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Gretchen A. Kuldau

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gak10@psu.edu
Telephone
(814) 863-7232

308 Buckhout Laboratory
University Park, PA 16802

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IEE Research Themes
Health and the Environment
Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology

Research Summary

Research focuses on mycotoxigenic fungi and their interactions with plants, specifically for new strategies for prevention of accumulation of mycotoxins in food and feed.

Research Keywords

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Fusarium
Zea Mays
Mycotoxins
Deoxynivalenol
Fusarium Verticillioides
Corn
Silage
Fungi
Epichloe
Fumonisins
Neurospora Crassa
Maize
Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia Coli
Weather
Sinorhizobium Meliloti
Genes
Agrobacterium Tumefaciens
Toxins
Neotyphodium
Triticum

Projects

Air conditioning/HVAC equipment atop a modern building
Development and Benchmarking of a Full-Scale Desiccant Dehumidifier Prototype Utilizing Microwave for Desiccant Regeneration and Inactivation of Airborne Microorganisms

Recent Publications

Fusarium Head Blight of Small Grains in Pennsylvania: Unravelling Species Diversity, Toxin Types, Growth, and Triazole Sensitivity

Duffeck, M. R., Bandara, A. Y., Weerasooriya, D. K., Collins, A. A., Jensen, P. J., Kuldau, G. A., Del Ponte, E. M. & Esker, P. D., Apr 2022, In: PHYTOPATHOLOGY. 112, 4, p. 794-802 9 p.

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Cover crop selection affects maize susceptibility to the fungal pathogen Fusarium verticillioides

Ray, S., Wenner, N. G., Ankoma-Darko, O., Kaye, J. P., Kuldau, G. A. & Ali, J. G., Jun 2022, In: Pedobiologia. 91-92, 150806.

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Phylogenomic analysis of a 55.1-kb 19-gene dataset resolves a monophyletic fusarium that includes the fusarium solani species complex

Geiser, D. M., Al-Hatmi, A. M. S., Aoki, T., Arie, T., Balmas, V., Barnes, I., Bergstrom, G. C., Bhattacharyya, M. K., Blomquist, C. L., Bowden, R. L., Brankovics, B., Brown, D. W., Burgess, L. W., Bushley, K., Busman, M., Cano-Lira, J. F., Carrillo, J. D., Chang, H. X., Chen, C. Y., Chen, W., & 148 othersChilvers, M., Chulze, S., Coleman, J. J., Cuomo, C. A., Wilhelm de Beer, Z., Sybren de Hoog, G., Castillo-Munera, J. D., Del Ponte, E. M., Dieguez-Uribeondo, J., Pietro, A. D., Edel-Hermann, V., Elmer, W. H., Epstein, L., Eskalen, A., Esposto, M. C., Everts, K. L., Fernandez-Pavıa, S. P., da Silva, G. F., Foroud, N. A., Fourie, G., Frandsen, R. J. N., Freeman, S., Freitag, M., Frenkel, O., Fuller, K. K., Gagkaeva, T., Gardiner, D. M., Glenn, A. E., Gold, S. E., Gordon, T. R., Gregory, N. F., Gryzenhout, M., Guarro, J., Gugino, B. K., Gutierrez, S., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Harris, L. J., Homa, M., Hong, C. F., Hornok, L., Huang, J. W., Ilkit, M., Jacobs, A., Jacobs, K., Jiang, C., del Mar Jimenez-Gasco, M., Kang, S., Kasson, M. T., Kazan, K., Kennell, J. C., Kim, H. S., Corby Kistler, H., Kuldau, G. A., Kulik, T., Kurzai, O., Laraba, I., Laurence, M. H., Lee, T., Lee, Y. W., Lee, Y. H., Leslie, J. F., Liew, E. C. Y., Lofton, L. W., Logrieco, A. F., Lopez-Berges, M. S., Luque, A. G., Lysøe, E., Ma, L. J., Marra, R. E., Martin, F. N., May, S. R., McCormick, S. P., McGee, C., Meis, J. F., Migheli, Q., Mohamed Nor, N. M. I., Monod, M., Moretti, A., Mostert, D., Mule, G., Munaut, F., Munkvold, G. P., Nicholson, P., Nucci, M., O’Donnell, K., Pasquali, M., Pfenning, L. H., Prigitano, A., Proctor, R. H., Ranque, S., Rehner, S. A., Rep, M., Rodrıguez-Alvarado, G., Rose, L. J., Roth, M. G., Ruiz-Roldan, C., Saleh, A. A., Salleh, B., Sang, H., Scandiani, M. M., Scauflaire, J., Schmale, D. G., Short, D. P. G., Sisic, A., Smith, J. A., Smyth, C. W., Son, H., Spahr, E., Stajich, J. E., Steenkamp, E., Steinberg, C., Subramaniam, R., Suga, H., Summerell, B. A., Susca, A., Swett, C. L., Toomajian, C., Torres-Cruz, T. J., Tortorano, A. M., Urban, M., Vaillancourt, L. J., Vallad, G. E., van der Lee, T. A. J., Vanderpool, D., van Diepeningen, A. D., Vaughan, M. M., Venter, E., Vermeulen, M., Verweij, P. E., Viljoen, A., Waalwijk, C., Wallace, E. C., Walther, G., Wang, J., Ward, T. J., Wickes, B. L., Wiederhold, N. P., Wingfield, M. J., Wood, A. K. M., Xu, J. R., Yang, X. B., Yli-Mattila, T., Yun, S. H., Zakaria, L., Zhang, H., Zhang, N., Zhang, S. X. & Zhang, X., Jul 2021, In: PHYTOPATHOLOGY. 111, 7, p. 1064-1079 16 p.

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Population Genetic Structure and Chemotype Diversity of Fusarium graminearum Populations from Wheat in Canada and North Eastern United States

Oghenekaro, A. O., Oviedo-Ludena, M. A., Serajazari, M., Wang, X., Henriquez, M. A., Wenner, N. G., Kuldau, G. A., Navabi, A., Kutcher, H. R. & Fernando, W. G. D., Mar 2021, In: Toxins. 13, 3, 180.

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Manipulating Wild and Tamed Phytobiomes: Challenges and Opportunities

Bell, T. H., Hockett, K., Alcalá-Briseño, R. I., Barbercheck, M., Beattie, G. A., Bruns, M. A., Carlson, J., Chung, T., Collins, A., Emmett, B., Esker, P., Garrett, K., Glenna, L., Gugino, B. K., Jimenez Gasco, M. D. M., Kinkel, L., Kovac, J., Kowalski, K., Kuldau, G., Leveau, J., & 10 othersMichalska-Smith, M., Myrick, J., Peter, K., Salazar, M. V., Shade, A., Stopnisek, N., Tan, X., Welty, A., Wickings, K. & Yergeau, E., Mar 13 2019, In: Phytobiomes Journal.

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Root cortical anatomy is associated with differential pathogenic and symbiotic fungal colonization in maize

Galindo-Castañeda, T., Brown, K. M., Kuldau, G. A., Roth, G. W., Wenner, N. G., Ray, S., Schneider, H. & Lynch, J. P., Nov 1 2019, In: Plant Cell and Environment. 42, 11, p. 2999-3014 16 p.

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FvSO regulates vegetative hyphal fusion, asexual growth, fumonisin B1 production, and virulence in Fusarium verticillioides

Guo, L., Wenner, N. & Kuldau, G. A., Dec 1 2015, In: Fungal Biology. 119, 12, p. 1158-1169 12 p.

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Mating type and spore killing characterization of Fusarium verticillioides strains

Guo, L., Blatt, A. Z., Geiser, D. M., Jiménez-Gasco, M. D. M. & Kuldau, G. A., Apr 2015, In: Mycological Progress. 14, 4

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Induction of salicylic acid-mediated defense response in perennial ryegrass against infection by Magnaporthe oryzae

Rahman, A., Kuldau, G. A. & Uddin, W., Jun 2014, In: PHYTOPATHOLOGY. 104, 6, p. 614-623 10 p.

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Methods of instruction of the incident command system and related topics at US veterinary schools

Smith, J. S. & Kuldau, G. A., Nov 25 2014, In: Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 42, 6, p. 505-510 6 p.

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Aflatoxin, fumonisin and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections in calves and the effectiveness of celmanax®/dairyman's choice™ applications to eliminate morbidity and mortality losses

Baines, D., Sumarah, M., Kuldau, G., Juba, J., Mazza, A. & Masson, L., Oct 2013, In: Toxins. 5, 10, p. 1872-1895 24 p.

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One fungus, one name: Defining the genus Fusarium in a scientifically robust way that preserves longstanding use

Geiser, D. M., Aoki, T., Bacon, C. W., Baker, S. E., Bhattacharyya, M. K., Brandt, M. E., Brown, D. W., Burgess, L. W., Chulze, S., Coleman, J. J., Correll, J. C., Covert, S. F., Crous, P. W., Cuomo, C. A., De Hoog, G. S., Di Pietro, A., Elmer, W. H., Epstein, L., Frandsen, R. J. N., Freeman, S., & 46 othersGagkaeva, T., Glenn, A. E., Gordon, T. R., Gregory, N. F., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Hanson, L. E., Del Mar Jímenez-Gasco, M., Kang, S., Corby Kistler, H., Kuldau, G. A., Leslie, J. F., Logrieco, A., Lu, G., Lysøe, E., Ma, L. J., McCormick, S. P., Migheli, Q., Moretti, A., Munaut, F., O'Donnell, K., Pfenning, L., Ploetz, R. C., Proctor, R. H., Rehner, S. A., Robert, V. A. R. G., Rooney, A. P., Bin Salleh, B., Scandiani, M. M., Scauflaire, J., Short, D. P. G., Steenkamp, E., Suga, H., Summerell, B. A., Sutton, D. A., Thrane, U., Trail, F., Van Diepeningen, A., VanEtten, H. D., Viljoen, A., Waalwijk, C., Ward, T. J., Wingfield, M. J., Xu, J. R., Yang, X. B., Yli-Mattila, T. & Zhang, N., May 2013, In: PHYTOPATHOLOGY. 103, 5, p. 400-408 9 p.

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Hidden host plant associations of soilborne fungal pathogens: An ecological perspective

Malcolm, G. M., Kuldau, G. A., Gugino, B. K. & Jiménez-Gasco, M. D. M., Jun 2013, In: PHYTOPATHOLOGY. 103, 6, p. 538-544 7 p.

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A prebiotic, Celmanax, decreases Escherichia coli O157:H7 colonization of bovine cells and feed-associated cytotoxicity in vitro

Baines, D., Erb, S., Lowe, R., Turkington, K., Sabau, E., Kuldau, G., Juba, J., Masson, L., Mazza, A. & Roberts, R., 2011, In: BMC Research Notes. 4, 110.

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Mouldy feed, mycotoxins and Shiga toxin - producing Escherichia coli colonization associated with Jejunal Hemorrhage Syndrome in beef cattle

Baines, D., Erb, S., Turkington, K., Kuldau, G., Juba, J., Masson, L., Mazza, A. & Roberts, R., Jun 3 2011, In: BMC Veterinary Research. 7, 24.

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