Jun Gu
Postdoctoral Associate

Cornell University
Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology
New York State Agriculture Experiment Station
Geneva, NY 14456

2005 Ph.D Dept.of Microbiology, China Agricultural University, China

2002 MS Dept.of Microbiology, Nanjing Agricultural University, China

1999 BS Dept.of Microbiology, Nanjing Agricultural University, China

E-mail: jg579@cornell.edu

Host: Harvey Hoch and Christine Smart

I am interested in the interactions between plant and associated microbes. My postdoctoral research focuses on molecular interactions of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis with tomato. I feel fortunate to be working on a project where nanotechnology and other molecular methods can be applied to solve complex problems. I hope to find some important genes involved in host plant response to different virulence strains of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis using VIGS technology and to evaluate the role of cell wall degrading enzymes produced by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis in signaling.  My research will employ nanofabricated 'artificial' xylem vessels, which can help us understand tomato-Cmm interactions further at molecular level.

Professional Assignments, Honors, and Awards     

Professional Societies and Working Groups

Chinese Society of Microbiology
American Phytopathological Society

Jun Gu, Bin Guo, Ya-Nan Wang, Su-Lin Yu, Ryuhei Inamori, Ri Qu, Yu-Guang Ye and Xiao-Lei Wu. Oceanicola nanhaiensis sp. nov., isolated from sediments of the South China Sea International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2007, 57:157-160.

Jun Gu, Hua Cai, Bin Yin, Ri Qu, Yu-Feng Guo and Xiao-Lei Wu. Marinobacter gudaoensis sp. nov., isolated from an oil-polluted saline soil in a Chinese oilfield. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2007, 57: 250-254.

Jun Gu , En Tao Wang, Wen Xin Chen. Genetic Diversity of Rhizobia Associated with Desmodium Species Grown in China. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 2007, 44: 286-292.

Bin Guo, Jun Gu, Y-GYe, , Inamori, R., and Xiao-Lei Wu. Marinobacter segnicrescenssp. nov., a moderate halophile isolated from benthic sediment of South China Sea. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2007, 57:1970-1974.

Jun-Lian Gao, Sarah Lea Turner, Feng Ling Kan, En Tao Wang, Zhi Yuan Tan, Yu Hui Qiu, Jun Gu, Zewdu Terefework, J. Peter W. Young, Kristina Lindström, and Wen Xin Chen. Mesorhizobium septentrionale sp. nov. and Mesorhizobium temperatum sp. nov., isolated from Astragalus adsurgens growing in the northern regions of China. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2004, 54: 2003 - 2012.

Jun Gu, wen xin Chen. The Diversity of Rhizobia Nodulated Desmodium spp. in Different Geography Regions of China. The 14th International Congress on Biological Nitrogen Fixation. 2004. Beijing. (Poster and Abstract)