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Preprints

Duan Y, Grogan P, Waker VK, diCenzo GC. (2022) Whole genome sequencing of three mesorhizobia isolated from northern Canada to identify genomic adaptations promoting nodulation in cold climates. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2022.04.26.489235. HTML GitHub

Juurakko CL, diCenzo GC, Waker VK. (2022) Brachypodium antifreeze protein gene products inhibit ice recrystallization, attenuate ice nucleation, and reduce immune response. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2022.02.18.480559. HTML 

Juurakko CL, diCenzo GC, Waker VK. (2022) Cold-inducible promoter-driven knockdown of Brachypodium antifreeze proteins confers freeze sensitivity. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2022.02.15.480542. HTML 
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Huang R
, Snedden WA, diCenzo GC. (2022) Reference nodule transcriptomes for Melilotus officinalis and Medicago sativa cv. Algonquin. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2022.02.08.479627. HTML GitHub

2022

Kuzmanović N, Fagorzi C, Mengoni A, Lassalle F, diCenzo GC. (2022) Taxonomy of Rhizobiaceae revisited: proposal of a new framework for genus delimitation. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 72(3): 005243. HTML PDF FigShare GitHub
          One of the 10 most viewed IJSEM articles during March 2022.

García-Tomsig NI, Robledo M, diCenzo GC, Mengoni A, Millán V, Peregrina A, Uceta A, Jiménez-Zurdo JI. (2022) Pervasive RNA regulation of metabolism enhances root colonization ability of nitrogen-fixing symbiotic α-rhizobia. mBio. 13(1): e03576-21. HTML PDF

diCenzo GC, Cangioli L, Nicoud Q, Cheng JHT, Blow MJ, Shapiro N, Woyke T, Biondi EG, Alunni B, Mengoni A, Mergaert P. (2022) DNA methylation in Ensifer species during free-living growth and during nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with Medicago spp. mSystems. 7(1): e01092-21. HTML PDF FigShare GitHub

2021

Juurakko CL, diCenzo GC, Waker VK. (2021) Cold acclimation in Brachypodium is accompanied by changes in above-ground bacterial and fungal communities. Plants. 10(12): 2824. HTML PDF

Juurakko CL, diCenzo GC, Waker VK. (2021) Cold acclimation and prospects for cold-resilient crops. Plant Stress. 2: 100028. HTML PDF

Juurakko CL, Bredow M, Nakayama T, Ima H, Kawamura Y, diCenzo GC, Uemura M, Walker VK. (2021) The Brachypodium distachyon cold-acclimated plasma membrane proteome is primed for stress resistance. G3: Genes | Genomes | Genetics. 11(9):jkab198. HTML PDF Figshare

Cheng JHT, Bredow M, Monaghan J, diCenzo GC. (2021) Proteobacteria contain diverse flg22 epitopes that elicit varying immune responses in Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 34(5):504-510. HTML PDF GitHub

Fagorzi C, Bacci G, Huang R, Cangioli L, Checcucci A, Fini M, Perrin E, Natali C, diCenzo GC, Mengoni A. (2021) Nonadditive transcriptomic signatures of genotype-by-genotype interactions during the initiation of plant-rhizobium symbiosis. mSystems. 6(1): e00974-20. HTML PDF GitHub

Geddes BA, Kearsley JVS, Huang J, Zamani M, Muhammed Z, Sather L, Panchal AK, diCenzo GC, Finan TM. (2021) Minimal gene set from Sinorhizobium (Ensifer) meliloti pSymA required for efficient symbiosis with Medicago​. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. 188(2): e2018015118. HTML PDF

diCenzo GC, Galardini M, Fondi M. (2021) Tn-Core: functionally interpreting transposon-sequencing data with metabolic network analysis. In Computational Methods in Synthetic Biology. Methods in Molecular Biology. Edited by M.A. Marchisio. Humana Press, New York, NY, USA. 2189: 199-216. HTML PDF

2020

Fagorzi C, Ilie A, Decorosi F, Cangioli L, Viti C, Mengoni A, diCenzo GC. (2020) Symbiotic and nonsymbiotic members of the genus Ensifer (syn. Sinorhizobium​) are separated into two clades based on comparative genomics and high-throughput phenotyping. Genome Biology and Evolution. 12(12): 2521-2534. HTML PDF GitHub

Rahi P, Giram P, Chaudhari D, diCenzo GC, Kiran S, Khullar A, Chandel M, Gawali S, Mohan A, Chauhan S, Mahajan B. (2020) Rhizobium indicum sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of pea (Pisum sativum) cultivated in the Indian trans-Himalayas. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 43(5): 126127. HTML PDF

diCenzo GC, Tesi M, Pfau T, Mengoni A, Fondi M. (2020) Genome-scale metabolic reconstruction of the symbiosis between a leguminous plant and a nitrogen-fixing bacterium. Nature Communications. 11: 2574. HTML PDF GitHub Blog

Geddes BA, Kearsley J, Morton R, diCenzo GC, Finan TM. (2020) The genomes of rhizobia. In Advances in Botanical Research. Edited by P. Frendo, F. Frugier, and C. Masson-Boivin. Academic Press – Elsevier, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. HTML PDF

2019

Bellabarba A, Fagorzi C, diCenzo GC, Pini F, Viti C, Checcucci A. (2019) Deciphering the symbiotic plant microbiome: translating the most recent discoveries on rhizobia for the improvement of agricultural practices in metal-contaminated and high saline lands. Agronomy. 9(9): 529. HTML PDF

​​diCenzo GC, Mengoni A, Perrin E. (2019) Chromids aid genome expansion and functional diversification in the family Burkholderiaceae. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 36(3): 562-574. HTML PDF GitHub

diCenzo GC, Mengoni A, Fondi M. (2019) Tn-Core: A toolbox for integrating Tn-seq gene essentiality data and constraint-based metabolic modeling. ACS Synthetic Biology. 8(1): 158-169. HTML PDF GitHub GitHub2​

​​diCenzo GC, Zamani M, Checcucci A, Fondi M, Griffitts JS, Finan TM, Mengoni A. (2019) Multi-disciplinary approaches for studying rhizobium – legume symbioses. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 65: 1-33. HTML PDF GitHub
          Selected as a 2019 Editors' choice paper.
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​Checcucci A, diCenzo GC, Perrin E, Bazzicalupo M, Mengoni A. (2019) Genomic diversity and evolution in the rhizobia. In Microbial Diversity in the Genomics Era. Edited by S. Das and H. Dash. Academic Press – Elsevier, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. HTML PDF

Dzimitrowicz A, diCenzo GC, Swatek P, Cyganowski P, Stencel A, Pogoda D, Jomroz P, Pohl P. (2019) Size-defined synthesis of magnetic nanorods by Salvia hispanicaessential oil with electromagnetic excitation properties useful in microwave imaging. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 480: 87-96. HTML PDF

Dzimitrowicz A, Jamróz P, diCenzo GC, Sergiel I, Kozlecki T, Pohl P. (2019) Preparation and characterization of gold nanoparticles using Melissa officinalis, Salvia officinalis, and Mentha piperita aqueous extracts. Arabian Journal of Chemistry. 12(8): 4118-4160. HTML PDF

2018

​Fagorzi C, Checcucci A, diCenzo GC, Debiec K, Dziewit L, Pini F, Mengoni A. (2018) Harnessing rhizobia to improve heavy-metal phytoremediation by legumes. Genes. 9(11): 542. HTML PDF

Checcucci A, diCenzo GC, Ghini V, Bazzicalupo M, Becker A, Decorosi F, Döhlmann J, Fagorzi C, Finan TM, Fondi M, Luchinat C, Turano P, Vignolini T, Viti C, Mengoni A. (2018) Creation and characterization of a genomically hybrid strain in the nitrogen-fixing symbiotic bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti. ACS Synthetic Biology. 7(10): 2365-2378. HTML PDF GitHub

diCenzo GC, Debiec K, Krzysztoforski J, Uhrynowski W, Mengoni A, Fagorzi C, Gorecki A, Dziewit L, Bajda T, Rzepa G, Drewniak L. (2018) Genomic and biotechnological characterization of the heavy-metal resistant, arsenic-oxidizing bacterium Ensifer sp. M14. Genes. 9(8): 379. HTML PDF GitHub

Dzimitrowicz A, Bielawska-Pohl A, diCenzo GC, Jamroz P, Macioszczyk J, Klimczak A, Pohl P. (2018). Pulse-modulated radio-frequency alternating-current-driven atmospheric-pressure glow discharge for continuous-flow synthesis of silver nanoparticles and evaluation of their cytotoxicity toward human melanoma cells. Nanomaterials. 8(6): 398. HTML PDF

diCenzo GC, Benedict A, Fondi M, Walker G, Finan TM, Mengoni A, Griffitts JS. (2018) Robustness encoded across essential and accessory replicons of the ecologically versatile bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti. PLOS Genetics. 14(4): e1007357. HTML PDF GitHub

diCenzo GC, Wellappili D, Golding GB, Finan TM. (2018) Inter-replicon gene flow contributes to transcriptional integration in the Sinorhizobium meliloti multipartite genome. G3: Genes | Genomes | Genetics. 8(5): 1711-1720. HTML PDF

Mitsch MJ, diCenzo GC, Cowie A, Finan TM. (2018) Succinate transport is not essential for symbiotic nitrogen fixation by Sinorhizobium meliloti nor Rhizobium leguminosarum. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 84(1): e01561-17. HTML PDF
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​diCenzo GC, Finan TM. (2018) Techniques for large-scale bacterial genome manipulation and characterization of the mutants with respect to in silico metabolic reconstructions. In Metabolic Network Reconstruction and Modelling. Methods in Molecular Biology. Edited by M. Fondi. Humana Press, New York, NY, USA. 1716: 291-314. HTML PDF

Dzimitrowicz A, Jamroz P, diCenzo GC, Gil W, Gojszczak W, Motyka A, Pogoda D, Pohl P. (2018) Fermented juices as novel reducing and capping agents for the biosynthesis of size-defined spherical gold nanoparticles. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society. 22(7): 767-776. HTML PDF

2017

Checcucci A, diCenzo GC, Bazzicalupo M, Mengoni A. (2017) Trade, diplomacy, and warfare: The quest for elite rhizobium inoculant strains. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8: 2202. HTML PDF

diCenzo GC, Muhammed Z, Østerås M, O’Brien SAP, Finan TM. (2017) PckR is a key regulator of the glycolytic and gluconeogenic central metabolic pathways in Sinorhizobium meliloti. Genetics. 207(3): 961-974. HTML PDF

diCenzo GC, Finan TM. (2017) The divided bacterial genome: structure, function, and evolution. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews. 81(3): e00019-17. HTML PDF

diCenzo GC, Sharthiya H, Nanda A, Zamani M, Finan TM. (2017) PhoU allows rapid adaptation to high phosphate concentrations by modulating PstSCAB transport rate in Sinorhizobium meliloti. Journal of Bacteriology. 199(18): e00143-17. HTML PDF Journal cover

diCenzo GC, Zamani M, Ludwig H, Finan TM. (2017) Heterologous complementation reveals a specialized role for BacA in the Medicago – Sinorhizobium meliloti symbiosis. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 30(4): 312-324. HTML PDF
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Zamani M, diCenzo GC, Milunovic B, Finan TM. (2017) A putative 3-hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA hydrolase is required for efficient symbiotic nitrogen fixation in Sinorhizobium meliloti and Sinorhizobium fredii NGR234. Environmental Microbiology. 19(1): 218-236. HTML PDF

2016

Zhang Y, Smallbone LA, diCenzo GC, Morton R, Finan TM. (2016) Loss of malic enzymes leads to metabolic imbalance and altered levels of trehalose and putrescine in the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti. BMC Microbiology. 16(1): 163. HTML PDF

diCenzo GC, Checcucci A, Bazzicalupo M, Mengoni A, Viti C, Dziewit L, Finan TM, Galardini M, Fondi M. (2016) Metabolic modelling reveals the specialization of secondary replicons for niche adaptation in Sinorhizobium meliloti. Nature Communications. 7: 12219. HTML PDF

Siyun C, White C, diCenzo GC, Zhang Y, Stogios PJ, Savchenki A, Finan TM. (2016) L-hydroxyproline and D-proline catabolism in Sinorhizobium meliloti. Journal of Bacteriology. 198(7): 1171-1181. HTML PDF
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diCenzo GC, Zamani M, Milunovic B, Finan TM. (2016) Genomic resources for identification of the minimal N2-fixing symbiotic genome. Environmental Microbiology. 18(8): 2534-2547. HTML PDF 
          Focus of a 
highlight article in Environmental microbiology.

Fei F, diCenzo GC, Bowdish DME, McCarry BE, Finan TM. (2016) Effects of synthetic large-scale genome reduction on metabolism and metabolic preferences in a nutritionally complex environment. Metabolomics. 12: 23. HTML PDF

2015

diCenzo GC, Zamani M, Cowie A, Finan TM. (2015) Proline auxotrophy in Sinorhizobium meliloti results in a plant-specific symbiotic phenotype. Microbiology. 161(12): 2341-2351. HTML PDF

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diCenzo GC, Finan TM. (2015) Genetic redundancy is prevalent within the 6.7 Mb Sinorhizobium meliloti genome. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 290(4): 1345-1356. HTML PDF

2014

diCenzo GC, MacLean AM, Milunovic B, Golding GB, Finan TM. (2014) Examination of prokaryotic multipartite genome evolution through experimental genome reduction. PLOS Genetics. 10(10): e1004742. HTML PDF

Milunovic B, diCenzo GC, Morton RA, Finan TM. (2014) Cell growth inhibition upon deletion of four toxin-antitoxin loci from the megaplasmids of Sinorhizobium meliloti. Journal of Bacteriology. 196(4): 811-824. HTML PDF

2013

diCenzo G, Milunovic B, Cheng J, Finan TM. (2013) tRNAarg and engA are essential genes on the 1.7-Mb pSymB megaplasmid of Sinorhizobium meliloti and were translocated together from the chromosome in an ancestral strain. Journal of Bacteriology. 195(2): 202-212. HTML PDF
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