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- Retired Professor and Interim Associate Director Texas A&m Agrilife Research
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Pierson, Leland Professor and Head
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- Professor and Head, Plant Pathology and Microbiology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Boak, E. N., Kirolos, S., Pan, H., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2022).
The Type VI Secretion Systems in Plant-Beneficial Bacteria Modulate Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Interactions in the Rhizosphere. Frontiers in Microbiology.
13, 843092.
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White, E. L., Thomasson, J. A., Auvermann, B., Kitchen, N. R., Pierson, L. S., Porter, D., ... Werner, F.
(2021).
Report from the conference, 'identifying obstacles to applying big data in agriculture'. Precision Agriculture.
22(1), 306-315.
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Pan, H., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2020).
PcsR2 Is a LuxR-Type Regulator That Is Upregulated on Wheat Roots and Is Unique to Pseudomonas chlororaphis. Frontiers in Microbiology.
11, 560124.
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Yuan, P., Pan, H., Boak, E. N., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2020).
Phenazine-Producing Rhizobacteria Promote Plant Growth and Reduce Redox and Osmotic Stress in Wheat Seedlings Under Saline Conditions. Frontiers in Plant Science.
11, 575314.
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Mahmoudi, T. R., Yu, J. M., Liu, S., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2019).
Drought-Stress Tolerance in Wheat Seedlings Conferred by Phenazine-Producing Rhizobacteria. Frontiers in Microbiology.
10(JULY), 1590.
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Dorosky, R. J., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2018).
Pseudomonas chlororaphis Produces Multiple R-Tailocin Particles That Broaden the Killing Spectrum and Contribute to Persistence in Rhizosphere Communities. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
84(18), e01230-e01218.
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Yu, J. M., Wang, D., Ries, T. R., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2018).
An upstream sequence modulates phenazine production at the level of transcription and translation in the biological control strain Pseudomonas chlororaphis 30-84. PLoS ONE.
13(2), e0193063-e0193063.
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Yu, J. M., Wang, D., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2018).
Effect of Producing Different Phenazines on Bacterial Fitness and Biological Control in Pseudomonas chlororaphis 30-84. The Plant Pathology Journal.
34(1), 44-58.
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Dorosky, R. J., Yu, J. M., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2017).
Pseudomonas chlororaphis Produces Two Distinct R-Tailocins That Contribute to Bacterial Competition in Biofilms and on Roots. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
83(15), e00706-e00717.
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Yu, J. M., Wang, D., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2017).
Disruption of MiaA provides insights into the regulation of phenazine biosynthesis under suboptimal growth conditions in Pseudomonas chlororaphis 30-84. Microbiology (United Kingdom).
163(1), 94-108.
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Wang, D., Yu, J. M., Dorosky, R. J., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2016).
The Phenazine 2-Hydroxy-Phenazine-1-Carboxylic Acid Promotes Extracellular DNA Release and Has Broad Transcriptomic Consequences in Pseudomonas chlororaphis 30-84. PLoS ONE.
11(1), e0148003-e0148003.
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Wang, D., Dorosky, R. J., Han, C. S., Lo, C., Dichosa, A., Chain, P. S., ... Pierson, E. A.
(2015).
Adaptation genomics of a small-colony variant in a Pseudomonas chlororaphis 30-84 biofilm. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
81(3), 890-899.
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Wang, D., Han, C. S., Dichosa, A., Gleasner, C. D., Johnson, S. L., Daligault, H. E., ... Pierson, L. S.
(2014).
Draft Genome Sequence of Enterobacter cloacae Strain S611. Genome Announcements.
2(6), e00710-e00714.
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Wang, B., Rensing, C., Pierson, L. S., Zhao, H., & Kennedy, C.
(2014).
Translational coupling of nasST expression in Azotobacter vinelandii prevents overexpression of the nasT gene. FEMS Microbiology Letters.
361(2), 123-130.
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Wang, D., Han, C. S., Dichosa, A., Gleasner, C. D., Johnson, S. L., Daligault, H. E., ... Pierson, L. S.
(2013).
Draft Genome Sequence of Pseudomonas putida Strain S610, a Seed-Borne Bacterium of Wheat. Genome Announcements.
1(6), e01048-e01013.
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Wang, D., Lee, S., Seeve, C., Yu, J. M., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2013).
Roles of the Gac-Rsm pathway in the regulation of phenazine biosynthesis in Pseudomonas chlororaphis 30-84. MicrobiologyOpen.
2(3), 505-524.
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Ortiz, M., Neilson, J. W., Nelson, W. M., Legatzki, A., Byrne, A., Yu, Y., ... Maier, R. M.
(2013).
Profiling bacterial diversity and taxonomic composition on speleothem surfaces in Kartchner Caverns, AZ. Microbial Ecology.
65(2), 371-383.
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Wang, D., Seeve, C., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2013).
Transcriptome profiling reveals links between ParS/ParR, MexEF-OprN, and quorum sensing in the regulation of adaptation and virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. BMC GENOMICS.
14(1), 618.
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Wang, B., Pierson, L. S., Rensing, C., Gunatilaka, M. K., & Kennedy, C.
(2012).
NasT-mediated antitermination plays an essential role in the regulation of the assimilatory nitrate reductase operon in Azotobacter vinelandii. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
78(18), 6558-6567.
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Loper, J. E., Hassan, K. A., Mavrodi, D. V., Davis, E. W., Lim, C. K., Shaffer, B. T., ... Paulsen, I. T.
(2012).
Comparative genomics of plant-associated Pseudomonas spp.: insights into diversity and inheritance of traits involved in multitrophic interactions. PLOS Genetics.
8(7), e1002784-e1002784.
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Wang, D., Yu, J. M., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2012).
Differential regulation of phenazine biosynthesis by RpeA and RpeB in Pseudomonas chlororaphis 30-84. Microbiology (United Kingdom).
158(Pt 7), 1745-1757.
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Legatzki, A., Ortiz, M., Neilson, J. W., Casavant, R. R., Palmer, M. W., Rasmussen, C., ... Maier, R. M.
(2012).
Factors Influencing Observed Variations in the Structure of Bacterial Communities On Calcite Formations in Kartchner Caverns, AZ, USA. Geomicrobiology Journal.
29(5), 422-434.
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Driscoll, W. W., Pepper, J. W., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2011).
Spontaneous Gac mutants of Pseudomonas biological control strains: cheaters or mutualists?. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
77(20), 7227-7235.
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Kim, Y. C., Leveau, J., McSpadden Gardener, B. B., Pierson, E. A., Pierson, L. S., & Ryu, C.
(2011).
The multifactorial basis for plant health promotion by plant-associated bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
77(5), 1548-1555.
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Legatzki, A., Ortiz, M., Neilson, J. W., Dominguez, S., Andersen, G. L., Toomey, R. S., ... Maier, R. M.
(2011).
Bacterial and Archaeal Community Structure of Two Adjacent Calcite Speleothems in Kartchner Caverns, Arizona, USA. Geomicrobiology Journal.
28(2), 99-117.
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Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2010).
Metabolism and function of phenazines in bacteria: impacts on the behavior of bacteria in the environment and biotechnological processes. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.
86(6), 1659-1670.
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Maddula, V., Pierson, E. A., & Pierson, L. S.
(2008).
Altering the ratio of phenazines in Pseudomonas chlororaphis (aureofaciens) strain 30-84: effects on biofilm formation and pathogen inhibition. Journal of Bacteriology.
190(8), 2759-2766.
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Paulsen, I. T., Press, C. M., Ravel, J., Kobayashi, D. Y., Myers, G., Mavrodi, D. V., ... Loper, J. E.
(2006).
Correction: Corrigendum: Complete genome sequence of the plant commensal Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-5. Nature Biotechnology.
24(4), 466-466.
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Maddula, V., Zhang, Z., Pierson, E. A., & Pierson, L. S.
(2006).
Quorum sensing and phenazines are involved in biofilm formation by Pseudomonas chlororaphis (aureofaciens) strain 30-84. Microbial Ecology.
52(2), 289-301.
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Paulsen, I. T., Press, C. M., Ravel, J., Kobayashi, D. Y., Myers, G., Mavrodi, D. V., ... Loper, J. E.
(2005).
Complete genome sequence of the plant commensal Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf-5. Nature Biotechnology.
23(7), 873-878.
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He, J., Wijeratne, E., Bashyal, B. P., Zhan, J., Seliga, C. J., Liu, M. X., ... Gunatilaka, A.
(2004).
Cytotoxic and other metabolites of Aspergillus inhabiting the rhizosphere of Sonoran desert plants. Journal of Natural Products.
67(12), 1985-1991.
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Wijeratne, E., Carbonezi, C. A., Takahashi, J. A., Seliga, C. J., Turbyville, T. J., Pierson, E. E., ... Gunatilaka, A.
(2004).
Isolation, optimization of production and structure-activity relationship studies of monocillin I, the cytotoxic constituent of Paraphaeosphaeria quadriseptata. Journal of Antibiotics: an international journal devoted to research on bioactive microbial products.
57(8), 541-546.
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Zhan, J., Wijeratne, E., Seliga, C. J., Zhang, J., Pierson, E. E., Pierson, L. S., Vanetten, H. D., & Gunatilaka, A.
(2004).
A new anthraquinone and cytotoxic curvularins of a Penicillium sp. from the rhizosphere of Fallugia paradoxa of the Sonoran desert. Journal of Antibiotics: an international journal devoted to research on bioactive microbial products.
57(5), 341-344.
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Morello, J. E., Pierson, E. A., & Pierson, L. S.
(2004).
Negative cross-communication among wheat rhizosphere bacteria: effect on antibiotic production by the biological control bacterium Pseudomonas aureofaciens 30-84. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
70(5), 3103-3109.
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Zhou, G., Wijeratne, E., Bigelow, D., Pierson, L. S., VanEtten, H. D., & Gunatilaka, A.
(2004).
Aspochalasins I, J, and K: three new cytotoxic cytochalasans of Aspergillus flavipes from the rhizosphere of Ericameria laricifolia of the Sonoran Desert. Journal of Natural Products.
67(3), 328-332.
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McLean, R., Pierson, L. S., & Fuqua, C.
(2004).
A simple screening protocol for the identification of quorum signal antagonists. Journal of Microbiological Methods.
58(3), 351-360.
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Wijeratne, E., Turbyville, T. J., Zhang, Z., Bigelow, D., Pierson, L. S., VanEtten, H. D., ... Gunatilaka, A.
(2003).
Cytotoxic constituents of Aspergillus terreus from the rhizosphere of Opuntia versicolor of the Sonoran Desert. Journal of Natural Products.
66(12), 1567-1573.
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Whistler, C. A., & Pierson, L. S.
(2003).
Repression of phenazine antibiotic production in Pseudomonas aureofaciens strain 30-84 by RpeA. Journal of Bacteriology.
185(13), 3718-3725.
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Chancey, S. T., Wood, D. W., Pierson, E. A., & Pierson, L. S.
(2002).
Survival of GacS/GacA mutants of the biological control bacterium Pseudomonas aureofaciens 30-84 in the wheat rhizosphere. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
68(7), 3308-3314.
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Loh, J., Pierson, E. A., Pierson, L. S., Stacey, G., & Chatterjee, A.
(2002).
Quorum sensing in plant-associated bacteria. Current Opinion in Plant Biology.
5(4), 285-290.
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Zhang, Z., & Pierson, L. S.
(2001).
A second quorum-sensing system regulates cell surface properties but not phenazine antibiotic production in Pseudomonas aureofaciens. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
67(9), 4305-4315.
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Pierson, L. S.
(2000).
Expanding the club: engineering plants to talk to bacteria. Trends in Plant Science.
5(3), 89-91.
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Chancey, S. T., Wood, D. W., & Pierson, L. S.
(1999).
Two-component transcriptional regulation of N-acyl-homoserine lactone production in Pseudomonas aureofaciens. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
65(6), 2294-2299.
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Fernando, W., & Pierson, L. S.
(1999).
The effect of increased phenazine antibiotic production on the inhibition of economically important soilborne plant pathogens by pseudomonas a ureofaciens 3084. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection.
32(6), 491-502.
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Pierson, L. S., Wood, D. W., & Pierson, E. A.
(1998).
Homoserine lactone-mediated gene regulation in plant-associated bacteria. Annual Review of Phytopathology.
36(1), 207-225.
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Pierson, E. A., Wood, D. W., Cannon, J. A., Blachere, F. M., & Pierson, L. S.
(1998).
Interpopulation Signaling via N -Acyl-Homoserine Lactones among Bacteria in the Wheat Rhizosphere. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions.
11(11), 1078-1084.
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Pierson III, L. S., Wood, D. W., Pierson, E. A., & Chancey, S. T.
(1998).
N-acyl-homoserine lactone-mediated gene regulation in biological control by fluorescent pseudomonads: Current knowledge and future work. European Journal of Plant Pathology.
104(1), 1-9.
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Zhu, Y., Pierson, L. S., & Hawes, M. C.
(1997).
Induction of microbial genes for pathogenesis and symbiosis by chemicals from root border cells. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.
115(4), 1691-1698.
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Wood, D. W., Gong, F., Daykin, M. M., Williams, P., & Pierson, L. S.
(1997).
N-acyl-homoserine lactone-mediated regulation of phenazine gene expression by Pseudomonas aureofaciens 30-84 in the wheat rhizosphere. Journal of Bacteriology.
179(24), 7663-7670.
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Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(1996).
Phenazine antibiotic production in Pseudomonas aureofaciens: role in rhizosphere ecology and pathogen suppression. FEMS Microbiology Letters.
136(2), 101-108.
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Wood, D. W., & Pierson, L. S.
(1996).
The phzI gene of Pseudomonas aureofaciens 30-84 is responsible for the production of a diffusible signal required for phenazine antibiotic production. Gene.
168(1), 49-53.
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Pierson, L. S., Gaffney, T., Lam, S., & Gong, F.
(1995).
Molecular analysis of genes encoding phenazine biosynthesis in the biological control bacterium. Pseudomonas aureofaciens 30-84. FEMS Microbiology Letters.
134(2-3), 299-307.
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Pierson, L. S., Keppenne, V. D., & Wood, D. W.
(1994).
Phenazine antibiotic biosynthesis in Pseudomonas aureofaciens 30-84 is regulated by PhzR in response to cell density. Journal of Bacteriology.
176(13), 3966-3974.
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Mazzola, M., Cook, R. J., Thomashow, L. S., Weller, D. M., & Pierson, L. S.
(1992).
Contribution of phenazine antibiotic biosynthesis to the ecological competence of fluorescent pseudomonads in soil habitats. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
58(8), 2616-2624.
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Pierson, L. S., & Thomashow, L. S.
(1992).
Cloning and heterologous expression of the phenazine biosynthetic locus from Pseudomonas aureofaciens 30-84. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions.
5(4), 330-339.
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Thomashow, L. S., Weller, D. M., Bonsall, R. F., & Pierson, L. S.
(1990).
Production of the antibiotic phenazine-1-carboxylic acid by fluorescent Pseudomonas species in the rhizosphere of wheat. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
56(4), 908-912.
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Halling, C., Calendar, R., Christie, G. E., Dale, E. C., Deh, G., Finkel, S., ... Lane, K. B.
(1990).
DNA sequence of satellite bacteriophage P4. Nucleic Acids Research (NAR).
18(6), 1649-1649.
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Pierson, L. S., & Kahn, M. L.
(1987).
Integration of satellite bacteriophage P4 in Escherichia coli. DNA sequences of the phage and host regions involved in site-specific recombination. Journal of Molecular Biology.
196(3), 487-496.
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Argos, P., Landy, A., Abremski, K., Egan, J. B., Haggard-Ljungquist, E., Hoess, R. H., ... Pierson, L. S.
(1986).
The integrase family of site-specific recombinases: regional similarities and global diversity. EMBO Journal.
5(2), 433-440.
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Pierson, L. S., & Kahn, M. L.
(1984).
Cloning of the integration and attachment regions of bacteriophage P4. 195(1-2), 44-51.
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Carlson, C. A., Pierson, L. S., Rosen, J. J., & Ingraham, J. L.
(1983).
Pseudomonas stutzeri and related species undergo natural transformation. Journal of Bacteriology.
153(1), 93-99.
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Csonka, L. N., Howe, M. M., Ingraham, J. L., Pierson, L. S., & Turnbough, C. L.
(1981).
Infection of Salmonella typhimurium with coliphage Mu d1 (Apr lac): construction of pyr::lac gene fusions. Journal of Bacteriology.
145(1), 299-305.
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Boak, E. N., Kirolos, S., Pan, H., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2022).
The Type VI Secretion Systems in Plant-Beneficial Bacteria Modulate Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Interactions in the Rhizosphere. Frontiers in Microbiology.
13, 843092.
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chapter
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Pierson, L. S., Maier, R. M., & Pepper, I. L.
(2015).
Microbial Communication. Environmental Microbiology.
(pp. 461-481).
Elsevier.
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Gentry, T. J., Pepper, I. L., & Pierson, L. S.
(2015).
Microbial Diversity and Interactions in Natural Ecosystems. Environmental Microbiology.
(pp. 441-460).
Elsevier.
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Pierson, E. A., Wang, D., & Pierson III, L. S.
(2013).
Roles and Regulation of Phenazines in the Biological Control Strain Pseudomonas chlororaphis 30-84. Microbial Phenazines.
(pp. 141-162).
Springer Nature.
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Pierson, L. S., Maier, R. M., & Pepper, I. L.
(2009).
Microbial Communication: BacteriaBacteria and BacteriaHost. Environmental Microbiology.
(pp. 335-346).
Elsevier.
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Pierson, L. S., Maier, R. M., & Pepper, I. L.
(2015).
Microbial Communication. Environmental Microbiology.
(pp. 461-481).
Elsevier.
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conference paper
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Yu, J. M., Levy, J. G., Wang, D., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2013).
Characterizing the promoter of the phenazine biosynthesis operon in the biological control strain Pseudomonas chlororaphis 30-84. Phytopathology.
165-165.
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Wang, D., Lee, S. H., Seeve, C., Yu, J. M., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2013).
Roles of the Gac-Rsm pathway in the regulation of phenazine biosynthesis in Pseudomonas chlororaphis 30-84. Phytopathology.
155-155.
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Yang, Y., Wang, D., Yu, J. M., Levy, J. G., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2013).
The function of the acr genes in phenazine regulation and transport in the biological control strain Pseudomonas chlororaphis 30-84. Phytopathology.
164-164.
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Yu, J., Levy, J., Wang, D., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2012).
Role of phenazine structural derivatives in fungal inhibition and biofilm formation. Phytopathology.
141-142.
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Wang, D., Yu, J., Pierson, L., & Pierson, E. A.
(2012).
Differential regulation of phenazine biosynthesis by RpeA and RpeB in Pseudomonas chlororaphis strain 30-84. Phytopathology.
130-130.
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Driscoll, W. W., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2011).
Spontaneous Gac mutants in Pseudomonas biological control strains: Are they cheaters or mutualists?. Phytopathology.
S45-S45.
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Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2010).
Bacterial signaling: Activation of secondary metabolites with multiple roles in biological control. Phytopathology.
S159-S159.
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Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2007).
Roles of diffusible signals in communication among plant-associated bacteria. Phytopathology.
227-232.
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Yu, J. M., Levy, J. G., Wang, D., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A.
(2013).
Characterizing the promoter of the phenazine biosynthesis operon in the biological control strain Pseudomonas chlororaphis 30-84. Phytopathology.
165-165.
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thesis
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Pierson, L.
(2021).
PROMOTING LANGUAGE AND LITERACY IN CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX COMMUNICATION NEEDS
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Pierson, L.
(2021).
PROMOTING LANGUAGE AND LITERACY IN CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX COMMUNICATION NEEDS
Teaching
teaching activities
- BESC481 Seminar Instructor
- BESC484 Field Experience Instructor
- BESC484 Field Experience: In-ab Instructor
- PLPA303 Plant Pathology Lab Instructor
- PLPA604 Plant Bacterial Diseases Instructor
- PLPA613 Adv Plant Path Lab Instructor
- PLPA681 Seminar Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
Background
education and training
- B.A. in Microbiology, University of California, Davis - (Davis, California, United States)
- Ph.D. in Microbiology, Washington State University - (Pullman, Washington, United States)
awards and honors
- Fellow, conferred by American Phytopathological Society - (Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States), 2015
Contact
first name
- Leland
has last name
- Pierson
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Dean
2132 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2132
USA
Other
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- lspierson@tamu.edu