Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology

Postal address
United States

Ricardo Alcalá Briseño
- Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology - Assistant Professor
- Plant Institute
Person: Academic
20152026
David Meigs Beyer
Person: Academic
19962023
Carolee Theresa Bull
Person: Academic
19942026
Alyssa Anne Collins
- Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology - Director, Southeast Agricultural Research & Extension Center; Asssociate Research Professor
Person: Academic
20162025
Sharifa G. Crandall
- Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology - Assistant Professor
- Plant Institute
- One Health Microbiome Center
Person: Academic
20172025
Paul Esker
Person: Academic
20022025
David Michael Geiser
Person: Academic
19942025
Beth Krueger Gugino
Person: Academic
20062025
Kevin Hockett
- Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology - Associate Professor
- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
- Plant Institute
- One Health Microbiome Center
Person: Academic
20082025
Maria Del Mar Jimenez Gasco
- Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology - Department Head and Professor
- Plant Institute
- One Health Microbiome Center - Professor
Person: Academic
20012024

90456 Citations
145 h-index
1194 Article
84 Review article
64 Comment/debate
52 Chapter
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From edible mushrooms to sustainable materials: Sound absorption of mycelium-based composites cultivated on spent mushroom substrates
Kim, J. W., Dognini, C., Shams, A., Pecchia, J., Zhu, Y., Yang, Y., Jing, Y. & Gürsoy, B., Jan 5 2026, In: Applied Acoustics. 241, 111000.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Link opens in a new tab Scopus citations
Integrating microbiomes into One Health: insights from the 2025 One Health World Microbiome Partnership Summit
Affagard, H., Benamouzig, R., Bork, P., Bull, C. T., Clement, K., de Montera, B., De Vos, W. M., Dominguez-Bello, M. G., Dore, J., Fontaine, F., Gao, G. F., Henn, M., Holmes, E., Karciauskate, I., Knight, R., Koren, O., Louis, P., Maguin, E., McAllister, T. A. & Ohno, H. & 20 others, Ortmann, A. C., Parizeau, M. H., Pesant, S., Prescott, S. L., Proctor, L. M., Raes, J., Rocke, E., Sanabria-Gomez, J., Segata, N., Sergaki, C., Sessitsch, A., Stumpf, R. M., Tiensin, T., Versalovic, J., Vincent, C., Wannerberger, K., Wannous, C., Zhao, L., Zwart, H. & Proctor, L. M., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: The Lancet Microbe. 101319.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

Open Access
Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Phytoplasma Diseases Using a CRISPR/Cas12a DETECTR Assay Combined with Isothermal Recombinase Polymerase Amplification
Wei, W., Yang, Y. & Shih, J., 2026, Methods in Molecular Biology. Humana Press Inc., p. 63-74 12 p. (Methods in Molecular Biology; vol. 3008).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Rapid detection of the beech leaf nematode, Litylenchus crenatae using recombinase polymerase amplification assay with lateral flow dipsticks
Kantor, M. & Subbotin, S. A., Feb 2026, In: PloS one. 21, 2 February, e0341967.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
The poplar pathogen Sphaerulina musiva has a dynamic genome architecture marked by chromosomal inversions and changes in transposable element abundance
Zaccaron, A. Z., Lassagne, A., Søndreli, K. L., Sudermann, M. A., Alcalá Briseño, R. I., Grünwald, N. J., Weisberg, A. J. & Leboldus, J. M., 2026, In: Microbial genomics. 12, 1, 001603.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Upstate Abundance, a Variety with Small Round White Tubers and Resistance to Lineage US-23 of Late Blight and Pathotypes Ro1 and Ro2 of the Golden Cyst Nematode
De Jong, W. S., Wang, X., Halseth, D. E., Plaisted, R. L., Perry, K. L., Qu, X., Christ, B. J., Paddock, K. M. & Falise, M., Feb 2026, In: American Journal of Potato Research. 103, 1, p. 88-94 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Antagonism in Orthotospoviruses Is Reflected in Plant Small RNA Profile
Islam, M. T., Zhao, K., Johnson, N., Axtell, M. & Rosa, C., Jun 2025, In: Viruses. 17, 6, 789.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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A Quantitative PCR Assay for Specific Detection of Pseudomonas cannabina pv. alisalensis
Noh, E., Cedeno, C., Bull, C. T., Keinath, A. P., Wechter, W. P. & Wang, H., Feb 2025, In: Plant disease. 109, 2, p. 461-470 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Systematic Approach for Identifying Unique Genomic Sequences for Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae Race 1 and Development of Molecular Diagnostic Tools
Li, N., Geiser, D. M., Steenwyk, J. L., Tsuchida, C., Koike, S., Slinski, S. & Martin, F. N., Feb 2025, In: PHYTOPATHOLOGY. 115, 2, p. 204-217 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bacterial Assembly in the Switchgrass Rhizosphere Is Shaped by Phylogeny, Host Genotype, and Growing Site
Sutherland, J., Bell, T. H., Bonos, S., Tkach, C., Hansen, J., Crawford, R., Carlson, J. E. & Lasky, J. R., Sep 24 2025, In: Phytobiomes Journal. 9, 3, p. 468-484 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
2 Link opens in a new tab Scopus citations

5 Active
48 Finished

Collaborative Research: NSF-DBT: TRTech-PGR: Developing Robust Prime Editing Systems in Plants
Yang, Y. (PI)
National Science Foundation
11/1/24 → 10/31/27
Project: Research project
HARNESSING THE MUSHROOM MICROBIOME SUBSTRATE TO CHANGE DEVELOPMENTAL AND DISEASE OUTCOMES: MANIPULATING MUSHROOM DEVOMES
Vieira, F. R. (PI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
7/1/24 → 6/30/27
Project: Research project
NOVEL FIRE BLIGHT BIOPESTICIDE FIELD TESTING AND EVALUATION
McNellis, T. W. (PI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
9/1/23 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
SOD: SOLUTIONS FOR ORGANIC FARM DISEASES: SUPPRESSING SOILBORNE PATHOGENS IN VEGETABLE HIGH TUNNELS
Crandall, S. G. (PI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
9/1/23 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
DEVELOPING DISEASE SUPPRESSIVE PHYLLOSPHERE MICROBIOMES THROUGH APPLIED ECOLOGY
Hockett, K. (PI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
5/1/23 → 4/30/27
Project: Research project
Conference: ICPPB & Biocontrol 2024 Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA,July 7-12, 2024
Vinatzer, B. A. (PI), Bull, C. T. (CoPI) & Huerta Vazquez, A. I. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
6/1/24 → 5/31/25
Project: Research project
THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF SURVIVAL TO MEMBRANE-TARGETING BACTERIAL CONTROL METHODS, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
Hockett, K. (PI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
1/1/22 → 12/31/24
Project: Research project
RESOLVING INOCULUM SOURCES AND EVALUATING ALTERNATIVES TO MITIGATE POSTHARVEST DISEASES, FOOD LOSSES, AND MYCOTOXIN CONTAMINATION IN APPLE
Peter, K. A. (PI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
9/1/21 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE LABOR SHORTAGE ON MUSHROOM FARMS THROUGH SMART AGRICULTURE
Pecchia, J. A. (PI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
9/1/21 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
MYCOTOXINS IN A CHANGING WORLD
Kuldau, G. A. (PI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
10/2/20 → 9/30/25
Project: Research project

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Ricardo Alcalá Briseño

David Meigs Beyer

Carolee Theresa Bull

Alyssa Anne Collins

Sharifa G. Crandall

Paul Esker

David Michael Geiser

Beth Krueger Gugino

Kevin Hockett

Maria Del Mar Jimenez Gasco

From edible mushrooms to sustainable materials: Sound absorption of mycelium-based composites cultivated on spent mushroom substrates

Integrating microbiomes into One Health: insights from the 2025 One Health World Microbiome Partnership Summit

Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Phytoplasma Diseases Using a CRISPR/Cas12a DETECTR Assay Combined with Isothermal Recombinase Polymerase Amplification

Rapid detection of the beech leaf nematode, Litylenchus crenatae using recombinase polymerase amplification assay with lateral flow dipsticks

The poplar pathogen Sphaerulina musiva has a dynamic genome architecture marked by chromosomal inversions and changes in transposable element abundance

Upstate Abundance, a Variety with Small Round White Tubers and Resistance to Lineage US-23 of Late Blight and Pathotypes Ro1 and Ro2 of the Golden Cyst Nematode

Antagonism in Orthotospoviruses Is Reflected in Plant Small RNA Profile

A Quantitative PCR Assay for Specific Detection of Pseudomonas cannabina pv. alisalensis

A Systematic Approach for Identifying Unique Genomic Sequences for Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae Race 1 and Development of Molecular Diagnostic Tools

Bacterial Assembly in the Switchgrass Rhizosphere Is Shaped by Phylogeny, Host Genotype, and Growing Site

Collaborative Research: NSF-DBT: TRTech-PGR: Developing Robust Prime Editing Systems in Plants

HARNESSING THE MUSHROOM MICROBIOME SUBSTRATE TO CHANGE DEVELOPMENTAL AND DISEASE OUTCOMES: MANIPULATING MUSHROOM DEVOMES

NOVEL FIRE BLIGHT BIOPESTICIDE FIELD TESTING AND EVALUATION

SOD: SOLUTIONS FOR ORGANIC FARM DISEASES: SUPPRESSING SOILBORNE PATHOGENS IN VEGETABLE HIGH TUNNELS

DEVELOPING DISEASE SUPPRESSIVE PHYLLOSPHERE MICROBIOMES THROUGH APPLIED ECOLOGY

Conference: ICPPB & Biocontrol 2024 Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA,July 7-12, 2024

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF SURVIVAL TO MEMBRANE-TARGETING BACTERIAL CONTROL METHODS, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR DISEASE CONTROL

RESOLVING INOCULUM SOURCES AND EVALUATING ALTERNATIVES TO MITIGATE POSTHARVEST DISEASES, FOOD LOSSES, AND MYCOTOXIN CONTAMINATION IN APPLE

AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE LABOR SHORTAGE ON MUSHROOM FARMS THROUGH SMART AGRICULTURE

MYCOTOXINS IN A CHANGING WORLD

Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology

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