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 More ArticlesJournal Papers 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