selected publications
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article
- A bird’s-eye view: exploration of the flavin-containing monooxygenase (FMO) superfamily in common wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2024
- Characterization of a Foxtail Mosaic Virus Vector for Rust Fungus Avirulence Gene Expression in Wheat. PhytoFrontiers™. 2024
- Optimizing an integrated biovigilance toolbox to study the spatial distribution and dynamic changes of airborne mycobiota, with a focus on cereal rust fungi in western Canada. Molecular Ecology Resources. 2024
- Geographical and seasonal dynamics and air trajectory modeling of air-borne cereal rust fungi: a case study in western Canada 2023
- The Ustilago hordei–Barley Interaction is a Versatile System for Characterization of Fungal Effectors. Journal of Fungi. 2021
- Whole-genome sequencing of multiple isolates of Puccinia triticina reveals asexual lineages evolving by recurrent mutations. G3. 2021
- The role of reactive oxygen species in the virulence of wheat leaf rust fungus Puccinia triticina.. Environmental Microbiology. 22:2956-2967. 2020
- Progress on Molecular Genetics and Manipulation of Rust Fungi. Phytopathology®. 2020
- UhAVR1, an HR-Triggering Avirulence Effector of Ustilago hordei, Is Secreted via the ER–Golgi Pathway, Localizes to the Cytosol of Barley Cells during in Planta-Expression, and Contributes to Virulence Early in Infection. Journal of Fungi. 2020
- Host-induced silencing of essential genes in Puccinia triticina through transgenic expression of RNAi sequences reduces severity of leaf rust infection in wheat.. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 16:1013-1023. 2018
- Comparative Analysis Highlights Variable Genome Content of Wheat Rusts and Divergence of the Mating Loci.. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 7:361-376. 2017
- Comparative Analysis Highlights Variable Genome Content of Wheat Rusts and Divergence of the Mating Loci. G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics. 2017
- Comparative analysis highlights variable genome content of wheat rusts and divergence of the mating loci. bioRxiv. 60665. 2016
- Two small secreted proteins from Puccinia triticina induce reduction of ß-glucoronidase transient expression in wheat isolines containing Lr9, Lr24 and Lr26. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY. 38:91-102. 2016
- A review of wheat leaf rust research and the development of resistant cultivars in Canada. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY. 38:1-18. 2016
- Editorial: Genomics research on non-model plant pathogens: Delivering novel insights into rust fungus biology. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2016
- Trehalose is required for stress resistance and virulence of the basidiomycota plant pathogen ustilago maydis. Microbiology (United Kingdom). 2016
- Sr36- and Sr5-mediated resistance response to Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici is associated with callose deposition in wheat guard cells. Phytopathology. 2015
- An Immunity-Triggering Effector from the Barley Smut Fungus Ustilago hordei Resides in an Ustilaginaceae-Specific Cluster Bearing Signs of Transposable Element-Assisted Evolution. PLOS Pathogens. 2014
- Do pathogen effectors play peek-a-boo?. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2014
- Using transcription of six Puccinia triticina races to identify the effective secretome during infection of wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2014
- Conserved loci of leaf and stem rust fungi of wheat share synteny interrupted by lineage-specific influx of repeat elements. BMC Genomics. 2013
- Do TE activity and counteracting genome defenses, RNAi and methylation, shape the sex lives of smut fungi?. Plant signaling & behavior. 2013
- Do TE activity and counteracting genome defenses, RNAi and methylation, shape the sex lives of smut fungi?. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 2013
- Endogenous silencing of Puccinia triticina pathogenicity genes through in planta-expressed sequences leads to the suppression of rust diseases on wheat. Plant Journal. 2013
- Host-induced gene silencing of wheat leaf rust fungus Puccinia triticina pathogenicity genes mediated by the Barley stripe mosaic virus. Plant Molecular Biology. 2013
- The transition from a phytopathogenic smut ancestor to an anamorphic biocontrol agent deciphered by comparative whole-genome analysis. PLANT CELL. 2013
- Functional genomic approaches in cereal rusts. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY. 2012
- Genome comparison of barley and maize smut fungi reveals targeted loss of RNA silencing components and species-specific presence of transposable elements. PLANT CELL. 2012
- Fungal and oomycete effectors - Strategies to subdue a host. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY. 2011
- Gene discovery in EST sequences from the wheat leaf rust fungus Puccinia triticina sexual spores, asexual spores and haustoria, compared to other rust and corn smut fungi. BMC Genomics. 2011
- Introduction of large DNA inserts into the barley pathogenic fungus, Ustilago hordei, via recombined binary BAC vectors and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Current Genetics. 2011
- Proteome analysis of wheat leaf rust fungus, Puccinia triticina, infection structures enriched for haustoria. Proteomics. 2011
- Response to environmental stresses, cell-wall integrity, and virulence are orchestrated through the calcineurin pathway in ustilago hordei. Molecular Plant-microbe Interactions. 2011
- Morphological and molecular analyses of host and nonhost interactions involving barley and wheat and the covered smut Pathogen Ustilago hordei. Molecular Plant-microbe Interactions. 2010
- Virulence and molecular polymorphisms of the wheat leaf rust fungus Puccinia triticina in Canada from 1997 to 2007. Botany. 2010
- Hallmarks of RNA silencing are found in the smut fungus Ustilago hordei but not in its close relative Ustilago maydis. Current Genetics. 2008
- Identification of resistance genes to barley covered smut and mapping of the Ruh1 gene using Ustilago hordei strains with defined avirulence genes. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY. 2008
- Sex in smut fungi: Structure, function and evolution of mating-type complexes. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 2008
- Complementation of Ustilago maydis MAPK mutants by a wheat leaf rust, Puccinia triticina homolog: Potential for functional analyses of rust genes. Molecular Plant-microbe Interactions. 2007
- Generation of a wheat leaf rust, Puccinia triticina, EST database from stage-specific cDNA libraries. Molecular Plant Pathology. 2007
- Development and linkage mapping of E-STS and RGA markers for functional gene homologues in apple. Genome. 2006
- Mating factor linkage and genome evolution in basidiomycetous pathogens of cereals. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 2006
- Transient expression and insertional mutagenesis of Puccinia triticina using biolistics. Functional & Integrative Genomics. 2006
- Marker-Based Cloning of the Region Containing the UhAvr1 Avirulence Gene from the Basidiomycete Barley Pathogen Ustilago hordei. Genetics. 2004
- The path in fungal plant pathogenicity: many opportunities to outwit the intruders?. Genetic engineering. 2004
- Ultrastructural comparison of a compatible and incompatible interaction triggered by the presence of an avirulence gene during early infection of the smut fungus, Ustilago hordei, in barley. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 2003
- Use of inter-simple sequence repeats and amplified fragment length polymorphisms to analyze genetic relationships among small grain-infecting species of Ustilago. Phytopathology. 2003
- Determination of S-geontypes and self-fertility of sweet cherry in Summerland advanced selections. Journal of the American Pomological Society. 2002
- Genetic analysis and discrimination of sweet cherry cultivars and selections using amplified fragment length polymorphism fingerprints. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 2002
- Sporidial mating and infection process of the smut fungus, Ustilago hordei, in susceptible barley. Canadian Journal of Botany. 2002
- Comparison of AFLP fingerprints and ITS sequences as phylogenetic markers in Ustilaginomycetes. Mycologia. 2000
- The mating-type and pathogenicity locus of the fungus Ustilago hordei spans a 500-kb region. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 1999
- The pheromone cell signaling components of the Ustilago a mating-type loci determine intercompatibility between species. Genetics. 1996
- Linkage of mating-type loci distinguishes bipolar from tetrapolar mating in basidiomycetous smut fungi. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 1994
- Three selectable markers for transformation of Ustilago maydis. Gene. 1994
- Conservation of the b mating-type gene complex among bipolar and tetrapolar smut fungi. PLANT CELL. 1993
- The a and b loci of Ustilago maydis hybridize with DNA sequences from other smut fungi.. Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI. 1992
- T-DNA integration: A mode of illegitimate recombination in plants. EMBO Journal. 1991
- Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer to moncots and dicots. Genome. 1989
- Recovery of Agrobacterium tumefaciens T-DNA molecules from whole plants early after transfer. Cell. 1989
- Characteristics of trypanosome variant antigen genes active in the tsetse fly. Nucleic Acids Research. 1985
- Molecular cloning and functional characterization of Rhizobium leguminosarum structural nif-genes by site-directed transposon mutagenesis and expression in Escherichia coli minicells. Journal of Molecular and Applied Genetics. 1984
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book
- A functional genomics method for assaying gene function in phytopathogenic fungi through host-induced gene silencing mediated by agroinfi ltration 2015
- Advancing knowledge on biology of rust fungi through genomics 2014
- Conversion of BAC clones into binary BAC (BIBAC) vectors and their delivery into basidiomycete fungal cells using Agrobacterium tumefaciens 2014
- Sex and Virulence in Basidiomycete Pathogens 2013
- Genetic analysis and DNA fingerprinting of sweet cherry cultivars and selections using amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLP) 2005
- Genetics of morphogenesis in basidiomycetes 2005
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document
- TheUstilago hordei-barley interaction is a versatile system to characterize fungal effectors 2020
- UhAVR1, an HR-triggering avirulence effector ofUstilago hordei, is secreted via the ER-Golgi pathway to the cytosol of barley coleoptile cells and contributes to virulence early in infection 2020
- Whole-genome sequencing of multiple isolates ofPuccinia triticinareveals asexual lineages evolving by recurrent mutations 2020