Research Project: Management and Characterization of Agriculturally and Biotechnologically Important Microbial Genetic Resources and Associated Information

Location: Mycotoxin Prevention and Applied Microbiology Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Bacterial leaf streak diseases of plants: Symptom convergence in monocot plants by distant pathogenic Xanthomonas species - (Review Article)
Heiden, N., Broders, K.D., Hutin, M., Ortiz Castro, M., Roman-Reyna, V., Toth, H., Jacobs, J. 2023. Bacterial leaf streak diseases of plants: Symptom convergence in monocot plants by distant pathogenic Xanthomonas species. Phytopathology. 113(11):2048-2055. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-05-23-0155-IA.

Phytophthora: taxonomic and phylogenetic revision of the genus - (Monograph)
Abad, Z.G., Burgess, T.I., Bourret, T., Bensch, K., Cacciola, S.O., Scanu, B., Mathew, R., Kasiborski, B., Srivastava, S., Kageyama, K., Bienapfl, J.C., Verkleij, G., Broders, K., Schena, L., Redford, A.J. 2023. Phytophthora: taxonomic and phylogenetic revision of the genus. Studies in Mycology. 106:259–348. https://doi.org/10.3114/sim.2023.106.05.

Population genetic analysis of Fusarium decemcellulare, a guaraná pathogen, reveals high genetic diversity in the Amazonas state, Brazil - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Queiroz, C.A., Caniato, F.F., Siqueira, V.K.S., de Moraes Catarino, A., Hanada, R.E., O'Donnell, K., Laraba, I., Rehner, S.A., Sousa, N.R., Silva, G.F. 2023. Population genetic analysis of Fusarium decemcellulare, a guaraná pathogen, reveals high genetic diversity in the Amazonas state, Brazil. Plant Disease. 107(5):1343-1354. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-22-0083-RE.

The distribution and type B trichothecene chemotype of Fusarium species associated with head blight of wheat in South Africa during 2008 and 2009 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Van Coller, G.J., Rose, L.J., Boutigny, A., Ward, T.J., Lamprecht, S.C., Viljoen, A. 2022. The distribution and type B trichothecene chemotype of Fusarium species associated with head blight of wheat in South Africa during 2008 and 2009. PLOS ONE. 17(9). Article e0275084. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275084.

Multilocus molecular phylogenetic-led discovery and formal recognition of four novel root-colonizing Fusarium species from northern Kazakhstan and the phylogenetically divergent Fusarium steppicola lineage - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Akhmetova, G.K., Knapp, D.G., Ozer, G., O'Donnell, K., Laraba, I., Kiyas, A., Zabolotskich, V., Kovacs, G.M., Molnar, O. 2022. Multilocus molecular phylogenetic-led discovery and formal recognition of four novel root-colonizing Fusarium species from northern Kazakhstan and the phylogenetically divergent Fusarium steppicola lineage. Mycologia. 115(1):16-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2022.2119761.

Brome grasses represent the primary source of Claviceps purpurea inoculum associated with barley fields in the San Luis Valley of Colorado - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wyka, S., Broders, K. 2022. Brome grasses represent the primary source of Claviceps purpurea inoculum associated with barley fields in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. 45(1):15-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/07060661.2022.2091041.

Microbial diversity declines in warmed tropical soil and respiration rise exceed predictions as communities adapt - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Nottingham, A.T., Scott, J.J., Saltonstall, K., Broders, K., Montero-Sanchez, M., Puspok, J., Baath, E., Meir, P. 2022. Microbial diversity declines in warmed tropical soil and respiration rise exceed predictions as communities adapt. Nature Microbiology. 7:650–1660. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-022-01200-1.

Members of the Fusarium oxysporum complex causing wilt symptoms in medical cannabis in Israel, Italy, and North America comprise a polyphyletic assemblage - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jerushalmi, S., Maymon, M., O'Donnell, K., Freeman, S. 2022. Members of the Fusarium oxysporum complex causing wilt symptoms in medical cannabis in Israel, Italy, and North America comprise a polyphyletic assemblage. Plant Disease. 106(10):2656-2662. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-22-0155-RE.

Phyllachora species infecting maize and other grass species in the Americas represents a complex of closely related species - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Broders, K., Iriarte-Broders, G., Bergstrom, G.C., Byamukama, E., Chilvers, M., Cruz, C., Dalla-Lana, F., Duray, Z., Malvick, D., Mueller, D., Paul, P., Plewa, D., Raid, R., Robertson, A.E., Salgado, C., Smith, D., Telenko, D., VanEtten, K., Kleczewski, N.M. 2022. Phyllachora species infecting maize and other grass species in the Americas represents a complex of closely related species. Ecology and Evolution. 12(4): Article e8832. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8832.

Building more resilient culture collections: A call for increased deposits of plant-associated bacteria - (Review Article)
Broders, K., Aspin, A., Bailey, J., Chapman, T., Portier, P., Weir, B.S. 2022. Building more resilient culture collections: A call for increased deposits of plant-associated bacteria. Microorganisms. 10(4). Article 741. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10040741.

A large accessory genome and high recombination rates may influence global distribution and broad host range of the fungal plant pathogen Claviceps purpurea - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wyka, S., Mondo, S., Liu, M., Nalam, V., Broders, K. 2022. A large accessory genome and high recombination rates may influence global distribution and broad host range of the fungal plant pathogen Claviceps purpurea. PLoS Pathogens. 17(2). Article e0263496. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263496.

Mining indole alkaloid synthesis gene clusters from genomes of 53 Claviceps strains revealed redundant gene copies and an approximate evolutionary hourglass model - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Liu, M., Findlay, W., Dettman, J., Wyka, S.A., Broders, K., Shoukouhi, P., Dadej, K., Kolarik, M., Basnyat, A., Menzies, J.G. 2021. Mining indole alkaloid synthesis gene clusters from genomes of 53 Claviceps strains revealed redundant gene copies and an approximate evolutionary hourglass model. Toxins. 13(11). Article 799. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins13110799.

Three novel Ambrosia Fusarium Clade species producing multiseptate ‘dolphin-shaped’ conidia, and an augmented description of Fusarium kuroshium - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Aoki, T., Liyanage, P.N.H., Konkol, J.L., Ploetz, R.C., Smith, J.A., Kasson, M.T., Freeman, S., Geiser, D.M., O'Donnell, K. 2021. Three novel Ambrosia Fusarium Clade species producing multiseptate ‘dolphin-shaped’ conidia, and an augmented description of Fusarium kuroshium. Mycologia. 113(5):1089-1109. https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2021.1923300.

Pseudoflowers produced by Fusarium xyrophilum on yellow-eyed grass (Xyris spp.) in Guyana: A novel floral mimicry system? - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Laraba, I., McCormick, S.P., Vaughan, M.M., Proctor, R.H., Busman, M., Appell, M., O'Donnell, K., Felker, F.C., Aime, M.C., Wurdack, K.J. 2020. Pseudoflowers produced by Fusarium xyrophilum on yellow-eyed grass (Xyris spp.) in Guyana: A novel floral mimicry system? Fungal Genetics and Biology. 144. Article 103466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2020.103466.

No to Neocosmospora: Phylogenomic and practical reasons for continued inclusion of the Fusarium solani species complex in the genus Fusarium - (Review Article)
O'Donnell, K., Al-Hatmi, A.M.S., Aoki, T., Brankovics, B., Cano-Lira, J.F., Coleman, J.J., de Hoog, G.S., Di Pietro, A., Frandsen, R.J., Geiser, D.M., Gibas, C.F., Kim, H.-S., Kistler, H.C., Laraba, I., Proctor, R.H., Ward, T.J., et al. 2020. No to Neocosmospora: Phylogenomic and practical reasons for continued inclusion of the Fusarium solani species complex in the genus Fusarium. mSphere. 5(5). Article e00810-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00810-20.

Resolving the Mortierellaceae phylogeny through synthesis of multi-gene phylogenetics and phylogenomics - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Vandepol, N., Liber, J., Desiro, A., Na, H., Kennedy, M., Barry, K., Grigoriev, I.V., Miller, A.N., O'Donnell, K., Stajich, J.E., Bonito, G. 2020. Resolving the Mortierellaceae phylogeny through synthesis of multi-gene phylogenetics and phylogenomics. Fungal Diversity. 104:267-289. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-020-00455-5.

An endophyte of Macrochloa tenacissima (esparto or needle grass) from Tunisia is a novel species in the Fusarium redolens species complex - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gargouri, S., Balmas, V., Burgess, L., Paulitz, T., Laraba, I., Kim, H.-S., Proctor, R.H., Busman, M., Felker, F.C., Murray, T., O'Donnell, K. 2020. An endophyte of Macrochloa tenacissima (esparto or needle grass) from Tunisia is a novel species in the Fusarium redolens species complex. Mycologia. 112(4):792-807. https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2020.1767493.

Increasing the species diversity in Aspergillus section Nidulantes: six novel species mainly from the indoor environment - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Sklenar, F., Jurjevic, Z., Peterson, S.W., Kolarik, M., Novakova, A., Flieger, M., Stodulkova, E., Kubatova, A., Hubka, V. 2020. Increasing the species diversity in Aspergillus section Nidulantes: six novel species mainly from the indoor environment. Mycologia. 112(2):342-370. https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2019.1698923.

Preserving US microbe collections sparks future discoveries - (Review Article)
Boundy-Mills, K., McCluskey, K., Elia, P., Glaeser, J.A., Lindner, D.L., Nobles, Jr., D.R., Normanly, J., Ochoa-Corona, F.M., Scott, J.A., Ward, T.J., Webb, K.M., Webster, K., Wertz, J.E. 2020. Preserving US microbe collections sparks future discoveries. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 129(2):162-174. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.14525.

Shielding the next generation: symbiotic bacteria from a reproductive organ protect bobtail squid eggs from fungal fouling - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kerwin, A.H., Gromek, S.M., Suria, A.M., Samples, R.M., Deoss, D.J., O'Donnell, K., Frasca,Jr., S., Sutton, D.A., Wiederhold, N.P., Balunas, M.J., Nyholm, S.V. 2019. Shielding the next generation: symbiotic bacteria from a reproductive organ protect bobtail squid eggs from fungal fouling. American Society for Microbiology. 10:e02376-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02376-19.

Fusarium xyrophilum sp. nov., a remarkable pseudoflower-producing pathogen of yellow-eyed grasses (Xyris spp.) from Guyana - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Laraba, I., Kim, H.-S., Proctor, R.H., Busman, M., O'Donnell, K., Felker, F.C., Aime, M.C., Koch, R.A., Wurdack, K.J. 2019. Fusarium xyrophilum, sp. nov., a member of the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex recovered from pseudoflowers on yellow-eyed grass (Xyris spp.) from Guyana. Mycologia. 112(1):39-51. https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2019.1668991.

Aspergillus incahuasiensis sp. nov., isolated from soil in the semi-arid region of northern Chile - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Piontelli, E., Vieille, P., Peterson, S.W. 2019. Aspergillus incahuasiensis sp. nov., isolated from soil in the semi-arid region of northern Chile. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 69(11):3350–3355. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.003361.

A novel Fusarium induces putative pseudoflowers on yellow-eyed grass (Xyris spp.) in Guyana - (Abstract Only)
Laraba, I., Kim, H.-S., Vaughan, M.M., Busman, M., Proctor, R.H., O'Donnell, K., Aime, M.C., Koch, R.A., Wurdack, K.J. 2019. A novel Fusarium induces putative pseudoflowers on yellow-eyed grass (Xyris spp.) in Guyana [abstract].

Three novel Ambrosia Fusarium Clade species producing clavate macroconidia known (F. floridanum and F. obliquiseptatum) or predicted (F. tuaranense) to be farmed by Euwallacea spp. (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) on woody hosts - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Aoki, T., Smith, J.A., Kasson, M.T., Freeman, S., Geiser, D.M., Geering, A.D.W., O'Donnell, K. 2019. Three novel Ambrosia Fusarium Clade species producing clavate macroconidia known (F. floridanum and F. obliquiseptatum) or predicted (F. tuaranense) to be farmed by Euwallacea spp. (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) on woody hosts. Mycologia. 111(6):919-935. https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2019.1647074.

Aspergillus olivimuriae sp. nov., a halotolerant species isolated from olive brine - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Crognale, S., Pesciaroli, L., Felli, M., Petruccioli, M., D'Annibale, A., Bresciani, A., Peterson, S.W. 2019. Aspergillus olivimuriae sp. nov., a halotolerant species isolated from olive brine. Scientific Reports. 69(9):2899-2906. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.003575.

Unraveling the ecology and epidemiology of an emerging fungal disease, sea turtle egg fusariosis (STEF) - (Review Article)
Smyth, C.W., Sarmiento-Ramirez, J.M., Short, D.P.G., Diéguez-Uribeondo, J., O'Donnell, K., Geiser, D.M. 2019. Unraveling the ecology and epidemiology of an emerging fungal disease, sea turtle egg fusariosis (STEF). PLoS Pathogens. 15(5). Article e1007682. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007682.

Maternal mitochondrial inheritance in two Fusarium pathogens of prickly ash (Zanthoxylum bungeanum) in northern China - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Xue, Z., Cao, Z., Liu, X., Kim, H.-S., Proctor, R.H., O'Donnell, K. 2019. Maternal mitochondrial inheritance in two Fusarium pathogens of prickly ash (Zanthoxylum bungeanum) in northern China. Mycologia. 111(2):235-243. https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2018.1562269.

Talaromyces iowaense sp. nov - (Research Notes)
Jurjevic, Z., Perrone, G., Peterson, S.W., Susca, A., Epifani, F. 2018. Talaromyces iowaense sp. nov. Persoonia: Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi. 41:406-407.

Fusarium subtropicale sp. nov., a novel nivalenol mycotoxin-producing species isolated from barley (Hordeum vulgare) in Brazil and sister to F. praegraminearum - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pereira, C.B., Ward, T.J., Tessmann, D.J., Del Ponte, E.M., Laraba, I., Vaughan, M.M., McCormick, S.P., Busman, M., Kelly, A., Proctor, R.H., O'Donnell, K. 2018. Fusarium subtropicale sp. nov., a novel nivalenol mycotoxin-producing species isolated from barley (Hordeum vulgare) in Brazil and sister to F. praegraminearum. Mycologia. 110(5):860-871. https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2018.1512296.