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Two plant bacteria, S. meliloti and Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus, share functional znuABC homologues that encode for a high affinity Zinc uptake system - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Vahling, C.M., Zhou, H., Benyon, L.S., Morgan, J.K., Duan, Y. 2012. Two plant bacteria, S. meliloti and Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus, share functional znuABC homologues that encode for a high affinity Zince uptake system. PLoS One. 7(5)e37340:1-12.

Antagonistic activity of Bacillus subtilis SB1 and its biocontrol effect on tomato bacterial wilt - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Lian, L., Wu, Z., Xie, L., Benyon, L.S., Duan, Y. 2011. Antagonistic activity of Bacillus subtilis SB1 and its biocontrol effect on tomato bacterial wilt. Biocontrol. 41(2):219-224(2011).

Developing Transgenic Citrus for Resistance to Huanglongbing and Citrus Canker - (Abstract Only) - (10-Jun-10)

Identification and Chacterization of new strains of Enterobacter spp. causing Mulberry (Morus alba) wilt disease in China - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Wang, G., Kawicha, P., Xie, G., Liu, B., Huang, J., Benyon, L.S., Duan, Y. 2009. Identification and Chacterization of new strains of Enterobacter spp. causing Mulberry (Morus alba) wilt disease in China. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 126:465-478.

Bacterial brown leaf spot of citrus, a new disease caused by Burkholderia andropogonis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Duan, Y., Sun, X., Zhou, L., Gabriel, D., Benyon, L.S., Gottwald, T.R. 2008. Bacterial brown leaf spot of citrus, a new disease caused by Burkholderia andropogonis. Plant Disease. 93:607-614.

Nested PCR is essential for the detection of extremely low titer of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus from citrus and its vector psyllid Diaphorina citri - (Abstract Only) - (13-Mar-08)