Dr Donald Gardiner
Dr

Donald Gardiner

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Dr Donald Gardiner is:
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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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110 works between 2004 and 2026
All (110) Journal Article (103) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (4) Book Chapter (2)

81 - 100 of 110 works

2013

Journal Article

Coverage and consistency: Bioinformatics aspects of the analysis of multirun iTRAQ experiments with wheat leaves

Pascovici, Dana, Gardiner, Donald M., Song, Xiaomin, Breen, Edmond, Solomon, Peter S., Keighley, Tim and Molloy, Mark P. (2013). Coverage and consistency: Bioinformatics aspects of the analysis of multirun iTRAQ experiments with wheat leaves. Journal of Proteome Research, 12 (11), 4870-4881. doi: 10.1021/pr400531y

Coverage and consistency: Bioinformatics aspects of the analysis of multirun iTRAQ experiments with wheat leaves

2013

Journal Article

Fusarium pathogenomics

Ma, Li-Jun, Geiser, David M., Proctor, Robert H., Rooney, Alejandro P., O'Donnell, Kerry, Trail, Frances, Gardiner, Donald M., Manners, John M. and Kazan, Kemal (2013). Fusarium pathogenomics. Annual Review of Microbiology, 67 (1), 399-416. doi: 10.1146/annurev-micro-092412-155650

Fusarium pathogenomics

2013

Journal Article

Cross-kingdom gene transfer facilitates the evolution of virulence in fungal pathogens

Gardiner, Donald M., Kazan, Kemal and Manners, John M. (2013). Cross-kingdom gene transfer facilitates the evolution of virulence in fungal pathogens. Plant Science, 210, 151-158. doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2013.06.002

Cross-kingdom gene transfer facilitates the evolution of virulence in fungal pathogens

2013

Journal Article

A comparative hidden Markov model analysis pipeline identifies proteins characteristic of cereal-infecting fungi

Sperschneider, Jana, Gardiner, Donald M., Taylor, Jennifer M., Hane, James K., Singh, Karam B. and Manners, John M. (2013). A comparative hidden Markov model analysis pipeline identifies proteins characteristic of cereal-infecting fungi. BMC Genomics, 14 (1) 807. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-807

A comparative hidden Markov model analysis pipeline identifies proteins characteristic of cereal-infecting fungi

2013

Book Chapter

Fungal toxins of agricultural importance

Johnson, Richard D., Akagi, Yasunori, Fleetwood, Damien J., Gardiner, Donald M., Kodama, Motoichiro, Young, Carolyn A. and Voisey, Christine R. (2013). Fungal toxins of agricultural importance. Agricultural Applications. (pp. 75-113) Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-36821-9_4

Fungal toxins of agricultural importance

2013

Journal Article

Genome sequences of six wheat-infecting Fusarium species isolates

Moolhuijzen, Paula M., Manners, John M., Wilcox, Stephen A., Bellgard, Matthew I. and Gardiner, Donald M. (2013). Genome sequences of six wheat-infecting Fusarium species isolates. Genome Announcements, 1 (5) e00670-13. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.e00670-13

Genome sequences of six wheat-infecting Fusarium species isolates

2013

Journal Article

Genome sequences of Pseudomonas spp. isolated from cereal crops

Gardiner, Donald M., Stiller, Jiri, Covarelli, Lorenzo, Lindeberg, Magdalen, Shivas, Roger G. and Manners, John M. (2013). Genome sequences of Pseudomonas spp. isolated from cereal crops. Genome Announcements, 1 (3) e00209-13. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00209-13

Genome sequences of Pseudomonas spp. isolated from cereal crops

2012

Journal Article

Comparative pathogenomics reveals horizontally acquired novel virulence genes in fungi infecting cereal hosts

Gardiner, Donald M., McDonald, Megan C., Covarelli, Lorenzo, Solomon, Peter S., Rusu, Anca G., Marshall, Mhairi, Kazan, Kemal, Chakraborty, Sukumar, McDonald, Bruce A. and Manners, John M. (2012). Comparative pathogenomics reveals horizontally acquired novel virulence genes in fungi infecting cereal hosts. Plos Pathogens, 8 (9) e1002952, e1002952.1-e1002952.22. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002952

Comparative pathogenomics reveals horizontally acquired novel virulence genes in fungi infecting cereal hosts

2012

Journal Article

On the trail of a cereal killer: Recent advances in Fusarium graminearum pathogenomics and host resistance

Kazan, Kemal, Gardiner, Donald M. and Manners, John M. (2012). On the trail of a cereal killer: Recent advances in Fusarium graminearum pathogenomics and host resistance. Molecular Plant Pathology, 13 (4), 399-413. doi: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2011.00762.x

On the trail of a cereal killer: Recent advances in Fusarium graminearum pathogenomics and host resistance

2012

Journal Article

A highly conserved effector in Fusarium oxysporum is required for full virulence on Arabidopsis

Thatcher, Louise F., Gardiner, Donald M., Kazan, Kemal and Manners, John M. (2012). A highly conserved effector in Fusarium oxysporum is required for full virulence on Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 25 (2), 180-190. doi: 10.1094/MPMI-08-11-0212

A highly conserved effector in Fusarium oxysporum is required for full virulence on Arabidopsis

2011

Journal Article

Auxin signaling and transport promote susceptibility to the root infecting fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum in Arabidopsis

Kidd, Brendan N., Kadoo, Narendra Y., Dombrecht, Bruno, Tekeoglu, Mücella, Gardiner, Donald M., Thatcher, Louise F., Aitken, Elizabeth A. B., Schenk, Peer M., Manners, John M. and Kazan, Kemal (2011). Auxin signaling and transport promote susceptibility to the root infecting fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum in Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions, 24 (6), 733-748. doi: 10.1094/MPMI-08-10-0194

Auxin signaling and transport promote susceptibility to the root infecting fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum in Arabidopsis

2010

Journal Article

Early activation of wheat polyamine biosynthesis during Fusarium head blight implicates putrescine as an inducer of trichothecene mycotoxin production

Gardiner, Donald M., Kazan, Kemal, Praud, Sebastien, Torney, Francois J., Rusu, Anca and Manners, John M. (2010). Early activation of wheat polyamine biosynthesis during Fusarium head blight implicates putrescine as an inducer of trichothecene mycotoxin production. BMC Plant Biology, 10 289. doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-10-289

Early activation of wheat polyamine biosynthesis during Fusarium head blight implicates putrescine as an inducer of trichothecene mycotoxin production

2010

Journal Article

Comparative genomics reveals mobile pathogenicity chromosomes in Fusarium

Ma, Li-Jun, Van Der Does, H. Charlotte, Borkovich, Katherine A., Coleman, Jeffrey J., Daboussi, Marie-Josée, Di Pietro, Antonio, Dufresne, Marie, Freitag, Michael, Grabherr, Manfred, Henrissat, Bernard, Houterman, Petra M., Kang, Seogchan, Shim, Won-Bo, Woloshuk, Charles, Xie, Xiaohui, Xu, Jin-Rong, Antoniw, John, Baker, Scott E., Bluhm, Burton H., Breakspear, Andrew, Brown, Daren W., Butchko, Robert A. E., Chapman, Sinead, Coulson, Richard, Coutinho, Pedro M., Danchin, Etienne G. J., Diener, Andrew, Gale, Liane R., Gardiner, Donald M. ... Rep, Martijn (2010). Comparative genomics reveals mobile pathogenicity chromosomes in Fusarium. Nature, 464 (7287), 367-373. doi: 10.1038/nature08850

Comparative genomics reveals mobile pathogenicity chromosomes in Fusarium

2009

Journal Article

Novel genes of Fusarium graminearum that negatively regulate deoxynivalenol production and virulence

Gardiner, Donald M., Kazan, Kemal and Manners, John M. (2009). Novel genes of Fusarium graminearum that negatively regulate deoxynivalenol production and virulence. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 22 (12), 1588-1600. doi: 10.1094/MPMI-22-12-1588

Novel genes of Fusarium graminearum that negatively regulate deoxynivalenol production and virulence

2009

Journal Article

Low pH regulates the production of deoxynivalenol by Fusarium graminearum

Gardiner, Donald M., Osborne, Sheree, Kazan, Kemal and Manners, John M. (2009). Low pH regulates the production of deoxynivalenol by Fusarium graminearum. Microbiology, 155 (9), 3149-3156. doi: 10.1099/mic.0.029546-0

Low pH regulates the production of deoxynivalenol by Fusarium graminearum

2009

Journal Article

Nutrient profiling reveals potent inducers of trichothecene biosynthesis in Fusarium graminearum

Gardiner, Donald M., Kazan, Kemal and Manners, John M. (2009). Nutrient profiling reveals potent inducers of trichothecene biosynthesis in Fusarium graminearum. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 46 (8), 604-613. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2009.04.004

Nutrient profiling reveals potent inducers of trichothecene biosynthesis in Fusarium graminearum

2008

Journal Article

Phases of infection and gene expression of fusarium graminearum during crown rot disease of wheat

Stephens, Amber E., Gardiner, Donald M., White, Rosemary G., Munn, Alan L. and Manners, John M. (2008). Phases of infection and gene expression of fusarium graminearum during crown rot disease of wheat. Molecular Plant-microbe Interactions, 21 (12), 1571-1581. doi: 10.1094/MPMI-21-12-1571

Phases of infection and gene expression of fusarium graminearum during crown rot disease of wheat

2008

Journal Article

The Fusarium mycotoxin deoxynivalenol elicits hydrogen peroxide production, programmed cell death and defence responses in wheat

Desmond, Olivia J., Manners, John M., Stephens, Amber E., Maclean, Donald J., Schenk, Peer M., Gardiner, Donald M., Munn, Alan L. and Kazan, Kemal (2008). The Fusarium mycotoxin deoxynivalenol elicits hydrogen peroxide production, programmed cell death and defence responses in wheat. Molecular Plant Pathology, 9 (4), 435-445. doi: 10.1111/J.1364-3703.2008.00475.X

The Fusarium mycotoxin deoxynivalenol elicits hydrogen peroxide production, programmed cell death and defence responses in wheat

2008

Journal Article

A Zn(II)2Cys6 DNA binding protein regulates the sirodesmin PL biosynthetic gene cluster in Leptosphaeria maculans

Fox, Ellen M., Gardiner, Donald M., Keller, Nancy P. and Howlett, Barbara J. (2008). A Zn(II)2Cys6 DNA binding protein regulates the sirodesmin PL biosynthetic gene cluster in Leptosphaeria maculans. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 45 (5), 671-682. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2007.10.005

A Zn(II)2Cys6 DNA binding protein regulates the sirodesmin PL biosynthetic gene cluster in Leptosphaeria maculans

2008

Journal Article

Towards defining the nuclear proteome

Fink, J. Lynn, Karunaratne, Seetha, Mittal, Amit, Gardiner, Donald M., Hamilton, Nicholas, Mahony, Donna, Kai, Chikatoshi, Suzuki, Harukazu, Hayashizaki, Yosihide and Teasdale, Rohan D. (2008). Towards defining the nuclear proteome. Genome Biology, 9 (1) R15, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/gb-2008-9-1-r15

Towards defining the nuclear proteome

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

    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

    Bioinformatic Approaches for Elucidating RNAi Mechanisms and Enhancing dsRNA Design for Agronomic Pest and Pathogen Management

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chris Brosnan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Systemic RNA biopesticides for controlling fungal pathogens in grain crops

    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

Completed supervision

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