Dr. Gwyn Beattie’s Lab published three new papers in 2025 spanning soil microbiome strategies for environmental benefits and new insights into the biology and epidemiology of bacteria linked to cucurbit yellow vine disease.
Read more about the publications below!
Beattie, G.A., A. Edlund, N. Esiobu, J. Gilbert, M. Haubjerg Nicolaisen, J.K. Jansson, P. Jensen, M. Keiluweit, J. T. Lennon, J. Martiny, V.R. Minnis, D. Newman, R. Peixoto, C. Schadt, and J. Roelof van der Meer. 2025. Soil microbiome interventions for carbon sequestration and climate mitigation. mSystems 10:e01129-24. doi.org/10.1128/msystems.01129-24
Mphande, K., B. LaSarre, A.A. Paulsen, R. Hartung, S. Badilla-Arias, M.L. Gleason, and G.A. Beattie. 2025. Bacteria that cause cucurbit yellow vine disease fall within the Serratia ureilytica species of the S. marcescens complex and can be vectored by cucumber beetles. Phytopathology 115:606-617 doi.org/10.1094/phyto-10-24-0321-r
Mphande, K., B. LaSarre, M.L. Gleason, and G.A. Beattie. 2025. Type I fimbriae Promote the virulence of Serratia ureilytica strains that cause cucurbit yellow vine disease while impeding biofilm formation in vitro. Phytopathology 115:1610-1618 doi.org 10.1094/PHYTO-05-25-0165-R.