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Research Project: Discovery and Development of Microbial-Based Biological Control Agents for Use Against Invasive Weeds in the United States

Location: Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research

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

Temporal variability in nutrient use among Streptomyces suggests dynamic niche partitioning Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lane, B.R., Anderson, H.M., Dicko, A.H., Fulcher, M.R., Kinkel, L.L. 2023. Temporal variability in nutrient use among Streptomyces suggests dynamic niche partitioning. Environmental Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.16498.

Cryptic functional diversity within a grass mycobiome Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ndinga Muniania, C., Wornson, N., Fulcher, M.R., Borer, E.T., Seabloom, E.W., Kinkel, L., May, G. 2023. Cryptic functional diversity within a grass mycobiome. PLOS ONE. 18(7): e0287990. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287990.

Enhancing invasive weed biocontrol research through microbial community and genome sequencing - (Abstract Only)

Corynespora cassiicola isolates recovered from Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) are capable of causing target spot on tomato and cotton - (Abstract Only)

Microbial genome and community sequencing identifies new potential agents and targets for invasive weed biological control - (Abstract Only)

Weed biocontrol at the USDA-ARS, Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit - (Abstract Only)

A fungal pathogen (Colletotrichum shisoi) reduces biomass, flowering, and competitive ability of invasive beefsteak plant (Perilla frutescens) - (Abstract Only)

Screening and assessing biological differences among oomycete-parasitic Trichoderma asperellum isolates for biological control development Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tancos, M.A., Thomas, J.L., Widmer, T.L. 2023. Screening and assessing biological differences among oomycete-parasitic Trichoderma asperellum isolates for biological control development. PhytoFrontiers. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-09-22-0094-SC.

Cruciferous weed isolates of Xanthomonas campestris yield insight into pathovar genomic relationships and genetic determinants of host- and tissue-specificity Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dubrow, Z.E., Carpenter, S.S., Carter, M.E., Grinage, A., Gris, C., Lauber, E., Butchachas, J., Jacobs, J.M., Smart, C.D., Tancos, M.A., Noël, L.D., Bogdanove, A.J. 2022. Cruciferous weed isolates of Xanthomonas campestris yield insight into pathovar genomic relationships and genetic determinants of host- and tissue-specificity. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 35(9):791-802. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-01-22-0024-R.

Impacts of crop management on nutrient use among soil Streptomyces Reprint Icon - (Abstract Only)
Lane, B.R., Gieske, M.F., Anderson, H.M., Fulcher, M.R., Kinkel, L.L. 2022. Impacts of crop management on nutrient use among soil Streptomyces. Symposium Proceedings. 112:11S, S3.130. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-112-11-S3.1.

Microbes collected from invasive plants at the C&O Canal are potential weed management tools - (Abstract Only)

Draft genome sequences of 14 fungal species from Alternaria section Infectoriae Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fulcher, M.R., Bergstrom, G.C. 2022. Draft genome sequences of 14 fungal species from Alternaria section Infectoriae. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01084-22.

Genome sequence of Xanthomonas campestris strain FDWSRU 18048, an emerging pathogen of non-native, invasive garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Tancos, M.A., Dubrow, Z.E., Carpenter, S.S., Bogdanove, A.J. 2022. Genome sequence of Xanthomonas campestris strain FDWSRU 18048, an emerging pathogen of non-native, invasive garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata). Microbiology Resource Announcements. 11:e00942-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00942-21.

Fungal plant pathogens observed on perennial cereal crops in New York during 2017-2018 Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fulcher, M.R., Law, E.P., Wayman, S., Ryan, M.R., Bergstrom, G.C. 2022. Fungal plant pathogens observed on perennial cereal crops in New York during 2017-2018. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 37:279-291. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170521000582.

First report of Erysiphe cruciferarum causing powdery mildew of Alliaria petiolata in Maryland Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fulcher, M.R., Owen Smith, P.C. 2022. First report of Erysiphe cruciferarum causing powdery mildew of Alliaria petiolata in Maryland. Plant Disease. 106(5):1532. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-21-2060-PDN.

Genome sequences from Alternaria species in section Alternariae - (Abstract Only)

Soil nutrient inputs shift endophytic phenotypes in a manner consistent with a significant role for species interactions in community assembly - (Abstract Only)

Insights from the past: trends in microbial-based weed biological control research Reprint Icon - (Abstract Only)