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Research Project: System Approaches Using Genomics and Biology to Manage Postharvest Fruit Decay, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Mycotoxins to Reduce Food Loss and Waste

Location: Food Quality Laboratory

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

Avirulent isolates of Penicillium chrysogenum to control blue mold of apple caused by P. expansum Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bartholomew, H.P., Luciano-Rosario, D., Bradshaw, M., Gaskins, V.L., Peng, H., Jurick Ii, W.M., Fonseca, J.M. 2023. Avirulent isolates of Penicillium chrysogenum to control blue mold of apple caused by P. expansum. Microorganisms. 11(11). Article e2792. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11112792.

Mining the penicillium expansum genome for virulence genes: A functional-based approach to discover novel loci mediating blue mold decay of apple fruit Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Luciano-Rosario, D., Peng, H., Gaskins, V.L., Fonseca, J.M., Keller, N.P., Jurick Ii, W.M. 2023. Mining the penicillium expansum genome for virulence genes: A functional-based approach to discover novel loci mediating blue mold decay of apple fruit. The Journal of Fungi. 9(11). Article e1066. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9111066.

Genomic resources of four colletotrichum species (c. fioriniae, c. chrysophilum, c. noveborasense and c. nupharicola) threatening commercial apple production in the eastern United States Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Khodadadi, F., Giroux, E., Bilodeau, G., Jurick Ii, W.M., Acimovic, S.G. 2023. Genomic resources of four colletotrichum species (c. fioriniae, c. chrysophilum, c. noveborasense and c. nupharicola) threatening commercial apple production in the eastern United States. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 36(8):529–532. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-10-22-0204-A.

A bitter, complex problem: causal Colletotrichum species in Virginia orchards and apple fruit susceptibility Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Khodadadi, F., Santander, R., Mchenry, D., Jurick Ii, W.M., Acimovic, S.G. 2023. A bitter, complex problem: causal Colletotrichum species in Virginia orchards and apple fruit susceptibility. Plant Disease. 107(10):2907-3272. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-10-22-0204-A.

Comparative Penicillium spp. transcriptomics: conserved pathways and processes revealed in ungerminated conidia and during postharvest apple fruit decay Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bartholomew, H.P., Lichtner, F., Bradshaw, M., Gaskins, V.L., Fonseca, J.M., Bennett, J., Jurick Ii, W.M. 2022. Comparative Penicillium spp. transcriptomics: conserved pathways and processes revealed in ungerminated conidia and during postharvest apple fruit decay. Microorganisms. 10(12). Article e2414. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10122414.

PATHMAP (Pathogen And Tree fruit Health MAP): A smart phone app and interactive dashboard to record and map tree fruit diseases, disorders, and insect pests Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jurick II, W.M., Messinger, L., Wallis, A., Peter, K.A., Villani, S.M., Bradshaw, M.J., Bartholomew, H.P., Buser, M.D., Acimovic, S.G., Fonseca, J.M., Cox, K.D. 2022. PATHMAP (Pathogen And Tree fruit Health MAP): A smart phone app and interactive dashboard to record and map tree fruit diseases, disorders, and insect pests. PhytoFrontiers. 2(4):331-338. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-06-22-0070-TA.