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Márcio Fernandes Alves Leite

Netherlands Institute of EcologyORCID 0000-0002-4943-2213Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Plant Biology· 2 Ecology· 1

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Desalegn W. EtaloiD· 2 shared Dominika Rybka· 2 shared Eiko E. KuramaeiD· 2 shared Jos M. RaaijmakersiD· 2 shared Lorenzo LombardiD· 2 shared Pedro Willem CrousiD· 2 shared Taye Tessema· 2 shared Adam OssowickiiD· 1 shared

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2023-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Plant BiologyEnvironmental MicrobiomePeer-reviewedJul 13, 2026

Disentangling the importance of microbiological and physicochemical properties of Ethiopian field soils for the Striga seed bank and sorghum infestations

Tamera Taylor, Getahun Benti, Márcio Fernandes Alves Leite…·Siobhán M. Brady

This study identifies soil microbiological and physicochemical factors influencing Striga seed bank and sorghum infestation in Ethiopian soils.

DOI 10.1186/s40793-026-00926-3

metagenomicsstatistical model

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintDec 17, 2025

Quantitative trait locus mapping of root exudate metabolome in a Solanum lycopersicum Moneymaker x S. pimpinellifolium RIL population and their putative links to rhizosphere microbiome

Bora Kim, Gertjan Kramer, Márcio Fernandes Alves Leite…·Harro J. Bouwmeester

The paper maps quantitative trait loci for root exudate metabolome in tomato and links them to rhizosphere microbiome composition.

DOI 10.64898/2025.12.17.693946

plant (other)metabolomics

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EcologybioRxivPreprintOct 1, 2023

Reciprocal interactions between the sorghum root microbiome and the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica

Desalegn W. Etalo, Dominika Rybka, Lorenzo Lombard…·Jos M. Raaijmakers

This study shows that the soil microbiome affects Striga infection and sorghum performance, with Striga seeds influencing the sorghum rhizosphere microbiome.

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plant (other)metagenomics

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