R. I. Santamaria

The elite common bean Phaseolus vulgaris cultivar Pinto Saltillo hosts a rich and diverse array of plant-growth promoting bacteria in its rhizosphere.

This study characterizes the rhizosphere bacterial communities of the common bean cultivar Pinto Saltillo, revealing a diverse array of plant-growth promoting bacteria, including Rhizobium, and highlights their potential role in agricultural success beyond nitrogen fixation.

Spatial patterns in phage-Rhizobium coevolutionary interactions across regions of common bean domestication

The paper examines phage-Rhizobium coevolutionary interactions across common bean domestication regions, finding spatial structuring of phage and host diversity and evidence of local adaptation.