Johan Kers
Academic Appointments
- Postdoctoral Research fellow, Genetics
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Professional Snapshot
Honors and Awards
- Dean's Fellowship, Stanford University (2006, 2007)
Professional Education
| M.Sc.: | University of Western Ontario, Plant Science (2001) |
| Doctor of Philosophy: | Cornell University, (2006) |
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Scientific Focus
Publications
- Streptomyces turgidiscabies secretes a novel virulence protein, Nec1, which facilitates infection. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 2007; (6): 599-608
- Evolution of plant pathogenicity in Streptomyces. Annu Rev Phytopathol. 2006: 469-87
- A large, mobile pathogenicity island confers plant pathogenicity on Streptomyces species. Mol Microbiol. 2005; (4): 1025-33
- Nitric oxide synthase inhibitors and nitric oxide donors modulate the biosynthesis of thaxtomin A, a nitrated phytotoxin produced by Streptomyces spp. Nitric Oxide. 2005; (1): 46-53
- Nitration of a peptide phytotoxin by bacterial nitric oxide synthase. Nature. 2004; (6987): 79-82
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