Research Summary
Research interests include molecular genetics and genomics of fungal plant pathogens as well as comparative analysis of the genetic and physiological mechanisms underpinning plant-pathogen interactions using Arabidopsis and rice as model systems.
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Recent Publications
Trichoderma application methods differentially affect the tomato growth, rhizomicrobiome, and rhizosphere soil suppressiveness against Fusarium oxysporum
Bandara, A. Y. & Kang, S., 2024, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 15, 1366690.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Redundancy in microbiota-mediated suppression of the soybean cyst nematode
Hussain, M., Xuan, P., Xin, Y., Ma, H., Zhou, Y., Wen, S., Hamid, M. I., Wan, T., Hu, J., Li, Y., Kang, S., Liu, X. & Xiang, M., Dec 2024, In: Microbiome. 12, 1, 125.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multifaceted effects of volatile organic compounds released by Fusarium oxysporum on Trichoderma biocontrol agents
Li, N., Kim, K. T., Schlagnhaufer, C. & Kang, S., Apr 2024, In: Biological Control. 191, 105473.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Overexpression of an NLP protein family member increases virulence of Verticillium dahliae
Triantafyllopoulou, A., Tzima, A. K., Chronopoulou, E. G., Labrou, N. E., Kang, S. & Paplomatas, E. J., Jun 2024, In: Plant Pathology. 73, 5, p. 1264-1275 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Characterization of genome-wide phylogenetic conflict uncovers evolutionary modes of carnivorous fungi
Zhang, W., Fan, Y., Deng, W., Chen, Y., Wang, S., Kang, S., Steenwyk, J. L., Xiang, M. & Liu, X., Oct 2024, In: mBio. 15, 10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A palisade-shaped membrane reservoir is required for rapid ring cell inflation in Drechslerella dactyloides
Chen, Y., Liu, J., Kang, S., Wei, D., Fan, Y., Xiang, M. & Liu, X., Dec 2023, In: Nature communications. 14, 1, 7376.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Plant-endophyte associations: Rich yet under-explored sources of novel bioactive molecules and applications
Tiwari, P., Kang, S. & Bae, H., Jan 2023, In: Microbiological Research. 266, 127241.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
DhFIG_2, a gene of nematode-trapping fungus Dactylellina haptotyla that encodes a component of the low-affinity calcium uptake system, is required for conidiation and knob-trap formation
Zhao, X., Fan, Y., Zhang, W., Xiang, M., Kang, S., Wang, S. & Liu, X., May 2023, In: Fungal Genetics and Biology. 166, 103782.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multiple Roles of the Low-Affinity Calcium Uptake System in Drechslerella dactyloides, a Nematode-Trapping Fungus That Forms Constricting Rings
Zhao, X., Fan, Y., Zhang, L., Zhang, W., Xiang, M., Kang, S., Wang, S. & Liu, X., Oct 2023, In: Journal of Fungi. 9, 10, 975.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Phytophthora spp. Associated with Appalachian Oak Forests and Waterways in Pennsylvania, with P. abietivora as a Pathogen of Five Native Woody Plant Species
Bily, D., Nikolaeva, E., Olson, T. & Kang, S., Apr 2022, In: Plant disease. 106, 4, p. 1143-1156 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
SNARE Protein DdVam7 of the Nematode-Trapping Fungus Drechslerella dactyloides Regulates Vegetative Growth, Conidiation, and the Predatory Process via Vacuole Assembly
Chen, Y., Liu, J., Fan, Y., Xiang, M., Kang, S., Wei, D. & Liu, X., Nov 2022, In: Microbiology Spectrum. 10, 6Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Alternative splicing diversifies the transcriptome and proteome of the rice blast fungus during host infection
Jeon, J., Kim, K. T., Choi, J., Cheong, K., Ko, J., Choi, G., Lee, H., Lee, G. W., Park, S. Y., Kim, S., Kim, S. T., Min, C. W., Kang, S. & Lee, Y. H., 2022, In: RNA Biology. 19, 1, p. 373-385 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Genomics and Informatics, Conjoined Tools Vital for Understanding and Protecting Plant Health
Kang, S., Kim, K. T., Choi, J., Kim, H., Cheong, K., Bandara, A. & Lee, Y. H., May 2022, In: PHYTOPATHOLOGY. 112, 5, p. 981-995 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A rice gene encoding glycosyl hydrolase plays contrasting roles in immunity depending on the type of pathogens
Kim, C. Y., Park, J. Y., Choi, G., Kim, S., Vo, K. T. X., Jeon, J. S., Kang, S. & Lee, Y. H., Mar 2022, In: Molecular plant pathology. 23, 3, p. 400-416 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
FUSARIUM-ID v.3.0: An Updated, Downloadable Resource for Fusarium Species Identification
Torres-Cruz, T. J., Whitaker, B. K., Proctor, R. H., Broders, K., Laraba, I., Kim, H. S., Brown, D. W., O’Donnell, K., Estrada-Rodríguez, T. L., Lee, Y. H., Cheong, K., Wallace, E. C., McGee, C. T., Kang, S. & Geiser, D. M., Jun 2022, In: Plant disease. 106, 6, p. 1610-1616 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review