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Scientific Publications

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Mulholland, V., G. A. MacAskill, B. E. Laue, H. Steele, D. M. Kenyon, and S. Green. "Development and verification of a diagnostic assay based on EF-1 α for the identification of Armillaria species in Northern Europe." Forest Pathology (In Press).
Saddler, G. S., and E. M. Kerr. "Genus Clavibacter." In Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, edited by G. Garrity. 2nd ed. Vol. 5: The Actinobacteria. Berlin & Heidelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag, In Press.
Saddler, G. S., and P. M. Guimaraes. "Genus Curtobacterium." In Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, edited by G. Garrity. 2nd ed. Vol. 5: The Actinobacteria. Berlin & Heidelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag, In Press.
Carnegie, S. F., T. Davey, and G. S. Saddler. "Prevalence and distribution of Potato mop-top virus in Scotland." Plant Pathology (In Press).
2012
A'Hara, D., V. Mulholland, and H. M. Ventisei. "Development of a multiplex real-time quantitative PCR assay to detect three Phoma pathogens of potato." In Crop Protection in Northern Britain (In press)., 2012.
Hockland, S., B. Niere, E. Grenier, V. Blok, M. Phillips, L Den Nijs, G. Anthoine, J. Pickup, and N. Viaene. "An evaluation of the implications of virulence in non-European populations of Globodera pallida and G. rostochiensis for potato cultivation in Europe." Nematology 14, no. 1 (2012): 1-13.
Bull, C. T., S H. De Boer, T. P. Denny, G. Firrao, M Fischer-Le-Saux, G. S. Saddler, M. Scortichini, D. E. Stead, and Y. Takikawa. "List of new names of plant pathogenic bacteria (2008-2010)." Journal of Plant Pathology 94, no. 1 (2012): 21-27.
Taylor, M. J. "Monitoring Carbofuran Abuse in Scotland." In Carbofuran and Wildlife Poisoning: Global Perspectives and Forensic Approaches, edited by Ngaio Richards, 181-188. Chichester: John Wiley, 2012.
2011
Reid, A., L. Hof, G. Felix, B. Ruecker, S. Tams, E. Milczynska, D. Esselink, G. Uenk, B. Vosman, and A. Weitz. "Construction of an integrated microsatellite and key morphological characteristic database of potato varieties on the EU Common Catalogue." Euphytica 182, no. 2 (2011): 239-249.
Toth, I. K., J. M. van der Wolf, G. S. Saddler, E. Lojkowska, V. Hélias, M. Pirhonen, L. Tsror, and J. G. Elphinstone. "Dickeya species: an emerging problem for potato production in Europe." Plant Pathology 60, no. 3 (2011): 385-399.
Walker, A. W., J. Ince, S. H. Duncan, L. M. I. Webster, G. Holtrop, X. Ze, D. Brown, M. D. Stares, P. Scott, A. Bergerat et al. "Dominant and diet-responsive groups of bacteria within the human colonic microbiota." International Society for Microbial Ecology Journal 5 (2011): 220-230.
Schlenzig, A. "A duplex PCR method for the simultaneous identification of Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae." EPPO Bulletin 41, no. 1 (2011): 27-29.
Webster, L. M. I., L. V. Mello, F. Mougeot, J. Martinez-Padilla, S. Paterson, and S. B. Piertney. "Identification of genes responding to nematode infection in red grouse." Molecular Ecology Resources 11, no. 2 (2011): 305-313.
Keenan, George A., Laura M. Melton, E. Sharp, Anna Giela, and Michael J. Taylor. The investigation of wildlife poisoning by Q-TOF MS using an atmospheric pressure solids analysis probe., 2011. Download: THE INVESTIGATION OF WILDLIFE POISONING ASAP final Feb2012.pdf (1.91 MB)
Wenzel, M. A., L. M. I. Webster, G. Segelbacher, J. M. Reid, and S. B. Piertney. "Isolation and characterisation of 17 microsatellite loci for the red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)." Conservation Genetics Resources 3, no. 4 (2011): 737-740.
Andrivon, D., J. Avendano-Corcoles, A. M. Cameron, S. F. Carnegie, L. R. Cooke, R. Corbiere, D. Detourne, L. J. Dowley, D. Evans, K. Forisekova et al. "Stability and variability of virulence of Phytophthora infestans assessed in a ring test across European laboratories." Plant Pathology 60, no. 3 (2011): 556-565.
Schlenzig, A., R. Campbell, and V. Mulholland. "Thuja occidentalis: a new host for Phytophthora lateralis." New Disease Reports 24 (2011): 8.
Webster, L. M. I., S. Paterson, F. Mougeout, J. Martinez-Padilla, and S. B. Piertney. "Transcriptomic response of red grouse to gastro-intestinal nematode parasites and testosterone: implications for population dynamics." Molecular Ecology 20, no. 5 (2011): 920-931.
2010
Eichmann, R., M. Bischof, C. Weis, J. Shaw, C. Lacomme, P. Schweizer, D. Douchkov, G. Hensel, J. Kumlehn, and R. Huckelhoven. "BAX INHIBITOR-1 is required for full susceptibility of barley to powdery mildew." Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 23, no. 9 (2010): 1217-1227.
Davie, K., M. Dickinson, and C. Lacomme. Biodiversity and Epidemiology of Potato Virus Y., 2010. Download: Biodiversity and epidemiology of potato virus.pdf (1.19 MB)
Keenan, G. A., A. Giela, M. J. Taylor, J. E. Watson, E. Riches, J. Morphet, P. Silcock, P. Hancock, and H. Major. "A Case of Pesticide Poisoning: The Use of a Broad-Scope ToF Screening Approach in Wildlife Protection." LABMATE UK & Ireland 35, no. 6, July/August (2010): 4-6.
Kowalewska, M. J., G. Cahill, D. M. Kenyon, W. Mitchell, and G. S. Saddler. "Characterisation of recently isolated Dickeya spp. and their potential threat to the Scottish potato industry." In Proceedings Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2010, 251-256. Dundee, 2010.
Mortensen, R. J., X. Shen, A. Reid, and V. Mulholland. "Characterisation of viruses infecting potato plants from a single location in Shetland, an isolated Scottish archipelago." Journal of Phytopathology 158, no. 9 (2010): 633-640.
Piertney, S. B., and L. M. I. Webster. "Characterising functionally important and ecologically meaningful genetic diversity using a candidate gene approach." Genetica 138, no. 4 (2010): 419-432.
Bull, C. T., S H. De Boer, T. P. Denny, G. Firrao, M Fischer-Le-Saux, G. S. Saddler, M. Scortichini, D. E. Stead, and Y. Takikawa. "Comprehensive List of Names of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria, 1980-2007." Journal of Plant Pathology 92, no. 3 (2010): 551-592.