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John Erik Mylroie
Corn Host Plant Resistance Research


Phone: (601) 325-2735
Fax: (601) 325-8441

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
A histological study of Aspergillus flavus colonization of wound inoculated maize kernels of resistant and susceptible maize hybrids in the field Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Windham, G.L., Williams, W.P., Mylroie, J.E., Reid, C., Womack, E.D. 2018. A histological study of Aspergillus flavus colonization of wound inoculated maize kernels of resistant and susceptible maize hybrids in the field. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9:799. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00799.
Genetic characterization of the maize lipoxygenase gene family in relation to aflatoxin accumuation resistance. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ogunola, O., Hawkins, L.K., Mylroie, J.E., Kolomiets, M., Borrego, E., Tang, J., Williams, W.P., Warburton, M.L. 2017. Genetic characterization of the maize lipoxygenase gene family in relation to aflatoxin accumuation resistance. PLoS ONE 12(7):e0181265.
Identification and quantification of a toxigenic and non-toxigenic Aspergillus flavus strain in contaminated maize using quantitative real-time PCR - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mylroie, J.E., Ozkan, S., Shivaji, R., Windham, G.L., Alpe, M., Williams, W.P. 2016. Identification and quantification of a toxigenic and non-toxigenic Aspergillus flavus strain in contaminated maize using quantitative real-time PCR. Toxins. 8(1):15. doi:10.3390/toxins8010015.
Characterization of the chitinase gene family and the effect on A. flavus and aflatoxin resistance in maize. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hawkins, L.K., Mylroie, J.E., Oliveira, D., Smith, J.S., Ozkan, S., Windham, G.L., Williams, W.P., Warburton, M.L. 2015. Characterization of the chitinase genes and their effect on A. flavus and aflatoxin accumulation resistance. PLoS One 10(6):e0126185. doi:10/1371/journal.pone.0126185.
Network analysis of maize RNA transport pathway genes associated with maize resistance to aflatoxin accumulation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Asters, M., Williams, W.P., Perkins, A., Mylroie, J.E., Windham, G.L., Shan, X. 2014. Relating significance and relations of differentially expressed genes in response to Aspergillus flavus infection in maize. Scientific Reports. 4:4815. DOI:10.1038/srep04815.
Comparison of Inoculation Methods for Evaluating Maize for Resistance to Aspergillus flavus Infection and Aflatoxin Accumulation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Williams, W.P., Alpe, M., Windham, G.L., Ozkan, S., Mylroie, J.E. 2013. Comparison of two inoculation methods for evaluating maize for resistance to Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin accumulation. International Journal of Agronomy. 2013:972316. DOI:10.1155/2013/972316.
Identification of maize genes associated with host plant resistance and susceptibility to Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin accumulation - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kelley, R.Y., Williams, W.P., Mylroie, J.E., Boykin, D.L., Harper, J.W., Windham, G.L., Ankala, A., Shan, X. 2012. Identification of maize genes associated with host plant resistance and susceptibility to Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin accumulation. PLoS One. 7:1-12. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036892