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Studies the interaction of plants with bacterial pathogens at the molecular level. These studies involve a model system for ease of genetic analysis as well as a system of importance to agriculture.
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Recent Publications
Arabidopsis Wall-Associated Kinase 3 is required for harpin-activated immune responses
Held, J. B., Rowles, T., Schulz, W. & McNellis, T. W., May 2024, In: New Phytologist. 242, 3, p. 853-857 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase is required for fire blight disease establishment in apple fruitlets
Schultes, N. P., Sinn, J. P. & McNellis, T. W., Jul 2023, In: Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 126, 102044.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Putative transcription antiterminator RfaH contributes to Erwinia amylovora virulence
Klee, S. M., Sinn, J. P., Held, J., Vosburg, C., Holmes, A. C., Lehman, B. L., Peter, K. A. & McNellis, T. W., Nov 2022, In: Molecular plant pathology. 23, 11, p. 1686-1694 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Flowering Locus T chimeric protein induces floral precocity in edible citrus
Sinn, J. P., Held, J. B., Vosburg, C., Klee, S. M., Orbovic, V., Taylor, E. L., Gottwald, T. R., Stover, E., Moore, G. A. & McNellis, T. W., Feb 2021, In: Plant Biotechnology Journal. 19, 2, p. 215-217 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Virulence genetics of an erwinia amylovora putative polysaccharide transporter family member
Klee, S. M., Sinn, J. P., Christian, E., Holmes, A. C., Zhao, K., Lehman, B. L., Peter, K. A., Rosa, C. & McNellis, T. W., Nov 2020, In: Journal of bacteriology. 202, 22, e00390-20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Erwinia amylovora auxotrophic mutant exometabolomics and virulence on apples
Klee, S. M., Sinn, J. P., Finley, M., Allman, E. L., Smith, P. B., Aimufua, O., Sitther, V., Lehman, B. L., Krawczyk, T., Peter, K. A. & McNellis, T. W., 2019, In: Applied and environmental microbiology. 85, 15, e00935-19.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Extragenic suppression of elongation factor P gene mutant phenotypes in erwinia amylovora
Klee, S. M., Sinn, J. P., Holmes, A. C., Lehman, B. L., Krawczyk, T., Peter, K. A. & McNellis, T. W., 2019, In: Journal of bacteriology. 201, 11, e0072218.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
An Erwinia amylovora yjeK mutant exhibits reduced virulence, increased chemical sensitivity and numerous environmentally dependent proteomic alterations
Klee, S. M., Mostafa, I., Chen, S., Dufresne, C., Lehman, B. L., Sinn, J. P., Peter, K. A. & McNellis, T. W., Jul 2018, In: Molecular plant pathology. 19, 7, p. 1667-1678 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Identification of apple miRNAs and their potential role in fire blight resistance
Kaja, E., Szcześniak, M. W., Jensen, P. J., Axtell, M. J., McNellis, T. & Makałowska, I., Nov 23 2015, In: Tree Genetics and Genomes. 11, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Erwinia amylovora pyrC mutant causes fire blight despite pyrimidine auxotrophy
Ramos, L. S., Sinn, J. P., Lehman, B. L., Pfeufer, E. E., Peter, K. A. & McNellis, T. W., Jun 1 2015, In: Letters in Applied Microbiology. 60, 6, p. 572-579 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mapping in an apple (Malus x domestica) F1 segregating population based on physical clustering of differentially expressed genes
Jensen, P. J., Fazio, G., Altman, N., Praul, C. & McNellis, T. W., Apr 4 2014, In: BMC genomics. 15, 1, 261.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mutation of the Erwinia amylovora argD gene causes arginine auxotrophy, nonpathogenicity in apples, and reduced virulence in pears
Ramos, L. S., Lehman, B. L., Peter, K. A. & McNellis, T. W., 2014, In: Applied and environmental microbiology. 80, 21, p. 6739-6749 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora requires the rpoN gene for pathogenicity in apple
Ramos, L. S., Lehman, B. L., Sinn, J. P., Pfeufer, E. E., Halbrendt, N. O. & Mcnellis, T. W., Oct 2013, In: Molecular plant pathology. 14, 8, p. 838-843 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Rootstock-regulated gene expression patterns associated with fire blight resistance in apple
Jensen, P. J., Halbrendt, N., Fazio, G., Makalowska, I., Altman, N., Praul, C., Maximova, S. N., Ngugi, H. K., Crassweller, R. M., Travis, J. W. & McNellis, T. W., Jan 9 2012, In: BMC genomics. 13, 1, 9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Knockdown of FIBRILLIN4 Gene Expression in Apple Decreases Plastoglobule Plastoquinone Content
Singh, D. K., Laremore, T. N., Smith, P. B., Maximova, S. N. & McNellis, T. W., Oct 12 2012, In: PloS one. 7, 10, e47547.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review