Area of research
Plant Science · Horticulture
Research interest
Research interests include Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens, Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, and Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy.
A genomic locus uniquely encoded by blueberry-infecting Xylella fastidiosa strains affects motility and biofilm formation in vitro, and virulence in planta
XadA-like adhesin XADA2 regulates biofilm formation in X. fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa putatively by engaging oleic-acid derived oxylipins
Complete functional analysis of type IV pilus components of a reemergent plant pathogen reveals neofunctionalization of paralog genes
Pathogen Adaptation to the Xylem Environment
Zinc Oxide-Based Nanoformulation Zinkicide Mitigates the Xylem-Limited Pathogen <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> in Tobacco and Southern Highbush Blueberry
Complete functional analysis of type IV pilus components of a reemergent plant pathogen reveals neofunctionalization of paralog genes
Growth of ‘<i>Candidatus</i>Liberibacter asiaticus’ in Commercial Grapefruit Juice-Based Media Formulations Reveals Common Cell Density-Dependent Transient Behaviors
Overexpression of mqsR in Xylella fastidiosa Leads to a Priming Effect of Cells to Copper Stress Tolerance
Repeated gain and loss of a single gene modulates the evolution of vascular plant pathogen lifestyles
Zinkicide Is a ZnO-Based Nanoformulation with Bactericidal Activity against Liberibacter crescens in Batch Cultures and in Microfluidic Chambers Simulating Plant Vascular Systems
Repeated gain and loss of a single gene modulates the evolution of vascular pathogen lifestyles
Why we should care about culturing the Huanglongbing associated bacterium ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’: the importance of terms and interpretations
Progress and Obstacles in Culturing ‘<i>Candidatus</i> Liberibacter asiaticus’, the Bacterium Associated with Huanglongbing
Patterns of inter- and intrasubspecific homologous recombination inform eco-evolutionary dynamics of <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i>
Liberibacter crescens biofilm formation in vitro: establishment of a model system for pathogenic ‘Candidatus Liberibacter spp.’
Discriminating between viable and membrane-damaged cells of the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa
Persistence in Phytopathogenic Bacteria: Do We Know Enough?
QTLs and eQTLs mapping related to citrandarins’ resistance to citrus gummosis disease
Genetic tools and strategies for citrus breeding aiming at resistant rootstocks to gummosis disease
Ten simple rules for successfully completing a graduate degree in Latin America