Publications
Acquisition of uncharacterized sequences from Candidatus liberibacter, an unculturable bacterium, using an improved genomic walking method. Mol Cell Probes. 2008 ;22(1):30-7.
. Analysis of the genome-wide variations among multiple strains of the plant pathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa. BMC Genomics. 2006 ;7:225.
. Comparative analysis of ESTs involved in grape responses to Xylella fastidiosa infection. BMC Plant Biol. 2007 ;7:8.
. Comparative phylogenomics and multi-gene cluster analyses of the Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB)-associated bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter. BMC Res Notes. 2008 ;1:72.
. The complete genome sequence of 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum', the bacterium associated with potato zebra chip disease. PLoS One. 2011 ;6(4):e19135.
. Complete genome sequence of citrus huanglongbing bacterium, 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' obtained through metagenomics. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 2009 ;22(8):1011-20.
. Identification of a response regulator involved in surface attachment, cell-cell aggregation, exopolysaccharide production and virulence in the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa. Mol Plant Pathol. 2013 ;14(3):256-64.
. A new diagnostic system for ultra-sensitive and specific detection and quantification of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, the bacterium associated with citrus Huanglongbing. J Microbiol Methods. 2010 ;81(1):17-25.
. nWayComp: a genome-wide sequence comparison tool for multiple strains/species of phylogenetically related microorganisms. In Silico Biol. 2007 ;7(2):195-200.
. PrimerSNP: a web tool for whole-genome selection of allele-specific and common primers of phylogenetically-related bacterial genomic sequences. BMC Microbiol. 2008 ;8:185.
. VitisExpDB: a database resource for grape functional genomics. BMC Plant Biol. 2008 ;8:23.
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