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Human Pathogen Colonization of Lettuce Dependent Upon Plant Genotype and Defense Response Activation by Jacob, Cristián, Melotto, Maeli

“…Fresh produce contaminated with human pathogens may result in foodborne disease outbreaks that cause a significant number of illnesses, hospitalizations, and…”
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Plant stomata: a checkpoint of host immunity and pathogen virulence by Zeng, Weiqing, Melotto, Maeli, He, Sheng Yang

“…Stomata are microscopic pores formed by pairs of guard cells in the epidermis of terrestrial plants; they are essential for gas exchange with the environment…”
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Plant Stomata Function in Innate Immunity against Bacterial Invasion by Melotto, Maeli, Underwood, William, Koczan, Jessica, Nomura, Kinya, He, Sheng Yang

“…Microbial entry into host tissue is a critical first step in causing infection in animals and plants. In plants, it has been assumed that microscopic surface…”
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Lettuce Genotype-Dependent Effects of Temperature on Escherichia coli O157:H7 Persistence and Plant Head Growth by Student, Joseph, Weitz, Tracy, Blewett, Theo, Yaron, Sima, Melotto, Maeli

“…•Escherichiacoli O157:H7 has variable persistence on different lettuce genotypes.•Temperature can positively or negatively affect O157:H7 persistence on…”
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A Comprehensive Arabidopsis Yeast Two-Hybrid Library for Protein-Protein Interaction Studies: A Resource to the Plant Research Community by Matiolli, Cleverson Carlos, Melotto, Maeli

“…Yeast-two-hybrid (Y2H) cDNA library screening is a valuable tool to uncover protein-protein interactions and represents a widely used method to investigate…”
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Stomate-based defense and environmental cues by Panchal, Shweta, Melotto, Maeli

“…Environmental conditions play crucial roles in modulating immunity and disease in plants. For instance, many bacterial disease outbreaks occur after periods of…”
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JAZ4 is involved in plant defense, growth, and development in Arabidopsis by Oblessuc, Paula R., Obulareddy, Nisita, DeMott, Logan, Matiolli, Cleverson C., Thompson, Blaine K., Melotto, Maeli

“…Summary Jasmonate zim‐domain (JAZ) proteins comprise a family of transcriptional repressors that modulate jasmonate (JA) responses. JAZ proteins form a…”
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Role of Stomata in Plant Innate Immunity and Foliar Bacterial Diseases by Melotto, M, Underwood, W, He, S.Y

“…Pathogen entry into host tissue is a critical first step in causing infection. For foliar bacterial plant pathogens, natural surface openings, such as stomata,…”
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Novel molecular components involved in callose-mediated Arabidopsis defense against Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli O157:H7 by Oblessuc, Paula Rodrigues, Matiolli, Cleverson Carlos, Melotto, Maeli

“…Food contamination with Salmonella enterica and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli is among the leading causes of foodborne illnesses worldwide and crop plants…”
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A Simple Assay to Assess Salmonella enterica Persistence in Lettuce Leaves After Low Inoculation Dose by Oblessuc, Paula Rodrigues, Melotto, Maeli

“…Salmonella enterica is an enterobacterium associated with numerous foodborne illnesses worldwide. Leafy greens have been a common vehicle for disease outbreaks…”
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Editorial: Plant and human pathogen interactions: gaining insights into the impact of environmental and crop management factors by Jacob, Cristián, Micallef, Shirley A, Melotto, Maeli

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Editorial: Breeding Crops for Enhanced Food Safety by Melotto, Maeli, Zhang, Wei, Teplitski, Max

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Regulation of Stomatal Defense by Air Relative Humidity by Panchal, Shweta, Chitrakar, Reejana, Thompson, Blaine K., Obulareddy, Nisita, Roy, Debanjana, Hambright, W. Sealy, Melotto, Maeli

“…It has long been observed that environmental conditions play crucial roles in modulating immunity and disease in plants and animals. For instance, many…”
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Transcription factor-dependent nuclear localization of a transcriptional repressor in jasmonate hormone signaling by Withers, John, Yao, Jian, Mecey, Christy, Howe, Gregg A, Melotto, Maeli, He, Sheng Yang

“…The plant hormone jasmonate (JA) plays an important role in regulating growth, development and immunity. A key step in JA signaling is ligand-dependent…”
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Role of plant stomata in bacterial invasion by Underwood, William, Melotto, Maeli, He, Sheng Yang

“…Summary Stomata are microscopic pores in the epidermis of the aerial parts of terrestrial plants. These pores are essential for photosynthesis, as they allow…”
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Determination of Salmonella enterica Leaf Internalization Varies Substantially According to the Method and Conditions Used to Assess Bacterial Localization by Chahar, Madhvi, Kroupitski, Yulia, Gollop, Rachel, Belausov, Eduard, Melotto, Maeli, Sela-Saldinger, Shlomo

“…In a previous study, comparing the internalization of S. enterica serovar Typhimurium in various leaves by confocal microscopy, we have demonstrated that the…”
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Intraspecies competition among Salmonella enterica isolates in the lettuce leaf apoplast by Jacob, Cristián, Student, Joseph, Bridges, David F, Chu, Weiping, Porwollik, Steffen, McClelland, Michael, Melotto, Maeli

“…Multiple serovars and strains have been reported to be able to persist inside the foliar tissue of lettuce ( L.), potentially resisting washing steps and…”
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Plant innate immunity against human bacterial pathogens by Melotto, Maeli, Panchal, Shweta, Roy, Debanjana

“…Certain human bacterial pathogens such as the enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica are not proven to be plant pathogens yet. Nonetheless,…”
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Responsiveness of Candidate Genes on CoPv01CDRK/PhgPv01CDRK Loci in Common Bean Challenged by Anthracnose and Angular Leaf Spot Pathogens by Lovatto, Maike, Gonçalves-Vidigal, Maria Celeste, Vaz Bisneta, Mariana, Calvi, Alexandre Catto, Mazucheli, Josmar, Vidigal Filho, Pedro Soares, Miranda, Eduardo Gomes Rosa, Melotto, Maeli

“…Anthracnose (ANT) and angular leaf spot (ALS) are significant diseases in common bean, leading to considerable yield losses under specific environmental…”
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Guard Cell Purification and RNA Isolation Suitable for High-Throughput Transcriptional Analysis of Cell-Type Responses to Biotic Stresses by OBULAREDDY, Nisita, PANCHAL, Shweta, MELOTTO, Maeli

“…Stomata, micro-pores on the leaf surface, are formed by a pair of guard cells. In addition to controlling water loss and gas exchange between the plant and the…”
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