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  1. First Report of Coniella granati (syn. Pilidiella granati ) Causing Postharvest Fruit Rot on Pomegranate in Albania

    Article • Plant Disease, January 2026, Scientific Societies

    Dr Adam Schikora

  2. Effectiveness of Ensifer meliloti as beneficial microorganism depends on barley’s genotype and specific environmental factors

    Article • Plant and Soil, June 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adam Schikora

  3. Bacterial N-Acyl Homoserine Lactone Priming Enhances Leaf-Rust Resistance in Winter Wheat and Some Genomic Regions Are Associated with Priming Efficiency

    Article • Microorganisms, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Adam Schikora

  4. The coordinated responses of host plants to diverse N -acyl homoserine lactones

    Article • Plant Signaling & Behavior, May 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Adam Schikora

  5. Bidirectional Comparisons Revealed Functional Patterns in Interaction between Salmonella enterica and Plants

    Article • Plants, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Adam Schikora

  6. Network analysis uncovers the master role of WRKY transcription factors in Arabidopsis thaliana response to N -acyl homoserine lactones

    Article • CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, January 2024, CABI Publishing

    Dr Adam Schikora

  7. Combination of bacterialN-acyl homoserine lactones primes Arabidopsis defenses via jasmonate metabolism

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, January 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Adam Schikora

  8. AHL-Priming Protein 1 mediates N-3-oxo-tetradecanoyl-homoserine lactone priming in Arabidopsis

    Article • BMC Biology, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adam Schikora

  9. Biocontrol of Plant Diseases Using Glycyrrhiza glabra Leaf Extract

    Article • Plant Disease, December 2022, Scientific Societies

    Dr Adam Schikora

  10. Influence of sewage sludge stabilization method on microbial community and the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes

    Article • Waste Management, December 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Adam Schikora

  11. Pyrolyzed or Composted Sewage Sludge Application Induces Short-Term Changes in the Terra Rossa Soil Bacterial and Fungal Communities

    Article • Sustainability, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Adam Schikora

  12. Novel piece of the puzzle: ALI1 is required for oxo-C14-HSL priming in Arabidopsis

    Article • December 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Adam Schikora

  13. The treasure inside barley seeds: microbial diversity and plant beneficial bacteria

    Article • Environmental Microbiome, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adam Schikora

  14. Mechanisms adopted by Salmonella to colonize plant hosts

    Article • Food Microbiology, October 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Adam Schikora

  15. Priming negatively affects feeding behaviour and aphid biomass of Rhopalosiphum padi on barley

    Article • Journal of Pest Science, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adam Schikora

  16. Tillage shapes the soil and rhizosphere microbiome of barley—but not its susceptibility towards Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, February 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Adam Schikora

  17. AHL-priming for enhanced resistance as a tool in sustainable agriculture

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, November 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Adam Schikora

  18. Composted Sewage Sludge Influences the Microbiome and Persistence of Human Pathogens in Soil

    Article • Microorganisms, July 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Adam Schikora

  19. Salmonella Heterogeneously Expresses Flagellin during Colonization of Plants

    Article • Microorganisms, May 2020, MDPI AG

    Carmen R. Beuzón, Javier Ruiz-Albert, Dr Adam Schikora

  20. Salmonella persistence in soil depends on reciprocal interactions with indigenous microorganisms

    Article • Environmental Microbiology, March 2020, Wiley

    Dr Adam Schikora

  21. Agricultural production systems can serve as reservoir for human pathogens

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, December 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Adam Schikora

  22. Salmonella adapts to plants and their environment during colonization of tomatoes

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, October 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Adam Schikora

  23. Genetic Differences in Barley Govern the Responsiveness to N-Acyl Homoserine Lactone

    Article • Phytobiomes Journal, July 2019, Scientific Societies

    Dr Adam Schikora

  24. Consistent associations with beneficial bacteria in the seed endosphere of barley ( Hordeum vulgare L.)

    Article • Systematic and Applied Microbiology, July 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Adam Schikora

  25. Sewage sludge amendment and inoculation with plant-parasitic nematodes do not facilitate the internalization of Salmonella Typhimurium LT2 in lettuce plants

    Article • Food Microbiology, May 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Adam Schikora

  26. Detection of Bacterial Quorum Sensing Molecules

    Article • December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adam Schikora

  27. Dual Expression of the Salmonella Effector SrfJ in Mammalian Cells and Plants

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, December 2017, Frontiers

    Dr Adam Schikora

  28. Persistence of Salmonella Typhimurium LT2 in Soil Enhanced after Growth in Lettuce Medium

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, April 2017, Frontiers

    Dr Adam Schikora

  29. Beneficial effects of bacteria-plant communication based on quorum sensing molecules of the N -acyl homoserine lactone group

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adam Schikora

  30. Editorial: Plant responses to bacterial quorum sensing molecules

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, August 2015, Frontiers

    Dr Adam Schikora

  31. Editorial on plants as alternative hosts for human and animal pathogens

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, April 2015, Frontiers

    Dr Adam Schikora

  32. Interactions of Salmonella with animals and plants

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2015, Frontiers

    Dr Adam Schikora

  33. AHL-priming functions via oxylipin and salicylic acid

    Article • Frontiers in Plant Science, January 2015, Frontiers

    Dr Adam Schikora

  34. Image-based Analysis to Study Plant Infection with Human Pathogens

    Article • Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Adam Schikora

  35. The Salmonella effector protein SpvC, a phosphothreonine lyase is functional in plant cells

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, October 2014, Frontiers

    Dr Adam Schikora

  36. N ‐ acyl‐homoserine lactones‐producing bacteria protect plants against plant and human pathogens

    Article • Microbial Biotechnology, September 2014, Wiley

    Dr Adam Schikora

  37. N-Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Primes Plants for Cell Wall Reinforcement and Induces Resistance to Bacterial Pathogens via the Salicylic Acid/Oxylipin Pathway

    Article • The Plant Cell, June 2014, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Dr Adam Schikora, Dr. Annette Becker

  38. Salmonella enterica Flagellin Is Recognized via FLS2 and Activates PAMP-Triggered Immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Article • Molecular Plant, April 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Adam Schikora

  39. RNase E Affects the Expression of the Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Synthase Gene sinI in Sinorhizobium meliloti

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, January 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Adam Schikora, Prof. Elena Evguenieva-Hackenberg

  40. Homoserine Lactones Influence the Reaction of Plants to Rhizobia

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, August 2013, MDPI AG

    Dr Adam Schikora

  41. Salmonella, a cross-kingdom pathogen infecting humans and plants

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, April 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Adam Schikora

  42. The Response of Plants towardN-Acyl Homoserine Lactones of Quorum-Sensing-Active Bacteria in the Rhizosphere

    Article • March 2013, Wiley

    Dr Adam Schikora

  43. Modified N-acyl-homoserine lactones as chemical probes for the elucidation of plant–microbe interactions

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Adam Schikora

  44. An image classification approach to analyze the suppression of plant immunity by the human pathogen SalmonellaTyphimurium

    Article • BMC Bioinformatics, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adam Schikora

  45. Quorum Sensing of Bacteria and Trans-Kingdom Interactions of N-Acyl Homoserine Lactones with Eukaryotes

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adam Schikora

  46. Plants as alternative hosts for Salmonella

    Article • Trends in Plant Science, May 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Adam Schikora

  47. Arabidopsis growth and defense are modulated by bacterial quorum sensing molecules

    Article • Plant Signaling & Behavior, February 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Adam Schikora

  48. Infection of Plants by the Human Pathogen Salmonella Typhimurium: Challenges and New Insights

    Article • December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adam Schikora

  49. N-Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Confers Resistance toward Biotrophic and Hemibiotrophic Pathogens via Altered Activation of AtMPK6

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, September 2011, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Dr Adam Schikora

  50. Conservation of Salmonella Infection Mechanisms in Plants and Animals

    Article • PLOS One, September 2011, PLOS

    Professor Manuela Baccarini, Dr Adam Schikora

  51. High-Affinity Manganese Uptake by the Metal Transporter NRAMP1 Is Essential for Arabidopsis Growth in Low Manganese Conditions

    Article • The Plant Cell, March 2010, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Dr Adam Schikora

  52. MAPK cascade signalling networks in plant defence

    Article • Current Opinion in Plant Biology, August 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Adam Schikora

  53. Transgenerational Stress Memory Is Not a General Response in Arabidopsis

    Article • PLOS One, April 2009, PLOS

    Dr Adam Schikora

  54. Metal movement within the plant: contribution of nicotianamine and yellow stripe 1-like transporters

    Article • Annals of Botany, October 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Adam Schikora

  55. The Dark Side of the Salad: Salmonella typhimurium Overcomes the Innate Immune Response of Arabidopsis thaliana and Shows an Endopathogenic Lifestyle

    Article • PLOS One, May 2008, PLOS

    Dr Adam Schikora

  56. A Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Kinase Kinase Mediates Reactive Oxygen Species Homeostasis in Arabidopsis

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, October 2006, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Adam Schikora

  57. A loss-of-function mutation in AtYSL1 reveals its role in iron and nicotianamine seed loading

    Article • The Plant Journal, November 2005, Wiley

    Dr Adam Schikora

  58. A Putative Function for the Arabidopsis Fe-Phytosiderophore Transporter Homolog AtYSL2 in Fe and Zn Homeostasis

    Article • Plant and Cell Physiology, March 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Adam Schikora

  59. Formation of transfer cells and H + -ATPase expression in tomato roots under P and Fe deficiency

    Article • Planta, June 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adam Schikora

  60. Article • Plant and Soil, January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adam Schikora

  61. Iron Stress-Induced Changes in Root Epidermal Cell Fate Are Regulated Independently from Physiological Responses to Low Iron Availability

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, April 2001, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Dr Adam Schikora

  62. Different Pathways Are Involved in Phosphate and Iron Stress-Induced Alterations of Root Epidermal Cell Development

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, April 2001, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Dr Adam Schikora

  63. Acclimative changes in root epidermal cell fate in response to Fe and P deficiency: a specific role for auxin?

    Article • PROTOPLASMA, March 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adam Schikora

  64. Role of Hormones in the Induction of Iron Deficiency Responses in Arabidopsis Roots

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, April 2000, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

    Dr Adam Schikora

  65. Hormones induce an Fe-deficiency-like root epidermal cell pattern in the Fe-inefficient tomato mutantfer

    Article • PROTOPLASMA, March 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Adam Schikora