Experimental data from a 2026 study by Eleanor Harrison investigating plasmid-mediated host shifts in rhizobia. The dataset includes results from evolving three bacterial strains through three 7-week passages in pea hosts, measuring symbiotic function and growth. Data files contain plant growth results and bacterial growth AUC measurements.
Use Cases
- Modeling evolutionary refinement of plasmid-acquired traits based on the described experimental passages.
- Analyzing fitness trade-offs in novel host-symbiont pairs based on the plant growth and bacterial AUC data.
- Comparing evolutionary outcomes across different bacterial backgrounds (pea-adapted, clover-associated, bean-associated) as described.
Strengths
- Data is from a controlled experimental evolution study with three distinct bacterial backgrounds.
- Includes results from three sequential 7-week host passages, providing a time-series of adaptation.
- Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Dataset is very small at 13.0 KB, indicating limited scope.
Provenance
- Source
- figshare, author Eleanor Harrison.
- Collection Method
- Laboratory evolution experiment involving bacterial passage through pea seedlings under axenic conditions.
- Time Range
- Covers three experimental transfers of 7 weeks each.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-06 11:28:12; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
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