Phone: (309) 681-6044
Fax: (309) 681-6672
Room 1133
USDA ARS NCAUR
1815 N University St.
Peoria IL 61604

Crystal Probyn is a technician working with Dr. Robert Proctor.  She received her Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from Southern Illinois University.  Before coming to NCAUR in 1989 she spent 4 years teaching in the Peace Corps.

• Publications

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  • Cyclopiazonic acid in soft-ripened and blue cheeses marketed in the USA -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Maragos, C.M., Probyn, C., Proctor, R.H., Sieve, K.K. 2022. Cyclopiazonic acid in soft-ripened and blue cheeses marketed in the USA. Food additives & contaminants. Part B: Surveillance. 16(1):14-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/19393210.2022.2109213.
    
  • Genus-wide analysis of Fusarium polyketide synthases reveals broad chemical potential -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Brown, D.W., Kim, H.-S., McGovern, A.E., Probyn, C.E., Proctor, R.H. 2022. Genus-wide analysis of Fusarium polyketide synthases reveals broad chemical potential. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 160. Article 103696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2022.103696.
    
  • Fusarium chaquense,sp. nov, a novel type A trichothecene-producing species from native grasses in a wetland ecosystem in Argentina -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Nichea, M.J., Proctor, R., Probyn, C.E., Palacios, S.A., Cendoya, E., Sulyok, M., Chulze, S.N., Torres, A.M., Ramirez, M.L. 2021. Fusarium chaquense,sp. nov, a novel type A trichothecene-producing species from native grasses in a wetland ecosystem in Argentina. Mycologia. 114(1):46-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2021.1987102.
    
  • A PCR method to identify ochratoxin A-producing Aspergillus westerdijkiae strains on dried and aged food -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Susca, A., Anelli, P., Haidukowski, M., Probyn, C.E., Epifani, F., Logrieco, A.F., Moretti, A., Proctor, R.H. 2021. A PCR method to identify ochratoxin A-producing Aspergillus westerdijkiae strains on dried and aged food. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 344. Article 109113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2021.109113.
    
  • GENOTYPIC DIVERSITY OF ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS IN AN ILLINOIS CORN FIELD-(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    
    
  • GENOTYPIC DIVERSITY OF ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS IN AN ILLINOIS CORN FIELD-(Abstract Only)
    
    
  • CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS POPULATION WITHIN AN ILLINOIS MAIZE FIELD-(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    
    
  • ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS GENOTYPES (RFLP) FROM FIELDS IN EASTERN IOWA WITH AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATED CORN AT HARVEST IN 1988.-(Abstract Only)
    
    
  • BIODIVERSITY OF YEASTS FROM ILLINOIS MAIZE-(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    
    
  • CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS POPULATION WITHIN AN ILLINOIS CORN FIELD-(Abstract Only)