Kenneth C Ehrlich
Food and Feed Safety Research
Research Chemist
Phone: (504) 286-4369
Fax: (504) 286-4419
Room 2117 1100 ROBERT E. LEE BLVD
BLDG 001 SRRC NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70124
Chang, P., Ehrlich, K. 2013. Genome-wide analysis of the Zn(II)2Cys6 zinc cluster-encoding gene family in Aspergillus flavus. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 97(10):4289-4300.
Bradshaw, R.E., Slot, J.C., Moore, G.G., Chettri, P., De Wit, P., Ehrlich, K., Ganley, A., Olson, M.A., Rokas, A., Carbone, I., Cox, M.P. 2013. Fragmentation of an aflatoxin-like gene cluster in a forest pathogen. New Phytologist. 198:525-535.
Ehrlich, K., Mack, B.M., Wei, Q., Li, P., Roze, L.V., Dazzo, F., Cary, J.W., Bhatnagar, D., Linz, J.E. 2012. Association with AflR in endosomes reveals new functions for AflJ in aflatoxin biosynthesis. Toxins. 4:1582-1600.
Chettri, P., Ehrlich, K., Cary, J.W., Collemare, J., Cox, M.P., Griffiths, S.A., Olson, M.A., De Wit, P.J., Bradshaw, R.E. 2013. Dothistromin genes at multiple separate loci are regulated by AflR. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 51:12-20.
Chang, P-K., Scharfenstein, L.L., Mack, B.M., Ehrlich, K. 2012. Deletion of the Aspergillus flavus orthologue of A. nidulans fluG reduces conidiation and promotes production of sclerotia but does not abolish aflatoxin biosynthesis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 78(21):7557-7563.
Chang, P., Abbas, H.K., Weaver, M.A., Ehrlich, K., Scharfenstein, L.L., Cotty, P.J. 2012. Identification of genetic defects in the atoxigenic biocontrol strain Aspergillus flavus K49 reveals the presence of a competitive recombinant group in field populations. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 154:192-196.
Chang, P.-K., Scharfenstein, L.L., Ehrlich, K., Wei, Q., Bhatnagar, D., Ingber, B.F. 2012. Effects of laeA deletion on Aspergillus flavus conidial development and hydrophobicity may contribute to loss of aflatoxin production. Fungal Biology. 116:298-307.
Wilkinson, J.R., Kale, S.P., Bhatnagar, D., Yu, J., Ehrlich, K. 2011. Expression profiling of non-aflatoxigenic Aspergillus parasiticus mutants obtained by 5-azacytosine treatment or serial mycelial transfer. Toxins. 3(8):932-948.
Ehrlich, K., Wei, Q., Brown, R.L., Bhatnagar, D. 2011. Inverse correlation of ability to produce aflatoxin and aspergillus colonization of maize seed. Food and Nutrition Sciences. 2:486-489.
Moore, G.G., Beltz, S.B., Carbone, I., Ehrlich, K., Horn, B.W. 2011. The population dynamics of aflatoxigenic aspergilli. In: Guevara-Gonzalez, R.G., editor. Aflatoxins - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Rijeka, Croatia: Intech Open Access publishers. pp 347-366.
Ehrlich, K., Chang, P.-K., Yu, J., Cary, J.W., Bhatnagar, D. 2011. Control of aflatoxin biosynthesis in Aspergilli. In: Guevara-Gonzalez, R.G., editor. Aflatoxins - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Rijeka, Croatia: Intech Open Access Publishers. pp 21-40.
Ehrlich, K., Chang, P.-K., Bhatnagar, D. 2011. Mycotoxins. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [DOI:10.1002/9780470015902.a0000373.pub2].
Zeng, H., Hatabayashi, H., Nakagawa, H., Cai, J., Suzuki, R., Sakuno, E., Tanaka, T., Ito, Y., Ehrlich, K., Nakajima, H., Yabe, K. 2011. Conversion of 11-hydroxy-O-methylsterigmatocystin to aflatoxin G1 in Aspergillus parasiticus. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. (90):635-650.
Ehrlich, K., Mack, B.M., Cary, J.W., Bhatnagar, D., Kale, S.P. 2011. A hypothesis to explain how laeA specifically regulates certain secondary metabolite biosynthesis gene clusters. World Mycotoxin Journal. 4(1):53-58.
Ehrlich, K., Wei, Q., Bhatnagar, D. 2010. Increased Sensitivity of Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus Aflatoxin Biosynthesis Polyketide Synthase Mutants to UVB Light. World Mycotoxin Journal. 3(3):263-270.
Ehrlich, K., Li, P., Scharfenstein, L.L., Chang, P. 2010. HypC, is the anthrone oxidase involved in aflatoxin biosynthesis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76(10):3374-3377.
Chang, P-K., Ehrlich, K. 2010. What Does Genetic Diversity of Aspergillus flavus Tell Us About Aspergillus oryzae? International Journal of Food Microbiology. 138(3):189-199.
Ehrlich, K., Scharfenstein, L.L., Montalbano, B.G., Chang, P. 2008. Are the Genes nadA and norB Involved in Formation of Aflatoxin G1. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 9:1717-1729.
Ehrlich, K. 2008. Genetic Diversity in Aspergillus flavus and Its Implications for Agriculture. In: Varga, J., Samson, R.A., (Eds.), Aspergillus in the genomics era. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen. pp. 233-247
Crawford, J.M., Vagstad, A.L., Whitworth, K.P., Ehrlich, K., Townsend, C.A. 2008. Synthetic strategy of nonreducing iterative polyketide synthases and the origin of the classical “starter-unit effect." ChemBioChem. 9(7):1019-1023.
Ehrlich, K., Yu, J. 2009. Aflatoxin-like Gene Clusters and How They Evolved. In: Rai, M., Varma, A. (Eds). Mycotoxins in Food, Feed and Bioweapons. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. p. 65-75.
Das, M.K., Ehrlich, K., Cotty, P.J. 2008. Use of Pyrosequencing to Quantify Incidence of a Specific Aspergillus flavus Strain Within Complex Fungal Communities Associated with Commercial Cotton Crops. Phytopathology. 98:282-288.
Perrone, G., Susca, A., Cozzi, G., Ehrlich, K., Varga, J., Frisvad, J.C., Meijer, M., Noonim, P., Mahakarnchanakul, W., Samson, R.A. 2007. Biodiversity of Aspergillus Species in Some Important Agricultural Products. Studies in Mycology 59:53-66.
Frisvad, J.C., Larsen, T.O., De Vries, R., Meijer, M., Houbraken, J., Cabanes, F.J., Ehrlich, K., Samson, R.A. 2007. Secondary Metabolite Profiling, Growth Profiles and Other Tools for Species Recognition and Important Aspergillus Mycotoxins. Studies in Mycology 59:31-37.
Bhatnagar, D., Cary, J.W., Ehrlich, K., Yu, J., Cleveland, T.E. 2006. Understanding the Genetics of Regulation of Aflatoxin Production and Aspergillus flavus Development. Mycopathologia. 162:155-166.
Ehrlich, K., Kobbeman, K., Montalbano, B.G., Cotty, P.J. 2007. Aflatoxin-Producing Aspergillus Species from Thailand. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 114:153-159.
Ehrlich, K. 2007. Polyketide Biosynthesis in Fungi. In: Rimando, A.M. and Baerson, S.R., editors. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society. American Chemical Society Symposium Series. 955:68-80.
Ehrlich, K., Montalbano, B.G., Cotty, P.J. 2007. Analysis of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Three Genes Shows Evidence for Genetic Isolation of Certain Aspergillus flavus Vegetative Compatibility Groups. Federation of European Microbiological Societies Microbiology Letters. 268(2):231-236.
Bhatnagar, D., Ehrlich, K. 2005. MYCOTOXINS ASSOCIATED WITH ALLERGENIC FUNGI. In: Kurup, V.P., (Ed.), Mold Allergy, Biology, and Pathogenesis. Research Signpost, Trivandrum. pp. 389-412
Chang, P.-K., Ehrlich, K., Hua, S.T. 2006. Cladal relatedness among Aspergillus oryzae isolates and Aspergillus flavus S and L morphotype isolates. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 108:172-177.
Cary, J.W., Ehrlich, K., Bland, J.M., Montalbano, B.G. 2006. The aflatoxin biosynthesis cluster gene, aflX, encodes an oxidoreductase involved in conversion of versicolorin A to demethylsterigmatocystin. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 72(2):1096-1101.
Ehrlich, K., Montalbano, B.G., Boue, S.M., Bhatnagar, D. 2005. An aflatoxin biosynthesis cluster gene encodes a novel oxidase required for conversion of versicolorin a to sterigmatocystin. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71:8963-8965.
Ehrlich, K., Montalbano, B.G., Cotty, P.J. 2005. Divergent regulation of aflatoxin production at acidic pH by two Aspergillus strains. Mycopathologia. 159:579-581.
Ehrlich, K., Cotty, P.J. 2004. An isolate of Aspergillus flavus used to reduce aflatoxin contamination in cottonseed has a defective polyketide synthase gene. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 65:473-478.
Bhatnagar, D., Yu, J., Ehrlich, K., Cleveland, T.E. Aspergillus genomics: Understanding fungal ecology and aflatoxin production [abstract]. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Symposium on Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins, May 17-21, 2004, Bethesda, Maryland.
Ehrlich, K., Montalbano, B.G., Kobbeman, K., Cotty, P.J. 2004. Aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus species from Thailand. Proceedings of American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting. O-015:463.
Yu, J., Chang, P.-K., Ehrlich, K., Cary, J.W., Bhatnagar, D., Cleveland, T.E. 2003. Characterization of the complete aflatoxin pathway gene cluster in Aspergillus parasiticus. Proceedings of USDA-ARS Aflatoxin/Fumonisin Elimination and Fungal Genomics Workshop, October 13-15, 2003, Savannah, Georgia.
Ehrlich, K., Cotty, P.J. 2003. New insights into pH regulation of aflatoxin production by Aspergillus species. XXII Fungal Genetics Conference Proceedings. Abstract No. 201. p. 283.
Bhatnagar, D., Ehrlich, K., Cleveland, T.E. 2003. Molecular genetic analysis and regulation of aflatoxin biosynthesis. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 61:83-93.