Annual Meeting Program Book - American Phytopathological Society

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(1), J. King (2), A. Ekramoddoullah (3). (1)
Canadian Forest Service, Victoria, BC, Canada;
(2) British Columbia Ministry of Forest, Vernon,
BC, Canada; (3) Natural Resources Canada,
Victoria, BC, Canada
10:40 a.m. P-493. The infection and diversity of Diplodia
pinea in asymptomatic Pinus patula trees. W.
Bihon (1), B. SLIPPERS (2), T. Burgess (3),
M. J. Wingfield (4), B. D. Wingfield (5). (1)
Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology,
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology
Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South
Africa; (2) Department of Genetics, Forestry
and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI),
Pretoria, South Africa; (3) School of Biological
Sciences and Biotechnology, Murdoch University,
Perth, Australia; (4) Forestry and Agricultural
Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria,
Pretoria, South Africa; (5) Department of
Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology
Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria,
South Africa
10:45 a.m. P-348. Development of a real-time PCR diagnostic
protocol for Fusarium wilt of palm. A. M.
VITORELI (1), C. L. Harmon (2), P. F. Harmon
(1). (1) University of Florida, Gainesville, FL,
U.S.A.; (2) Southern Plant Diagnostic Network,
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, U.S.A.
Molecular Biology – Bacteria and Viruses
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.; Exhibit Hall A, Room 2
Section: Molecular/Cellular/Plant-Microbe Interactions
Moderator: Amy Charkowski, University of Wisconsin,
Madison, WI, U.S.A.
10:00 a.m. P-600. Comparative gene expression profile
analysis of temperate and tropical strains of Ralstonia
solanacearum. J. M. JACOBS (1), F. Meng
(1), L. Babujee (1), C. Allen (1). (1) University of
Wisconsin-Madison, WI, U.S.A.
10:05 a.m. P-614. Investigating the roles of siderophores
in the Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae B728a
lifecycle. J. L. WILLIAMS (1), D. C. Gross (1).
(1) Texas A&M University, College Station, TX,
U.S.A.
10:10 a.m. P-615. Mutation in tctD reduces virulence of
Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae KACC10859. S.
YANG (1), J. Cho (1), K. Jeong (1), W. Kim (2),
J. Cha (1). (1) Department of Plant Medicine,
Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk,
Republic of Korea; (2) Honam Agricultural
Research Institute, Rural Development Administration,
Iksan, Republic of Korea
10:15 a.m. P-680. Construction of a DNA-based virus
induced gene silencing (VIGS) system for functional
genomics of soybean seed development
using Tobacco streak virus. S. JOSSEY (1), L. L.
Domier (2). (1) Department of Crop Sciences,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL,
U.S.A.; (2) USDA ARS, Department of Crop
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Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
IL, U.S.A.
10:20 a.m. P-690. A detection method for endornaviruses
from various plant species. S. SABANADZOVIC
(1), R. A. Valverde (2). (1) Department of Entomology
and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State
University, Mississippi State, MS, U.S.A.; (2)
Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology,
Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton
Rouge, LA, U.S.A.
10:25 a.m. P-692. Encapsidation of Soybean dwarf virus
RNAs. T. THEKKE VEETIL (1), L. L. Domier
(2). (1) University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, U.S.A.;
(2) USDA-ARS, University of Illinois, Urbana,
IL, U.S.A.
10:30 a.m. P-695. Systemic spread of Beet yellows virus following
aphid inoculation. A. R. POPLAWSKY
(1), B. S. Blades (1), V. V. Dolja (2), A. V. Karasev
(1). (1) University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, U.S.A.;
(2) Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR,
U.S.A.
10:35 a.m. P-407. Complete nucleotide sequence and taxonomy
of Sugarcane streak mosaic virus, member of a
novel genus in the family Potyviridae. D. XU (1),
G. Zhou (2), Y. Xie (2), R. Mock (1), R. Li (1).
(1) USDA-ARS, National Germplasm Resources
Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, U.S.A.; (2) Laboratory
of Plant Virology, South China Agricultural
University, Guangzhou, China
10:40 a.m. P-448. In vitro transcripts of a full-length cDNA
clone of Hosta virus X are infectious to Hosta
and Nicotiana benthamiana plants. C. DE LA
TORRE (1), D. J. Lewandowski (1). (1) Ohio
State University, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
10:45 a.m. P-424. Insect transmission and genotypic variation
of pecan pathogenic Xylella fastidiosa strains
in Louisiana. R. A. MELANSON (1), S. Gil
(1), J. Ham (1), R. S. Sanderlin (2). (1) Louisiana
State University Agricultural Center, Baton
Rouge, LA, U.S.A.; (2) LSU AgCenter Pecan
Research-Extension Station, Shreveport, LA, U.S.A.
sPeCIal sessIons – Monday afternoon
Listed in alphabetical order by title.
Application of Advanced Sequencing and Gene Expression
Technologies for Characterization of Phytopathogens
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.; B113-114
Section: Molecular/Cellular/Plant-Microbe Interactions
Organizers: Jonathan Jacobs, University of Wisconsin-
Madison, Madison, WI, U.S.A.; Daniel Kluepfel, USDA-ARS,
Davis, CA, U.S.A.
Sponsoring Committees: Bacteriology Committee;
Biotechnology
The advent of genomics unveiled complete sequences of
pathogenic phytobacteria, such as Xyllela fastidiosa, Ralstonia
solanacearum, and Agrobacterium tumefaciens. These whole
genome sequences demanded extensive labor, time, and money
investment. Since then, the technology of high throughput