User profiles for Shefali Dobhal

Shefali Dobhal

Junior Researcher - Research Scientist
Verified email at hawaii.edu
Cited by 489

[HTML][HTML] Taxonomy and Phylogenetic Research on Ralstonia solanacearum Species Complex: A Complex Pathogen with Extraordinary Economic Consequences

S Paudel, S Dobhal, AM Alvarez, M Arif - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
The bacterial wilt pathogen, first known as Bacillus solanacearum, has undergone numerous
taxonomic changes since its first description in 1896. The history and significance of this …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a robust, field-deployable loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for specific detection of potato pathogen Dickeya dianthicola …

…, U Dhakal, S Gunarathne, S Paudel, S Dobhal… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Destructive maceration, a wide host range, and longevity in non-plant substrates has
established Dickeya dianthicola (blackleg of potato) as a significant threat to potato industries …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-informed loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for specific detection of Pectobacterium parmentieri in infected potato tissues and soil

…, A Camson, JN Uy, M Salameh, D Arizala, S Dobhal… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Pectobacterium parmentieri (formerly Pectobacterium wasabiae), which causes soft rot
disease in potatoes, is a newly established species of pectinolytic bacteria within the family …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic and phenotypic biology of novel strains of Dickeya zeae isolated from pineapple and taro in Hawaii: insights into genome plasticity, pathogenicity …

G Boluk, D Arizala, S Dobhal, J Zhang, J Hu… - Frontiers in plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Dickeya zeae, a bacterial plant pathogen of the family Pectobacteriaceae, is responsible for
a wide range of diseases on potato, maize, rice, banana, pineapple, taro, and ornamentals …

A simplified strategy for sensitive detection of Rose rosette virus compatible with three RT-PCR chemistries

S Dobhal, JD Olson, M Arif, JAG Suarez… - Journal of virological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Rose rosette disease is a disorder associated with infection by Rose rosette virus (RRV), a
pathogen of roses that causes devastating effects on most garden cultivated varieties, and the …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring taxonomic and functional microbiome of Hawaiian stream and spring irrigation water systems using Illumina and Oxford Nanopore sequencing …

D Klair, S Dobhal, A Ahmad, ZU Hassan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Irrigation water is a common source of contamination that carries plant and foodborne human
pathogens and provides a niche for proliferation and survival of microbes in agricultural …

Genome-Informed Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Assay Coupled with a Lateral Flow Device for In-Field Detection of Dickeya Species

G Boluk, S Dobhal, AB Crockford, M Melzer… - Plant …, 2020 - Am Phytopath Society
Dickeya spp. cause blackleg and soft rot diseases of potato and several other plant species
worldwide, resulting in high economic losses. Rapid detection and identification of the …

Comparative genomics reveals signature regions used to develop a robust and sensitive multiplex TaqMan real‐time qPCR assay to detect the genus Dickeya and …

S Dobhal, G Boluk, B Babler, MJ Stulberg… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Aims Dickeya species are high consequence plant pathogenic bacteria; associated with
potato disease outbreaks and subsequent economic losses worldwide. Early, accurate and …

Development of a loop‐mediated isothermal amplification assay for specific detection of all known subspecies of Clavibacter michiganensis

S Dobhal, A Larrea‐Sarmiento… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Aims Clavibacter michiganensis is an important bacterial plant pathogen that causes vast
destruction to agriculturally important crops worldwide. Early detection is critical to evaluate …

Development of a multiplex TaqMan qPCR targeting unique genomic regions for the specific and sensitive detection of Pectobacterium species and P. parmentieri

D Arizala, S Dobhal, B Babler… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aim The newly defined species Pectobacterium parmentieri has emerged as an aggressive
pathogen that causes soft rot and blackleg diseases on potato and has been widely …