Genetic Resources Center

Classification and Evaluation Research Unit


  1. Aoki T, Vaughan M.M, McCormick S.P, Busman M, Ward T.J, Kelly A, O'Donnell K, Johnston P, Geiser D.M (2015) Fusarium dactylidis sp. nov., a novel nivalenol toxin-producing species sister to F. pseudograminearum isolated from orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata) in Oregon and New Zealand Mycologia 107(2):409─418
  2. Netsu O, Hiraguri A, Uehara-Ichiki T, Komatsu K, Sasaya T (2015) Functional comparison of RNA silencing suppressor between the p5 protein of rice grassy stunt virus and the p3 protein of rice stripe virus Virus Research 203(In Progress):10─19
  3. Scandiani M.M, Luque A.G, Razori M.V, Casalini L.C, Aoki T, O’Donnell K, Cervigni G.D.L, Spampinato C.P (2015) Metabolic profiles of soybean roots during early stages of Fusarium tucumaniae infection Journal of Experimental Botany 66(1):391─402
  4. Aoki T, O’Donnell K, Geiser D.M (2014) Systematics of key phytopathogenic Fusarium species: current status and future challenges Journal of General Plant Pathology 80(3):189─201
  5. Kanto T, Uematsu S, Tsukamoto T, Moriwaki J, Yamagishi N, Usami T, Sato T (2014) Anthracnose of sweet pepper caused by Colletotrichum scovillei in Japan Journal of General Plant Pathology 80(1):73─78
  6. Murata N, Aoki T, Kusaba M, Tosa Y, Chuma I (2014) Various species of Pyricularia constitute a robust clade distinct from Magnaporthe salvinii and its relatives in Magnaporthaceae Journal of General Plant Pathology 80(1):66─72
  7. Nagai T (2014) A defective bacteriophage produced by Bacillus subtilis MAFF 118147 and a mutant producing no normal particles of the defective bacteriophage Food Science and Technology Research 20(6):1229─1234
  8. Sato T, Aoki M, Aoki T, Kubota M, Yaguchi T, Uzuhashi S, Tomioka K (2014) Fungi isolated from spoiled bean sprouts in Japan Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly 48(3):317─329
  9. Sawada H (2014) Studies on the classification and evolution of phytopathogenic bacteria of the genera Agrobacterium and Pseudomonas Journal of General Plant Pathology 80(6):519─522
  10. Suharjo R, Sawada H, Takikawa Y (2014) Phylogenetic study of Japanese Dickeya spp. and development of new rapid identification methods using PCR–RFLP Journal of General Plant Pathology 80(3):237─254
  11. Freeman S, Sharon M, Maymon M, Mendel Z, Protasov A, Aoki T, Eskalen A, O’Donnell K (2013) Fusarium euwallaceae sp. nov.─a symbiotic fungus of Euwallacea sp., an invasive ambrosia beetle in Israel and California Mycologia 105(6):1595─1606
  12. Kasson M.T, O’Donnell K, Rooney A.P, Sink S, Ploetz R.C, Ploetz J.N, Konkol J.L, Carrillo D, Freeman S, Mendel Z, Smith J.A, Black A.W, Hulcr J, Bateman C, Stefkova K, Campbell P.R, Geering A.D.W, Dann E.K, Eskalen A, Mohotti K, Short D.P.G, Aoki T, Fenstermacher K.A, Davis D.D, Geiser D.M (2013) An inordinate fondness for Fusarium: Phylogenetic diversity of fusaria cultivated by ambrosia beetles in the genus Euwallacea on avocado and other plant hosts Fungal Genetics and Biology 56:147─157
  13. Sato T, Moriwaki J (2013) Molecular re-identification of strains in NIAS Genebank belonging to phytogenetic groups A2 and A4 of the Colletotrichum acutatum species complex Microbiology and Culture Collections 29(1):13─23
  14. Sato T, Moriwaki J, Misawa T (2013) Molecular re-identification of strains of the Colletotrichum acutatum species complex deposited in the NIAS Genebank and morphological characteristics of its member species Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly 47(3):295─305
  15. Uehara-Ichiki T, Shiba T, Matsukura K, Ueno T, Hirae M, Sasaya T (2013) Detection and diagnosis of rice-infecting viruses Frontiers in Microbiology 4:289
  16. Aoki T, Scandiani M.M, O’Donnell K (2012) Phenotypic, molecular phylogenetic, and pathogenetic characterization of Fusarium crassistipitatum sp. nov., a novel soybean sudden death syndrome pathogen from Argentina and Brazil Mycoscience 53(3):167─186
  17. Aoki T, Smith J, Mount L.L, Geiser D.M, O’Donnell K (2012) Fusarium torreyae sp. nov., a novel pathogen causing canker disease of Florida torreya (Torreya taxifolia), a critically endangered conifer restricted to northern Florida and southwestern Georgia Mycologia 105(2): 312─319
  18. Aoki T, Tanaka F, Suga H, Hyakumachi M, Scandiani M.M, O’Donnell K (2012) Fusarium azukicola sp. nov., a novel exotic azuki bean root-rot pathogen in Hokkaido, Japan Mycologia 104(5):1068─1084
  19. Matsuura T, Mizuno A, Tsukamoto T, Shimizu Y, Saito N, Sato S, Kikuchi S, Uzuki T, Azegami K, Sawada H (2012) Erwinia uzenensis sp. nov., a novel pathogen that affects European pear trees (Pyrus communis L.) International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 62(8):1799─1803
  20. Nagai T (2012) Overview of studies on Bacillus subtilis (natto) bacteriophages and the prospects Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly 46(4):305─310
  21. Sato T, Moriwaki J, Uzuhashi S, Degawa Y, Ono T, Nishimura K (2012) Molecular phylogenetic analyses and morphological re-examination of strains belonging to three rare Colletotrichum species in Japan Microbiology and Culture Collections 28(2) :121─134
  22. Uematsu S, Kageyama K, Moriwaki J, Sato T (2012) Colletotrichum carthami comb. nov., an anthracnose pathogen of safflower, garland chrysanthemum and pot marigold, revived by molecular phylogeny with authentic herbarium specimens Journal of General Plant Pathology 78(5):316─330
  23. Fujinaga M, Yamagishi N, Ogiso H, Takeuchi J, Moriwaki J, Sato T (2011) First report of celery stunt anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum simmondsii in Japan Journal of General Plant Pathology 77(4):243─247
  24. Sarver B.A.J, Ward T.J, Gale L.R, Broz K, Corby Kistler H, Aoki T, Nicholson P, Carter J, O'Donnell K (2011) Novel fusarium head blight pathogens from Nepal and Louisiana revealed by multilocus genealogical concordance Fungal Genetics and Biology 48(12):1096─1107