Publications

Kerff, F., Jourdan, S., Francis, I.M., Deflandre, B., Ribeiro Monteiro, S., Stulanovic, N., Loria, R., and Rigali, S. (2023). Common scab disease: structural basis of elicitor recognition in pathogenic Streptomyces species. Microbiology Spectrum 11(6): e01975-23.

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Francis, I.M., Bergin, D.ǂ, Deflandre, B., Gupta, S., Salazar, J.J.C., Villagrana, R., Stulanovic, N., Ribeiro Monteiro, S., Kerff, F., Loria, R., and Rigali, S. (2023). Role of alternative elicitor transporters in the onset of plant host colonization by Streptomyces scabiei 87-22. Biology 12: 234.

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Chaudhry, M.J. , Sidhu, J.K., Nunez, J.J., Gillard, J.T.F., and Francis, I.M. (2021). First report of strains within the Pythium spinosum species complex causing carrot cavity spot in California. Plant Disease 106 (5): 1534.

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Gillard, J.T.F., Hernandez, A.L. , Contreras, J.A. , Francis, I.M., and Cabrales, L. (2021), Potential for biomass production and remediation by cultivation of the marine model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum in oil field produced wastewater media. Water 13 (19): 2700.

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Vereecke, D., Fichtner, E.J., Lambert, P.Q., Cooke, P., Kilcrease, J., Stamler, R.A., Zhang, Y., Francis, I.M., and Randall, J.J. (2021). Colonization and survival capacities underlying the multifaceted life of Rhodococcus sp. PBTS1 and PBTS2. Plant Pathology DOI: 10.1111/ppa.13307.

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Deflandre, B., Thiebaut, N., Planckaert, S., Jourdan, S., Anderssen, S., Hanikenne, M., Devreese, B., Francis, I., Rigali, S. (2020). Deletion of bglC triggers a genetic compensation response by awakening the expression of alternative beta-glucosidase. Biochimica et Biophysica - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms 1863: 194615.

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Vereecke, D., Zhang, Y., Francis, I.M., Lambert, P.Q., Venneman, J.L., Stamler, R.A., Kilcrease, J., and Randall, J.J. (2020). Functional genomics insights into the pathogenicity, habitat fitness, and mechanisms modifying plant development of Rhodococcus sp. PBTS1 and PBTS2. Frontiers in Microbiology 11: 14. 

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Francis, I.M. and Vereecke, D. (2019). Plant-associated Rhodococcus species, for better and for worse. In Biology of Rhodococcus, vol. 16. Edited by H. Alvarez. Springer, Cham.

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Lapaz, M.I., Juarez Cisneros E.ǂ Pianzzola, M.J., and Francis, I.M. (2019) Exploring the exceptional properties of Streptomyces: a hands-on discovery of natural products. The American Biology Teacher, 81(9): 658-664.

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Planckaert, S., Jourdan, S., Francis, I.M., Deflandre, B., Rigali, S., and Devreese, B. (2018). Proteomic response to the thaxtomin phytotoxin elicitor cellobiose and to the deletion of the cellulose utilization regulator in Streptomyces scabies. Journal of Proteome Research, 17: 3837-3852.

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Randall, J.J, Stamler, R.A., Kallsen, C.E., Fichtner, E.J., Heerema, R.J., and Francis, I. (2018). Comment on "Evolutionary transitions between beneficial and phytopathogenic Rhodococcus challenge disease management". eLIFE 7: e35272.

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Jourdan, S.*, Francis, I.M.*, Deflandre, B., Tenconi, E., Riley, J., Planckaert, S., Tocquin, P., Martinet, L., Devreese, B., Loria, R., and Rigali, S. (2018). Contribution of the β-glucosidase BglC to the Onset of the Pathogenic Lifestyle of Streptomyces scabies. Molecular Plant Pathology, 19 (6): 1480-1490.

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Jourdan, S., Francis, I.M., Deflandre, B., Loria, R., and Rigali, S. (2017). Tracking the subtle mutations thriving host sensing by the plant pathogen Streptomyces scabies. mSphere 2: e00367-16.

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Jourdan, S.*, Francis, I.M.*, Kim, M.J., Salazar, J.C., Planckaert, S., Frere, J.M., Matagne, A., Devreese, B., Loria, R., and Rigali, S. (2016). The CebE/MsiK transporter is a doorway to the cellooligosaccharide-mediated induction of Streptomyces scabies pathogenicity. Scientific Reports 6: 27144.

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Francis, I.M., Stes, E., Zhang, Y., Rangel, D., Audenaert, K., and Vereecke, D. (2016). Mining the genome of Rhodococcus fascians, a plant growth promoting bacterium gone astray. New Biotechnology 33 (5B): 706-717.

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Francis, I.M.*, Jourdan, S.*, Fanara, S., Loria, R., and Rigali, S. (2015). The cellobiose sensor CebR is the gatekeeper of Streptomyces scabies pathogenicity. mBio 6 (2): e02018-14. 

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van Bruggen, A.H.C and Francis, I.M. (2015). Case investigation and forensic evidence for a new plant disease: the case of lettuce corky root. Plant Disease, 99 (3): 300-309.

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van Bruggen, A.H.C., Francis, I.M., Krag, R. (2015). The vicious cycle of lettuce corky root disease: effects of farming system, nitrogen fertilizer and herbicide. Plant and Soil 388 (1-2): 119-132.

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Bignell, D.R.D.*, Francis, I.M.*, and Loria, R. (2014). Thaxtomin A production and virulence are controlled by several bld gene global regulators in Streptomyces scabies. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions 27 (8): 875-885.

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van Bruggen, A.H.C., Francis, I.M., and Jochimsen, K.N. (2014). Non-pathogenic rhizosphere bacteria belonging to the genera Rhizorhapis and Sphingobium provide specific control of lettuce corky root disease caused by species of the same bacterial genera. Plant Pathology 63 (6): 1384-1394.

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van Bruggen, A.H.C., Ochoa, O., Francis, I.M., and Michelmore, R.W. (2014). Differential interactions between strains of Rhizorhapis, Sphingobium, Sphingopyxis or Rhizorhabdus and accessions of Lactuca spp. with respect to severity of corky root disease. Plant Pathology 63 (5): 1053-1061.

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Francis, I.M., Jochimsen, K.N., De Vos, P., and van Bruggen, A.H.C. (2014). Reclassification of rhizosphere bacteria including strains causing corky root of lettuce as Rhizorhapis suberifaciens gen. nov., Sphingobium mellinum sp. nov., Sphingobium xanthum sp. nov., and Rhizorhabdus argentea gen. nov., sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 64 (4): 1340-1350.

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Stes, E., Francis, I., Pertry, I., Depuydt, S., and Vereecke, D. (2013). The leafy gall syndrome caused by Rhodococcus fascians. FEMS Microbiology Letters 342: 187-194.

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Francis, I., Dekeyser, A., De Backer, Ph., Simon-Mateo, C., Kalkus, J., Pertry, I., Ardiles-Diaz, W., De Rycke, R., Vandenputte, O., El Jaziri, M., Holsters, M., and Vereecke, D. (2012). pFiD188, the linear virulence plasmid of Rhodococcus fascians D188. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions 25 (5): 637-647.

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Francis, I., Holsters, M., and Vereecke, D. (2010). The Gram-positive side of plant-microbe interactions. Environmental Microbiology 12 (1): 1-12.

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Francis, I., Gevers, D., Karimi, M., Holsters, M., and Vereecke, D. (2007). Linear plasmids and phytopathology. In Microbial linear plasmids (Microbiology Monographs) Edited by F. Meinhardt and R. Klassen. Berlin, Springer-Verlag.

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De Coninck, B., Le Roy, K., Francis. I., Clerens, S., Vergauwen, R., Halliday, A.M., Smith, S.M., Van Laere, A., and Van den Ende, W. (2005). Arabidopsis AtcwINV3 and 6 are not invertases but fructan exohydrolases (FEHs) with different substrate specificities. Plant, Cell & Environment 28 (4): 432-443.

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Randall, J., Kallsen, C., Fichtner, E.J., Heerema, R., and Francis, I. (2018). Pistachio Bushy Top Syndrome & Rhodococcus sp. 1 & 2: where the rubber meets the road. Pacific Nut Producer May 2018.

Fichtner, E.J., Randall, J., Francis, I., Brar, G. (2015). Survey of California walnuts for epi- and endophytic populations of Rhodococcus fascians. Walnut Research Reports (http://walnutresearch.ucdavis.edu/).