• Species delineation of Mollicutes and Bradyrhizobium using genomic approaches
• Comparative genomics of a poinsettia-associated phytoplasma and functional validation of its effectors involved in plant branching
• DNA/RNA extraction and genome assembly
• Phylogenetic analysis and comparative genomics

1. Pei S-C*, Chang H-Y, Chang H-Y, Chen A-P, Chou S-J, Hung T-H, Kuo C-H. "Genome and Effector Gene Expression Analysis of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ strain PR2021 Associated with Poinsettia", The 18th Japanese Society for Bacteriology Early Career Meeting, Japan, 2024. (oral & poster)
2. Pei S-C*, Chang H-Y, Chang H-Y, Chen A-P, Chou S-J, Hung T-H, Kuo C-H. "Investigation into the Putative Effectors of Poinsettia-Associated ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’", The 25th Biennial Congress of the International Organization for Mycoplasmology, Spain, 2024. (poster)
3. Yan X-H*, Pei S-C, Yan H-C, Kuo C-H, "Genome-Scale Analysis of the Hominis Group Mycoplasmas and the Taxonomic Implications", The 25th Biennial Congress of the International Organization for Mycoplasmology, Spain, 2024. (poster)
4. Pei S-C*, Hung T-H, Kuo C-H, "Genome analysis of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ strain PR2021 Associated with Poinsettia", The 24th Biennial Congress of the International Organization for Mycoplasmology, Japan, 2023. (poster)
5. Yan X-H*, Pei S-C, Kuo C-H, "Genome Stability and the Impact of Potential Mobile Units in Phytoplasma Evolution", The 24th Biennial Congress of the International Organization for Mycoplasmology, Japan, 2023. (poster)
6. Musić M Š, Polak B, Drčelić M, Pei S-C, Kuo C-H, "Towards Understanding of a Versatile Pathogen – Quest for Putative Effectors in ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ Genomes", The 24th Biennial Congress of the International Organization for Mycoplasmology, Japan, 2023. (poster)

1. Pei S-C*, Chang H-Y, Chang H-Y, Chen A-P, Chou S-J, Hung T-H, Kuo C-H. "Genome and Effector Gene Expression Analysis of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ strain PR2021 Associated with Poinsettia", The 28th Conference on Bacteriology, 2024. (oral & poster)
2. Pei S-C*, Hung T-H, Kuo C-H. "Genome analysis of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ strain PR2021 Associated with Poinsettia", The Annual Meeting of Taiwan Phytopathological Society, 2023. (oral)
3. Pei S-C*, Hung T-H, Kuo C-H. "Genome Investigation of Poinsettia Branch-Inducing Phytoplasma", 2023 MiTalk Young Scientist Workshop, 2023. (poster)

(*corresponding author)

1. Pei S-C, Li N-Pu, Li T-T, Yang Y-C, Hung T-H*, Kuo C-H*. Branch-Induction Phenotype Induced by Distinct SAP11 Homologs of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ Associate with Poinsettia, in preparation.
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3. Musić MŠ*, Polak B, Drčelić M; Pei S-C; Kuo C-H*. Sequencing and Comparative Analyses of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ Genomes Reveal Diversity of Effectors and Potential Mobile Units. Microbial Genomics, 2025. doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001401.
4. Yan X-H, Pei S-C, Yen H-C, Blanchard A, Sirand-Pugnet P, Baby V, Gasparich GE, Kuo C-H*. Delineating Bacterial Genera Based on Gene Content Analysis: a Case Study of the Mycoplasmatales–Entomoplasmatales Clade within the Class Mollicutes, Microbial Genomics, 2024. doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001321.
5. Li N-P, Yan X-H, Pei S‐C, Hung T‐H, Chang T-C, Bai Q-Z, Tai C-F*, Kuo C‐H*. "Complete Genome Sequence of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasiaticum’ WF_GM2021, a Plant Pathogen Associated with Soybean Witches’ Broom Disease in Taiwan", Microbiology Resource Announcements, e00993-23, 2024. doi.org/10.1128/mra.00993-23.
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7. Li YL, Yan X-H, Liu YZ, Pei S-C, Kuo C-H*, and Huang WJ*. “Complete Genome Sequence of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia’ TB2022, a Plant Pathogen Associated with Sweet Potato Little Leaf Disease in China” Microbiology Resource Announcements, e00308-23, 2023. doi.org/10.1128/mra.00308-23.
8. Yan X-H, Lin JX, Liu YZ, Huang PZ, Liu JM, Hu QB, Li YL, Pei S-C, Huang WJ*, and Kuo C-H*. “Complete Genome Sequence of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ QS2022, a Plant Pathogen Associated with Lettuce Chlorotic Leaf Rot Disease in China” Microbiology Resource Announcements, e00306-23, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00306-23.
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