Francine Govers

Francine Govers

Wageningen Universiteit

H-index: 67

Europe-Netherlands

About Francine Govers

Francine Govers, With an exceptional h-index of 67 and a recent h-index of 37 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Wageningen Universiteit, specializes in the field of Plant Pathogens, Oomycete Biology, Plant-Microbe Interactions.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Gene Flow of Phytophthora infestans Between Refuse Piles, and Organic and Conventional Potato Fields in Southern Flevoland, The Netherlands

Convergent evolution of immune receptors underpins distinct elicitin recognition in closely related Solanaceous plants

A Phytophthora infestans RXLR effector targets a potato ubiquitin‐like domain‐containing protein to inhibit the proteasome activity and hamper plant immunity

Sterol-Sensing Domain (SSD)-Containing Proteins in Sterol Auxotrophic Phytophthora capsici Mediate Sterol Signaling and Play a Role in Asexual Reproduction …

Tackling Phytophthora

Fatal attraction: How Phytophthora zoospores find their host

De banaan: de onbekende wereld achter ons favoriete fruit

An actin mechanostat ensures hyphal tip sharpness in Phytophthora infestans to achieve host penetration

Francine Govers Information

University

Position

Professor Molecular Phytopathology

Citations(all)

18148

Citations(since 2020)

5387

Cited By

15127

hIndex(all)

67

hIndex(since 2020)

37

i10Index(all)

154

i10Index(since 2020)

100

Email

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Wageningen Universiteit

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Francine Govers Skills & Research Interests

Plant Pathogens

Oomycete Biology

Plant-Microbe Interactions

Top articles of Francine Govers

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Gene Flow of Phytophthora infestans Between Refuse Piles, and Organic and Conventional Potato Fields in Southern Flevoland, The Netherlands

Potato Research

Chia-Hui Hu

Francine Govers

Ignazio Carbone

Jean Beagle Ristaino

2023/9

Convergent evolution of immune receptors underpins distinct elicitin recognition in closely related Solanaceous plants

The Plant Cell

Zhaodan Chen

Fan Liu

Mengzhu Zeng

Lei Wang

Hanmei Liu

...

2023/4/3

A Phytophthora infestans RXLR effector targets a potato ubiquitin‐like domain‐containing protein to inhibit the proteasome activity and hamper plant immunity

New Phytologist

Ziwei Wang

Tingting Li

Xiaojiang Zhang

Jiashu Feng

Zhuting Liu

...

2023/4

Sterol-Sensing Domain (SSD)-Containing Proteins in Sterol Auxotrophic Phytophthora capsici Mediate Sterol Signaling and Play a Role in Asexual Reproduction …

Microbiology Spectrum

Weizhen Wang

Zhaolin Xue

Linfang Xie

Xin Zhou

Fan Zhang

...

2023/2/14

Tackling Phytophthora

Gewasbescherming

Francine Govers

EF Evangelisti

2023

Fatal attraction: How Phytophthora zoospores find their host

Michiel Kasteel

Tijs Ketelaar

Francine Govers

2023/10/1

De banaan: de onbekende wereld achter ons favoriete fruit

Gerrit HJ Kema

FC van Rijn

F Govers

J Reumer

J van den Broek

...

2022/11/14

An actin mechanostat ensures hyphal tip sharpness in Phytophthora infestans to achieve host penetration

Science advances

Jochem Bronkhorst

Kiki Kots

Djanick de Jong

Michiel Kasteel

Thomas van Boxmeer

...

2022/6/10

Phytophthora capsici sterol reductase PcDHCR7 has a role in mycelium development and pathogenicity

Open Biology

Weizhen Wang

Fan Zhang

Sicong Zhang

Zhaolin Xue

Linfang Xie

...

2022/4/6

Silencing susceptibility genes in potato hinders primary infection with Phytophthora infestans at different stages

Horticulture Research

Kaile Sun

Danny Schipper

Evert Jacobsen

Richard GF Visser

Francine Govers

...

2022

Molecular sensors reveal the mechano-chemical response of Phytophthora infestans walls and membranes to mechanical and chemical stress

The Cell Surface

Lucile Michels

Jochem Bronkhorst

Michiel Kasteel

Djanick De Jong

Bauke Albada

...

2022/12/1

Phytophthora infestans RXLR effector AVR1 disturbs the growth of Physcomitrium patens without affecting Sec5 localization

Plos one

Elysa JR Overdijk

Vera Putker

Joep Smits

Han Tang

Klaas Bouwmeester

...

2021/4/8

Uncovering the role of metabolism in oomycete–host interactions using genome-scale metabolic models

Sander YA Rodenburg

Michael F Seidl

Dick de Ridder

Francine Govers

2021/10/11

Pathogens and their cunning ways

Francine Govers

Aad Termorshuizen

Corné Pieterse

2021

A slicing mechanism facilitates host entry by plant-pathogenic Phytophthora

Nature microbiology

Jochem Bronkhorst

Michiel Kasteel

Stijn van Veen

Jess M Clough

Kiki Kots

...

2021/8

Introduction: What is Plant Health and why is it important?

Francine Govers

Aad J Termorshuizen

Corné MJ Pieterse

2021

The mysterious route of sterols in oomycetes

Weizhen Wang

Xili Liu

Francine Govers

2021/6/17

Plant Health: How do we stop plants getting sick?

F Govers

Corné Pieterse

Aad Termorshuizen

Astrid Smit

2021/5/12

Mining oomycete proteomes for metalloproteases leads to identification of candidate virulence factors in Phytophthora infestans

Molecular Plant Pathology

Charikleia Schoina

Sander YA Rodenburg

Harold JG Meijer

Michael F Seidl

Lysette T Lacambra

...

2021/5

The Mevalonate Pathway Is Important for Growth, Spore Production, and the Virulence of Phytophthora sojae

Frontiers in Microbiology

Xinyu Yang

Xue Jiang

Weiqi Yan

Qifeng Huang

Huiying Sun

...

2021/12/22

See List of Professors in Francine Govers University(Wageningen Universiteit)

Co-Authors

H-index: 106
Richard G F Visser

Richard G F Visser

Wageningen Universiteit

H-index: 105
Corné M.J. Pieterse

Corné M.J. Pieterse

Universiteit Utrecht

H-index: 65
Berend Snel

Berend Snel

Universiteit Utrecht

H-index: 50
Theo Van der Lee

Theo Van der Lee

Wageningen Universiteit

H-index: 47
Guido Van den Ackerveken

Guido Van den Ackerveken

Universiteit Utrecht

H-index: 33
Wenwu Ye

Wenwu Ye

Nanjing Agricultural University

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