Browsing by Department "Plant Pathology and Microbiology"
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(2020-08-11)Academic integrity or academic honesty is an essential component of educational institutions, especially higher education institutions, which often have significant consequences for violations of institutional academic ...
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(2013-04-08)Actin is a major cytoskeletal protein required for the polarized growth of filamentous fungi. Recent studies have characterized the dynamics of actin polymers in growing Neurospora crassa and identified the presence of ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)Magnaporthe grisea is a notorious pathogenic fungus that causes rice blast disease worldwide. Proteins secreted by the fungus are likely candidates for being effectors that are potentially recognized by determinants of ...
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(2010-01-16)As a defense against viral infection, plants are thought to use RNA-induced silencing complexes (RISCs) to target and cleave viral RNA. To counteract this, some viruses have evolved proteins to inhibit RISC-mediated activity, ...
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(2016-04-05)RNA silencing is a mechanism used by eukaryotes to defend them self against viruses. When encountering an external or foreign double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), plants activate their machinery to assemble an RNA induced gene ...
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(2016-12-06)Filamentous fungi form polarized hyphae by concentrating the addition of new material at the apex of the cell. The mechanics of polarized hyphal growth are coordinated by the cytoskeleton which utilizes microtubules (MTs) ...
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(2012-07-16)Conidiation is a common and critical asexual reproductive mode in fungi. The ascomycetes, the largest group in the kingdom Fungi undergo conidiation. The wide array of morphological difference in a conidiophore and conidial ...
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(2012-10-19)Naturally occurring microbial communities from high-salt and/or high-temperature environments were collected from sites across the United States and Puerto Rico and screened for their efficacy in the MixAlco biofuel ...
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(2012-10-19)Striatin family proteins contain a caveolin binding domain, a coiled-coil motif, a calmodulin binding domain, and a WD-repeat domain. Homologs of striatin protein have been However, our knowledge of the function and the ...
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(2016-08-09)Biosynthetic alternatives for high-density petroleum derived tactical fuels, like JP-8 and JP-10, remain elusive given their tremendously high energy densities, low temperature viscosity and cloud point. Limonene, a bicyclic ...
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BACTERIALLY MEDIATED WATER STRESS TOLERANCE IN WHEAT CONFERRED BY PHENAZINE-PRODUCING RHIZOBACTERIA (2017-12-09)The plant microbiome is the community of microorganisms living in association with plants and are considered to be a “second genome,” capable of directly modifying the plant’s biotic and abiotic environment. Predicted ...
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(2019-07-16)Citrus canker, caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri (Xac), is one of the most devastating citrus diseases that affects citrus production worldwide. The current recommended means to control canker are windbreaks, ...
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(2016-08-05)The efficient utilization of lignin for fungible fuels and products represents one of the most imminent challenges in modern biorefinery. My research thesis has mainly focused on developing and optimizing the lignin-to-lipid ...
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(2015-05-01)Sheath blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani is one of the most important rice disease that can cause significant losses in grain yield and quality in the United States. Current management options for sheath blight consist ...
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(2012-10-19)Members of the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) are plant and human opportunistic pathogens. Essentially all Bcc isolates demonstrate in vitro broad-spectrum antibiotic resistance. In fact, many clinical isolates are ...
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(2009-05-15)Pseudomonas syringae is a pathogen of numerous plant species, including several economically important crops. P. syringae pv. syringae B728a is a resident on leaves of common bean, where it utilizes several well-studied ...
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(2014-01-22)A yeast suppressor screen was employed to identify proteins synthesized by Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which suppress the toxicity of C. burnetii effector CBU0041 (CirA). Transformants were serially diluted and spotted onto ...
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(2014-04-18)Industrial bioprocesses are constrained by the availability of microbes that are optimized for harsh bioprocess conditions. Over 500 soil and sediment samples collected from 77 saline and/or thermal sites in the continental ...
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(2017-05-22)Fusarium verticillioides is an ascomycete fungus responsible for stalk and ear rots of maize. Previously, we identified a striatin-like protein Fsr1 that plays a key role in stalk rot pathogenesis. In mammals, striatin ...
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(2020-04-09)Fusarium verticillioides is a fungal pathogen of maize causing ear rot and stalk rot diseases. Importantly, the fungus also produces carcinogenic mycotoxins, fumonisins, on infested maize. Unfortunately, we still lack a ...