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Kenerley, Charles Professor
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The long-term goal of my research program is to understand the interactions of Trichoderma species with pathogenic fungi as well as plant hosts to promote crop protection.
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Publications
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Taylor, J. T., Mukherjee, P. K., Puckhaber, L. S., Dixit, K., Igumenova, T. I., Suh, C., Horwitz, B. A., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2020).
Deletion of the Trichoderma virens NRPS, Tex7, induces accumulation of the anti-cancer compound heptelidic acid. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.
529(3), 672-677.
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Wang, K., Gorman, Z., Huang, P., Kenerley, C. M., & Kolomiets, M. V.
(2020).
Trichoderma virens colonization of maize roots triggers rapid accumulation of 12-oxophytodienoate and two -ketols in leaves as priming agents of induced systemic resistance. Plant Signaling and Behavior.
15(9), 1792187-1792187.
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Wang, K., Borrego, E. J., Kenerley, C. M., & Kolomiets, M. V.
(2020).
Oxylipins Other Than Jasmonic Acid Are Xylem-Resident Signals Regulating Systemic Resistance Induced by Trichoderma virens in Maize. The Plant Cell.
32(1), 166-185.
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Crutcher, F. K., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2019).
Analysis of a putative glycosylation site in the Trichoderma virens elicitor SM1 reveals no role in protein dimerization. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.
509(3), 817-821.
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Malinich, E. A., Wang, K., Mukherjee, P. K., Kolomiets, M., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2019).
Differential expression analysis of Trichoderma virens RNA reveals a dynamic transcriptome during colonization of Zea mays roots. BMC GENOMICS.
20(1), 280.
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Crutcher, F. K., Moran-Diez, M. E., Krieger, I. V., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2019).
Effects on hyphal morphology and development by the putative copper radical oxidase glx1 in Trichoderma virens suggest a novel role as a cell wall associated enzyme. 131, 103245-103245.
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Crutcher, F. K., Henry-Gregory, M. A., Wilkinson, H. H., Duke, S. E., Wheeler, T., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2018).
Characterization of Sclerotinia minor populations in Texas peanut fields. 67(4), 839-847.
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Mukherjee, P. K., Hurley, J. F., Taylor, J. T., Puckhaber, L., Lehner, S., Druzhinina, I., Schumacher, R., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2018).
Ferricrocin, the intracellular siderophore of Trichoderma virens, is involved in growth, conidiation, gliotoxin biosynthesis and induction of systemic resistance in maize. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.
505(2), 606-611.
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Lamdan, N., Shalaby, S., Ziv, T., Kenerley, C. M., & Horwitz, B. A.
(2015).
Secretome of Trichoderma interacting with maize roots: role in induced systemic resistance. 14(4), 1054-1063.
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Crutcher, F. K., Moran-Diez, M. E., Ding, S., Liu, J., Horwitz, B. A., Mukherjee, P. K., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2015).
A paralog of the proteinaceous elicitor SM1 is involved in colonization of maize roots by Trichoderma virens. 119(6), 476-486.
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Morn-Diez, M. E., Trushina, N., Lamdan, N. L., Rosenfelder, L., Mukherjee, P. K., Kenerley, C. M., & Horwitz, B. A.
(2015).
Host-specific transcriptomic pattern of Trichoderma virens during interaction with maize or tomato roots. BMC GENOMICS.
16(1), 8.
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Vargas, W. A., Mukherjee, P. K., Laughlin, D., Wiest, A., Moran-Diez, M. E., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2014).
Role of gliotoxin in the symbiotic and pathogenic interactions of Trichoderma virens. Microbiology.
160(Pt 10), 2319-2330.
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Constantino, N. N., Mastouri, F., Damarwinasis, R., Borrego, E. J., Moran-Diez, M. E., Kenerley, C. M., Gao, X., & Kolomiets, M. V.
(2013).
Root-expressed maize lipoxygenase 3 negatively regulates induced systemic resistance to Colletotrichum graminicola in shoots. Frontiers in Plant Science.
4(DEC), 510.
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Mukherjee, P. K., Horwitz, B. A., Herrera-Estrella, A., Schmoll, M., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2013).
Trichoderma research in the genome era. Annual Review of Phytopathology.
51(1), 105-129.
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Crutcher, F. K., Parich, A., Schuhmacher, R., Mukherjee, P. K., Zeilinger, S., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2013).
A putative terpene cyclase, vir4, is responsible for the biosynthesis of volatile terpene compounds in the biocontrol fungus Trichoderma virens. 56, 67-77.
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Mukherjee, P. K., Buensanteai, N., Moran-Diez, M. E., Druzhinina, I. S., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2012).
Functional analysis of non-ribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) in Trichoderma virens reveals a polyketide synthase (PKS)/NRPS hybrid enzyme involved in the induced systemic resistance response in maize. Microbiology.
158(Pt 1), 155-165.
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Mukherjee, P. K., Horwitz, B. A., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2012).
Secondary metabolism in Trichoderma--a genomic perspective. Microbiology.
158(Pt 1), 35-45.
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Gao, X., Wheeler, T., Li, Z., Kenerley, C. M., He, P., & Shan, L.
(2011).
Silencing GhNDR1 and GhMKK2 compromises cotton resistance to Verticillium wilt. The Plant Journal.
66(2), 293-305.
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Mukherjee, P. K., Wiest, A., Ruiz, N., Keightley, A., Moran-Diez, M. E., McCluskey, K., Pouchus, Y. F., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2011).
Two classes of new peptaibols are synthesized by a single non-ribosomal peptide synthetase of Trichoderma virens. 286(6), 4544-4554.
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Vargas, W. A., Crutcher, F. K., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2011).
Functional characterization of a plant-like sucrose transporter from the beneficial fungus Trichoderma virens. Regulation of the symbiotic association with plants by sucrose metabolism inside the fungal cells. New Phytologist.
189(3), 777-789.
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Kubicek, C. P., Herrera-Estrella, A., Seidl-Seiboth, V., Martinez, D. A., Druzhinina, I. S., Thon, M., ... Grigoriev, I. V.
(2011).
Comparative genome sequence analysis underscores mycoparasitism as the ancestral life style of Trichoderma. 12(4), R40.
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Druzhinina, I. S., Seidl-Seiboth, V., Herrera-Estrella, A., Horwitz, B. A., Kenerley, C. M., Monte, E., ... Kubicek, C. P.
(2011).
Trichoderma: the genomics of opportunistic success (vol 9, pg 749, 2011). Nature Reviews Microbiology.
9(12), 896-896.
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Druzhinina, I. S., Seidl-Seiboth, V., Herrera-Estrella, A., Horwitz, B. A., Kenerley, C. M., Monte, E., ... Kubicek, C. P.
(2011).
Trichoderma: the genomics of opportunistic success. Nature Reviews Microbiology.
9(10), 749-759.
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Mukherjee, P. K., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2010).
Regulation of morphogenesis and biocontrol properties in Trichoderma virens by a VELVET protein, Vel1. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
76(7), 2345-2352.
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Buensanteai, N., Mukherjee, P. K., Horwitz, B. A., Cheng, C., Dangott, L. J., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2010).
Expression and purification of biologically active Trichoderma virens proteinaceous elicitor Sm1 in Pichia pastoris. Protein Expression and Purification.
72(1), 131-138.
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Vargas, W. A., Mandawe, J. C., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2009).
Plant-derived sucrose is a key element in the symbiotic association between Trichoderma virens and maize plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.
151(2), 792-808.
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Kumar, V., Parkhi, V., Kenerley, C. M., & Rathore, K. S.
(2009).
Defense-related gene expression and enzyme activities in transgenic cotton plants expressing an endochitinase gene from Trichoderma virens in response to interaction with Rhizoctonia solani. Planta.
230(2), 277-291.
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Lancaster, S. H., Haney, R. L., Senseman, S. A., Kenerley, C. M., & Hons, F. M.
(2008).
Microbial degradation of fluometuron is influenced by roundup weatherMAX. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
56(18), 8588-8593.
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Vargas, W. A., Djonovi, S., Sukno, S. A., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2008).
Dimerization controls the activity of fungal elicitors that trigger systemic resistance in plants. 283(28), 19804-19815.
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Weaver, M. A., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2008).
Competitiveness of a genetically engineered strain of Trichoderma virens. Mycopathologia.
166(1), 51-59.
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Kubicek, C. P., Baker, S., Gamauf, C., Kenerley, C. M., & Druzhinina, I. S.
(2008).
Purifying selection and birth-and-death evolution in the class II hydrophobin gene families of the ascomycete Trichoderma/Hypocrea. BMC Evolutionary Biology.
8(1), 4-4.
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Djonovic, S., Vargas, W. A., Kolomiets, M. V., Horndeski, M., Wiest, A., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2007).
A proteinaceous elicitor Sm1 from the beneficial fungus Trichoderma virens is required for induced systemic resistance in maize. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.
145(3), 875-889.
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Viterbo, A., Wiest, A., Brotman, Y., Chet, I., & Kenerley, C.
(2007).
The 18mer peptaibols from Trichoderma virens elicit plant defence responses. Molecular Plant Pathology.
8(6), 737-746.
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Heintschel, B. P., Kenerley, C. M., & Gold, R. E.
(2007).
Effects of Trichoderma virens fungus on the feeding behaviors of subterranean termites (Reticulitermes virginicus) Isoptera : Rhinotermitidae. Sociobiology.
50(1), 223-244.
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Djonovi, S., Vittone, G., Mendoza-Herrera, A., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2007).
Enhanced biocontrol activity of Trichoderma virens transformants constitutively coexpressing beta-1,3- and beta-1,6-glucanase genes. Molecular Plant Pathology.
8(4), 469-480.
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Djonovi, S., Pozo, M. J., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2006).
Tvbgn3, a beta-1,6-glucanase from the biocontrol fungus Trichoderma virens, is involved in mycoparasitism and control of Pythium ultimum. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
72(12), 7661-7670.
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Djonovi, S., Pozo, M. J., Dangott, L. J., Howell, C. R., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2006).
Sm1, a proteinaceous elicitor secreted by the biocontrol fungus Trichoderma virens induces plant defense responses and systemic resistance. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions.
19(8), 838-853.
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Watson, W. T., Appel, D. N., Arnold, M. A., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2006).
Spatial distribution of Malus root systems in irrigated, trellised orchards. 81(4), 745-753.
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Weaver, R. W., Entry, J. A., & Graves, A.
(2005).
Numbers of fecal streptococci and Escherichia coli in fresh and dry cattle, horse, and sheep manure. Canadian Journal of Microbiology.
51(10), 847-851.
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Weaver, M., Vedenyapina, E., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2005).
Fitness, persistence, and responsiveness of a genetically engineered strain of Trichoderma virens in soil mesocosms. Applied Soil Ecology.
29(2), 125-134.
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Cross, D., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2004).
Modelling the growth of Trichoderma virens with limited sampling of digital images. Journal of Applied Microbiology.
97(3), 486-494.
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Pozo, M. J., Baek, J., Garca, J. M., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2004).
Functional analysis of tvsp1, a serine protease-encoding gene in the biocontrol agent Trichoderma virens. 41(3), 336-348.
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Mendoza-Mendoza, A., Pozo, M. J., Grzegorski, D., Martnez, P., Garca, J. M., Olmedo-Monfil, V., ... Herrera-Estrella, A.
(2003).
Enhanced biocontrol activity of Trichoderma through inactivation of a mitogen-activated protein kinase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
100(26), 15965-15970.
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Wiest, A., Grzegorski, D., Xu, B., Goulard, C., Rebuffat, S., Ebbole, D. J., Bodo, B., & Kenerley, C.
(2002).
Identification of peptaibols from Trichoderma virens and cloning of a peptaibol synthetase. Journal of Biological Chemistry.
277(23), 20862-20868.
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Kim, D., Baek, J., Uribe, P., Kenerley, C. M., & Cook, D. R.
(2002).
Cloning and characterization of multiple glycosyl hydrolase genes from Trichoderma virens. Current Genetics.
40(6), 374-384.
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Watson, W. T., Kenerley, C. M., & Appel, D. N.
(2000).
Visual and Infrared Assessment of Root Colonization of Apple Trees by Phymatotrichopsis omnivora. Plant Disease.
84(5), 539-543.
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Classen, J. J., Engler, C. R., Kenerley, C. M., & Whittaker, A. D.
(2000).
A logistic model of subsurface fungal growth with application to bioremediation. Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering.
35(4), 465-488.
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Watson, W. T., Appel, D. N., Kenerley, C. M., & Arnold, M. A.
(2000).
Measurement of Apple Root Losses Associated with Cold Storage and Elutriation of Soil Core Samples. HortTechnology.
10(3), 580-584.
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Baek, J. M., Howell, C. R., & Kenerley, C. M.
(1999).
The role of an extracellular chitinase from Trichoderma virens Gv29-8 in the biocontrol of Rhizoctonia solani. Current Genetics.
35(1), 41-50.
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Baek, J., & Kenerley, C. M.
(1998).
Detection and enumeration of a genetically modified fungus in soil environments by quantitative competitive polymerase chain reaction. FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY.
25(4), 419-428.
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Kenerley, C. M., White, T. L., Jeger, M. J., & Gerik, T. J.
(1998).
Sclerotial formation and strand growth of Phymatotrichopsis omnivora in minirhizotrons planted with cotton at different soil water potentials. Plant Pathology.
47(3), 259-266.
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Baek, J. M., & Kenerley, C. M.
(1998).
The arg2 gene of Trichoderma virens: cloning and development of a homologous transformation system. 23(1), 34-44.
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Classen, J. J., Liu, W., Kenerley, C. M., & Whittaker, A. D.
(1996).
Fractal analysis of subsurface growth of a genetically modified strain of Gliocladium virens and its parental strain. Transactions of the ASABE.
39(6), 2271-2276.
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Xu, B. W., Wild, J. R., & Kenerley, C. M.
(1996).
Enhanced expression of a bacterial gene for pesticide degradation in a common soil fungus. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering.
81(6), 473-481.
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Dave, K. I., Lauriano, C., Xu, B., Wild, J. R., & Kenerley, C. M.
(1994).
Expression of organophosphate hydrolase in the filamentous fungus Gliocladium virens. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.
41(3), 352-358.
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Zuberer, D. A., & Kenerley, C. M.
(1993).
Seasonal Dynamics of Bacterial Colonization of Cotton Fiber and Effects of Moisture on Growth of Bacteria within the Cotton Boll. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
59(4), 974-980.
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Park, Y. H., Kenerley, C. M., & Stack, J. P.
(1992).
Inoculum dynamics ofGliocladium virens associated with roots of cotton seedlings. Microbial Ecology: an international journal.
23(2), 169-179.
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SIEBENEICHER, S. R., VINSON, S. B., & KENERLEY, C. M.
(1992).
INFECTION OF THE RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT BY BEAUVERIA-BASSIANA THROUGH VARIOUS ROUTES OF EXPOSURE. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology.
59(3), 280-285.
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PARK, Y. H., STACK, J. P., & KENERLEY, C. M.
(1991).
PRODUCTION OF GLIOTOXIN BY GLIOCLADIUM-VIRENS AS A FUNCTION OF SOURCE AND CONCENTRATION OF CARBON AND NITROGEN. Fungal Biology.
95(10), 1242-1248.
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KENERLEY, C. M., & JEGER, M. J.
(1990).
ROOT COLONIZATION BY PHYMATOTRICHUM-OMNIVORUM AND SYMPTOM EXPRESSION OF PHYMATOTRICHUM ROOT-ROT IN COTTON IN RELATION TO PLANTING DATE, SOIL-TEMPERATURE AND SOIL-WATER POTENTIAL. Plant Pathology.
39(3), 489-500.
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THOMAS, M. D., & KENERLEY, C. M.
(1989).
TRANSFORMATION OF THE MYCOPARASITE GLIOCLADIUM. Current Genetics.
15(6), 415-420.
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ZUBERER, D. A., KENERLEY, C. M., & JEGER, M. J.
(1988).
POPULATIONS OF BACTERIA AND ACTINOMYCETES ASSOCIATED WITH SCLEROTIA OF PHYMATOTRICHUM-OMNIVORUM BURIED IN HOUSTON BLACK CLAY. Plant and Soil: international journal on plant-soil relationships.
112(1), 69-76.
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SEH, M. L., & KENERLEY, C. M.
(1988).
PROTOPLAST ISOLATION AND REGENERATION AND NUCLEAR STAINING OF MYCOPARASITIC GLIOCLADIUM SPECIES. Journal of Microbiological Methods.
8(3), 121-130.
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KENERLEY, C. M., JEGER, M. J., ZUBERER, D. A., & JONES, R. W.
(1987).
POPULATIONS OF FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH SCLEROTIA OF PHYMATOTRICHUM-OMNIVORUM BURIED IN HOUSTON BLACK CLAY. Transactions - British Mycological Society.
89(4), 437-445.
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Andrews, J. H., Kenerley, C. M., & Nordheim, E. V.
(1980).
Positional variation in phylloplane microbial populations within an apple tree canopy. Microbial Ecology: an international journal.
6(1), 71-84.
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Andrews, J. H., & Kenerley, C. M.
(1979).
The effects of a pesticide program on microbial populations from apple leaf litter. Canadian Journal of Microbiology.
25(12), 1331-1344.
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Andrews, J. H., & Kenerley, C. M.
(1978).
The effects of a pesticide program on non-target epiphytic microbial populations of apple leaves. Canadian Journal of Microbiology.
24(9), 1058-1072.
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Taylor, J. T., Mukherjee, P. K., Puckhaber, L. S., Dixit, K., Igumenova, T. I., Suh, C., Horwitz, B. A., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2020).
Deletion of the Trichoderma virens NRPS, Tex7, induces accumulation of the anti-cancer compound heptelidic acid. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.
529(3), 672-677.
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chapter
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Vargas, W. A., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2012).
Carbohydrate uptake and catabolism in fungi. importance of sugar trafficking during plant-host interactions. Fungi: Types, Environmental Impact and Role in Disease.
(pp. 21-39).
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Vargas, W. A., & Kenerley, C. M.
(2012).
Carbohydrate uptake and catabolism in fungi. importance of sugar trafficking during plant-host interactions. Fungi: Types, Environmental Impact and Role in Disease.
(pp. 21-39).
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conference paper
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Wu, H., Chakraborty, A., Li, B., & Keneyley, C. M.
(2009).
Formulating variable carrying capacity by exploring a resource dynamics-based feedback mechanism underlying the population growth models. Ecological Complexity.
403-412.
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Wu, H., Chakraborty, A., Li, B., & Keneyley, C. M.
(2009).
Formulating variable carrying capacity by exploring a resource dynamics-based feedback mechanism underlying the population growth models. Ecological Complexity.
403-412.
Research
principal investigator on
- Managing Plant Microbe Interactions in Soil to Promote Sustainable Agriculture awarded by National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2019 - 2023
- Signals, metabolites and transcriptional networks in maize symbiosis with a beneficial root colonizing fungus Trichoderma virens awarded by United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2016 - 2020
Teaching
teaching activities
- AGLS292 Co-op Ed In Agri Instructor
- BESC402 Microbial Proc Biorem Instructor
- BESC481 Seminar Instructor
- BESC484 Field Experience Instructor
- BESC484 Field Experience Instructor
- BESC484 Field Experience Instructor
- BESC485 Directed Studies Instructor
- BESC491 Hnr-research Instructor
- PLPA303 Plant Pathology Lab Instructor
- PLPA613 Adv Plant Path Lab Instructor
- PLPA691 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Crutcher, Frankie (2012-02). An Investigation of Two Modes of Plant Protection by the Biocontrol Agent Trichoderma virens.
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Djonovic, Slavica (2007-04). Role of two secreted proteins from Trichoderma virens in mycoparasitism and induction of plant resistance.
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Henry, Merribeth Annette (2009-06). Characterization of Sclerotinia minor populations in Texas.
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Hurley, James Franklin (2011-02). Disruption of Two Gene Loci Putatively Encoding Siderophore-Producing Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetases and Characterization of Siderophore Mutants.
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Pedro, Uribe Mejia (2004-11). Dissection of defense responses of skl, an ethylene insensitive mutant of Medicago truncatula.
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Wang, Ken-Der (2018-11). Role of Maize Oxylipins in Regulating Induced Systematic Resistance Triggered by Beneficial Fungus Trichoderma Virens.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University - (Raleigh, North Carolina, United States) 1983
awards and honors
- Fellow, conferred by American Phytopathological Society - (Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States), 2015
Contact
first name
- Charles
has last name
- Kenerley
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Plant Pathology & Microbiology
2132 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2132
USA
Other
In the News
- How Soil Microbes Help Plants Resist Disease News Release
- c-kenerley@tamu.edu