Southern
Research Station

Publications

• Dreaden, Tyler ; Hughes, Marc ; Ploetz, Randy ; Black, Adam ; Smith, Jason. 2019. Genetic Analyses of the Laurel Wilt Pathogen, Raffaelea lauricola, in Asia Provide Clues on the Source of the Clone that is Responsible for the Current USA Epidemic.
• Sena, Kenton L.; Yang, Jian ; Kohlbrand, Alysia J.; Dreaden, Tyler J.; Barton, Christopher D. 2019. Landscape variables influence Phytophthora cinnamomi distribution within a forested Kentucky watershed.
• Sena, Kenton ; Dreaden, Tyler J.; Crocker, Ellen ; Barton, Chris . 2018. Detection of Phytophthora cinnamomi in forest soils by PCR on DNA extracted from leaf disc baits.
• Sena, Kenton; Yeager, Kevin; Dreaden, Tyler; Barton, Christopher. 2018. Phytophthora cinnamomi colonized reclaimed surface mined sites in eastern Kentucky: Implications for the restoration of susceptible species.
• Kobziar, Leda N.; Pingree, Melissa R. A.; Larson, Heather ; Dreaden, Tyler J.; Green, Shelby ; Smith, Jason A. 2018. Pyroaerobiology: the aerosolization and transport of viable microbial life by wildland fire.
• Ploetz, Randy; Kendra, Paul; Choudhury, Robin; Rollins, Jeffrey; Campbell, Alina; Garrett, Karen; Hughes, Marc; Dreaden, Tyler. 2017. Laurel wilt in natural and agricultural ecosystems: Understanding the drivers and scales of complex pathosystems.
• Hughes, M. A.; Riggins, J. J.; Koch, F. H.; Cognato, A. I.; Anderson, C.; Formby, J. P.; Dreaden, T. J.; Ploetz, R. C.; Smith, J. A. 2017. No rest for the laurels: symbiotic invaders cause unprecedented damage to southern USA forests.
• Ploetz, R. C .; Hughes, M. A .; Kendra, P. E .; Fraedrich, S. W .; Carrillo, D ; Stelinski, L. L.; Hulcr, J.; Mayfield III, A. E.; Dreaden, Tyler; Crane, J. H .; Evans, E. A.; Schaffer, B. A.; Rollins, J. A. 2017. Recovery plan for laurel wilt of avocado, caused by Raffaelea lauricola.
• Dreaden, Tyler J.;  Smith, Jason A.; Cram, Michelle M.;   Coyle, David R. 2016. Biology, diagnosis and management of Heterobasidion Root Disease of southern pines.
• Campbell, Alina S.; Ploetz, Randy C.; Dreaden, Tyler J.; Kendra, Paul E.; Montgomery, Wayne S. 2016. Geographic variation in mycangial communities of Xyleborus glabratus.
• Ploetz, R. C.; Thant, Y. Y.; Hughes, M. A.; Dreaden, T. J.; Konkol, J. L.; Kyaw, A. T.; Smith, J. A.; Harmon, C. L. 2016. Laurel wilt, caused by Raffaelea lauricola , is detected for the first time outside the southeastern United States.
• Simmons, D. Rabern; de Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Huang, Yin-Tse; Bateman, Craig; Campbell, Alina S.; Dreaden, Tyler J.; Li, You; Ploetz, Randy C.; Black, Adam; Li, Hou-Feng; Chen, Chi-Yu; Wingfield, Michael J.; Hulcr, Jiri. 2016. New Raffaelea species (Ophiostomatales) from the USA and Taiwan associated with ambrosia beetles and plant hosts.
• Dreaden, T. J.; Campbell, A. S.; Gonzalez-Benecke, C. A.; Ploetz, R. C.; Smith, J. A. 2016. Response of swamp bay, Persea palustris , and redbay, P. borbonia , to Raffaelea spp. isolated from Xyleborus glabratus.
• McCluskey, Kevin; Alvarez, Anne; Bennett, Rick; Bokati, Deepak; Boundy-Mills, Kyria; Brown, Daniel; Bull, Carolee T.; Coffey, Michael; Dreaden, Tyler; Duke, Clifford; Dye, Greg; Ehmke, Erin; Eversole, Kellye; Fenstermacher, Kristi; Geiser, David; Glaeser, Jessie A.; Greene, Stephanie; Gribble, Lisa; Griffith, M. Patrick; Hanser, Kathryn; Humber, Richard; Johnson, Barbara W.; Kermode, Anthony; Krichevsky, Micah; Laudon, Matt; Leach, Jan; Leslie, John; May, Meghan; Melcher, Ulrich; Nobles, David; Fonseca, Natalia Risso; Robinson, Sara; Ryan, Matthew; Scott, James; Silflow, Carolyn; Vidaver, Anne; Webb, Kimberly M.; Wertz, John E.; Yentsch, Sara; Zehr, Sarah. 2016. The U.S.Culture Collection Network lays the foundation for progress in preservation of valuable microbial resources.