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Bilal Ökmen

University of CologneORCID 0000-0002-4729-9973Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Alex Z. ZaccaroniD· 1 shared Anan Hu· 1 shared Anne M. Hilgers· 1 shared Anne-Marie A. WoltersiD· 1 shared Carl H. MesarichiD· 1 shared Christiaan R. ScholiD· 1 shared Claudie Monot· 1 shared Danny EsselinkiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintMay 19, 2026

Ustilago maydis infection reshapes the maize phyllosphere microbiome through antimicrobial effectors and host metabolic reprogramming

Zarah Sorger, Sarah Daher, Frowin Reichhardt…·Gunther Doehlemann

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plant (other)metagenomics

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJun 11, 2025

Rapid breakdown of Cf-6-mediated immunity in tomato through loss or mutation of the Avr6 effector gene in Fulvia fulva

Christiaan R. Schol, Like Fokkens, Anan Hu…·Carl H. Mesarich

The paper identifies Avr6 as the effector gene in Fulvia fulva that overcomes Cf-6-mediated immunity in tomato, showing its loss or mutation leads to resistance breakdown.

DOI 10.1101/2025.06.11.659170

plant (other)comparative / phylogenetic analysis

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