Dr. Shien Lu

Dr. Shien  Lu

Title

  • Professor

Contact Information

sl332@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-3511
2127 Hill Agriculture Bldg.

Overview

Education

  • Washington State University, Doctor of Philosophy (PHD), Plant Pathology
  • Shandong Agricultural University, Master of Science (MS), Plant Pathology
  • Shandong Agricultural University, Bachelor of Science (BS), Plant Pathology

Research Interests

Plant Bacteriology, Molecular Genetics of Bacteria, Based Disease Management

Teaching Interests

•Principles of Plant Pathology (EPP4113/EPP6113; Taught by myself))
•Plant Disease Management (EPP4163/EPP6163; Taught by myself)
•Plant Bacteriology (EPP8133; Taught by myself))
•The Hungry Planet: Plant Disease Stories (EPP1001; Team taught and organized by me)

Website

Publications

Year Publications
2024

Brown, S., Shahrtash, M., Stokes, C. E., Baird, S. M., Baird, R., Lu, S. 2024. Model-based community analyses identify fungal endophytes that may modulate symptom development of charcoal rot disease in soybean. Phytofrontiers

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2024

Jia, J., Lu, S. 2024. Comparative Genome Analyses Provide Insight into the Antimicrobial Activity of Endophytic Burkholderia. Microorganisms 12(1):100-121.

2023

Liu, A., Phillips, K., Jia, J., Deng, P., Zhang, D., Chang, S., Lu, S. 2023. Development of a qPCR detection approach for pathogenic Burkholderia cenocepacia associated with fresh vegetables. Food Microbiology

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2023

Lin, J., Qu, S., Chen, X., Li, H., Hou, L., Lu, S., Xu, P., Jiang, N., Ma, L. 2023. Systematic Analysis of Two Tandem GGDEF/EAL Domain Genes Regulating Antifungal Activities in Pseudomonas glycinae MS82. . Horticulture

2022

Geng, M., Hansanant, N., Lu, S., Lockless, S., Shin, R., Orugunty, R., Smith, L. 2022. Synthesis and characterization of semisynthetic analogs of the antifungal occidiofungin. Frontier in Microbiology

2022

Chen, X., Qu, S., Luo, X., Lu, S., Liu, Y., Li, H., Hou, L., Lin, J., Jiang, N., Ma, L. 2022. PafS Containing GGDEF-Domain Regulates Life Activities of Pseudomonas glycinae MS82. Microorganisms 10:2342.

2022

Jia, J., Copes, W., Phillips, K., Lu, S. 2022. Complete Genome Sequence Resource for Pseudomonas amygdali pv. loropetali Strain AAC Causing Bacterial Gall of Loropetalum chinense. Plant Disease

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2022

Deng, P., Jia, J., Foxfire, A., Baird, S., Smith, L., Lu, S. 2022. A polyketide synthetase gene cluster is responsible for antibacterial activity of Burkholderia contaminans MS14. Phytopathology 112(3):11.

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2021

Lu, S., Ford, E., Baird, S., Jia, J. 2021. Complete genome sequence resource for the endophytic Burkholderia sp. strain MS389 isolated from a healthy soybean growing adjacent to charcoal rot disease patch. Plant Disease

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2021

Liu, Y., Zhou, Y., Qiao, Q., Yu, W., Pan, X., Zhang, T., Liu, Y., Lu, S. 2021. Phenazine-1-carboxylic Acid Produced by Pseudomonas chlororaphis YL-1 Is Effective against Acidovorax citrulli. Microorganisms

2021

Lu, S., Ford, E., Hobbs, S., Baird, S., Lu, S. 2021. Occidiofungin is the key metabolite for antifungal activity of the endophytic bacterium Burkholderia sp. MS455 against Aspergillus flavus. Phytopathology

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2021

Liu, Y., Dai, C., Zhou, Y., Qiao, J., Tang, B., Yu, W., Zhang, R., Liu, Y., Lu, S. 2021. Pyoverdines are essential for the antibacterial activity of Pseudomonas chlororaphis YL-1 under low-iron conditions. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 87(7).

2020

Jia, J., Ford, E., Baird, S., Lu, S. 2020. Characterization of antifungal activity of plant endophytic bacterium for control of aflatoxin contamination. Phytopathology 110(12S):S2.160.

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2020

Ravichandran, A., Escano, J., Lee, J., Ross, M. K., Austin, F., Orugunty, R., Lu, S., Smith, L. J. 2020. Formulation, pharmacological evaluation, and efficacy studies of occidiofungin, a novel antifungal. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 64(12).

2020

Jia, J., Wang, X., Deng, P., Baird, S., Lu, S. 2020. Pseudomonas glycinae sp. nov. isolated from the soybean rhizosphere. MicorbiologyOpen

2019

Wang, X., Allen, T. W., Wang, H., Peterson, D. G., Nichols, R. L., Liu, A., Li, X., Deng, P., Jia, J., Lu, S. 2019. Development of a qPCR protocol to detect the cotton bacterial blight pathogen, Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum. Plant Disease 103(3):422-429.

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2019

Ma, L., Qu, S., Lin, J., Jia, J., Baird, S., Jiang, N., Li, H., Hou, L., Lu, S. 2019. The Complete Genome of the Antifungal Bacterium Pseudomonas sp. Strain MS82. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 126(2).

2019

Ravichandran, A., Geng, M., Hull, K., Li, J., Romo, c., Lu, S., Albee, A., Nutter, C., Gordon, D., Ghannoum, M., Lockless, S., Smith, L. 2019. A novel actin binding drug with in vivo efficacy. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 63(1):e01585-18.

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2017

Ma, L., Wang, X., Deng, P., Baird, S., Liu, Y., Qu, S., Lu, S. 2017. The PafR Gene Is Required for Antifungal Activity of Strain MS82 against Mycogone perniciosa. Advances in Microbiology 7(4):217.

2017

Showmaker, 1. C., Arick II, M. A., Hsu, C., Martin, B. E., Wang, X., Jia, J., Wubben, M. J., Nichols, R. L., Allen, T. W., Peterson, D. G., Lu, S. 2017. The genome of the cotton bacterial blight pathogen Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum strain MSCT1. Standards in Genomic Sciences 12:42.

2017

Deng, P., Foxfire, A., Xu, J., Baird, S. M., Jia, J., Delgado, K. H., Shin, R., Smith, L. J., Lu, S. 2017. Siderophore product ornibactin is required for the bactericidal activity of Burkholderia contaminans MS14. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 83(8).

2016

Memili, A., Wang, X., Lu, S., memili, E. 2016. The Emergence of Tetracycline Resistance in Rumen Bacteria. Journal of Emerging Investigators. Journal of Emerging Investigators

2016

Escano, J., Deng, P., Lu, S., Smith, J. 2016. Draft genome sequence of oral bacterium Streptococcus mutans JH1140. Genome announcements

2016

Deng, P., Wang, X., Baird, S. M., Showmaker, K. C., Smith, L. J., Peterson, D. G., Lu, S. 2016. Comparative genome-wide analysis reveals that Burkholderia contaminans MS14 possesses multiple antimicrobial biosynthesis genes but not major genetic loci required for pathogenesis. MicorbiologyOpen

2016

Wang, X., Liu, A., Cuerrero, A., Liu, J., Yu, X., Deng, P., Ma, L., Baird, S., Smith, L., Li, X., Lu, S. 2016. Occidiofungin is an Important Component Responsible for the Antifungal Activity of Burkholderia pyrrocinia Strain Lyc2. Journal of Applied Microbiology

2015

Deng, P., Wang, X., Baird, S. M., Lu, S. 2015. Complete genome of Pseudomonas chlororaphis strain UFB2, a soil bacterium with antibacterial activity against bacterial canker pathogen of tomato. Standards in Genomic Sciences 10(117).

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2015

Wang, X., Bi, T., Li, X., Zhang, L., Lu, S. 2015. First Report of Corn Whorl Rot Caused by Serratia marcescens in China. Journal of Phytopathology 163:1059-1063.

2015

Liu, Y., Baird, S. M., Qiao, J., Du, Y., Lu, S. 2015. SecG is required for antibiotic activities of Pseudomonas sp. YL23 against Erwinia amylovora and Dickeya chrysanthemi . Journal of Basic Microbiology 54:1-8.

Extension Publications

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Graduate Students

    Awards & Honors

    • Regions Bank-DAFVM Superior Faculty Award in Teaching
      Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine
    • William White Special Project Award
      Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine
    • The CALS Teacher of the Year Award
      College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
    • The Excellence in Teaching Upper Division Undergraduate Award
      College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
    • Faculty Start-up Company of the Year
      Mississippi State University
    • The Rosalind and Rodney Foil Teamwork Award
      Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine
    • Faculty StatePride Award
      Mississippi State University

    Society Memberships