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Marcus Vinícius Merfa

The Ohio State UniversityORCID 0000-0001-6033-975XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Jonathan M. JacobsiD· 2 shared Jules ButchacasiD· 2 shared Nathaniel HeideniD· 2 shared Verónica Román-ReynaiD· 2 shared Christian Vargas-Garcia· 1 shared Cristian Olmos· 1 shared Emmanuelle LauberiD· 1 shared Ervan Rodgers· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintSep 25, 2025

Effector loss and gain drives pathogen host range at a fitness cost

Marcus Vinícius Merfa, Tracy E. Hawk, Jelmer W. Poelstra…·Jonathan M. Jacobs

This study shows that gene loss and gain in Xanthomonas translucens drive host range shifts, with fitness costs for generalist behavior and enhanced virulence for specialist behavior.

DOI 10.1101/2025.09.25.678615

bacteria (other)experimental assay

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintMay 20, 2024

rpfF is not required for X. translucens pv. undulosa pathogenesis

Nathaniel Heiden, Jules Butchacas, Taylor Klass…·Jonathan M. Jacobs

This study shows that rpfF is not essential for X. translucens pv. undulosa pathogenesis, suggesting quorum sensing interference is not a viable strategy for preventing bacterial leaf streak.

DOI 10.1101/2024.05.20.594922

bacteria (other)experimental assay

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