Elisa Ines Fantino

This study identifies recurrent plant-pathogenic Enterobacterales in the potato leafhopper as contributors to its broad diet by providing complementary digestive functions.

The paper traces the evolutionary history of a bacterial glycoside hydrolase subfamily in leafhoppers, showing one ancestral acquisition followed by lineage-specific duplication and functional diversification.

The paper uses whole-genome sequencing and RenSeq to analyze NLR gene diversity in clubroot-resistant canola lines and identifies allele-level variation contributing to resistance.

This study shows PbGH3, a clubroot pathogen effector, modulates SA-auxin homeostasis in plants to alter root morphology and promote infection.

The paper isolates and characterizes a novel Pectobacterium species, Pectobacterium sinaloense, from potato plants in Mexico, showing it meets species criteria but has lower virulence.