Associated Departments

Plant Pathology

Scholars@UK

Dehydrin Client Proteins Identified Using Phage Display Affinity Selected Libraries Processed With Paired-End Phage Sequencing

Unêda-Trevisoli, S. H., Dirk, L. M. A., Pereira, F. E. C. B., Chakrabarti, M., Hao, G., Campbell, J. M., Nayakwadi, S. D. B., Morrison, A., Joshi, S., Perry, S. E., Sharma, V., Mensah, C., Willard, B., de Lorenzo, L., Afroza, B., Hunt, A. G., Kawashima, T., Vaillancourt, L., Pinheiro, D. G. & Downie, A. B., Dec 2024, In: Molecular and Cellular Proteomics. 23, 12, 100867.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Detached Maize Sheaths for Live-Cell Imaging of Infection by Fungal Foliar Maize Pathogens

Belisário, R., Torres, M. F., Buiate, E. A. S., Xavier, K. V., Nuckles, E. M. & Vaillancourt, L. J., Sep 2023, In: Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2023, 199, e65755.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A multivariate analysis of phenotypic traits of strains of Fusarium graminearum and F. meridionale supports structure by species

Machado, F. J., de Barros, A. V., McMaster, N., Schmale, D. G., Del Ponte, E. M. & Vaillancourt, L. J., Aug 2023, In: Plant Pathology. 72, 6, p. 1111-1121 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Identification of Quinone Outside Inhibitor Fungicide-Resistant Isolates of Parastagonospora nodorum from Illinois and Kentucky

White, N. H., Neves, D. L., Nuckles, E. M., Vaillancourt, L. J., Zhang, J., Zhang, G. & Bradley, C. A., Jan 2023, In: Plant Disease. 107, 1, p. 38-45 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Maize Anthracnose Stalk Rot in the Genomic Era

Belisário, R., Robertson, A. E. & Vaillancourt, L. J., Sep 2022, In: Plant Disease. 106, 9, p. 2281-2298 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Fusarium graminearum Species Complex: A Bibliographic Analysis and Web-Accessible Database for Global Mapping of Species and Trichothecene Toxin Chemotypes

Del Ponte, E. M., Moreira, G. M., Ward, T. J., O’Donnell, K., Nicolli, C. P., Machado, F. J., Duffeck, M. R., Alves, K. S., Tessmann, D. J., Waalwijk, C., van der Lee, T., Zhang, H., Chulze, S. N., Stenglein, S. A., Pan, D., Vero, S., Vaillancourt, L. J., Schmale, D. G., Esker, P. D. & Moretti, A. & 7 others, Logrieco, A. F., Corby Kistler, H., Bergstrom, G. C., Viljoen, A., Rose, L. J., van Coller, G. J. & Lee, T., Apr 2022, In: Phytopathology. 112, 4, p. 741-751 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Aggressiveness and Mycotoxin Production by Fusarium meridionale Compared with F. graminearum on Maize Ears and Stalks in the Field

Machado, F. J., de Barros, A. V., McMaster, N., Schmale, D. G., Vaillancourt, L. J. & Del Ponte, E. M., Feb 2022, In: Phytopathology. 112, 2, p. 271-277 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

First Report of Fusarium graminearum Causing Flower Blight on Hemp (Cannabis sativa) in Kentucky

Yulfo-Soto, G. E., Smith, H., Szarka, D., Dixon, E., Vaillancourt, L. J. & Gauthier, N., Jan 2022, In: Plant Disease. 106, 1

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

The Dominance of Fusarium meridionale over F. graminearum Causing Gibberella Ear Rot in Brazil May Be Due to Increased Aggressiveness and Competitiveness

Machado, F. J., Kuhnem, P. R., Casa, R. T., McMaster, N., Schmale, D. G., Vaillancourt, L. J. & Del Ponte, E. M., Oct 2021, In: Phytopathology. 111, 10, p. 1774-1781 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Phylogenomic analysis of a 55.1-kb 19-gene dataset resolves a monophyletic fusarium that includes the fusarium solani species complex

Geiser, D. M., Al-Hatmi, A. M. S., Aoki, T., Arie, T., Balmas, V., Barnes, I., Bergstrom, G. C., Bhattacharyya, M. K., Blomquist, C. L., Bowden, R. L., Brankovics, B., Brown, D. W., Burgess, L. W., Bushley, K., Busman, M., Cano-Lira, J. F., Carrillo, J. D., Chang, H. X., Chen, C. Y. & Chen, W. & 148 others, Chilvers, M., Chulze, S., Coleman, J. J., Cuomo, C. A., Wilhelm de Beer, Z., Sybren de Hoog, G., Castillo-Munera, J. D., Del Ponte, E. M., Dieguez-Uribeondo, J., Pietro, A. D., Edel-Hermann, V., Elmer, W. H., Epstein, L., Eskalen, A., Esposto, M. C., Everts, K. L., Fernandez-Pavıa, S. P., da Silva, G. F., Foroud, N. A., Fourie, G., Frandsen, R. J. N., Freeman, S., Freitag, M., Frenkel, O., Fuller, K. K., Gagkaeva, T., Gardiner, D. M., Glenn, A. E., Gold, S. E., Gordon, T. R., Gregory, N. F., Gryzenhout, M., Guarro, J., Gugino, B. K., Gutierrez, S., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Harris, L. J., Homa, M., Hong, C. F., Hornok, L., Huang, J. W., Ilkit, M., Jacobs, A., Jacobs, K., Jiang, C., del Mar Jimenez-Gasco, M., Kang, S., Kasson, M. T., Kazan, K., Kennell, J. C., Kim, H. S., Corby Kistler, H., Kuldau, G. A., Kulik, T., Kurzai, O., Laraba, I., Laurence, M. H., Lee, T., Lee, Y. W., Lee, Y. H., Leslie, J. F., Liew, E. C. Y., Lofton, L. W., Logrieco, A. F., Lopez-Berges, M. S., Luque, A. G., Lysøe, E., Ma, L. J., Marra, R. E., Martin, F. N., May, S. R., McCormick, S. P., McGee, C., Meis, J. F., Migheli, Q., Mohamed Nor, N. M. I., Monod, M., Moretti, A., Mostert, D., Mule, G., Munaut, F., Munkvold, G. P., Nicholson, P., Nucci, M., O’Donnell, K., Pasquali, M., Pfenning, L. H., Prigitano, A., Proctor, R. H., Ranque, S., Rehner, S. A., Rep, M., Rodrıguez-Alvarado, G., Rose, L. J., Roth, M. G., Ruiz-Roldan, C., Saleh, A. A., Salleh, B., Sang, H., Scandiani, M. M., Scauflaire, J., Schmale, D. G., Short, D. P. G., Sisic, A., Smith, J. A., Smyth, C. W., Son, H., Spahr, E., Stajich, J. E., Steenkamp, E., Steinberg, C., Subramaniam, R., Suga, H., Summerell, B. A., Susca, A., Swett, C. L., Toomajian, C., Torres-Cruz, T. J., Tortorano, A. M., Urban, M., Vaillancourt, L. J., Vallad, G. E., van der Lee, T. A. J., Vanderpool, D., van Diepeningen, A. D., Vaughan, M. M., Venter, E., Vermeulen, M., Verweij, P. E., Viljoen, A., Waalwijk, C., Wallace, E. C., Walther, G., Wang, J., Ward, T. J., Wickes, B. L., Wiederhold, N. P., Wingfield, M. J., Wood, A. K. M., Xu, J. R., Yang, X. B., Yli-Mattila, T., Yun, S. H., Zakaria, L., Zhang, H., Zhang, N., Zhang, S. X. & Zhang, X., Jul 2021, In: Phytopathology. 111, 7, p. 1064-1079 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

First report of bitter rot of apple caused by a Colletotrichum sp. In the C. kahawae Clade in Kentucky

McCulloch, M. J., Gauthier, N. W. & Vaillancourt, L. J., Jan 2020, In: Plant Disease. 104, 1

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

Use of Telomere Fingerprinting to Identify Clonal Lineages of Colletotrichum fioriniae in Kentucky Mixed-Fruit Orchards

Eaton, M. J., Gauthier, N. A. & Vaillancourt, L. J., Aug 2021, In: Plant Disease. 105, 8

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Performance of novel sorghum germplasm in Pennsylvania and their response to anthracnose

Gaffoor, I., Sandoya, G. V., Xavier, K. V., Nuckles, E. M., Pinnamaneni, S. R., Vaillancourt, L. J. & Chopra, S., Jul 1 2021, In: Crop Science. 61, 4, p. 2612-2627 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Diversity and cross-infection potential of colletotrichum causing fruit rots in mixed-fruit orchards in kentucky

Eaton, M. J., Edwards, S., Inocencio, H. A., Machado, F. J., Nuckles, E. M., Farman, M., Gauthier, N. A. & Vaillancourt, L. J., Apr 2021, In: Plant Disease. 105, 4, p. 1115-1128 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Changes in mate recognition through alterations of pheromones and receptors in the multisexual mushroom fungus Schizophyllum commune

Fowler, T. J., Mitton, M. F., Vaillancourt, L. J. & Raper, C. A., 2001, In: Genetics. 158, 4, p. 1491-1503 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Evidence for a diffusible factor that induces susceptibility in the Colletotrichum-maize disease interaction

Torres, M. F., Cuadros, D. F. & Vaillancourt, L. J., Jan 2014, In: Molecular Plant Pathology. 15, 1, p. 80-93 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Penetration and colonization of unwounded maize tissues by the maize anthracnose pathogen Colletotrichum graminicola and the related nonpathogen C. sublineolum.

Venard, C. & Vaillancourt, L., May 2007, In: Mycologia. 99, 3, p. 368-377 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Multiple genes encoding pheromones and a pheromone receptor define the Bβ1 mating-type specificity in Schizophyllum commune

Vaillancourt, L. J., Raudaskoski, M., Specht, C. A. & Raper, C. A., Jun 1997, In: Genetics. 146, 2, p. 541-551 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The role of a fadA ortholog in the growth and development of Colletotrichum graminicola in vitro and in planta

Venard, C., Kulshrestha, S., Sweigard, J., Nuckles, E. & Vaillancourt, L., Jun 2008, In: Fungal Genetics and Biology. 45, 6, p. 973-983 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Latent infection of Austrian and Scots pine tissues by Sphaeropsis sapinea

Flowers, J., Nuckles, E., Hartman, J. & Vaillancourt, L., 2001, In: Plant Disease. 85, 10, p. 1107-1112 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Genetics of Aggressiveness in Fusarium Graminearum

Vaillancourt, L. (PI)

Agricultural Research Service

5/1/22 → 7/31/25

Project: Research project

Selective Forces Impacting Fusarium Graminearum Species Causing Gibberella Ear Rot in Maize

Vaillancourt, L. (PI), Farman, M. (CoI) & Wise, K. (CoI)

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

7/1/24 → 6/30/28

Project: Research project

Testing the Response of Commercial Sweet Sorghum Germplasm to Colletotrichum sublineola

Vaillancourt, L. (PI)

Chromatin Incorporated

1/1/14 → 12/31/15

Project: Research project

Pathogenicity Determinants of Colletotrichum Graminicola

Vaillancourt, L. (PI)

Monsanto Co

2/1/11 → 6/30/13

Project: Research project

Identification of Genes Involved in Anthracnose Stalk Rot Pathogenesis

Vaillancourt, L. (PI)

E I DuPont De Nemours & Company

3/29/02 → 10/20/06

Project: Research project

KY EPSCoR: Participant Support Scope - Powering the Kentucky Bioeconomy for a Sustainable Future

Vaillancourt, L. (PI) & Andrews, R. (CoI)

KY Economic Development Cab

2/1/19 → 7/31/19

Project: Research project

KY EPSCoR: Research Experiences for Under-Represented Minority High School Students

Vaillancourt, L. (PI), Andrews, R. (CoI), Jones, K. (CoI) & Tyler, Q. (Former CoI)

KY Council on Postsecondary Education

10/1/17 → 7/31/18

Project: Research project

NSF EPSCoR: Powering the Kentucky Bioeconomy for a Sustainable Future: Bioinformatics Scope

Vaillancourt, L. (PI), Andrews, R. (CoI) & Moore, N. (CoI)

KY Council on Postsecondary Education

1/1/15 → 7/31/15

Project: Research project

Evaluation and mitigation of anthracnose disease pressure due to the introduction of sorghum for feedstock production.

Vaillancourt, L. (PI)

Pennsylvania State University

7/1/11 → 5/31/18

Project: Research project

Genetics of Quantitative Pathogenic Variation in Fusarium Graminearum

Vaillancourt, L. (PI)

Agricultural Research Service

4/13/10 → 4/12/12

Project: Research project

The Role of Signal Peptidase in the Pathogenic Association of the Anthracnose Stalk Rot Fungus Colletotrichum Graminicola with Maize

Vaillancourt, L. (PI)

Cooperative State Research Education and Extension

9/1/08 → 8/31/11

Project: Research project

Glycerol Metabolism and Its Role in Biotrophy Versus Necrotrophy in an Arabidopsis/Fungal Hemibiotroph Model System

Kachroo, P. (PI), Kachroo, A. (CoI) & Vaillancourt, L. (CoI)

National Science Foundation

5/15/08 → 4/30/16

Project: Research project

The relationship between fungal biomass and DON contaminiation in wheat seeds

Vaillancourt, L. (PI), Tekrony, D. (CoI) & Van Sanford, D. (CoI)

Agricultural Research Service

4/11/06 → 4/10/08

Project: Research project

A Genome Sequence for the Model Hemibiotroph Colletotrichum graminicola

Vaillancourt, L. (PI) & Osborn, J. (CoI)

Cooperative State Research Education and Extension

12/15/06 → 12/14/10

Project: Research project

The relationship between fungal biomass and DON contaminiation in wheat seeds

Vaillancourt, L. (PI), Tekrony, D. (CoI) & Van Sanford, D. (CoI)

US Department of Agriculture

4/11/06 → 4/11/06

Project: Research project

Host ammonification by postharvest pathogens and its contribution to fungal colonization and symptom development

Vaillancourt, L. (PI)

Binational Agricultural Research & Development Fun

12/31/06 → 12/31/10

Project: Research project

KSEF R&D Excellence: Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Interactions of Plants with Hemibiotrophic Pathogens

Vaillancourt, L. (PI) & Kachroo, P. (CoI)

KY Science and Technology Co Inc

5/1/05 → 12/31/07

Project: Research project

Advanced Genetic Technologies

Schardl, C. (PI), Dobson, S. (CoI), Hildebrand, D. (CoI), Nagy, P. (CoI), Perry, S. (CoI) & Vaillancourt, L. (CoI)

US Department of Agriculture

7/1/02 → 6/30/04

Project: Research project

Mechanism of the Transition Between Biotrophy and Necrotrophy in a Hemibiotroph

Vaillancourt, L. (PI)

Cooperative State Research Education and Extension

9/15/02 → 3/14/06

Project: Research project

Role of a Colletotrichum Graminicola Pathogenicity Gene Homologue in Fusarium Graminearum

Vaillancourt, L. (PI), Hershman, D. (CoI), Tekrony, D. (CoI) & Van Sanford, D. (CoI)

US Department of Agriculture

6/19/02 → 8/31/03

Project: Research project