Tamara S. Haselkorn

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High Impact

Associate Professor

University of Central Arkansas

Also affiliated: University of Arizona (2006–2009); University of Georgia (2002–2005); Iowa State University (2002–2003); Washington University in St. Louis (2015–2024); University of California San Diego (2009–2013); University of Rochester (2012–2015)

23 h-index 44 pubs 3,006 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

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Tamara S. Haselkorn's research focuses on the study of microbial communities within host organisms, particularly the symbiotic relationships between bacteria and eukaryotes. Her work investigates the influence of host phylogeny, diet, and dispersal on the composition and dynamics of these microbial communities. She has explored novel endosymbionts in the social amoeba *Dictyostelium discoideum*, including *Chlamydiae* and *Paraburkholderia* species, and their functional roles within the amoeba's microbiota.

Haselkorn also examines bacterial communities in *Drosophila* species, assessing how host evolutionary history and dietary convergence shape these associations. Her research group has published on the complexities of inferring symbiont function and the impact of symbiont dynamics on the host's overall microbial ecosystem. With an h-index of 23 and over 2,900 citations across 43 publications, she is recognized as a highly cited researcher. She actively collaborates with researchers from the University of Central Arkansas and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including James G. DuBose, Michael Scott Robeson, Hunter Olsen, and J. Donald Bowen.

Metrics

h-index: 23
Publications: 44
Citations: 3,006

Positions

Associate Professor publications 2018–2026

University of Central Arkansas Institution web page

Selected Publications

Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of chlamydiae endosymbionts in social amoeba host communities (2026)

DOI OpenAlex
The roles of dispersal limitation and pre-adaptation in shaping Paraburkholderia endosymbiont frequencies in social amoeba communities (2025)

Applied and Environmental Microbiology DOI OpenAlex
The roles of dispersal limitation and pre-adaptation in shaping Paraburkholderia endosymbiont frequencies in social amoeba communities (2025)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
The relative importance of host phylogeny and dietary convergence in shaping the bacterial communities hosted by several Sonoran Desert Drosophila species (2024)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
The relative importance of host phylogeny and dietary convergence in shaping the bacterial communities hosted by several Sonoran Desert Drosophila species (2024)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
Complexities of Inferring Symbiont Function: Paraburkholderia Symbiont Dynamics in Social Amoeba Populations and Their Impacts on the Amoeba Microbiota (2022)

Applied and Environmental Microbiology 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
The complexities of inferring symbiont function: Paraburkholderia symbiont dynamics in social amoeba populations and their impacts on the amoeba microbiota (2021)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
Novel Chlamydiae and Amoebophilus endosymbionts are prevalent in wild isolates of the model social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum (2021)

Environmental Microbiology Reports 18 citations DOI OpenAlex
Characterization of the bacterial microbiomes of social amoebae and exploration of the roles of host and environment on microbiome composition (2020)

Environmental Microbiology 27 citations DOI OpenAlex
Novel Chlamydiae and Amoebophilus endosymbionts are prevalent in wild isolates of the model social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum (2020)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Endosymbiotic adaptations in three new bacterial species associated with Dictyostelium discoideum : Paraburkholderia agricolaris sp. nov., Paraburkholderia hayleyella sp. nov., and Paraburkholderia bonniea sp. nov (2020)

PeerJ 55 citations DOI OpenAlex
Intracellular Burkholderia Symbionts induce extracellular secondary infections; driving diverse host outcomes that vary by genotype and environment (2019)

The ISME Journal 32 citations DOI OpenAlex
The specificity of Burkholderia symbionts in the social amoeba farming symbiosis: Prevalence, species, genetic and phenotypic diversity (2018)

Molecular Ecology 50 citations DOI OpenAlex
Intracellular Burkholderia Symbionts Induce Extracellular Secondary Infections; Driving Diverse Host Outcomes that Vary by Genotype and Environment (2018)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Endosymbiotic adaptations in three new bacterial species associated with Dictyostelium discoideum : Burkholderia agricolaris sp. nov., Burkholderia hayleyella sp. nov., and Burkholderia bonniea sp. nov (2018)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 8 citations DOI OpenAlex