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Bart P. H. J. Thomma

Bart P. H. J. Thomma

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Biology and Biochemistry
Netherlands
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
94
Citations
38817
World Ranking
1976
National Ranking
136

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Bart P. H. J. Thomma is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the agricultural and biological sciences, with particular contributions in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including plant science, cell biology, molecular biology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and immunology.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to plant-microbe interactions and immunity, plant pathogens and fungal diseases, mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, plant disease resistance and genetics, plant pathogenic bacteria studies, plant parasitism and resistance, and legume nitrogen-fixing symbiosis.

Recent notable publications include:

  • The EDS1-PAD4-ADR1 node mediates Arabidopsis pattern-triggered immunity, 2021, Nature
  • Microbiome manipulation by a soil-borne fungal plant pathogen using effector proteins, 2020, Nature Plants
  • Latent postharvest pathogens of pome fruit and their management: from single measures to a systems intervention approach, 2020, European Journal of Plant Pathology
  • Co-evolution within the plant holobiont drives host performance, 2023, EMBO Reports
  • The conceptual foundations of innate immunity: Taking stock 30 years later, 2024, Immunity

Frequent co-authors in Thomma's research include:

  • Michael Seidl
  • Grardy C. M. van den Berg
  • Nick C. Snelders
  • David E. Cook
  • Gabriel L. Fiorin

Their research appears commonly in publication venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature, Molecular Plant Pathology, PLoS Pathogens, and mBio, reflecting a broad engagement with peer-reviewed scientific literature and preprint dissemination.

Best Publications

  • Separate jasmonate-dependent and salicylate-dependent defense-response pathways in Arabidopsis are essential for resistance to distinct microbial pathogens

    Bart P. H. J. Thomma;Kristel Eggermont;Iris A. M. A. Penninckx;Brigitte Mauch-Mani

  • Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary: biology and molecular traits of a cosmopolitan pathogen.

    Melvin D. Bolton;Bart P. H. J. Thomma;Berlin D. Nelson

  • Concomitant activation of jasmonate and ethylene response pathways is required for induction of a plant defensin gene in Arabidopsis.

    Iris A.M.A. Penninckx;Bart P.H.J. Thomma;Antony Buchala;Jean Pierre Métraux

  • Of PAMPs and Effectors: The Blurred PTI-ETI Dichotomy

    Bart P.H.J. Thomma;Thorsten Nürnberger;Matthieu H.A.J. Joosten

  • Pathogen-induced systemic activation of a plant defensin gene in Arabidopsis follows a salicylic acid-independent pathway.

    I. A. M. A. Penninckx;K. Eggermont;F. R. G. Terras;B. P. H. J. Thomma

  • Physiology and molecular aspects of Verticillium wilt diseases caused by V. dahliae and V. albo-atrum.

    Emilie F. Fradin;Bart P. H. J. Thomma

  • Alternaria spp.: from general saprophyte to specific parasite.

    Bart P. H. J. Thomma

  • The complexity of disease signaling in Arabidopsis.

    B. P. H. J. Thomma;I. A. M. A. Penninckx;Willem Broekaert;Bruno Cammue

  • Conserved Fungal LysM Effector Ecp6 Prevents Chitin-Triggered Immunity in Plants

    Ronnie de Jonge;H. Peter van Esse;Anja Kombrink;Tomonori Shinya

  • Bidirectional cross-kingdom RNAi and fungal uptake of external RNAs confer plant protection

    Ming Wang;Arne Weiberg;Arne Weiberg;Feng Mao Lin;Bart P.H.J. Thomma

  • Requirement of functional Ethylene-Insensitive 2 gene for efficient resistance of Arabidopsis to infection by Botrytis cinerea

    Bart P.H.J. Thomma;Kristel Eggermont;Koenraad F.M.-J. Tierens;Willem F. Broekaert

  • Interfamily transfer of a plant pattern-recognition receptor confers broad-spectrum bacterial resistance

    Séverine Lacombe;Séverine Lacombe;Alejandra Rougon-Cardoso;Alejandra Rougon-Cardoso;Emma Sherwood;Emma Sherwood;Nemo Peeters

  • Alternaria section Alternaria: Species, formae speciales or pathotypes?

    J.H.C. Woudenberg;M.F. Seidl;J.Z. Groenewald;M. De Vries

  • Tomato immune receptor Ve1 recognizes effector of multiple fungal pathogens uncovered by genome and RNA sequencing

    Ronnie de Jonge;H. Peter van Esse;Karunakaran Maruthachalam;Melvin D. Bolton

  • Effector-Mediated Suppression of Chitin-Triggered Immunity by Magnaporthe oryzae Is Necessary for Rice Blast Disease

    Thomas A. Mentlak;Anja Kombrink;Tomonori Shinya;Lauren S. Ryder

  • Genetic dissection of Verticillium wilt resistance mediated by tomato Ve1

    Emilie F. Fradin;Zhao Zhang;Juan C. Juarez Ayala;Christian D.M. Castroverde

  • Comparative Genomics Yields Insights into Niche Adaptation of Plant Vascular Wilt Pathogens

    Steven J. Klosterman;Krishna V. Subbarao;Seogchan Kang;Paola Veronese

  • Understanding Plant Immunity as a Surveillance System to Detect Invasion

    David E Cook;Carl H Mesarich;Bart P H J Thomma

  • The xylem as battleground for plant hosts and vascular wilt pathogens.

    Koste A. Yadeta;Bart P. H. J. Thomma

  • Deficiency in phytoalexin production causes enhanced susceptibility of Arabidopsis thaliana to the fungus Alternaria brassicicola.

    Bart P. H. J. Thomma;Inge Nelissen;Kristel Eggermont;Willem F. Broekaert

Frequent Co-Authors

David Cook
David Cook University of Iceland
Melvin D. Bolton
Melvin D. Bolton United States Department of Agriculture
Bart Lievens
Bart Lievens KU Leuven
P.J.G.M. de Wit
P.J.G.M. de Wit Wageningen University & Research
Pierre J. G. M. de Wit
Pierre J. G. M. de Wit Wageningen University & Research
Jacques Vervoort
Jacques Vervoort Wageningen University & Research
Jack H. Vossen
Jack H. Vossen Wageningen University & Research
Gary A. Secor
Gary A. Secor North Dakota State University

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