My PhD work with the inimitable Joy Bergelson looking at local adaptation in a super-cool generalist pathogen that nucleates ice and decimates your favorite crop plant 🌱 👾 🧬 Thrilled to see this out (& reminded by @vscooper.micropopbio.org to celebrate each win)! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Adaptation without Dominance in Pseudomonas syringae Pathovars - Microbial EcologyUnderstanding local adaptation of phytopathogens has significant practical and economic implications. The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas syringae exemplifies this challenge, causing regular epidem...link.springer.com