MSc (Wageningen, The Netherlands, 1993) PhD (Wageningen, The Netherlands, 2000)
Chair in Mycology
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- Email Address
- p.vanwest@abdn.ac.uk
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- Office Address
Office 2:33, Lab 2:39
Aberdeen Oomycete Laboratory
College of Life Sciences and Medicine
Institute of Medical Sciences
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Prof. Dr. Ir. Pieter van West is a past Royal Society University Research Fellow. He is Director of the International Centre for Aquaculture Research and Development (ICARD) at the 51cg, Board member of the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and he was President of the British Mycological Society 2017-2018) .
His current research programme focuses on oomycete biology. Several economically and environmentally important oomycetes, or watermoulds, are studied at most disciplinary levels (taxonomy, ecology, epidemiology, biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology and especially host-microbe interactions). He is particularly interested in developing novel methods to control oomycete pathogens.
The animal pathogenic oomycetes under investigation are Saprolegnia parasitica, Saprolegnia australis, Saprolegnia diclina, Aphanomyces spp. and Halioticida spp.
The plant pathogenic species include mainly Phytophthora infestans and several Pythium spp. and the algal pathogenic species include Eurychasma dicksonii, Olpidiopsis spp., Anisolpidium spp. and Maulinia spp.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Director of the International Centre for Aquaculture Research and Development (ICARD)
- External Memberships
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Board member of the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC)
Past President of the British Mycological Society
Editorial Board member of Fungal Biology
Editorial Board member of Fungal Biology Reviews
- Research
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Research Overview
Fundamental molecular processes in Oomycete pathogens
The group of oomycete pathogens cause destructive diseases of thousands of (commercially important) plant species and fish. These so-called watermoulds have many fungus-like characteristics, but are not true-fungi. In fact, they are closely related to kelp and diatoms.
One particular oomycete, Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of potato late blight, generates global yield losses estimated to exceed over £3 billion annually, making it one of the most important biotic constraints to global food production. It is probably the most destructive plant pathogen in human history, as it caused tremendous human suffering in the mid 1840's due to failed potato crops in Ireland and the UK.
One of the most destructive oomycete pathogens on fish is Saprolegnia parasitica. It is endemic to all fresh water habitats around the world and is partly responsible for the decline of natural populations of salmonids and other fresh water fish. Today, losses in the salmon aquaculture business in Scotland alone are estimated at several millions of pounds annually.

Despite their economic importance, little is known about the molecular mechanisms accounting for the success of Oomycetes as plant or fish pathogens, or the fundamental molecular processes underlying their development. My research program aspires to identify molecular characteristics that are essential for the development and pathogenesis of Phytophthora, Pythium and Saprolegnia species.
Work mainly focuses on the isolation and functional characterisation of genes encoding recognition molecules and stage-specific proteins to enable
- understanding and unravelling fundamental molecular processes in Oomycetes
- the detection of molecular targets for novel control strategies, possibly directed against a variety of Oomycete pathogens.

Current Research
1 Identification and functional characterisation of zoospore specific proteins from oomycetes via genomic, transcriptomic and proteomics approaches (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Zoospores are released from a sporangium of Saprolegnia parasitica (taken from van West, 2006)
2 Identification and functional characterisation of proteins from Saprolegnia parastica, a fish pathogen of salmonids and other fresh water fish (Figure 2), that are essential for development and pathogenicity.

Figure 2. Saprolegnia infection on pre-smolt salmon.
3 Investigating the mechanism of Phytophthora and Saprolegnia protein translocation into the host cells (Figure 3).

Figure 3 Oomycete effector translocation (Image taken from Wawra et al., 2012 Current Opinion in Microbiology doi:10.1016/j.mib.2012.10.008).
4 Research into oomycete-insect interactions

Figure 4 Saprolegnia infections of waterborne insects (Image taken from Sarowar et al. 2013 Fungal Biology 117: 752-763).
5 Research into oomycete-algae interactions.

Figure 5 Eurychasma infections in Ectocarpus (Image taken from Strittmatter et al., 2015, Plant Cell & Environment doi: 10.1111/pce.12533).
6 Discovering and describing novel oomycete species

Figure 6 Oospores of Pythium polare, a pathogen of moss from the arctic and antarctic regions (Image taken from Tojo et al. 2012, Fungal Biology doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2012.04.005).
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Eukaryotic Microbiology lectures in course BI25M5 (Microbes, Infection & Immunity)
Molecular Plant Pathology lectures in course AG3816 (Biology and Ecology of Plant Disease)
- Publications
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Metabarcoding Reveals Soil Fungal Diversity Shifts in the Artificial Cloud Forest and Volcanic Desert of Ascension Island
Fungal Ecology, 101542Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Genetic transformation of the microalgal parasite Paraphysoderma sedebokerense enables direct visualization of its pathogenic interaction with Haematococcus pluvialis
Algal Research, vol. 96, 104730Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Rediscovery of the rare Cladochroa chnoosporiformis Skottsberg from the Falkland Islands and its merger with Utriculidium durvillei Skottsberg
Botanica Marina, vol. 69, no. 1-2, pp. 35-46Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Cell death is a conserved innate disease response of brown algae against the oomycete Eurychasma dicksonii
iScience, vol. 28, no. 9, 113195Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Prevalence and seasonal variation of Olpidiopsis porphyrae (Oomycota) infecting red algal Bangiales from the Southern Pacific
European journal of phycology, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 436-445Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Saprolegnia parasitica
Fish Parasites: A Handbook of Protocols for their Isolation, Culture and Transmission. CABI International, pp. 390-401, 12 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Macroalgal eukaryotic microbiome composition indicates novel phylogenetic diversity and broad host spectrum of oomycete pathogens
Environmental Microbiology, vol. 26, no. 6, e16656Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Specific Phylotypes of Saprolegnia parasitica Associated with Atlantic Salmon Freshwater Aquaculture
Journal of Fungi, vol. 10, no. 1, 57Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Advancements, deficiencies, and future necessities of studying Saprolegniales: A semi-quantitative review of 1073 published papers
Fungal Biology Reviews, vol. 46, 100319Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Evidence of a Natural Hybrid Oomycete Isolated from Ornamental Nursery Stock
Journal of Fungi, vol. 9, no. 6, 627Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Diseases and disorders in fish due to harmful algal blooms
Climate Change on Diseases and Disorders of Finfish in Cage Culture. Woo, P. T. K., Subasinghe, R. P. (eds.). 3 edition. CABI International, pp. 387-429, 43 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The molecular dialog between oomycete effectors and their plant and animal hosts
Fungal Biology Reviews, vol. 43, 100289Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Survival of Phytophthora cryptogea and Phytophthora cactorum in Commercial Potting Substrates for Eucalyptus globulus Plants
Agriculture (Switzerland), vol. 13, no. 3, 581Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Impact of abiotic factors and husbandry on saprolegniosis in salmonid farms
Aquaculture, vol. 561, 738679Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Current practices and emerging possibilities for reducing the spread of oomycete pathogens in terrestrial and aquatic production systems in the European Union
Fungal Biology Reviews, vol. 40, pp. 19-36Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Can Ulcerative Dermal Necrosis (UDN) in Atlantic salmon be attributed to ultraviolet radiation and secondary Saprolegnia parasitica infections?
Fungal Biology Reviews, vol. 40, pp. 70-75Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Transformation systems, gene silencing and gene editing technologies in oomycetes
Fungal Biology ReviewsContributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Phylogenetic and Functional Diversity of Saprolegniales and Fungi Isolated from Temperate Lakes in Northeast Germany
Journal of Fungi, vol. 7, no. 11, 968Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Evaluation of potential transfer of the pathogen Saprolegnia parasitica between farmed salmonids and wild fish
Pathogens, vol. 10, no. 8, 926Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Pathogenicity and Host Range of Pythium kashmirense: a soil-borne oomycete recently discovered in the UK
Journal of Fungi, vol. 7, no. 6, 479Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Development of a 3D spheroid cell culture system from fish cell lines for in vitro infection studies: Evaluation with Saprolegnia parasitica
Journal of Fish Diseases, vol. 44, no. 6, pp. 701-710Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Transcriptome analysis reveals immune pathways underlying resistance in the common carp Cyprinus carpio against the oomycete Aphanomyces invadans
Genomics, vol. 113, no. 1P2, pp. 944-956Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The chaperone Lhs1 contributes to the virulence of the fish-pathogenic oomycete Aphanomyces invadans
Fungal Biology, vol. 124, no. 12, pp. 1024-1031Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Molecular insights into the mechanisms of susceptibility of Labeo rohita against oomycete Aphanomyces invadans
Scientific Reports, vol. 10, 19531Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Saprolegnia infection after vaccination in Atlantic salmon is associated with differential expression of stress and immune genes in the host
Fish & Shellfish Immunology, vol. 106, pp. 1095-1105Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Host and pathogen autophagy are central to the inducible local defences and systemic response of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera against the oomycete pathogen Anisolpidium ectocarpii
New Phytologist, vol. 226, no. 5, pp. 1445-1460Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Morphological, genotypic and metabolomic signatures confirm interfamilial hybridization between the ubiquitous kelps Macrocystis (Arthrothamnaceae) and Lessonia (Lessoniaceae)
Scientific Reports, vol. 10, 8279Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The influence of depth and season on the benthic communities of a Macrocystis pyrifera forest in the Falkland Islands
Polar Biology, vol. 43, pp. 573-586Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Biological Concepts for the Control of Aquatic Zoosporic Diseases
Trends in Parasitology, vol. 35, no. 7, pp. 571-582Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Exophiala angulospora infection in hatchery reared lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) broodstock
Journal of Fish Diseases, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 335-343Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The fungal ecology of seabird nesting sites in the Falkland Islands indicates a niche for mycoparasites
Fungal Ecology, vol. 36, pp. 99-108Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Cell entry of a host targeting protein of oomycetes requires gp96
Nature Communications, vol. 9, pp. 1-12Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Aphanomyces invadans, the causal agent of Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome, is a global threat to wild and farmed fish
Fungal Biology Reviews, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 118-130Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Galleria melonella as an experimental in vivo host model for the fish-pathogenic oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica
Fungal Biology, vol. 122, no. 2-3, pp. 182-189Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Specialized attachment structure of the fish pathogenic oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica
PloS ONE, vol. 13, no. 1, e0190361Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Hook, Line and Infection: A Guide to Culturing Parasites, Establishing Infections and Assessing Immune Responses in the Three-Spined Stickleback
Advances in Parasitology, vol. 98, pp. 39-109Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Maullinia braseltonii sp. nov. (Rhizaria, Phytomyxea, Phagomyxida): A Cyst-forming Parasite of the Bull Kelp Durvillaea spp. (Stramenopila, Phaeophyceae, Fucales)
Protist, vol. 168, no. 4, pp. 468-480Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The RxLR Motif of the Host Targeting Effector AVR3a of Phytophthora infestans Is Cleaved Before Secretion
The Plant Cell, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 1184-1195Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Isolation of fungal pathogens from eggs of the endangered sea turtle species Chelonia mydas in Ascension Island
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, vol. 97, no. 4, pp. 661-667Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Marine benthic algal flora of Ascension Island, South Atlantic
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, vol. 97, no. 4, pp. 681-688Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Novel lineage of a green alga and Acremonium stroudii (Ascomycota) sp. nov. reported from Ascension Island
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, vol. 97, no. 4, pp. 669-679Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Emerging oomycete threats to plants and animals
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 371, no. 1709, 20150459Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Nonagonal cadherins: A new protein family found within the Stramenopiles
Gene, vol. 593, no. 1, pp. 64-75Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Arctic marine phytobenthos of northern Baffin Island
Journal of Phycology, vol. 52, no. 4, pp. 532-549Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Mobilization of Pollutant-Degrading Bacteria by Eukaryotic Zoospores
Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 50, no. 14, pp. 7633-7640Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A thicker chorion gives ova of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) the upper hand against Saprolegnia infections
Journal of Fish Diseases, vol. 39, no. 7, pp. 879-888Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
NmPin from the marine thaumarchaeote Nitrosopumilus maritimus is an active membrane associated prolyl isomerase.
BMC Biology, vol. 14, pp. 1-15Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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New records and reassessment of macroalgae and associated pathogens from the Falkland Islands, Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego
Botanica Marina, vol. 59, no. 2-3, pp. 105-121Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Saprolegnia diclina IIIA and S. parasitica employ different infection strategies when colonizing eggs of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L.
Journal of Fish Diseases, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 343-352Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Export of malaria proteins requires co-translational processing of the PEXEL motif independent of phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate binding
Nature Communications, vol. 7, pp. 1-14Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Infection of the brown alga Ectocarpus siliculosus by the oomycete Eurychasma dicksonii induces oxidative stress and halogen metabolism
Plant, Cell & Environment, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 259-271Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Chaxapeptin, a Lasso Peptide from Extremotolerant Streptomyces leeuwenhoekii Strain C58 from the Hyperarid Atacama Desert
Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol. 80, no. 20, pp. 10252-10260Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Development of eukaryotic zoospores within polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-polluted environments: A set of behaviors that are relevant for bioremediation
Science of the Total Environment, vol. 511, pp. 767-776Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Erratum to Role of pathogen-derived cell wall carbohydrates and prostaglandin E2 in immune response and suppression of fish immunity by the oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica
Infection and Immunity, vol. 83, no. 1, pp. 454Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Disease Resistance In Brown Algae: Mechanisms and Heritability
6th European Phycological Congress, pp. 48-49Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
New record and phylogenetic affinities of the oomycete Olpidiopsis feldmanni infecting Asparagopsis sp. (Rhodophyta)
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, vol. 117, no. 1, pp. 45-57Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The pathogens of brown algae Anisolpidium ectocarpii and Anisolpidium rosenvingei define a new class of marine anteriorly uniciliate oomycetes
European journal of phycology, vol. 50, no. sup 1, pp. 25-26Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI:
Fish Vaccine
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Role of Pathogen-Derived Cell Wall Carbohydrates and Prostaglandin E2 in Immune Response and Suppression of Fish Immunity by the Oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica
Infection and Immunity, vol. 82, no. 11, pp. 4518-4529Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Seaweed biodiversity in the south-western Antarctic Peninsula: surveying macroalgal community composition in the Adelaide Island/Marguerite Bay region over a 35-year time span
Polar Biology, vol. 37, no. 11, pp. 1607-1619Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE]
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Deciphering microbial landscapes of fish eggs to mitigate emerging diseases
The ISME Journal, vol. 8, no. 10, pp. 2002-2014Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Infection strategies of pathogenic oomycetes in fish
Freshwater Fungi: and Fungal-like Organisms. Jones, E. B. G., Hyde, K. D., Pang, K. (eds.). Walter de Gruyter, pp. 217-244, 28 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
Animal pathogenic Oomycetes
Fungal Biology, vol. 118, no. 7, pp. 525-526Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A putative serine protease, SpSsp1, from Saprolegnia parasitica is recognised by sera of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
Fungal Biology, vol. 118, no. 7, pp. 630-639Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Reprint of: Saprolegnia strains isolated from river insects and amphipods are broad spectrum pathogens
Fungal Biology, vol. 118, no. 7, pp. 579-590Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Auto-aggregation in zoospores of Phytophthora infestans: the cooperative roles of bioconvection and chemotaxis
Journal of the Royal Society Interface, vol. 11, no. 94, 20140017Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Global distribution of two fungal pathogens threatening endangered sea turtles
PloS ONE, vol. 9, no. 1, e85853Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Parental transfer of the antimicrobial protein LBP/BPI protects Biomphalaria glabrata eggs against oomycete infections
PLoS Pathogens, vol. 9, no. 12, e1003792Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Managing scientific diving operations in a remote location: the Canadian high Arctic
Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 239-243Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSaprolegnia strains isolated from river insects and amphipods are broad spectrum pathogens
Fungal Biology, vol. 117, no. 11-12, pp. 752-763Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
The impact of the water moulds Saprolegnia diclina and Saprolegnia parasitica on natural ecosystems and the aquaculture industry
Fungal Biology Reviews, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 33-42Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews- [ONLINE] DOI:
Distinctive expansion of potential virulence genes in the genome of the oomycete fish pathogen Saprolegnia parasitica
PLoS Genetics, vol. 9, no. 6, e1003272Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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In Vitro Trans location Experiments with RxLR-Reporter Fusion Proteins of Avr1b from Phytophthora sojae and AVR3a from Phytophthora infestans Fail to Demonstrate Specific Autonomous Uptake in Plant and Animal Cells
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 528-536Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
A family of small tyrosine rich proteins is essential for oogonial and oospore cell wall development of the mycoparasitic oomycete Pythium oligandrum
Fungal Biology, vol. 117, no. 3, pp. 163-172Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Secretion, delivery and function of oomycete effector proteins
Current Opinion in Microbiology, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 685-691Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Avirulence protein 3a (AVR3a) from the potato pathogen Phytophthora infestans forms homodimers through its predicted translocation region and does not specifically bind phospholipids
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 287, no. 45, pp. 38101-38109Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Immune Gene Expression in Trout Cell Lines Infected with the Fish Pathogenic Oomycete Saprolegnia Parasitica
Developmental and Comparative Immunology, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 44-54Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Pythium polare, a new heterothallic oomycete causing brown discolouration of Sanionia uncinata in the Arctic and Antarctic
Fungal Biology, vol. 116, no. 7, pp. 756-768Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Host-targeting protein 1 (SpHtp1) from the oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica translocates specifically into fish cells in a tyrosine-O-sulphate-dependent manner
PNAS, vol. 109, no. 6, pp. 2096-2101Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Evidence for involvement of Dicer-like, Argonaute and histone deacetylase proteins in gene silencing in Phytophthora infestans
Molecular Plant Pathology, vol. 12, no. 8, pp. 772-785Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
A molecular insight into algal-oomycete warfare: cDNA analysis of Ectocarpus siliculosus infected with the basal oomycete Eurychasma dicksonii
PloS ONE, vol. 6, no. 9, e24500Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Presence/absence, differential expression and sequence polymorphisms between PiAVR2 and PiAVR2-like in Phytophthora infestans determine virulence on R2 plants
New Phytologist, vol. 191, no. 3, pp. 736-776Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
The putative RxLR effector protein SpHtp1 from the fish pathogenic oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica is translocated into fish cells
FEMS Microbiology Letters, vol. 310, no. 2, pp. 127-137Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
YbdG in Escherichia coli is a threshold-setting mechanosensitive channel with MscM activity
PNAS, vol. 107, no. 28, pp. 12664-12669Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Towards an understanding on how RxLR-effector proteins are translocated from oomycetes into host cells
Fungal Biology Reviews, vol. 24, no. 1-2, pp. 27-36Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews- [ONLINE] DOI:
Saprolegnia and other Oomycetes
Fish Diseases and Disorders: Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Infections. Bruno, D. W., Woo, P. T. K. (eds.). 2nd edition. CABI International, pp. 669-720Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersGenome sequence of the necrotrophic plant pathogen Pythium ultimum reveals original pathogenicity mechanisms and effector repertoire
Genome Biology, vol. 11, no. 7, pp. R73Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Identification of appressorial and mycelial cell wall proteins and a survey of the membrane proteome of Phytophthora infestans
Fungal Biology, vol. 114, pp. 702-723Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Seaweed and oomycete benthic diversity in the Canadian Marine Arctic: managing scientific diving operations in a remote location
Contributions to Conferences: PapersSeaweed and oomycete diversity in the Canadian Marine Arctic
Ocean Explorer, vol. 35, no. Summer, pp. 12-13Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGenome sequence and analysis of the Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans
Nature, vol. 461, no. 7262, pp. 393-398Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Mechanisms and Application of Gene Silencing in Oomycetes
Oomycete Genetics and Genomics: Diversity, Interactions and Research Tools. Lamour, K., Kamoun, S. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 493-516, 24 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
Saprolegnia: Fish Interactions
Oomycete Genetics and Genomics: Diversity, Interactions and Research Tools. Lamour, K., Kamoun, S. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 407-424, 18 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Paenibacillus polymyxa antagonizes oomycete plant pathogens Phytophthora palmivora and Pythium aphanidermatum
Journal of Applied Microbiology, vol. 106, no. 5, pp. 1473-1481Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Towards understanding the virulence functions of RXLR effectors of the oomycete plant pathogen Phytophthora infestans
Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 1133-1140Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews- [ONLINE] DOI:
Plasmodium falciparum and Hyaloperonospora parasitica effector translocation motifs are functional in Phytophthora infestans
Microbiology , vol. 154, no. 12, pp. 3743-3751Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
A novel Phytophthora infestans haustorium-specific membrane protein is required for infection of potato
Cellular Microbiology, vol. 10, no. 11, pp. 2271-2284Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
A putative DEAD-box RNA-helicase is required for normal zoospore development in the late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans
Fungal Genetics and Biology, vol. 45, no. 6, pp. 954-962Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Internuclear gene silencing in Phytophthora infestans is established through chromatin remodelling
Microbiology , vol. 154, no. 5, pp. 1482-1490Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Gene expression profiling during asexual development of the late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans reveals a highly dynamic transcriptome
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 433-447Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: