Nian Wang
University of Florida · Microbiology and Cell Science
Active 2000–2026
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About
Nian Wang holds the Mr. and Mrs. J. R. (Rip) Graves Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair. His research focuses on the molecular genetics and functional genomics of plant-bacteria interactions. Specifically, he works on methods to control citrus diseases caused by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, which is responsible for Citrus Greening, and Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri, the pathogen behind Citrus Canker.
Research topics
- Biology
- Biochemistry
- Genetics
- Food science
- Pathology
- Biotechnology
- Agronomy
- Chemistry
- Computational biology
- Medicine
Selected publications
A plant genetic network for preventing dysbiosis in the phyllosphere
Nature · 2020 · 576 citations
Huanglongbing (HLB) and its vectors: recent research advances and future challenges
Entomologia Generalis · 2025-02-18 · 14 citations
articlePlant Biotechnology Journal · 2025-04-29 · 5 citations
articleOpen accessCitrus cultivation plays a pivotal role in global agriculture and food security. With intensifying international market competition and increasing environmental challenges, citrus crops have become particularly urgent (Mukhametzyanov et al., 2024). Traditional breeding and genetic transformation are two main strategies for improvement, with the latter gaining more attention due to its ability to introduce specific traits that are difficult to achieve through conventional methods (Gutierrez-E et…
Microbiological Research · 2025-09-24 · 5 citations
articleOpen accessCitrus, a globally significant fruit crop, harbours a distinctive microbial community crucial for maintaining citrus health and enhancing disease resistance. While the structure and shaping factors, including phytosanitary treatments, of citrus root and leaf microbiomes are well documented, the carposphere (fruit surface) microbiome and its response to phytosanitary inputs remain poorly understood. In the present study, we combined culture independent (amplicon sequencing) and culture dependent…
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions · 2025-01-01 · 4 citations
articleOpen accessThe Citrus sinensis LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDERIES 1 ( CsLOB1) gene, which is directly induced by the Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri effector PthA4, functions as a transcription factor and citrus canker susceptibility (S) gene. Genome editing of CsLOB1 has been shown to confer resistance to citrus canker disease. Previous studies revealed that the citrus CsLOB1-INDUCED EXPANSIN 1 gene ( CsLIEXP1) is highly and directly upregulated by CsLOB1 in Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri-infected plants. Because ex…
Frequent coauthors
- 123 shared
Jin Xu
Google (United States)
- 113 shared
Jinyun Li
Northwest Normal University
- 98 shared
Yunzeng Zhang
Yangzhou University
- 83 shared
Hongge Jia
Florida Department of Citrus
- 72 shared
Zhiqian Pang
Florida Department of Citrus
- 66 shared
Doron Teper
Agricultural Research Organization
- 53 shared
Pankaj Trivedi
Colorado State University
- 49 shared
Sheo Shankar Pandey
University of Florida
Labs
Awards & honors
- Elected Senior Member of National Academy of Inventors (NAI)…
- Appointed Mr. and Mrs. J. R. (Rip) Graves Eminent Scholar Ch…
- Elected Fellow American Phytopathological Society (APS) 2023
- Large Grant Leadership Award, University of Florida, 2025, 2…
- Elected Fellow American Association for the Advancement of S…
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