete Genome Sequences of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. phaseoli BT01, Rhizobium sp. Strain BT03, and Rhizobium sp. Strain BT04, Isolated from Black Turtle Bean Nodules in Ontario, Canada
• Diversity and Evolutionary History of Ti Plasmids of “tumorigenes” Clade of Rhizobium spp., and Their Differentiation From Other Ti and Ri Plasmids
• Diversity and Evolutionary History of Ti Plasmids of “tumorigenes” Clade of Rhizobium spp. and Their Differentiation from Other Ti and Ri Plasmids
• A genome‐scale metabolic reconstruction of soybean and Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens reveals the cost–benefit of nitrogen fixation
• Refining the taxonomy of the order Hyphomicrobiales (Rhizobiales) based on whole genome comparisons of over 130 genus type strains
• Refining the taxonomy of the orderHyphomicrobiales(Rhizobiales) based on whole genome comparisons of over 130 genus type strains
• Metabolic connections between folate and peptidoglycan pathways inPseudomonas aeruginosainform rational design of a dual-action inhibitor
• Identifying functional multi-host shuttle plasmids to advance synthetic biology applications in Mesorhizobium and Bradyrhizobium
• Identifying functional multi-host shuttle plasmids to advance synthetic biology applications inMesorhizobiumandBradyrhizobium
• Comparative genomic analysis of Bradyrhizobium strains with natural variability in the efficiency of nitrogen fixation, competitiveness, and adaptation to stressful edaphoclimatic conditions
• Comparative genomic analysis ofBradyrhizobiumstrains with natural variability in the efficiency of nitrogen fixation, competitiveness, and adaptation to stressful edaphoclimatic conditions
• Genomic and Biotechnological Characterization of the Heavy-Metal Resistant, Arsenic-Oxidizing Bacterium Ensifer sp. M14
• Whole genome assemblies of Zophobas morio and Tenebrio molitor
• A genome-scale metabolic reconstruction of soybean and Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens reveals the cost-benefit of nitrogen fixation
• Complete genome sequences of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. phaseoli BT01, Rhizobium sp. strain BT03, and Rhizobium sp. strain BT04, isolated from black turtle bean nodules in Ontario, Canada
• Metabolic connections between folate and peptidoglycan pathways in Pseudomonas aeruginosa inform rational design of a dual-action inhibitor
• Genomic and Biotechnological Characterization of the Heavy-Metal Resistant, Arsenic-Oxidizing Bacterium Ensifer sp. M14
• Nonadditive Transcriptomic Signatures of Genotype-by-Genotype Interactions during the Initiation of Plant-Rhizobium Symbiosis.
• Cold Acclimation in Brachypodium Is Accompanied by Changes in Above-Ground Bacterial and Fungal Communities
• Pervasive RNA Regulation of Metabolism Enhances the Root Colonization Ability of Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiotic a-Rhizobia
• The evolutionary ecology of rhizobia: multiple facets of competition before, during, and after symbiosis with legumes
• Cold acclimation and prospects for cold-resilient crops
• Rhizobium indicum sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of pea (Pisum sativum) cultivated in the Indian trans-Himalayas
• Deciphering the Symbiotic Plant Microbiome: Translating the Most Recent Discoveries on Rhizobia for the Improvement of Agricultural Practices in Metal-Contaminated and High Saline Lands
• Tn-Core: Functionally Interpreting Transposon-Sequencing Data with Metabolic Network Analysis.
• The genomes of rhizobia
• Taxonomic distribution of SbmA/BacA and BacA-like antimicrobial peptide transporters suggests independent recruitment and convergent evolution in host-microbe interactions
• Refining the taxonomy of the order Hyphomicrobiales (Rhizobiales) based on whole genome comparisons of over 130 type strains
• Genomic and Biotechnological Characterization of the Heavy-Metal Resistant, Arsenic-Oxidizing Bacterium Ensifer sp. M14
• Proteobacteria encode diverse flg22 peptides that elicit varying immune responses inArabidopsis thaliana
• DNA methylation inEnsiferspecies during free-living growth and during nitrogen-fixing symbiosis withMedicagospp.
• TheBrachypodium distachyoncold-acclimated plasma membrane proteome is primed for stress resistance
• BEVA2.0: Modular Assembly of Golden Gate-Compatible Vectors with Expanded Utility for Genetic Engineering
• Perturbation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa peptidoglycan recycling by anti-folates and design of a dual-action inhibitor
• BEVA2.0: modular assembly of golden gate-compatible vectors with expanded utility for genetic engineering
• Taxonomic distribution of SbmA/BacA and BacA-like antimicrobial peptide transporters suggests independent recruitment and convergent evolution in host–microbe interactions
• Re-evaluation of the nodulation capacity of Sphingomonas sediminicola DSM 18106T indicates that this strain is not capable of inducing root nodule formation on Pisum sativum (pea)