Andrew M. Mutka
Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Plant Science
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
United States of America
Biography
Andrew M. Mutka completed Doctorate in PhD, Plant Biology at Washington University and presently working in Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Research Interest
Interested in the mechanisms by which plant pathogens cause disease, with a specfic focus on the role of Type III effectors in bacterial pathogens. Additionally, I am interested in developing methods for quantititive phenotyping of plant disease symptoms.
Publications
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Mutka AM, Fawley S, Tsao T, Kunkel BN. Auxin promotes susceptibility to Pseudomonas syringae via a mechanism independent of suppression of salicylic acidâ€mediated defenses. The Plant Journal. 2013 Jun 1;74(5):746-54.
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Mutka AM, Fentress SJ, Sher JW, Berry JC, Pretz C, Nusinow DA, Bart R. Quantitative, image-based phenotyping methods provide insight into spatial and temporal dimensions of plant disease. Plant physiology. 2016 Jan 1:pp-00984.
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Mutka AM, Bart RS. Image-based phenotyping of plant disease symptoms. Frontiers in plant science. 2014;5.
