2025 Journal Article The future of dsRNA-based biopesticides will require global regulatory cohesionGunasekara, 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 |
2025 Journal Article Multi-omic investigation identifies key antifungal biochemistry during fermentation of a Streptomyces biological control agentGallart, 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 |
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 resistanceChen, 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 |
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 methodChen, 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 |
2024 Journal Article The genomes of two Australian isolates of Verticillium dahliae recovered from cotton fieldsGardiner, 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 |
2024 Journal Article A comparison between the role of enniatins and deoxynivalenol in Fusarium virulence on different tissues of common wheatBeccari, 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 |
2024 Journal Article Fluorescently tagged Verticillium dahliae to understand the infection process on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) and weed plant speciesChen, 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 |
2024 Journal Article Wood-loving magic mushrooms from Australia are saprotrophic invaders in the Northern HemisphereMcTaggart, 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 |
2023 Journal Article Double-stranded RNA prevents and cures infection by rust fungiDegnan, 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 |
2023 Journal Article RNA-based control of fungal pathogens in plantsMann, 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 |
2023 Journal Article Starships are active eukaryotic transposable elements mobilized by a new family of tyrosine recombinasesUrquhart, 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 |
2022 Journal Article A natural fungal gene drive enacts killing via DNA disruptionUrquhart, 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 |
2022 Journal Article Exogenous double‐stranded RNA inhibits the infection physiology of rust fungi to reduce symptoms in plantaDegnan, 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 |
2022 Journal Article BioClay prolongs RNA interference-mediated crop protection against Botrytis cinereaNiño-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 |
2022 Conference Publication Topical application of RNAi to improve crop health against fungal pathogensRavichander, Pratyush, Czislowski, Elizabeth, Aitken, Elizabeth, Gardiner, Donald and Mitter, Neena (2022). Topical application of RNAi to improve crop health against fungal pathogens. TropAg Internation Agriculture Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 October - 2 November 2022. |
2022 Journal Article Transcriptome analysis reveals infection strategies employed by Fusarium graminearum as a root pathogenDing, 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 |
2022 Journal Article Speed dating for enzymes! Finding the perfect phosphopantetheinyl transferase partner for your polyketide synthasePedersen, 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 |
2021 Journal Article A method for high-throughput image-based antifungal screeningSabburg, 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 |
2021 Journal Article Unlocking inaccessible historical genomes preserved in formalinHahn, 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 |
2021 Journal Article Adaptive defence and sensing responses of host plant roots to fungal pathogen attack revealed by transcriptome and metabolome analysesDing, 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 |