Martin Urban

NameMartin Urban
Job titleResearch Scientist - Plant Pathology
Email addressmartin.urban@rothamsted.ac.uk
DepartmentProtecting Crops and the Environment
Research clusterBCP: Wheat Pathogenomics
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2440-4352
OfficeHarpenden

Research outputs

Identification and functional characterisation of a locus for target site integration in Fusarium graminearum

Darino, M., Urban, M., Kaur, N., Wood, A. K. M., Smith, D., Grimwade-Mann, M., Beacham, A. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2024. Identification and functional characterisation of a locus for target site integration in Fusarium graminearum. Fungal Biology and Biotechnology. 11 (2), pp. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40694-024-00171-8

A framework for community curation of interspecies interactions literature

Cuzick, A., Seager, J., Wood, V., Urban, M., Rutherford, K. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2023. A framework for community curation of interspecies interactions literature. eLife. 12, p. e84658. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.84658

Ensembl Genomes 2022: an expanding genome resource for non-vertebrates

Yates, A. D., Allen, J., Amode, R. M., Azov, A. G., Barba, M., Becerra, A., Bhai, J., Campbell, L. I., Carbajo Martinez, M., Chakiachvili, M, Chougule, K., Christensen, M., Contreras-Moreira, B., Cuzick, A., Fioretto, L. D. R., Davis, P., Silva, N. H. D., Diamantakis, S., Dyer, S., Elser, J., Filippi, C. V., Gall, A., Grigoriadis, D., Guijarro-Clarke, C., Gupta, P., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Howe, K. L., Jaiswal, P., Kaikala, V., Kumar, V., Kumari, S., Langridge, N., Le, T., Luypaert, M., Maslen, G. L., Maurel, T., Moore, B., Muffato, M., Mushtaq, A., Naamati, G., Naithani, S., Olson, A., Parker, A., Paulini, M., Pedro, H., Perry, E., Preece, J., Quinton-Tulloch, M., Rodgers, F., Rosello, M., Ruffier, M., Seager, J., Sitnik, V., Szpak, M., Tate, J., Tello-Ruiz, M. K., Trevanion, S. J., Urban, M., Ware, D., Wei, S., Williams, G., Winterbottom, A., Zarowiecki, M., Finn, R. D. and Flicek, P. 2022. Ensembl Genomes 2022: an expanding genome resource for non-vertebrates. Nucleic Acids Research. 50 (D1), pp. D996-D1003. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkab1007

PHI-base in 2022 a multi-species phenotype database for Pathogen–Host Interactions

Urban, M., Cuzick, A., Seager, J., Wood, V., Rutherford, K., Venkatesh, S. Y., Sahu, J., Iyer, S. V., Khamari, L., De Silva, N., Martinez, M. C., Pedro, H., Yates, A. D. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2021. PHI-base in 2022 a multi-species phenotype database for Pathogen–Host Interactions. Nucleic Acids Research. 50, pp. D837-D847. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkab1037

Phylogenomic analysis of a 55.1-kb 19-gene dataset resolves a monophyletic Fusarium that includes the Fusarium solani species complex.

Geiser, D. M., Al-Hatmi, A. M. S., Aoki, T., Arie, T., Balmas, V., Barnes, I., Bergstrom, G. C., Bhattacharyya, M. K., Blomquist, C. L., Bowden, R. L., Brankovics, B., Brown, D. W., Burgess, L. W., Bushley, K., Busman, M., Cano-Lira, J. F., Carrillo, J. D., Chang, H., Chen, C., Chen, W., Chilvers, M., Chulze, S., Coleman, J. J., Cuomo, C. A., De Beer, Z. W., De Hoog, G. S., Del Castillo-Munera, J., Del Ponte, E. M., Dieguez-Uribeondo, J., Di Pietro, A., Edel-Hermann, V., Elmer, W. H., Epstein, L., Eskalen, A., Esposto, M. C., Everts, K. L., Fernandez-Pavía, S. P., Ferreira-Da-Silva, G., Foroud, N. A., Fourie, G., Frandsen, R. J. N., Freeman, S., Freitag, M., Frenkel, O., Fuller, K. K., Gagkaeva, T., Gardiner, D. M., Glenn, A. E., Gold, S. E., Gordon, T. R., Gregory, N. F., Gryzenhout, M., Guarro, J., Gugino, B. K., Gutierrez, S., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Harris, L. J., Homa, M., Hong, C., Hornok, L., Huang, J., Ilkit, M., Jacobs, A., Jacobs, K., Jiang, C., Del Mar Jimenez-Gasco, M., Kang, S., Kasson, M. T., Kazan, K., Kennell, J. C., Kim, H., Kistler, H. C., Kuldau, G. A., Kulik, T., Kurzai, O., Laraba, I., Laurence, M. H., Lee, T., Lee, Y., Lee, Y., Leslie, J. F., Liew, E. C. Y., Lofton, L. W., Logrieco, A. F., Lopez-Berges, M. S., Luque, A. G., Lysoe, E., Ma, L., Marra, R. E., Martin, F. N., May, S. R., McCormick, S. P., McGee, C., Meis, J. F., Migheli, Q., Nor, N. M. I. M., Monod, M., Moretti, A., Mostert, D., Mule, G., Munaut, F., Munkvold, G. P., Nicholson, P., Nucci, M., O’Donnell, K., Pasquali, M., Pfenning, L. H., Prigitano, A., Proctor, R. H., Ranque, S., Rehner, S. A., Rep, M., Rodriguez-Alvarado, G., Rose, L. J., Roth, M. G., Ruiz-Roldan, C., Saleh, A. A., Salleh, B., Sang, H., Scandiani, M. M., Scauflaire, J., Schmale, D. G. III., Short, D. P. G., Sisic, A., Smith, J. A., Smyth, C. W., Son, H., Spahr, E., Stajich, J. E., Steenkamp, E., Steinberg, C., Subramaniam, R., Suga, H., Summerell, B. A., Susca, A., Swett, C. L., Toomajian, C., Torres-Cruz, T. J., Tortorano, A. M., Urban, M., Vaillancourt, L. J., Vallad, G. E., Van Der Lee, T. A. J., Vanderpool, D., VanDiepeningen, A. D., Vaughan, M. M., Venter, E., Vermeulen, M., Verweij, P. E., Viljoen, A., Waalwijk, C., Wallace, E. C., Walther, G., Wang, J., Ward, T. J., Wickes, B. L., Wiederhold, N. P., Wingfield, M. J., Wood, A. K. M., Xu, J., Yang, X., Yli-Mattila, T., Yun, S., Zakaria, L., Zhang, H., Zhang, N., Zhang, S. X. and Zhang, X. 2021. Phylogenomic analysis of a 55.1-kb 19-gene dataset resolves a monophyletic Fusarium that includes the Fusarium solani species complex. Phytopathology. 111 (7), pp. 1064-1079. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-08-20-0330-LE

Functional evaluation of a homologue of plant rapid alkalinisation factor (RALF) peptides in Fusarium graminearum

Machado, A., Walker, C., Lee, W., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2020. Functional evaluation of a homologue of plant rapid alkalinisation factor (RALF) peptides in Fusarium graminearum . Fungal Biology. 124 (9), pp. 753-765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2020.05.001

Genome Sequence of Fusarium graminearum strain CML3066 isolated from a wheat spike in Southern Brazil

Wood, A. K. M., King, R., Urban, M., Nicolli, C. P., Del Ponte, E. M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2020. Genome Sequence of Fusarium graminearum strain CML3066 isolated from a wheat spike in Southern Brazil. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 9 (19), pp. e00157-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00157-20

PHI-Nets: A Network Resource for Ascomycete Fungal Pathogens to Annotate and Identify Putative Virulence Interacting Proteins and siRNA Targets

Janowska-Seja, E. I., Lysenko, A., Urban, M., Rawlings, C. J., Toska, S. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2019. PHI-Nets: A Network Resource for Ascomycete Fungal Pathogens to Annotate and Identify Putative Virulence Interacting Proteins and siRNA Targets. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10 (2721). https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02721

PHI-base - the Pathogen–Host Interactions database

Urban, M., Cuzick, A., Seager, J., Wood, V., Rutherford, K., De Silva, N., Venkatesh, S. Y, Martinez, M. C., Pedro, H., Yates, A. D., Hassani-Pak, K. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2020. PHI-base - the Pathogen–Host Interactions database . Nucleic Acids Research. 48 (Database issue D1), pp. D613-D620. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkz904

Ensembl Genomes 2020-enabling non-vertebrate genomic research

Cuzick, A., Howe, K. L., Contreras-Moreira, B., Silva, N. D., Maslen, G., Akanni, W., Allen, J., Alvarez-Jarreta, J., Barba, M., Bolser, D. M., Cambell, L., Carbajo, M., Chakiachvili, M., Christensen, M., Cummins, C., Cuzick, A., Davis, P., Fexova, S., Gall, A., George, N., Gil, L., Gupta, P., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Haskell, E., Hunt, S. E., Jaiswal, P., Janacek, S. H., Kersey, P. J., Langridge, N., Maheswari, U., Maurel, T., McDowall, M. D., Moore, B., Muffato, M., Naamati, G., Naithani, S., Olson, A., Papatheodorou, I., Patricio, M., Paulini, M., Pedro, H., Perry, E., Preece, J., Rosello, M., Russell, M., Sitnik, V., Staines, D. M., Stein, J., Tello-Ruiz, M. K., Trevanion, S. J., Urban, M., Wei, S., Ware, D., Williams, G., Yates, A. D. and Flicek, P. 2020. Ensembl Genomes 2020-enabling non-vertebrate genomic research. Nucleic Acids Research. 48 (D1), pp. D689-D695. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkz890

The adaptation of Fusarium culmorum to DMI Fungicides Is Mediated by Major Transcriptome Modifications in Response to Azole Fungicide, Including the Overexpression of a PDR Transporter (FcABC1).

Hellin, P., King, R., Urban, M., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Legreve, A 2018. The adaptation of Fusarium culmorum to DMI Fungicides Is Mediated by Major Transcriptome Modifications in Response to Azole Fungicide, Including the Overexpression of a PDR Transporter (FcABC1). Frontiers in Microbiology. 9 (1385). https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01385

Inter-genome comparison of the Quorn fungus Fusarium venenatum and the closely related plant infecting pathogen Fusarium graminearum

King, R., Brown, N. A., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2018. Inter-genome comparison of the Quorn fungus Fusarium venenatum and the closely related plant infecting pathogen Fusarium graminearum. BMC Genomics. 19, p. 269. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-018-4612-2

Sharing mutants and experimental information prepublication using FgMutantDb (https://scabusa.org/FgMutantDb)

Baldwin, T. T., Basenko, E., Harb, O., Brown, N. A., Urban, M., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Bregitzer, P. P. 2018. Sharing mutants and experimental information prepublication using FgMutantDb (https://scabusa.org/FgMutantDb). Fungal Genetics and Biology. 115 (June), pp. 90-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2018.01.002

Abstracts of Presentations at ICPP2018: Analysis of Fusarium graminearum pangenome

Machado, A., King, R., Urban, M., Del Ponte, E. M., Tessmann, D. J., Kanyuka, K. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2018. Abstracts of Presentations at ICPP2018: Analysis of Fusarium graminearum pangenome. International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP) 2018. Boston, USA 29 Jul 2018 American Phytopathological Society (APS). https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-108-10-S1.1

Ensembl Genomes 2018: an integrated omics infrastructure for non-vertebrate species

Kersey, P. J., Allen, J. E., Allot, A., Barba, M., Boddu, S., Bolt, B. J., Carvalho-Silva, D., Christensen, M., Davis, P., Grabmueller, C., Kumar, N., Liu, Z., Maurel, T., Moore, B., Mcdowall, M. D., Maheswari, U., Naamati, G., Newman, V., Ong, C. K., Paulini, M., Pedro, H., Perry, E., Russell, M., Sparrow, H., Tapanari, E., Taylor, K., Vullo, A., Williams, G., Zadissia, A., Olson, A., Stein, J., Wei, S., Tello-Ruiz, M., Ware, D., Luciani, A., Potter, S., Finn, R. D., Urban, M., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Bolser, D. M., De Silva, N., Howe, K. L., Langridge, N., Maslen, G., Staines, D. M. and Yates, A. 2018. Ensembl Genomes 2018: an integrated omics infrastructure for non-vertebrate species. Nucleic Acids Research. 46 (D1), pp. D802-D808. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkx1011

A conserved fungal glycosyltransferase facilitates pathogenesis of plants by enabling hyphal growth on solid surfaces

King, R., Urban, M., Lauder, R. P., Hawkins, N. J., Evans, M., Plummer, A., Halsey, K., Lovegrove, A., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Rudd, J. J. 2017. A conserved fungal glycosyltransferase facilitates pathogenesis of plants by enabling hyphal growth on solid surfaces. PLOS Pathogens. 13 (10), p. e1006672. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006672

RNAi as an emerging approach to control Fusarium Head Blight disease and mycotoxin contamination in cereals

Machado, A., Brown, N. A., Urban, M., Kanyuka, K. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2017. RNAi as an emerging approach to control Fusarium Head Blight disease and mycotoxin contamination in cereals. Pest Management Science. 74 (4), pp. 790-799. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.4748

Host-induced gene silencing for the control of the Fusarium Head Blight in wheat fields

Kanyuka, K., Machado, A., Urban, M., Lee, W. S., Brown, N. J., King, R. A., Lau, E. Y., Sparks, C. A., Bonato, A. L. V., Tibola, C. S., Martins, N. F., Aragao, F. J., West, J., Fernandes, J. M. C. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2017. Host-induced gene silencing for the control of the Fusarium Head Blight in wheat fields. 1st COST iPlanta Conferernce; "Creating the plant RNAi research network CA15223", La Sapienza - CNR Headquarter , Rome, Italy, 15-17 February 2017.

Annotation of Fusarium graminearum (PH-1) version 5.0

King, R., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2017. Annotation of Fusarium graminearum (PH-1) version 5.0. Genome Announcements. 5 (2), pp. e01479-16. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.01479-16

PHI-base: a new interface and further additions for the multi-species pathogen–host interactions database

Urban, M., Cuzick, A., Rutherford, K., Irvine, A. G., Pedro, H., Pant, R., Sadanadan, V., Khamari, L., Billal, S., Mohanty, Sagar and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2017. PHI-base: a new interface and further additions for the multi-species pathogen–host interactions database. Nucleic Acids Research. 45 (D1), pp. D604-D610. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkw1089

First draft genome sequence of a UK strain (UK99) of Fusarium culmorum

Urban, M., King, R., Andongabo, A. E., Maheswari, U., Pedro, H., Kersey, P. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2016. First draft genome sequence of a UK strain (UK99) of Fusarium culmorum. Genome Announcements. 4 (5), pp. e00771-16. https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00771-16

Searching for novel targets to control wheat head blight disease—I-Protein identification,3D modeling and virtual screening

Martens, N. F., Bresso, E., Togawa, R. C., Urban, M., Antoniw, J. F., Maigret, B. and Hammond-Kosack, M. 2016. Searching for novel targets to control wheat head blight disease—I-Protein identification,3D modeling and virtual screening. Advances in Microbiology. 6 (11), pp. 811-830. https://doi.org/10.4236/aim.2016.611079

Structure-based virtual screening of hypothetical inhibitors of the enzyme longiborneal synthase - a potential target to reduce Fusarium head blight disease

Bresso, E., Leroux, V., Urban, M., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Maigret, B. and Martins, N. F. 2016. Structure-based virtual screening of hypothetical inhibitors of the enzyme longiborneal synthase - a potential target to reduce Fusarium head blight disease. Journal Of Molecular Modeling. 22, p. 163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00894-016-3021-1

Publishing FAIR data: an exemplar methodology utilizing PHI-base

Rodriguez-Iglesias, A., Rodriguez-Gonzales, A., Irvine, A. G., Sesma, A., Urban, M., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Wilkinson, M. D. 2016. Publishing FAIR data: an exemplar methodology utilizing PHI-base. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7, p. 641. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.00641

GPCRs from fusarium graminearum detection, modeling and virtual screening - the search for new routes to control head blight disease.

Bresso, E., Togawa, R., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Urban, M., Maigret, B. and Martins, N. F. 2016. GPCRs from fusarium graminearum detection, modeling and virtual screening - the search for new routes to control head blight disease. BMC Bioinformatics. 17 (Suppl 18), p. 463. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-016-1342-9

Using the phenotypic information in the pathogen-host interactions database (PHI-BASE) to explore Fusarium and Magnaporthe genomes, transcriptomes and proteomes

Urban, M., Irvine, A., Cuzick, A. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2016. Using the phenotypic information in the pathogen-host interactions database (PHI-BASE) to explore Fusarium and Magnaporthe genomes, transcriptomes and proteomes. Proceedings 5th ISFHB - 2nd IWWB Symposium, 5-10, Florianopolis, Brasil.

The trans-kingdom identification of negative regulators of pathogen hypervirulence

Brown, N. A., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2016. The trans-kingdom identification of negative regulators of pathogen hypervirulence. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 40 (1), pp. 19-40. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsre/fuv042

PhytoPath: an integrative resource for plant pathogen genomics

Pedro, H., Maheswari, U., Urban, M., Irvine, A. G., Cuzick, A., Mcdowall, M. D., Staines, D. M., Kulesha, E., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Kersey, P. J. 2016. PhytoPath: an integrative resource for plant pathogen genomics. Nucleic Acids Research. 44 (D1), pp. D688-D693. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkv1052

Using the pathogen-host interactions database (PHI-base) to investigate plant pathogen genomes and genes implicated in virulence

Urban, M., Irvine, A. G., Cuzick, A. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2015. Using the pathogen-host interactions database (PHI-base) to investigate plant pathogen genomes and genes implicated in virulence. Frontiers in Plant Science. 6, p. 605. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2015.00605

The completed genome sequence of the pathogenic ascomycete fungus Fusarium graminearum

King, R., Urban, M., Hammond-Kosack, M. C. U., Hassani-Pak, K. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2015. The completed genome sequence of the pathogenic ascomycete fungus Fusarium graminearum. BMC Genomics. 16, p. 544. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-015-1756-1

Whole-genome analysis of Fusarium graminearum insertional mutants identifies virulence associated genes and unmasks untagged chromosomal deletions

Urban, M., King, R., Hassani-Pak, K. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2015. Whole-genome analysis of Fusarium graminearum insertional mutants identifies virulence associated genes and unmasks untagged chromosomal deletions. BMC Genomics. 16, p. 261. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-015-1412-9

The Pathogen-Host Interactions database (PHI-base): additions and future developments

Urban, M., Pant, R., Raghunath, A., Irvine, A. G., Pedro, H. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2015. The Pathogen-Host Interactions database (PHI-base): additions and future developments. Nucleic Acids Research. 43, pp. D645-D655. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gku1165

Network-based data integration for selecting candidate virulence associated proteins in the cereal infecting fungus Fusarium graminearum

Lysenko, A., Urban, M., Bennett, L., Tsoka, S., Janowska-Sejda, E., Rawlings, C. J., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Saqi, M. 2013. Network-based data integration for selecting candidate virulence associated proteins in the cereal infecting fungus Fusarium graminearum. PLOS ONE. 8, p. e67926. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067926

Characterization of the sterol 14alpha-demethylases of Fusarium graminearum identifies a novel genus-specific CYP51 function

Fan, J., Urban, M., Parker, J. E., Brewer, H. C., Kelly, S. L., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Fraaije, B. A., Liu, X. and Cools, H. J. 2013. Characterization of the sterol 14alpha-demethylases of Fusarium graminearum identifies a novel genus-specific CYP51 function. New Phytologist. 198 (3), pp. 821-835. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.12193

Genus-specific CYP51C of Fusarium graminearum identified as a novel CYP51 rather than azole fungicide target sterol 14alpha-demethylases

Fan, J., Urban, M., Parker, J. E., Brewer, H. C., Kelly, S. L., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Fraaije, B. A., Liu, X. and Cools, H. J. 2013. Genus-specific CYP51C of Fusarium graminearum identified as a novel CYP51 rather than azole fungicide target sterol 14alpha-demethylases. Chinese Society for Plant Pathology.

Molecular genetics and genomic approaches to explore Fusarium infection of wheat floral tissue

Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2013. Molecular genetics and genomic approaches to explore Fusarium infection of wheat floral tissue. in: Brown, D. W. and Proctor, R. H. (ed.) Fusarium: genomics, molecular and cellular biology Caister Academic Press, Norwich, Norfolk. pp. 43-79

Using the phenotypic information in the PHI-base database to explore pathogen genomes, transcriptomes and proteomes

Urban, M., Antoniw, J. F., Martins, N., Lysenko, A., Grzebyta, J., Janowska-Sedja, E., Saqi, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2013. Using the phenotypic information in the PHI-base database to explore pathogen genomes, transcriptomes and proteomes. Abstracts 27th Fungal Genetics Conference, Asilomar, 12-17 March 2013 . pp. 177

Exploring the metabolome of cereal infecting fusaria

Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Lowe, R. G. T., Canning, G., Urban, M., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2013. Exploring the metabolome of cereal infecting fusaria. Abstracts 27th Fungal Genetics Conference, Asilomar, 12-17 March 2013 . pp. 21

Detection of multi-clustered genes and community structure for the plant pathogenic fungus Fusarium graminearum

Bennett, L., Lysenko, A., Papageorgiou, L. G., Urban, M., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Rawlings, C. J., Saqi, M. and Tsoka, S. 2012. Detection of multi-clustered genes and community structure for the plant pathogenic fungus Fusarium graminearum. in: Gilbert, D. and Heiner, M. (ed.) Computational Methods in Systems Biology Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

Phytopath - A new bioinformatics resource for plant pathogens

Pedro, H., Grzebyta, J., Urban, M., Saqi, M., Kerhornou, A., Maheswari, U., Kersey, P. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2012. Phytopath - A new bioinformatics resource for plant pathogens. Abstracts 11th European Conference on Fungal Genetics, Marburg, 30 March - 2 April 2012 . pp. 138

Phytopath: new pathogen resource launched

Kersey, P., Pedro, H., Maheswari, U., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Urban, M., Saqi, M. and Grzebyta, J. 2012. Phytopath: new pathogen resource launched. GARNish Newsletter. 17, p. 8.

Exploring the early symptomless phase of Fusarium graminearum infection of wheat ears

Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Brown, N. A., Urban, M. and Antoniw, J. F. 2012. Exploring the early symptomless phase of Fusarium graminearum infection of wheat ears. Abstracts 11th European Conference on Fungal Genetics, Marburg, 30 March - 2 April 2012 . pp. 74

The 26th Fungal Genetics Conference, Asilomar, USA, 15th-20th March 2011

Gurr, S. J., Dyer, P. S., Brown, N. A., Urban, M. and Tauati, S. 2012. The 26th Fungal Genetics Conference, Asilomar, USA, 15th-20th March 2011. BSPP News. 67, pp. 20-25.

The induction of mycotoxins by trichothecene producing Fusarium species

Lowe, R., Jubault, M., Canning, G., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2012. The induction of mycotoxins by trichothecene producing Fusarium species. in: Thomma, B. P. H. J. and Bolton, M. D. (ed.) Plant fungal pathogens: methods and protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol 835) Springer, Berlin. pp. 439-455

OmniMapFree a unified tool to visualise and explore sequenced genomes

Antoniw, J. F., Beacham, A. M., Baldwin, T. K., Urban, M., Rudd, J. J. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2011. OmniMapFree a unified tool to visualise and explore sequenced genomes. BMC Bioinformatics. 12, p. 447 (14pp). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-12-447

The velvet gene, FgVe1, affects fungal development and positively regulates trichothecene biosynthesis and pathogenicity in Fusarium graminearum

Merhej, J., Urban, M., Dufresne, M., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Richard-Forget, F. and Barreau, C. 2012. The velvet gene, FgVe1, affects fungal development and positively regulates trichothecene biosynthesis and pathogenicity in Fusarium graminearum. Molecular Plant Pathology. 13 (4), pp. 363-374. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1364-3703.2011.00755.x

Characterisation of the Fusarium graminearum-wheat floral interaction

Brown, N. A., Bass, C. G., Baldwin, T. K., Chen, Huaigu, Massot, F., Carion, P. W. C., Urban, M., Van De Meene, A. M. L. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2011. Characterisation of the Fusarium graminearum-wheat floral interaction. Journal of Pathogens. 2011, p. 626345. https://doi.org/10.4061/2011/626345

Infection of the wheat ear by the fungus Fusarium culmorum

Van De Meene, A., Urban, M., Brown, N. A. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2011. Infection of the wheat ear by the fungus Fusarium culmorum. Abstracts Botanical Microscopy Conference, Wageningen, 16-21 April 2011 .

The unseen threat of symptomless Fusarium wheat ear infection

Brown, N. A., Bass, C. G., Urban, M., Van De Meene, A. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2011. The unseen threat of symptomless Fusarium wheat ear infection. Crop protection in Southern Britain. Aspects of Applied Biology 106 . pp. 143-149

Inactivation of plant infecting fungal and viral pathogens to achieve biological containment in drainage water using UV treatment

Urban, M., Motteram, J., Jing, H-C., Powers, S. J., Townsend, J. A., Devonshire, J., Pearman, I., Kanyuka, K., Franklin, J. F. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2011. Inactivation of plant infecting fungal and viral pathogens to achieve biological containment in drainage water using UV treatment. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 110 (3), pp. 675-687. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04917.x

The infection biology of Fusarium graminearum: defining the pathways of spikelet to spikelet colonisation in wheat ears

Brown, N. A., Urban, M., Van De Meene, A. M. L. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2010. The infection biology of Fusarium graminearum: defining the pathways of spikelet to spikelet colonisation in wheat ears. Fungal Biology. 114 (7), pp. 555-571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2010.04.006

The unseen threat to UK wheat production from Fusarium ear blight

Brown, N. A., Bass, C. G., Urban, M., Van De Meene, A. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2010. The unseen threat to UK wheat production from Fusarium ear blight. Abstracts CropWorld, London, 1-3 November 2010 .

Be more specific! Using laser capture micro-dissection to investigate Fusarium ear blight

Brown, N. A., Urban, M., Van De Meene, A. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2010. Be more specific! Using laser capture micro-dissection to investigate Fusarium ear blight. Abstracts 9th International Mycological Congress: the Biology of Fungi, Edinburgh, 1-6 August 2010 .

A combined 1H nuclear magnetic resonance and electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry analysis to understand the basal metabolism of plant-pathogenic Fusarium spp

Lowe, R. G. T., Allwood, J. W., Galster, A. M., Urban, M., Daudi, A., Canning, G., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2010. A combined 1H nuclear magnetic resonance and electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry analysis to understand the basal metabolism of plant-pathogenic Fusarium spp. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions - MPMI. 23 (12), pp. 1605-1618. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-04-10-0092

A partial chromosomal deletion caused by random plasmid integration resulted in a reduced virulence phenotype in Fusarium graminearum

Baldwin, T. K., Gaffoor, I., Antoniw, J. F., Andries, C., Guenther, J., Urban, M., Hallen-Adams, H. E., Pitkin, J., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Trail, F. 2010. A partial chromosomal deletion caused by random plasmid integration resulted in a reduced virulence phenotype in Fusarium graminearum. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions - MPMI. 23 (8), pp. 1083-1096. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-23-8-1083

The identification of a virulence factor-enriched micro-region in the Fusarium graminearum genome

Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Antoniw, J. F., Freeman, A., Urban, M., Welham, S. J. and Beacham, A. 2010. The identification of a virulence factor-enriched micro-region in the Fusarium graminearum genome. Abstracts Fusarium Workshop, Amsterdam, 28-29 March 2010 .

A role for topoisomerase I in Fusarium graminearum and F. culmorum pathogenesis and sporulation

Baldwin, T. K., Urban, M., Brown, N. A. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2010. A role for topoisomerase I in Fusarium graminearum and F. culmorum pathogenesis and sporulation. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions - MPMI. 23 (5), pp. 566-577. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-23-5-0566

Functional evaluation of plant defence signalling against Fusarium graminearum and F. culmorum in Arabidopsis floral tissue

Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Freeman, A., Desmouceaux, N., Urban, M. and Cuzick, A. 2009. Functional evaluation of plant defence signalling against Fusarium graminearum and F. culmorum in Arabidopsis floral tissue. Abstracts 14th International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Quebec, 19-23 July 2009 .

Molecular and genetic studies on Fusarium Ear Blight disease of wheat

Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Kanyuka, K., Brown, N. A., Beacham, A. M., Cuzick, A., Antoniw, J. F. and Urban, M. 2009. Molecular and genetic studies on Fusarium Ear Blight disease of wheat. Abstracts 2009 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum, Orlando, 7-9 December 2009 .

Construction and establishment of a containment level 3 plant growth facility at Rothamsted Research

Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Urban, M., Franklin, J. F. and Taberer, R. 2009. Construction and establishment of a containment level 3 plant growth facility at Rothamsted Research.

Genomic analysis of transcriptional regulators of Fusarium graminearum

Coulson, R., Urban, M., Antoniw, J. F. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2008. Genomic analysis of transcriptional regulators of Fusarium graminearum.

Metabolomic and phenotypic analyses of Fusarium graminearum wild-type and mutant strains

Urban, M., Lowe, R., Allwood, W., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2008. Metabolomic and phenotypic analyses of Fusarium graminearum wild-type and mutant strains.

The infection biology and transcriptome of wheat pathogen Fusarium graminearum

Brown, N. A., Urban, M., Van De Meene, A. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2008. The infection biology and transcriptome of wheat pathogen Fusarium graminearum. Abstracts Syngenta Student Showcase, Jealott's Hill, 16 September 2008 .

Pathogenicity determinants of Fusarium graminearum on wheat ears

Beacham, A. M., Urban, M., Antoniw, J. F. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2008. Pathogenicity determinants of Fusarium graminearum on wheat ears. Abstracts BSPP Presidentail Meeting on Cereal Pathosystems, London, 16-17 December 2008 . pp. 11

Analysis of the newly sequenced Fusarium genomes using PHI-Base and ONDEX

Beacham, A. M., Cavenet, C., Taubert, J., Urban, M., Antoniw, J. F., Rawlings, C. J. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2008. Analysis of the newly sequenced Fusarium genomes using PHI-Base and ONDEX.

Pathogenicity determinants of Fusarium graminearum on wheat ears

Beacham, A. M., Urban, M., Antoniw, J. F. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2008. Pathogenicity determinants of Fusarium graminearum on wheat ears. Abstracts Syngenta Student Showcase, Jealott's Hill, 22 September 2008 .

Pathogenicity determinants of Fusarium graminearum on wheat ears

Beacham, A. M., Antoniw, J. F., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2008. Pathogenicity determinants of Fusarium graminearum on wheat ears. Asbtracts 9th European Conference on Fungal Genetics (ECFG9), Edinburgh, 5-8 April 2008 . pp. PR1.24

Fusarium graminearum kinome analysis and progress report. Confidential report to industrial sponsor

Antoniw, J. F., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2008. Fusarium graminearum kinome analysis and progress report. Confidential report to industrial sponsor.

The infection biology and transcriptome of wheat pathogen Fusarium graminearum

Brown, N. A., Urban, M., Van De Meene, A. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2008. The infection biology and transcriptome of wheat pathogen Fusarium graminearum. Abstracts BSPP Presidential Meeting on Cereal Pathosystems, London, 16-17 December 2008 . pp. 13

The infection biology of Fusarium graminearum single gene deletion strains

Brown, N. A., Baldwin, T., Urban, M., Van De Meene, A. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2008. The infection biology of Fusarium graminearum single gene deletion strains. Abstracts 9th European Conference on Fungal Genetics (ECFG9), Edinburgh, 5-8 April 2008 .

PHI-base update: additions to the pathogen-host interaction database

Winnenburg, R., Urban, M., Beacham, A., Baldwin, T. K., Holland, S., Lindeberg, M., Hansen, H., Rawlings, C. J., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Kohler, J. 2008. PHI-base update: additions to the pathogen-host interaction database. Nucleic Acids Research. 36, pp. D572-D576. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkm858

Fusarium graminearum gene deletion mutants map1 and tri5 reveal similarities and differences in the pathogenicity requirements to cause disease on Arabidopsis and wheat floral tissue

Cuzick, A., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2008. Fusarium graminearum gene deletion mutants map1 and tri5 reveal similarities and differences in the pathogenicity requirements to cause disease on Arabidopsis and wheat floral tissue. New Phytologist. 177 (4), pp. 990-1000. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02333.x

The Fusarium graminearum genome reveals a link between localized polymorphism and pathogen specialization

Cuomo, C. A., Guldener, U., Xu, J-R., Trail, F., Turgeon, B. G., Di Pietro, A., Walton, J. D., Ma, L-J., Baker, S. E., Rep, M., Adam, G., Antoniw, J. F., Baldwin, T., Calvo, S., Chang, Y-L., Decaprio, D., Gale, L. R., Gnerre, S., Goswami, R. S., Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Harris, L. J., Hilburn, K., Kennell, J. C., Kroken, S., Magnuson, J. K., Mannhaupt, G., Mauceli, E., Mewes, H-W., Mitterbauer, R., Munsterkotter, M., Nelson, D., O'donnell, K., Ouellet, T., Qi, W., Quesneville, H., Roncero, M. I. G., Seong, K-Y., Tetko, I. V., Urban, M., Waalwijk, C., Ward, T. J., Yao, J., Birren, B. W. and Kistler, H. C. 2007. The Fusarium graminearum genome reveals a link between localized polymorphism and pathogen specialization. Science - AAAS. 317, pp. 1400-1402. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1143708

Phenotypic and metabolomic analyses of the Fusarium graminearum SNF1 mutant

Urban, M., Antoniw, J. F., Allwood, W., Beacham, A., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2007. Phenotypic and metabolomic analyses of the Fusarium graminearum SNF1 mutant. Abstracts 13th International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Sorrento, 21-27 July 2007 . pp. 212

Functional evaluation of plant defence signalling against Fusarium ear blight disease in Arabidopsis

Cuzick, A., Urban, M., Maguire, K., Lee, S. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2007. Functional evaluation of plant defence signalling against Fusarium ear blight disease in Arabidopsis. Abstracts BSPP Presidential Meeting 2007: Attack and Defence in Plant Disease, Bath, 12-14 September 2007 . pp. 52

Functional evaluation of plant defence signalling against Fusarium graminearum and F. culmorum in Arabidopsis floral and wheat floral and leaf tissue

Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Cuzick, A., Lee, S., Daudi, A., Bass, C. G., Maguire, K. and Urban, M. 2007. Functional evaluation of plant defence signalling against Fusarium graminearum and F. culmorum in Arabidopsis floral and wheat floral and leaf tissue. Abstracts 13th International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Sorrento, 21-27 July 2007 . pp. 107-108

DON mycotoxin biosynthesis by Fusarium species, a metabolomics perspective

Lowe, R., Allwood, J. W., Urban, M., Beale, M. H., Ward, J. L. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2007. DON mycotoxin biosynthesis by Fusarium species, a metabolomics perspective. Abstracts BSPP Presidential Meeting 2007: Attack and Defence in Plant Disease, Bath, 12-14 September 2007 . pp. 64

Grain fungus genome published

Antoniw, J. F., Baldwin, T., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2007. Grain fungus genome published. EPSO News. No. 3.

Pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum and F. culmorum on wheat ears

Beacham, A., Antoniw, J. F., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2007. Pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum and F. culmorum on wheat ears. Abstracts BSPP Presidential Meeting 2007: Attack and Defence in Plant Disease, Bath, 12-14 September 2007 .

Pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum and F. culmorum on wheat ears

Beacham, A., Antoniw, J. F., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2007. Pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum and F. culmorum on wheat ears. Abstracts Molecular Biology of Plant Pathogens (MBPP) Meeting, Bath, 10-11 September 2007 .

Pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum and F. culmorum on wheat ears

Beacham, A., Antoniw, J. F., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2007. Pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum and F. culmorum on wheat ears. Abstracts Syngenta Student Showcase, Jealott's Hill, September 2007 .

PHI-base: a database of experimentally verified pathogenicity, virulence and effector genes in fungal, oomycete and bacterial pathogens of animals and plants

Baldwin, T. K., Winnenburg, R., Beacham, A., Urban, M., Rawlings, C. J., Koehler, J. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2007. PHI-base: a database of experimentally verified pathogenicity, virulence and effector genes in fungal, oomycete and bacterial pathogens of animals and plants. Abstracts 13th International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Sorrento, 21-27 July 2007 .

Molecular tools for the study of Fusarium ear blight caused by Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium culmorum

Bass, C. G., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2006. Molecular tools for the study of Fusarium ear blight caused by Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium culmorum. Abstracts 8th European Conference of Fungal Genetics, Vienna, 8-11 April 2006 . pp. 364

Molecular genetics to identify genes involved in the pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum on wheat ears

Baldwin, T. K., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2006. Molecular genetics to identify genes involved in the pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum on wheat ears. In %Abstracts Syngenta Postgraduate Symposium, Bracknell, 14 September 2006 .

Molecular genetics to identify genes involved in the pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum on wheat ears

Baldwin, T. K., Urban, M., Antoniw, J. F. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2006. Molecular genetics to identify genes involved in the pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum on wheat ears. Abstracts 9th International Fungal Biology Conference and 16th New Phytologist Symposium on Impact of Genomics on Fungal Biology, Nancy, 18-20 September 2006 . pp. 17-18

The Pathogen-Host Interactions database (PHI-base) provides insights into generic and novel themes of pathogenicity

Baldwin, T. K., Winnenburg, R., Urban, M., Rawlings, C. J., Koehler, J. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2006. The Pathogen-Host Interactions database (PHI-base) provides insights into generic and novel themes of pathogenicity. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions - MPMI. 19 (12), pp. 1451-1462. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-19-1451

PHI-base: a new database for pathogen host interactions

Winnenburg, R., Baldwin, T. K., Urban, M., Rawlings, C. J., Koehler, J. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2006. PHI-base: a new database for pathogen host interactions. Nucleic Acids Research. 34 (1), pp. D459-D464. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkj047

Bioinformatic and molecular genetic tools for identifying genes involved in the pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum on wheat ears

Baldwin, T. K., Winnenburg, R., Koehler, J., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2005. Bioinformatic and molecular genetic tools for identifying genes involved in the pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum on wheat ears. Abstracts Molecular Biology of Plant Pathogens Meeting, Ambleside, 19-21 September 2005 .

Bioinformatic and molecular genetic tools for identifying genes involved in the pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum on wheat ears

Baldwin, T. K., Winnenburg, R., Koehler, J., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2005. Bioinformatic and molecular genetic tools for identifying genes involved in the pathogenicity of Fusarium graminearum on wheat ears. Abstracts ESF-EMBO Symposium on the Comparative Genomics of Eukaryotic Microorganisms, Sant Feliu de Guixols, 12-17 November 2005 .

The transcription-associated proteins of Fusarium graminearum identified by sequence clustering and profile analyses

Coulson, R., Urban, M., Antoniw, J. F. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2005. The transcription-associated proteins of Fusarium graminearum identified by sequence clustering and profile analyses. Abstracts 23rd Fungal Genetics Conference, Asilomar, 15-20 March 2005 . pp. 113

Functional evaluation of plant defence signalling against fusarium ear blight disease in arabidopsis

Cuzick, A., Lee, S., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2005. Functional evaluation of plant defence signalling against fusarium ear blight disease in arabidopsis. Abstracts LAMP (London Area Molecular Plant Sciences) Meeting, Wye, 5 October 2005 .

Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of Leptosphaeria app. and Oculimacula spp. with the reef coral gene DsRed and the jellyfish gene gfp

Eckert, M., Maguire, K. L., Urban, M., Foster, S. J., Fitt, B. D. L., Lucas, J. A. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2005. Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of Leptosphaeria app. and Oculimacula spp. with the reef coral gene DsRed and the jellyfish gene gfp. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 253, pp. 67-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.femsle.2005.09.041

Functional evaluation of plant defence signalling against fusarium ear blight disease in arabidopsis

Cuzick, A., Lee, S., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2005. Functional evaluation of plant defence signalling against fusarium ear blight disease in arabidopsis. Abstracts 4th Plant Genomics European Meetings (Plant-GEMs 4), Amsterdam, 20-23 September 2005 .

Functional evaluation of plant defence signalling against fusarium ear blight disease in arabidopsis

Cuzick, A., Lee, S., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2005. Functional evaluation of plant defence signalling against fusarium ear blight disease in arabidopsis. Abstracts 16th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research, Madison, 15-19 June 2005 . pp. No 530

Plant pathogens: how can molecular genetic information on plant pathogens assist in breeding disease resistant crops

Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Urban, M., Baldwin, T., Daudi, A., Rudd, J. J., Keon, J., Lucas, J. A., Magiure, K., Kornyukhin, D., Jing, H-C., Bass, C. G. and Antoniw, J. F. 2004. Plant pathogens: how can molecular genetic information on plant pathogens assist in breeding disease resistant crops. Fischer, T. (ed.) New Directions for a Diverse Planet: Proceedings 4th International Crop Science Congress, Brisbane, 26 September-1 October 2004 . Regional Institute, Gosford. pp. www.cropscience.org.au

The Fusarium graminearum MAP1 gene is essential for pathogenicity and development of perithecia

Urban, M., Mott, E., Farley, T. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2003. The Fusarium graminearum MAP1 gene is essential for pathogenicity and development of perithecia. Molecular Plant Pathology. 4 (5), pp. 347-359. https://doi.org/10.1046/J.1364-3703.2003.00183.X

Identifying pathogenicity genes and developing tools to monitor trichothecene mycotoxin production in Fusarium graminearum and F. culmorum

Daudi, A., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2003. Identifying pathogenicity genes and developing tools to monitor trichothecene mycotoxin production in Fusarium graminearum and F. culmorum. Abstracts SCI Student Conference on Advances in Fungal Control Strategies, Bracknell, 29 April 2003 .

Arabidopsis is susceptible to the cereal ear blight fungal pathogens Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium culmorum

Urban, M., Daniels, S., Mott, E. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2002. Arabidopsis is susceptible to the cereal ear blight fungal pathogens Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium culmorum. The Plant Journal. 32 (6), pp. 961-973. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-313X.2002.01480.x

Projects

BBSRC Embrapa - Using HIGS and si-RNA technologies to explore and control Fusarium Head Scab disease in wheat fields

Defining the signalling network linking pathogen infection and asparagine accumulation in wheat grain

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