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Monday, June 9th

Monday, June 9th, 8:30 am to 10:00 am · Room 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
Session 1: Contributed Papers: Ecology/Pathology I
Presiding: Donald M. Walker, The University of Findlay
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1001June 9th 8:30 amRoom 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterA metagenomics approach to the top-down effect; red-backed salamander effects on fungal communities in Midwestern upland deciduous forests
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Offered Paper - PaperWalker, Donald M.; Lawrence, Brandy R.; Graham, Sean P.; Wooten, Jessica.454 pyrosequencing
Plethodon cinereus
Metagenomics
1002June 9th 8:45 amRoom 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterBiodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in spent and fresh cutting fluids polluted soils by a white-rot fungus Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.)Fr.Kumm
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Offered Paper - PaperAdenipekun, Dr.Clementina Oyinkansola; Ipeaiyeda, Dr Ayodele R; Egbewale , Samson O..Biodegradation
PAHS
white-rot fungus
polluted soils
1003June 9th 9:00 amRoom 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterDispersal ecology of endophytic Xylariaceae in subtropical Taiwan: a test of the Foraging Ascomycete Hypothesis
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Offered Paper - PaperVandegrift, Roo; Thomas, Daniel; Ju, Yu-Ming; Carroll, George; Roy, Bitty.Foraging Ascomycte Hypothesis
Xylariaceae
dispersal
endophytes
biodiversity
1004June 9th 9:15 amRoom 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterNutritional sources for the trichomycete fungus Harpella melusinae
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Offered Paper - PaperBeard, Charles E.trichomycetes
symbiosis
Diptera
aquatic
1005June 9th 9:30 amRoom 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterSeed associated fungi: mutualists and pathogens, and their potential impact on seed recruitment and community composition.
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Offered Paper - PaperTobias, Terri; Sinsabaugh, Robert; Suding, Katharine; Farrer, Emily; Porras-Alfaro, Andrea.
1006June 9th 9:45 amRoom 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterPredicting the realized niche by modeling fungal competitive ability
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Offered Paper - PaperMaynard, Daniel S.; Crowther, Thomas W.; Leonard, Kenneth E.; Bradford, Mark A.Competition
Realized niche
Fundamental niche
traits
R*
Microevolution
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Monday, June 9th, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm · Room 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
Session 5: Contributed Papers: Ecology/Pathology II
Presiding: Aaron David, University of Minnesota
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5001June 9th 1:00 pmRoom 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterDisentangling drivers of root endophyte communities in beach grasses
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Offered Paper - PaperDavid, Aaron; May, Georgiana; Seabloom , Eric.root endophyte
community assembly
dispersal
dune
beachgrass
5002June 9th 1:15 pmRoom 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterApplication of the Alternative Host Hypothesis Elucidates Potential Virulence Genes in Pseudogymnoascus destructans
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Offered Paper - PaperSmyth, Christopher; Schlesinger, Sara; Overton, Barrie ; Butchkoski, Calvin.
5003June 9th 1:30 pmRoom 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterDetoxification of nitric oxide by Fusarium verticillioides is linked to denitrification
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Offered Paper - PaperBalwin, Thomas; Glenn, Anthony.Dissimilatory nitrate reductase
Dissimilatory nitrite reductase
P450 nitric oxide reductase
Flavohemoglobin
5004June 9th 1:45 pmRoom 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterEffect of crop rotation and baiting temperature on the diversity of Oomycetes associated with root diseases of soybean
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Offered Paper - PaperRojas, Alejandro; Urrea, Keiddy; Rothrock, C.S.; Chilvers, Martin; Rupe, John.Oomycetes
Root pathogens
biodiversity
5005June 9th 2:00 pmRoom 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterEffect of medicinal plants extracts on growth of  Collectotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Sacc. Isolated from Carica papaya
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Offered Paper - PaperAdongbede, Erute Magdalene; Egboduku, Wisdom Ogenevwogaga.Anthracnose
Antimicrobial activity
Minimum inhibitory concentration
Medicinal plants

Tuesday, June 10th

Tuesday, June 10th, 8:30 am to 10:15 am · Auditorium/Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
Session 7: Contributed Papers: Ecology/Pathology III
Presiding: Linda Henderson, University of Sydney
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7001June 10th 8:30 amAuditorium/Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center Copper (ll), Lead (ll) and Zinc (ll) are detrimental to the growth and reproduction of four zoosporic fungi from soils of NSW, Australia
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Offered Paper - PaperHenderson, Linda; Gleason, Frank; Lilje, Osu; Pilgaard, Bo.Copper (ll), Lead (ll) and Zinc (ll)
zoosporic true fungi
7002June 10th 8:45 amAuditorium/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterCharacterization of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonizing roots and nodules of New Zealand kauri
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Offered Paper - PaperPadamsee, Mahajabeen; Johansen, Renee; Bellgard, Stanley; Burns, Bruce; Hooker, John; Stuckey, Alex; Williams, Stephen.Pyrosequencing
Glomeromycota
ecology
root endophyte
7003June 10th 9:00 amAuditorium/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterShort term elevated temperature exposure impacts growth of mycelium of Cercospora beticola
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Offered Paper - PaperJiang, Qianwei; Kirk, William.W; Hanson, Linda.E.short term elevated temperature
cercospora beticola
Hyphal Growth
disease forecasting model development
7004June 10th 9:15 amAuditorium/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterSpecies Richness and Lignolytic Potential of Decomposer Fungi Inhabiting Midwest Agricultural Soils
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Offered Paper - PaperWright, Chris; Paul, E. A.; Reddy, C. A.; Tiedje, J. M.; Trail, F.; Schmidt, T. M..Lignolytic Fungi
Metagenomics
soil fungi
7005June 10th 9:30 amAuditorium/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterAssessment of Metarhizium community structure in soil ecosystems
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Offered Paper - PaperKepler, Ryan; Rehner, Stephen.
Tuesday, June 10th, 8:30 am to 10:15 am · Room 104 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
Session 9: Contributed Papers: Ecology/Pathology IV
Presiding: Ryoko Oono, University of California - Santa Barbara
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9001June 10th 8:30 amRoom 104 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterCommunity species richness of foliar fungal endophytes decrease from seedling to adult pine needles
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Offered Paper - PaperOono, Ryoko; Lefèvre, Emilie; Simha, Anita; Lutzoni, François.endophyte
pine
community structure
9002June 10th 8:45 amRoom 104 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterFungi contaminating bottled maple syrup
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Offered Paper - PaperAnnis, Seanna; Hopkins, Kathy; Calder, Beth; Perkins, Brian.mycotoxins
food safety
maple syrup
9003June 10th 9:00 amRoom 104 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterSnow Algae Occurrence Elicits an Enrichment of Saprobic and Pathogenic Fungi
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Offered Paper - PaperBrown, Shawn; Olson, Bradley; Jumpponen, Ari.MiSeq
Snow Fungi
Snow Algae
Snow Chytrids
9004June 10th 9:15 amRoom 104 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterDiversity of Early-diverging Fungal Lineages in Temporary Ponds
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Offered Paper - PaperDavis, William J.; Edmonds, Jennifer W.; Longcore, Joyce E.; Antonetti, Jonathan; Letcher, Peter M.; Powell, Martha J..chytrid
Chytridiomycota
Temporary pond
Ion Torrent
9005June 10th 9:30 amRoom 104 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterDrought Effects on Abiotic and Biotic Fungal Assembly Mechanisms in Root Associated Fungi
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Offered Paper - PaperDean, Sarah; Warnock, Daniel; Litvak, Marcy; Sinsabaugh, Robert.root endophyte
ITS
pinyon juniper woodland
drought
Tuesday, June 10th, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm · Room 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
Session 11: Contributed Papers: Ecology/Pathology V
Presiding: Lotus A. Lofgren, University of Minnesota
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11001June 10th 10:30 amRoom 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterFusarium Inhabitants of Asymptomatic Wild Grasses
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Offered Paper - PaperLofgren, Lotus A.; Lasin, Praphapan; Roelfs, Alan; Corby Kistler, H..Fusarium
mycotoxins
secondary metabolites 
wild grasses 
11002June 10th 10:45 amRoom 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterBiogeography and biodiversity assessment of macrofungi of Moorea, French Polynesia
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Offered Paper - PaperOsmundson, Todd; Bergemann, Sarah; Garbelotto, Matteo.
11003June 10th 11:00 amRoom 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterThe effects of mercury on fungal phylloplane communities
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Offered Paper - PaperMalcolm, Katalin; Dighton, John; Barkay, Tamar.phylloplane
epiphytic
mercury
heavy metal
11004June 10th 11:15 amRoom 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterHost tree diversity as drivers of ectomycorrhizal richness
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Offered Paper - PaperNguyen, Nhu H.; Williams, Laura; Cavender-Bares, Jeannine; Gravel, Dominique; Meisser, Christian; Paquette, Alain; Reiche, Peter; Kennedy, Peter G..host-associated microbiota
Ectomycorrhizae
biodiversity
11005June 10th 11:30 amRoom 103 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterConifers and Chemistry: fungal endophytes of Canada’s Acadian forest
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Offered Paper - PaperWalker, Allison K.; Tanney, Joey; Frasz, Samantha L; Sumarah, Mark W. ; Richardson, Susan N; Nsiama, Tienabe ; Hirooka, Yuuri; Walker, Donald M.; Seifert, Keith; Miller, J David.endophytes
conifer
forest ecology
spruce budworm
qPCR
griseofulvin
Ophiognomonia acadiensis
Phialocephala scopiformis
Lophodermium nitens
Xylaria

Wednesday, June 11th

Wednesday, June 11th, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm · Auditorium/Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
Session 15: Contributed Papers: Ecology/Pathology VI
Presiding: Cedar N. Hesse, Los Alamos National Laboratory
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15001June 11th 10:30 amAuditorium/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterMetatranscriptomes from maple forest leaf litter reveal decreased community expression of fungal lignocellulytic enzymes under elevated atmospheric N deposition
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Offered Paper - PaperHesse, Cedar N.; Vuyisich, Momochillo; Gallegos-Graves, La Verne; Challacombe, Jean F.; Ticknor, Lawerence O.; Zak, Donald R.; Kuske, Cheryl R..metatranscriptomics
Metagenomics
nitrogen
CAZy
lignocellulose
15002June 11th 10:45 amAuditorium/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterA successional partnership: the fungal communities associated with a cavity-excavating woodpecker
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Offered Paper - PaperJusino, Michelle Alice; Lindner, Daniel L. ; Skelton, James; Banik, Mark T. ; Walters, Jeffrey R..Mutualism
Woodpecker-fungus interaction
Fungal communities
15003June 11th 11:00 amAuditorium/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterWhat is present affects what is to come: fungal community dynamics in decaying wood
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Offered Paper - PaperHiscox, Jennifer; Savoury, M; Rogers, H; Muller, C; Boddy, Lynne.wood decay
community structure
interactions
Metagenomics
15004June 11th 11:15 amAuditorium/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterUnlocking environmental keys to host specificity: differential tolerance of acidity and nitrate by Alnus-associated ectomycorrhizal fungi
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Offered Paper - PaperHuggins, Julia; Kennedy, Peter G..host specificity
Wednesday, June 11th, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm · Room 104 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
Session 16: Contributed Papers: Ecology/Pathology VII
Presiding: Daniel M. Durall, University of British Columbia
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16001June 11th 10:30 amRoom 104 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterYeast diversity and composition in spontaneous fermentations of two varietals at multiple Canadian wineries
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Offered Paper - PaperScholl, Chrysal; Stone, Morgan; Tantikachornkiat, Mansak; Neuner, Marissa; Morgan, Sydney; Durall, Daniel M..Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Wine
Population dynamics
16002June 11th 10:45 amRoom 104 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterSoil community responses to recurring prescribed fires in yellow pine forests: effects of fire intervals and season
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Offered Paper - PaperOliver, Alena; Callaham Jr., Mac; Brown, Shawn; Jumpponen, Ari.southern yellow pine
soil fungi
prescribed fire
proofreading polymerase
16003June 11th 11:00 amRoom 104 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterConvergent regulatory evolution underlies the repeated appearance of yeast-like fungi
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Offered Paper - PaperNagy, Laszlo; Hibbett, David.comparative genomics
yeast
convergent evolution
genome reduction
transcription factor
16004June 11th 11:15 amRoom 104 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterA study of the degradative potential of moulds isolated from the rhizosphere of three weeds (Commelina diffusa, Aspilia africana and Vernonia cinerea)
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Offered Paper - PaperAdongbede, Erute Magdalene; Akinyeke, Oluwanifemi.Rhizosphere
Phytoremediation
Petroleum hydrocarbons
Percentage inhibition
Percentage degradation
16005June 11th 11:30 amRoom 104 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterReal-time PCR as a tool for identification of rust specimens
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Offered Paper - PaperDemers, Jill; Crouch, Jo Anne; Castlebury, Lisa A..real-time PCR
Rust fungi
16006June 11th 11:45 amRoom 104 AB/Kellogg Hotel and Conference CenterMixed fitness effects of grass endophytes modulate impact of enemy release and rapid evolution in an invasive grass
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Offered Paper - PaperVandegrift, Roo; Blaser, Wilma; Campos-Cerda, Felipe; Heneghan, Allison; Carroll, George; Roy, Bitty.Biological invasion
enemy release hypothesis (ERH)
evol. of incr. compet. abilities
EICA
ERH
Brachypodium sylvaticum
endophyte
Epichloë sylvatica
germination
growth rates
fungal plant pathogen
mutualist-pathogen continuum

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