Van Schepler‐Luu

The emergence of bacterial blight pathogen followed the dispersal pattern of rice in Asia

This study traces the evolutionary history and dispersal of the rice bacterial blight pathogen Xoo, linking its emergence to rice domestication and trade routes.

Natural variation in the atypical resistance gene Pita2 confers broad-spectrum neck blast resistance in rice

This study identifies Pita2a as a major gene conferring broad-spectrum neck blast resistance in rice using GWAS and functional validation.

Differentiation of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in vitro and during rice leaf infection

This study investigates Xoo morphology changes during in vitro growth and rice leaf infection, finding filamentous forms aid in tissue invasion while rod-shaped cells facilitate vascular movement.

From lab to field: analyses of genome-edited bacterial blight resistant rice

The paper evaluates genome-edited rice lines resistant to bacterial blight, showing no performance defects and absence of foreign DNA in offspring.