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Ravikumar Patel

Connecticut Agricultural Experiment StationORCID 0000-0002-7891-6903Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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Lindsay R. TriplettiD· 2 shared Stephen Joshua TaerumiD· 2 shared Blaire Steven· 1 shared Blaire T. SteveniD· 1 shared Daniel J. GageiD· 1 shared Justin E. Alamo· 1 shared

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A qPCR method facilitates study of absolute abundance, ecology, and inoculation fate of ciliate predators on the leaf surface

Stephen Joshua Taerum, Ravikumar Patel, Blaire Steven, Lindsay R. Triplett

The paper develops a qPCR method to quantify ciliate predators on leaf surfaces and shows P. steinii is abundant and dynamically present in tomato phyllosphere.

bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Rhizosphere-colonizing bacteria persist in the protist microbiome

Stephen Joshua Taerum, Ravikumar Patel, Justin E. Alamo, Daniel J. Gage, Blaire T. Steven, Lindsay R. Triplett

This study shows that rhizosphere protists host bacterial communities that persist in the rhizosphere after inoculation, influencing plant growth and microbiome composition.

mSphere · Apr 30, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology