Mustafa O. Jibrin

The paper tracks population shifts between Xanthomonas species during tomato bacterial spot outbreaks and identifies a new species, Xanthomonas oklahomensis.

This study analyzes the global genetic diversity and evolution of Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans, revealing population structure and effector gene variation linked to its spread as a tomato pathogen.

The paper identifies GTA clusters in plant pathogenic bacteria and shows that GTA-positive strains have higher recombination rates.

This study identifies two novel genetic groups of Xanthomonas perforans in Alabama, each with distinct effector proteins associated with host range expansion and pathogenicity.