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John is a senior phytobacteriologist at Fera. He is involved in bacteriology diagnostic services as well as being instrumental in the research on taxonomy, diagnosis, epidemiology and control of phytopathogenic bacteria.
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Area of expertise
Bacterial diseases of potato and other crops
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Years of experience
30+
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Highest qualification
PhD
John regularly consults with government and the EU on development and implementation of policy on monitoring and eradication of quarantine bacteria.
John is a member of the EPPO panel on diagnosis of plant pathogenic bacteria and a founding member of the European Association of Phytobacteriologists. He is currently managing research projects on bacterial pathogens of potatoes (Pectobacterium spp. and Ralstonia solanacearum), tomatoes (rhizogenic Rhizobium radiobacter) and mushrooms (Pseudomonas tolaasii and P. gingeri) as well as understanding the biological diversity of soils in relation to plant health and productivity.
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Latest Papers and Articles
Abdurahman A, Griffin D, Elphinstone JG, Struik PC, Schulz S, Schulte-Geldermann E and Sharma K. 2017. Molecular characterization of Ralstonia solanacearum strains from Ethiopia and tracing potential source of bacterial wilt disease outbreak in seed potatoes. Plant Pathology DOI: 10.1111/ppa.12661
Sapp M, Lewis E, Moss S, Barrett B, Kirk S, Elphinstone J, Denman S. 2016. Identification of bacteria associated with the acute oak decline syndrome in England using Metabarcoding. Forests 2016, 7(5), 95; doi:10.3390/f7050095
Pritchard L, Glover R, Humphris S, Elphinstone JG and Toth IK. 2015. Genomics and taxonomy in diagnostics for food security. Analytical Methods 8; 12 DOI: 10.1039/c5ay02550h.
Skelsey, P., Elphinstone, J. G., Saddler, G. S., Wale, S. J. and Toth, I. K. (2015), Spatial analysis of blackleg-affected seed potato crops in Scotland. Plant Pathology. doi: 10.1111/ppa.12455Pritchard, L., Glover, R.H., Humphris, S., Elphinstone, J.G. and Toth, I.K. 2016. Genomics and taxonomy in diagnostics for food security: soft-rotting enterobacterial plant pathogens. Analytical Methods 8:12-24.
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John attends annual meetings of the EPPO panel on diagnosis of plant pathogenic bacteria and the European Association of Phytobacteriologists.
John and their team work with customers to deliver the following services within Fera...
John works across teams involved in the diagnosis of bacterial plant diseases, the development and validation of diagnostic methods, disease epidemiology and control and the taxonomy of emerging and established bacterial plant pathogens.
Insect Monitoring
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Soil Health Unit
Health tests, organism monitoring and metal detection for your soil, amongst other services
Grower support tools
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Latest Papers and Articles
Abdurahman A, Griffin D, Elphinstone JG, Struik PC, Schulz S, Schulte-Geldermann E and Sharma K. 2017. Molecular characterization of Ralstonia solanacearum strains from Ethiopia and tracing potential source of bacterial wilt disease outbreak in seed potatoes. Plant Pathology DOI: 10.1111/ppa.12661
Sapp M, Lewis E, Moss S, Barrett B, Kirk S, Elphinstone J, Denman S. 2016. Identification of bacteria associated with the acute oak decline syndrome in England using Metabarcoding. Forests 2016, 7(5), 95; doi:10.3390/f7050095
Pritchard L, Glover R, Humphris S, Elphinstone JG and Toth IK. 2015. Genomics and taxonomy in diagnostics for food security. Analytical Methods 8; 12 DOI: 10.1039/c5ay02550h.
Skelsey, P., Elphinstone, J. G., Saddler, G. S., Wale, S. J. and Toth, I. K. (2015), Spatial analysis of blackleg-affected seed potato crops in Scotland. Plant Pathology. doi: 10.1111/ppa.12455Pritchard, L., Glover, R.H., Humphris, S., Elphinstone, J.G. and Toth, I.K. 2016. Genomics and taxonomy in diagnostics for food security: soft-rotting enterobacterial plant pathogens. Analytical Methods 8:12-24.
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Events past and future
John attends annual meetings of the EPPO panel on diagnosis of plant pathogenic bacteria and the European Association of Phytobacteriologists.
Services
John and their team work with customers to deliver the following services within Fera...
John works across teams involved in the diagnosis of bacterial plant diseases, the development and validation of diagnostic methods, disease epidemiology and control and the taxonomy of emerging and established bacterial plant pathogens.
Insect Monitoring
Providing you with the information you need to make pest control decisions.
Soil Health Unit
Health tests, organism monitoring and metal detection for your soil, amongst other services
Grower support tools
Cutting edge software to help growers optimise their crop yield and health
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