Scientific Publications
8. Donegan, M.A*, Kahn, A.K.*, Becker, N.*, Castillo Siri, A., Campos, P., Boyer, K., Colwell, A., Briand, M., Almeida, R.P.P., Rieux, A. Century-old herbarium specimen provides insights into Pierce’s disease of grapevines emergence in the Americas. (2024) Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.11.029
7. Visnovksy, S., Kahn, A.K. et al. Multiple genotypes of a quarantine plant pathogen detected in New Zealand indigenous plants located in a botanical garden overseas. (2024) Plant Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.14026
6. Kahn, A.K., Sicard, A., Adams, A., Daugherty, M., Cooper, M., Almeida, R.P.P. (2023) Progression of Xylella fastidiosa infection in grapevines under field conditions. Phytopathology. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-01-23-0008-R
5. Kahn, A.K., and Almeida, R.P.P. (2022) Phylogenetics of Historical Host Switches in a Bacterial Plant Pathogen. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02356-21
4. Blonder, Benjamin; Bowles, Timothy; De Master, Kathryn; Fanshel, Rosalie Zdzienicka; Girotto, Manuela; Kahn, Alexandra; Keenan, Trevor; Mascarenhas, Michael; Mgbara, Whitney; Pickett, Sarah; Potts, Matthew; Rodriguez M. 2022. Advancing Inclusion and Anti-Racism in the College Classroom: A rubric and resource guide for instructors. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5874656
3. Huang*, W., Reyes-Caldas*, P., Mann, M.*, Seifbarghi, S.*, Kahn, A.K.*, Almeida, R.P.P., Béven, L., Heck, M., Hogenhout, S.A., Coaker, G. (2020) Bacterial Vector-Borne Plant Diseases: Unanswered Questions and Future Directions. Mol. Plant 13, 1379–1393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2020.08.010
2. Landa, B. B., Castillo, A. I., Giampetruzzi, A., Kahn, A., Román-Écija, M., Velasco-Amo, M. P., Almeida, R. P. P. (2019). Multiple intercontinental introductions associated with the emergence of a plant pathogen in Europe. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 86(3), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01521-19
1. Kahn, A. K. (2016). Entomopathogenic nematodes associated with the Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), in Connecticut, USA [Undergraduate thesis, Oberlin College]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1652210055603776
Articles featuring my research
2. Sneha Khedkar, The Scientist. 2025. An ancient grapevine uncorks clues about a deadly plant pathogen.
1. Kara Manke, Berkeley News. 2024. What a century-old grapevine reveals about a disease that plagues wine country.
Papers in prep
1. Kahn, A.K., Cervantes, J.C., Almeida, R.P.P. A pathogen of good taste: genetics of a bacterial host jump of phytopathogen Xylella fastidiosa from coffee to wine grapes.
2. Garcia E, Kahn, A.K., Espírito-Santo C, Coletta-Filho, HD, Almeida R, Costa J. First detection and analysis of X. fastidiosa in Portugal.
3. Kahn, A.K., Coletta-Filho, H.D. Almeida, R.P.P. Population structure of Xylella fastidiosa in olive trees in southeastern Brazil.
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