Philippe E. Rolshausen

This study shows that orchard management practices alter citrus root and rhizosphere microbiomes, which in turn affect plant performance through microbial community changes.

This study uses transposon sequencing to identify virulence genes in Xylella fastidiosa, finding that some genes are essential for plant infection but not for in vitro growth.

This study uses spatial metabolomics to identify bactericidal compounds in citrus plants infected with Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, suggesting potential alternatives to antibiotics for HLB treatment.

The paper analyzes pangenomes of grapevine trunk pathogens to compare the evolution of virulence factors across species.

This study compares the phylogenomic evolution of virulence-related gene families in Botryosphaeriaceae fungi to identify associations with pathogenicity in woody plants.

The paper identifies structural genomic variation affecting secondary metabolism gene clusters in Phaeoacremonium minimum, highlighting the need for a pan-transcriptome reference to capture virulence factor diversity.

This study develops a closed-reference metatranscriptomics approach to profile virulence activities of multiple grapevine trunk pathogens in planta.