Scholars

overview

Dr. Pierson's areas of research include plant-microbe interactions, biological control, and sustainable agriculture. She also conducts research related to zebra chip disease of potato, microbe-insect interactions, and terrestrial plant ecology. She teaches the undergraduate course Garden Science and the graduate course Plant-associated Microorganisms, which is available to students in three different graduate programs. Dr. Pierson is active in graduate education, currently serving as a member of the Horticultural Sciences Graduate Program Committee and the MEPS admissions committee and as the advisor for the Horticulture Graduate Council. She also serves as a chair or member of graduate research committees and provides undergraduate laboratory research experience.

education and training

Ph.D. in Botany: Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, Washington State University - (Pullman, Washington, United States) 1988
B.S. in Honors Biology, Indiana University Bloomington - (Bloomington, Indiana, United States) 1982

selected publications

Academic Articles75

Pierson, E. A., Cubero, J., Roper, C., Brown, J. K., Bock, C. H., & Wang, N. (2022). 'Candidatus Liberibacter' Pathosystems at the Forefront of Agricultural and Biological Research Challenges.. 112(1), 7-10.
Boak, E. N., Kirolos, S., Pan, H., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A. (2022). The Type VI Secretion Systems in Plant-Beneficial Bacteria Modulate Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Interactions in the Rhizosphere.. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13, 843092.
Pan, H., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A. (2020). PcsR2 Is a LuxR-Type Regulator That Is Upregulated on Wheat Roots and Is Unique to Pseudomonas chlororaphis.. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11, 560124.
Yuan, P., Pan, H., Boak, E. N., Pierson, L. S., & Pierson, E. A. (2020). Phenazine-Producing Rhizobacteria Promote Plant Growth and Reduce Redox and Osmotic Stress in Wheat Seedlings Under Saline Conditions.. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11, 575314.
Tinbo, E., Harrison, K., Abo, K., Brou, Y. C., Pierson, L. S., Tamborindeguy, C., Pierson, E. A., & Levy, J. G. (2019). Mycorrhization Mitigates Disease Caused by "Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum" in Tomato.. Plants. 8(11), 507-507.

Chapters2

Wang, N., Pierson, E. A., Setubal, J. C., Xu, J., Levy, J. G., Zhang, Y., ... Martins, J. (2017). The Candidatus Liberibacter-Host Interface: Insights into Pathogenesis Mechanisms and Disease Control.. Annual Review of Phytopathology. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY, VOL 55. 451-482. Annual Reviews.
Pierson, E. A., Wang, D., & Pierson III, L. S. (2013). Roles and Regulation of Phenazines in the Biological Control Strain Pseudomonas chlororaphis 30-84. Microbial Phenazines. 141-162. Springer Nature.