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Structure-function studies on Sm1, a protein secreted by Trichoderma spp that is involved in the induction of systemic defense in plants.

Vargas, W.A., Djonovic, S., Sukno S. A. and Kenerley C.M. 2007. S  XIII International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. Sorrento, Italy. July 21-27, 2007. 

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A comparative analysis of diagnostic approaches for Phytophthra ramorum

Garbelotto, M., Vettraino, A.M., Sukno, S., Baker, L., and Smith, A. 2007.  Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium III.  Santa Rosa, CA, USA. March 5-9, 2007.

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Computational resources for fungal genomics

Yi, G., Jung, J., Sukno, S. and Thon, M.R. 2007.   24th Fungal Genetics Conference, Asilomar, CA, USA. March 20-25, 2007.

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Quantitative detection of double-stranded RNA-mediated gene silencing of parasitism genes in Heterodera glycines

Sukno, S.A, McCuiston, J., Wong, M.Y., Wang, X.H., Thon, M.R., Hussey, R., Baum, T., Davis, E. 2007. Journal of Nematology 39:145-152. COVER IMAGE

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A systematic analysis of T-DNA insertion events in Magnaporthe oryzae.

Farman, M., Men, Y., Patel, G., Heist, M., Betts, M., Tucker, S., Donofrio, N., Mitchell, T., Brown, D., Xu, J.R., Thon, M., Orbach, M. and Dean, R. 2007. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 44:1050-1064.

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Identifying clusters of functionally related genes in genomes

Yi, G., Sze, S.H., Thon, M.R. 2007. Bioinformatics. 23: 1053-1060.

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Expression and regulation of the Arabidopsis thaliana cel1 Endo 1,4 beta glucanase gene during compatible plant-nematode interactions

Sukno S, Shimerling O, McCuiston J, Tsabary G, Shani Z, Shoseyov C, Davis EL. 2006. Journal of Nematology.

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Searching for the molecular basis of QTLs related to yield in Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom)

Palma, L., Peñas, M.M., Thon, M.R. Kolomiets, E., Ramírez, L. and Pisabarro, A.G. 2006.  8th European Conference on Fungal Genetics (ECFG). April 7-12, 2006. Vienna, Austria.

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Transposable element clusters in the genome of Magnaporthe oryzae are positively correlated with genetic recombination, loss of synteny, increased gene duplication and increased rate of evolution.

Thon, M.R., Mitchell, T.K. and  Dean, R. 2006.   8th European Conference on Fungal Genetics (ECFG). April 7-12, 2006. Vienna, Austria.

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Colonization of maize roots by Colletotrichum graminicola

García,V.M., Thon, M.R. and Sukno, S.A. 2006.  8th European Conference on Fungal Genetics (ECFG). Vienna, Austria. April 7-12, 2006.

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