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Plant mutualisms with rhizosphere microbiota in introduced versus native ranges

Shelby, N.; Duncan, Richard P.; van der Putten, W. H.; McGinn, K. J.; Weser, Carolin; Hulme, Philip E. (John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Ecological Society, 2016-09)

© 2016 The Authors. Journal of Ecology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Ecological Society. The performance of introduced plants can be limited by the availability of soil mutualists outside their ...

Genome-scale investigation of phenotypically distinct but nearly clonal Trichoderma strains

Lange, C.; Weld, Richard J.; Cox, M. P.; Bradshaw, R.; McLean, Kirstin L.; Stewart, A.; Steyaert, Johanna M. (PeerJ, 2016-05-12)

Biological control agents (BCA) are beneficial organisms that are applied to protect plants from pests. Many fungi of the genus Trichoderma are successful BCAs but the underlying mechanisms are not yet fully understood. ...

Molecular markers for quantification of bioactive fungal strains associated with Pinus radiata

Mellow, K.; Chettri, P.; Kabir, S.; McDougal, R. L.; Cox, M. P.; Stewart, A.; Lange, Claudia; Steyaert, Johanna M.; Bradshaw, R. E. (New Zealand Plant Protection Society (Inc.), 2016)

Trichoderma cf. atroviride is an endophytic soil fungus, which has been the target of much research due to its plant growth promoting effects and use as a biocontrol agent. For specific bioactive strains of this species ...

Effects of sub-lethal concentrations of copper ammonium acetate, pyrethrins and atrazine on the response of Escherichia coli to antibiotics [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Jun, H.; Kurenbach, B.; Aitken, J.; Wasa, A.; Remus-Emsermann, M. N. P.; Godsoe, William; Heinemann, J. A. (F1000Research, 2019-01-09)

Background: Antibiotic resistance in human and animal pathogens is mainly the outcome of human use of antibiotics. However, bacteria are also exposed to thousands of other antimicrobial agents. Increasingly those exposures ...

Pectobacterium atrosepticum and Pectobacterium carotovorum harbor distinct, independently acquired integrative and conjugative elements encoding coronafacic acid that enhance virulence on potato stems

Panda, Preetinanda; Vanga, B. R.; Lu, A.; Fiers, M.; Fineran, P. C.; Butler, R.; Armstrong, Karen F.; Ronson, C. W.; Pitman, A. R. (Frontiers Media, 2016-03-31)

Integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) play a central role in the evolution of bacterial virulence, their transmission between bacteria often leading to the acquisition of virulence factors that alter host range or ...

Transformation of Cyclaneusma minus with green fluorescent protein (GFP) to enable screening of fungi for biocontrol activity

McDougal, R.; Stewart, Alison; Bradshaw, R. (MDPI AG, 2012)

Cyclaneusma needle-cast has a major impact on the New Zealand forest industry. The causal agent, Cyclaneusma minus, causes most severe damage to 11–20 year-old trees and currently there are no economically viable procedures ...

Transcriptional reprogramming of Arabidopsis thaliana defence pathways by the entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana correlates with resistance against a fungal pathogen but not against insects

Raad, Maya; Glare, Travis; Brochero, H. L.; Müller, C.; Rostás, M. (Frontiers Media, 2019-03-29)

The entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana can adopt an endophytic lifestyle by colonising a wide array of plant species. Beauveria-colonised plants can show enhanced resistance against insects and plant pathogens ...

Draft genome sequence for ICMP 5702, the type strain of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum that causes soft rot disease on potato

Panda, Preetinanda; Lu, A.; Armstrong, Karen F.; Pitman, A. R. (American Society for Microbiology, 2015-08-06)

Pectobacterium species are economically important bacteria that cause soft rotting of potato tubers in the field and in storage. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of the type strain for P. carotovorum subsp. ...

Draft genome sequences of three Pectobacterium strains causing blackleg of potato: P. carotovorum subsp. brasiliensis ICMP 19477, P. atrosepticum ICMP 1526, and P. carotovorum subsp. carotovorum UGC32

Panda, Preetinanda; Fiers, M. W. E. J.; Lu, A.; Armstrong, Karen F.; Pitman, A. (American Society for Microbiology, 2015-08-06)

Blackleg is a disease caused by several species of Pectobacterium that results in losses to potato crops worldwide. Here, we report the draft genomes of three taxonomically and geographically distinct blackleg-causing ...

Evolutionary divergence of the insect disease-encoding Serratia plasmid pADAP : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University

Sitter, Thomas Lesley (Lincoln University, 2020)

The larval stage of the endemic New Zealand grass grub (Costelytra giveni) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), causes estimated damage worth between 215 – 585M NZD annually to dairy and meat farms throughout New Zealand. To date, ...