J N Klironomos

Summary

Affiliation: University of Guelph
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Feedback with soil biota contributes to plant rarity and invasiveness in communities
    John N Klironomos
    Department of Botany, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
    Nature 417:67-70. 2002
  2. ncbi Small-scale spatial heterogeneity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal abundance and community composition in a wetland plant community
    Benjamin E Wolfe
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
    Mycorrhiza 17:175-83. 2007
  3. ncbi Invasive plant suppresses the growth of native tree seedlings by disrupting belowground mutualisms
    Kristina A Stinson
    Harvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, Massachusetts, USA
    PLoS Biol 4:e140. 2006
  4. ncbi Colonization of roots by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi using different sources of inoculum
    John N Klironomos
    Department of Botany, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
    Mycorrhiza 12:181-4. 2002
  5. ncbi Abrupt rise in atmospheric CO2 overestimates community response in a model plant-soil system
    John N Klironomos
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
    Nature 433:621-4. 2005
  6. ncbi Chemical defense, mycorrhizal colonization and growth responses in Plantago lanceolata L
    Gerlinde Barbra De Deyn
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
    Oecologia 160:433-42. 2009
  7. ncbi Differential effect of sample preservation methods on plant and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal DNA
    L D Bainard
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
    J Microbiol Methods 82:124-30. 2010
  8. ncbi Mycorrhizal symbiosis stimulates endoreduplication in angiosperms
    L D Bainard
    Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
    Plant Cell Environ 34:1577-85. 2011
  9. ncbi Real-time polymerase chain reaction quantification of the transgenes for roundup ready corn and roundup ready soybean in soil samples
    S Lerat
    Department of Environmental Biology, of Plant Agriculture, and of Botany, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
    J Agric Food Chem 53:1337-42. 2005
  10. ncbi Another form of bias in conservation research
    John N Klironomos
    Science 298:749-50; author reply 749-50. 2002

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Publications23

  1. ncbi Feedback with soil biota contributes to plant rarity and invasiveness in communities
    John N Klironomos
    Department of Botany, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
    Nature 417:67-70. 2002
    ..These results indicate that plants have different abilities to influence their abundance by changing the structure of their soil communities, and that this is an important regulator of plant community structure...
  2. ncbi Small-scale spatial heterogeneity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal abundance and community composition in a wetland plant community
    Benjamin E Wolfe
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
    Mycorrhiza 17:175-83. 2007
    ..Saturated soils of calcareous fens contain many infective AMF propagules and the abundance and diversity of AMF inoculum is patchy over small spatial scales...
  3. ncbi Invasive plant suppresses the growth of native tree seedlings by disrupting belowground mutualisms
    Kristina A Stinson
    Harvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, Massachusetts, USA
    PLoS Biol 4:e140. 2006
    ..Our results elucidate an indirect mechanism by which invasive plants can impact native flora, and may help explain how this plant successfully invades relatively undisturbed forest habitat...
  4. ncbi Colonization of roots by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi using different sources of inoculum
    John N Klironomos
    Department of Botany, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
    Mycorrhiza 12:181-4. 2002
    ..It is unclear why there is such a difference among the fungi in inoculum types. Future research should examine differences in the anatomy and physiology to discern a mechanism for such differences in life-history strategies...
  5. ncbi Abrupt rise in atmospheric CO2 overestimates community response in a model plant-soil system
    John N Klironomos
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
    Nature 433:621-4. 2005
    ..Our results suggest that studies may overestimate some community responses to increasing [CO2] because biota may be sensitive to ecosystem changes that occur as a result of abrupt increases...
  6. ncbi Chemical defense, mycorrhizal colonization and growth responses in Plantago lanceolata L
    Gerlinde Barbra De Deyn
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
    Oecologia 160:433-42. 2009
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  7. ncbi Differential effect of sample preservation methods on plant and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal DNA
    L D Bainard
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
    J Microbiol Methods 82:124-30. 2010
    ..Based on these results, samples that need to be preserved prior to molecular analysis of AM fungi should be kept frozen to minimize the degradation of plant and AM fungal DNA...
  8. ncbi Mycorrhizal symbiosis stimulates endoreduplication in angiosperms
    L D Bainard
    Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
    Plant Cell Environ 34:1577-85. 2011
    ..This work indicates that colonization by symbiotic fungi involves a mechanism to increase nuclear DNA content in roots across many angiosperm groups and is likely linked to increased metabolism and protein production...
  9. ncbi Real-time polymerase chain reaction quantification of the transgenes for roundup ready corn and roundup ready soybean in soil samples
    S Lerat
    Department of Environmental Biology, of Plant Agriculture, and of Botany, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
    J Agric Food Chem 53:1337-42. 2005
    ..As few as one copy of RR corn genome or one copy of RR soybean genome was detected in the soil DNA extract...
  10. ncbi Another form of bias in conservation research
    John N Klironomos
    Science 298:749-50; author reply 749-50. 2002
  11. ncbi Ecological linkages between aboveground and belowground biota
    David A Wardle
    Landcare Research, Post Office Box 69, Lincoln, New Zealand
    Science 304:1629-33. 2004
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  12. ncbi Structural responses of Daucus carota root-organ cultures and the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus, Glomus intraradices, to 12 pharmaceuticals
    Derek G Hillis
    Department of Environmental Biology, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
    Chemosphere 73:344-52. 2008
    ..Root-organ cultures provide an effective means to evaluate chemical stressors on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and can be used to screen for root-based phytotoxicity...
  13. ncbi Real-time polymerase chain reaction monitoring of recombinant DNA entry into soil from decomposing roundup ready leaf biomass
    David J Levy-Booth
    Departments of Environmental Biology, Plant Agriculture, Integrative Biology, and Land Resource Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
    J Agric Food Chem 56:6339-47. 2008
    ..4 days. All genes from leaves were detected in soil after 30 days. This study provides a methodology for monitoring the entry of RR and NT soybean DNA into soil from decomposing plant residues...
  14. ncbi Microbial ecology of biological invasions
    Wim H van der Putten
    Department of Multitrophic Interactions, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Heteren, The Netherlands
    ISME J 1:28-37. 2007
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  15. ncbi Influence of phylogeny on fungal community assembly and ecosystem functioning
    Hafiz Maherali
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
    Science 316:1746-8. 2007
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  16. ncbi Mycorrhizal and rhizobial colonization of genetically modified and conventional soybeans
    Jeff R Powell
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
    Appl Environ Microbiol 73:4365-7. 2007
    ..Mycorrhizal colonization and nodule abundance and mass differed among soybean varieties; however, in no case was variation significantly associated with the genetic modification...
  17. ncbi Phylogeny of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi predicts community composition of symbiosis-associated bacteria
    Matthias C Rillig
    Microbial Ecology Program, Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
    FEMS Microbiol Ecol 57:389-95. 2006
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  18. ncbi Methods of studying soil microbial diversity
    Jennifer L Kirk
    Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
    J Microbiol Methods 58:169-88. 2004
    ..Soil microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi, play central roles in soil fertility and promoting plant health. This review examines and compares the various methods used to study microbial diversity in soil...
  19. ncbi The effects of perennial ryegrass and alfalfa on microbial abundance and diversity in petroleum contaminated soil
    Jennifer L Kirk
    Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
    Environ Pollut 133:455-65. 2005
    ..We concluded that plants altered the microbial population; these changes were plant-specific and could contribute to degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in contaminated soil...
  20. ncbi Quantitation of transgenic plant DNA in leachate water: real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis
    Robert H Gulden
    Department of Plant Agriculture, Environmental Biology, and Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
    J Agric Food Chem 53:5858-65. 2005
    ..Half-lives of plant DNA in leachate water ranged from 1.2 to 26.7 h, and persistence was greater at colder temperatures (5 and 15 degrees C)...
  21. ncbi Quantification and persistence of recombinant DNA of Roundup Ready corn and soybean in rotation
    Sylvain Lerat
    Departments of Environmental Biology, Plant Agriculture, and Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
    J Agric Food Chem 55:10226-31. 2007
    ..This research will aid in the understanding of the persistence of recombinant DNA in agricultural cropping systems...
  22. ncbi The promise and the potential consequences of the global transport of mycorrhizal fungal inoculum
    Mark W Schwartz
    Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
    Ecol Lett 9:501-15. 2006
    ..Additional research is needed on the potential of mycorrhizal fungi to spread to non-target areas and cause ecological damage...
  23. ncbi Biotic interactions and plant invasions
    Charles E Mitchell
    Department of Biology and Curriculum in Ecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 3280, USA
    Ecol Lett 9:726-40. 2006
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