Highlighted Research
Our research consists in a multidisciplinary approach of integrating tools and concepts from evolutionary theory, computational biology, genomics, genetics and plant pathology/mycology in order to study these phenomena, as well as to create computational and molecular tools for the rapid identification of species, populations, genes of interest and molecular patterns of fungal evolution.
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2025
New genomic resources for insect-vectored plant pathogenic fungal species in the Ceratocystidaceae and Ophiostomataceae: Bretziella, Ceratocystis, and Ophiostoma
Mycological Progress
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03 Oct 2025
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doi:10.1007/s11557-025-02090-3
Characterization of a core fungal community and captivity-induced “mycobiome” change in Fowler’s Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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08 Jul 2025
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doi:10.1101/2025.07.08.659677
Dissecting the function of the DNMT2-homolog (DNMA) in Dictyostelium discoideum
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
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04 Jul 2025
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doi:10.1093/g3journal/jkaf152
Unraveling the Genomic and Phylogenetic Complexity of the understudied microfungus Basidiobolus: Insights from 19 Newly Sequenced Genomes
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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05 Apr 2025
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doi:10.1101/2025.03.31.646025
Effects of urbanization on the microbial fungal communities from water, sediment, and amphibian hosts across a rural-to-urban waterway in Worcester, Massachusetts
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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02 Apr 2025
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doi:10.1101/2025.04.01.646624
Ubiquity and diversity of
Basidiobolus
across amphibian species inhabiting an urbanization gradient
Mycologia
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28 Feb 2025
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doi:10.1080/00275514.2025.2455909
2024
Population-level immunologic variation in wild threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
Fish & Shellfish Immunology
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01 Jun 2024
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doi:10.1016/j.fsi.2024.109580
Herptile gut microbiomes: a natural system to study multi-kingdom interactions between filamentous fungi and bacteria
mSphere
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26 Mar 2024
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doi:10.1128/msphere.00475-23
Climatic variability, spatial heterogeneity and the presence of multiple hosts drive the population structure of the pathogen Phytophthora ramorum and the epidemiology of Sudden Oak Death
Ecography
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31 Jan 2024
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doi:10.1111/ecog.07012
2023
Secreted Effector Proteins of Poplar Leaf Spot and Stem Canker Pathogen Sphaerulina musiva Manipulate Plant Immunity and Contribute to Virulence in Diverse Ways
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®
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01 Dec 2023
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doi:10.1094/MPMI-07-23-0091-R
Rapid New Diagnostic LAMP (Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification) Assays to Distinguish Among the Four Lineages of Phytophthora ramorum
Plant Disease
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31 Oct 2023
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doi:10.1094/PDIS-08-22-1965-RE
Herptile gut microbiomes: a natural system to study multi-kingdom interactions between filamentous fungi and bacteria
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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25 Aug 2023
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doi:10.1101/2023.08.23.554450
Exploring Gene Expression Patterns and Evolutionary Responses in Host-Parasite inteactions: Insights from theSchistocephalus solidus– Threespine stickleback System
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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19 Jul 2023
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doi:10.1101/2023.07.18.547692
The Dictyostelium discoideum genome lacks significant DNA methylation and uncovers palindromic sequences as a source of false positives in bisulfite sequencing
NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics
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29 Mar 2023
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doi:10.1093/nargab/lqad035
First Report of Pyricularia oryzae Causing Gray Leaf Spot of Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne) in Oregon
Plant Health Progress
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01 Jan 2023
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doi:10.1094/PHP-11-22-0119-BR
Comparative Genomic Analysis of 31 Phytophthora Genomes Reveals Genome Plasticity and Horizontal Gene Transfer
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®
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01 Jan 2023
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doi:10.1094/MPMI-06-22-0133-R
2022
Genome Sequence of the Estuarine
Synechococcus
sp. Strain NB0720_010
Microbiology Resource Announcements
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18 Aug 2022
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doi:10.1128/mra.00151-22
Genetic Diversity and Aggressiveness of Fusarium virguliforme Isolates Across the Midwestern United States
Phytopathology®
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01 Jun 2022
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doi:10.1094/PHYTO-05-21-0191-R
Identity and Pathogenicity of Fungi Associated with Root, Crown, and Vascular Symptoms Related to Winter Squash Yield Decline
Plant Disease
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01 Jun 2022
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doi:10.1094/PDIS-09-20-2090-RE
Tolypocladamide H and the Proposed Tolypocladamide NRPS in Tolypocladium Species
Journal of Natural Products
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02 May 2022
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doi:10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00153
2021
Spatial Genetic Structure of the Insect-Vectored Conifer Pathogen Leptographium wageneri Suggests Long Distance Gene Flow Among Douglas-fir Plantations in Western Oregon
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
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28 Jul 2021
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doi:10.3389/ffgc.2021.695981
QTL Analysis of Adult Plant Resistance to Stripe Rust in a Winter Wheat Recombinant Inbred Population
Plants
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18 Mar 2021
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doi:10.3390/plants10030572
The type VI secretion system of Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. manihotis is involved in virulence and in vitro motility
BMC Microbiology
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06 Jan 2021
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doi:10.1186/s12866-020-02066-1
Molecular Phylogenomics and Population Structure of Phytophthora pluvialis
Phytopathology®
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01 Jan 2021
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doi:10.1094/PHYTO-06-20-0232-FI
2020
Phylogenomic Analyses of Non-Dikarya Fungi Supports Horizontal Gene Transfer Driving Diversification of Secondary Metabolism in the Amphibian Gastrointestinal Symbiont, Basidiobolus
G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics
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01 Sep 2020
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doi:10.1534/g3.120.401516
Designing a Socio-Cultural Approachfor Teaching and Learning Computational Thinking
Nordic Journal of Digital Literacy
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02 Jul 2020
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doi:10.18261/issn.1891-943x-2020-02-03
Genome-Wide Increased Copy Number is Associated with Emergence of Dominant Clones of the Irish Potato Famine Pathogen Phytophthora infestans
mBio
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30 Jun 2020
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doi:10.1128/mBio.00326-20
Unexpected conservation and global transmission of agrobacterial virulence plasmids
Science
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05 Jun 2020
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doi:10.1126/science.aba5256
Genomic Investigation of the Strawberry Pathogen Phytophthora fragariae Indicates Pathogenicity Is Associated With Transcriptional Variation in Three Key Races
Frontiers in Microbiology
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15 Apr 2020
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doi:10.3389/fmicb.2020.00490
Phylogenomic analyses of non-Dikarya fungi supports horizontal gene transfer driving diversification of secondary metabolism in the amphibian gastrointestinal symbiont, Basidiobolus
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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09 Apr 2020
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doi:10.1101/2020.04.08.030916
Population Genomic Analyses Reveal Connectivity via Human-Mediated Transport across Populus Plantations in North America and an Undescribed Subpopulation of Sphaerulina musiva
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®
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01 Feb 2020
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doi:10.1094/MPMI-05-19-0131-R
2019
Genomic investigation of the strawberry pathogen Phytophthora fragariae indicates pathogenicity is associated with transcriptional variation in three key races
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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30 Nov 2019
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doi:10.1101/860619
effectR: An Expandable R Package to Predict Candidate RxLR and CRN Effectors in Oomycetes Using Motif Searches
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®
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01 Sep 2019
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doi:10.1094/MPMI-10-18-0279-TA
From genomes to forest management – tackling invasivePhytophthoraspecies in the era of genomics
Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology
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26 Jul 2019
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doi:10.1080/07060661.2019.1626910
Genome-wide increased copy number is associated with emergence of super-fit clones of the Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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16 May 2019
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doi:10.1101/633701
Mitotic Recombination and Rapid Genome Evolution in the Invasive Forest Pathogen
Phytophthora ramorum
mBio
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30 Apr 2019
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doi:10.1128/mBio.02452-18
2018
Phytophthora betacei, a new species within Phytophthora clade 1c causing late blight on Solanum betaceum in Colombia
Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi
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18 Dec 2018
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doi:10.3767/persoonia.2018.41.03
Evolution of the U.S. Biological Select Agent Rathayibacter toxicus
mBio
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05 Sep 2018
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doi:10.1128/mBio.01280-18
effectR: An expandable R package to predict candidate effectors
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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23 Aug 2018
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doi:10.1101/398404
Populations of Phytophthora rubi Show Little Differentiation and High Rates of Migration Among States in the Western United States
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®
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01 Jun 2018
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doi:10.1094/MPMI-10-17-0258-R
Genetic diversity of Phytophthora pluvialis, a pathogen of conifers, in New Zealand and the west coast of the United States of America
Plant Pathology
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30 Jan 2018
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doi:10.1111/ppa.12812
2017
Whole Genome Sequences of the Raspberry and Strawberry Pathogens Phytophthora rubi and P. fragariae
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®
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01 Oct 2017
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doi:10.1094/MPMI-04-17-0081-A
Whole genome sequences of the raspberry and strawberry pathogensPhytophthora rubiandP. fragariae
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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10 Mar 2017
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doi:10.1101/115824
2016
Genomic Analyses of Dominant U.S. Clonal Lineages ofPhytophthora infestansReveals a Shared Common Ancestry for Clonal Lineages US11 and US18 and a Lack of Recently Shared Ancestry Among All Other U.S. Lineages
Phytopathology®
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01 Nov 2016
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doi:10.1094/PHYTO-10-15-0279-R
A Covert Operation by a Plant Pathogen
Cell Host & Microbe
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01 Oct 2016
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doi:10.1016/j.chom.2016.09.010
Microbe-ID: an open source toolbox for microbial genotyping and species identification
PeerJ
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18 Aug 2016
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doi:10.7717/peerj.2279
Gall-ID: tools for genotyping gall-causing phytopathogenic bacteria
PeerJ
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19 Jul 2016
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doi:10.7717/peerj.2222
SNP-Based Differentiation of Phytophthora infestans Clonal Lineages Using Locked Nucleic Acid Probes and High-Resolution Melt Analysis
Plant Disease
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01 Jul 2016
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doi:10.1094/pdis-11-15-1247-re
Microbe-ID: An open source toolbox for microbial genotyping and species identification
PeerJ
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28 Apr 2016
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doi:10.7287/peerj.preprints.2005
Microbe-ID: An open source toolbox for microbial genotyping and species identification
PeerJ
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28 Apr 2016
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doi:10.7287/peerj.preprints.2005v1
Gall-ID: tools for genotyping gall-causing phytopathogenic bacteria
PeerJ
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28 Apr 2016
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doi:10.7287/peerj.preprints.1998
Gall-ID: tools for genotyping gall-causing phytopathogenic bacteria
PeerJ
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28 Apr 2016
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doi:10.7287/peerj.preprints.1998v3
Gall-ID: tools for genotyping gall-causing phytopathogenic bacteria
PeerJ
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26 Apr 2016
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doi:10.7287/peerj.preprints.1998v2
Evolutionary history of the group formerly known as protists using a phylogenomics approach
Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales
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28 Mar 2016
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doi:10.18257/raccefyn.277
Loop‐mediated isothermal amplification for detection of the tomato and potato late blight pathogen,
P
hytophthora infestans
Journal of Applied Microbiology
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17 Mar 2016
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doi:10.1111/jam.13079
2015
Five new species of entomopathogenic fungi from the Amazon and evolution of neotropical Ophiocordyceps
Fungal Biology
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01 Oct 2015
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doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2015.06.010
2014
Pathogenicity, Fungicide Resistance, and Genetic Variability ofPhytophthora rubiIsolates from Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) in the Western United States
Plant Disease
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01 Dec 2014
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doi:10.1094/pdis-11-13-1130-re
Annotation of a hybrid partial genome of the coffee rust (Hemileia vastatrix) contributes to the gene repertoire catalog of the Pucciniales
Frontiers in Plant Science
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31 Oct 2014
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doi:10.3389/fpls.2014.00594
Speciation in Fungal and Oomycete Plant Pathogens
Annual Review of Phytopathology
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04 Aug 2014
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doi:10.1146/annurev-phyto-102313-050056
The Irish potato famine pathogen
Phytophthora infestans
originated in central Mexico rather than the Andes
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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02 Jun 2014
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doi:10.1073/pnas.1401884111
Poppr: an R package for genetic analysis of populations with clonal, partially clonal, and/or sexual reproduction
PeerJ
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04 Mar 2014
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doi:10.7717/peerj.281
Entomopathogens of Amazonian stick insects and locusts are members of theBeauveriaspecies complex (Cordycepssensu stricto)
Mycologia
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01 Mar 2014
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doi:10.3852/13-020
Entomopathogens of Amazonian stick insects and locusts are members of theBeauveriaspecies complex (Cordycepssensu stricto)
Mycologia
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01 Mar 2014
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doi:10.3852/106.2.260
Phytophthora ramorum
Genomics of Plant-Associated Fungi and Oomycetes: Dicot Pathogens
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01 Jan 2014
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doi:10.1007/978-3-662-44056-8_8
Application of Genome Studies of Coffee Rust
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
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01 Jan 2014
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doi:10.1007/978-3-319-01568-2_20
2013
Genomic Survey of Pathogenicity Determinants and VNTR Markers in the Cassava Bacterial Pathogen Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. Manihotis Strain CIO151
PLoS ONE
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22 Nov 2013
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doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079704
Seborrheic dermatitis: predisposing factors and ITS2 secondary structure forMalasseziaphylogenic analysis
Medical Mycology
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01 Nov 2013
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doi:10.3109/13693786.2013.820001
2011
Defining species boundaries in the genus Phytophthora: the case of Phytophthora andina A response to ‘Phytophthora andina sp. nov., a newly identified heterothallic pathogen of solanaceous hosts in the Andean highlands’ (Oliva et al., 2010)
Plant Pathology
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04 Dec 2011
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doi:10.1111/j.1365-3059.2011.02530.x
Virulence Gene Expression in Malassezia spp from Individuals with Seborrheic Dermatitis
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
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01 Oct 2011
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doi:10.1038/jid.2011.178
Phylogeography and molecular epidemiology of Papaya ringspot virus
Virus Research
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01 Aug 2011
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doi:10.1016/j.virusres.2011.04.011
First Report of Phytophthora infestans Causing Late Blight on Solanum viarum in Colombia
Plant Disease
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01 Jul 2011
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doi:10.1094/pdis-11-10-0853
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