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Lisa K. Mahdi

University of CologneORCID 0000-0003-1559-5492Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:plant (other)· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintMay 24, 2026

Low intra-microbiota antagonism underlies stable and protective barley root microbiota

Lisa K. Mahdi, Natalie Peltz, Sinaeda Anderssen…·Alga Zuccaro

The paper shows that low intra-microbiota antagonism promotes stability and pathogen protection in barley root microbiota, while high antagonism leads to instability and reduced protection.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.23.727129

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MicrobiologyNew PhytologistPeer-reviewedSep 3, 2024

Time-resolved transcriptomics reveal a mechanism of host niche defense: beneficial root endophytes deploy a host-protective antimicrobial GH18-CBM5 chitinase

Ruben Eichfeld, Lisa K. Mahdi, Concetta De Quattro…·Alga Zuccaro

This study uses time-resolved transcriptomics to identify a GH18-CBM5 chitinase in Sebacinales fungi that protects plants against the pathogen Bipolaris sorokiniana.

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plant (other)bulk RNA-seq

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