Research Project: Exotic Pathogens of Citrus: Curation, Diagnostics, and Interactions

Location: Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

“First report of the hibiscus strain of citrus leprosis virus C2 infecting passionfruit (Passiflora edulis)” - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Olmedo-Velarde, A., Roy, A., Larreasarmiento, A., Wang, X., Padmanabhan, C., Nunziata, S., Nakhla, M.K., Hu, J., Melzer, M.J. 2022. “First report of the hibiscus strain of citrus leprosis virus C2 infecting passionfruit (Passiflora edulis)”. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-21-2314-PDN.

Smilax auriculata: A new host for Orchid fleck virus identified in Florida, USA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dey, K., Vilez-Climent, M., Padmanabhan, C., Nunziata, S., Rivera, Y., Mcvay, J., Roy, A. 2022. Smilax auriculata: A new host for Orchid fleck virus identified in Florida, USA. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-21-2085-PDN.

Automated detection of `Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus' infection in citrus using immune tissue prints and machine learning - (Book / Chapter)
Shao, J.Y., Ding, F., Fu, S., Hartung, J.S. 2021. Automated detection of `Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus' infection in citrus using immune tissue prints and machine learning. Plant Diseases and Food Security in the 21st Century, Plant Pathology in the 21st Century, Springer Nature pp. 215-230. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57899-2_10.

Enhanced serologically based detection of all Liberibacters associated with citrus Huanglongbing - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ding, F., Peng, S., Hartung, J.S. 2020. Enhanced serologically based detection of all Liberibacters associated with citrus Huanglongbing. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-19-2679-SC.

Transcriptomic analyses reveal physiological changes in sweet orange roots affected by citrus blight - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fu, S., Shao, J.Y., Roy, A., Brlansky, R., Zhou, C., Hartung, J.S. 2019. Transcriptomic analyses reveal physiological changes in sweet orange roots affected by citrus blight. BMC Genomics. 20:969. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-019-6339-0.

Reassortment of genome segments creates stable lineages among strains of Orchid fleck virus infecting citrus in Mexico - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Roy, A., Stone, A.L., Otero-Colina, G., Wei, G., Brlansky, R., Ochoa, R., Bauchan, G.R., Schneider, W.L., Nakhla, M., Hartung, J.S. 2019. Reassortment of genome segments creates stable lineages among strains of Orchid fleck virus infecting citrus in Mexico. Phytopathology. 110:106-120. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-07-19-0253-FI.

Occurrence of prophage and historical perspectives associated with the dissemination of huanglongbing in mainland China - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fu, S., Bai, Z., Su, H., Liu, J., Hartung, J.S., Zhou, C., Wang, X. 2019. Occurrence of prophage and historical perspectives associated with the dissemination of huanglongbing in mainland China. Plant Pathology. 69:132-138. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13100.

Limited infection by ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ in ‘Valencia’ sweet orange trees in the presence of citrus tristeza virus - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fu, S., Gouin, C., Zhou, C., Hartung, J.S. 2019. Limited infection by ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ in ‘Valencia’ sweet orange trees in the presence of citrus tristeza virus. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 18:2-11.

The transcriptome of roots of sweet orange tree with symptoms of citrus blight - (Abstract Only)

Automated detection of ‘Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus’ infection in citrus using immune tissue prints and machine learning - (Abstract Only)

Detection of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ in citrus by concurrent tissue print based qPCR and Immunoassay - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fu, S., Liu, H., Liu, Q.H., Zhou, C., Hartung, J.S. 2019. Detection of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ in citrus by concurrent tissue print based qPCR and Immunoassay. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.12998.

First report of Hibiscus infecting Cilevirus in Citrus sinensis in Meta and Casanare, Colombia - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Roy, A., Stone, A.L., Leon, M.G., Hartung, J.S., Wei, G., Mavrodieva, V., Nakhla, M.K., Schneider, W.L., Brlansky, R.H. 2018. Sweet orange showing leprosis symptoms in Colombia are naturally infected with Hibiscus infecting cilevirus and citrus leprosis virus C2. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-18-0150-PDN.

First report of Cilevirus associated with green ringspot on senescent hibiscus leaves in Tampa, Florida - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Roy, A., Stone, A.L., Melzer, M.J., Hartung, J.S., Mavrodieva, V., Nakhla, M.K., Brlansky, R.H., Schneider, W.L. 2017. First report of Cilevirus associated with green ringspot on senescent hibiscus leaves in Tampa, Florida. Plant Disease. http://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-17-1699-PDN.

Complete nucleotide sequence of a novel Hibiscus-infecting Cilevirus from Florida and its relationship with closely associated Cileviruses - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Roy, A., Stone, A.L., Melzer, M.J., Hartung, J.S., Shao, J.Y., Mavrodieva, V., Nakhla, M.K., Brlansky, R.H., Schneider, W.L. 2018. Complete nucleotide sequence of a novel Hibiscus-infecting Cilevirus from Florida and its relationship with closely associated Cileviruses. Genome Announcements. 6(4):e01521-17.

Co-infection of sweet orange with severe and mild strains of citrus tristeza virus is overwhelmingly dominated by the severe strain on both the transcriptional and biological levels - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Shimin, F., Shao, J.Y., Zhao, C., Hartung, J.S. 2017. Co-infection of sweet orange with severe and mild strains of citrus tristeza virus is overwhelmingly dominated by the severe strain on both the transcriptional and biological levels. Frontiers in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01419.