Researcher interests: Plant-bacteria interactions; study of plant pathogenic bacteria. Basic and applied research on bacterial fruit blotch disease of cucurbits caused by Acidovorax citrulli. Assessment of the link between genetic diversity and pathogenicity of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris. Cell aggregation and extracellular polysaccharide formation of the plant growth promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense.
FACULTY / SCHOOL: Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences
DEPARTMENT: Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Selected Publications
show me your secret ed weapons a multifaceted approach reveals a wide arsenal of type iii secreted effectors in the cucurbit pathogenic bacterium acidovorax citrulli and novel effectors in the acidovorax genus (2020)|
Molecular Plant Pathology|
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itraq based proteomic analyses of the plant pathogenic bacterium acidovorax citrulli during entrance into and resuscitation from the viable but nonculturable state (2020)|
Journal of Proteomics|
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pathways to defense metabolites and evading fruit bitterness in genus solanum evolved through 2 oxoglutarate dependent dioxygenases (2019)|
Nature Communications|
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show me your secret ed weapons a multifaceted approach reveals novel type iii secreted effectors of a plant pathogenic bacterium (2019)|
bioRxiv|
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nicotiana species as surrogate host for studying the pathogenicity of acidovorax citrulli the causal agent of bacterial fruit blotch of cucurbits (2019)|
Molecular Plant Pathology|
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induction and resuscitation of the viable but non culturable vbnc state in acidovorax citrulli the causal agent of bacterial fruit blotch of cucurbitaceous crops (2019)|
Frontiers in Microbiology|
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complete assembly of the genome of an acidovorax citrulli strain reveals a naturally occurring plasmid in this species (2019)|
Frontiers in Microbiology|
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random peptide mixtures as new crop protection agents (2018)|
Microbial Biotechnology|
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association between loss of type iv pilus synthesis ability and phenotypic variation in the cucurbit pathogenic bacterium acidovorax citrulli (2018)|
Molecular Plant-microbe Interactions|
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decreased potassium fertilization is associated with increased pathogen growth and disease severity caused by acidovorax citrulli in melon foliage (2018)|
Journal of General Plant Pathology|
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chapter 4 acidovorax citrulli basic aspects of pathogen host interaction of bacterial fruit blotch disease (2018)|
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effects of nitrogen nutrition on disease development caused by acidovorax citrulli on melon foliage (2016)|
European Journal of Plant Pathology|
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the vapb vapc operon of acidovorax citrulli functions as a bona fide toxin antitoxin module (2016)|
Frontiers in Microbiology|
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