Elizabeth Thomas
Plant Pathology, Molecular Biology, Plant-Microbe Interactions
Works (26)
Updated: April 4th, 2024 12:15
2022 article
Genetic Characteristics and Metabolic Interactions between Pseudocercospora fijiensis and Banana: Progress toward Controlling Black Sigatoka
Noar, R. D., & Thomas, E. (2022, March 31). Plants.
open access via www.mdpi.com (publisher PDF)
Source: ORCID
Added: March 31, 2022
2022 review
Genetic Characteristics and Metabolic Interactions between Pseudocercospora fijiensis and Banana: Progress toward Controlling Black Sigatoka
[Review of ]. PLANTS-BASEL, 11(7).
author keywords: black Sigatoka; cell wall; dispensable chromosomes; Dothideomycetes; effectors; genomics; host resistance; pathogenicity; secondary metabolism
TL;DR:
P. fijiensis has been identified as having high evolutionary potential, given its large genome size, ability to reproduce both sexually and asexually, and long-distance spore dispersal, and multiple control measures are needed for the sustainable control of black Sigatoka disease.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
13. Climate Action
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 5, 2022
2021 journal article
A polyketide synthase gene cluster required for pathogenicity of Pseudocercospora fijiensis on banana
PLOS ONE, 16(10), e0258981.
Ed(s): R. Wilson
MeSH headings : Ascomycota / genetics; Ascomycota / pathogenicity; Fungal Proteins / genetics; Mycoses / microbiology; Plant Diseases / microbiology; Polyketide Synthases / genetics
TL;DR:
An important role for the PKS10-2 polyketide pathway in pathogenicity of Pseudocercospora fijiensis is supported, and a possible role for this pathway in disease development by other PseudOCercOSpora species is suggested.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, Web Of Science
Added: January 29, 2022
2020 journal article
Engineering Cercospora disease resistance via expression of Cercospora nicotianae cercosporin-resistance genes and silencing of cercosporin production in tobacco
PLOS ONE, 15(3), e0230362.
Ed(s): R. Wilson
MeSH headings : Ascomycota / drug effects; Ascomycota / genetics; Disease Resistance / drug effects; Disease Resistance / genetics; Drug Resistance, Fungal / drug effects; Drug Resistance, Fungal / genetics; Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal / drug effects; Gene Silencing / drug effects; Genes, Fungal; Genetic Engineering; Perylene / analogs & derivatives; Perylene / pharmacology; Plants, Genetically Modified; Tobacco / microbiology; Transformation, Genetic; Transgenes
TL;DR:
It is concluded that expression of fungal cercosporin autoresistance genes as well as silencing of the cercsporin pathway are both effective strategies for engineering resistance to Cercospora diseases where cercOSporin plays a critical role.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: June 8, 2020
2020 review
Phytopathogenic Cercosporoid Fungi-From Taxonomy to Modern Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
[Review of ]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 21(22).
author keywords: cercosporoid fungi; Cercospora s; lat; cercosporin; pathogenesis; enzymes; biotechnological application
MeSH headings : Ascomycota / classification; Ascomycota / genetics; Ascomycota / metabolism; Biosynthetic Pathways / physiology; Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal / physiology; Plant Diseases / microbiology
TL;DR:
Phytopathogenic cercosporoid fungi have been investigated comprehensively due to their important role in causing plant diseases, with less of a focus on molecular or biochemical issues.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 21, 2020
2019 journal article
A novel polyketide synthase gene cluster in the plant pathogenic fungus Pseudocercospora fijiensis
PLOS ONE, 14(2), e0212229.
Ed(s): O. Lespinet
MeSH headings : Ascomycota / enzymology; Ascomycota / genetics; Fungal Proteins / biosynthesis; Fungal Proteins / genetics; Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / physiology; Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal / physiology; Multigene Family; Musa / microbiology; Plant Diseases / microbiology; Polyketide Synthases / biosynthesis; Polyketide Synthases / genetics
TL;DR:
Genome analysis of the P. fijiensis PKS8-1 gene identified it as part of a gene cluster including genes encoding two transcription factors, a regulatory protein, a glyoxylase/beta-lactamase-like protein, an MFS transporter, a cytochrome P450, two aldo/keto reductases, a dehydrogenase, and a decarboxylase, which supports a role for this pathway in disease.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: February 25, 2019
2019 journal article
A polyketide synthase gene cluster associated with the sexual reproductive cycle of the banana pathogen, Pseudocercospora fijiensis
PLOS ONE, 14(7), e0220319.
Ed(s): O. Lespinet
MeSH headings : Ascomycota / enzymology; Ascomycota / genetics; Ascomycota / pathogenicity; Ascomycota / physiology; Fungal Proteins / genetics; Multigene Family; Musa / microbiology; Neurospora crassa / enzymology; Neurospora crassa / genetics; Phylogeny; Plant Diseases / genetics; Plant Diseases / microbiology; Plant Leaves / microbiology; Polyketide Synthases / genetics; Reproduction / genetics; Sequence Homology; Sordariales / enzymology; Sordariales / genetics
TL;DR:
This is the first report of a polyketide synthase pathway associated with spermagonia associated with P. fijiensis, and it is shown that PKS8-4 is more similar than Hybrid8-3 to PKS4.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: September 30, 2019
2017 conference paper
Assessment of key genes in Cercospora nicotianae that encode resistance to cercosporin
Presented at the 26th Annual NC State University Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium, Raleigh, NC.
Event: 26th Annual NC State University Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium at Raleigh, NC
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: May 21, 2022
2017 conference paper
Effects of culture medium on growth and gene expression in the plant pathogen Mycosphaerella fijiensis
Presented at the 26th Annual NC State University Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium, Raleigh, NC.
Event: 26th Annual NC State University Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium at Raleigh, NC
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: May 21, 2022
2015 journal article
Membrane transporters in self resistance of Cercospora nicotianae to the photoactivated toxin cercosporin
Current Genetics, 61(4), 601–620.
author keywords: Perylenequinone; Photosensitizer resistance; ABC transporter; MFS transporter; Targeted gene disruption; CRG1; CnATR1; CnCFP
MeSH headings : ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / genetics; ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / metabolism; Antifungal Agents / metabolism; Antifungal Agents / pharmacology; Drug Resistance, Fungal / genetics; Fungal Proteins / genetics; Fungal Proteins / metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; Gene Targeting; Membrane Transport Proteins / genetics; Membrane Transport Proteins / metabolism; Neurospora crassa / drug effects; Neurospora crassa / genetics; Neurospora crassa / metabolism; Perylene / analogs & derivatives; Perylene / metabolism; Perylene / pharmacology; Photosensitizing Agents / metabolism; Photosensitizing Agents / pharmacology; Phylogeny; Saccharomycetales / classification; Saccharomycetales / drug effects; Saccharomycetales / genetics; Saccharomycetales / metabolism; Singlet Oxygen / metabolism; Uracil / metabolism; Zinc / metabolism
TL;DR:
It is concluded that cercosporin autoresistance in Cercospora is mediated by multiple genes, and that the fungus compensates for mutations by up-regulation of other resistance genes.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
Transcriptomic changes in the plant pathogenic fungus Rhizoctonia solani AG-3 in response to the antagonistic bacteria Serratia proteamaculans and Serratia plymuthica
BMC Genomics, 16(1).
author keywords: Rhizoctonia solani (AG3 Rhs1AP); Serratia proteamaculans (S4); Serratia plymuthica (AS13); Biological control; Bacterial-fungal interactions; RNA sequencing; Transcriptome; Fungal gene expression
MeSH headings : Antibiosis; Fungal Proteins / genetics; Gene Expression Profiling / methods; Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; Gene Ontology; RNA, Fungal / analysis; RNA, Messenger / analysis; Rhizoctonia / genetics; Rhizoctonia / physiology; Rhizosphere; Sequence Analysis, RNA / methods; Serratia / physiology; Species Specificity
TL;DR:
A global transcriptome profiling of Rhizoctonia solani generated a novel dataset describing the functional response of the phytopathogen R. solani AG3 to the plant-associated Serratia bacteria S4 and AS13, revealing a general shift in fungal gene expression.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Draft Genome Sequence of the Plant-Pathogenic Soil Fungus Rhizoctonia solani Anastomosis Group 3 Strain Rhs1AP
Genome Announcements, 2(5).
TL;DR:
This work reports on the 51,705,945 bp draft consensus genome sequence of R. solani strain Rhs1AP, a pathogen of agricultural crops that may provide insight into the plant disease ecology and adaptive behavior of the fungus.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2020
2014 conference paper
Engineering Cercospora disease-resistant plants using fungal resistance genes
Presented at the 13th Annual NC State University Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Raleigh, NC.
Event: 13th Annual NC State University Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium at Raleigh, NC
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: May 21, 2022
2014 journal article
Mobile elements and mitochondrial genome expansion in the soil fungus and potato pathogen Rhizoctonia solani AG-3
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS, 352(2), 165–173.
author keywords: Basidiomycota; homing endonucleases; repetitive elements
MeSH headings : DNA, Fungal / chemistry; DNA, Fungal / genetics; DNA, Mitochondrial / chemistry; DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics; Evolution, Molecular; Gene Expression Profiling; Genome, Mitochondrial / genetics; Interspersed Repetitive Sequences; Molecular Sequence Data; Rhizoctonia / genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA
TL;DR:
RNA-Seq expression profiling confirmed that the majority of homing endonuclease genes and hypothetical genes are transcriptionally active, and comparative analysis suggests that the mitochondrial genome of R. solani is an example of a dynamic history of expansion in filamentous fungi.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2013 conference paper
Effective science instruction for young children
Presented at the MWERA Conference, Evanston, IL.
Event: MWERA Conference at Evanston, IL
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: May 21, 2022
2013 conference paper
Engineering Cercospora disease-resistant plants using fungal toxin-resistance genes
Presented at the 12th Annual NC State University Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Raleigh, NC.
Event: 12th Annual NC State University Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium at Raleigh, NC
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: May 21, 2022
2013 journal article
Transcriptional profiling of sclerotia formation in the soil fungus Rhizoctonia solani
Phytopathology, 103(S2), 144–145.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: May 21, 2022
2012 conference paper
Investigation of sclerotial morphogenesis in the soil fungus Rhizoctonia solani
Presented at the Mycological Society Annual Meeting, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
Event: Mycological Society Annual Meeting at Yale University, New Haven, CT
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: May 21, 2022
2012 journal article
Triallelic SNP-mediated genotyping of regenerated protoplasts of the heterokaryotic fungus Rhizoctonia solani
JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, 158(3), 144–150.
author keywords: Rhizoctonia solani; Heterokaryon; Protoplast; Strain development; SNP; Triallelic variant
MeSH headings : Alleles; Cell Nucleus / genetics; Cell Nucleus / metabolism; Cytoplasm / genetics; Cytoplasm / metabolism; Genome, Fungal; Genotyping Techniques; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Rhizoctonia / cytology; Rhizoctonia / genetics; Rhizoctonia / growth & development
TL;DR:
A protoplast and triallelic SNP-based method was developed to identify regenerated protoplasts with a reduced nuclear genome that may be useful in strain development and analysis of other basidiomycete fungi with complex nuclear genomes.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(Web of Science)
15. Life on Land
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2011 conference paper
Sequencing and assembling the mitochondrial DNA genome of the soil fungus Rhizoctonia solani
Proceedings of the 26th Fungal Genetics Conference. Presented at the 26th Fungal Genetics Conference, Asilomar, CA.
Event: 26th Fungal Genetics Conference at Asilomar, CA
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: May 21, 2022
2011 journal article
Some Effects of Abiotic Stress on Infection of Dyer's Woad (<i>Isatis tinctoria L.</i>) by <i>Puccinia thlaspeos</i> C. Schub.: Implications for Biological Control
American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6(1), 45–51.
TL;DR:
Mild abiotic stress appears to enable dyerâs woad plants to develop cross-tolerance to the rust pathogen, which is a cause for concern in biocontrol of weeds because of its potential to adversely impact the efficacy of mycoherbicides.
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 5, 2022
2011 journal article
Suppression of Salicylic Acid-Mediated Plant Defense Responses During Initial Infection of Dyer's Woad by Puccinia thlaspeos
American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6(3), 307–316.
TL;DR:
It appears to be insufficient to inhibit fungal growth during the compatible interaction between dyer’s woad and the rust pathogen, and suppression of pathogeninduced host defense responses during and after haustorium formation is postulated to be vital in the establishment of biotrophy in this system.
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 5, 2022
2009 journal article
Analysis of isolation and expression analysis of ItCYP79B2 during rust infection of dyer's woad (Isatis tinctoria) by Puccinia thlaspeos
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY, 31(1), 103–107.
author keywords: biological control; gene expression analysis; glucosinolate; Isatis tinctoria; plant defense response; Puccinia thlaspeos
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2007 speech
Induction kinetics of defense-related genes in rust infected dyer’s woad
Presented at the 2007 North American Cereal Rust Workshop, St Paul, Minnesota.
Event: 2007 North American Cereal Rust Workshop at St Paul, Minnesota
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: May 21, 2022
1996 journal article
Increased emergence of spring wheat after inoculation with Pseudomonas chlororaphis isolate 2E3 under field and laboratory conditions
Biology and Fertility of Soils, 23(2), 200–206.
TL;DR:
It is proposed that increases in wheat emergence can be attributed to the suppression by 2E3 of pathogenic organisms present in the native field soils.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 5, 2022
1996 conference paper
Potential phytotoxicity of Biocontrol agent O6 on wheat
Presented at the 1996 Annual Meeting of the Phytopathological Society, Indianapolis, IN.
Event: 1996 Annual Meeting of the Phytopathological Society at Indianapolis, IN
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: May 21, 2022
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