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Jeri D. Barak

University of Wisconsin–MadisonORCID 0000-0002-8751-9563Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:plant (other)· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Dharshita Nellore· 2 shared Sonia C. Zaacks· 2 shared Arjun S. Iyer· 1 shared Ellie G. Guillemette· 1 shared Iain McConnell· 1 shared James LazarcikiD· 1 shared Kimberly N. Cowles· 1 shared Megan H. Dixon· 1 shared

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Temporal Dynamics Outweigh Fungicide Treatment in Shaping the Turfgrass Phyllosphere Resistome

Natalie R. Wieber, Sara G. Haney, James Lazarcik, Paul L. Koch, Jeri D. Barak

This study shows that temporal changes in the phyllosphere microbiome have a greater impact on antibiotic resistance gene abundance than fungicide treatment.

bioRxiv · Oct 30, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Established Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato infection disrupts immigration of leaf surface bacteria to the apoplast

Kimberly N. Cowles, Arjun S. Iyer, Iain McConnell, Ellie G. Guillemette, Dharshita Nellore, Sonia C. Zaacks, Jeri D. Barak

This study shows that Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato infection prevents Salmonella enterica from entering the apoplast, unlike Xanthomonas hortorum pv. gardneri infection, and reveals broader effects on phyllosphere bacteria.

Frontiers in Microbiology · Feb 3, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Time of arrival during plant disease progression and humidity additively influence Salmonella enterica colonization of lettuce

Megan H. Dixon, Dharshita Nellore, Sonia C. Zaacks, Jeri D. Barak

Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Aug 29, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology