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George W. Sundin is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant emphasis on plant science. They have contributed extensively to the study of plant pathogenic bacteria, plant-microbe interactions and immunity, as well as plant pathogens and fungal diseases.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Fungal Plant Pathogen Control
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

In terms of specific research areas, Sundin's publications cover subfields such as plant science, cell biology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, ecology, and endocrinology.

Recent papers authored by Sundin include:

  • Phage biocontrol to combat Pseudomonas syringae pathogens causing disease in cherry (2020), published in Microbial Biotechnology
  • Genetic Dissection of the Erwinia amylovora Disease Cycle (2021), published in Annual Review of Phytopathology
  • Effect of Kasugamycin, Oxytetracycline, and Streptomycin on In-orchard Population Dynamics of Erwinia amylovora on Apple Flower Stigmas (2020), published in Plant Disease
  • Effectors, chaperones, and harpins of the Type III secretion system in the fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora: a review (2020), published in Journal of Plant Pathology
  • Aureobasidium pullulans from the Fire Blight Biocontrol Product, Blossom Protect, Induces Host Resistance in Apple Flowers (2023), published in Phytopathology

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Sundin include:

  • Quan Zeng
  • Cory A. Outwater
  • Suzanne M. Slack
  • Roshni R. Kharadi
  • Jingyu Peng

Publications by Sundin often appear in journals and venues related to their field of study, including:

  • Phytopathology
  • Journal of Plant Pathology
  • Plant Disease
  • Molecular Plant Pathology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Antibiotic use in plant agriculture.

    Patricia S. McManus;Virginia O. Stockwell;George W. Sundin;Alan L. Jones

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Plant-Pathogenic Bacteria.

    George W Sundin;Nian Wang

  • Contribution of Erwinia amylovora exopolysaccharides amylovoran and levan to biofilm formation: implications in pathogenicity.

    Jessica M. Koczan;Molly J. McGrath;Youfu Zhao;George W. Sundin

  • Bacterial disease management: challenges, experience, innovation and future prospects: Challenges in Bacterial Molecular Plant Pathology.

    George W. Sundin;Luisa F. Castiblanco;Xiaochen Yuan;Quan Zeng

  • Dissemination of the strA-strB streptomycin-resistance genes among commensal and pathogenic bacteria from humans, animals, and plants.

    G. W. Sundin;C. L. Bender

  • Pseudomonas syringae Diseases of Fruit Trees: Progress Toward Understanding and Control.

    Megan M. Kennelly;Francisco M. Cazorla;Antonio de Vicente;Cayo Ramos

  • Overexpression of the 14α-Demethylase Target Gene (CYP51) Mediates Fungicide Resistance in Blumeriella jaapii

    Zhonghua Ma;Tyre J. Proffer;Janette L. Jacobs;George W. Sundin

  • Ecological and genetic analysis of copper and streptomycin resistance in Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae.

    G W Sundin;C L Bender

  • Identification of Erwinia amylovora Genes Induced during Infection of Immature Pear Tissue

    Youfu Zhao;Sara E. Blumer;George W. Sundin

  • Effect of Solar UV-B Radiation on a Phyllosphere Bacterial Community

    Janette L. Jacobs;George W. Sundin

  • Control of fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) on apple trees with trunk-injected plant resistance inducers and antibiotics and assessment of induction of pathogenesis-related protein genes

    Srđan G. Aćimović;Quan Zeng;Gayle C. McGhee;George W. Sundin

  • Ultraviolet Radiation (UVR) Sensitivity Analysis and UVR Survival Strategies of a Bacterial Community from the Phyllosphere of Field-Grown Peanut (Arachis hypogeae L.)

    G.W. Sundin;J.L. Jacobs

  • Fire Blight: Applied Genomic Insights of the Pathogen and Host

    Mickael Malnoy;Stefan Martens;John L. Norelli;Marie Anne Barny

  • The Role of Pigmentation, Ultraviolet Radiation Tolerance, and Leaf Colonization Strategies in the Epiphytic Survival of Phyllosphere Bacteria

    J.L. Jacobs;T.L. Carroll;G.W. Sundin;G.W. Sundin

  • Cell Surface Attachment Structures Contribute to Biofilm Formation and Xylem Colonization by Erwinia amylovora

    Jessica M. Koczan;Bryan R. Lenneman;Molly J. McGrath;George W. Sundin

  • Evaluation of kasugamycin for fire blight management, effect on nontarget bacteria, and assessment of kasugamycin resistance potential in Erwinia amylovora.

    Gayle C. McGhee;George W. Sundin

  • Field Evaluation of Biological Control of Fire Blight in the Eastern United States

    George W. Sundin;Nicole A. Werner;Keith S. Yoder;Herb S. Aldwinckle

  • Construction and analysis of pathogenicity island deletion mutants of Erwinia amylovora.

    Youfu ZhaoY. Zhao;Youfu ZhaoY. Zhao;George W. SundinG.W. Sundin;George W. SundinG.W. Sundin;Dongping WangD. Wang

  • Gene-for-gene relationship in the host–pathogen system Malus × robusta 5–Erwinia amylovora

    Isabelle Vogt;Thomas Wöhner;Klaus Richter;Henryk Flachowsky

  • Genomic Insights into the Contribution of Phytopathogenic Bacterial Plasmids to the Evolutionary History of Their Hosts

    George W. Sundin

  • Genetic and plasmid diversity within natural populations of Pseudomonas syringae with various exposures to copper and streptomycin bactericides

    G W Sundin;D H Demezas;C L Bender

Frequent Co-Authors

Youfu Zhao
Youfu Zhao Washington State University
Carol L. Bender
Carol L. Bender Oklahoma State University
Christopher M. Waters
Christopher M. Waters Michigan State University
Zhonghua Ma
Zhonghua Ma Zhejiang University
Ian K. Toth
Ian K. Toth James Hutton Institute
Ananda M. Chakrabarty
Ananda M. Chakrabarty University of Illinois at Chicago
James M. Tiedje
James M. Tiedje Michigan State University
Schuyler S. Korban
Schuyler S. Korban University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Andreas Peil
Andreas Peil Julius Kühn-Institut
Magda-Viola Hanke
Magda-Viola Hanke Julius Kühn-Institut

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