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Samar Sheat

Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell CulturesORCID 0000-0002-5649-7795Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genomics· 1 Pathology· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Organism:chicken / avian· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Stephan WinteriD· 3 shared Boas PuckeriD· 2 shared Adilson Lopes Lima· 1 shared Bethany Fallon EconopoulyiD· 1 shared Corinna ThobeniD· 1 shared Cristiane Ramos de JesusiD· 1 shared H. S. RochaiD· 1 shared Helton Fleck SilveiraiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Rhizoctonia theobromae associated with a severe witches' broom outbreak in cassava of the Brazilian rainforest and evidence of its Southeast Asian origin

Saulo Alves Santos de Oliveira, Samar Sheat, Paolo Margaria, Adilson Lopes Lima, Jackson de Araujo dos Santos, H. S. Rocha, Helton Fleck Silveira, Cristiane Ramos de Jesus, Stephan Winter

This study identifies Rhizoctonia theobromae as the causal agent of cassava witches' broom disease in Brazil and suggests its recent introduction from Southeast Asia.

Frontiers in Plant Science · May 28, 2026Peer-reviewedPathology

Identification of immune response genes of cassava during early phases of cassava brown streak virus infection

Jessica Lilienthal, Stephan Winter, Boas Pucker, Samar Sheat

This study identifies immune response genes in cassava during early CBSV infection by comparing gene expression in resistant and susceptible lines.

bioRxiv · Apr 29, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology

The haplotype-resolved assembly of COL40 a cassava (Manihot esculenta) line with broad-spectrum resistance against viruses causing Cassava brown streak disease unveils a region of highly repeated elements on chromosome 12

Corinna Thoben, Boas Pucker, Stephan Winter, Bethany Fallon Econopouly, Samar Sheat

The paper reports a high-quality haplotype-resolved genome assembly of a cassava line resistant to cassava brown streak disease, revealing structural variations linked to resistance.

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Apr 16, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics