zareis@iut.ac.ir Office Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 84156, IRAN Phone 031-33913404 Fax 031-33912254 Positions Assistant Professor at Isfahan University of Technology; Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Isfahan Univers Research Interests Plant Bacterial Diseases Molecular Plant Pathology Phylogeny Taxonomy type: Journal Title DOI type Taxonomic refinement of Bacillus thuringiensis 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1518307 Journal Molecular-Phylogenetic Characterization of Xanthomonas hortorum pv. pelargonii Strains Causing Leaf Spot of Geraniums in Iran 10.1094/PDIS-01-24-0262-RE Journal Reassessment of the occurrence and distribution of Xanthomonas arboricola on fruit trees in Iran 10.1111/ppa.13632 Journal Xanthomonas bonasiae sp. nov. and Xanthomonas youngii sp. nov., isolated from crown gall tissues 10.1099/ijsem.0.005418 Journal Taxonomic Refinement of Xanthomonas arboricola 10.1094/PHYTO-12-21-0519-R Journal Phenotypic and Molecular-Phylogenetic Analyses Reveal Distinct Features of Crown Gall-Associated Xanthomonas Strains 10.1128/spectrum.00577-21 Journal Occurrence of Crown Gall Disease on Japanese Spindle (Euonymus japonicas var. Green Rocket) Caused by Agrobacterium rosae in Iran 10.1094/PDIS-03-21-0580-PDN Journal Comparative Genomics and Phylogenetic Analyses Suggest Several Novel Species within the Genus Clavibacter, Including Nonpathogenic Tomato-Associated Strains 10.1128/AEM.02873-19 Journal Phenotypically and Genotypically Heterogeneous Strains of Pseudomonas syringae Associated With Alfalfa Leaf Spot Disease in Iran 10.1094/PDIS-06-19-1153-RE Journal Pathogenicity and molecular phylogenetic analysis reveal a distinct position of the banana fingertip rot pathogen among the Burkholderia cenocepacia genomovars 10.1111/ppa.12976 Journal