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Laura L Hladky    Biological Science Technician (Microbiology) /ARSUserFiles/41592/LauraHladky.jpg
 Contact: (831) 755-2843 laura.hladky@usda.gov  Area of Expertise: Molecular Biology (Plants & Insects); Microbiology
 Education: B.S., General Science (Chemistry), University of Oregon
 Publications(Clicking on the reprint iconReprint Icon  will take you to the publication reprint.)Differential seasonal prevalence of yellowing viruses infecting melon crops in southern California and Arizona determined by multiplex RT-PCR and RT-qPCR-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Mondal, S., Hladky, L.L., Wintermantel, W.M. 2023. Differential seasonal prevalence of yellowing viruses infecting melon crops in southern California and Arizona determined by multiplex RT-PCR and RT-qPCR. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-22-1512-RE.First report of impatiens necrotic spot virus infecting lettuce in Arizona and southern desert regions of California-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Hasegawa, D.K., Hladky, L.L., Wintermantel, W.M., Putman, A., Barman, A., Slinski, S., Palumbo, J., Poudel-Ward, B. 2022. First report of impatiens necrotic spot virus infecting lettuce in Arizona and southern desert regions of California. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-21-2118-PDN.First report of cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus and cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus in cucurbit crops in Alabama-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Mondal, S., Jenkins Hladky, L.L., Melanson, R.A., Singh, R., Sikora, E., Wintermantel, W.M. 2021. First report of cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus and cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus in cucurbit crops in Alabama. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-21-0922-PDN.First report of cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus and cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus in melon in the Central Valley of California-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Mondal, S., Jenkins Hladky, L.L., Fashing, P.L., McCreight, J.D., Turini, T.A., Wintermantel, W.M. 2021. First report of cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus and cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus in melon in the Central Valley of California. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-21-0184-PDN.Natural infection rate of known Tomato chlorosis virus-susceptible hosts and the influence of the host plant on the virus relationship with Bemisia tabaci MEAM1-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Esquivel-Farina, A., Rezende, J.A.M., Wintermantel, W.M., Jenkins Hladky, L.L., Bampi, D. 2021. Natural infection rate of known Tomato chlorosis virus-susceptible hosts and the influence of the host plant on the virus relationship with Bemisia tabaci MEAM1. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-20-1642-RE.Metabolic disturbances in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) during infection with Beet necrotic yellow vein virus-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Webb, K.M., Wintermantel, W.M., Broeckling, C.D., Wolfe, L., Yao, L., Hladky, L.L., Clasen Chavez, F. 2020. Metabolic disturbances in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) during infection with Beet necrotic yellow vein virus. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 112. Article e101520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2020.101520.Lettuce dieback associated virus, a putative member of the Phenuiviridae and likely causative agent of lettuce dieback disease-(Abstract Only)Competition between two criniviruses for transmission by the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, and subsequent infection of melon plants-(Abstract Only)First report of Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus infecting melon in the New World-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Wintermantel, W.M., Hladky, L.L., Fashing, P.L., Ando, K., McCreight, J.D. 2019. First report of Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus infecting melon in the New World. Plant Disease. 103(4):778. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-18-1390-PDN.Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus, a new crinivirus infecting cucurbits in California-(Abstract Only) Wintermantel, W.M., Hladky, L.L., Fashing, P.L., Ando, K., McCreight, J.D. 2018. Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus, a new crinivirus infecting cucurbits in California. Cucurbitaceae 2018, November 12-15, 2018, Davis, California.A Tomato necrotic dwarf virus isolate from Datura with poor transmissibility by the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci-(Abstract Only) Wintermantel, W.M., Hladky, L.L., Cortez, A.A., Natwick, E.T. 2017. A Tomato necrotic dwarf virus isolate from Datura with poor transmissibility by the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci. 3rd Hemipteran-Plant Interactions Symposium. June 4-8, 2017, Madrid, Spain. p. 132.Genome sequence, host range, and whitefly transmission of the torradovirus, Tomato necrotic dwarf virus-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Wintermantel, W.M., Hladky, L.L., Cortez, A.A. 2018. Genome sequence, host range, and whitefly transmission of the torradovirus, Tomato necrotic dwarf virus. Acta Horticulturae. 1207:295-302. http://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1207.41.Differential accumulation and transmission of traditional and emergent Beet curly top virus strains from of the western United States-(Abstract Only) Wintermantel, W.M., Hladky, L.L., Cortez, A.A., Chen, L., Gilbertson, R.L. 2017. Differential accumulation and transmission of traditional and emergent Beet curly top virus strains from of the western United States. American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists. February 27-March 2, 2017, Greenville, South Carolina.First report of an ipomovirus infecting cucurbits in the Imperial Valley of California-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Batuman, O., Natwick, E.T., Wintermantel, W.M., Tian, T., Mccreight, J.D., Hladky, L.L., Gilbertson, R.L. 2015. First report of an ipomovirus infecting cucurbits in the Imperial Valley of California. Plant Disease. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-12-14-1248-PDN.Differentiating Rz-1 AND Rz-2 resistance reactions to Beet necrotic yellow vein virus through proteome analysis in sugar beet-(Proceedings) Wintermantel, W.M., Webb, K.M., Hladky, L.L., Covey, P.A., Broccardo, C. 2013. Differentiating Rz-1 AND Rz-2 resistance reactions to Beet necrotic yellow vein virus through proteome analysis in sugar beet. In: Proceedings of the 37th General Meeting of the American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists, February 27-March 2, 2013, Anahaim, CA. 2013 CDROM.Complete genome sequence and biological characterization of Moroccan pepper virus (MPV) and reclassification of Lettuce necrotic stunt virus as MPV-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Wintermantel, W.M., Hladky, L.L. 2013. Complete genome sequence and biological characterization of Moroccan pepper virus (MPV) and reclassification of Lettuce necrotic stunt virus as MPV. Phytopathology. 105:501-508.Methods for detection and differentiation of existing and new crinivirus species through multiplex and degenerate primer RT-PCR.-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Wintermantel, W.M., Hladky, L.L. 2010. Methods for detection and differentiation of existing and new crinivirus species through multiplex and degenerate primer RT-PCR. Journal of Virological Methods. 170(1-2):106-114.The Complete Nucleotide Sequence and Genome Organization of Tomato Cholrosis Virus: A Distinct Crinivirus most Closely Related to Lettuce Infectious Yellow Virus-(Abstract Only) Wintermantel, W.M., Hladky, L.L., Gulati Sakhuja, A.N., Li, R., Liu, H., Tzanetakis, I.E. 2009. THE COMPLETE NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE AND GENOME ORGANIZATION OF TOMATO INFECTIOUS CHLOROSIS VIRUS: A DISTINCT CRINIVIRUS MOST CLOSELY RELATED TO LETTUCE INFECTIOUS YELLOWS VIRUS. Phytopathology 99: S142.Epidemiology of Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus in California is influenced by an expanded host range of non-cucurbit weed and crop species.-(Abstract Only) Wintermantel, W.M., Gilbertson, R.L., Natwick, E.T., Hladky, L.L., Cortez, A.A. 2009. Epidemiology of Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus in California is influenced by an expanded host range of non-cucurbit weed and crop species. Phytopathology 99: S142.Proteome changes in sugarbeet in response to Beet necrotic yellow vein virus infection.-(Proceedings) Wintermantel, W.M., Gulati Sakhuja, A.N., Larson, R.L., Hladky, L.L., Nunez, A., Hill, A.L. 2009. Proteome changes in sugarbeet in response to Beet necrotic yellow vein virus infection.Proc. Of the 35th biennial meeting of the American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists, Feb. 25-28, 2009, Orlando, FL:  “Growing and Breeding,” Sections B&E Physiology, Biotechnology, Genetics and Germplasm. (Published CD)Resistance to curly top viruses through virus induced gene silencing-(Proceedings) Wintermantel, W.M., Hladky, L.L. 2009. Resistance to curly top viruses through virus induced gene silencing. Proc. Of the 35th biennial meeting of the American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists, Feb. 25-28, 2009, Orlando, FL:  “Growing and Breeding,” Sections B&E Physiology, Biotechnology, Genetics and Germplasm. (Published CD)The complete nucleotide sequence and genome organization of Tomato infectious chlorosis virus: A distinct crinivirus most closely related to Lettuce infectious yellows virus.-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Wintermantel, W.M., Hladky, L.L., Gulati Sakhuja, A.N., Li, R., Liu, H., Tzanetakis, L.E. 2009. The complete nucleotide sequence and genome organization of Tomato infectious chlorosis virus: A distinct crinivirus most closely related to Lettuce infectious yellows virus. Archives of Virology. 154:1335-1341.A new expanded host range of Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus includes three agricultural crops.-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Wintermantel, W.M., Hladky, L.L., Cortez, A.A., Natwick, E.T. 2009. A new expanded host range of Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus includes three agricultural crops. Plant Disease 93: 685-690.Co-infection by two criniviruses alters accumulation of each virus in a host-specific manner and influences efficiency of virus transmission-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Wintermantel, W.M., Cortez, A.A., Anchieta, A.G., Gulati Sakhuja, A.N., Hladky, L.L. 2008. Co-infection by two criniviruses alters accumulation of each virus in a host-specific manner and influences efficiency of virus transmission. Phytopathology 98: 1340-1345.First Report of Cucurbit Yellow Stunting Disorder Virus in Cucurbits in Florida-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Polston, J.E., Hladky, L.L., Akad, F., Wintermantel, W.M. 2008. First Report of Cucurbit Yellow Stunting Disorder Virus in Cucurbits in Florida. Plant Disease. 92:1251Resistance to curly top viruses through virus induced gene silencing-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Wintermantel, W.M., Hladky, L.L. 2008. Resistance to curly top viruses through virus induced gene silencing. Phytopathology. 92:S172


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