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  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Linda S. Thomashow is affiliated with Washington State University in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected domains within agricultural and biological sciences, with particular emphasis on plant-microbe interactions and molecular biology.

The primary fields of study encompass agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. More detailed subfields include plant science, molecular biology, ecology, cell biology, and pharmacology. Their scientific work addresses several main topics such as plant-microbe interactions and immunity, legume nitrogen fixing symbiosis, microbial community ecology and physiology, plant pathogens and fungal diseases, genomics and phylogenetic studies, plant pathogenic bacteria studies, and mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions.

Linda S. Thomashow has contributed to the scientific literature with notable papers including:

  • Predicting disease occurrence with high accuracy based on soil macroecological patterns of Fusarium wilt (2020), published in The ISME Journal
  • Specific metabolites drive the deterministic assembly of diseased rhizosphere microbiome through weakening microbial degradation of autotoxin (2022), published in Microbiome
  • Root Exudates Alter the Expression of Diverse Metabolic, Transport, Regulatory, and Stress Response Genes in Rhizosphere Pseudomonas (2021), published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Deciphering the mechanism of fungal pathogen-induced disease-suppressive soil (2023), published in New Phytologist
  • Rhizosphere plant-microbe interactions under water stress (2021), published in Advances in Applied Microbiology

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers. Some of their most frequent coauthors include David M. Weller, Olga V. Mavrodi, Dmitri V. Mavrodi, Qirong Shen, and Mingming Yang.

Linda S. Thomashow's publications often appear in academic journals such as Microbiome, Phytopathology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Plant Disease, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

In recognition of contributions to science, Linda S. Thomashow was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Microbial populations responsible for specific soil suppressiveness to plant pathogens.

    David M. Weller;Jos M. Raaijmakers;Brian B. McSpadden Gardener;Linda S. Thomashow

  • Role of a phenazine antibiotic from Pseudomonas fluorescens in biological control of Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici.

    L S Thomashow;D M Weller

  • Functional analysis of genes for biosynthesis of pyocyanin and phenazine-1-carboxamide from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1.

    Dmitri V. Mavrodi;Robert F. Bonsall;Shannon M. Delaney;Marilyn J. Soule

  • Complete genome sequence of the plant commensal Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-5

    Ian T Paulsen;Caroline M Press;Jacques Ravel;Donald Y Kobayashi

  • Phenazine Compounds in Fluorescent Pseudomonas Spp. Biosynthesis and Regulation

    Dmitri V. Mavrodi;Wulf Blankenfeldt;Linda S. Thomashow

  • Frequency of Antibiotic-Producing Pseudomonas spp. in Natural Environments.

    Jos M. Raaijmakers;David M. Weller;Linda S. Thomashow

  • Comparative Genomics of Plant-Associated Pseudomonas spp.: Insights into Diversity and Inheritance of Traits Involved in Multitrophic Interactions

    Joyce E Loper;Joyce E Loper;Karl A Hassan;Dmitri V. Mavrodi;Edward W. Davis Ii

  • Production of the antibiotic phenazine-1-carboxylic acid by fluorescent Pseudomonas species in the rhizosphere of wheat.

    Linda S. Thomashow;David M. Weller;Robert F. Bonsall;Leland S. Pierson

  • Disease Suppressive Soils: New Insights from the Soil Microbiome.

    Daniel Schlatter;Linda Kinkel;Linda Thomashow;David Weller

  • Molecular mechanisms of defense by rhizobacteria against root disease.

    R. J. Cook;L. S. Thomashow;D. M. Weller;D. Fujimoto

  • Contribution of phenazine antibiotic biosynthesis to the ecological competence of fluorescent pseudomonads in soil habitats.

    M Mazzola;R J Cook;L S Thomashow;D M Weller

  • Microbial and biochemical basis of a Fusarium wilt-suppressive soil

    Jae Yul Cha;Sangjo Han;Hee Jeon Hong;Hyunji Cho

  • Identification and Characterization of a Gene Cluster for Synthesis of the Polyketide Antibiotic 2,4-Diacetylphloroglucinol from Pseudomonas fluorescens Q2-87

    M G Bangera;L S Thomashow

  • Current Concepts in the Use of Introduced Bacteria for Biological Disease Control: Mechanisms and Antifungal Metabolites

    Linda S. Thomashow;David M. Weller

  • CONSERVATION OF THE 2,4- DIACETYLPHLOROGLUCINOL BIOSYNTHESIS LOCUS AMONG FLUORESCENT PSEUDOMONAS STRAINS FROM DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS

    C Keel;D M Weller;A Natsch;G Défago

  • Crown gall oncogenesis: evidence that a T-DNA gene from the Agrobacterium Ti plasmid pTiA6 encodes an enzyme that catalyzes synthesis of indoleacetic acid.

    Linda S. Thomashow;Suzanne Reeves;Michael F. Thomashow

  • Role of 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol-producing fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. in the defense of plant roots.

    D. M. Weller;B. B. Landa;O. V. Mavrodi;K. L. Schroeder

  • A Seven-Gene Locus for Synthesis of Phenazine-1-Carboxylic Acid by Pseudomonas fluorescens 2-79

    Dmitri V. Mavrodi;Vladimir N. Ksenzenko;Robert F. Bonsall;R. James Cook

  • Tubulin genes are tandemly linked and clustered in the genome of trypanosoma brucei

    Linda S. Thomashow;Michael Milhausen;William J. Rutter;Nina Agabian

  • Rhizosphere engineering and management for sustainable agriculture

    Peter R. Ryan;Yves Dessaux;Linda S. Thomashow;David M. Weller

Frequent Co-Authors

David M. Weller
David M. Weller United States Department of Agriculture
Wulf Blankenfeldt
Wulf Blankenfeldt Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Joyce E. Loper
Joyce E. Loper Oregon State University
Jos M. Raaijmakers
Jos M. Raaijmakers Leiden University
James B. Harsh
James B. Harsh Washington State University
Ian T. Paulsen
Ian T. Paulsen Macquarie University
Timothy C. Paulitz
Timothy C. Paulitz United States Department of Agriculture
Alice Dohnalkova
Alice Dohnalkova Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Blanca B. Landa
Blanca B. Landa Spanish National Research Council
Michael F. Thomashow
Michael F. Thomashow Michigan State University

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