Paul B. Rainey
Max Planck Society
235 Papers
1.2K Citations
Paul B. Rainey is an academic researcher from Max Planck Society. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biology & Pseudomonas fluorescens. The author has an hindex of 70, co-authored 222 publications. Previous affiliations of Paul B. Rainey include Massey University & Mansfield University of Pennsylvania.
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Papers
Bacterial genomics and adaptation to life on plants: implications for the evolution of pathogenicity and symbiosis
TL;DR: In the field of functional genomics, the authors proposed a method for determining the origin and evolution of traits that contribute to bacterial fitness and interactions with plant hosts, but no whole genome sequences have yet been described.
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Predicting mutational routes to new adaptive phenotypes
TL;DR: The model bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens is used in which the genotype-to-phenotype map determining evolution of the adaptive ‘wrinkly spreader’ (WS) type is known and mathematical descriptions of three necessary regulatory pathways are presented to predict both the rate at which each mutational route is used and the expected mutational targets.
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Experimental adaptation to high and low quality environments under different scales of temporal variation.
TL;DR: Results indicate that cost‐free generalists can evolve under a wide range of temporal variation, and that populations evolved only in high or low quality media did not show fitness improvements in their nonselective media.
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Phenotypic and genotypic diversity of fluorescent pseudomonads isolated from field-grown sugar beet
TL;DR: A sample of 30 fluorescent pseudomonads isolated from the phyllosphere of sugar beet throughout a single growing season and shown to be closely related on the basis of fatty acid methyl ester analysis was subjected to detailed phenotypic and genotypic characterization, suggesting a population comprised of a variety of apparently distantly related clones (genomic groups), each adapted to local conditions.
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In vivo expression technology strategies: valuable tools for biotechnology
Paul B. Rainey,Gail M. Preston +1 more
TL;DR: Direct access to genes active in complex natural environments is essential for understanding ecological performance and provides novel opportunities for biotechnology.
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