Overview
Availability
- Dr Donald Gardiner is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Biotechnology, Flinders University
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne
Research interests
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Molecular basis of Plant-Microbe Interactions
My work focuses on mechanisms of pathogenicity and virulence of Fusarium species of fungi that infect cereal, cotton and horticultural crops along with a number of other host-pathogen interactions including Verticillium on cotton and Sclerotinia on canola. My research team used various biological technologies to dissect how these pathogens cause disease. I have a long-standing interest in the regulation and biosynthesis of small molecule toxins, biosynthesis of plant hormone mimics and mechanisms of degradation of host produced antimicrobial compounds. I look to use this understanding of infection processes to design innovative ways to control pathogens.
Works
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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
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
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
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
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
2021
Journal Article
A conserved Zn2Cys6 transcription factor, identified in a spontaneous mutant from in vitro passaging, is involved in pathogenicity of the blackleg fungus Leptosphaeria maculans
Chambers, Kylie R., Van de Wouw, Angela P., Gardiner, Donald M., Elliott, Candace E. and Idnurm, Alexander (2021). A conserved Zn2Cys6 transcription factor, identified in a spontaneous mutant from in vitro passaging, is involved in pathogenicity of the blackleg fungus Leptosphaeria maculans. Fungal Biology, 125 (7), 541-550. doi: 10.1016/j.funbio.2021.02.002
2021
Journal Article
Identification of putative virulence genes by DNA methylation studies in the cereal pathogen Fusarium graminearum
Tini, Francesco, Beccari, Giovanni, Marconi, Gianpiero, Porceddu, Andrea, Sulyok, Micheal, Gardiner, Donald M., Albertini, Emidio and Covarelli, Lorenzo (2021). Identification of putative virulence genes by DNA methylation studies in the cereal pathogen Fusarium graminearum. Cells, 10 (5) 1192, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/cells10051192
2021
Journal Article
Genetic diversity of Australian Fusarium pseudograminearum populations causing crown rot in wheat
Khudhair, Mohammed, Obanor, F., Kazan, K., Gardiner, D. M., Aitken, E., McKay, A., Giblot-Ducray, D., Simpfendorfer, S. and Thatcher, L. F. (2021). Genetic diversity of Australian Fusarium pseudograminearum populations causing crown rot in wheat. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 159 (4), 741-753. doi: 10.1007/s10658-020-02198-0
2021
Journal Article
Map-based cloning identifies velvet A as a critical component of virulence in Fusarium pseudograminearum during infection of wheat heads
Gardiner, Donald M., Rusu, Anca, Benfield, Aurelie H. and Kazan, Kemal (2021). Map-based cloning identifies velvet A as a critical component of virulence in Fusarium pseudograminearum during infection of wheat heads. Fungal Biology, 125 (3), 191-200. doi: 10.1016/j.funbio.2020.10.012
2020
Journal Article
Fungicides may have differential efficacies towards the main causal agents of Fusarium head blight of wheat
Tini, Francesco, Beccari, Giovanni, Onofri, Andrea, Ciavatta, Emiliano, Gardiner, Donald M. and Covarelli, Lorenzo (2020). Fungicides may have differential efficacies towards the main causal agents of Fusarium head blight of wheat. Pest Management Science, 76 (11), 3738-3748. doi: 10.1002/ps.5923
2020
Journal Article
Ribosome profiling in plants: what is not lost in translation?
Kage, Udaykumar, Powell, Jonathan J., Gardiner, Donald M. and Kazan, Kemal (2020). Ribosome profiling in plants: what is not lost in translation?. Journal of Experimental Botany, 71 (18), 5323-5332. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa227
2020
Journal Article
Can natural gene drives be part of future fungal pathogen control strategies in plants?
Gardiner, Donald M., Rusu, Anca, Barrett, Luke, Hunter, Gavin C. and Kazan, Kemal (2020). Can natural gene drives be part of future fungal pathogen control strategies in plants?. New Phytologist, 228 (4) nph.16779, 1431-1439. doi: 10.1111/nph.16779
2020
Journal Article
Erratum: Regulators of nitric oxide signaling triggered by host perception in a plant pathogen (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America(2020)117(11147-11157)Doi: 10.1073/pnas.1918977117)
Ding, Yi, Gardiner, Donald M., Xiao, Di and Kazan, Kemal (2020). Erratum: Regulators of nitric oxide signaling triggered by host perception in a plant pathogen (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America(2020)117(11147-11157)Doi: 10.1073/pnas.1918977117). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117 (27). doi: 10.1073/pnas.2010924117
2020
Journal Article
Regulators of nitric oxide signaling triggered by host perception in a plant pathogen
Ding, Yi, Gardiner, Donald M., Xiao, Di and Kazan, Kemal (2020). Regulators of nitric oxide signaling triggered by host perception in a plant pathogen. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (20) 201918977, 11147-11157. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1918977117
Funding
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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
Histological analysis of banana-Fusarium interactions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shi Wei Chen, Professor Elizabeth Aitken
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Doctor Philosophy
Insights into Mycosphaerella musae as the causal agent of banana leaf speckle disease and its management
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andre Drenth, Dr Lilia Carvalhais
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Doctor Philosophy
Systemic RNA biopesticides for controlling fungal pathogens in grain crops
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chris Brosnan, Dr Anne Sawyer
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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
Completed supervision
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2026
Doctor Philosophy
Developing an RNA-based fungicide to control Fusarium head blight in cereals
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chris Brosnan, Professor Elizabeth Aitken
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Double stranded RNA-mediated control and investigation of Austropuccinia psidii
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Anne Sawyer
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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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