Scientific Publications
10. Kahn, A.K., Cervantes, J., Almeida, R.P.P. A pathogen of good taste: genetics of a bacterial host jump of the plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa from coffee to wine grapes. (2025) Microbial Genomics. https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001447.
9. Garcia, E., Kahn, A.K., Rodrigues, C., Camelo, A., Espirito-Santo, C., Coletta-Filho, H., Almeida, R.P.P., Costa, J. Isolation, Phylogenetic Inferences, and Early Diversification of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa in Cova da Beira region, Portugal. (2025) Phytopathology. https://doi.org/10.1094/phyto-01-25-0009-r
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., Donegan, M., Brown, A., Lee, P., Zúñiga-Pereira, A.M., Chaves-Gonzáles, L., Chacon-Diaz, C., Almeida, R.P.P. Landscape Genomics of Xylella fastidiosa in Costa Rican Coffee Agroecosystems. In prep.
2. Kaur, N., Merfa, M., Kahn, A.K., Almeida, R.P.P., De La Fuente, L. Unraveling Factors Influencing Host Specificity in Xylella fastidiosa. In prep.
3. Kahn, A.K., Lewis, J., Almeida, R.P.P. Diversity of grapevine-infecting X. fastidiosa in Texas, USA. In prep.
4. Vanunu, M, Kahn, A.K, Brown, A., Donegan, M., Daugherty, M., Almeida, R.P.P., Bahar, O. Overwinter plant recovery from infections with fastidious vector-borne bacterial pathogens: insights and ecological consequences. In prep.
5. Visnovksy, S., Kahn, A.K. et al. Detection by metagenomics of Xylella fastidiosa in New Zealand indigenous plant collections held overseas. In prep.
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