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Description of Streptomyces borealis sp. nov. and Streptomyces saintjeani sp. nov., associated with potato common scab.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology · 2026 · senior author
Genome sequences of five Streptomyces type strains (Streptomyces argenteolus, Streptomyces pratensis, Streptomyces puniceus, Streptomyces spiroverticillatus, and Streptomyces sundarbansensis).
Microbiology resource announcements · 2026 · senior author
Single-strain and consortium inoculations with plant-beneficial Pseudomonas spp. promote lettuce growth under field conditions.
Microbiology spectrum · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
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Phenazine-producing Pseudomonas spp. in the rhizosphere
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
6 publications.
Description of Streptomyces borealis sp. nov. and Streptomyces saintjeani sp. nov., associated with potato common scab.
Biessy A, Jayathissa AU, Filion M
Genome sequences of five Streptomyces type strains (Streptomyces argenteolus, Streptomyces pratensis, Streptomyces puniceus, Streptomyces spiroverticillatus, and Streptomyces sundarbansensis).
Biessy A, Jayathissa A, Jordan W, Bennett M, Calo M, Filion M
Single-strain and consortium inoculations with plant-beneficial Pseudomonas spp. promote lettuce growth under field conditions.
Biessy A, Cadieux M, Mc Duff F, Deshaies A, Khun K, Lafond-Lapalme J, Vigneault P, Filion M
Complete genome sequences of eight Caryophanales strains isolated from the rhizosphere of strawberry in Canada.
Biessy A, Filion M
Virulence Determinants Are Unevenly Distributed Within Streptomyces Species and Strains Causing Potato Common Scab in the Province of Quebec, Canada.
Biessy A, Cadieux M, Ciotola M, St-Onge R, Blom J, Filion M
Complete genome sequence of Bacillus pumilus LBUM494, a plant-beneficial strain isolated from the rhizosphere of a strawberry plant.
Biessy A, Filion M
Phenazine-producing Pseudomonas spp. in the rhizosphere
Principal investigators: Filion, Martin
Keywords: phenazine; pseudomonas; plant-microbe interactions; rhizosphere; biocontrol; plant pathogens; potato; rhizocompetence; genomics; transcriptomics
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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