Michelle Pena
@MichelleMPena_
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Plant Pathologist | Postdoc at UGA! Studying Pathogenic Bacteria in Vegetable Crops
Tifton, GA
Joined April 2020
Thrilled to share our Pseudomonas alliivorans research at the #UGA Plant Center Retreat! Had just 5 minutes to explain how we’re mining its genome for adaptation genes—and managed to bring home 3rd place! 🏆 #PlantPathology
@UGA_CollegeofAg @UGAResearch
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Now look at her, presenting her first poster after just two months as a Master’s student at OSU! Why am I sharing this here? Because it brings me a lot of joy to see Emily grow and follow her dreams, and I’m very grateful to have been part of her journey!
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Emily was my first undergrad mentee when I joined UGA last year! In the first picture, we were at GAPP2023, where she was presenting her first poster after only two months of working with me in the lab…
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Join me in celebrating this achievement! This publication represents a significant milestone in our understanding of the diversity and evolution of nonpathogenic xanthomonads compare to their pathogenic counterparts!
academic.oup.com
Abstract. The genus Xanthomonas has been primarily studied for pathogenic interactions with plants. However, besides host and tissue-specific pathogenic st
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Happy to see this work finally out! A great collaboration with Marie-Agnès Jacques, Jeff Jones, @VinatzerLab, Tal Pupko, and @jgi!
academic.oup.com
Abstract. The genus Xanthomonas has been primarily studied for pathogenic interactions with plants. However, besides host and tissue-specific pathogenic st
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Just out of the ‘press’: 22 years since the publication of the first Xanthomonas genome, with almost a third of the genes coding for hypothetical proteins, we have one less on the list! ORF XAC0024 is an encV homolog from X.citri strain 306! https://t.co/WIYJtii6sq
mdpi.com
Peptidoglycan hydrolases are enzymes responsible for breaking the peptidoglycan present in the bacterial cell wall, facilitating cell growth, cell division and peptidoglycan turnover. Xanthomonas...
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Happy to see our paper on #Pseudomonas species associated with #BLS in cucurbits published!! @PlantDiseaseJ @pseudosonseed
https://t.co/57YtC83kv8
apsjournals.apsnet.org
Bacterial leaf spot of cucurbits (BLS) is an emerging disease in the southeastern United States that is capable of causing widespread outbreaks under conducive conditions. Historically attributed...
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The Wang lab at UF is hiring a postdoc and a senior scientist. Related publications by the Wang lab: Huang etal.2023. Nat Plants. doi: 10.1038/s41477-023-01520-y; Su etal. 2023. Nat Commun. 14:3957; and Ma etal. 2022 Nat Commun. 13:529. Expected Salary: $55,000-65,000. Please RT.
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Excited to lead this NIFA funded OREI project to find solutions against bacterial rot in organic onions 🧅 @ugaCAESresearch @UGAPlantPath @UGAExtension @USDA_NIFA @UGATifton
fieldreport.caes.uga.edu
A team of researchers from the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is partnering with colleagues from Texas A&M University to find more effective production...
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Xanthomonas community: Our New preprint is out today… @NWangUF @DoronTeper We showed how EnvC (an E. coli M23 peptidase homolog) contributes to the virulence and cell separation of X. citri, the causal agent of citrus canker. https://t.co/WOxxVwQS9h
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It’s poster presentation day at #PlantHealth2023 Come see me and talk about Pathogenic Bacteria on Vegetables @plantdisease @BhabeshDutta5 Session: POSTERS: New and Emerging Diseases I Date: Monday, August 14, 2023 Time: 5:00:00 PM - 5:45:00 PM Poster Number: P-361
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Got my #PlantHealth2023 badge and some stickers representing @UGA_CollegeofAg and our favorite vegetable! #sweetonion #Vidaliaonion
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Started #PlantHealth2023 with a great Field Trip to the USDA ARS National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation (NLGRP) in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Thanks to @plantdisease and the APS Collections and Germplasm Committee for organizing the field trip!
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We've done so much this summer in Dutta's lab! From field and greenhouse trials, bacterial isolation and diagnosis, seed extraction and pathology testing, not to mention the chance to teach and train my amazing students! @BhabeshDutta5 @UGA_CollegeofAg @UGAExtension
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Dutta lab is looking for a postdoc to work on bacterial diseases of vegetable crops. Motivated scientists with experience in bacterial genetics, genomics and classical bacteriology are welcome to apply @APSbacteriology @plantdisease
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What to Do About Pepper Diseases in Georgia - Specialty Crop Industry @UGAExtension @GFVGA
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Looking for a motivated scientist to work on a host-resistance against whitefly transmitted virus complex in vegetable crops. Please spread the word @UGAResearch @plantdisease
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Transcriptome profiling of type VI secretion system core gene tssM mutant of Xanthomonas perforans highlights regulators controlling ... https://t.co/UzuWSgGWmo
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