Publications

Huerta, A. I., Delorean, E. E., Bossa‐Castro, A. M., Tonnessen, B. W., Raghavan, C., Corral, R., Pérez‐Quintero, Á. L., Leung, H., Verdier, V. and Leach, J. E. (2020). Resistance and susceptibility QTL identified in a rice MAGIC population by screening with a minor‐effect virulence factor from Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae. Plant Biotechnol. J., https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13438

Stahr, M., Butler, S., Huerta, A. I., Ritchie, D. F., & Quesada-Ocampo, L. M. (2020). First Report of Bacterial Root Rot, caused by Dickeya dadantii, on Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) in North Carolina. Plant Disease, (ja). https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-20-0568-PDN

Dundore-Arias, J.P., Eloe-Fadrosh, E.A., Schriml, L.M., Beattie, G.A., Brennan. F.P., Busby, P.E., Calderon, R.B., Castle, S.C., Emerson, J.B., Everhart, S.E., Eversole, K., Frost, K.E., Herr, J.R., Huerta, A.I., Iyer-Pascuzzi, A.S., Kalil, A.K., Leach, J.E., Leonard, J., Maul, J.E., Prithiviraj, B., Potrykus, M., Redekar, N.R., Rojas, J.A., Silverstein, K.A.T., Tomso, D.J., Tringe, S.G., Vinatzer, B.A., and Kinkel, L.L. (2020). Community-driven Metadata Standards for Agricultural Microbiome Research. Phytobiomes Journal, 4(2), 115-121.https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-09-19-0051-P

Huerta A,I., Cohen, S.P., Verdier, V., Leach, J.E. (2018). Molecular genetics of bacterial blight and bacterial leaf streak and their impact on future control strategies. Section 5 Chapter 4. In: Mew TW, H Hibino, S Savary, CM Vera Cruz, R Opulencia, GP Hettel, eds. Rice diseases:  Biology and selected management practices.  Los Banos (Philippines): International Rice Research Institute. PDF e-book.

Triplett, L. R., Cohen, S. P., Heffelfinger, C., Schmidt, C. L., Huerta, A. I., Tekete, C., Verdier, V., Bogdanove A.J. & Leach, J. E. (2016) A resistance locus in the American heirloom rice variety Carolina Gold Select is triggered by TAL effectors with diverse predicted targets and is effective against African strains of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola. The Plant Journal, 87(5), 472-483. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.13212

Tran, T. M., Jacobs, J. M., Huerta, A.I., Milling, A., Weibel, J., & Allen, C. (2016) Sensitive, secure detection of race 3 biovar 2 and native US strains of Ralstonia solanacearum. Plant Disease, 100(3), 630-639. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-14-1327-RE 

Huerta, A. I., Milling, A., & Allen, C. (2015) Tropical strains of Ralstonia solanacearum outcompete race 3 biovar 2 strains at lowland tropical temperatures. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81(10), 3542-3551. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.04123-14