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46
Citations
7151
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2731
National Ranking
210

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Gene

John Howieson focuses on Botany, Root nodule, Symbiosis, Rhizobia and Rhizobium. The Botany study combines topics in areas such as Mesorhizobium, Sinorhizobium, Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense and Gene. His work in Root nodule tackles topics such as Burkholderia which are related to areas like Rhynchosia and Rhynchosia minima.

His Symbiosis study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Nitrogen fixation, Edaphic and Ecosystem. His Rhizobia study deals with Ecology intersecting with Single strain and Microbial population biology. His work carried out in the field of Rhizobium brings together such families of science as Agroforestry, Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean Basin, Productivity and Microbial inoculant.

His most cited work include:

  • Advances in Rhizobium Research (206 citations)
  • Selection for acid tolerance inRhizobium meliloti (168 citations)
  • New annual and short-lived perennial pasture legumes for Australian agriculture-15 years of revolution (167 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

John Howieson spends much of his time researching Botany, Rhizobia, Agronomy, Nitrogen fixation and Symbiosis. His research integrates issues of Genome, Whole genome sequencing, Bacteria, Root nodule and Medicago in his study of Botany. His work deals with themes such as Ecology, Biotechnology, Genetic diversity and Rhizobium, which intersect with Rhizobia.

His studies deal with areas such as Agriculture and Microbial inoculant as well as Agronomy. His Nitrogen fixation research includes elements of Germplasm and Rhizobium leguminosarum. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Perennial plant, Edaphic and Host.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (45.85%)
  • Rhizobia (36.59%)
  • Agronomy (33.17%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Rhizobia (36.59%)
  • Agronomy (33.17%)
  • Botany (45.85%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

John Howieson mostly deals with Rhizobia, Agronomy, Botany, Legume and Nitrogen fixation. His Rhizobia study improves the overall literature in Symbiosis. John Howieson works mostly in the field of Agronomy, limiting it down to topics relating to Agriculture and, in certain cases, Nutrient, Biomass and Abiotic component.

The various areas that John Howieson examines in his Botany study include Whole genome sequencing and Root nodule. His Root nodule research incorporates themes from 16S ribosomal RNA and Microbiology. His Legume research incorporates elements of Dry soil and Germination, Horticulture, Sowing.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Ribosomal protein biomarkers provide root nodule bacterial identification by MALDI-TOF MS. (34 citations)
  • Working with rhizobia (31 citations)
  • Symbiotic Burkholderia Species Show Diverse Arrangements of nif/fix and nod Genes and Lack Typical High-Affinity Cytochrome cbb3 Oxidase Genes. (31 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Ecology
  • Botany

His primary areas of study are Rhizobia, Botany, Root nodule, Genome and Nitrogen fixation. Rhizobia is a subfield of Symbiosis that John Howieson tackles. His studies in Botany integrate themes in fields like Isolation and Solid medium.

His work in Root nodule covers topics such as 16S ribosomal RNA which are related to areas like Microbiology. His Genome study which covers Sequence analysis that intersects with Phylogenetic tree, Diazotroph, Phylogenetics, Operon and Symbiotic bacteria. His Nitrogen fixation research includes themes of Strain and Whole genome sequencing.

Best Publications

  • Advances in Rhizobium Research

    A. Sessitsch;J.G. Howieson;X. Perret;H. Antoun

  • New annual and short-lived perennial pasture legumes for Australian agriculture-15 years of revolution

    Phillip Nichols;A. Loi;B.J. Nutt;P.M. Evans

  • Changing roles for legumes in Mediterranean agriculture: developments from an Australian perspective

    J.G. Howieson;J.G. Howieson;G.W. O’Hara;G.W. O’Hara;S.J. Carr

  • Selection for acid tolerance inRhizobium meliloti

    J. G. Howieson;M. A. Ewing;M. F. D'Antuono

  • Microvirga lupini sp. nov., Microvirga lotononidis sp. nov. and Microvirga zambiensis sp. nov. are alphaproteobacterial root-nodule bacteria that specifically nodulate and fix nitrogen with geographically and taxonomically separate legume hosts

    Julie K. Ardley;Matthew A. Parker;Sofie E. De Meyer;Robert D. Trengove

  • European Origin of Bradyrhizobium Populations Infecting Lupins and Serradella in Soils of Western Australia and South Africa

    Tomasz Stępkowski;Lionel Moulin;Agnieszka Krzyżańska;Alison McInnes

  • Optimising the legume symbiosis in stressful and competitive environments within southern Australia—some contemporary thoughts

    John Howieson;Ross Ballard

  • Novel strains of nodulating Burkholderia have a role in nitrogen fixation with papilionoid herbaceous legumes adapted to acid, infertile soils

    Giovanni Garau;Ron J. Yates;Ron J. Yates;Pietrino Deiana;John G. Howieson;John G. Howieson

  • A second generation of annual pasture legumes and their potential for inclusion in Mediterranean-type farming systems

    A. Loi;J. G. Howieson;B. J. Nutt;S. J. Carr

  • In situ lateral transfer of symbiosis islands results in rapid evolution of diverse competitive strains of mesorhizobia suboptimal in symbiotic nitrogen fixation on the pasture legume Biserrula pelecinus L.

    Kemanthi G. Nandasena;Graham W. O'Hara;Ravi P. Tiwari;Ertuğ Sezmiş

  • The model legume Medicago truncatula A17 is poorly matched for N2 fixation with the sequenced microsymbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021.

    Jason J. Terpolilli;Graham W. O’Hara;Ravi P. Tiwari;Michael J. Dilworth

  • Application of next-generation sequencing for rapid marker development in molecular plant breeding: a case study on anthracnose disease resistance in Lupinus angustifolius L.

    Huaan Yang;Ye Tao;Zequn Zheng;Chengdao Li

  • Constructs for insertional mutagenesis, transcriptional signal localization and gene regulation studies in root nodule and other bacteria

    Wayne G. Reeve;Ravi P. Tiwari;Penelope S. Worsley;Michael J. Dilworth

  • Complete genome sequence of the Medicago microsymbiont Ensifer ( Sinorhizobium ) medicae strain WSM419

    Wayne Reeve;Patrick S. G. Chain;Patrick S. G. Chain;Graham O'Hara;Julie Ardley

  • Draft genome sequence, and a sequence-defined genetic linkage map of the legume crop species Lupinus angustifolius L.

    Huaan Yang;Ye Tao;Zequn Zheng;Qisen Zhang

  • Rapid In Situ Evolution of Nodulating Strains for Biserrula pelecinus L. through Lateral Transfer of a Symbiosis Island from the Original Mesorhizobial Inoculant

    Kemanthi G. Nandasena;Graham W. O'Hara;Ravi P. Tiwari;John G. Howieson

  • Prospects For The Future Use Of Legumes

    J. G. Howieson;R. J. Yates;K. J. Foster;D. Real

  • The Genetics of Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation: Comparative Genomics of 14 Rhizobia Strains by Resolution of Protein Clusters

    Michael Black;Paula Moolhuijzen;Brett Chapman;Roberto Barrero

  • Novel Burkholderia bacteria isolated from Lebeckia ambigua – A perennial suffrutescent legume of the fynbos

    John G. Howieson;Sofie E. De Meyer;Anabel Vivas-Marfisi;Sunil Ratnayake

  • Structure and diversity among rhizobial strains, populations and communities : a review

    Alison McInnes;Janice E Thies;Lynette K Abbott;John Howieson

  • The Symbiotic Requirements of Different Medicago Spp. Suggest the Evolution of Sinorhizobium Meliloti and S. Medicae with Hosts Differentially Adapted to Soil pH

    Giovanni Garau;Wayne G. Reeve;Lambert Brau;Pietrino Deiana

  • Root-nodule bacteria from indigenous legumes in the north-west of Western Australia and their interaction with exotic legumes

    Ron J. Yates;John G. Howieson;Kemanthi G. Nandasena;Graham W. O'Hara

  • Working with rhizobia

    J.G. Howieson;M.J. Dilworth

  • The model legume Medicago truncatula A17 is poorly matched for N2fixation with the sequenced microsymbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021

    J.J. Terpolilli;G.W. O'Hara;R.P. Tiwari;M.J. Dilworth

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham O’Hara
Graham O’Hara Murdoch University
Nikos C. Kyrpides
Nikos C. Kyrpides Joint Genome Institute
Natalia Ivanova
Natalia Ivanova Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Victor Markowitz
Victor Markowitz Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Michael J. Dilworth
Michael J. Dilworth Murdoch University
Tanja Woyke
Tanja Woyke Joint Genome Institute
Amrita Pati
Amrita Pati Amgen (United States)
Lynne Goodwin
Lynne Goodwin Los Alamos National Laboratory
Marcel Huntemann
Marcel Huntemann Joint Genome Institute
Cliff Han
Cliff Han Los Alamos National Laboratory

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