Dr Donald Gardiner
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Donald Gardiner

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Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Biotechnology, Flinders University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne

Research interests

  • 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.

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112 works between 2004 and 2026
All (112) Journal Article (105) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (4) Book Chapter (2)

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2017

Journal Article

Chrysogine biosynthesis is mediated by a two-module nonribosomal peptide synthetase

Wollenberg, Rasmus Dam, Saei, Wagma, Westphal, Klaus Ringsborg, Klitgaard, Carina Sloth, Nielsen, Kare Lehmann, Lysøe, Erik, Gardiner, Donald Max, Wimmer, Reinhard, Sondergaard, Teis Esben and Sørensen, Jens Laurids (2017). Chrysogine biosynthesis is mediated by a two-module nonribosomal peptide synthetase. Journal of Natural Products, 80 (7), 2131-2135. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00822

Chrysogine biosynthesis is mediated by a two-module nonribosomal peptide synthetase

2017

Journal Article

Targeting pathogen sterols: defence and counterdefence?

Kazan, Kemal and Gardiner, Donald M. (2017). Targeting pathogen sterols: defence and counterdefence?. PLoS Pathogens, 13 (5) e1006297, 1-7. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006297

Targeting pathogen sterols: defence and counterdefence?

2017

Journal Article

The defence-associated transcriptome of hexaploid wheat displays homoeolog expression and induction bias

Powell, Jonathan J. , Fitzgerald, Timothy L. , Stiller, Jiri, Berkman, Paul J. , Gardiner, Donald M. , Manners, John M. , Henry, Robert J. and Kazan, Kemal (2017). The defence-associated transcriptome of hexaploid wheat displays homoeolog expression and induction bias. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 15 (4), 533-543. doi: 10.1111/pbi.12651

The defence-associated transcriptome of hexaploid wheat displays homoeolog expression and induction bias

2017

Journal Article

A tomatinase-like enzyme acts as a virulence factor in the wheat pathogen Fusarium graminearum

Carere, Jason, Benfield, Aurélie H., Ollivier, Mélodie, Liu, Chunji J., Kazan, Kemal and Gardiner, Donald M. (2017). A tomatinase-like enzyme acts as a virulence factor in the wheat pathogen Fusarium graminearum. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 100, 33-41. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2017.01.007

A tomatinase-like enzyme acts as a virulence factor in the wheat pathogen Fusarium graminearum

2017

Journal Article

The Fusarium crown rot pathogen Fusarium pseudograminearum triggers a suite of transcriptional and metabolic changes in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Powell, Jonathan J., Carere, Jason, Fitzgerald, Timothy L., Stiller, Jiri, Covarelli, Lorenzo, Xu, Qian, Gubler, Frank, Colgrave, Michelle L., Gardiner, Donald M., Manners, John M., Henry, Robert J. and Kazan, Kemal (2017). The Fusarium crown rot pathogen Fusarium pseudograminearum triggers a suite of transcriptional and metabolic changes in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Annals of Botany, 119 (5), 853-867. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcw207

The Fusarium crown rot pathogen Fusarium pseudograminearum triggers a suite of transcriptional and metabolic changes in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

2017

Journal Article

Mycotoxigenic potentials of Fusarium species in various culture matrices revealed by mycotoxin profiling

Shi, Wen, Tan, Yanglan, Wang, Shuangxia, Gardiner, Donald M., De Saeger, Sarah, Liao, Yucai, Wang, Cheng, Fan, Yingying, Wang, Zhouping and Wu, Aibo (2017). Mycotoxigenic potentials of Fusarium species in various culture matrices revealed by mycotoxin profiling. Toxins, 9 (1) 6, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/toxins9010006

Mycotoxigenic potentials of Fusarium species in various culture matrices revealed by mycotoxin profiling

2016

Journal Article

Enzyme-driven metabolomic screening: a proof-of-principle method for discovery of plant defence compounds targeted by pathogens

Carere, Jason, Colgrave, Michelle L., Stiller, Jiri, Liu, Chunji, Manners, John M., Kazan, Kemal and Gardiner, Donald M. (2016). Enzyme-driven metabolomic screening: a proof-of-principle method for discovery of plant defence compounds targeted by pathogens. New Phytologist, 212 (3), 770-779. doi: 10.1111/nph.14067

Enzyme-driven metabolomic screening: a proof-of-principle method for discovery of plant defence compounds targeted by pathogens

2016

Journal Article

High-throughput FACS-based mutant screen identifies a gain-of-function allele of the Fusarium graminearum adenylyl cyclase causing deoxynivalenol over-production

Blum, Ailisa, Benfield, Aurelie H., Stiller, Jiri, Kazan, Kemal, Batley, Jacqueline and Gardiner, Donald M. (2016). High-throughput FACS-based mutant screen identifies a gain-of-function allele of the Fusarium graminearum adenylyl cyclase causing deoxynivalenol over-production. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 90, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2016.02.005

High-throughput FACS-based mutant screen identifies a gain-of-function allele of the Fusarium graminearum adenylyl cyclase causing deoxynivalenol over-production

2016

Journal Article

EffectorP: Predicting fungal effector proteins from secretomes using machine learning

Sperschneider, Jana, Gardiner, Donald M., Dodds, Peter N., Tini, Francesco, Covarelli, Lorenzo, Singh, Karam B., Manners, John M. and Taylor, Jennifer M. (2016). EffectorP: Predicting fungal effector proteins from secretomes using machine learning. New Phytologist, 210 (2), 743-761. doi: 10.1111/nph.13794

EffectorP: Predicting fungal effector proteins from secretomes using machine learning

2016

Journal Article

The Fdb3 transcription factor of the Fusarium Detoxification of Benzoxazolinone gene cluster is required for MBOA but not BOA degradation in Fusarium pseudograminearum

Kettle, Andrew J., Carere, Jason, Batley, Jacqueline, Manners, John M., Kazan, Kemal and Gardiner, Donald M. (2016). The Fdb3 transcription factor of the Fusarium Detoxification of Benzoxazolinone gene cluster is required for MBOA but not BOA degradation in Fusarium pseudograminearum. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 88, 44-53. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2016.01.015

The Fdb3 transcription factor of the Fusarium Detoxification of Benzoxazolinone gene cluster is required for MBOA but not BOA degradation in Fusarium pseudograminearum

2015

Journal Article

A gamma-lactamase from cereal infecting Fusarium spp. catalyses the first step in the degradation of the benzoxazolinone class of phytoalexins

Kettle, Andrew J., Carere, Jason, Batley, Jacqueline, Benfield, Aurelie H., Manners, John M., Kazan, Kemal and Gardiner, Donald M. (2015). A gamma-lactamase from cereal infecting Fusarium spp. catalyses the first step in the degradation of the benzoxazolinone class of phytoalexins. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 83, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2015.08.005

A gamma-lactamase from cereal infecting Fusarium spp. catalyses the first step in the degradation of the benzoxazolinone class of phytoalexins

2015

Journal Article

Genome-wide analysis in three Fusarium pathogens identifies rapidly evolving chromosomes and genes associated with pathogenicity

Sperschneider, Jana, Gardiner, Donald M., Thatcher, Louise F., Lyons, Rebecca, Singh, Karam B., Manners, John M. and Taylor, Jennifer M. (2015). Genome-wide analysis in three Fusarium pathogens identifies rapidly evolving chromosomes and genes associated with pathogenicity. Genome Biology and Evolution, 7 (6), 1613-1627. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evv092

Genome-wide analysis in three Fusarium pathogens identifies rapidly evolving chromosomes and genes associated with pathogenicity

2015

Journal Article

Degradation of the benzoxazolinone class of phytoalexins is important for virulence of Fusarium pseudograminearum towards wheat

Kettle, Andrew J., Batley, Jacqueline, Benfield, Aurelie H., Manners, John M., Kazan, Kemal and Gardiner, Donald M. (2015). Degradation of the benzoxazolinone class of phytoalexins is important for virulence of Fusarium pseudograminearum towards wheat. Molecular Plant Pathology, 16 (9), 946-962. doi: 10.1111/mpp.12250

Degradation of the benzoxazolinone class of phytoalexins is important for virulence of Fusarium pseudograminearum towards wheat

2015

Journal Article

Brachypodium as an emerging model for cereal-pathogen interactions

Fitzgerald, Timothy L., Powell, Jonathan J., Schneebeli, Katharina, Hsia, M. Mandy, Gardiner, Donald M., Bragg, Jennifer N., McIntyre, C. Lynne, Manners, John M., Ayliffe, Mick, Watt, Michelle, Vogel, John P., Henry, Robert J. and Kazan, Kemal (2015). Brachypodium as an emerging model for cereal-pathogen interactions. Annals of Botany, 115 (5), 717-731. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcv010

Brachypodium as an emerging model for cereal-pathogen interactions

2015

Journal Article

Advances and Challenges in Computational Prediction of Effectors from Plant Pathogenic Fungi

Sperschneider, Jana, Dodds, Peter N., Gardiner, Donald M., Manners, John M., Singh, Karam B. and Taylor, Jennifer M. (2015). Advances and Challenges in Computational Prediction of Effectors from Plant Pathogenic Fungi. PLoS Pathogens, 11 (5) e1004806. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004806

Advances and Challenges in Computational Prediction of Effectors from Plant Pathogenic Fungi

2014

Journal Article

Identification of the biosynthetic gene clusters for the lipopeptides fusaristatin A and W493 B in Fusarium graminearum and F. pseudograminearum

Sørensen, Jens Laurids, Sondergaard, Teis Esben, Covarelli, Lorenzo, Fuertes, Patricia Romans, Hansen, Frederik Teilfeldt, Frandsen, Rasmus John Normand, Saei, Wagma, Lukassen, Mie Bech, Wimmer, Reinhard, Nielsen, Kristian Fog, Gardiner, Donald Max and Giese, Henriette (2014). Identification of the biosynthetic gene clusters for the lipopeptides fusaristatin A and W493 B in Fusarium graminearum and F. pseudograminearum. Journal of Natural Products, 77 (12), 2619-2625. doi: 10.1021/np500436r

Identification of the biosynthetic gene clusters for the lipopeptides fusaristatin A and W493 B in Fusarium graminearum and F. pseudograminearum

2014

Journal Article

Transcriptome and allele specificity associated with a 3BL locus for fusarium crown rot resistance in bread wheat

Ma, Jian, Stiller, Jiri, Zhao, Qiang, Feng, Qi, Cavanagh, Colin, Wang, Penghao, Gardiner, Donald, Choulet, Frédéric, Feuillet, Catherine, Zheng, You-Liang, Wei, Yuming, Yan, Guijun, Han, Bin, Manners, John M. and Liu, Chunji (2014). Transcriptome and allele specificity associated with a 3BL locus for fusarium crown rot resistance in bread wheat. PLoS ONE, 9 (11) e113309. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113309

Transcriptome and allele specificity associated with a 3BL locus for fusarium crown rot resistance in bread wheat

2014

Journal Article

Diversifying selection in the wheat stem rust fungus acts predominantly on pathogen-associated gene families and reveals candidate effectors

Sperschneider, Jana, Ying, Hua, Dodds, Peter N., Gardiner, Donald M., Upadhyaya, Narayana M., Singh, Karam B., Manners, John M. and Taylor, Jennifer M. (2014). Diversifying selection in the wheat stem rust fungus acts predominantly on pathogen-associated gene families and reveals candidate effectors. Frontiers in Plant Science, 5 (Sep) 372. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00372

Diversifying selection in the wheat stem rust fungus acts predominantly on pathogen-associated gene families and reveals candidate effectors

2014

Journal Article

Genomic analysis of Xanthomonas translucens pathogenic on wheat and barley reveals cross-kingdom gene transfer events and diverse protein delivery systems

Gardiner, Donald M., Upadhyaya, Narayana M., Stiller, Jiri, Ellis, Jeff G., Dodds, Peter N., Kazan, Kemal and Manners, John M. (2014). Genomic analysis of Xanthomonas translucens pathogenic on wheat and barley reveals cross-kingdom gene transfer events and diverse protein delivery systems. PLoS ONE, 9 (1) e84995. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084995

Genomic analysis of Xanthomonas translucens pathogenic on wheat and barley reveals cross-kingdom gene transfer events and diverse protein delivery systems

2014

Journal Article

Genome sequence of Fusarium graminearum isolate CS3005

Gardiner, Donald M., Stiller, Jiri and Kazan, Kemal (2014). Genome sequence of Fusarium graminearum isolate CS3005. Genome Announcements, 2 (2) e00227-14. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00227-14

Genome sequence of Fusarium graminearum isolate CS3005

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    RNA for novel, safe and sustainable control of myrtle rust
    The Hermon Slade Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Assessment of dsRNA to control blackleg of canola
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant

Availability

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Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding the molecular mechanisms of virulence in Leptospaheria maculans, a fungal pathogen of canola

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chris Brosnan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Assessing the control of wheat rust diseases by exogenous application of double-stranded RNA

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chris Brosnan, Dr Anne Sawyer

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Histological analysis of banana-Fusarium interactions

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Shi Wei Chen, Professor Elizabeth Aitken

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Genotyping by sequencing in Apple

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Craig Hardner, Associate Professor Elizabeth Ross

  • 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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