J. Laurich

Having the 'right' microbiome matters for host trait expression and the strength of mutualism between duckweeds and microbes

This study shows that host fitness and trait expression depend on microbiome composition, with local adaptation between hosts and their microbiota, but not to high-zinc environments.

Resilience to multiple stressors in an aquatic plant and its microbiome

This study examines how salt and benzotriazole contaminants affect the mutualism between duckweed and its microbiome, finding conditional effects and no mutualistic buffering.

Mutualism outcome across plant populations, microbes, and environments in the duckweed Lemna minor

This study examines how plant genotype, microbial communities, and environmental factors interact to influence duckweed growth and microbial performance in aquatic environments.