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Monica Höfte

Monica Höfte

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Biology and Biochemistry
Belgium
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
86
Citations
26583
World Ranking
2964
National Ranking
43

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Monica Höfte is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has an extensive publication record in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on Plant Science and Molecular Biology.

The research prominently covers topics related to plant-microbe interactions and immunity, plant pathogens and fungal diseases, and plant pathogenic bacteria studies. Other significant themes in their work include plant disease resistance and genetics, legume nitrogen fixing symbiosis, nematode management and characterization studies, as well as mycotoxins in agriculture and food.

Frequent publication venues for Monica Höfte include Frontiers in Plant Science, Microorganisms, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Research Square, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Among the notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Monica Höfte are:

  • The Ever-Expanding Pseudomonas Genus: Description of 43 New Species and Partition of the Pseudomonas putida Group, 2021, Microorganisms
  • γ-Aminobutyric acid and related amino acids in plant immune responses: Emerging mechanisms of action, 2020, Plant Cell & Environment
  • Bacillus Cyclic Lipopeptides Iturin and Fengycin Control Rice Blast Caused by Pyricularia oryzae in Potting and Acid Sulfate Soils by Direct Antagonism and Induced Systemic Resistance, 2021, Microorganisms
  • Plant-associated Bacillus mobilizes its secondary metabolites upon perception of the siderophore pyochelin produced by a Pseudomonas competitor, 2022, The ISME Journal
  • Lipopeptide Interplay Mediates Molecular Interactions between Soil Bacilli and Pseudomonads, 2021, Microbiology Spectrum

Monica Höfte collaborates frequently with several co-authors including René De Mot, Anthony Argüelles Arias, Marc Ongena, José C. Martins, and Feyisara Eyiwumi Oni.

Best Publications

  • Microbial phenazine production enhances electron transfer in biofuel cells

    Korneel Rabaey;Nico Boon;Monica Höfte;Willy Verstraete

  • Minimum Information about a Biosynthetic Gene cluster.

    Marnix H. Medema;Marnix H. Medema;Renzo Kottmann;Pelin Yilmaz;Matthew Cummings

  • Abscisic acid determines basal susceptibility of tomato to Botrytis cinerea and suppresses salicylic acid-dependent signaling mechanisms.

    Kris Audenaert;Geert B. De Meyer;Monica M. Höfte

  • Global switches and fine-tuning-ABA modulates plant pathogen defense.

    Bob Asselbergh;David De Vleesschauwer;Monica Höfte

  • Induction of systemic resistance to Botrytis cinerea in tomato by Pseudomonas aeruginosa 7NSK2: role of salicylic acid, pyochelin, and pyocyanin.

    Kris Audenaert;Theresa Pattery;Pierre Cornelis;Monica Höfte

  • Salicylic Acid Produced by the Rhizobacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa 7NSK2 Induces Resistance to Leaf Infection by Botrytis cinerea on Bean

    Geert De Meyer;Monica Höfte

  • Induced systemic resistance in Trichoderma harzianum T39 biocontrol of Botrytis cinerea

    Geert De Meyer;Joseph Bigirimana;Yigal Elad;Monica Höfte

  • Involvement of Pyochelin and Pyoverdin in Suppression of Pythium-Induced Damping-Off of Tomato by Pseudomonas aeruginosa 7NSK2.

    S Buysens;Kurt Heungens;J Poppe;M Hofte

  • Resistance to Botrytis cinerea in sitiens, an abscisic acid-deficient tomato mutant, involves timely production of hydrogen peroxide and cell wall modifications in the epidermis.

    Bob Asselbergh;Katrien Curvers;Soraya de Carvalho França;Kris Audenaert

  • The Jasmonate Pathway Is a Key Player in Systemically Induced Defense against Root Knot Nematodes in Rice

    Kamrun Nahar;Tina Kyndt;David de Vleesschauwer;Monica M. Hofte

  • Microbial fuel cells generating electricity from rhizodeposits of rice plants.

    Liesje De Schamphelaire;Leen Van den Bossche;Hai Son Dang;Monica Höfte

  • Determinants of Pseudomonas putida WCS358 involved in inducing systemic resistance in plants.

    Hamid Meziane;Ientse Van Der Sluis;Leendert C. Van Loon;Monica Höfte

  • Role of the cyclic lipopeptide massetolide A in biological control of Phytophthora infestans and in colonization of tomato plants by Pseudomonas fluorescens.

    Ha Tran;Ha Tran;Andrea Ficke;Theodore Asiimwe;Monica Höfte

  • Towards establishing broad-spectrum disease resistance in plants: silicon leads the way

    Jonas Van Bockhaven;David De Vleesschauwer;Monica Höfte

  • Metabolites produced by Pseudomonas sp. enable a Gram-positive bacterium to achieve extracellular electron transfer.

    Nico Boon;Peter Aelterman;Peter Clauwaert

  • Rhizobacteria-induced systemic resistance

    David De Vleesschauwer;Monica Höfte

  • Pseudomonas fluorescens WCS374r-induced systemic resistance in rice against Magnaporthe oryzae is based on pseudobactin-mediated priming for a salicylic acid-repressible multifaceted defense response

    David De Vleesschauwer;Mohammad Djavaheri;Peter A.H.M. Bakker;Monica Höfte

  • Synergistic degradation of linuron by a bacterial consortium and isolation of a single linuron-degrading variovorax strain.

    Winnie Dejonghe;Ellen Berteloot;Johan Goris;Nico Boon

  • Hormone defense networking in rice: tales from a different world

    David De Vleesschauwer;Godelieve Gheysen;Monica Höfte

  • Connecting Growth and Defense: The Emerging Roles of Brassinosteroids and Gibberellins in Plant Innate Immunity

    Lieselotte De Bruyne;Monica Höfte;David De Vleesschauwer

Frequent Co-Authors

Kris Audenaert
Kris Audenaert Ghent University
Geert Haesaert
Geert Haesaert Ghent University
Kristof Demeestere
Kristof Demeestere Ghent University
Willy Verstraete
Willy Verstraete Ghent University
Godelieve Gheysen
Godelieve Gheysen Ghent University
Tina Kyndt
Tina Kyndt Ghent University
Guy Smagghe
Guy Smagghe Ghent University
Christian V. Stevens
Christian V. Stevens Ghent University
Pierre Cornelis
Pierre Cornelis Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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