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Maikel B. F. Steentjes

Wageningen University & ResearchORCID 0000-0003-2500-0915Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genetics· 1 Microbiology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Gert H. J. KemaiD· 3 shared Rahim MehrabiiD· 2 shared Anouk C. van WesterhoveniD· 1 shared Benny M. Corcolon· 1 shared Gregory Ashe· 1 shared Michael F. SeidliD· 1 shared Pablo ChongiD· 1 shared Patricia SchöppliD· 1 shared

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2023-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintAug 11, 2026

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated transformation enables functional characterization of the effector Avr4 in the banana pathogen Pseudocercospora fijiensis

Maikel B. F. Steentjes, Gregory Ashe, Patricia Schöppl…·Gert H. J. Kema

This paper develops a CRISPR/Cas9 system for Pseudocercospora fijiensis to functionally characterize the effector Avr4, finding it does not explain resistance in Calcutta 4.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.10.742443

experimental assay

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GeneticsbioRxivPreprintMay 29, 2026

Development of a CRISPR/Cas9-mediated transformation procedure for the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici

Sandra V. Gomez-Gutierrez, Maikel B. F. Steentjes, Gert H. J. Kema, Stephen B. Goodwin

The paper develops a CRISPR/Cas9 method for editing Zymoseptoria tritici and shows that Mycgr3107904 contributes to disease progression.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.27.728285

experimental assay

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MicrobiologyG3 Genes Genomes GeneticsPeer-reviewedNov 15, 2023

A chromosome-level genome assembly of Zasmidium syzygii isolated from banana leaves

Anouk C. van Westerhoven, Rahim Mehrabi, Reza Talebı…·Michael F. Seidl

The paper reports a high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of Zasmidium syzygii, a fungal pathogen of banana leaves, and identifies it as distinct from previously known Zasmidium isolates.

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whole-genome sequencingexperimental assay

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