Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Goss Lab
Led by Erica Goss · Plant Pathology
What we study
The Goss Lab studies how plant pathogens evolve and spread, focusing on bacteria, fungi, and oomycetes. They analyze genetic and ecological factors to understand disease emergence and host range.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Computational
- Bacteria & microbes
- Plants
- Coding required
- Projects
- 3
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Effector gene variation in Phytophthora palmivora
Examining genetic differences in P. palmivora to understand its broad host range.
Bipolaris gigantea on industrial hemp
Studying how invasive grasses affect hemp disease outbreaks and pathogen evolution.
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Investigating plasmids diversity in X. euvesicatoria pv. perforans population
The project maps the variety of plasmids in a tomato and pepper pathogen. Students will analyze bacterial genomes, identify plasmid sizes and gene content, and see how plasmids relate to bacterial lineages.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 537
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Recent papers, explained
- Draft genome sequence of the mammalian pathogenic Paralagenidium karlingii
2026 · Microbiology Resource Announcements
Sequences the genome of another disease-causing oomycete from canine samples.
- Plasmid-mediated copper resistance in Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans : determination of plasmid copy number and stability
2026 · Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Studies copper resistance genes in a tomato disease bacterium, finding plasmid instability.
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- Draft genome sequence of the mammalian pathogenic Pythium insidiosum
2026 · Microbiology Resource Announcements
Sequences the genome of a disease-causing oomycete found in animal infections.
- Pseudomonas spp.-based synthetic microbial community effects on nutrient dynamics in citrus plants under induced dysbiosis
2026 · Planta
Tests whether Pseudomonas-based microbial communities can help citrus plants resist stress.
- Genomic and phenotypic diversity of Xanthomonas euvesicatoria strains associated with bacterial spot of pepper in southern Italy
2026 · Journal of Plant Pathology
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How to reach out
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