1. Determining the pathogens associated with blackleg and soft rot in select Pennsylvania potato fields Open Access Author: Mainello, Amanda Title: Determining the pathogens associated with blackleg and soft rot in select Pennsylvania potato fields Graduate Program: Plant Pathology Keywords: bacteriaplant pathogenspotatoesplant diseaseblacklegsoft rotagriculturebacterial isolationbacterial identificationwhole genome sequencingmulti-locus sequence analysisshotgun metagenomics File: Download 20200408_Mainello_thesis.pdf Committee Members: Beth Krueger Gugino, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorCarolee Theresa Bull, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorPaul David Esker, Committee MemberJasna Kovac, Committee MemberMaria Del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Committee MemberCarolee Theresa Bull, Program Head/Chair