Professor Andrew Geering
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Andrew Geering

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Background

I am primarily a plant virologist but have has a diversity of research interests in mycology, bacteriology and even entomology as part of broader biosecurity projects. Living in Queensland has provided me the opportunity to work on diseases of tropical and subtropical horticultural crops such as banana, avocado, pineapple, citrus and sugarcane, and his expertise has been sought in developing nations throughout the world, particularly in southeast Asia.I strive to see fundamental scientific discoveries translated into practical outcomes for farmers. I also take a keen interest in promoting the profession of plant pathology through a previous role as President of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society, and my current role as Vice President of the International Society of Plant Pathology.

Availability

Professor Andrew Geering is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Horticultural production Microbiology

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Adelaide
  • Board Member, Australasian Plant Pathology Society, Australasian Plant Pathology Society
  • Board Member, International Society for Plant Pathology, International Society for Plant Pathology

Search Professor Andrew Geering’s works on UQ eSpace

170 works between 1994 and 2026
All (170) Book (3) Journal Article (117) Other Outputs (12) Conference Publication (23) Book Chapter (15)

101 - 120 of 170 works

2016

Journal Article

Characterization of the banana streak virus capsid protein and mapping of the immunodominant continuous B-cell epitopes to the surfaceexposed N terminus

Vo, Jenny N., Campbell, Paul R., Mahfuz, Nur N., Ramli, Ras, Pagendam, Daniel, Barnard, Ross and Geering, Andrew D. W. (2016). Characterization of the banana streak virus capsid protein and mapping of the immunodominant continuous B-cell epitopes to the surfaceexposed N terminus. Journal of General Virology, 97 (12) 000643, 3446-3457. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.000643

Characterization of the banana streak virus capsid protein and mapping of the immunodominant continuous B-cell epitopes to the surfaceexposed N terminus

2016

Journal Article

Ongoing geographical spread of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus

Mabvakure, Batsirai, Martin, Darren P., Kraberger, Simona, Cloete, Leendert, van Brunschot, Sharon, Geering, Andrew D. W., Thomas, John E., Bananej, Kaveh, Lett, Jean-Michel, Lefeuvre, Pierre, Varsani, Arvind and Harkins, Gordon W. (2016). Ongoing geographical spread of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus. Virology, 498, 257-264. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2016.08.033

Ongoing geographical spread of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus

2016

Journal Article

Erratum to: Identification of rust fungi (Pucciniales) on species of Allium in Australia (Australasian Plant Pathology, (2016), 45, 6, (581-592), 10.1007/s13313-016-0445-0)

McTaggart, Alistair R., Shivas, Roger G., Doungsa-ard, Chanintorn, Weese, Terri L., Beasley, Dean R., Hall, Barbara H., Metcalf, Dean A. and Geering, Andrew D. W. (2016). Erratum to: Identification of rust fungi (Pucciniales) on species of Allium in Australia (Australasian Plant Pathology, (2016), 45, 6, (581-592), 10.1007/s13313-016-0445-0). Australasian Plant Pathology, 45 (6), 593-594. doi: 10.1007/s13313-016-0451-2

Erratum to: Identification of rust fungi (Pucciniales) on species of Allium in Australia (Australasian Plant Pathology, (2016), 45, 6, (581-592), 10.1007/s13313-016-0445-0)

2016

Journal Article

Fungi associated with foliar diseases of wild and cultivated rice (Oryza spp.) in northern Queensland

Khemmuk, Wanporn, Shivas, Roger G., Henry, Robert and Geering, Andrew D. W. (2016). Fungi associated with foliar diseases of wild and cultivated rice (Oryza spp.) in northern Queensland. Australasian Plant Pathology, 45 (3), 297-308. doi: 10.1007/s13313-016-0418-3

Fungi associated with foliar diseases of wild and cultivated rice (Oryza spp.) in northern Queensland

2016

Journal Article

Genome organization and host range of a Brazilian isolate of johnsongrass mosaic virus

Camelo-Garcia, Viviana Marcela, da Silva Andrade, Sonia Cristina, Geering, Andrew D. W., Kitajima, Elliot Watanabe and Rezende, Jorge A. M. (2016). Genome organization and host range of a Brazilian isolate of johnsongrass mosaic virus. Archives of Virology, 161 (5), 1335-1341. doi: 10.1007/s00705-016-2772-4

Genome organization and host range of a Brazilian isolate of johnsongrass mosaic virus

2015

Journal Article

Fungal Planet description sheets: 371-399

Crous, P. W., Wingfield, M. J., Le Roux, J. J., Richardson, D. M., Strasberg, D., Shivas, R. G., Alvarado, P., Edwards, J., Moreno, G., Sharma, R., Sonawane, M. S., Tan, Y. P., Altes, A., Barasubiye, T., Barnes, C. W., Blanchette, R. A., Boertmann, D., Bogo, A., Carlavilla, J. R., Cheewangkoon, R., Daniel, R., de Beer, Z. W., de Jesus Yanez-Morales, M., Duong, T. A., Fernandez-Vicente, J., Geering, A. D. W., Guest, D. I., Held, B. W., Heykoop, M. ... Groenewald, J. Z. (2015). Fungal Planet description sheets: 371-399. Persoonia, 35 (1), 264-327. doi: 10.3767/003158515X690269

Fungal Planet description sheets: 371-399

2015

Journal Article

A co-evolutionary relationship exists between Endoraecium (Pucciniales) and its Acacia hosts in Australia

McTaggart, A. R., Doungsa-ard, C., Geering, A. D. W., Aime, M. C. and Shivas, R. G. (2015). A co-evolutionary relationship exists between Endoraecium (Pucciniales) and its Acacia hosts in Australia. Persoonia, 35 (1), 50-62. doi: 10.3767/003158515X687588

A co-evolutionary relationship exists between Endoraecium (Pucciniales) and its Acacia hosts in Australia

2015

Journal Article

Improved methods for the purification and enrichment of banana streak virus for antibody production and protein detection

Vo, Jenny N., Mahfuz, Nur Nabihah, Lockhart, Benham E. L. and Geering, Andrew D. W. (2015). Improved methods for the purification and enrichment of banana streak virus for antibody production and protein detection. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 143 (3), 619-626. doi: 10.1007/s10658-015-0708-6

Improved methods for the purification and enrichment of banana streak virus for antibody production and protein detection

2015

Journal Article

Fungal Planet description sheets: 320–370

Crous, P. W., Wingfield, M. J., Guarro, J., Hernandez-Restrepo, M., Sutton, D. A., Acharya, K., Barber, P. A., Boekhout, T., Dimitrov, R. A., Duenas, M., Dutta, A. K., Gene, J., Gouliamova, D. E., Groenewald, M., Lombard, L., Morozova, O. V., Sarkar, J., Smith, M. Th., Stchigel, A. M., Wiederhold, N. P., Alexandrova, A. V., Antelmi, I., Armengol, J., Barnes, I., Cano-Lira, J. F., Castaneda Ruiz, R. F., Contu, M., Courtecuisse, Pr. R., da Silveira, A. L. ... Groenewald, J. Z. (2015). Fungal Planet description sheets: 320–370. Persoonia: Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi, 34 (1), 167-266. doi: 10.3767/003158515X688433

Fungal Planet description sheets: 320–370

2015

Journal Article

Uromycladium falcatarium sp. nov., the cause of gall rust on Paraserianthes falcataria in south-east Asia

Doungsa-ard, Chanintorn, McTaggart, Alistair R., Geering, Andrew D. W., Dalisay, Teresita U., Ray, Jane and Shivas, Roger G. (2015). Uromycladium falcatarium sp. nov., the cause of gall rust on Paraserianthes falcataria in south-east Asia. Australasian Plant Pathology, 44 (1), 25-30. doi: 10.1007/s13313-014-0301-z

Uromycladium falcatarium sp. nov., the cause of gall rust on Paraserianthes falcataria in south-east Asia

2014

Journal Article

Endogenous florendoviruses are major components of plant genomes and hallmarks of virus evolution

Geering, Andrew D. W., Maumus, Florian, Copetti, Dario, Choisne, Nathalie, Zwickl, Derrick J., Zytnicki, Matthias, McTaggart, Alistair R., Scalabrin, Simone, Vezzulli, Silvia, Wing, Rod A., Quesneville, Hadi and Teycheney, Pierre-Yves (2014). Endogenous florendoviruses are major components of plant genomes and hallmarks of virus evolution. Nature Communications, 5 (1) 5269, 5269.1-5269.11. doi: 10.1038/ncomms6269

Endogenous florendoviruses are major components of plant genomes and hallmarks of virus evolution

2014

Journal Article

Uredinopsis pteridis and Desmella aneimiae, the first rust fungi (Pucciniales) reported on ferns (Pteridophyta) in Australia

McTaggart, A. R., Geering, A. D. W. and Shivas, R. G. (2014). Uredinopsis pteridis and Desmella aneimiae, the first rust fungi (Pucciniales) reported on ferns (Pteridophyta) in Australia. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 9 (149) 149, 1-4. doi: 10.1007/s13314-014-0149-7

Uredinopsis pteridis and Desmella aneimiae, the first rust fungi (Pucciniales) reported on ferns (Pteridophyta) in Australia

2014

Book Chapter

Caulimoviridae (Plant Pararetroviruses)

Geering, Andrew D. W. (2014). Caulimoviridae (Plant Pararetroviruses). Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. (pp. 1-10) Hoboken, NJ United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0000746.pub3

Caulimoviridae (Plant Pararetroviruses)

2014

Journal Article

The rusts on Goodeniaceae and Stylidiaceae

McTaggart, Alistair R., Geering, Andrew D. W. and Shivas, Roger G. (2014). The rusts on Goodeniaceae and Stylidiaceae. Mycological Progress, 13 (4) 989, 1017-1025. doi: 10.1007/s11557-014-0989-8

The rusts on Goodeniaceae and Stylidiaceae

2014

Journal Article

A bead-based suspension array for the multiplexed detection of begomoviruses and their whitefly vectors

van Brunschot, S. L., Bergervoet, J. H. W., Pagendam, D. E., de Weerdt, M., Geering, A. D. W., Drenth, A. and van der Vlugt, R. A. A. (2014). A bead-based suspension array for the multiplexed detection of begomoviruses and their whitefly vectors. Journal of Virological Methods, 198, 86-94. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2013.12.014

A bead-based suspension array for the multiplexed detection of begomoviruses and their whitefly vectors

2014

Journal Article

An outbreak of Potato spindle tuber viroid in tomato is linked to imported seed

van Brunschot, S. L., Verhoeven, J. Th, J., Persley, D. M., Geering, A. D. W., Drenth, A. and Thomas, J. E. (2014). An outbreak of Potato spindle tuber viroid in tomato is linked to imported seed. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 139 (1), 1-7. doi: 10.1007/s10658-014-0379-8

An outbreak of Potato spindle tuber viroid in tomato is linked to imported seed

2014

Journal Article

Development of a multiplexed bead-based suspension array for the detection and discrimination of Pospiviroid plant pathogens

van Brunschot, Sharon L., Bergervoet, Jan H. W., Pagendam, Daniel E., de Weerdt, Marjanne, Geering, Andrew D. W., Drenth, André and van der Vlugt, René A. A. (2014). Development of a multiplexed bead-based suspension array for the detection and discrimination of Pospiviroid plant pathogens. PLoS One, 9 (1) e84743, e84743.1-e84743.12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084743

Development of a multiplexed bead-based suspension array for the detection and discrimination of Pospiviroid plant pathogens

2013

Journal Article

Panel of real-time PCRs for the multiplexed detection of two tomato-infecting begomoviruses and their cognate whitefly vector species

van Brunschot, S. L., Gambley, C. F., De Barro, P. J., Grams, R., Thomas, J. E., Henderson, J., Drenth, A. and Geering, A. D. W. (2013). Panel of real-time PCRs for the multiplexed detection of two tomato-infecting begomoviruses and their cognate whitefly vector species. Plant Pathology, 62 (5), 1132-1146. doi: 10.1111/ppa.12033

Panel of real-time PCRs for the multiplexed detection of two tomato-infecting begomoviruses and their cognate whitefly vector species

2013

Journal Article

An inordinate fondness for Fusarium: phylogenetic diversity of fusaria cultivated by ambrosia beetles in the genus Euwallacea on avocado and other plant hosts

Kasson, Matthew T., O'Donnell, Kerry, Rooney, Alejandro P., Sink, Stacy, Ploetz, Randy C., Ploetz, Jill N., Konkol, Joshua L., Carrillo, Daniel, Freeman, Stanley, Mendel, Zvi, Smith, Jason A., Black, Adam W., Hulcr, Jiri, Bateman, Craig, Stefkova, Kristyna, Campbell, Paul R., Geering, Andrew D. W., Dann, Elizabeth K., Eskalen, Akif, Mohotti, Keerthi, Short, Dylan P. G., Aoki, Takayuki, Fenstermacher, Kristi A., Davis, Donald D. and Geiser, David M. (2013). An inordinate fondness for Fusarium: phylogenetic diversity of fusaria cultivated by ambrosia beetles in the genus Euwallacea on avocado and other plant hosts. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 56, 147-157. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2013.04.004

An inordinate fondness for Fusarium: phylogenetic diversity of fusaria cultivated by ambrosia beetles in the genus Euwallacea on avocado and other plant hosts

2013

Journal Article

Thekopsora minima causes blueberry rust in south-eastern Queensland and northern New South Wales

McTaggart, A. R., Geering, A. D. W. and Shivas, R. G. (2013). Thekopsora minima causes blueberry rust in south-eastern Queensland and northern New South Wales. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 8 (1), 81-83. doi: 10.1007/s13314-013-0101-2

Thekopsora minima causes blueberry rust in south-eastern Queensland and northern New South Wales

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2028
    Collection, characterization, and pre-breeding (BMGF grant administered by BRIN Indonesia)
    National Research and Innovation Agency of the Republic of Indonesia
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2028
    Understanding cross-protection of viral diseases in horticulture crops - a case study of citrus tristeza virus
    Horticulture Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    Improving Australia's ability to respond to graft transmissible citrus diseases (Hort Innovation funded project led by NSW Department of Primary Industries)
    New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2027
    Building an advanced genomics platform for Australian horticulture
    Murdoch University
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2026
    BBTV mitigation: Community management in Nigeria, and screening wild banana progenitors for resistance
    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2025 - 2026
    Quantum-enabled detection of invasive pathogens for improved biosecurity
    Data Effects Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Avocado industry biosecurity capacity and capability building: Phase II
    Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Improving on-farm surveillance strategies for tospoviruses and thrips to enhance the bio-security of the nursery industry
    Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2020
    Identification and management of mosaic viruses and secondary pathogens in buffalo turf
    Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Ornamental and Asian vegetables as entry pathways for viruses
    Australian Plant Biosecurity Science Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Avocado sunblotch viroid survey
    Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2022
    Improving diagnostics and biosecurity for graft-transmissible diseases in citrus (HIA project led by NSW Department of Primary Industries)
    New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Improved capacity for integrated disease management of couch smut (Ustilago cynodontis) in turf
    Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2023
    Improving Avocado Orchard Productivity Through Disease Management
    Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Avocado Industry Biosecurity Capacity Building
    Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2022
    Strengthening the banana industry diagnostic capacity
    Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Investigation of the biotic causes of yellow canopy syndrome
    Sugar Research Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Determining the extent and causes of abnormal vertical growth
    Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum on Norfolk Island
    Plant Biosecurity CRC
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Classification of the onion rust complex and development of rapid diagnostic assays
    Horticulture Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Co-evolution of gall rusts (Uromycladium tepperianum complex) and Acacia spp. in Australia
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Norfolk Island Surveys (2013-2014): Plant pathogens other than fungi (including viruses, viroids, bacteria, phytoplasmas, other plant pathogens)
    Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    A molecular and morphological catalogue of Australian rust fungi
    Australian Biological Resources Study
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    In vitro expression of the banana streak virus coat protein
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Diagnostic Training Scholarship for Andrew Geering
    Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2013
    Biosecurity capacity building for the Australian avocado industry: laurel wilt
    Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Andrew Geering is:
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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Study of viroids in Australian citriculture

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mechanisms underlying the emergence of resistance-breaking strains of tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV)

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Narelle Manzie, Dr Vivien Tsai

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Interactions between turnip yellows virus and its associated RNAs and impact on plant disease epidemiology

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Mark Jackson

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Biocontrol of pest and diseases of vegetable crops

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Nipuni Peththa Thanthrige, Dr Nga Tran, Dr Mark Jackson

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Andrew Geering directly for media enquiries about:

  • Biology - shorebird
  • Molecular systematics
  • Plant biosecurity
  • Plant disease diagnosis
  • Plant pathology
  • Plant virology
  • Shorebird biology

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