Svetlana Y Folimonova

Svetlana Y Folimonova,

Professor

Department: AG-PLANT PATHOLOGY
Business Phone: (352) 273-4655
Business Email: svetlana@ufl.edu

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2021-2024
PLP6223C Viral Pathogens of Plants
2014,2021-2024
PLP6905 Problems in Plant Pathology
2022-2024
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

Research Profile

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0001-7297-2253

Publications

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
New Phytologist. 233(2):631-638 [DOI] 10.1111/nph.17777.
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.
2018
Rose Mosaic Virus Disease: A Disease Caused by a Virus Complex and Symptoms on Roses and Management Practices
EDIS. 2018(4) [DOI] 10.32473/edis-pp338-2018.
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
Rose Rosette Disease: A New Disease of Roses in Florida
EDIS. 2015(4) [DOI] 10.32473/edis-pp317-2015.
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
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:
PLANT PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, FIFIELD HALL
2550 HULL RD
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE FL 326112058
Business Street:
PLANT PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT
2550 HULL RD
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE FL 32611