Yuan X, Hulin MT, Sundin GW (2020)
Effectors, chaperones, and harpins of the Type III secretion system in the fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora: a review. Journal of Plant Pathology. Accepted article
I am interested in the evolution and population genetics of plant pathogenic bacteria. Specifically, I am interested in understanding how bacteria adapt to cause disease and characterising the mechanisms they use to manipulate plant physiology to overcome host defences. My PhD and subsequent postdoc (at NIAB-EMR/University of Reading) focused on using comparative genomics to investigate the genetic basis of host specificity of Pseudomonas syringae on Prunus species. At TSL, I will explore the role of Nudix-domain effectors in bacteria-plant interactions.
Effectors, chaperones, and harpins of the Type III secretion system in the fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora: a review. Journal of Plant Pathology. Accepted article
An improved conjugation method for Pseudomonas syringae. J Microbiol Methods. 2020 Oct;177:106025. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2020.106025.
Cherry picking by pseudomonads: After a century of research on canker, genomics provides insights into the evolution of pathogenicity towards stone fruits. Plant Pathol. 2020 Aug;69(6):962-978. doi: 10.1111/ppa.13189.
Basal Rot of Narcissus: Understanding Pathogenicity in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. narcissi. Front Microbiol. 2019 Dec 19;10:2905. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02905.
Draft Genome Sequence of an Onion Basal Rot Isolate of Fusarium proliferatum. Microbiol Resour Announc. 2019 Jan 3;8(1):e01385-18. doi: 10.1128/MRA.01385-18.
Comparative genomics of Pseudomonas syringae reveals convergent gene gain and loss associated with specialization onto cherry (Prunus avium). New Phytol. 2018 Jul;219(2):672-696. doi: 10.1111/nph.15182.
Characterization of the pathogenicity of strains of Pseudomonas syringae towards cherry and plum. Plant Pathol. 2018 Jun;67(5):1177-1193. doi: 10.1111/ppa.12834.
Rapid, automated detection of stem canker symptoms in woody perennials using artificial neural network analysis. Plant Methods. 2015 Dec 24;11:57. doi: 10.1186/s13007-015-0100-8.
Rapid identification of the genus Dekkera/Brettanomyces, the Dekkera subgroup and all individual species. Int J Food Microbiol. 2014 Sep 18;187:7-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2014.06.028.
Synteny analysis provides a route to design genus-specific PCR primers for rapid identification of all Saccharomyces species. FEMS Yeast Research, 14(3), p. 517-25.
Rapid identification of Zygosaccharomyces with genus-specific primers. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 173(1), p.9-13.
2020 – present Postdoctoral Scientist, The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK
2017 – 2020 Postdoctoral Scientist, NIAB EMR, UK
2013 – 2017 PhD in Biological Sciences, NIAB EMR/University of Reading, UK
2010 – 2013 BSc in Biological Sciences, University of Bath, UK