Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Pre-symptomatic fibrous root decline in citrus trees caused by huanglongbing and potential interaction with Phytophthora spp. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

(18-Mar-13)

Heat treatment eliminates ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ from infected citrus trees under controlled conditions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Hoffman, M.T., Doud, M.S., Williams, L., Zhang, M., Ding, F., Stover, E.W., Hall, D.G., Zhang, S., Jones, L., Gooch, M., Fleites, L., Dixon, W., Gabriel, D., Duan, Y. 2013. Heat treatment eliminates ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ from infected citrus trees under controlled conditions. Phytopathology. 103:15-22.

Groundnut ringspot virus and tomato spotted wilt virus – Tospoviruses in Florida - (Proceedings)

Adkins, S.T., Webster, C.G., Mellinger, H.C., Frantz, G., Turechek, W., Mcavoy, E., Reitz, S.R., Funderburk, J. 2012. Groundnut ringspot virus and tomato spotted wilt virus – Tospoviruses in Florida. Tomato Institute. PRO 528:26-27.

Diversity of the citrus HLB bacterium, ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’, in psyllids (Diaphorina citri) collected from Murraya paniculata and citrus spp. in Thailand - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

(22-Jun-12)

EcpA, an extracellular protease, is a specific virulence factor required by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola but not by X. oryzae pv. oryzae in rice - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

(16-Jun-12)

The destructive citrus pathogen, ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ encodes a functional flagellin characteristic of a pathogen-associated molecular pattern - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

(12-Jun-12)

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.

Estimating the spatial distribution of a plant disease epidemic when it is first discovered and the design of early detection monitoring     - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Parnell, S., Gottwald, T.R., Gilks, W.R., Van Den Bosch, F. 2012. Estimating the spatial distribution of a plant disease epidemic when it is first discovered and the design of early detection monitoring. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 305: 30-36.

Study on plant endophyte PLFAs polymorphism in different spatial of citrus HLB (huanglongbing) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Zheng, X., Liu, B., Sun, D., Zhu, T., Duan, Y., Xia, Y., Ruan, C., Xiao, R. 2012. on plant endophyte PLFAs polymorphism in different spatial of citrus HLB. Chinese Journal of Eco-Agriculture. 20(7):1-13.

The community structure of endophytic bacteria in different parts of Huanglongbing-affected citrus plants - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Liu, B., Zheng, X., Sun, D., Fan, G., Ruanchuanqing, Duan, Y. 2011. The community structure of endophytic bacteria in different parts of Huanglongbing-affected citrus plants. Chinese Journal of Eco-Agriculture. 31(24):7325-7342.