2023
Comparative Transcriptomics of Fusarium graminearum and Magnaporthe oryzae Spore Germination Leading up To Infection
Miguel-Rojas C, Cavinder B, Townsend J, Trail F. Comparative Transcriptomics of Fusarium graminearum and Magnaporthe oryzae Spore Germination Leading up To Infection. MBio 2023, 14: e02442-22. PMID: 36598191, PMCID: PMC9973345, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02442-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComparative transcriptomicsMagnaporthe oryzaePlant surfacesFusarium graminearumF. graminearumGene expressionPlant pathogensAppressorium formationFungal plant pathogensComparative gene expressionBiosynthesis of deoxynivalenolHost-pathogen interfaceTrichothecene genesTrichome basesLaser dissection microscopyM. oryzaeFungal ingressTranscriptomic analysisInfection strategiesHelp of enzymesPlant cuticlesSpore germlingsTranscriptomicsMode of penetrationResistant cultivars
2019
Comparative Genomics and Transcriptomics During Sexual Development Gives Insight Into the Life History of the Cosmopolitan Fungus Fusarium neocosmosporiellum
Kim W, Cavinder B, Proctor RH, O’Donnell K, Townsend JP, Trail F. Comparative Genomics and Transcriptomics During Sexual Development Gives Insight Into the Life History of the Cosmopolitan Fungus Fusarium neocosmosporiellum. Frontiers In Microbiology 2019, 10: 1247. PMID: 31231336, PMCID: PMC6568001, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolyketide synthase genesPerithecium developmentSynthase geneLife historySecondary metabolite gene clustersDiverse ecological nichesRoot rot pathogensComparative genomicsGene numberPlant pathogensLarger peritheciaGene clusterEcological nichesTransport genesMetabolic potentialGenomic underpinningsTranscriptomic analysisCosmopolitan fungusLarger ascosporesTransporter geneGenomeGenesNovel insightsField cropsSexual development