Alexander Idnurm

On a Special Collection in MMBR on Sex in Fungi: Molecular Mechanisms and Evolutionary Implications.

Geraldine Butler, Joseph Heitman, Alexander Idnurm, Timothy Y James

Journal article  |  2021  |  Microbiol Mol Biol Rev

The "Bipartite" Structure of the First Genome of Ampelomyces quisqualis, a Common Hyperparasite and Biocontrol Agent of PowderyMildews, May Point to Its Evolutionary Origin from Plant Pathogenic Fungi

Lauren Huth, Gavin J Ash, Alexander Idnurm, Levente Kiss, Niloofar Vaghefi

Journal article  |  2021  |  GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Powdery mildews are among the most important plant pathogens worldwide, which are often attacked in the field by mycoparasitic fun..

A conserved Zn2Cys6 transcription factor, identified in a spontaneous mutant from in vitro passaging, is involved in pathogenicity of the blackleg fungus Leptosphaeria maculans

Kylie R Chambers, Angela P Van de Wouw, Donald M Gardiner, Candace E Elliott, Alexander Idnurm

Journal article  |  2021  |  FUNGAL BIOLOGY

Continuous passaging in vitro can lead to the accumulation of changes in DNA sequence that potentially affect the properties of mi..

Constitutive expression of transcription factor SirZ blocks pathogenicity in Leptosphaeria maculans independently of sirodesmin production

Andrew S Urquhart, Candace E Elliott, Wei Zeng, Alexander Idnurm

Journal article  |  2021  |  PLOS ONE

Sirodesmin, the major secondary metabolite produced by the plant pathogenic fungus Leptosphaeria maculans in vitro, has been linke..

Diversity of Backusella (Mucoromycotina) in south-eastern Australia revealed through polyphasic taxonomy

AS Urquhart, JK Douch, TA Heafield, AG Buddie, A Idnurm

Journal article  |  2021  |  PERSOONIA

Here we explore the diversity of one morphologically distinguishable genus in the Mucoromycotina, Backusella, in south-eastern Aus..

Epidemiology and management of blackleg of canola in response to changing farming practices in Australia

Angela P Van de Wouw, Stephen J Marcroft, Susan J Sprague, Jack L Scanlan, Peter A Vesk, Alexander Idnurm

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUSTRALASIAN PLANT PATHOLOGY

The Australian canola industry was established in the 1970s and has expanded since that time, particularly in the last two decades..

Absidia healeyae: a new species of Absidia (Mucorales) isolated from Victoria, Australia

Andrew S. Urquhart, Alexander Idnurm

Journal article  |  2021  |  Mycoscience

The Third International Symposium on Fungal Stress - ISFUS

Alene Alder-Rangel, Alexander Idnurm, Alexandra C Brand, Alistair JP Brown, Anna Gorbushina, Christina M Kelliher, Claudia B Campos, David E Levin, Deborah Bell-Pedersen, Ekaterina Dadachova, Florian F Bauer, Geoffrey M Gadd, Gerhard H Braus, Gilberto UL Braga, Guilherme TP Brancini, Graeme M Walker, Irina Druzhinina, Istvan Pocsi, Jan Dijksterhuis, Jesus Aguirre, et al.

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  FUNGAL BIOLOGY

Stress is a normal part of life for fungi, which can survive in environments considered inhospitable or hostile for other organism..

Sterol Demethylation Inhibitor Fungicide Resistance in Leptosphaeria maculans is Caused by Modifications in the Regulatory Region of ERG11

Yongqing Yang, Stephen J Marcoft, Leanne M Forsyth, Ji Zhao, Ziqin Li, Angela P Van de Wouw, Alexander Idnurm

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLANT DISEASE

Blackleg is a worldwide disease of canola (Brassica napus), caused by a complex of fungal species in the genus Leptosphaeria, that..

Syncephalastrum contaminatum , a new species in the Mucorales from Australia

Andrew S Urquhart, Alexander Idnurm

Journal article  |  2020  |  MYCOSCIENCE

A new species is described in the Mucorales family Syncephalastraceae: Syncephalastrum contaminatum, isolated as an in vitro cultu..