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J. Peter W. Young is affiliated with the University of York in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with particular emphasis on Plant Science, Ecology, and Molecular Biology among other subfields.

The main topics that feature prominently in their work include:

  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

Their publication record covers a range of scientific venues, with frequent contributions to the following journals:

  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Ecology Resources
  • PubMed
  • Frontiers in Plant Science

Among recent published papers authored or co-authored by J. Peter W. Young are:

  • Defining the Rhizobium leguminosarum Species Complex (2021) in Genes
  • User-friendly bioinformatics pipeline gDAT (graphical downstream analysis tool) for analysing rDNA sequences (2021) in Molecular Ecology Resources
  • Why are rhizobial symbiosis genes mobile? (2021) in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Symbiosis genes show a unique pattern of introgression and selection within a Rhizobium leguminosarum species complex (2020) in PubMed
  • MAUI-seq: Metabarcoding using amplicons with unique molecular identifiers to improve error correction (2020) in Molecular Ecology Resources

J. Peter W. Young has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Sara Moeskjær
  • Stig Uggerhøj Andersen
  • Euan K. James
  • Bryden Fields
  • Marta Maluk

Best Publications

  • The role of ecological theory in microbial ecology

    James I. Prosser;Brendan J. M. Bohannan;Tom P. Curtis;Richard J. Ellis

  • Genome of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus provides insight into the oldest plant symbiosis

    Emilie Tisserant;Mathilde Malbreil;Alan Kuo;Annegret Kohler

  • Improved PCR primers for the detection and identification of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

    Jaikoo Lee;Jaikoo Lee;Sangsun Lee;J. Peter W. Young

  • The genome of Rhizobium leguminosarum has recognizable core and accessory components

    J. Peter W. Young;Lisa C. Crossman;Andrew Wb Johnston;Nicholas R. Thomson

  • Extensive Fungal Diversity in Plant Roots

    Philippe Vandenkoornhuyse;Sandra L. Baldauf;Corinne Leyval;Jean Straczek

  • Reclassification of American Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar phaseoli type I strains as Rhizobium etli sp. nov.

    L. Segovia;J. P. W. Young;E. Martinez-Romero

  • Plant communities affect arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and community composition in grassland microcosms

    David Johnson;David Johnson;Philippe J. Vandenkoornhuyse;Jonathan R. Leake;Lucy Gilbert

  • Molecular techniques in taxonomy

    Godfrey M. Hewitt;Andrew W. B. Johnston;J. Peter W. Young

  • Legume-Nodulating Betaproteobacteria: Diversity, Host Range, and Future Prospects

    Prasad Gyaneshwar;Ann M Hirsch;Lionel Moulin;Wen-Ming Chen

  • The transcriptome of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices (DAOM 197198) reveals functional tradeoffs in an obligate symbiont

    E. Tisserant;A. Kohler;P. Dozolme-Seddas;R. Balestrini

  • Introducing the bacterial 'chromid': not a chromosome, not a plasmid

    Peter W. Harrison;Ryan P.J. Lower;Nayoung K.D. Kim;J. Peter W. Young

  • Three phylogenetic groups of nodA and nifH genes in Sinorhizobium and Mesorhizobium isolates from leguminous trees growing in Africa and Latin America

    Kaisa Haukka;Kristina Lindström;J. Peter W. Young

  • Proposed Minimal Standards for the Description of New Genera and Species of Root- and Stem-Nodulating Bacteria

    P. H. Graham;M. J. Sadowsky;H. H. Keyser;Y. M. Barnet

  • Nonlegumes, Legumes, and Root Nodules Harbor Different Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Communities

    Tanja R. Scheublin;Karyn P. Ridgway;J. Peter W. Young;Marcel G. A. van der Heijden

  • Burkholderia species are ancient symbionts of legumes

    Cyril Bontemps;Geoffrey N. Elliott;Marcelo F. Simon;Fábio B. Dos Reis Júnior

  • Symbiosis within Symbiosis: Evolving Nitrogen-Fixing Legume Symbionts

    Philippe Remigi;Philippe Remigi;Philippe Remigi;Jun Zhu;Jun Zhu;J. Peter W. Young;Catherine Masson-Boivin;Catherine Masson-Boivin

  • The Glutamine Synthetases of Rhizobia: Phylogenetics and Evolutionary Implications

    Sarah L. Turner;J. Peter W. Young

  • Differentiation of Pseudomonas solanacearum, Pseudomonas syzygii, Pseudomonas pickettii and the Blood Disease Bacterium by partial 16S rRNA sequencing: construction of oligonucleotide primers for sensitive detection by polymerase chain reaction.

    S. E. Seal;L. A. Jackson;J. P. W. Young;M. J. Daniels

  • Active root-inhabiting microbes identified by rapid incorporation of plant-derived carbon into RNA

    Philippe Vandenkoornhuyse;Stéphane Mahé;Philip Ineson;Phil Staddon

  • Diversity and specificity of Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae on wild and cultivated legumes.

    Lesley A. Mutch;J. Peter W. Young

Frequent Co-Authors

Euan K. James
Euan K. James James Hutton Institute
Janet I. Sprent
Janet I. Sprent University of Dundee
Wen-Ming Chen
Wen-Ming Chen Fudan University
En Tao Wang
En Tao Wang Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Stig Uggerhøj Andersen
Stig Uggerhøj Andersen Aarhus University
Wen Xin Chen
Wen Xin Chen China Agricultural University
Sergio Miana de Faria
Sergio Miana de Faria Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Marcelo F. Simon
Marcelo F. Simon Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Alastair Fitter
Alastair Fitter University of York
Kevin S. Gould
Kevin S. Gould Victoria University of Wellington

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