Post Doctoral Fellow

BSc. Microbiology,Moi University, Kenya 2010

MSc. Microbiology, University of Eldoret, Kenya, 2015

PhD. Microbiology, University of Pretoria, South Africa, 2022

Publications:

"Order from disordered": Potential role of intrinsically disordered regions in phytopathogenic oomycete intracellular effector proteins.
Chepsergon, J, Moleleki, LN.
Curr Opin Plant Biol.75,2023. PubMed PMID:37329857

Rhizosphere bacterial interactions and impact on plant health.
Chepsergon, J, Moleleki, LN.
Curr Opin Microbiol.73,2023. PubMed PMID:37002974

Short Linear Motifs (SLiMs) in "Core" RxLR Effectors of Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae: a Case of PpRxLR1 Effector.
Chepsergon, J, Nxumalo, CI, Salasini, BSC, Kanzi, AM, Moleleki, LN.
Microbiol Spectr.10,2022. PubMed PMID:35404090

"Core" RxLR effectors in phytopathogenic oomycetes: A promising way to breeding for durable resistance in plants?.
Chepsergon, J, Motaung, TE, Moleleki, LN.
Virulence.12,2021. PubMed PMID:34304703

Organize, Don't Agonize: Strategic Success of Phytophthora Species.
Chepsergon, J, Motaung, TE, Bellieny-Rabelo, D, Moleleki, LN.
Microorganisms.8,2020. PubMed PMID:32560346