Svetlana Y Folimonova,
Professor
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2021-2025
PLP6223C Viral Pathogens of Plants
2014,2021-2024
PLP6905 Problems in Plant Pathology
2022-2025
PLP4222C Introduction to Plant Virology
2015,2017-2019,2019-2023,2021-2024,2023-2024
PLP6502 Host-Parasite Interactions I
2018-2019
PCB7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation
2018-2019
PCB7979 Advanced Research
2019
PCB6971 Research for Master’s Thesis
2014,2016-2018,2018-2019
PCB7922 Journal Colloquy in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology
2016-2018
PLP6636 Frontiers in Plant Biotechnology
2018
HOS7979 Advanced Research
2018
MCB7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation
2018
PLP7979 Advanced Research
2013-2014,2018
PLP6932 Seminar in Plant Pathology
2013,2015
PLP6921 Colloquium in Principles of Plant Pathology
Publications
Academic Articles
2025
Streamlining Global Germplasm Exchange: Integrating Scientific Rigor and Common Sense to Exclude Phantom Agents from Regulation
Plant Disease.
109(4):736-755
[DOI] 10.1094/pdis-04-24-0745-fe.
2024
Intra-Host Citrus Tristeza Virus Populations during Prolonged Infection Initiated by a Well-Defined Sequence Variant in Nicotiana benthamiana
Viruses.
16(9)
[DOI] 10.3390/v16091385.
[PMID] 39339861.
2023
Long Noncoding RNAs in Plant–Pathogen Interactions
Phytopathology®.
113(8):1380-1386
[DOI] 10.1094/phyto-02-23-0051-ia.
2023
Transcriptomic alterations in the sweet orange vasculature correlate with growth repression induced by a variant of citrus tristeza virus.
Frontiers in microbiology.
14
[DOI] 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1162613.
[PMID] 37138615.
2022
Blaze a New Trail: Plant Virus Xylem Exploitation
International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
23(15)
[DOI] 10.3390/ijms23158375.
[PMID] 35955508.
2022
Citrus Tristeza Virus: From Pathogen to Panacea.
Annual review of virology.
9(1):417-435
[DOI] 10.1146/annurev-virology-100520-114412.
[PMID] 35655340.
2022
Location matters: from changing a presumption about the Citrus tristeza virus tissue tropism to understanding the stem pitting disease.
The New phytologist.
233(2):631-638
[DOI] 10.1111/nph.17777.
[PMID] 34614233.
2021
Citrus miraculin-like protein hijacks a viral movement-related p33 protein and induces cellular oxidative stress in defence against Citrus tristeza virus.
Plant biotechnology journal.
19(5):977-991
[DOI] 10.1111/pbi.13523.
[PMID] 33283396.
2021
Discovery of Known and Novel Viruses in Wild and Cultivated Blueberry in Florida through Viral Metagenomic Approaches
Viruses.
13(6)
[DOI] 10.3390/v13061165.
[PMID] 34207047.
2021
The Intriguing Conundrum of a Nonconserved Multifunctional Protein of Citrus Tristeza Virus That Interacts with a Viral Long Non-Coding RNA
Viruses.
13(11)
[DOI] 10.3390/v13112129.
[PMID] 34834936.
2021
The Role of Plant-Associated Bacteria, Fungi, and Viruses in Drought Stress Mitigation.
Frontiers in microbiology.
12
[DOI] 10.3389/fmicb.2021.743512.
[PMID] 34759901.
2020
A Non-Conserved p33 Protein of Citrus Tristeza Virus Interacts with Multiple Viral Partners
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®.
33(6):859-870
[DOI] 10.1094/mpmi-11-19-0328-fi.
2020
Assessment of unconventional antimicrobial compounds for the control of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’, the causative agent of citrus greening disease.
Scientific reports.
10(1)
[DOI] 10.1038/s41598-020-62246-x.
[PMID] 32214166.
2020
Citrus tristeza virus: A large RNA virus with complex biology turned into a valuable tool for crop protection
PLOS Pathogens.
16(4)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008416.
[PMID] 32353070.
2020
Dynamics of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus Movement and Sieve-Pore Plugging in Citrus Sink Cells
Plant Physiology.
182(2):882-891
[DOI] 10.1104/pp.19.01391.
[PMID] 31818905.
2020
Walking Together: Cross-Protection, Genome Conservation, and the Replication Machinery of Citrus tristeza virus
Viruses.
12(12)
[DOI] 10.3390/v12121353.
[PMID] 33256049.
2019
A Long Non-Coding RNA of Citrus tristeza virus: Role in the Virus Interplay with the Host Immunity
Viruses.
11(5)
[DOI] 10.3390/v11050436.
[PMID] 31091710.
2019
The p33 protein of Citrus tristeza virus affects viral pathogenicity by modulating a host immune response
New Phytologist.
221(4):2039-2053
[DOI] 10.1111/nph.15482.
2018
Functional diversification upon leader protease domain duplication in the Citrus tristeza virus genome: Role of RNA sequences and the encoded proteins.
Virology.
514:192-202
[DOI] 10.1016/j.virol.2017.11.014.
[PMID] 29197719.
2018
Hitchhikers, highway tolls and roadworks: the interactions of plant viruses with the phloem.
Current opinion in plant biology.
43:82-88
[DOI] 10.1016/j.pbi.2018.02.001.
[PMID] 29476981.
2017
A Pathogen Secreted Protein as a Detection Marker for Citrus Huanglongbing.
Frontiers in microbiology.
8
[DOI] 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02041.
[PMID] 29403441.
2017
Self-interaction of Citrus tristeza virus p33 protein via N-terminal helix.
Virus research.
233:29-34
[DOI] 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.03.008.
[PMID] 28279804.
2016
A 5′-proximal region of the Citrus tristeza virus genome encoding two leader proteases is involved in virus superinfection exclusion.
Virology.
489:108-15
[DOI] 10.1016/j.virol.2015.12.008.
[PMID] 26748332.
2016
Simultaneous visualization of two Citrus tristeza virus genotypes provides new insights into the structure of multi-component virus populations in a host.
Virology.
491:10-9
[DOI] 10.1016/j.virol.2016.01.017.
[PMID] 26874013.
2016
Understanding superinfection exclusion by complex populations of Citrus tristeza virus.
Virology.
499:331-339
[DOI] 10.1016/j.virol.2016.10.001.
[PMID] 27743959.
2015
Membrane association of a nonconserved viral protein confers virus ability to extend its host range.
Virology.
482:208-17
[DOI] 10.1016/j.virol.2015.03.047.
[PMID] 25880112.
2015
The conundrum of a unique protein encoded by citrus tristeza virus that is dispensable for infection of most hosts yet shows characteristics of a viral movement protein.
Virology.
485:86-95
[DOI] 10.1016/j.virol.2015.07.005.
[PMID] 26210077.
2014
A viral protein mediates superinfection exclusion at the whole-organism level but is not required for exclusion at the cellular level.
Journal of virology.
88(19):11327-38
[DOI] 10.1128/JVI.01612-14.
[PMID] 25031351.
2014
Superinfection exclusion by Citrus tristeza virus does not correlate with the production of viral small RNAs.
Virology.
468-470:462-471
[DOI] 10.1016/j.virol.2014.08.031.
[PMID] 25248160.
2014
The transcriptional activator LdtR from ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ mediates osmotic stress tolerance.
PLoS pathogens.
10(4)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004101.
[PMID] 24763829.
2013
An HPLC-MS characterization of the changes in sweet orange leaf metabolite profile following infection by the bacterial pathogen Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus.
PloS one.
8(11)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0079485.
[PMID] 24223954.
2013
Citrus tristeza virus-host interactions.
Frontiers in microbiology.
4
[DOI] 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00088.
[PMID] 23717303.
2013
Developing an understanding of cross-protection by Citrus tristeza virus.
Frontiers in microbiology.
4
[DOI] 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00076.
[PMID] 23577008.
2013
Dramatic Change in Citrus tristeza virus Populations in the Dominican Republic.
Plant disease.
97(3):339-345
[DOI] 10.1094/PDIS-05-12-0421-RE.
[PMID] 30722356.
2013
Global gene expression changes in Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus during the transmission in distinct hosts between plant and insect.
Molecular plant pathology.
14(4):391-404
[DOI] 10.1111/mpp.12015.
[PMID] 23336388.
2013
Influence of host chloroplast proteins on Tobacco mosaic virus accumulation and intercellular movement.
Plant physiology.
161(1):134-47
[DOI] 10.1104/pp.112.207860.
[PMID] 23096159.
2013
Past and future of a century old Citrus tristeza virus collection: a California citrus germplasm tale.
Frontiers in microbiology.
4
[DOI] 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00366.
[PMID] 24339822.
2013
Small RNA profiling reveals phosphorus deficiency as a contributing factor in symptom expression for citrus huanglongbing disease.
Molecular plant.
6(2):301-10
[DOI] 10.1093/mp/sst002.
[PMID] 23292880.
2013
Validation of ‘variable number of tandem repeat’-based approach for examination of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ diversity and its applications for the analysis of the pathogen populations in the areas of recent introduction.
PloS one.
8(11)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0078994.
[PMID] 24223873.
2013
Virus-based transient expression vectors for woody crops: a new frontier for vector design and use.
Annual review of phytopathology.
51:321-37
[DOI] 10.1146/annurev-phyto-082712-102329.
[PMID] 23682912.
2013
Visualization of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ cells in the vascular bundle of citrus seed coats with fluorescence in situ hybridization and transmission electron microscopy.
Phytopathology.
103(6):545-54
[DOI] 10.1094/PHYTO-09-12-0226-R.
[PMID] 23676087.
2012
GC-MS metabolomic differentiation of selected citrus varieties with different sensitivity to citrus huanglongbing.
Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB.
53:69-76
[DOI] 10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.01.010.
[PMID] 22326359.
2012
Superinfection exclusion is an active virus-controlled function that requires a specific viral protein.
Journal of virology.
86(10):5554-61
[DOI] 10.1128/JVI.00310-12.
[PMID] 22398285.
2011
Effects of pymetrozine, an antifeedant of Hemiptera, on Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri, feeding behavior, survival and transmission of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus.
Pest management science.
67(2):146-55
[DOI] 10.1002/ps.2042.
[PMID] 20960465.
2010
Early events of citrus greening (Huanglongbing) disease development at the ultrastructural level.
Phytopathology.
100(9):949-58
[DOI] 10.1094/PHYTO-100-9-0949.
[PMID] 20701493.
2010
Infection with strains of Citrus tristeza virus does not exclude superinfection by other strains of the virus.
Journal of virology.
84(3):1314-25
[DOI] 10.1128/JVI.02075-09.
[PMID] 19923189.
2010
The pathogenicity determinant of Citrus tristeza virus causing the seedling yellows syndrome maps at the 3′-terminal region of the viral genome.
Molecular plant pathology.
11(1):55-67
[DOI] 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2009.00572.x.
[PMID] 20078776.
2009
Accumulation of a 5′ proximal subgenomic RNA of Citrus tristeza virus is correlated with encapsidation by the minor coat protein.
Virology.
389(1-2):122-31
[DOI] 10.1016/j.virol.2009.04.009.
[PMID] 19446304.
2009
Examination of the responses of different genotypes of citrus to huanglongbing (citrus greening) under different conditions.
Phytopathology.
99(12):1346-54
[DOI] 10.1094/PHYTO-99-12-1346.
[PMID] 19900000.
2008
Citrus tristeza virus: survival at the edge of the movement continuum.
Journal of virology.
82(13):6546-56
[DOI] 10.1128/JVI.00515-08.
[PMID] 18434397.
2007
A stable RNA virus-based vector for citrus trees.
Virology.
368(1):205-16
[PMID] 17651777.
1997
The beet yellows closterovirus p65 homologue of HSP70 chaperones has ATPase activity associated with its conserved N-terminal domain but does not interact with unfolded protein chains.
The Journal of general virology.
78 ( Pt 3):535-42
[PMID] 9049401.
Grants
Sep 2023
ACTIVE
SP: Generating non-transgenic citrus rootstocks and scions that constitutively expressing stable antimicrobial peptide SAMP to control HLB
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE
via US DEPT OF AG NATL INST OF FOOD AND AG
Sep 2023
ACTIVE
Role of a viral long non-coding RNA in virus superinfection exclusion
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL SCIENCE FOU
Nov 2021
– Oct 2023
Understanding the Citrus tristeza virus interplay with plant immunity for disease control
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: US ISRAEL AG R&D FUND
Sep 2019
– Aug 2021
Development of diagnostic methods for molecular detection of Citrus yellow vein clearing virus (CYVCV)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: US DEPT OF AG APHIS
Apr 2019
– Mar 2022
Assessment of Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) strains distribution in citrus groves in Florida and the development of a method to detect and quantify the virus presence in the juice for the evaluation of the conditions for the effective application of CTV-bas
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: SOUTHERN GARDENS CITRUS NURSERY
Feb 2019
– Jan 2024
Develop therapies using a novel class of citrus-derived dual-functional antimicrobial peptides to cure HLB-positive trees and to protect healthy trees from infection
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE
via US DEPT OF AG NATL INST OF FOOD AND AG
Oct 2016
– Mar 2019
Utilizing the Citrus Microbiome to Manage Citrus Huanglongbing Disease
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE
via US DEPT OF AG AG MARKETING SVC
Jul 2016
– Jun 2020
MECHANISM OF SUPERINFECTION EXCLUSION BY AN RNA VIRUS
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL SCIENCE FOU
Feb 2015
– Mar 2020
A Novel Antimicrobial Approach To Combat Huanglongbing Disease
Role: Project Manager
Funding: US DEPT OF AG NATL INST OF FOOD AND AG
Dec 2013
– Nov 2018
IFAS Service Program: Svetlana Folimonova
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: MULTIPLE SPONSORS
Aug 2011
– Nov 2019
Remove transmissibility by aphids from the CTV vectors
Role: Project Manager
Funding: SOUTHERN GARDENS CITRUS NURSERY
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 273-4655
Emails:
- Business:
- svetlana@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PLANT PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, FIFIELD HALL
2550 HULL RD
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE FL 326112058 - Business Street:
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PLANT PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT
2550 HULL RD
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE FL 32611