Nian Wang

Assistant Professor 

Citrus research and Education Center, Lake Alfred, FL

Department of Microbiology and Cell Science University of Florida 
Ph.D: Texas A&M University Plant Pathology
M.S: China Agricultural University, Beijing China Plant Pathology

Description of Research

Molecular genetics and functional genomics of plant-bacteria interactions and methods to control citrus diseases caused by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Citrus Greening) and Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri (Citrus Canker)

Selected Publications

Refereed Papers

1. Satyanarayana, T., Sagaram, U.S., Gowda, S., Robertson, C. J., Dawson, W. O., Iwanami, T., and Wang, N. 2008 In Planta Distribution of “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” as Revealed by Polymerase Chain reaction (PCR) and Real-Time PCR. Phytopathology 98: 592-599. PDF

2. Kim, J., Sagaram, U.S., Burns, J. K., and Wang N.  2009 Response of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) to Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus infection: microscopy and microarray analyses.  Phytopathology 2009 99:50-7.  PDF

3.Trividi P., Sagaram, U.S., Brlansky, R.H., Rogers, M., Stelinski, L.L., Oswalt, C., Kim, J.S., and Wang N. 2009 Quantification of viable Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus in hosts using Quantitative PCR with the aid of ethidium monoazide (EMA).  European Journal of Plant Pathology (Submitted).

4.Uma Shankar Sagaram, Kristen M. DeAngelis, Pankaj Trivedi, Gary L. Andersen, Shien Lu, and Nian Wang 2009 Bacterial diversity analysis of Huanglongbing pathogen-infected citrus using PhyloChips and 16S rDNA clone library sequencing.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology. (In Press).

5.Wang N., Lu, S. E., A. R. Records, and Gross D. C. 2006. Characterization of the regulatory roles of syrF and salA in syringomycin and syringopeptin production by P. syringae pv. syringae.  J. Bacteriol. 188: 3290-3298.  PDF

6.Wang N., Lu, S.-E., Wang, J. L. Chen J. Z., and Gross D. C. 2006. The expression of genes encoding lipodepsipeptide phytotoxins by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae is coordinated in response to plant signal molecules.  Mol. Plant-Microbe Interact. 19: 257-269.  PDF

7.Wang, N., Lu, S.-E., Yang, Q., Sze, S.-H., and Gross D. C. 2006. Identification of the syr-syp box in the promoter regions of genes dedicated to syringomycin and syringopeptin production by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae B301D. J. Bacteriol. 188:160-168.  PDF

8.Lu S. E., Wang, N., Wang, J. L., Chen, J. Z. and Gross D. C. 2005. Oligonucleotide microarray analysis of the SalA regulon controlling phytotoxin production by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae. Mol. Plant-Microbe Interact. 15:43-53

Non-refereed Publications

Wang N., Feil W. S., and Lindow S. E. 2006 Identification of traits of Xylella fastidiosa conferring virulence to grape and insect transmission by analysis of global gene expression using DNA microarrays.  Proceedings of the 2006 Pierce’s Disease Research Symposium.  California Department of Food and Agriculture.

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