2013
Yeast response to LA virus indicates coadapted global gene expression during mycoviral infection
McBride RC, Boucher N, Park DS, Turner PE, Townsend JP. Yeast response to LA virus indicates coadapted global gene expression during mycoviral infection. FEMS Yeast Research 2013, 13: 162-179. PMID: 23122216, DOI: 10.1111/1567-1364.12019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal gene expressionGene expressionFungal hostUnusual life historyHost gene expressionAsexual modeAsexual reproductionFungal communitiesYeast responseReproductive successLife historyFungal cellsUbiquitous distributionLA virusFungal growthMycoviral infectionFungiViral infectionHostExpressionFitnessImportant roleDeleterious impactSaccharomycesVirus
2009
Evolution of Reproductive Morphology in Leaf Endophytes
Wang Z, Johnston PR, Yang ZL, Townsend JP. Evolution of Reproductive Morphology in Leaf Endophytes. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e4246. PMID: 19158947, PMCID: PMC2617777, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeaf endophytesEcological roleDead host tissuesCommon developmental pathwayEndophytic lifestyleAsexual developmentSaprobic speciesReproductive structuresReproductive morphologySaprobic fungiFungal tissueFungal classificationDead woodEndophytic fungiDevelopmental pathwaysBody sizeFungal morphologySignificant divergenceLeotiomycetesFungiEndophytesHost tissuesProblematic groupRhytismatalesImportant role