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L. Moleleki

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L. Moleleki — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 24
Works: 77
Citations: 2,655

Most-cited papers

A translocation signal for delivery of oomycete effector proteins into host plant cells
S. Whisson, P. Boevink, L. Moleleki, A. Avrova +10 more
2007Nature832 citations
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The role of secretion systems and small molecules in soft-rot Enterobacteriaceae pathogenicity.
A. Charkowski, C. Blanco, G. Condemine, D. Expert +19 more
2012Annual Review of Phytopathology225 citations Open access
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The threat of root‐knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) in Africa: a review
E. Onkendi, G. Kariuki, M. Marais, L. Moleleki
2014211 citations
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Rhizosphere bacterial interactions and impact on plant health.
J. Chepsergon, L. Moleleki
2023Current Opinion in Microbiology168 citations Open access
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Pantoea ananatis Utilizes a Type VI Secretion System for Pathogenesis and Bacterial Competition.
D. Shyntum, J. Theron, S. Venter, L. Moleleki +2 more
2015Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions70 citations Open access
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Effects of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on the molecular responses of maize under drought and heat stresses: A review
Iviwe Notununu, L. Moleleki, A. Roopnarain, R. Adeleke
2022Pedosphere62 citations Open access
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Genome-wide identification of potato long intergenic noncoding RNAs responsive to Pectobacterium carotovorum subspecies brasiliense infection
S. Kwenda, P. Birch, L. Moleleki
2016BMC Genomics61 citations Open access
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A quorum sensing-defective mutant of Pectobacterium carotovorum ssp. brasiliense 1692 is attenuated in virulence and unable to occlude xylem tissue of susceptible potato plant stems.
L. Moleleki, Rudolph Gustav Pretorius, C. Tanui, G.K.E Mosina +1 more
2017Molecular plant pathology59 citations Open access
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Characterisation of pectobacterium wasabiae causing blackleg and soft rot diseases in South Africa
L. Moleleki, E. Onkendi, A. Mongae, G. C. Kubheka
2013European journal of plant pathology56 citations
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Pectobacterium and Dickeya: Environment to Disease Development
I. Toth, M. Barny, M. Brurberg, G. Condemine +12 more
202150 citations Open access
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Comparative genomics of type VI secretion systems in strains of Pantoea ananatis from different environments
D. Shyntum, S. Venter, L. Moleleki, I. Toth +1 more
2014BMC Genomics50 citations Open access
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Bacterial secretion system functions: evidence of interactions and downstream implications
S. Maphosa, L. Moleleki, T. Motaung
2023Microbiology48 citations Open access
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Characterization of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum and brasiliense from diseased potatoes in Kenya
E. Onkendi, L. Moleleki
2014European journal of plant pathology48 citations
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Colonization patterns of an mCherry-tagged Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense strain in potato plants.
G. C. Kubheka, T. Coutinho, N. Moleleki, L. Moleleki
2013Phytopathology45 citations Open access
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Corrigendum: Distribution and genetic diversity of root‐knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) in potatoes from South Africa
E. Onkendi, L. Moleleki
201344 citations Open access
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Transcriptome and Comparative Genomics Analyses Reveal New Functional Insights on Key Determinants of Pathogenesis and Interbacterial Competition in Pectobacterium and Dickeya spp
Daniel Bellieny-Rabelo, C. Tanui, Nikki Miguel, S. Kwenda +2 more
2018Applied and Environmental Microbiology42 citations Open access
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Organize, Don’t Agonize: Strategic Success of Phytophthora Species
J. Chepsergon, T. Motaung, Daniel Bellieny-Rabelo, L. Moleleki
2020Microorganisms36 citations Open access
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Detection of Meloidogyne enterolobii in potatoes in South Africa and phylogenetic analysis based on intergenic region and the mitochondrial DNA sequences
E. Onkendi, L. Moleleki
2013European journal of plant pathology36 citations
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The Impact of Type VI Secretion System, Bacteriocins and Antibiotics on Bacterial Competition of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense and the Regulation of Carbapenem Biosynthesis by Iron and the Ferric-Uptake Regulator
D. Shyntum, N. Nkomo, Ntwanano Luann Shingange, Alessandro Rino Gricia +2 more
2019Frontiers in Microbiology35 citations Open access
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African microbiomes matter
T. Makhalanyane, O. Bezuidt, Rian E. Pierneef, E. Mizrachi +16 more
2023Nature Reviews Microbiology34 citations
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Molecular Interactions of Pectobacterium and Dickeya with Plants
F. Van Gijsegem, N. Hugouvieux-Cotte-Pattat, Y. Kraepiel, E. Lojkowska +3 more
202133 citations
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Influence of the ferric uptake regulator (Fur) protein on pathogenicity in Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense
C. Tanui, D. Shyntum, Stefan Louis Priem, J. Theron +1 more
2017PLoS ONE31 citations Open access
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RNA-seq Profiling Reveals Defense Responses in a Tolerant Potato Cultivar to Stem Infection by Pectobacterium carotovorum ssp. brasiliense
S. Kwenda, T. Motlolometsi, P. Birch, L. Moleleki
2016Frontiers in Plant Science28 citations Open access
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Functional Characterization of a Global Virulence Regulator Hfq and Identification of Hfq-Dependent sRNAs in the Plant Pathogen Pantoea ananatis
G. Shin, Jeffrey K Schachterle, D. Shyntum, L. Moleleki +2 more
2019Frontiers in Microbiology24 citations Open access
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Enhancing maize drought and heat tolerance: single vs combined plant growth promoting rhizobacterial inoculation
Iviwe Notununu, L. Moleleki, A. Roopnarain, R. Adeleke
2024Frontiers in Plant Science23 citations
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“Core” RxLR effectors in phytopathogenic oomycetes: A promising way to breeding for durable resistance in plants?
J. Chepsergon, T. Motaung, L. Moleleki
2021Virulence23 citations Open access
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Horizontally Acquired Quorum-Sensing Regulators Recruited by the PhoP Regulatory Network Expand the Host Adaptation Repertoire in the Phytopathogen Pectobacterium brasiliense
Daniel Bellieny-Rabelo, N. Nkomo, D. Shyntum, L. Moleleki
2020mSystems20 citations Open access
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Discovery and profiling of small RNAs responsive to stress conditions in the plant pathogen Pectobacterium atrosepticum
S. Kwenda, V. Gorshkov, Aadi Moolam Ramesh, S. Naidoo +3 more
2016BMC Genomics19 citations Open access
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Quorum Sensing in Gram-Negative Plant Pathogenic Bacteria
Siphathele Sibanda, L. Moleleki, Divine Yufetar Shyntum, T. Coutinho
2018Advances in Plant Pathology18 citations Open access
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Development of a novel rDNA based plasmid for enhanced cell surface display on Yarrowia lipolytica
S. Bulani, L. Moleleki, J. Albertyn, N. Moleleki
2012AMB Express18 citations Open access
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First Report of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense Causing Soft Rot and Blackleg of Potatoes in Kenya.
E. Onkendi, L. Maluleke, L. Moleleki
2014Plant Disease17 citations
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Isolation and Characterization of Outer Membrane Vesicles of Pectobacterium brasiliense 1692
S. Maphosa, L. Moleleki
2021Microorganisms16 citations Open access
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Stress response in Pectobacterium atrosepticum SCRI1043 under starvation conditions: adaptive reactions at a low population density.
O. Petrova, V. Gorshkov, A. Daminova, M. Ageeva +2 more
2014Research in Microbiology16 citations Open access
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Transcriptome Profiling of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Responses to Root-Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne javanica) Infestation during A Compatible Interaction
T. Macharia, Daniel Bellieny-Rabelo, L. Moleleki
2020Microorganisms15 citations Open access
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Draft Genome Sequence of a Virulent Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense Isolate Causing Soft Rot of Cucumber
E. Onkendi, Aadi Moolam Ramesh, S. Kwenda, S. Naidoo +1 more
2016Genome Announcements14 citations Open access
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Evidence for salicylic acid signalling and histological changes in the defence response of Eucalyptus grandis to Chrysoporthe austroafricana
L. Zwart, D. Berger, L. Moleleki, N. A. van der Merwe +2 more
2017Scientific Reports13 citations Open access
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Core RxLR Effectors in Phytopathogenic Oomycetes: A promising Way to Breeding for Durable Resistance in Plants?
J. Chepsergon, T. Motaung, L. Moleleki
202012 citations Open access
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Characterization of two LuxI/R homologs in Pantoea ananatis LMG 2665T.
Siphathele Sibanda, J. Theron, D. Shyntum, L. Moleleki +1 more
2016Canadian Journal of Microbiology (print)11 citations
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Global Gene Expression Analysis of Cross-Protected Phenotype of Pectobacterium atrosepticum
V. Gorshkov, S. Kwenda, O. Petrova, E. Osipova +2 more
2017PLoS ONE10 citations Open access
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The effect of β-aminobutyric acid (BABA) on root knot nematode and soft rot pathogen disease complexes in Solanum tuberosum plants
A. Mongae, L. Moleleki
2015European journal of plant pathology8 citations Open access
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A computational and secretome analysis approach reveals exclusive and shared candidate type six secretion system substrates in Pectobacterium brasiliense 1692.
S. Maphosa, L. Moleleki
2023Microbiology Research7 citations Open access
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"Order from disordered": Potential role of intrinsically disordered regions in phytopathogenic oomycete intracellular effector proteins.
J. Chepsergon, L. Moleleki
2023Current opinion in plant biology7 citations Open access
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Short Linear Motifs (SLiMs) in “Core” RxLR Effectors of Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae: a Case of PpRxLR1 Effector
J. Chepsergon, C. I. Nxumalo, B. C. Salasini, A. Kanzi +1 more
2022Microbiology spectrum7 citations Open access
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Pectobacterium brasiliense 1692 Chemotactic Responses and the Role of Methyl-Accepting Chemotactic Proteins in Ecological Fitness
C. Tanui, D. Shyntum, Precious K. Sedibane, Daniel Bellieny-Rabelo +1 more
2021Frontiers in Plant Science7 citations Open access
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Transcriptome Profiling Reveals the EanI/R Quorum Sensing Regulon in Pantoea Ananatis LMG 2665T
Siphathele Sibanda, S. Kwenda, C. Tanui, D. Shyntum +2 more
2018Genes6 citations Open access
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Localization and Transcriptional Responses of Chrysoporthe austroafricana in Eucalyptus grandis Identify Putative Pathogenicity Factors
Ronishree Mangwanda, L. Zwart, N. A. van der Merwe, L. Moleleki +3 more
2016Frontiers in Microbiology6 citations Open access
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The use of fluorescent reporter protein tagging to study the interaction between Root‐Knot Nematodes and Soft Rot Enterobacteriaceae
A. Mongae, G. C. Kubheka, N. Moleleki, L. Moleleki
2013Letters in Applied Microbiology6 citations Open access
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Novel Two-Component System-Like Elements Reveal Functional Domains Associated with Restriction–Modification Systems and paraMORC ATPases in Bacteria
Daniel Bellieny-Rabelo, W. J. Pretorius, L. Moleleki
2021Genome Biology and Evolution5 citations Open access
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In silico secretome analyses of the polyphagous root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica: a resource for studying M. javanica secreted proteins
T. Macharia, T. Duong, L. Moleleki
2023BMC Genomics4 citations Open access
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Transcriptional profiling of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) during a compatible interaction with the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne javanica
T. Macharia, Daniel Bellieny-Rabelo, L. Moleleki
2019bioRxiv4 citations Open access
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