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2025

Journal Article

The future of dsRNA-based biopesticides will require global regulatory cohesion

Gunasekara, Sandya, Fidelman, Pedro, Fletcher, Stephen, Gardiner, Donald, Manzie, Narelle, Ashworth, Peta, Tardin-Coelho, Raquel and Mitter, Neena (2025). The future of dsRNA-based biopesticides will require global regulatory cohesion. Nature Plants. doi: 10.1038/s41477-025-01953-7

The future of dsRNA-based biopesticides will require global regulatory cohesion

2025

Journal Article

Multi-omic investigation identifies key antifungal biochemistry during fermentation of a Streptomyces biological control agent

Gallart, Marta, Dow, Lachlan, Nowak, Vincent, Belt, Katharina, Sabburg, Rosalie, Gardiner, Donald M. and Thatcher, Louise F. (2025). Multi-omic investigation identifies key antifungal biochemistry during fermentation of a Streptomyces biological control agent. Microbiological Research, 292 128032, 128032-292. doi: 10.1016/j.micres.2024.128032

Multi-omic investigation identifies key antifungal biochemistry during fermentation of a Streptomyces biological control agent

2024

Journal Article

Histological dissection of fusarium-banana interaction using GFP-tagged subtropical race 4 strain of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense on banana cultivars with differing levels of resistance

Chen, Andrew, Chou, Ting-Yan, Chen, Yi, Fallatah, Sumayyah M. A., Anderson, Jay, Sun, Jiaman, Cosgrove, Harry, Gao, Siyuan, Ferguson, Brett J., Soper, Amelie, Gardiner, Donald M. and Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. (2024). Histological dissection of fusarium-banana interaction using GFP-tagged subtropical race 4 strain of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense on banana cultivars with differing levels of resistance. Microorganisms, 12 (12) 2472, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms12122472

Histological dissection of fusarium-banana interaction using GFP-tagged subtropical race 4 strain of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense on banana cultivars with differing levels of resistance

2024

Journal Article

Assessing the pathogenicity of Berkeleyomyces rouxiae and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) using a rapid and robust seedling screening method

Chen, Andrew, Le, Duy P., Smith, Linda J., Kafle, Dinesh, Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. and Gardiner, Donald M. (2024). Assessing the pathogenicity of Berkeleyomyces rouxiae and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) using a rapid and robust seedling screening method. Journal of Fungi, 10 (10) 715, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/jof10100715

Assessing the pathogenicity of Berkeleyomyces rouxiae and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) using a rapid and robust seedling screening method

2024

Journal Article

The genomes of two Australian isolates of Verticillium dahliae recovered from cotton fields

Gardiner, Donald M., Smith, Linda J., Rusu, Anca and Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. (2024). The genomes of two Australian isolates of Verticillium dahliae recovered from cotton fields. Australasian Plant Pathology, 53 (5), 435-441. doi: 10.1007/s13313-024-00993-5

The genomes of two Australian isolates of Verticillium dahliae recovered from cotton fields

2024

Journal Article

A comparison between the role of enniatins and deoxynivalenol in Fusarium virulence on different tissues of common wheat

Beccari, Giovanni, Tini, Francesco, Foroud, Nora A., Ederli, Luisa, Gardiner, Donald M., Benfield, Aurelie H., Harris, Linda J., Sulyok, Michael, Romani, Roberto, Bellezza, Ilaria and Covarelli, Lorenzo (2024). A comparison between the role of enniatins and deoxynivalenol in Fusarium virulence on different tissues of common wheat. BMC Plant Biology, 24 (1) 463. doi: 10.1186/s12870-024-04945-5

A comparison between the role of enniatins and deoxynivalenol in Fusarium virulence on different tissues of common wheat

2024

Journal Article

Fluorescently tagged Verticillium dahliae to understand the infection process on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and weed plant species

Chen, Andrew, Morrison, Sabrina, Gregson, Aphrika, Le, Duy P., Urquhart, Andrew S., Smith, Linda J., Aitken, Elizabeth A. B. and Gardiner, Donald M. (2024). Fluorescently tagged Verticillium dahliae to understand the infection process on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and weed plant species. Pathogens, 13 (6) 442, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/pathogens13060442

Fluorescently tagged Verticillium dahliae to understand the infection process on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and weed plant species

2024

Journal Article

Wood-loving magic mushrooms from Australia are saprotrophic invaders in the Northern Hemisphere

McTaggart, A.R., Scarlett, K., Slot, J.C., Barlow, C., Appleyard, C., Gardiner, D.M., Fechner, N., Tilden, J., Hass, D., Voogelbreinder, S., Lording, W.J., Lloyd, R.A., Shuey, L.S., Drenth, A. and James, T.Y. (2024). Wood-loving magic mushrooms from Australia are saprotrophic invaders in the Northern Hemisphere. Fungal Systematics and Evolution, 14 (1), 209-222. doi: 10.3114/fuse.2024.14.14

Wood-loving magic mushrooms from Australia are saprotrophic invaders in the Northern Hemisphere

2023

Journal Article

Double-stranded RNA prevents and cures infection by rust fungi

Degnan, Rebecca M., Shuey, Louise S., Radford-Smith, Julian, Gardiner, Donald M., Carroll, Bernard J., Mitter, Neena, McTaggart, Alistair R. and Sawyer, Anne (2023). Double-stranded RNA prevents and cures infection by rust fungi. Communications Biology, 6 (1) 1234, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-05618-z

Double-stranded RNA prevents and cures infection by rust fungi

2023

Journal Article

RNA-based control of fungal pathogens in plants

Mann, Christopher W. G., Sawyer, Anne, Gardiner, Donald M., Mitter, Neena, Carroll, Bernard J. and Eamens, Andrew L. (2023). RNA-based control of fungal pathogens in plants. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 (15) 12391, 1-34. doi: 10.3390/ijms241512391

RNA-based control of fungal pathogens in plants

2023

Journal Article

Starships are active eukaryotic transposable elements mobilized by a new family of tyrosine recombinases

Urquhart, Andrew S., Vogan, Aaron A., Gardiner, Donald M. and Idnurm, Alexander (2023). Starships are active eukaryotic transposable elements mobilized by a new family of tyrosine recombinases. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120 (15) e2214521120, e2214521120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2214521120

Starships are active eukaryotic transposable elements mobilized by a new family of tyrosine recombinases

2022

Journal Article

A natural fungal gene drive enacts killing via DNA disruption

Urquhart, Andrew S. and Gardiner, Donald M. (2022). A natural fungal gene drive enacts killing via DNA disruption. mBio, 14 (1) e0317322, 1-11. doi: 10.1128/mbio.03173-22

A natural fungal gene drive enacts killing via DNA disruption

2022

Journal Article

Exogenous double‐stranded RNA inhibits the infection physiology of rust fungi to reduce symptoms in planta

Degnan, Rebecca M., McTaggart, Alistair R., Shuey, Louise S., Pame, Leny Jane S., Smith, Grant R., Gardiner, Donald M., Nock, Volker, Soffe, Rebecca, Sale, Sarah, Garrill, Ashley, Carroll, Bernard J., Mitter, Neena and Sawyer, Anne (2022). Exogenous double‐stranded RNA inhibits the infection physiology of rust fungi to reduce symptoms in planta. Molecular Plant Pathology, 24 (3), 191-207. doi: 10.1111/mpp.13286

Exogenous double‐stranded RNA inhibits the infection physiology of rust fungi to reduce symptoms in planta

2022

Journal Article

BioClay prolongs RNA interference-mediated crop protection against Botrytis cinerea

Niño-Sánchez, Jonatan, Sambasivam, Prabhakaran Thanjavur, Sawyer, Anne, Hamby, Rachael, Chen, Angela, Czislowski, Elizabeth, Li, Peng, Manzie, Narelle, Gardiner, Donald M., Ford, Rebecca, Xu, Zhi Ping, Mitter, Neena and Jin, Hailing (2022). BioClay prolongs RNA interference-mediated crop protection against Botrytis cinerea. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 64 (11), 2187-2198. doi: 10.1111/jipb.13353

BioClay prolongs RNA interference-mediated crop protection against Botrytis cinerea

2022

Journal Article

Transcriptome analysis reveals infection strategies employed by Fusarium graminearum as a root pathogen

Ding, Yi, Gardiner, Donald M. and Kazan, Kemal (2022). Transcriptome analysis reveals infection strategies employed by Fusarium graminearum as a root pathogen. Microbiological Research, 256 126951, 126951. doi: 10.1016/j.micres.2021.126951

Transcriptome analysis reveals infection strategies employed by Fusarium graminearum as a root pathogen

2022

Journal Article

Speed dating for enzymes! Finding the perfect phosphopantetheinyl transferase partner for your polyketide synthase

Pedersen, Tobias Bruun, Nielsen, Mikkel Rank, Kristensen, Sebastian Birkedal, Spedtsberg, Eva Mie Lang, Sørensen, Trine, Petersen, Celine, Muff, Jens, Sondergaard, Teis Esben, Nielsen, Kåre Lehmann, Wimmer, Reinhard, Gardiner, Donald Max and Sørensen, Jens Laurids (2022). Speed dating for enzymes! Finding the perfect phosphopantetheinyl transferase partner for your polyketide synthase. Microbial Cell Factories, 21 (1) 9, 9. doi: 10.1186/s12934-021-01734-9

Speed dating for enzymes! Finding the perfect phosphopantetheinyl transferase partner for your polyketide synthase

2021

Journal Article

A method for high-throughput image-based antifungal screening

Sabburg, Rosalie, Gregson, Aphrika, Urquhart, Andrew S., Aitken, Elizabeth A.B., Smith, Linda, Thatcher, Louise F. and Gardiner, Donald M. (2021). A method for high-throughput image-based antifungal screening. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 190 106342, 106342. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2021.106342

A method for high-throughput image-based antifungal screening

2021

Journal Article

Unlocking inaccessible historical genomes preserved in formalin

Hahn, Erin E., Alexander, Marina R., Grealy, Alicia, Stiller, Jiri, Gardiner, Donald M. and Holleley, Clare E. (2021). Unlocking inaccessible historical genomes preserved in formalin. Molecular Ecology Resources, 22 (6), 2130-2147. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.13505

Unlocking inaccessible historical genomes preserved in formalin

2021

Journal Article

Adaptive defence and sensing responses of host plant roots to fungal pathogen attack revealed by transcriptome and metabolome analyses

Ding, Yi, Gardiner, Donald M., Powell, Jonathan J., Colgrave, Michelle L., Park, Robert F. and Kazan, Kemal (2021). Adaptive defence and sensing responses of host plant roots to fungal pathogen attack revealed by transcriptome and metabolome analyses. Plant, Cell and Environment, 44 (12), 3526-3544. doi: 10.1111/pce.14195

Adaptive defence and sensing responses of host plant roots to fungal pathogen attack revealed by transcriptome and metabolome analyses

2021

Journal Article

Phylogenomic Analysis of a 55.1-kb 19-gene dataset resolves a monophyletic Fusarium that includes the Fusarium solani species complex

Geiser, David M., Al-Hatmi, Abdullah M. S., Aoki, Takayuki, Arie, Tsutomu, Balmas, Virgilio, Barnes, Irene, Bergstrom, Gary C., Bhattacharyya, Madan K., Blomquist, Cheryl L., Bowden, Robert L., Brankovics, Balázs, Brown, Daren W., Burgess, Lester W., Bushley, Kathryn, Busman, Mark, Cano-Lira, José F., Carrillo, Joseph D., Chang, Hao-Xun, Chen, Chi-Yu, Chen, Wanquan, Chilvers, Martin, Chulze, Sofia, Coleman, Jeffrey J., Cuomo, Christina A., de Beer, Z. Wilhelm, de Hoog, G. Sybren, Del Castillo-Múnera, Johanna, Del Ponte, Emerson M., Diéguez-Uribeondo, Javier ... Zhang, Xue (2021). Phylogenomic Analysis of a 55.1-kb 19-gene dataset resolves a monophyletic Fusarium that includes the Fusarium solani species complex. Phytopathology, 111 (7), 1-16. doi: 10.1094/phyto-08-20-0330-le

Phylogenomic Analysis of a 55.1-kb 19-gene dataset resolves a monophyletic Fusarium that includes the Fusarium solani species complex