"Fuzzy specificity" shapes diazotroph diversity and composition in nodulating plants of the Southeastern USA
Dexcem J. Pantinople, Pranoti Giram, Joshua R. Doby, Shamim Ahmed, Tajinder Singh, Nicholas J. Engle‐Wrye, Carolina Moriani Siniscalchi, H.R. Jordan, Robert Guralnick, Ryan A. Folk
The paper examines diazotroph diversity in nodulating plants across the southeastern USA, finding host phylogeny strongly shapes symbiont composition and diversity.
bioRxiv · Jun 23, 2026 · PreprintEcology