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Nick C. Snelders

University of CologneORCID 0000-0002-2576-1928Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 4 Assay:metagenomics· 3 Organism:plant (other)· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Bart P. H. J. ThommaiD· 4 shared Anton KraegeiD· 3 shared Natalie SchmitziD· 3 shared Wilko PuntiD· 3 shared Gabriella C. PettiiD· 2 shared Jinyi ZhuiD· 2 shared Álvaro MallagarayiD· 1 shared Ana López‐MoraliD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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A fungal pathogen effector that shapes host plant microbiota kills bacteria through lipoteichoic acid binding and membrane disruption

Gabriella C. Petti, Nick C. Snelders, Ashok Rout, Biwen Wang, Kathrin Koenig, Tjalling K. Siersma, Jacob Biboy, Waldemar Vollmer, Leendert Willem Hamoen, J.R. Mesters, Daniel Friedrich, Álvaro Mallagaray, Bart P. H. J. Thomma

This paper identifies VdAve1, an antimicrobial effector from the fungal pathogen Verticillium dahliae, and shows it kills bacteria by binding lipoteichoic acid and disrupting plasma membranes.

bioRxiv · May 26, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Differential contributions of an antimicrobial effector from Verticillium dahliae to virulence and tomato microbiota assembly across natural soils

Wilko Punt, Anton Kraege, Sabine U Metzger, Natalie Schmitz, Jinyi Zhu, Stéphane Hacquard, Michael Bonkowski, Nick C. Snelders, Bart P. H. J. Thomma

The paper shows that the antimicrobial effector Ave1 from Verticillium dahliae affects tomato microbiota assembly and virulence across different soils.

Microbiome · Mar 16, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Undermining the cry for help: The phytopathogenic fungus Verticillium dahliae secretes an antimicrobial effector protein to undermine host recruitment of antagonistic Pseudomonas bacteria

Anton Kraege, Wilko Punt, Andrea Doddi, Jinyi Zhu, Natalie Schmitz, Nick C. Snelders, Bart P. H. J. Thomma

The paper identifies Av2, an effector protein from Verticillium dahliae, which suppresses the plant's 'cry for help' by inhibiting antagonistic Pseudomonas bacteria recruitment.

New Phytologist · Oct 29, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

A gnotobiotic system reveals multifunctional effector roles in plant-fungal pathogen dynamics

Wilko Punt, Jiyeun Park, Hanna Rövenich, Anton Kraege, Natalie Schmitz, Jan Wieneke, Nick C. Snelders, Gabriel L. Fiorin, Ana López‐Moral, Edgar A. Chavarro‐Carrero, Gabriella C. Petti, Kathrin Wippel, Bart P. H. J. Thomma

The paper develops a gnotobiotic system to study plant-fungal pathogen interactions, showing that specific effector proteins influence virulence and microbiota manipulation.

bioRxiv · Mar 27, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology