About this episode
Dr. Jonelle Basso discusses the mutual benefits of bacteria and viruses with their hosts and the genomic approaches used to study these relationships.
For this episode, we sat down with Dr. Jonelle Basso, a research scientist at the Joint Genome Institute. She discussed how bacteria and viruses team up with their hosts to provide mutual benefits, and how her team uses genomic approaches to decode these underground partnerships. From computational analysis to experimental work, discover how scientists are unraveling the complex relationships between plants and their microbial allies. This episode was recorded in Spring of 2024. Some information discussed may have changed since the recording date.
People in this episode
Guest: Dr. Jonelle Basso
Topics covered
- microbiomes
- genomics
- plant-microbe interactions
- bacteria
- viruses
Keywords
- microbiomes
- genomics
- bacteria
- viruses
- plant interactions
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Joint Genome Institute
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