Dr. Elhanan Tzipilevich

In my lab we explore plant microbe interactions during seed germination and the first days of seedling growth. Microbial colonization at this stages is essential for the health and proper growth of the future plant. However, the research on this early stages remained the least understood.

Articles in scientific journals
The authors are ordered according to their contribution to the work
1. Tornovsky-Babeay S, Dadon D, Ziv O, Tzipilevich E, Kadosh T, et al. (2014) Type 2 diabetes and congenital hyperinsulinism cause DNA double-strand breaks and p53 activity in beta cells. (Cell Metabolism). Q1 (Endocrinology and metabolism) I.F 27.29 citations: 135
(A project in the laboratory of Prof. Yuval Dor during my undergraduate studies)
2. Tzipilevich E, Habusha M, Ben-Yehuda S. (2017). Acquisition of Phage Sensitivity by Bacteria through Exchange of Phage Receptors. (Cell) Q1 (cell biology) I.F 66.8 citations: 112
Highlighted by Cell in a video abstract and a preview.
(PhD studies, major publication)
3. Stempler O, Baidya AK, Bhattacharya S, Malli Mohan GB, Tzipilevich E, et al. (2017) Interspecies nutrient extraction and toxin delivery between bacteria. (Nat Communications) Q1 (multidisciplinary science) I.F 17.69 citations: 52
4. Habusha M, Tzipilevich E*, Ben-Yehuda S. (2018) A mutant bacteriophage capable of infecting resistant bacteria gained a broader host range (Molecular microbiology). Q1 (microbiology) I.F 3.81 citations: 29
*Equal contribution
5. Tzipilevich E, Benfey PN. (2021) Phage-resistant bacteria reveal a role for potassium in root colonization (mBio) Q1 (microbiology) I.F 7.786 citations: 5
6. Tzipilevich E, Benfey PN. (2021) Plant immune system activatioסn is necessary for efficient interaction with auxin secreting beneficial bacteria (Cell host microbe) Q1 (microbiology) I.F 31.32 citations: 42 *
• Editor’s favorite paper for 2021 https://t.co/O5JP8nJE86
7. Tzipilevich E, Osher Pollak-Fiyaksel, Ben-Yehuda S. (2022) Bacteria elicit a phage tolerance response subsequent to infection of their neighbors (Embo J) Q1 (cell biology) I.F 13.78 citations:12