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College of Agriculture > Entomology & Plant Pathology > Faculty > De La Fuente > Lab > Research

Research

Current Research Projects

  • Inhibitory properties of new polymers against animal and plant bacterial pathogens
  • Investigating the development and treatment of plant diseases caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa using theoretical and experimental methods
  • Ionomics of the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa: The role of trace elements and nutrients in infection and progression of disease
  • Differentiation of Xylella fastidiosa strains via analysis of environmentally-mediated genes
  • Infection traits and growth of "Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus" inside microfluidic chambers

Available Research Positions

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
  • Graduate Research Assistantship
  • Undergraduate Internship
 
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