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Rebecca  Sweany
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                            ProjectsDevelopment of Aflatoxin Resistant Corn Lines Using Omic Technologies
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                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 440095Aflatoxin Control through Identification of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Governing the Aspergillus Flavus-Corn Interaction
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                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 440096**Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Divergent Aspergillus flavus corn population is composed of prolific conidium producers: implications for saprophytic disease cycle
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Sweany, R.R., Mack, B.M., Gebru, S.T., Mammel, M.K., Cary, J.W., Moore, G.G., Lebar, M.D., Carter Wientjes, C.H., Gilbert, M.K. 2024. Divergent Aspergillus flavus corn population is composed of prolific conidium producers: implications for saprophytic disease cycle. Mycologia. https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2024.2343645.Genome sequencing Louisiana Aspergillus flavus population to understand corn-fungal interaction

- (Abstract Only)Broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity of synthetic peptides GV185 and GV187
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Sweany, R.R., Cary, J.W., Jaynes, J.M., Rajasekaran, K. 2023. Broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity of synthetic peptides GV185 and GV187. Plant Disease. 107(10):3211-3221. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-22-2572-RE.Putative core transcription factors affecting virulence in Aspergillus flavus during infection of maize
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Gilbert, M.K., Mack, B.M., Lebar, M.D., Chang, P.-K., Gross, S.R., Sweany, R.R., Cary, J.W., Rajasekaran, K. 2023. Putative core transcription factors affecting virulence in Aspergillus flavus during infection of maize. The Journal of Fungi. 9(1):118. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9010118.Why do plant-pathogenic fungi produce mycotoxins? Potential roles for mycotoxins in the plant ecosystem
                                                        

- (Review Article)Sweany, R.R., Breunig, M., Opoku, J., Clay, K., Spatafora, J.W., Drott, M.T., Baldwin, T.T., Fountain, J.C. 2022. Why do plant-pathogenic fungi produce mycotoxins? Potential roles for mycotoxins in the plant ecosystem. Phytopathology. 112(10):2044-2051. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-02-22-0053-SYM.Genetic responses and aflatoxin inhibition during co-culture of aflatoxigenic and non-aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Sweany, R.R., Mack, B.M., Moore, G.G., Gilbert, M.K., Cary, J.W., Lebar, M.D., Rajasekaran, K., Damann Jr, K.E. 2021. Genetic responses and aflatoxin inhibition during co-culture of aflatoxigenic and non-aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus. Toxins. 13:794. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins13110794.Draft genome sequences of 20 Aspergillus flavus isolates from corn kernels and cornfield soils in Louisiana
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Gebru, S.T., Mammel, M.K., Gangiredla, J., Tartera, C., Cary, J.W., Moore, G.G., Sweany, R.R. 2020. Draft genome sequences of 20 Aspergillus flavus isolates from corn kernels and cornfield soils in Louisiana. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 9(38):e00826-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00826-20.


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