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K. Zhalnina

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Plant Biology· 4 Microbiology· 3 Ecology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 5 Assay:metabolomics· 5 Organism:plant (other)· 5 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 4 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2

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T. Northen· 4 shared B. P. Bowen· 3 shared J. Pett-Ridge· 3 shared T. R. Northen· 3 shared E. L. Brodie· 2 shared J. Sasse· 2 shared M. de Raad· 2 shared M. Firestone· 2 shared

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2018-2023 · peak 4/yr

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8 papers

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Impact of inoculation practices on microbiota assembly and community stability in a fabricated ecosystem

H.-H. Lin, M. Torres, C. A. Adams, P. F. Andeer, T. K. Owens, K. Zhalnina, L. K. Jabusch, H. K. Carlson, J. V. Kuehl, A. M. Deutschbauer, T. R. Northen, N. L. Glass, J. C. Mortimer

This study evaluates how different inoculation practices and harvesting times affect microbial community reproducibility in a fabricated ecosystem with Brachypodium distachyon.

bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2023Plant Biology

Reproducible growth of Brachypodium distachyon in fabricated ecosystems (EcoFAB 2.0) reveals that nitrogen form and starvation modulate root exudation

V. Novak, P. F. Andeer, B. P. Bowen, Y. Ding, K. Zhalnina, C. Tomaka, A. Golini, S. M. Kosina, T. R. Northen

This study uses EcoFAB 2.0 to show nitrogen form and starvation affect Brachypodium root exudation, with specific compounds influencing bacterial and plant growth.

bioRxiv · Jan 18, 2023Plant Biology

Life history strategies and niches of soil bacteria emerge from interacting thermodynamic, biophysical, and metabolic traits

G. L. Marschmann, J. Tang, K. Zhalnina, U. Karaoz, H. Cho, B. Le, J. Pett-Ridge, E. L. Brodie

The paper predicts life history traits of soil bacteria based on thermodynamic, biophysical, and metabolic traits, showing growth efficiency becomes more important later in plant growth.

bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2022Ecology

Metabolic traits and the niche of bulk soil bacteria in a Mediterranean grassland

K. Zhalnina, R. A. White, M. de Raad, K. Deng, C. D. Nicora, U. Karaoz, J. Pett-Ridge, M. Firestone, M. S. Lipton, T. Northen, E. L. Brodie

This study compares metabolic traits of bulk soil and rhizosphere bacteria in a Mediterranean grassland, finding bulk soil bacteria better adapted to degrade plant polymers.

bioRxiv · Jun 21, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Nutrient and moisture limitation reveal keystone metabolites that link switchgrass rhizosphere metabolome and microbiome dynamics

N. R. Baker, K. Zhalnina, M. Yuan, D. Herman, J. Ceja-Navarro, J. Sasse, J. S. Jordan, B. P. Bowen, L. Wu, C. Fossum, A. Chew, Y. Fu, M. Saha, J. Zhou, J. Pett-Ridge, , M. Firestone

This study identifies keystone metabolites linking switchgrass rhizosphere metabolome and microbiome dynamics under nutrient and moisture stress.

bioRxiv · Jun 20, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

A reproducible and tunable synthetic soil microbial community provides new insights into microbial ecology

J. Coker, K. Zhalnina, C. Marotz, D. Thiruppathy, M. Tjuanta, G. D'Elia, R. Hailu, T. Mahosky, M. Rowan, T. Northen, K. Zengler

This paper develops a stable, reproducible synthetic soil microbial community for studying plant-microbe interactions and demonstrates its viability after cryopreservation.

bioRxiv · May 19, 2022Microbiology

Root morphology and exudate availability is shaped by particle size and chemistry in Brachypodium distachyon

J. Sasse Schlaepfer, J. Jordan, M. De Raad, K. Whiting, K. Zhalnina, T. Northen

This study shows root morphology is affected by substrate size, but exudation is not, and exudate availability depends on substrate chemistry.

bioRxiv · May 27, 2019Plant Biology

Multi-lab EcoFAB study shows highly reproducible physiology and depletion of soil metabolites by a model grass

J. Sasse, J. Kant, B. J. Cole, A. P. Klein, B. Arsova, P. Schlaepfer, J. Gao, K. Lewald, K. Zhalnina, S. Kosina, B. P. Bowen, D. Treen, J. Vogel, A. Visel, M. Watt, , T. R. Northen

The paper shows that Brachypodium distachyon consistently responds to soil conditions across labs, depleting soil metabolites and altering root morphology.

bioRxiv · Oct 5, 2018Plant Biology