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Peer-reviewed journal articles
2024
Rangel, L.I., and J.H.J. Leveau (2024) Applied microbiology of the phyllosphere. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 108: 211. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00253-024-13042-4
2023
Leveau, J.H.J., G.L. Coaker, and M.L. Marco (2023) Phyllosphere 2022: 11th International symposium on leaf surface microbiology. Phytobiomes Journal 7(2): 151-159. https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-05-23-0029-MR
Armitage, D.W., M.E. Carter, R.A. Choudhury, M.N.P. Remus-Emsermann, C.E. Morris, J.H.J. Leveau, L.L. Kinkel, and J.P. Dundore-Arias (2023) Predictive ecology and management of phyllosphere microbial communities through cross-scale synthesis. Phytobiomes Journal 7(2): 145-150. https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-02-23-0012-P
Leveau, J.H.J., G.A. Beattie, S.E. Lindow, and W.F. Mahaffee (2023) Phyllosphere, front and center: focus on a formerly ‘ecologically neglected’ microbial milieu. Phytobiomes Journal 7(2): 140-144. https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-08-23-0088-E
Leveau, J.H.J. (2023) A bit of poetry about plant pathology. Phytobiomes Journal 7(1): 4. https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-02-23-0014-E
2022
Uroz, S., O. Geisler, L. Fauchery, R. Lami, A.M.S. Rodrigues, E. Morin, J.H.J. Leveau, and P. Oger (2022) Genomic and transcriptomic characterization of the Collimonas quorum sensing genes and regulon. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 98(11): 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiac100
Arshad, M., T. Naqqash, M. Tahir, J.H.J. Leveau, A. Zaheer, S.A. Tahira, N.A. Saeed, S. Asad, and M. Sajid. Comparison of bacterial diversity, root exudates and soil enzymatic activities in the rhizosphere of AVP1-transgenic and nontransgenic wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Journal of Applied Microbiology 133(5): 3094-3112. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.15751
Bergmann, G.E., and J.H.J. Leveau (2022) A metacommunity ecology approach to understanding microbial community assembly in developing plant seeds. Frontiers in Microbiology 13: 877519. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.877519
Yi, J., J.H.J. Leveau, and N. Nitin (2022) Role of multiscale leaf surface topography in antimicrobial efficacy of chlorine-based sanitizers. Journal of Food Engineering 332: 111118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2022.111118
Henry, P.M., S.I. Koehler, S. Kaur, L. Epstein, J.P. Mitchell, T.R. Gordon, and J.H.J. Leveau (2022) Amplicon sequencing of Fusarium translation elongation factor 1α reveals that soil communities of Fusarium species are resilient to disturbances caused by crop and tillage practices. Phytobiomes Journal 6(3): 261-274. https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-09-21-0053-R
Kashtan, N, B. Bushong, and J.H.J. Leveau (2022) It’s the economy, stupid: applying (micro)economic principles to microbiome science. mSystems 7(1):e0103321. https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.01033-21
Riely B., M.T. Nouri, K. Riaz, M.R. Tufail, Y. Gai, N. Carrasquilla, A. Fayyaz, P. Chang, J.H.J. Leveau, D.R. Cook, and F. Trouillas (2022) Genomic sequence data of bacterial isolates from pistachio trees and other woody plants in California are inconsistent with a role of Rhodococcus as the causative agent of Pistachio Bushy Top Syndrome. PhytoFrontiers 2(2):116-129. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-04-21-0029-R
2021
Comparing fluidized bed spray-coating and spray-drying encapsulation of non-spore-forming Gram-negative bacteria in cross-linked alginate. Industrial Biotechnology, 17(5): 283-289. https://doi.org/10.1089/ind.2021.0019
Optimizing viability and yield and improving stability of Gram-negative, non-spore forming plant beneficial bacteria encapsulated by spray-drying. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 44(11): 2289-2301. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-021-02604-9
Repeated exposure of Aspergillus niger spores to the antifungal bacterium Collimonas fungivorans Ter331 selects for delayed spore germination. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 87(12): e00233-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00233-21
(2021) Sporulation is dispensable for the vegetable-associated life cycle of the human pathogen Bacillus cereus. Microbial Biotechnology, 14: 1550-1565. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13816
Akum, F.N., R. Kumar, G. Lai, C.H. Williams, H.K. Doan, and J.H.J. Leveau (2021) Identification of Collimonas gene loci involved in the biosynthesis of a diffusible secondary metabolite with broad‐spectrum antifungal activity and plant‐protective properties. Microbial Biotechnology 14(4): 1367-1384. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13716
2020
Laird, T.S., N. Flores, (2020) Bacterial catabolism of indole-3-acetic acid. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 104:9535–9550. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-020-10938-9
Mosquera, S., I. Stergiopoulos, and J.H.J. Leveau (2020) Interruption of Aspergillus niger spore germination by the bacterially produced secondary metabolite collimomycin. Environmental Microbiology Reports 12:306-313. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12833
Abundance, diversity, and plant-specific adaptations of plant-associated lactic acid bacteria. Environmental Microbiology Reports 12:16-29 https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12794
(2020) Antimycotal activity of Collimonas isolates and synergy-based biocontrol of Fusarium wilt of tomato. Phytobiomes Journal 4:64-74 https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-05-19-0027-R
2019
Leveau, J.H.J. (2019) A brief from the leaf: latest research to inform our understanding of the phyllosphere microbiome. Current Opinion in Microbiology 49:41-49 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2019.10.002
A roGFP2-based bacterial bioreporter for redox sensing of plant surfaces. Phytopathology PDF
(2019) Metabolome and microbiome signatures in the roots of citrus affected by Huanglongbing. Phytopathology https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-03-19-0103-R. PDF
Laird, T.S., and J.H.J. Leveau (2019) Finished genome sequence of the indole-3-acetic acid-catabolizing bacterium Pseudomonas putida 1290. Microbiology Resource Announcements 8:e00519-19. PDF
(2019) Manipulating wild and tamed phytobiomes: challenges and opportunities. Phytobiomes Journal 3:3-21. PDF
Li, S., K.N. Kelly, N.N. Maharaj, H. You, A. Volder, F. Byrne, and J.H.J. Leveau (2019) Response of citrus roots and their microbiota to soil amendments. Citrograph 10(1): 46-50. PDF
Henry, P.M., A.M. Pastrana, J.H.J. Leveau, and T.R. Gordon (2019) Persistence of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae in soil through asymptomatic colonization of rotation crops. Phytopathology 109:770-779. PDF
2018
Leveau, J.H.J., F. Hellweger, J.-U. Kreft, C. Prats, and W. Zhang (2018) The individual microbe: single-cell analysis and agent-based modelling. Frontiers in Microbiology, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02825. PDF
Greenhut, I.V., B.L. Slezak, and J.H.J. Leveau (2018) iac gene expression in the indole-3-acetic acid-degrading soil bacterium Enterobacter soli LF7. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 84(19): e01057-18. PDF
Maharaj, N.N., E.M. Miyao, R.M. Davis, S. Uroz, and J.H.J. Leveau (2018) Impact of soil chemistry, nutrient supplements, and fungicides on the health and yield of field-grown processing tomatoes. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 152(4): 855-868. PDF
Leveau, J.H.J. (2018) Microbial communities in the phyllosphere. In Annual Plant Reviews online, J. A. Roberts (Ed.). doi:10.1002/9781119312994.apr0239
Yin, X., K.N. Kelly, N.N. Maharaj, P. Rolshausen, and J.H.J. Leveau (2018) A microbiota-based approach to citrus tree health: in search of microbial biomarkers to pre-diagnose trees for HLB infection. Citrograph 9(4): 58-63. PDF
Courty, P.E. M. Buée, J.J.T. Tech, D. Brulé, Y. Colin, J.H.J. Leveau, and S. Uroz (2018) Impact of soil pedogenesis on the diversity and composition of fungal communities across the California soil chronosequence of Mendocino. Mycorrhiza 28 (4): 343-356. PDF
2017
Leveau, J.H.J. (2017) Plant-microbe symbiosis. Microbiologist, 18(1): 18-19. PDF
Kreft, J.-U., C.M. Plugge, C. Prats, J.H.J. Leveau, W.W. Zhang, and F.L. Hellweger (2017) From genes to ecosystems in microbiology: modeling approaches and the importance of individuality. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8: 2299. PDF
Godfrey, K., K. Araujo, G. Vidalakis, C. Slupsky, C. Davis, J.H.J. Leveau, S.Hajeri, H. Jin, and M. Keremane. Are early HLB detection methods impacted by Citrus Stubborn and Citrus Tristeza diseases in California? Citrograph, 8: 48-50. PDF
2016
Henry, P.M., and J.H.J. Leveau (2016) Finished genome sequences of Xanthomonas fragariae, the cause of bacterial angular leaf spot of strawberry. Genome Announcements, 4(6): e01271-16. PDF
Henry, P.M., S.J. Gebben, J.J. Tech, J.L. Yip, and J.H.J. Leveau (2016) Inhibition of Xanthomonas fragariae, causative agent of angular leaf spot of strawberry, through iron deprivation. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7: 1589. PDF
Tecon, R. and J.H.J. Leveau (2016) Symplasmata are a clonal, conditional, and reversible type of bacterial multicellularity. Scientific Reports, 6: 31914. PDF
Uroz, S., P. Oger, E. Tisserand, A. Cébron, M.-P. Turpault, M. Buée, W. De Boer, J.H.J. Leveau, and P. Frey-Klett (2016) Specific impacts of beech and Norway spruce on the structure and diversity of the rhizosphere and soil microbial communities. Scientific Reports, 6: 27756. PDF
2015
Wang, N., T. Jin, P. Trivedi, J.C. Setubal, J. Tang, M.A. Machado, E. Triplett, H.D. Coletta-Filho, J. Cubero, X. Deng, X. Wang, C. Zhou, V. Ancona, Z. Lu, M. Dutt, J. Borneman, P.E. Rolshausen, C. Roper, G. Vidalakis, N. Capote, V. Catara, G. Pietersen, A. M. Al-Sadi, A.K. Srivastava, J.H. Graham, J.H.J. Leveau, S.R. Ghimire, C. Vernière, and Y. Zhang. (2015) Announcement of the International Citrus Microbiome (Phytobiome) Consortium. Journal of Citrus Patholology (2): iocv_journalcitruspathology_27940. PDF
Esser, D.S., J.H.J. Leveau, and K.M. Meyer (2015) Modeling microbial growth and dynamics. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 99(210): 8831-8846. PDF
Doan, H.K. and J.H.J. Leveau (2015) Artificial surfaces in phyllosphere microbiology. Phytopathology, 105(8): 1036-1042. PDF
Esser, D.S., J.H.J. Leveau, K.M. Meyer, and K. Wiegand (2015) Spatial scales of interactions among bacteria and between bacteria and the leaf surface. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 91(3): fiu034. PDF
Wu, J.-J., V.C.L. de Jager, W.L. Deng, and J.H.J. Leveau (2015) Finished genome sequence of Collimonas arenae Cal35. Genome Announcement 3(1): e01408-14. PDF
Deveau, A., M. Barret, A.G. Diedhiou, J.H.J. Leveau, W. de Boer, A. Sarniguet, and P. Frey-Klett (2015) Pairwise transcriptomic analysis of the interactions between the ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor S238N and three beneficial, neutral and antagonistic soil bacteria. Microbial Ecology, 69: 146-159. PDF
2014
Scheublin, T.R., S. Deusch, S.K. Moreno-Forero, J.A. Müller, J.R. van der Meer, and J.H.J. Leveau (2014) Transcriptional profiling of Gram-positive Arthrobacter in the phyllosphere: induction of pollutant degradation genes by natural plant phenolic compounds. Environmental Microbiology, 16(7): 2212-2225. PDF
Fritsche, K., M. van den Berg, W. de Boer, T.A. van Beek, J.M. Raaijmakers, J.A. van Veen, and J.H.J. Leveau (2014) Biosynthetic genes and activity spectrum of antifungal polyynes from Collimonas fungivorans Ter331. Environmental Microbiology, 16(5): 1334-1345. PDF
Uroz, S., J. J. Tech, P. Frey-Klett, and J.H.J. Leveau (2014) Structure and function of bacterial communities in aging soils: insights from the Mendocino Ecological Staircase. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 69: 265-274. PDF
2013
Kreft, J.-U., C.M. Plugge, V. Grimm, C. Prats, J.H.J. Leveau, T. Banitz, S. Baines, J. Clark, A. Ros, I. Klapper, C.J. Topping, A.J. Field, A. Schuler, E. Litchman, and F.L. Hellweger (2013) Mighty small: observing and modeling individual microbes becomes big science. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 110(45): 18027–18028. PDF
Rastogi, G., G.L. Coaker, J.H.J. Leveau (2013) New insights into the structure and function of phyllosphere microbiota through high-throughput molecular approaches. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 348(1): 1-10. PDF
Donati, A.J., H.-I. Lee, J.H.J. Leveau, and W.-S. Chang (2013) Effects of indole-3-acetic acid on the transcriptional activities and stress tolerance of Bradyrhizobium japonicum. PLoS ONE, 8(10): e76559. PDF
van der Wal, A., R. Tecon, J.-U. Kreft, W. Mooij, and J.H.J. Leveau (2013) Explaining bacterial dispersion on plant leaf surfaces with an individual-oriented model (PHYLLOSIM). PLoS ONE, 8(10): e75633. PDF
Scott, J.C., I.V. Greenhut, and J.H.J. Leveau (2013) Functional characterization of the bacterial iac genes for degradation of the plant hormone indole 3-acetic acid. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 39(7): 942-951. PDF
Remus-Emsermann, M.N.P., E.B. Kim, M.L. Marco, R. Tecon, and J.H.J. Leveau (2013) Draft genome sequence of the phyllosphere model bacterium Pantoea agglomerans 299R. Genome Announcements, 1(1): e00036-13. PDF
Remus-Emsermann, M.N.P, G.A. Kowalchuk, and J.H.J. Leveau (2013) Single-cell versus population-level reproductive success of bacterial immigrants to precolonized leaf surfaces. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 5(3): 387–392. PDF
Scheublin T. and J.H.J. Leveau (2013) Isolation of Arthrobacter species from the phyllosphere and demonstration of their epiphytic fitness. MicrobiologyOpen, 2(1): 205-213. PDF
2012
Rastogi, G., A. Sbodio, J.J. Tech, T.V. Suslow, G.L. Coaker and J.H.J. Leveau (2012) Leaf microbiota in an agroecosystem: spatiotemporal variation in bacterial community composition on field-grown lettuce. The ISME Journal, 6(10): 1812-1822. PDF
Mela, F., K. Fritsche, W. de Boer, M. van den Berg, J. A. van Veen, N.N. Maharaj, and J.H.J. Leveau (2012) Comparative genomics of bacteria from the genus Collimonas: linking (dis)similarities in gene content to phenotypic variation and conservation. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 4(4): 424-432. PDF
Tecon, R. and J.H.J. Leveau (2012) The mechanics of bacterial cluster formation on plant leaf surfaces as revealed by bioreporter technology. Environmental Microbiology, 14(5): 1325-1332. PDF
Remus-Emsermann, M.N.P., R. Tecon, G.A. Kowalchuk, and J.H.J. Leveau (2012) Variation in local carrying capacity and the individual fate of bacterial colonizers in the phyllosphere. The ISME Journal, 6(4): 756-765. PDF
Meyer, K.M. and J.H.J. Leveau (2012) Microbiology of the phyllosphere: a playground for testing ecological concepts. Oecologia, 168(3): 621-629. PDF
2011
Tomich, T.P., S. Brodt, H. Ferris, R. Galt, W.R. Horwath, E. Kebreab, J.H.J. Leveau, D. Liptzin, M. Lubell, P. Merel, R. Michelmore, T. Rosenstock, K. Scow, J. Six, N. Williams, and L. Yang (2011) Agroecology: a review from a global change perspective. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 36: 193-222. PDF
Leveau, J.H.J. and J.J. Tech (2011) Grapevine microbiomics: bacterial diversity on grape leaves and berries revealed by high-throughput sequence analysis of 16S rRNA amplicons. Acta Horticulturae, 905: 31-42. PDF
Remus-Emsermann, M.N.P., S. De Oliveira, L. Schreiber, and J.H.J. Leveau (2011) Quantification of lateral heterogeneity in carbohydrate permeability of isolated plant leaf cuticles. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2: 197. PDF
Mela, F., K. Fritsche, W. de Boer, J.A. van Veen, L. de Graaff, M. van den Berg, and J.H.J. Leveau (2011) Dual transcriptional profiling of a bacterial/fungal confrontation: Collimonas fungivorans versus Aspergillus niger. The ISME Journal, 5(9): 1494-1504. PDF
Kim Y.C., J.H.J. Leveau, B.B. McSpadden Gardener, E.A. Pierson, L.S. Pierson III, and C.-M. Ryu (2011) The multifactorial basis for plant health promotion by plant-associated bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77(5): 1548-1555. PDF
van der Wal, A. and J.H.J. Leveau (2011) Modelling sugar diffusion across plant leaf cuticles: the effect of free water on substrate availability to phyllosphere bacteria. Environmental Microbiology, 13(3): 792-797. PDF
2010
Rastogi, G., J.J. Tech, G.L. Coaker, and J.H.J. Leveau (2010) A PCR-based toolbox for the culture-independent quantification of total bacterial abundances in plant environments. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 83(2): 127-132. PDF
Goffin, P., B. van de Bunt, M. Giovane, J.H.J. Leveau, S. Höppener-Ogawa, B. Teusink, and J. Hugenholtz (2010) Understanding the physiology of Lactobacillus plantarum at zero growth. Molecular Systems Biology, 6: 413(1-12). PDF
Gordon, T.R. and J.H.J. Leveau (2010) Plant Pathology: a story about biology. Annual Review of Phytopathology, 48: 293-309. PDF
Remus-Emsermann, M.N.P., and J.H.J. Leveau (2010) Linking environmental heterogeneity and reproductive success at single-cell resolution. The ISME Journal, 4(2): 215-222. PDF
Leveau, J.H.J., S. Uroz, and W. de Boer (2010) The bacterial genus Collimonas: mycophagy, weathering, and other adaptive solutions to life in oligotrophic soil environments. Environmental Microbiology, 12(2): 281-292. PDF
2009
Leveau, J.H.J. (2009) Microbiology: Life on leaves. Nature, 461(7265): 741-742. PDF
Uroz, S., C. Calvaruso, M.P. Turpault, A. Sarniguet, W. de Boer, J.H.J. Leveau, and P. Frey-Klett (2009) Efficient mineral weathering is a distinctive trait of the bacterial genus Collimonas. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 41(10): 2178-2186. PDF
Höppener-Ogawa, S., J.H.J. Leveau, M.P.J. Hundscheid, J.A. van Veen, and W. de Boer (2009) Impact of Collimonas bacteria on community composition of soil fungi. Environmental Microbiology, 11(6): 1444-1452. PDF
Faure, D., D. Vereecke, and J.H.J. Leveau (2009) Molecular communication in the rhizosphere. Plant Soil, 321: 279-303. PDF
Höppener-Ogawa, S., J.H.J. Leveau, J.A. van Veen, and W. de Boer (2009) Mycophagous growth of Collimonas bacteria in natural soils, impact on fungal biomass turnover and interactions with mycophagous Trichoderma fungi. The ISME Journal, 3: 190-198. PDF
2008
Fritsche K., W. de Boer, S. Gerards, M. van den Berg, J.A. van Veen, and J.H.J. Leveau (2008) Identification and characterization of genes underlying chitinolysis in Collimonas fungivorans Ter331. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 66(1): 123-135. PDF
Mela, F., K. Fritsche, H. Boersma, J.D. van Elsas, D. Bartels, F. Meyer, W. de Boer, J.A. van Veen, and J.H.J. Leveau (2008) Comparative genomics of the pIPO2/pSB102 family of environmental plasmids: sequence, evolution, and ecology of pTer331 isolated from Collimonas fungivorans Ter331. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 66(1): 45-62. PDF
Leveau, J.H.J. and S. Gerards (2008) Discovery of a bacterial gene cluster for catabolism of the plant hormone indole 3-acetic acid. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 65(2): 238-250. PDF
Leveau, J.H.J. and G.M. Preston (2008) Bacterial mycophagy: definition and diagnosis of a unique bacterial-fungal interaction. New Phytologist, 177(4): 859-876. PDF
Höppener-Ogawa, S., W. de Boer, J.H.J. Leveau, J.A. van Veen, E. de Brandt, E. Vanlaere, H. Sutton, D.J. Dare, and P. Vandamme (2008) Collimonas arenae sp. nov. and Collimonas pratensis sp. nov., isolated from (semi-)natural grassland soils. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 58(2): 414-419. PDF
2007
Leveau, J.H.J. (2007) The magic and menace of metagenomics: prospects for the study of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 119(3): 279-300. PDF
Höppener-Ogawa, S., J.H.J. Leveau, W. Smant, J.A. van Veen, and W. de Boer (2007) Specific detection and real-time PCR quantification of potentially mycophagous bacteria belonging to the genus Collimonas in different soil ecosystems. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 73(13): 4191-4197. PDF
Kamilova, F., J.H.J. Leveau, and B.J.J. Lugtenberg (2007) Collimonas fungivorans, an unpredicted in vitro but efficient in vivo biocontrol agent for the suppression of tomato foot and root rot. Environmental Microbiology, 9(6): 1597-1603. PDF Erratum
2006
Leveau, J.H.J., S. Gerards, K. Fritsche, G. Zondag, and J.A. van Veen (2006) Genomic flank-sequencing of plasposon insertion sites for rapid identification of functional genes. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 66(2): 276-285. PDF
2005
Leveau, J.H.J., and S.E. Lindow (2005) Utilization of the plant hormone indole-3- acetic acid for growth by Pseudomonas putida strain 1290. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 71(5): 2365-2371. PDF
2004
Leveau, J.H.J., S. Gerards, W. de Boer, and J.A. van Veen (2004) Phylogeny-function analysis of (meta)genomic libraries: screening for expression of ribosomal RNA genes by large-insert library fluorescent in situ hybridization (LIL-FISH). Environmental Microbiology, 6(9): 990-998. PDF
de Boer, W., J.H.J. Leveau, G.A. Kowalchuk, P.J.A. Klein Gunnewiek, E.C.A. Abeln, M.J. Figge, K. Sjollema, J.D. Janse, and J.A. van Veen (2004) Collimonas fungivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a chitinolytic soil bacterium with the ability to grow on living fungal hyphae. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 54: 857-864. PDF
2002
Leveau, J.H.J., and S.E. Lindow (2002) Bioreporters in microbial ecology. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 5(3): 259-265. PDF
Lindow, S.E., and J.H.J. Leveau. (2002) Phyllosphere microbiology. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 13(3): 238-243. PDF
2001
Leveau, J.H.J., and S.E. Lindow (2001) Predictive and interpretive simulation of GFP expression in reporter bacteria. Journal of Bacteriology, 183(23): 6752-6762. PDF
Leveau, J.H.J., and S.E. Lindow (2001) Appetite of an epiphyte: quantitative monitoring of bacterial sugar consumption in the phyllosphere. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 98(6): 3446-3453. PDF
2000
Miller, W.G., J.H.J. Leveau, and S.E. Lindow (2000) Improved gfp and inaZ broadhost-range promoter-probe vectors. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 13(11): 1243-1250. PDF
Laemmli, C.M., J.H.J. Leveau, A.J.B. Zehnder, and J.R. van der Meer (2000) Characterization of a second tfd gene cluster for chlorophenol and chlorocatechol metabolism on plasmid pJP4 in Ralstonia eutropha JMP 134 (pJP4). Journal of Bacteriology, 182(15): 4165-4172. PDF
1999
Leveau, J.H.J., F. König, H.P. Füchslin, Ch. Werlen, and J.R. van der Meer (1999) Dynamics of multigene expression during catabolic adaptation of Ralstonia eutropha JMP134 (pJP4) to the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate. Molecular Microbiology, 33(2): 396-406. PDF
1998
Leveau, J.H.J., A.J.B. Zehnder, and J.R. van der Meer (1998) The tfdK gene product facilitates the uptake of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate by Ralstonia eutropha JMP134(pJP4). Journal of Bacteriology, 180(8): 2237-2243. PDF
1997
Leveau, J.H.J., and J.R. van der Meer (1997) Genetic characterization of insertion sequence ISJP4 on plasmid pJP4 from Ralstonia eutropha JMP134. Gene, 202(1-2): 103-114. PDF
1996
Leveau, J.H.J. and J.R. van der Meer (1996) The tfdR gene product can successfully take over the role from the insertion-element-inactivated TfdT protein as a transcriptional activator of the tfdCDEF gene cluster, which encodes chlorocatechol degradation in Ralstonia eutropha JMP134 (pJP4). Journal of Bacteriology, 178(23): 6824-6832. PDF
1994
Leveau, J.H.J., W.M. de Vos, and J.R. van der Meer (1994) Analysis of the binding site of the LysR-type transcriptional activator TcbR on the tcbR and tcbC divergent promoter sequences. Journal of Bacteriology, 176(7): 1850-1856. PDF
1992
Deretic, V., J.H.J. Leveau, C.D. Mohr, and N.S. Hibler (1992) In vitro phosphorylation of AlgR, a regulator of mucoidy in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, by a histidine protein kinase and effects of small phospho-donor molecules. Molecular Microbiology, 6(19): 2761-2767. PDF
Mohr, C.D., J.H.J. Leveau, D.P. Krieg, N.S. Hibler, and V. Deretic. (1992) AlgR binding site within the algD promoter make up a set of inverted repeats separated by a large intervening segment of DNA. Journal of Bacteriology, 174(20): 6624-6633. PDF
1991
van der Meer, J.R., A.C.J. Frijters, J.H.J. Leveau, R.I.L. Eggen, A.J.B. Zehnder, and W.M. de Vos. (1991) Characterization of the Pseudomonas sp. strain P51 gene tcbR, a LysR-type transcriptional activator of the tcbCDEF chlorocatechol oxidative operon, and analysis of the regulatory region. Journal of Bacteriology, 173(12): 3700-3708. PDF
Book chapters
2022
Bergmann, G.E., S.J. Heitmann, P.E. Busby, and J.H.J. Leveau (2022) Characterization of seed mycobiota using culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches. In: Microbial Environmental Genomics (MEG), part of the book series Methods in Molecular Biology (volume 2605), editors F. Martin and S. Uroz, pages 65-78.
2015
J.H.J. Leveau: The lettuce-associated microbiota, in Compendium of Lettuce Diseases and Pests, second edition, edited by K. V. Subbarao, R. M. Davis, R. L. Gilbertson, and R. N. Raid (American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN). PDF
2014
J.H.J. Leveau: Life of microbes on aerial plant parts, in Principles of Plant-Microbe Interactions: Role of Microbes in Sustainable Agriculture (pages 17-24), edited by B.J.J. Lugtenberg (Springer, Cham, Switzerland).
2010
Kowalchuk, G.A., E. Yergeau, J.H.J. Leveau, A. Sessitsch, and M. Bailey: Plant-associated microbial communities, in Environmental Molecular Microbiology (pages 131-148), edited by W.-T. Liu and J. Jansson (Caister Academic Press, Norfolk, UK).
2007
Lugtenberg, B.J.J., and J.H.J. Leveau: Biocontrol of plant pathogens: principles, promises, and pitfalls, in The Rhizosphere: biochemistry and organic substances at the soil-plant interface, second edition (pages 267-296), edited by R. Pinton, Z. Varanini, and P. Nannipieri (CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL).
Leveau, J.H.J., J.E. Loper, and S.E. Lindow: Reporter gene systems useful in evaluating in situ gene expression by soil- and plant- associated bacteria, in Manual of Environmental Microbiology, third edition (pages 734-747), edited by C.J. Hurst, R.L. Crawford, J.L. Garland, D.A. Lipson, A.L. Mills, and L.D. Stetzenbach (ASM Press, Washington D.C.).
2006
Leveau, J.H.J.: Microbial communities in the phyllosphere, in Biology of the Plant Cuticle (pages 334-367), edited by M. Riederer and C. Mueller (Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK). PDF
2004
Leveau, J.H.J.: Leaf surface sugars, in Encyclopedia of Plant and Crop Science (pages 642-645), edited by R.M. Goodman (Marcel Dekker).
2002
Lindow, S.E., J.-M. Monier, and J.H.J. Leveau: Characterizing the microhabitats of bacteria on leaves, in Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Volume 3 (pages 241-249), edited by S.A. Leong, C. Allen, and E.W. Triplett (APS Press, St. Paul, MN).
Popular press
Leveau, J.H.J., B. McGuire, E. Grafton-Cardwell, P.G. Lemaux, and Lukasz Stelinski. (2017) Changes in microbial communities on citrus leaves can help detect HLB. Research Snapshots http://ucanr.edu/sites/scienceforcitrushealth PDF
Leveau, J.H.J. Fun with genomes: the Mycomuncher DNA Puzzle. Science in School, 5: 28-31. PDF
Student theses
Ecology of Mycophagous Collimonas Bacteria in Soil, by Sachie Höppener-Ogawa (2008) PDF
Genomic Analysis of Bacterial Mycophagy, by Francesca Mela (2011) PDF
The Ecology of Bacterial Individuality, by Mitja Remus-Emsermann (2012) PDF
Effects of Soil Chemistry, Belowground Microbiota, and Disease Management on Health and Yield of Field-Grown Processing Tomatoes in California, by Nilesh N. Maharaj (2016)
Comparative Genomics and Functional Characterization of Bacterial iac Genes Underlying the Catabolism of the Plant Hormone Indole-3-acetic Acid, by Isaac V. Greenhut (2016)
The Impact of Indole 3-Acetic Acid Destructive Bacterial iac Genes on Plant Morphology, Transcriptome, and Microbial Interactions, by Emily K. Rustad (2018)
Mechanistic Characterization and Evolutionary Outcomes of the Collimonas fungivorans Ter331-Aspergillus niger N402 Antagonistic Interaction, by Sandra Mosquera (2018)
Production of Indole-3-Acetic Acid by Members of the Phyllosphere Microbiota in Reference to Stress Tolerance and Foliar Survival of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, by Lorena Rangel (2019)
The Ecology and Epidemiology of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. fragariae and Xanthomonas fragariae in California, by Peter Henry (2019)
Fabrication and Application of Topomimetic Leaf Replicasts for the Quantitative Study of the Phyllotelma in Relation to the Persistence, Survival, and Dispersal of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli on Leafy Greens, by HƯNG ĐOÀN (2019)
Genomic insights into the diversity, ecology, and evolution of the bacterial indole-3-acetic acid catabolic (iac) gene cluster, by Tyler Laird (2024)