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Education:

2013	M.Sc. Plant Pathology. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. Thesis: Role of zinc in biofilm production and virulence of Xylella fastidiosa.
2010	B.Sc. Biology. Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay.

De La Fuente Lab Research:

Effects of zinc on Xylella fastidiosa

Current Status:

Ph.D. Student - Vienna Biocenter PhD Programme, Vienna, Austria.

Awards and Fellowships:

• 2013 - Outstanding Plant Pathology Master's Student. Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn, AL.
• 2009-2010 - Scholarship: Beca de iniciación a la investigación. Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación (ANII).

Publications:

• Navarrete, F. and L. De La Fuente. 2013. Xylella fastidiosa response to zinc: decreased culturability, increased exopolysaccharide production, and resilient biofilms under flow conditions. Appl Environ Microbiol, 80(30):1097-1107.
• Cobine, P., L. F. Cruz, F. Navarrete, D. Duncan, M. Tygart, and L. De La Fuente. 2013. Xylella fastidiosa differentially accumulates mineral elements in biofilm and planktonic cells. PLoS ONE, 8(1):e54936.
• Navarrete, F., E. Abreo, S. Martinez, L. Bettucci, and S. Lupo. 2011. Pathogenicity and molecular detection of Uruguayan isolates of Greeneria uvicola and Cadophora luteo-olivacea associated with grapevine trunk diseases. Phytopathol Mediterr, 50 (Supplement): S166−S175.
• Navarrete, F., E. Abreo, L. Betucci, S. Martinez, and S. Lupo. 2009. First report of Greeneria uvicola as a cause of grapevine dead-arm dieback in Uruguay. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 4:117-119.

Selected Abstracts:

• 2013 - Navarrete, F. and L. De La Fuente. Zinc regulates biofilm and exopolysaccharide production in Xylella fastidiosa. Oral Presentation: American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.
• 2013 - Navarrete, F., K. Schultz, S. Wisotsky, S. Lopez, and L. De La Fuente. Removal of divalent cations disrupts biofilm formation by the bacterial plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa. Poster: American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.
• 2012 - Navarrete, F. and L. De La Fuente. Influence of zinc on growth and biofilm production of Xylella fastidiosa. Poster: American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting, Providence, RI.
• 2010 - Navarrete, F., E. Abreo, L. Betucci, and S. Lupo. Evaluation of pathogenicity of fungi less frequently associated to trunk diseases in Uruguay. 7th International Workshop on Grapevine Trunk Diseases. Santa Cruz, Chile.
• 2009 - Navarrete, F., S. Lupo, R. Alonso, and L. Bettucci. Identificación molecular de especies de Teratosphaeria asociadas a manchas foliares de Eucalyptus spp. INIA Jornada Técnica: Protección Forestal. Uruguay.
• 2009 - Navarrete, F., S. Lupo, R. Alonso, D. Carrau, and L. Bettucci. Mancha foliar en Eucalyptus spp. producida por Mycosphaerella spp. XV Congreso Internacional de Fitopatología. Chile.
• 2008 - Lupo, S., F. Navarrete,R. Alonso, D. Carrau, and L. Bettucci. Especies de Mycosphaerella presentes en plantaciones de Eucalyptus en Uruguay. VI Congreso Latinoamericano de Micología. Argentina.