Overview
Availability
- Dr Donald Gardiner is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Biotechnology, Flinders University
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne
Works
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2022
Conference Publication
Topical application of RNAi to improve crop health against fungal pathogens
Ravichander, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the molecular mechanisms of virulence in Leptospaheria maculans, a fungal pathogen of canola
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chris Brosnan
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the molecular mechanisms of virulence in Leptospaheria maculans, a fungal pathogen of canola
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chris Brosnan
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Doctor Philosophy
Histological analysis of banana-Fusarium interactions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shi Wei Chen, Professor Elizabeth Aitken
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Doctor Philosophy
Mechanisms of RNA uptake and gene silencing in plant pathogens
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Anne Sawyer
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Doctor Philosophy
Histological analysis of banana-Fusarium interactions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shi Wei Chen, Professor Elizabeth Aitken
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Doctor Philosophy
Bioinformatic Approaches for Elucidating RNAi Mechanisms and Enhancing dsRNA Design for Agronomic Pest and Pathogen Management
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chris Brosnan
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Doctor Philosophy
Topical application of RNA interference targeting plant fungal diseases
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chris Brosnan, Professor Elizabeth Aitken
Completed supervision
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Characterisation of putative pathogenicity SIX genes in Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Elizabeth Aitken
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Regulation and Cell Biology of Secondary Metabolite Production in Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium pseudograminearum
Associate Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Degradation of the benzoxazolinone class of phytoalexins by Fusarium pseudograminearum, a pathogenic fungus of wheat
Associate Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Molecular analysis of fungal pathogenicity in crown rot disease of wheat caused by fusarium graminearum
Associate Advisor
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