Erh‐Min Lai

The paper identifies native T-DNA transfer systems in rhizobia that deliver cargo genes into legume nodules, showing they share similarities with Agrobacteria-mediated transformation but have distinct regulatory mechanisms.

This study shows abiotic factors modulate exopolysaccharides in Agrobacterium fabrum, affecting T6SS-mediated antagonism by altering physical distance and attack efficacy.

This study identifies the ClpAP protease and its adaptor ClpS as factors enhancing T6SS-mediated bacterial competition by modulating Tde2 DNase effector toxicity through proteolytic degradation of inhibitory substrates.

This study enhances Agrobacterium-mediated genome editing in Arabidopsis by optimizing floral stages and engineering Agrobacterium to evade plant immunity, achieving high transformation efficiency without antibiotic selection.

This paper compares transcriptomic responses of Agrobacterium strains under in vitro and in planta conditions, revealing strain-specific and context-dependent gene regulation during plant colonization.

This paper shows that Rhizobium rhizogenes A4-derived strains provide more efficient transient gene expression in Nicotiana benthamiana and other solanaceous plants compared to common agrobacterial strains.

The paper analyzes genome diversity in Agrobacterium tumefaciens to study the evolution of secretion systems and virulence plasmids, revealing gene losses, horizontal transfers, and modularity in molecular evolution.