Barbara Howlett

Infection of canola pods by Leptosphaeria maculans and subsequent seed contamination

Angela P Van de Wouw, Vicki L Elliott, Andrew Ware, Kurt Lindbeck, Barbara J Howlett, Steve J Marcroft

Journal article  |  2016  |  European Journal of Plant Pathology

Gene-for-gene resistance is expressed in cotyledons, leaves and pods, but not during late stages of stem colonization in the Leptosphaeria maculans-Brassica napus pathosystem

Vicki L Elliott, Steve J Marcroft, Barbara J Howlett, Angela P Van de Wouw

Journal article  |  2016  |  Plant Breeding

Spot form of net blotch suppression and yield of barley in response to fungicide application in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia

Mark S McLean, Rob Weppler, Barbara J Howlett, Grant J Hollaway

Journal article  |  2016  |  Australasian Plant Pathology

Blackleg disease of canola in Australia

AP Van De Wouw, SJ Marcroft, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2016  |  Crop and Pasture Science

Evolution of virulence in fungal plant pathogens: exploiting fungal genomics to control plant disease

Barbara J Howlett, Rohan GT Lowe, Stephen J Marcroft, Angela P van de Wouw

Journal article  |  2015  |  MYCOLOGIA

Population genetic structure of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria sp A resembles that of its host tree Nothofagus cunninghamii

Elizabeth M Sheedy, Angela P van de Wouw, Barbara J Howlett, Tom W May

Journal article  |  2015  |  Fungal Ecology

Next-generation genome sequencing can be used to rapidly characterise sequences flanking T-DNA insertions in random insertional mutants of Leptosphaeria maculans

Kylie Chambers, Rohan GT Lowe, Barbara J Howlett, Manuel Zander, Jacqueline Batley, Angela P Van de Wouw, Candace E Elliott

Journal article  |  2014  |  Fungal Biology and Biotechnology

BACKGROUND:Banks of mutants with random insertions of T-DNA from Agrobacterium tumefaciens are often used in forward genetics appr..

Transformation of fungal isolates with avirulence genes provides tools for identification of corresponding resistance genes in the host plant

Angela P Van de Wouw, Candace E Elliott, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2014  |  European Journal of Plant Pathology

Transposable element-assisted evolution and adaptation to host plant within the Leptosphaeria maculans-Leptosphaeria biglobosa species complex of fungal pathogens

Jonathan Grandaubert, Rohan GT Lowe, Jessica L Soyer, Conrad L Schoch, Angela P Van de Wouw, Isabelle Fudal, Barbara Robbertse, Nicolas Lapalu, Matthew G Links, Benedicte Ollivier, Juliette Linglin, Valerie Barbe, Sophie Mangenot, Corinne Cruaud, Hossein Borhan, Barbara J Howlett, Marie-Helene Balesdent, Thierry Rouxel

Journal article  |  2014  |  BMC Genomics

Breakdown of resistance to the fungal disease, blackleg, is averted in commercial canola (Brassica napus) crops in Australia

Angela P Van de Wouw, Stephen J Marcroft, Andrew Ware, Kurt Lindbeck, Ravjit Khangura, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2014  |  Field Crops Research

Genomes and Transcriptomes of Partners in Plant-Fungal- Interactions between Canola (Brassica napus) and Two Leptosphaeria Species

Rohan GT Lowe, Andrew Cassin, Jonathan Grandaubert, Bethany L Clark, Angela P Van de Wouw, Thierry Rouxel, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2014  |  PLoS ONE

An avirulence gene, AvrLmJ1, from the blackleg fungus, Leptosphaeria maculans, confers avirulence to Brassica juncea cultivars

Angela P Van de Wouw, Rohan GT Lowe, Candace E Elliott, David J Dubois, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2014  |  Molecular Plant Pathology

MITOCHONDRIAL MICROSATELLITE MARKERS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN ECTOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGUS LACCARIA SP A (HYDNANGIACEAE)

Elizabeth M Sheedy, Angela P Van de Wouw, Barbara J Howlett, Tom W May

Journal article  |  2014  |  Applications in Plant Sciences

Secondary Metabolites Produced by Plant Pathogens

Barbara J Howlett

Book Chapter  |  2014

Impact of Horizontal Gene Transfer on Virulence of Fungal Pathogens of Plants

BJ Howlett, RP Oliver

Book Chapter  |  2013

Evolution of Virulence in Eukaryotic Microbes

LD Sibley, BJ Howlett, J Heitman

Book  |  2013

Multigene sequence data reveal morphologically cryptic phylogenetic species within the genus Laccaria in southern Australia

Elizabeth M Sheedy, Angela P Van de Wouw, Barbara J Howlett, Tom W May

Journal article  |  2013  |  Mycologia

A gene cluster responsible for biosynthesis of phomenoic acid in the plant pathogenic fungus, Leptosphaeria maculans

Candace E Elliott, Damien L Callahan, Daniel Schwenk, Markus Nett, Dirk Hoffmeister, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2013  |  Fungal Genetics and Biology

Eplt4 Proteinaceous Elicitor Produced in Pichia pastoris Has a Protective Effect Against Cercosporidium sofinum Infections of Soybean Leaves

Yun Wang, Jinzhu Song, Yingjie Wu, Margaret Odeph, Zhihua Liu, Barbara J Howlett, Shuang Wang, Ping Yang, Lin Yao, Lei Zhao, Qian Yang

Journal article  |  2013  |  Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Estimating frequencies of virulent isolates in field populations of a plant pathogenic fungus, Leptosphaeria maculans, using high-throughput pyrosequencing

AP Van de Wouw, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Applied Microbiology

Effect of rotation of canola (Brassica napus) cultivars with different complements of blackleg resistance genes on disease severity

SJ Marcroft, AP Van de Wouw, PA Salisbury, TD Potter, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2012  |  Plant Pathology

Spot Form of Net Blotch Resistance in a Diverse Set of Barley Lines in Australia and Canada

Mark S McLean, Barbara J Howlett, T Kelly Turkington, Greg J Platz, Grant J Hollaway

Journal article  |  2012  |  Plant Disease

Indifferent, Affectionate, or Deceitful: Lifestyles and Secretomes of Fungi

Rohan GT Lowe, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2012  |  PLoS Pathogens

Identifying resistance genes to Leptosphaeria maculans in Australian Brassica napus cultivars based on reactions to isolates with known avirulence genotypes

Steve J Marcroft, Vicki L Elliott, Anton J Cozijnsen, Phillip A Salisbury, Barbara J Howlett, Angela P Van de Wouw

Journal article  |  2012  |  Crop and Pasture Science

Idenitfying resistance genes to Leptosphaeria maculans in Australian Brassica napus cultivars based on reactions to isolates with known avirulence genotypes

SJ Marcroft, VL Elliott, AJ Cozijnsen, P Salisbury, BJ Howlett, AP Van De Wouw

Journal article  |  2012  |  Crop and Pasture Science

Estimating frequencies of virulent isolates in field populations of a platn pathogenic fungus, Leptosphaeria maculans, using high-throughput pyrosequencing

AP Van De Wouw, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Applied Microbiology

Genomic Analysis of the Necrotrophic Fungal Pathogens Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Botrytis cinerea

Joelle Amselem, Christina A Cuomo, Jan AL van Kan, Muriel Viaud, Ernesto P Benito, Arnaud Couloux, Pedro M Coutinho, Ronald P de Vries, Paul S Dyer, Sabine Fillinger, Elisabeth Fournier, Lilian Gout, Matthias Hahn, Linda M Kohn, Nicolas Lapalu, Kim M Plummer, Jean-Marc Pradier, Emmanuel Quevillon, Amir Sharon, Adeline Simon, et al.

Journal article  |  2011  |  PLoS Genetics

The cross-pathway control system regulates production of the secondary metabolite toxin, sirodesmin PL, in the ascomycete, Leptosphaeria maculans

Candace E Elliott, Ellen M Fox, Renee S Jarvis, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2011  |  BMC Microbiology

Identification of Cryptic Products of the Gliotoxin Gene Cluster Using NMR-Based Comparative Metabolomics and a Model for Gliotoxin Biosynthesis

Ry R Forseth, Ellen M Fox, DaWoon Chung, Barbara J Howlett, Nancy P Keller, Frank C Schroeder

Journal article  |  2011  |  JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Fungal pathogenicity genes in the age of 'omics'

Angela P Van de Wouw, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2011  |  Molecular Plant Pathology

Effector diversification within compartments of the Leptosphaeria maculans genome affected by Repeat-Induced Point mutations

Thierry Rouxel, Jonathan Grandaubert, James K Hane, Claire Hoede, Angela P van de Wouw, Arnaud Couloux, Victoria Dominguez, Veronique Anthouard, Pascal Bally, Salim Bourras, Anton J Cozijnsen, Lynda M Ciuffetti, Alexandre Degrave, Azita Dilmaghani, Laurent Duret, Isabelle Fudal, Stephen B Goodwin, Lilian Gout, Nicolas Glaser, Juliette Linglin, et al.

Journal article  |  2011  |  Nature Communications

A novel mode of chromosomal evolution peculiar to filamentous Ascomycete fungi

James K Hane, Thierry Rouxel, Barbara J Howlett, Gert HJ Kema, Stephen B Goodwin, Richard P Oliver

Journal article  |  2011  |  Genome Biology

Evolution of Linked Avirulence Effectors in Leptosphaeria maculans Is Affected by Genomic Environment and Exposure to Resistance Genes in Host Plants

Angela P Van de Wouw, Anton J Cozijnsen, James K Hane, Patrick C Brunner, Bruce A McDonald, Richard P Oliver, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2010  |  PLoS Pathogens

Determining frequencies of avirulent alleles in airborne Leptosphaeria maculans inoculum using quantitative PCR

AP Van de Wouw, JF Stonard, BJ Howlett, JS West, BDL Fitt, SD Atkins

Journal article  |  2010  |  Plant Pathology

The Secondary Metabolite Toxin, Sirodesmin PL, and Its Role in Virulence of the Blackleg Fungus

Barbara J Howlett, Ellen M Fox, Anton J Cozijnsen, Angela P Van de Wouw, Candace E Elliott

Book Chapter  |  2010

Spot form of net blotch, caused by Pyrenophora teres f. maculata, is the most prevalent foliar disease of barley in Victoria, Australia

Mark S McLean, Barbara J Howlett, Grant J Hollaway

Journal article  |  2010  |  Australasian Plant Pathology

Effect of root rot and stem canker caused by Leptosphaeria maculans on yield of Brassica napus and measures for control in the field

SJ Sprague, JA Kirkegaard, BJ Howlett, J Graham

Journal article  |  2010  |  Crop and Pasture Science

Hunting down fungal secretomes using liquid-phase IEF prior to high resolution 2-DE

Delphine Vincent, Marie-Helene Balesdent, Julien Gibon, Stephane Claverol, Delphine Lapaillerie, Anne-Marie Lomenech, Francoise Blaise, Thierry Rouxel, Francis Martin, Marc Bonneu, Joelle Amselem, Victoria Dominguez, Barbara J Howlett, Patrick Wincker, Johann Joets, Marc-Henri Lebrun, Christophe Plomion

Journal article  |  2009  |  Electrophoresis

Epidemiology of root rot caused by Leptosphaeria maculans in Brassica napus crops

Susan J Sprague, Barbara J Howlett, John A Kirkegaard

Journal article  |  2009  |  European Journal of Plant Pathology

Mutations to LmIFRD affect cell wall integrity, development and pathogenicity of the ascomycete Leptosphaeria maculans

Angela P Van de Wouw, Filomena A Pettolino, Barbara J Howlett, Candace E Elliott

Journal article  |  2009  |  Fungal Genetics and Biology

Dual control of avirulence in Leptosphaeria maculans towards a Brassica napus cultivar with 'sylvestris-derived' resistance suggests involvement of two resistance genes

AP Van de Wouw, SJ Marcroft, MJ Barbetti, Li Hua, PA Salisbury, L Gout, T Rouxel, BJ Howlett, MH Balesdent

Journal article  |  2009  |  Plant Pathology

Cloning, purification and characterisation of brassinin glucosyltransferase, a phytoalexin-detoxifying enzyme from the plant pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Adrienne C Sexton, Zoran Minic, Anton J Cozijnsen, M Soledade C Pedras, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2009  |  Fungal Genetics and Biology

Epidemiology and control of spot form of net blotch (Pyrenophora teres f. maculata) of barley: a review

Mark S McLean, Barbara J Howlett, Grant J Hollaway

Journal article  |  2009  |  Crop and Pasture Science

Secondary metabolism: regulation and role in fungal biology

Ellen M Fox, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2008  |  Current Opinion in Microbiology

A Zn(II)2Cys6 DNA binding protein regulates the sirodesmin PL biosynthetic gene cluster in Leptosphaeria maculans

Ellen M Fox, Donald M Gardiner, Nancy P Keller, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2008  |  Fungal Genetics and Biology

Mutation of a gene in the fungus Leptosphaeria maculans allows increased frequency of penetration of stomatal apertures of Arabidopsis thaliana

Candace E Elliott, undefined Harjono, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2008  |  Molecular Plant

A Zn(II)(2)Cys(6) DNA binding protein regulates the sirodesmin PL biosynthetic gene cluster in Leptosphaeria maculans

Ellen M Fox, Donald M Gardiner, Nancy P Keller, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2008  |  Fungal Genetics and Biology

Fungi have three tetraspanin families with distinct functions

Karine Lambou, Didier Tharreau, Annegret Kohler, Catherine Sirven, Melanie Marguerettaz, Crystel Barbisan, Adrienne C Sexton, Ellen M Kellner, Francis Martin, Barbara J Howlett, Marc J Orbach, Marc-Henri Lebrun

Journal article  |  2008  |  BMC GENOMICS

Fungal horizons: the Asilomar Fungal Genetics Conference 2007.

Joseph Heitman, Barbara Howlett

Journal article  |  2008  |  Fungal Genetics and Biology

This meeting report covers advances presented at the 2007 Asilomar Fungal Genetics Conference that expand our understanding of fun..

Biosynthetic gene clusters for epipolythiodioxopiperazines in filamentous fungi

Ellen M Fox, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2008  |  Mycological Research

Identification of Leptosphaeria biglobosa 'canadensis' on Brassica juncea stubble from northern New South Wales, Australia

A VAN DE WOUW, V THOMAS, A COZIJNSEN, SJ Marcroft, P SALISBURY, B HOWLETT

Journal article  |  2008  |  Australasian Plant Disease Notes

Identification of Leptosphaeria biglobosa 'canadensis' on Brassica juncea stubble from northern New South Wales, Australia

AP Van De Wouw, VL Elliott, AJ Cozijnsen, SM Marcroft, P Salisbury, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2008  |  Australasian Plant Disease Notes

Production of the toxin sirodesmin PL by Leptosphaeria maculans during infection of Brassica napus

Candace E Elliott, Donald M Gardiner, Georgina Thomas, Anton Cozijnsen, Angela Van De Wouw, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2007  |  Molecular Plant Pathology

Origin and distribution of epipolythiodioxopiperazine (ETP) gene clusters in filamentous ascomycetes

Nicola J Patron, Ross F Waller, Anton J Cozijnsen, David C Straney, Donald M Gardiner, William C Nierman, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2007  |  BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Microsatellite and minisatellite analysis of Leptosphaeria maculans in Australia reveals regional genetic differentiation

Helen L Hayden, Anton J Cozijnsen, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2007  |  Phytopathology

Fungal pathogenesis: Gene clusters unveiled as secrets within the Ustilago maydis code

Barbara J Howlett, Alexander Idnurm, Joseph Heitman

Journal article  |  2007  |  Current Biology

Pathways of infection of Brassica napus roots by Leptosphaeria maculans

Susan J Sprague, Michelle Watt, John A Kirkegaard, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2007  |  New Phytologist

Parallels in fungal pathogenesis on plant and animal hosts

Adrienne C Sexton, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2006  |  EUKARYOTIC CELL

Population structure of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in an Australian canola field at flowering and stem-infection stages of the disease cycle

Adrienne C Sexton, Athol R Whitten, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2006  |  GENOME

Secondary metabolite toxins and nutrition of plant pathogenic fungi

Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2006  |  Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Overexpression of a 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase in Leptosphaeria maculans causes reduced pathogenicity on Brassica napus

Candace E Elliott, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2006  |  Molecular Plant - Microbe Interactions

Comparison of transcription of multiple genes at three developmental stages of the plant pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

AC Sexton, AJ Cozijnsen, A Keniry, E Jewell, CG Love, J Batley, D Edwards, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2006  |  FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Major gene resistance to blackleg in Brassica napus overcome within three years of commercial production in southeastern Australia

SJ Sprague, SJ Marcroft, HL Hayden, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2006  |  Plant Disease

Genetic linkage maps and genomic organization in Leptosphaeria maculans

ML Kuhn, L Gout, BJ Howlett, D Melayah, M Meyer, MH Balesdent, T Rouxel

Journal article  |  2006  |  European Journal of Plant Pathology

Major gene resistance in Brassica napus (oilseed rape) is overcome by changes in virulence of populations of Leptosphaeria maculans in France and Australia

SJ Sprague, MH Balesdent, H Brun, HL Hayden, SJ Marcroft, X Pinochet, T Rouxel, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2006  |  European Journal of Plant Pathology

Sequence analysis of two genomic regions of Leptosphaeria maculans, the fungus that causes blackleg disease (phoma stem canker) of Brassica napus

BJ Howlett, DM Gardiner, AJ Cozijnsen, LM Wilson, L Cattolico, M Soledade, C Pedras, T Rouxel, A Attard, L Gout, F Parlange, S Ross, MH Balesdent

Conference Proceedings  |  2006  |  Proceedings of the joint meeting of the XIVth Crucifer Genetics Workshop and IVth ISHS Symposium of Brassicas

Phylogenetic relationships between members of the crucifer pathogenic Leptosphaeria maculans species complex as shown by mating type (MAT1-2), actin, and beta-tubulin sequences

K Voigt, AJ Cozijnsen, R Kroymann, S Poggeler, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2005  |  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Genetic structure of a population of the fungus Leptosphaeria maculans in a disease nursery of Brassica napus in Australia

HL Hayden, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2005  |  Current Genetics

Bioinformatic and expression analysis of the putative gliotoxin biosynthetic gene cluster of Aspergillus fumigatus

DM Gardiner, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2005  |  FEMS Microbiology Letters

Brassica napus plants infected by Leptosphaeria maculans after the third to fifth leaf growth stage in south-eastern Australia do not develop blackleg stem canker

SJ Marcroft, MR Sosnowski, ES Scott, MD Ramsey, PA Salisbury, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2005  |  European Journal of Plant Pathology

Leptosphaeria maculans, a fungal pathogen of Brassica napus, secretes a subtilisin-like serine protease

LM Wilson, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2005  |  European Journal of Plant Pathology

The epipolythiodioxopiperazine (ETP) class of fungal toxins: distribution, mode of action, functions and biosynthesis

DM Gardiner, P Waring, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2005  |  Microbiology-SGM

The ABC transporter gene in the sirodesmin biosynthetic gene cluster of Leptosphaeria maculans is not essential for sirodesmin production but facilitates self-protection

DM Gardiner, RS Jarvis, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2005  |  Fungal Genetics and Biology

Microsatellite markers reveal genetic differentiation among populations of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum from Australian canola fields

AC Sexton, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2004  |  CURRENT GENETICS

Characterization and cross-species amplification of microsatellite loci in the plant pathogenic fungus Leptosphaeria maculans

HL Hayden, LM Wilson, AJ Cozijnsen, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2004  |  Molecular Ecology Notes

The sirodesmin biosynthetic gene cluster of the plant pathogenic fungus Leptosphaeria maculans

DM Gardiner, AJ Cozijnsen, LM Wilson, MSC Pedras, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2004  |  Molecular Microbiology

Potential for using host resistance to reduce production of pseudothecia and ascospores of Leptosphaeria maculans, the blackleg pathogen of Brassica napus

SJ Marcroft, SJ Sprague, PA Salisbury, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2004  |  Plant Pathology

Current knowledge of the interaction between Brassica napus and Leptosphaeria maculans

BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2004  |  Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Negative selection using thymidine kinase increases the efficiency of recovery of transformants with targeted genes in the filamentous fungus Leptosphaeria maculans

DM Gardiner, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2004  |  Current Genetics

Novel approaches to identifying pathogenicity genes of plant pathogenic fungi

C ELLIOTT, BJ HOWLETT

Book Chapter  |  2004

Crop isolation, not extended rotation length, reduces blackleg (Leptosphaeria maculans) severity of canola (Brassica napus) in south-eastern Australia

SJ Marcroft, SJ Sprague, SJ Pymer, PA Salisbury, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2004  |  Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Genetic diversity of Australian isolates of Leptosphaeria maculans, the fungus that causes blackleg of canola (Brassica napus)

JM Barrins, PK Ades, PA Salisbury, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2004  |  Australasian Plant Pathology

Approaches for identification of fungal genes essential for plant disease.

Candace E Elliott, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2004  |  Genetic engineering

Characterisation of the mating-type locus of the plant pathogenic ascomycete Leptosphaeria maculans

AJ Cozijnsen, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2003  |  Current Genetics

Analysis of loss of pathogenicity mutants reveals that repeat-induced point mutations can occur in the Dothideomycete Leptosphaeria maculans

A Idnurm, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2003  |  Fungal Genetics and Biology

Characterisation of neutral trehalase and UDP-glucose : sterol glucosyltransferase genes from the plant pathogenic fungus Leptosphaeria maculans

A Idnurm, DC Warnecke, E Heinz, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2003  |  Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology

Secreted proteins from Leptosphaeria maculans, the blackleg fungus, induce defence responses in canola leaves

LM WILSON, A IDNURM, BJ HOWLETT

Conference Proceedings  |  2003  |  Thirteenth biennial Australian Research Assembly on Brassicas - Conference Proceedings

Pathogenic and genetic variation in Leptosphaeria maculans in Australia

HL HAYDEN, AJ COZIJNSEN, SJ MARCROFT, BJ HOWLETT

Conference Proceedings  |  2003  |  Thirteenth Biennial Australian Research Assembly on Brassicas - Conference Proceedings

Factors affecting production of inoculum of the blackleg fungus (Leptosphaeria maculans) in south-eastern Australia

SJ Marcroft, SJ Sprague, SJ Pymer, PA Salisbury, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2003  |  Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Small scale functional genomics of the blackleg fungus, Leptosphaeria maculans: analysis of a 38 kb region

A Idnurm, JL Taylor, MSC Pedras, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2003  |  Australasian Plant Pathology

Sterol composition of mycelia of the plant pathogenic ascomycete Leptosphaeria maculans

KM Griffiths, A Bacic, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2003  |  Phytochemistry

Transcription of sterol Delta(5,6)-desaturase and sterol 14 alpha-demethylase is induced in the plant pathogenic ascomycete, Leptosphaeria maculans, during treatment with a triazole fungicide

KM Griffiths, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2002  |  FEMS Microbiology Letters

Characterization of a gene (sp1) encoding a secreted protein from Leptosphaeria maculans, the blackleg pathogen of Brassica napus

LM Wilson, A Idnurm, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2002  |  Molecular Plant Pathology

Isocitrate lyase is essential for pathogenicity of the fungus leptosphaeria maculans to canola (Brassica napus)

A Idnurm, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2002  |  Eukaryotic Cell

Genetic diversity of isolates of Leptosphaeria maculans from a canola (Brassica napus) paddock in Australia

JM Barrins, A Purwantara, PK Ades, PA Salisbury, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2002  |  Australasian Plant Pathology

Reaction of a range of Brassica species under Australian conditions to the fungus, Leptosphaeria maculans, the causal agent of blackleg

SJ Marcroft, A Purwantara, PA Salisbury, TD Potter, N Wratten, R Khangura, MJ Barbetti, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2002  |  Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Pathogenicity genes of phytopathogenic fungi

Alexander Idnurm, Barbara J Howlett

Journal article  |  2001  |  Molecular Plant Pathology

Leptosphaeria maculans, the causal agent of blackleg disease of Brassicas

BJ Howlett, A Idnurm, MSC Pedras

Journal article  |  2001  |  Fungal Genetics and Biology

Characterization of an opsin gene from the ascomycete Leptosphaeria maculans

A Idnurm, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2001  |  Genome

An abundant 39 kDa protein from Brassica napus (canola) is present in the apoplast of leaves infected by the blackleg fungus, Leptosphaeria maculans

L Brownfield, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2001  |  Australasian Plant Pathology

Green fluorescent protein as a reporter in the Brassica-Leptosphaeria maculans interaction

AC Sexton, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2001  |  Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology

Cloning, characterization and chromosomal location of three genes encoding host-cell-wall-degrading enzymes in Leptosphaeria maculans, a fungal pathogen of Brassica spp.

AC Sexton, M Paulsen, J Woestemeyer, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2000  |  Gene

The ascomycete, Leptosphaeria maculans, causes blackleg disease of oilseed Brassica spp. such as canola (Brassica napus). We have ..

Characterisation of a cyanide hydratase gene in the phytopathogenic fungus Leptosphaeria maculans.

AC Sexton, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2000  |  Molecular and General Genetics MGG

A gene encoding a cyanide hydratase was cloned from an aggressive isolate of Leptosphaeria maculans, the fungus which causes black..

Genetic analysis of the blackleg fungus Leptosphaeria maculans

BJ Howlett, AJ Cozijnsen, K Popa, A Idnurm, AC Sexton, A Purwantara

Conference Proceedings  |  2000  |  Acta Horticulturae

Genome analysis of the plant pathogenic ascomycete Leptosphaeria maculans; mapping mating type and host specificity loci

AJ Cozijnsen, KM Popa, A Purwantara, BD Rolls, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  2000  |  Molecular Plant Pathology

Glucosinolates in Brassica juncea and resistance to Australian isolates of Leptosphaeria maculans, the blackleg fungus

AC Sexton, JA Kirkegaard, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  1999  |  Australasian Plant Pathology

Reaction of Brassica juncea (Indian mustard) lines to Australian isolates of Leptosphaeria maculans under glasshouse and field conditions

A Purwantara, PA Salisbury, WA Burton, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  1998  |  European Journal of Plant Pathology

Organisation of ribosomal DNA in the ascomycete Leptosphaeria maculans.

BJ Howlett, BD Rolls, AJ Cozijnsen

Journal article  |  1997  |  Microbiological Research

In the ascomycete Leptosphaeria maculans tandem repeats of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) are restricted to one or two particular chromosome..

Genome analysis of the fungal plant pathogen, Leptosphaeria maculans using pulsed field gel electrophoresis.

BJ Howlett

Conference Proceedings  |  1997  |  Electrophoresis

Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), or electrophoretic karyotyping, separates chromosomal-sized pieces of DNA in agarose gels..

Application of pulsed field gel electrophoresis to the study of genomes of fungal pathogens of plants

BJ Hewlett

Journal article  |  1996  |  Australasian Plant Pathology

Rapid necrosis of guard cells is associated with the arrest of fungal growth in leaves of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) inoculated with avirulent isolates of Leptosphaeria maculans

CY Chen, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  1996  |  Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology

The nitrate and nitrite reductase-encoding genes of Leptosphaeria maculans are closely linked and transcribed in the same direction.

RS Williams, MA Davis, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  1995  |  Gene

The 5' flanking region and the first 704 bp of the nitrite reductase-encoding gene (niiA) of Leptosphaeria maculans has been seque..

Inheritance of chromosomal length polymorphisms in the ascomycete Leptosphaeria maculans.

KM Plummer, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  1995  |  Molecular and General Genetics MGG

Pulsed field gel electrophoresis experiments show that chromosomal length polymorphisms are produced during meiosis in the ascomyc..

ORGANIZATION AND SEQUENCE-ANALYSIS OF NUCLEAR-ENCODED 5S RIBOSOMAL-RNA GENES IN CRYPTOMONAD ALGAE

PR GILSON, GJ ADCOCK, BJ HOWLETT, GI MCFADDEN

Journal article  |  1995  |  Current Genetics

Blackleg Disease on Oilseed Brassica in Australia: A Review

PA Salisbury, DJ Ballinger, N Wratten, KM Plummer, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  1995  |  Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Blackleg, caused by the fungus Leptosphaeria maculans, is the major disease of canola (Brassica napus) in Australia. The developme..

Linear plasmids, pLm9 and pLm10, can be isolated from the phytopathogenic ascomycete Leptosphaeria maculans by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

L Lim, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  1994  |  Current Genetics

Two linear DNA plasmids (pLm9 and pLm10, sized 9 and 10 kb respectively) were isolated from the phytopathogenic ascomycete Leptosp..

Nitrate reductase of the ascomycetous fungus, Leptosphaeria maculans: gene sequence and chromosomal location.

RS Williams, MA Davis, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  1994  |  Molecular and General Genetics MGG

The nitrate reductase (niaD) gene was isolated from the phytopathogenic loculoascomycete Leptosphaeria maculans by screening a gen..

Non-aggressive strains of the blackleg fungus, Leptosphaeria maculans, are present in australia and can be distinguished from aggressive strains by molecular analysis

KM Plummer, K Dunse, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  1994  |  Australian Journal of Botany

Isolates of the pathogenic ascomycete Leptosphaeria maculans have been cultured from blackleg-affected oilseed rape (Brassica napu..

Major chromosomal length polymorphisms are evident after meiosis in the phytopathogenic fungus Leptosphaeria maculans.

KM Plummer, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  1993  |  Current Genetics

Chromosomal DNA of Australian field-isolates of the phytopathogenic ascomycete Leptosphaeria maculans was resolved by pulsed-field..

An assessment of genetic relationships between members of the phytophthora megasperma complex and phytophthora vignae using molecular markers

SC Whisson, BJ Howlett, ECY Liew, D Maclean, JM Manners, JAG Irwin

Journal article  |  1993  |  Australian Systematic Botany

Genetic relationships between Phytophora megasperma f. sp. glycinea (Pmg) and morphologically similar taxa, P. megasperma f. sp. m..

THE 5S RIBOSOMAL-RNA GENE IS LINKED TO LARGE AND SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL-RNA GENES IN THE OOMYCETES, PHYTOPHTHORA-VIGNAE, P-CINNAMOMI, P-MEGASPERMA F SP GLYCINEA AND SAPROLEGNIA-FERAX

BJ HOWLETT, AG BROWNLEE, DI GUEST, GJ ADCOCK, GI MCFADDEN

Journal article  |  1992  |  Current Genetics

Pulsed field gel electrophoresis as a method for examining phylogenetic relationships between organisms; its application to the genus Phytophthora

BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  1990  |  Australian Systematic Botany

Pulsed field gel electrophoresis separates chromosomal-sized pieces of DNA in agarose gels and enables karyotype, genome size and ..

An electrophoretic karyotype for Phytophthora megasperma

BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  1989  |  Experimental Mycology

Inheritance of resistance of cowpea to Phytophthora vignae in whole plants, cuttings and stem callus cultures

KS Bateman, JM Hinch, JE Ralton, AE Clarke, JA McKenzie, BC Imrie, BJ Howlett

Journal article  |  1989  |  Australian Journal of Botany

The inheritance of resistance of cowpea to Phytophthora vignae race 2 has been examined in seedlings from F1, F2 and backcross gen..

Interaction of cowpea with Phytophthora vignae: inheritance of resistance and production of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase as a resistance response

JE Ralton, BJ Howlett, AE Clarke, JAG Irwin, B Imrie

Journal article  |  1988  |  Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology