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Research Project: Development of Novel Tools to Manage Fungal Plant Pathogens that Cause Postharvest Decay of Pome Fruit to Reduce Food Waste

Location: Food Quality Laboratory

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

The dual nature of Lambertella corni-maris as an apple fruit pathogen and antagonist of Monilinia spp Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Vasic, M., Vico, I., Jurick Ii, W.M., Duduk, B., Duduk, N. 2022. The dual nature of Lambertella corni-maris as an apple fruit pathogen and antagonist of Monilinia spp. PhytoFrontiers. 21.Article 91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-022-01841-w.

Would you like wood or plastic? Bin material, sanitation treatments, and inoculum holding capacity impacts blue mold decay of stored apple fruit Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jurick II, W.M., Choi, M., Gaskins, V.L., Peter, K.A., Cox, K.D. 2023. Would you like wood or plastic? Bin material, sanitation treatments, and inoculum holding capacity impacts blue mold decay of stored apple fruit. Plant Disease. 107:1177-1182. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-22-1045-RE.

Incidence, speciation, and morpho-genetic diversity of penicillium spp. causing blue mold of stored pome fruits in Serbia Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zebeljan, A., Duduk, N., Vuckovic, N., Jurick II, W.M., Vico, I. 2021. Incidence, speciation, and morpho-genetic diversity of penicillium spp. causing blue mold of stored pome fruits in Serbia. The Journal of Fungi. 7(12):1019. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7121019.

More than just a virulence factor: patulin is a non-host specific toxin requiring active efflux for auto-avoidance in Penicillium spp. and inhibits growth of multiple postharvest fungal pathogens Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bartholomew, H.P., Bradshaw, M., Macarisin, O., Gaskins, V.L., Fonseca, J.M., Jurick II, W.M. 2022. More than just a virulence factor: patulin is a non-host specific toxin requiring active efflux for auto-avoidance in Penicillium spp. and inhibits growth of multiple postharvest fungal pathogens. Toxins. 112:1165-1174. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-09-21-0371-R.

Genomic analyses of Multiple Penicillium species revealed diverse mycotoxin gene clusters and novel loci mediating oxylipin synthesis involved in volatile signaling Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Yin, G., Zhang, Y., Pennerman, K.K., Jurick II, W.M., Fu, M., Bu, L., Hua, S.T., Guo, A., Bennett, J.W. 2021. Genomic analyses of Multiple Penicillium species revealed diverse mycotoxin gene clusters and novel loci mediating oxylipin synthesis involved in volatile signaling. The Journal of Fungi. 7(9):743. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7090743.

First report of blue mold caused by Penicillium polonicum on apple in the United States Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bradshaw, M., Bartholomew, H., Lichtner, F., Gaskins, V.L., Jurick II, W.M. 2021. First report of blue mold caused by Penicillium polonicum on apple in the United States. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-21-1136-PDN.

Phylogeny and taxonomy of powdery mildew caused by Erysiphe species on Lupinus hosts - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

A global analysis of postharvest fungal pathogens reveals temporal-spatial and host-pathogen associations linked with FRAC1 fungicide resistance Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bradshaw, M., Bartholomew, H., Hendricks, D., Maust, A., Jurick II, W.M. 2021. A global analysis of postharvest fungal pathogens reveals temporal-spatial and host-pathogen associations linked with FRAC1 fungicide resistance. Phytopathology. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-03-21-0119-R.

Delivering the goods: Fungal secretion modulates virulence during host-pathogen interactions Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Bradshaw, M., Bartholomew, H., Fonseca, J.M., Gaskins, V.L., Prusky, D., Jurick II, W.M. 2021. Delivering the goods: Fungal secretion modulates virulence during host-pathogen interactions. Fungal Biology Reviews. 36:76-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbr.2021.03.007.

The good, the bad and the ugly: mycotoxin production during postharvest decay and their influence on tritrophic host-pathogen-microbe interactions Reprint Icon - (Review Article)
Bartholomew, H.P., Bradshaw, M., Fonseca, J.M., Jurick II, W.M. 2021. The good, the bad and the ugly: mycotoxin production during postharvest decay and their influence on tritrophic host-pathogen-microbe interactions. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12:1-12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.611881.

Botrytis spp.: a contemporary perspective and synthesis of recent scientific breakthroughs of a widespread genus that threatens global food security Reprint Icon - (Literature Review)
Richards, J., Xiao, C., Jurick Ii, W.M. 2021. Botrytis spp.: a contemporary perspective and synthesis of recent scientific breakthroughs of a widespread genus that threatens global food security. Phytopathology. 111:432-436. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-10-20-0475-IA.

Penicillium expansum: biology, omics, and management tools for a global postharvest pathogen causing blue mold of pome fruit Reprint Icon - (Review Article)
Luciano-Rosario, D., Keller, N.P., Jurick II, W.M. 2020. Penicillium expansum: biology, omics, and management tools for a global postharvest pathogen causing blue mold of pome fruit. Molecular Plant Pathology. 21:1391–1404. https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.12990.

Global transcriptomic responses orchestrate difenoconazole resistance in Penicillium spp. causing blue mold of stored apple fruit Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Litchner, F.J., Gaskins, V.L., Cox, K., Jurick II, W.M. 2020. Global transcriptomic responses orchestrate difenoconazole resistance in Penicillium spp. causing blue mold of stored apple fruit. BioMed Central (BMC) Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-06987-z.

Blistering1 modulates Penicillium expansum virulence via vesicle-mediated protein secretion Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jurick II, W.M., Peng, H., Beard, H.S., Garrett, W.M., Macarisin, O., Peter, K., Gaskins, V.L., Yang, T., Lu, Y., Mowery, J.D., Bauchan, G.R., Cooper, B. 2019. Blistering1 modulates Penicillium expansum virulence via vesicle-mediated protein secretion. Molecular and Cellular Proteomics. https://doi.org/10.1074/mcp.RA119.001831.

A genome resource for several North American Venturia inaequalis isolates with multiple fungicide resistance phenotypes Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lichtner, F.J., Jurick II, W.M., Ayer, K.M., Gaskins, V.L., Villani, S.M., Cox, K.D. 2019. Venturia inaequalis genomes with multiple fungicide resistance phenotypes causing preharvest apple scab and postharvest pinpoint scab. Phytopathology. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-06-19-0222-A.

Baseline sensitivity of Penicillium spp. to difenoconazole Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jurick II, W.M., Macarisin, O., Gaskins, V.L., Janisiewicz, W.J., Peter, K.A., Cox, K.D. 2018. Baseline sensitivity of Penicillium spp. to difenoconazole. Plant Disease. 103:331-337. http://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-18-0860-RE.

Distribution & characterization of Monilinia spp. causing apple fruit decay in Serbia - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Vsic, M., Vico, I., Jurick II, W.M., Duduk, N. 2018. Distribution & characterization of Monilinia spp. causing apple fruit decay in Serbia. Plant Disease. 102:359-369.

The threats to food safety and biocontrol of aflatoxins - (Review Article)
Chen, Y., Yu, J., Kong, Q. 2017. The threats to food safety and biocontrol of aflatoxins. International Biotechnology Color Journal. 4(3):6-28.

Datasets for transcriptomic analyses of maize leaves in response to Asian corn borer feeding and/or jasmonic acid - (Research Notes)
Zhang, Y., Huang, Q., Pennerman, K.K., Yu, J., Liu, Z., Guo, A., Yin, G. 2016. Datasets for transcriptomic analyses of maize leaves in response to Asian corn borer feeding and/or jasmonic acid. Data in Brief. 7:1010-1014. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2016.03.071.