Nathaniel Heiden

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.

The paper develops a greenhouse spray inoculation protocol to screen barley germplasm for resistance against Xanthomonas translucens pv. translucens, confirming moderate resistance in cultivar Quest across diverse strains.

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.

The paper compares the genomes of Minnesotan Xanthomonas translucens strains and finds overall genomic similarity but diversity in virulence factors.