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Alina Sandra Puig

Agricultural Research ServiceORCID 0000-0002-4662-4658Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Bryan A. BaileyiD· 3 shared Jean‐Philippe MarelliiD· 3 shared Dario CantùiD· 2 shared Jadran F. GarcíaiD· 2 shared Rosa Elia Figueroa-BalderasiD· 2 shared Shahin S. AliiD· 2 shared Abraham Morales‐CruziD· 1 shared Adriana Arciniegas-LealiD· 1 shared

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Evaluating cacao pod resistance to black pod disease caused by three Phytophthora species

Mariana Herrera-Corzo, Ina Schlathölter, Adriana Arciniegas-Leal, Bryan A. Bailey, Alina Sandra Puig, Yeirme Yaneth Jaimes Suárez, Shamala Sundram, Thi Thu Nga Nguyen, Dahyana Santos Britto, Dayana C. Rodezno, Derek R. Drost, Jean‐Philippe Marelli, Jeremy Todd Brawner, Erica M. Goss

This study evaluates cacao pod resistance to black pod disease caused by three Phytophthora species using lesion size and expansion data from 25 clones and 13 isolates.

bioRxiv · Sep 18, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Intraspecies sequence-graph analysis of the Phytophthora theobromicola genome reveals a dynamic structure and variable effector repertoires

Jadran F. García, Rosa Elia Figueroa-Balderas, Alina Sandra Puig, Indrani K. Baruah, Michael E. H. Matson, Shahin S. Ali, Bryan A. Bailey, Jean‐Philippe Marelli, Dario Cantù

The paper analyzes the genome of Phytophthora theobromicola using long-read sequencing and comparative genomics to reveal dynamic structure and variable effector repertoires.

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Oct 27, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics

The unique genome architecture of the devastating West African cacao black pod pathogen Phytophthora megakarya

Abraham Morales‐Cruz, Shahin S. Ali, Andrea Minio, Rosa Elia Figueroa-Balderas, Jadran F. García, Takao Kasuga, Alina Sandra Puig, Jean‐Philippe Marelli, Bryan A. Bailey, Dario Cantù

This study reconstructs the genomes of Phytophthora megakarya and P. palmivora to understand virulence differences and evolutionary history.

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Apr 30, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics