Kayla M. Clouse

This study compares dry and mucoid Sinorhizobium meliloti isolates, finding dry strains have higher soil fitness but mucoid strains provide greater host benefits.

The paper investigates whether alfalfa can select beneficial nitrogen-fixing bacteria from a field population, finding weak selection for beneficial strains in two of three varieties.

The paper investigates how legume cover crops influence nitrogen-fixing rhizobia in cash crops, finding host-specific effects on nodulation and growth.

This study investigates how interactions between soil microbes and abiotic factors influence heterosis in maize, finding that microbial effects are context-dependent and abiotic factors may be a larger driver.