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expand  Concurrent Session 01: Symbiosis & Mutualism I

Karrikin signaling in arbuscular mycorrhiza development
C. GUTJAHR (1), S. Carbonnel (1), V. Basso (1), M. Kolodzijei (1), T. Wang (2) (1) LMU Munich, Faculty of Biology Genetics, Germany; (2) John Innes Center, Metabolic Biology, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: C1-2, P2-56
Session Type: Concurrent


Identification of genes involved in the Burkholderia tuberum nodulating symbiosis
M. LUM (1), A. Arnell (2), B. Kwak (2), N. Behnken (2), J. Blankenship (2) (1) Loyola Marymount University, U.S.A.; (2) Loyola Marymount University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C1-3, P2-57
Session Type: Concurrent


A novel interactor of symbiotic RLKs is involved in nodulation in Lotus japonicus
A. YAMAZAKI (1), Y. Shimoda (2), M. Hayashi (1) (1) Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Riken, Japan; (2) NIAS, Japan

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Abstract Number: C1-4, P2-58
Session Type: Concurrent


Medicago truncatula MtLAX2, an orthologue of the AtAUX1 auxin influx transporter, mediates auxin control of nodulation
S. ROY (1), J. Murray (2), A. Downie (2), J. Lilley (2), G. Oldroyd (2), D. Cousins (2), C. Bone (3), S. Walker (4), J. Sun (2) (1) The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, U.S.A.; (2) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom; (3) University of Sheffeild, United Kingdom; (4) Babraham Institute, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: C1-5, P2-59
Session Type: Concurrent


Use of Crispr/Cas genome editing demonstrates a critical role for uricase and xanthine dehydrogenase in soybean nitrogen fixation and nodule development.
C. NGUYEN (1), M. Stacey (2) (1) Divisions of Plant Sciences and Biochemistry, National Center for Soybean Biotechnology University of Missouri, U.S.A.; (2) Divisions of Plant Sciences and Biochemistry, National Center for Soybean Biotechnology University of Missouri, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C1-6, P2-60
Session Type: Concurrent


Receptor mediated recognition controls rhizobial infection of legumes
J. STOUGAARD (1) (1) Aarhus University, Denmark

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Abstract Number: C1-1
Session Type: Concurrent

expand  Concurrent Session 02: Genomes, Genomics, and Epigenomics

Regulating fungal pathogenesis through chromatin modifications
D. COOK (1), M. Seidl (2), M. Kramer (2), B. Thomma (2) (1) Wageningen University, Netherlands; (2) Wageningen University, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: C2-2, P11-388
Session Type: Concurrent


Epigenetic regulation during infection for rust pathogens
B. XU (1) (1) Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia

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Abstract Number: C2-3, P11-389
Session Type: Concurrent


Comparative & Evolutionary Genomics of the Pseudomonas syringae Species Complex
D. GUTTMAN (1), S. Thakur (1), B. Weir (2) (1) University of Toronto, Canada; (2) Landcare Research, New Zealand

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Abstract Number: C2-4, P11-390
Session Type: Concurrent


Different waves of effector genes with contrasted genomic location are expressed by Leptosphaeria maculans during cotyledon and stem colonisation of oilseed rape
J. GERVAIS (1), T. Rouxel (1), M. Balesdent (1), I. Fudal (1), C. Plissonneau (1) (1) INRA BIOGER, France

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Abstract Number: C2-5, P11-391
Session Type: Concurrent


Variation in genome size and ploidy levels in plant pathogenic oomycetes, particularly the downy mildews.
L. BERTIER (1), J. Gil (1), S. Reyes-Chin-Wo (1), K. Fletcher (1), R. Michelmore (1) (1) UC Davis Genome Center, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C2-6, P11-392
Session Type: Concurrent


Unusual features of NB-LRR sequences in common bean genome
M. Richard (1), A. Gratias (1), V. Thareau (1), M. Aubert (1), K. Kim (2), S. Jackson (2), V. Geffroy (1) (1) Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay IPS2, CNRS, INRA, Univ Paris Sud, Univ Evry, Univ Paris-Diderot, Orsay, France; (2) Center for Applied Genetic Technologies, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C2-1
Session Type: Concurrent

expand  Concurrent Session 03: Translational Research; Developing World Needs

TILLING for effective powdery mildew resistance: A non-transgenic approach aimed at the generation of hexaploid wheat mlo mutants
R. PANSTRUGA (1), J. Acevedo (1), H. Thieron (1), D. Spencer (1), A. Phillips (2), K. Hammond-Kosack (2) (1) RWTH Aachen University, Germany; (2) Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: C3-4, P19-712
Session Type: Concurrent


High-throughput assay for small molecules targeting the Type I efflux pump of Xylella fastidiosa.
D. GABRIEL (1), M. Jain (1), L. Fleites (1), S. Zhang (1) (1) University of Florida, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C3-3, P20-717
Session Type: Concurrent


Dissecting the disease triangle of plant pathology
R. BART (1) (1) Donald Danforth Plant Science, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C3-6, P20-718
Session Type: Concurrent


Expanding the recognition specificity of NLR proteins to confer disease resistance to the Soybean Mosaic Virus
M. HELM (1), R. Innes (1) (1) Indiana University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C3-5, P20-722
Session Type: Concurrent


Exploiting bacterial genomics to develop tools for effective pathogen monitoring in rice    
R. OLIVA (1) (1) IRRI, Philippines

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Abstract Number: C3-1
Session Type: Concurrent


Improving bananas for resistance against Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum    
L. TRIPATHI (1), J. Tripathi (2), J. Kubiriba (3), W. Tushemereirwe (3) (1) International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kenya; (2) International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kenya; (3) National Agriculture Research Laboratories, Uganda

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Abstract Number: C3-1
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 04: Molecular Ecology of the Host-Microbe Interactions

Indole Antibiotic Biosynthesis in Edible Plants: From Genomes to Bioactive Molecules    
A. KLEIN (1), E. Sattely (2) (1) Stanford University, U.S.A.; (2) Stanford University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C4-3, P3-85
Session Type: Concurrent


Mutations conferring bacteriocin resistance in Pseudomonas syringae reduce virulence toward host plants.
K. HOCKETT (1), E. Carlson (2), D. Baltrus (3) (1) University of Arizona, School of Plant Sciences, U.S.A.; (2) University of Arizona, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, U.S.A.; (3) University of Arizona, School of Plant Sciences, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C4-4, P3-86
Session Type: Concurrent


A combination of comparative genomics and LAESI-MS facilitates the discovery of amino acid analogs produced by plant-associated bacteria
R. OKRENT (1), K. Trippe (1), V. Manning (1), E. Davis (2), C. Walsh (3) (1) USDA-ARS, U.S.A.; (2) Oregon State University, U.S.A.; (3) Protea Biosciences, Inc., U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C4-5, P3-87
Session Type: Concurrent


Phenazine-mediated community morphogenesis in the model biocontrol strain Pseudomonas fluorescens 2-79
D. MAVRODI (1), O. Mavrodi (1), L. Elbourne (2), J. Rawalt (1), I. Paulsen (2), D. Weller (3), L. Thomashow (3) (1) The University of Southern Mississippi, U.S.A.; (2) Macquarie University, Australia; (3) USDA-ARS Wheat Health, Genetics and Quality Research Unit, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C4-1
Session Type: Concurrent


An air battle between good and bad bacteria: Airborne attenuation of Pectobacterium carotovorum virulence
C. RYU (1) (1) Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Korea

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Abstract Number: C4-2
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 05: Microbial Manipulations of the Host I

A Land Plant-specific Transcription Factor Directly Enhances DNA-dependent RNA Polymerase II Transcribing A Pathogenic Noncoding RNA Template
Y. WANG (1), J. Qu (2), S. Ji (3), A. Wallace (2), J. Wu (2), Y. Li (3), V. Gopalan (2), B. Ding (2) (1) The Ohio State University, U.S.A.; (2) The Ohio State University, U.S.A.; (3) Peking University, China

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Abstract Number: C5-4, P10-343
Session Type: Concurrent


Delivery of Phytophthora sojae effector Avr1b in planta requires PI3P-binding, but does not require N-terminal cleavage
B. TYLER (1), Q. Wang (1), F. Arredondo (1), Y. Fang (1), E. Perez (1) (1) Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing, Oregon State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C5-3, P9-333
Session Type: Concurrent


Mimicry of The Plant Hormone PSY1 by A Sulfated Bacterial Peptide, RaxX
A. JOE (1), R. Pruitt (1) (1) Department of Plant pathology the Genome Center, University of California Davis, USA, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C5-5, P9-334
Session Type: Concurrent


Microbial manipulation of host primary metabolism using a type III secreted effector
L. TRIPLETT (1), T. Shidore (2), C. Broeckling (3), J. Kirkwood (3), J. Leach (3) (1) The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, U.S.A.; (2) The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, U.S.A.; (3) Colorado State University, U.S.A.; (4) Colorado State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C5-2
Session Type: Concurrent


Mechanisms of host manipulations by Heterodera cyst nematodes
T. BAUM (1) (1) Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology; Iowa State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C5-1
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 06: Systems Biology and Modeling

Cell surface receptors networks control plant development and defenses
E. SMAKOWSKA (1), A. Mot (2), D. Desveaux (3), D. Guttman (3), Y. Belkhadir (1) (1) Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (GMI), Austria; (2) Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Canada; (3) Department of Cell & Systems Biology, Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution & Function, University of Toronto, Canada

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Abstract Number: C6-3, P14-423
Session Type: Concurrent


Integration of resistance QTL, expression QTL and co-expression modules reveals molecular responses of maize to the fungal pathogen Cercospora zeina
D. BERGER (1), N. Christie (2), A. Myburg (2) (1) Plant Science Department, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa; (2) Genetics Department, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa

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Abstract Number: C6-4, P14-424
Session Type: Concurrent


Integrating host-pathogen signaling networks during barley-powdery mildew interactions
J. ELMORE (1), P. Surana (2), W. Xu (2), M. Hunt (2), G. Fuerst (1), A. Chapman (2), M. Liu (2), D. Nettleton (2), J. Walley (2), R. Wise (1) (1) USDA-ARS/Iowa State University, U.S.A.; (2) Iowa State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C6-5, P14-425
Session Type: Concurrent


Elucidating and re-designing regulatory networks underlying plant defence 
K. DENBY (1), P. Consortium (2), K. Polanski (1), C. Penfold (3), I. Gherman (1), D. Wild (1) (1) University of Warwick, United Kingdom; (2) http://warwick.ac.uk/presta, United Kingdom; (3) University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: C6-1
Session Type: Concurrent


How lineage selection and domestication in eudicot plants structures virulence and genomic variation in the fungus, Botrytis cinerea, and vice versa
D. KLIEBENSTEIN (1) (1) University of California, Davis, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C6-2
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 07: Commonalities Between Mutualists and Pathogens

The plant microbiome at the intersection of metabolism and defense
C. HANEY (1), L. Shapiro (2), J. Bush (3), N. Pierce (2), F. Ausubel (3) (1) The University of British Columbia, Canada; (2) Harvard University, U.S.A.; (3) Massachusetts General Hospital, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C7-5, P1-10
Session Type: Concurrent


Aboveground activation of defense leads to recruitment of bacteria into the rhizosphere of Arabidopsis thaliana
R. BERENDSEN (1), K. Yu (1), C. Pieterse (1), P. Bakker (1) (1) Utrecht University, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: C7-6, P1-11
Session Type: Concurrent


Plant and microbial proteins contributing to beneficial and detrimental root colonisation by filamentous microbes
S. SCHORNACK (1), C. Quan (1), T. Rey (1), M. Bonhomme (2), C. Jacquet (2), A. Chatterjee (1), J. Toulotte (1) (1) University of Cambridge, Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (2) LRSV, University Paul Sabatier, France

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Abstract Number: C7-3, P1-12
Session Type: Concurrent


Metabolic consequences of the introduction of a Populus trichocarpa lectin receptor-like kinase into Arabidopsis thaliana, a non-ectomycorrhizal host species
T. TSCHAPLINSKI (1), Z. Zhang (2), J. Labbe (2), W. Muchero (2), Y. Yang (2), P. Ranjan (3), S. Jawdy (2), G. Tuskan (2), J. Chen (2) (1) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.; (2) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.; (3) University of Tennessee, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C7-4, P1-9
Session Type: Concurrent


Rewiring a plant pathogen into a legume symbiont by lab-evolution
C. MASSON-BOIVIN (1), D. Capela (1), M. Marchetti (1), C. Clerissi (2), S. Cruveiller (3), E. Rocha (2), P. Remigi (4) (1) INRA, France; (2) CNRS, France; (3) CEA, France; (4) Massey University, France

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Abstract Number: C7-2
Session Type: Concurrent


Rhizobial type III secretion system and symbiosis with legumes
S. OKAZAKI (1) (1) Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan

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Abstract Number: C7-1
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 08: Host-microbe Co-Evolution

Code-cracking TAL effector function and evolution in the rice-Xanthomonas oryzae system
A. PEREZ-QUINTERO (1), M. Hutin (2), T. Tran (3), A. Derepeer (4), S. Cunnac (1), L. Gagnevin (4), B. Szurek (4) (1) UMR IPME, IRD-CIRAD-Université Montpellier 2, France; (2) Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, U.S.A.; (3) Agricultural Genetics Institute, Vietnam; (4) UMR IPME, IRD-CIRAD-Université Montpellier 2, France

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Abstract Number: C8-4, P12-405
Session Type: Concurrent


Sequential expression of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum pathogenicity factors during infection of Brassica napus as revealed by RNA-Seq analysis    
S. Seifbarghi (1), M. Borhan (2), Y. Wei (3), D. Hegedus (2) (1) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon SK, S7N 0X2, Canada, Canada; (2) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon SK, S7N 0X2, Canada, Canada; (3) Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, Canada

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Abstract Number: C8-5, P12-406
Session Type: Concurrent


Natural variation in the Arabidopsis AGO2 gene alters antiviral activity
P. MOFFETT (1), A. Adurogbangba (1), C. Roussin-Léveillé (1), C. Brosseau (1) (1) Université de Sherbrooke, Canada

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Abstract Number: C8-6, P12-407
Session Type: Concurrent


Effector evolution during arm race between Soybean and Phytophthora
S. DONG (1) (1) Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, China

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Abstract Number: C8-2
Session Type: Concurrent


Maintenance of a stem loop structure is essential for the translation of the Potato leafroll virus minor capsid protein that regulates local virus movement in phloem tissues    
Y. XU (1), S. Gray (2) (1) Cornell University, U.S.A.; (2) Cornell University; USDA-ARS, Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C8-3
Session Type: Concurrent


The interplay of pathogens, microRNAs, and regulation of resistance gene transcript abundance in tomatoes
L. ROSE (1), S. de Vries (1), T. Kloesges (1), J. von Dahlen (1), A. Kukuk (1) (1) University of Duesseldorf, Germany

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Abstract Number: C8-1
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 09: Recognition in Plant Immunity I

RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN REQUIRED FOR CSP22 RESPONSIVENESS (NbCSPR) underlies age-dependent immune responses to bacterial cold shock protein in Nicotiana benthamiana.
I. SAUR (1), Y. Kadota (2), N. Holton (3), J. Sklenar (3), E. Smakowska (4), Y. Belkhadir (4), C. Zipfel (3), J. Rathjen (5) (1) Department of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany; (2) Plant Immunity Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Japan; (3) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (4) Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology GmbH, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria; (5) Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Australia

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Abstract Number: C9-3, P17-653
Session Type: Concurrent


Two redundant plant TRAF proteins participate in NLR immune receptor turnover
S. HUANG (1), X. Chen (2), X. Zhong (2), M. Li (2), K. Ao (2), J. Huang (2), X. Li (1) (1) University of British Columbia, Canada; (2) University of British Columbia, Canada

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Abstract Number: C9-4, P17-654
Session Type: Concurrent


The Arabidopsis leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase BIR3 has a dual function in the negative regulation of BAK1 receptor complex formation and stabilization of BAK1
S. SCHULZE (1), T. Halter (2), J. Imkampe (3), S. Huang (4), S. Manzotta (5), N. Schmidt (3), R. Manstretta (3), S. Postel (6), F. Tax (7), S. de Vries (8), S. Clouse (9), C. Zipfel (10), X. Wang (11), B. Kemmerling (3) (1) ZMBP-Centre for Plant Molecular Biology, Germany; (10) The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, England; (11) State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Horticulture, China; (2) Institut de Biologie de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), France; (3) ZMBP-Centre for Plant Molecular Biology, Germany; (4) State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&FUniversity, China; (5) Plant Science Company GmbH, Germany; (6) Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, U.S.A.; (7) Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, U.S.A.; (8) Laboratory of Biochemistry, Wageningen University, Netherlands; (9) Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C9-5, P17-655
Session Type: Concurrent


Understanding and engineering immune receptor complexes in plants.
Z. DUXBURY (1), S. Huh (2), P. Ding (2), Y. Ma (2), J. Sklenar (2), F. Menke (2), P. Sarris (3), J. Jones (2) (1) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (2) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (3) University of Exeter, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: C9-6, P17-656
Session Type: Concurrent


An integrated domain in a rice NLR confers specificity for pathogen effector recognition
M. BANFIELD (1) (1) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: C9-1
Session Type: Concurrent


Regulation of immunity by heterotrimeric G proteins.
X. LIANG (1), J. Zhou (2), J. Wang (2), M. Ma (2) (1) Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS, China; (2) Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS, China

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Abstract Number: C9-2
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 10: Microbiome & Phytobiome I

Adaptation of transmissible bacterial communities to multiple hosts: how the sap-feeding insect Scaphoideus titanus ships bacterial symbionts across grapevine plants
S. LÒPEZ-FERNÀNDEZ (1), V. Mazzoni (1), I. Pertot (1), A. Campisano (1) (1) Fondazione Edmund Mach, Italy; (2) Fondazione Edmund Mach, Italy

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Abstract Number: C10-3, P3-83
Session Type: Concurrent


Changes in phyllosphere microbiome - The dynamics of leaf city
S. KROLL (1), M. Agler (2), E. Kemen (2) (1) Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany; (2) Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany; (3) Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany

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Abstract Number: C10-4, P4-119
Session Type: Concurrent


Sorghum microbiome discovery and characterization in nitrogen-limited soil for improved biomass production
D. CHINIQUY (1), D. Schachtman (2), J. Dangl (3), S. Tringe (1) (1) Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs, U.S.A.; (2) University of Nebraska-Lincoln, U.S.A.; (3) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C10-5, P4-120
Session Type: Concurrent


Mighty duckweeds: growth promoting microbes associated with an aquatic plant
S. LEBEIS (1), E. Lam (2), K. McGuire (1), S. Gilbert (2) (1) University of Tennessee, U.S.A.; (2) Rutgers University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C10-1
Session Type: Concurrent


Tracing the domestication route of the barley rhizosphere microbiota
D. BULGARELLI (1), R. Alegria Terrazas (2), S. Robertson-Albertyn (2), K. Balbirnie (2) (1) Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Univeristy of Dundee, United Kingdom; (2) Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: C10-2
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 11: Cell Biology of Microbe-Host Interactions

Actin dynamics contribute to the innate immune response of Arabidopsis
C. STAIGER (1), J. Li (2), J. Henty-Ridilla (2), L. Cao (2), J. Chang (3), B. Day (4) (1) Purdue University, U.S.A.; (2) Purdue University, U.S.A.; (3) Oregon State University, U.S.A.; (4) Michigan State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C11-2, P7-223
Session Type: Concurrent


A Pseudomonas syringae type III effector uses calmodulin as co-factor to target the microtubule network
M. GUO (1), P. Kim (2), G. Li (1), C. Elowsky (3), J. Alfano (1) (1) Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, U.S.A.; (2) School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, U.S.A.; (3) Center for Biotechnology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C11-3, P7-224
Session Type: Concurrent


The IRE1/bZIP60 pathway are activated by potexvirus and potyvirus small membrane binding proteins and suppress virus infection
J. VERCHOT (1), D. Halterman (2), O. Arias (1), L. Pena (1), A. VelaArias (3) (1) Oklahoma State University, U.S.A.; (2) USDA/ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit, U.S.A.; (3) Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas – ESPE, Quito Ecuador, Ecuador

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Abstract Number: C11-5, P7-225
Session Type: Concurrent


RIP proteins of barley interact with the susceptibility factor RACB and distinctively localize in epidermal cells
C. MCCOLLUM (1), C. Höfle (1), R. Hueckelhoven (2) (1) Technische Universität München, Germany; (2) Technische Universität München, Germany

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Abstract Number: C11-4, P7-153
Session Type: Concurrent


Navigating the cellular seas - Roles of vesicular trafficking in plant immunity against bacterial infection
A. HEESE (1), A. Clarke (2), C. Collins (2), E. LaMontagne (2), G. Ekenayake (2), M. Leslie (2), J. Smith (2), S. Rogers (2) (1) University of Missouri-Columbia, Div. of Biochemistry-IPG, U.S.A.; (2) University of Missouri-Columbia, Div. of Biochemistry-IPG, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C11-1
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 12: Plant Hormones & Regulators in Symbiosis and Defense

Colorful Signaling: Resolving cellular salicylic acid and jasmonate/ethylene responses during Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis-Arabidopsis thaliana interactions
S. LAUKAMM (1), V. Lipka (2), O. Tetyuk (2), A. von Hoyningen-Huene (2), M. Pound (3), K. Hanika (4), H. Ghareeb (2) (1) Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany; (2) Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany; (3) University of Nottingham, England; (4) University of Wageningen, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: C12-4, P15-436
Session Type: Concurrent


Regulon-guided Discovery of Defensive Secondary Metabolism in Arabidopsis
B. BARCO (1), N. Clay (1) (1) Yale University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C12-5, P15-437
Session Type: Concurrent


Molecular basis of jasmonate-regulated plant defense
D. XIE (1) (1) Tsinghua University, China

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Abstract Number: C12-2
Session Type: Concurrent


Salicylic acid at the forefront: Synthesis, manipulation, and hormone interplay to balance growth vs. defense
M. WILDERMUTH (1), R. Mackelprang (1), M. Steinwand (1), R. Ramos (1), D. Chandran (1) (1) UC Berkeley, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C12-1
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 13: Symbiosis & Mutualism II

In situ metabolic profiling of symbiotic soybean-rhizobia interactions by laser ablation -electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LAESI-MS)
B. AGTUCA (1), S. Stopka (2), C. Anderton (3), D. Koppenaal (3), L. Pasa-Tolic (3), A. Vertes (2), G. Stacey (1) (1) Divisions of Plant Sciences and Biochemistry, C. S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, U.S.A.; (2) Department of Chemistry, W. M. Keck Institute for Proteomics Technology and Applications, The George Washington University, U.S.A.; (3) Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C13-4, P19-707
Session Type: Concurrent


Insights into Symbiotic Plant-Fungal Communication using Innovative Imaging Approaches
R. ROTH (1), S. Hillmer (2), K. Schumacher (3), J. Skepper (4), U. Paszkowski (5) (1) University of Cambridge, United Kingdom; (2) EMCF@COS, Germany; (3) COS, Germany; (4) CAIC, England; (5) University of Cambridge, England

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Abstract Number: C13-3, P2-61
Session Type: Concurrent


Regulation of arbuscule degeneration during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
M. HARRISON (1), D. Floss (2), K. Bhattarai (2), S. Gomez (2), H. Park (2), A. MacLean (2), V. Levesque-Tremblay (2) (1) Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University, U.S.A.; (2) Boyce Thompson Institute, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C13-5, P2-62
Session Type: Concurrent


How rhizobial accessory plasmids impact symbiotic negotiations
J. GRIFFITTS (1), P. Price (1), C. Harrison (1) (1) Brigham Young University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C13-1
Session Type: Concurrent


Innate sensing of glucans in plant roots and its importance in shaping host associations with fungi
A. ZUCCARO (1), S. Wawra (1), P. Fesel (1) (1) CEPLAS, University of Cologne, Germany

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Abstract Number: C13-2
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 14: RNA-mediated Interactions

Plant miRNAs and their role in suppressing NB-LRR targets via the production of secondary siRNAs (phasiRNAs)
Q. FEI (1), (1) Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

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Abstract Number: C14-2, P10-339
Session Type: Concurrent


Functional analysis of barley powdery mildew effector candidates and identification of their barley targets
A. AHMED (1), C. Pedersen (2), T. Schultz-Larsen (2), M. Kwaaitaal (3), H. Jørgensen (2), H. Thordal-Christensen (2) (1) University of California, Davis Genome center, U.S.A.; (2) University of Copenhagen, Denmark; (3) Aachen University, Germany

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Abstract Number: C14-3, P10-340
Session Type: Concurrent


Bidirectional sRNA-trafficking and RNA-based plant protection against Botrytis cinerea and other pathogens that utilize small RNA effectors
M. WANG (1), A. Weiberg (2), F. Lin (3), B. Thomma (4), H. Huang (3), H. Jin (5) (1) UC Riverside, U.S.A.; (2) University of Munich Martinsried, Germany; (3) National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan; (4) Wageningen University, Netherlands; (5) UC Riverside, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C14-4, P10-341
Session Type: Concurrent


Triticum mosaic virus contains a unique translation element within its 5’ untranslated region
R. ROBERTS (1), J. Zhang (1), L. Mayberry (2), K. Browning (2), A. Rakotondrafara (1) (1) University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.; (2) University of Texas-Austin, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C14-5, P10-342
Session Type: Concurrent


Inverse modulation of the NIK-mediated antiviral signaling and antibacterial immunity in plants by RNA effectors
E. FONTES (1) (1) Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Brazil

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Abstract Number: C14-1
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 15: Signal Transduction for Systemic Defense

Stress induces the accumulation of beta-aminobutyric acid (BABA) in plants
I. BACCELLI (1), D. Thevenet (1), A. Balmer (1), V. Pastor (1), A. Vallat (1), R. Neier (1), G. Glauser (1), B. Mauch-Mani (1) (1) University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

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Abstract Number: C15-2, P18-698
Session Type: Concurrent


Regulatory DNA elements in the primed systemic immunity of Arabidopsis thaliana
E. REIMER-MICHALSKI (1), S. Baum (1), A. Bolger (2), B. Usadel (2), V. Benes (3), U. Conrath (1) (1) Department of Plant Physiology, RWTH Aachen University, Germany; (2) Department of Botany and Molecular Genetics, RWTH Aachen University, Germany; (3) Genomics Core Facility, EMBO Laboratories, Germany

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Abstract Number: C15-3, P18-699
Session Type: Concurrent


Underground AZA priming against pathogens
S. ROYCHOUDHRY (1), N. Cecchini (2), J. Greenberg (1) (1) University of Chicago, U.S.A.; (2) University of Chicago, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C15-4, P18-700
Session Type: Concurrent


Processive ubiquitination controls NPR1 coactivator activity in plant immunity
S. SPOEL (1), J. Furniss (1), M. Skelly (1), H. Grey (1) (1) University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: C15-5, P18-701
Session Type: Concurrent


Putative sugar-binding proteins additively promote systemic acquired resistance in parallel with salicylic acid
C. VLOT (1), E. Pabst (1), H. Breitenbach (1), M. Wenig (1), C. Knappe (1) (1) Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Germany

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Abstract Number: C15-1
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 16: Triptrophic Interactions and Biocontrol

Cell envelope-associated components contribute to pathogenicity towards pest insects and competitiveness of root-colonizing pseudomonads with biocontrol activities
C. KEEL (1), P. Kupferschmied (1), M. Péchy-Tarr (2), C. Terrettaz (2), P. Flury (3), T. Smits (4), M. Maurhofer (3) (1) University of Lausanne, Switzerland; (2) University of Lausanne, Switzerland; (3) Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Switzerland; (4) Zürich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

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Abstract Number: C16-5
Session Type: Concurrent


Cucumber mosaic virus has plant species-specific effects on host-vector interactions
T. TUNGADI (1), A. Murphy (1), A. Pate (1), J. Iqbal (1), J. Carr (1) (1) Department of Plant Sciences. University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: C16-2, P5-134
Session Type: Concurrent


Leaf transcriptomics reveals differing responses of Arabidopsis to colonization by ubiquitous phyllosphere colonizers with potential implications for plant health upon pathogen encounter
C. VOGEL (1), N. Bodenhausen (2), W. Gruissem (3), J. Vorholt (2) (1) Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland; (2) Institute of Microbiology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland; (3) Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

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Abstract Number: C16-3, P5-135
Session Type: Concurrent


Exposure to subinhibitory concentrations of phenazine-1-carboxylic acid controls common scab of potato through transcriptomic changes in Streptomyces scabies
M. FILION (1), R. Roquigny (1), T. Arseneault (2), C. Goyer (3), A. Novinscak (1) (1) Université de Moncton, Canada; (2) University of Reading, United Kingdom; (3) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada

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Abstract Number: C16-4, P5-136
Session Type: Concurrent


A viral protease relocalizes in the presence of the vector to promote vector performance
C. CASTEEL (1), A. Bak (1), C. Yang (2), S. Whitham (2) (1) University of California, U.S.A.; (2) Iowa State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C16-1
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 17: Microbial Manipulation of the Host II

Role of Rhg1-encoded α-SNAPs in Rhg1-Mediated Resistance to Soybean Cyst Nematode    
A. BAYLESS (1), J. Smith (1), J. Song (1), P. McMinn (1), A. Bent (1), UW-Madison, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C17-3, P7-226
Session Type: Concurrent


Mechanisms of Bacterial Suppression of AGO1-RISC Activity and of Host Counter-counter Defense
L. NAVARRO (1), O. Thiébeauld (2), M. Charvin (2), F. Yang (3), D. Pontier (4), E. Lastrucci (2), L. Bapaume (2), G. Li (3), T. Lagrange (5), J. Alfano (3) (1) IBENS-CNRS, France; (2) IBENS-CNRS, France; (3) University of Nebraska, U.S.A.; (4) LGDP, France; (5) LGDP, France

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Abstract Number: C17-4, P9-331
Session Type: Concurrent


RXLR effector PexRD54 couples host cellular transport components to autophagic compartments to stimulate autophagosome biogenesis and haustorial transport
T. BOZKURT (1), P. Pandey (1), Y. Dagdas (2), B. Dagvadorj (3), A. Toufexi (3), C. Duggan (3), M. Segretiin (4), S. Kamoun (2) (1) Imperial College london, Department of Life Sciences, London, UK., United Kingdom; (2) The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK., United Kingdom; (3) Imperial College london, Department of Life Sciences, London, UK., United Kingdom; (4) INGEBI-CONICET, Obligado 2490, C.A.B.A., C1428ADN, Argentina, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: C17-5, P9-332
Session Type: Concurrent


Small RNAs mediated host antiviral defense in rice
Y. LI (1) (1) Peking University, China

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Abstract Number: C17-1
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 18: Cell Wall-mediated Resistance

Cell-wall-based regulation of stomatal defense in Arabidopsis
L. ZHANG (1), W. Zeng (2), J. Chen (3), S. He (4) (1) Department of Plant Biology, DOE Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, U.S.A.; (2) DOE Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, U.S.A.; (3) Department of Computer Science and Engineering, DOE Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, U.S.A.; (4) Department of Plant Biology, DOE Plant Research Laboratory, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Michigan State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C18-3, P15-433
Session Type: Concurrent


The wheat Stb6 gene controlling a gene-for-gene resistance to Zymoseptoria tritici encodes a wall-associated kinase like protein
C. SAINTENAC (1), W. Lee (2), F. Cambon (1), J. Rudd (2), R. King (2), A. Phillips (2), C. Uauy (3), K. Hammond-Kosack (2), T. Langin (1), K. Kanyuka (2) (1) INRA, and Université Blaise Pascal, France; (2) Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom; (3) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: C18-4, P15-434
Session Type: Concurrent


UDP-D-Glucuronate 4-Epimerases 1 (GAE1) and GAE6 are Critical for Pectin Abundance and Immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana
G. BETHKE (1), A. Thao (1), G. Xiong (2), B. Li (3), N. Soltis (3), N. Hatsugai (1), R. Hillmer (1), F. Katagiri (1), D. Kliebenstein (4), M. Pauly (4), J. Glazebrook (1) (1) University of Minnesota, U.S.A.; (2) Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California, U.S.A.; (3) University of California, U.S.A.; (4) University of California, U.S.A.; (5) University of California, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C18-5, P15-435
Session Type: Concurrent


Dampening a DAMP: a specific oxidase regulates homeostasis of oligogalacturonides and growth in Arabidopsis
G. DE LORENZO (1), M. Benedetti (1), I. Verrascina (2), D. Pontiggia (1), D. Savatin (1), B. Mattei (1), F. Cervone (1) (1) Università di Roma Sapienza, Italy; (2) Università di Roma Sapienza, Italy

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Abstract Number: C18-1
Session Type: Concurrent


Proteins and small molecules in aphid saliva influence interactions with host plants
G. JANDER (1) (1) Boyce Thompson Institute, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C18-2
Session Type: Concurrent


Phytophthora effectors promote infection by suppressing small RNA silencing in plants
W. MA (1), Y. Zhai (1), D. Choi (1), Y. Hou (1), T. Kuan (1), J. He (2), J. Ma (2) (1) University of California, U.S.A.; (2) Fudan University, China

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Abstract Number: C17-2
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 19: Microbiome & Phytobiome II

The Powdery Mildew Survey – a citizen science scheme for increasing the efficiency of identification of a harmful, fungal plant disease
O. ELLINGHAM (1), J. David (2) (1) University of Reading, United Kingdom; (2) Royal Horticultural Scoiety, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: C19-4, P3-84
Session Type: Concurrent


Succession of endophytic bacteria in the mountain sorrel (Oxyria digyna)
C. GIVEN (1), E. Häikiö (2), M. Kumar (1), R. Nissinen (1) (1) University of Jyväskylä, Finland; (2) University of Eastern Finland, Finland

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Abstract Number: C19-3, P4-121
Session Type: Concurrent


Drought and Host Selection in the Grass Root Microbiome
D. COLEMAN-DERR (1), D. Naylor (2), S. Deng (2) (1) USDA-ARS, U.S.A.; (2) University of California at Berkeley, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C19-5, P4-122
Session Type: Concurrent


Understanding the spatial-temporal dynamics of a root rot disease: a bird’s-eye view to molecular techniques
C. YOUNG (1) (1) The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C19-2
Session Type: Concurrent


Tissue specificity of plant microbiomes and the role of seed-associated microbiota
A. SESSITSCH (1), B. Mitter (1), C. Escobar-Rodríguez (1), N. Pfaffenbichler (1), S. Compant (1), L. Antonielli (2) (1) AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria; (2) AIT Austrian Instutute of Technology, Austria

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Abstract Number: C19-1
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 20: Apoplastic Interactions

Finally: A Biochemical Function for the pathogenesis–related protein 1
J. GAMIR (1), P. van't Hof (2), R. Darwiche (2), R. Schneiter (2), F. Mauch (2) (1) Department of Biology/University of Fribourg, Switzerland; (2) Department of Biology/University of Fribourg, Switzerland

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Abstract Number: C20-3, P6-149
Session Type: Concurrent


Apoplastic Venom Allergen-like Proteins of Plant Parasitic Nematodes Modulate the Activation of Plant Innate Immunity by Cell Surface Receptors
J. LOZANO-TORRES (1), R. Wilbers (1), S. Warmerdam (1), A. Finkers-Tomczak (1), A. Diaz-Granados (1), C. van Schaik (1), J. Helder (1), J. Bakker (1), A. Goverse (1), A. Schots (1), G. Smant (1), J. Lozano-Torres (1) (1) Wageningen University/Laboratory of Nematology, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: C20-4, P6-150
Session Type: Concurrent


The repetitive Ustilago maydis effector Rsp3 shields hyphae and blocks the anti-fungal activity of a secreted maize protein
L. MA (1), C. Trippel (1), L. Wang (2), A. Mendoza-Mendoza (3), S. Ullmann (4), M. Moretti (1), S. Wawra (1), S. Reissmann (1), K. Münch (1), B. Zechmann (5), R. Kahmann (1) (1) Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany; (2) Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Germany; (3) Bio-Protection Research Centre, New Zealand; (4) Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany; (5) Center for Microscopy and Imaging (CMI), Baylor University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C20-5, P6-151
Session Type: Concurrent


Identification and characterization of two novel plant immune receptors, RLP23 and RLP32 and engineering immunity in crops
T. NÜRNBERGER (1), H. Böhm (1), I. Albert (1), L. Fan (1), E. Melzer (1), K. Fröhlich (1), W. Wan (1) (1) University Tübingen, Germany

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Abstract Number: C20-2
Session Type: Concurrent


Effector-driven breeding for apoplastic immunity to Phytophthora infestans in potato
V. VLEESHOUWERS (1) (1) Wageningen University, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: C20-1
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 21: Emerging Systems

Using the lens of molecular plant-microbe interactions to uncover the pathways of plant parasitization by the parasitic weed Phelipanche aegyptiaca (broomrape). 
C. CLARKE (1), J. Westwood (1) (1) Virginia Tech, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C21-2, P19-708
Session Type: Concurrent


Defending plants against the World’s most pesticide-resistant insect, Myzus persicae: A role for calcium
T. VINCENT (1), M. Avramova (1), J. Canham (1), P. Higgins (1), M. Giolai (1), S. Mugford (1), M. Pitino (1), M. Toyota (2), S. Gilroy (2), T. Miller (1), S. Hogenhout (1), D. Sanders (1) (1) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom; (2) University of Wisconsin - Madison, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C21-3, P19-709
Session Type: Concurrent


Identification of NB-LRR mediated nonhost resistance to wheat stripe rust in Brachypodium distachyon
J. BETTGENHAEUSER (1), M. Gardiner (1), M. Opanowicz (2), B. Gilbert (3), N. Upadhyaya (3), J. Doonan (4), M. Ayliffe (3), M. Moscou (1) (1) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (2) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom; (3) CSIRO Plant Industry, Australia; (4) IBERS, Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: C21-4, P19-710
Session Type: Concurrent


A new model for virulence in the emerging Gram-positive phytopathogen, Rhodococcus fascians
E. SAVORY (1), A. Creason (1), S. Fuller (1), D. Stevens (1), J. Chang (1) (1) Oregon State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C21-5, P19-711
Session Type: Concurrent


Nematode infection of rice: interactions with the plant host and with other pathogens
G. GHEYSEN (1) (1) Ghent University, Belgium

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Abstract Number: C21-1
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 22: Inter-kingdom Signaling

Co-option of bacterial quorum sensing for interkingdom signaling
B. GONCALVES COUTINHO (1), A. Schaefer (2), Y. Oda (2), D. Pelletier (3), V. Venturi (4), C. Harwood (2) (1) University of Washington, U.S.A.; (2) University of Washington, U.S.A.; (3) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.; (4) ICGEB, Italy

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Abstract Number: C22-3, P8-230
Session Type: Concurrent


A gacA- mutant of Pseudomonas syringae hyper-responds to type III secretion-inducing plant signals yet is less virulent
M. O'MALLEY (1), S. Peck (2), J. Anderson (1) (1) Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, U.S.A.; (2) Division of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C22-4, P8-231
Session Type: Concurrent


Interkingdom chemical crosstalk across the plant-microbe interface during Rice Blast
N. NAQVI (1), R. Patkar (1), Z. Qu (1), F. Yang (1) (1) Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore

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Abstract Number: C22-5, P8-232
Session Type: Concurrent


Symplastic effector protein trafficking during biotrophic invasion of rice cells by the blast fungus
B. VALENT (1), E. Oliveira-Garcia (1), H. Zheng (1), M. Yi (2), P. Migeon (1), M. Dalby (1), K. Park (1), S. Park (1), M. Farman (3), Z. Wang (4), J. Zhou (4) (1) Kansas State University, U.S.A.; (2) The Noble Foundation, U.S.A.; (3) University of Kentucky, U.S.A.; (4) Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China

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Abstract Number: C22-2
Session Type: Concurrent


Studies on inter-species and inter-kingdom signaling in plant-associated bacteria
V. VENTURI (1) (1) ICGEB, Italy

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Abstract Number: C22-1
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 23: Population Genomics

Pathogenomic analysis of South African stripe rust populations
H. VAN SCHALKWYK (1), R. Prins (2), Z. Pretorius (1), L. Boyd (3), C. Uauy (4), D. Saunders (5) (1) University of the Free State, South Africa; (2) CenGen (Pty) Ltd and University of the Free State, South Africa; (3) National Institute of Agricultural Botany, United Kingdom; (4) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom; (5) The Genome Analysis Centre and The John Innes Centre, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: C23-5, P11-393
Session Type: Concurrent


Using population genomics to understand NLR diversity in wild tomato
R. STAM (1), A. Tellier (1), D. Scheikl (1) (1) Technische Universität München, Germany

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Abstract Number: C23-3, P13-415
Session Type: Concurrent


Elucidating mechanisms of Phytophthora pathogen emergence in the genomics era
N. GRUNWALD (1), B. Knaus (2), J. Tabima (3) (1) USDA ARS, U.S.A.; (2) USDA ARS, U.S.A.; (3) Oregon State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C23-4, P13-416
Session Type: Concurrent


Population genomics insights into Pseudomonas syringae disease emergence and pathogen dissemination
B. VINATZER (1) (1) Virginia Tech, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C23-1
Session Type: Concurrent


Interspecific homologous recombination generates genomic and phenotypic diversity in Florida populations of Xanthomonas perforans
E. GOSS (1), J. Jones (2), G. Vallad (2), S. Timilsina (2), N. Potnis (2) (1) University of Florida, U.S.A.; (2) University of Florida, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: C23-2
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Concurrent Session 24: Recognition in Plant Immunity II

Structural studies of signalling domains from plant NLRs.
A. Bentham (1), X. Zhang (2), L. Casey (3), P. Lavrencic (2), S. Cesari (4), D. Ericsson (5), P. Anderson (1), M. Mobli (6), M. Bernoux (4), P. Dodds (4), B. Kobe (2), S. Williams (7) (1) School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, Australia; (2) School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Australia; (3) School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Australia; (4) CSIRO Agriculture Flagship, Australia; (5) MX Beamlines, Australian Synchrotron, Australia; (6) Centre for Advanced Imaging, University of Queensland, Australia; (7) Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Australia

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Abstract Number: C24-3, P17-650
Session Type: Concurrent


The NOI/RIN4 integrated domain of the rice NLR Pii-2 binds to OsExo70-F3, an accessory protein required for Pii-dependent resistance
K. FUJISAKI (1), Y. Abe (1), H. Saitoh (1), H. Kanzaki (1), H. Takagi (1), E. Kanzaki (1), A. Uemura (1), S. Kamoun (2), R. Terauchi (1) (1) Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, Japan; (2) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: C24-4, P17-651
Session Type: Concurrent


Mystery solved: How the atypical pair Mi-1.2 and SERK1 regulate aphid resistance?
I. KALOSHIAN (1), H. Peng (1), S. Mantelin (2), G. Hicks (2), F. Takken (3) (1) University of California Riverside, U.S.A.; (2) University of California Riverside, U.S.A.; (3) University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: C24-5, P17-652
Session Type: Concurrent


MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR DYNAMICS INVOLVED IN EFFECTOR RECOGNITION BY THE NEMATODE IMMUNE RECEPTOR GPA2 
A. GOVERSE (1), E. Slootweg (1), H. Overmars (1), J. Roosien (1), O. Caldararu (2), A. Petrescu (2), J. Bakker (1), G. Smant (1) (1) Wageningen University, Netherlands; (2) IBAR, Romania

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Abstract Number: C24-1
Session Type: Concurrent


The role of a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein in plant immunity
Q. SHEN (1), H. Pan (1), D. Tang (1) (1) Institute of Genetics and Development Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

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Abstract Number: C24-2
Session Type: Concurrent

expand Genomes, Genomics and Epigenomics

Genome Analysis and Avirulence Gene Cloning Using a High-Density RADseq Marker Linkage Map for the Flax Rust Fungus, Melampsora lini.
P. DODDS (1), C. Anderson (2), A. Catanzariti (2), N. Upadhyaya (1), J. Chen (3), R. Mago (1), A. Nemri (1), W. Wu (2), S. Williams (4), S. Periyannan (1), B. Xu (1), M. Bernoux (1), R. Park (3), J. Ellis (1), B. Kobe (4), A. Hardham (2), D. Jones (2) (1) CSIRO Agriculture Flagship, Canberra, Australia; (2) Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia; (3) Plant Breeding Institute, University of Sydney, Narellan, Australia; (4) School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

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Abstract Number: C2-3
Session Type: Concurrent Session

expand Genomics and systems biology

A novel approach to detect fungal and wheat genes involved in leaf rust disease by expression associations during various race-specific interactions
G. BAKKEREN (1), H. Khalil (1), X. Wang (2), R. Linning (1), D. Joly (3), D. Cram (4), N. Thiessen (5), G. Taylor (5), B. McCallum (2), B. Saville (6) (1) Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Summerland Research & Development Centre, Canada; (2) Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Morden Research & Development Centre, Canada; (3) Department of Biology, Université de Moncton, Canada; (4) National Research Council Canada, Canada; (5) Genome Sciences Centre, Canada; (6) Trent University, Canada

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Abstract Number: P11-344
Session Type: Poster


B. napus-Leptosphaeria maculans interaction: Perception and downstream signalling
H. BORHAN (1), P. Haddadi (2), L. Ma (2) (1) AAFC, Canada; (2) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Canada

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Abstract Number: P11-345
Session Type: Poster


Sequence identification of a novel begomovirus affecting bean crops in southwestern Colombia
M. CARVAJAL-YEPES (1), L. Zambrano (1), J. Bueno (1), C. Olaya (2), W. Cuellar (3) (1) International center for tropical agriculture, Colombia; (2) Washington State University, U.S.A.; (3) International center for tropical agriculture, Colombia

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Abstract Number: P11-346
Session Type: Poster


Direct repeat-mediated DNA deletion of the MAT1-2 genes results in unidirectional mating type switching in Sclerotinia trifoliorum
W. CHEN (1), L. Xu (2) (1) USDA ARS, U.S.A.; (2) Washington State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P11-347
Session Type: Poster


Behind enemy lines: investigating the molecular arsenal of the banana pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense
E. CZISLOWSKI (1), S. Fraser-Smith (1), M. Zander (1), W. O'Neill (2), L. Tran-Nguyen (3), J. Batley (4), E. Aitken (1) (1) The University of Queensland, Australia; (2) Biosecurity Queensland, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Australia; (3) Norther Territory Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Australia; (4) The University of Western Australia, Australia

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Abstract Number: P11-348
Session Type: Poster


Fine mapping of a novel resistance gene to clubroot disease in Brassica oleracea through bulked segregant RNA sequencing
A. DAKOURI (1), X. Zhang (2), G. Peng (3), B. Gossen (3), K. Falk (3), F. Yu (3) (1) Agriculture and Afri-Food Canada, Canada; (2) Agricluture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada; (3) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada

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Abstract Number: P11-349
Session Type: Poster


Evolution of the chromosomes in crown gall-causing Agrobacteria
E. DAVIS (1), A. Weisberg (1), J. Tabima (1), M. Putnam (1), M. Miller (1), M. Kohen (1), J. Loper (2), N. Grünwald (2), W. Ream (3), J. Chang (1) (1) Oregon State University, U.S.A.; (2) USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory, U.S.A.; (3) Oregon State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P11-350
Session Type: Poster


Alteration of plant defense pathways by effectors of the protist plant pathogen, Plasmodiophora brassicae
M. DJAVAHERI (1), H. Borhan (2), P. Haddadi (2), L. Ma (2), S. Rolfe (3), S. Strelkov (4), M. Links (2), W. Clarke (5), S. Robinson (2), I. Parkin (2) (1) AAFC, Canada; (2) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Canada; (3) University of Sheffield, United Kingdom; (4) University of Alberta, Canada; (5) New York Genome Centre, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P11-351
Session Type: Poster


Is less actually more? Does the absence of group-specific DNA fragments in Acidovorax citrulli contribute to broaden its host range?
N. ECKSHTAIN-LEVI (1), D. Shkedy (2), M. Gershovits (2), G. Mateus Da Silva (3), R. Walcott (3), T. Pupko (2), S. Burdman (4) (1) Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, U.S.A.; (2) Department of Cell Research and Immunology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Israel; (3) Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, U.S.A.; (4) Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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Abstract Number: P11-352
Session Type: Poster


Uncovering temporal gene expression profiles of the yellow rust pathogen during infection of wheat
M. ELMORE (1), C. Conley (2), B. Perroud (1), L. Froenicke (1), J. Peng (2), X. Wang (3), J. Dubcovsky (3), R. Michelmore (3) (1) Genome Center, University of California at Davis, U.S.A.; (2) Department of Statistics, University of California at Davis, U.S.A.; (3) Department of Plant Science, , University of California at Davis, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P11-353
Session Type: Poster


Comparative Genomics of Temperate and Tropical Downy Mildews
K. FLETCHER (1), L. Derevnina (2), S. Reyes-Chin-Wo (3), L. Bertier (3), A. Kozik (3), R. Michelmore (3) (1) Genome Center, UC Davis, U.S.A.; (2) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (3) Genome Center, UC Davis, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P11-354
Session Type: Poster


Disease progression and molecular response of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) to the pathogenic fungus Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lini.
L. GALINDO-GONZALEZ (1), M. Deyholos (2) (1) Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Canada; (2) Department of Biology, University of British Columbia, Canada

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Abstract Number: P11-355
Session Type: Poster


Validation of genome wide association studies (GWAS) for the identification of candidate genes associated with virulence in Parastagonospora nodorum
Y. GAO (1), Z. Liu (1), J. Faris (2), J. Richards (1), R. Brueggeman (1), R. Oliver (3), B. McDonald (4), T. Friesen (2) (1) Plant Pathology Department, North Dakota State University, U.S.A.; (2) NCSL, USDA-ARS, U.S.A.; (3) School of Science, Curtin University, Australia; (4) Institute of Integrative Biology, Plant Pathology Group, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland

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Abstract Number: P11-356
Session Type: Poster


Virus detection in naturally infected plants using high-throughput sequencing
F. GAWEHNS (1), E. Meekes (1), I. Stulemeijer (2), M. de Kock (2), M. Ebskamp (1) (1) Naktuinbouw, Netherlands; (2) BKD, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P11-357
Session Type: Poster


The transcriptome atlas of Leptosphaeria-Brassica interaction: Blackleg eQTL variations by RNA-seq
P. HADDADI (1), N. Larkan (1), M. Borhan (1) (1) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada

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Abstract Number: P11-358
Session Type: Poster


Transcriptional control of plant immune-response genes by active DNA demethylation
T. HALTER (1), J. Wang (2), E. Lastrucci (2), D. Amesefe (2), R. Birkenbihl (3), I. Somssich (3), L. Navarro (2) (1) Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), France; (2) IBENS, France; (3) MPI Köln, Germany

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Abstract Number: P11-359
Session Type: Poster


Complete genome sequence and pathogenomic analysis of a Chinese strain GX01 of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola
Y. HE (1), X. Niu (2), K. Li (2), Z. Wei (2), S. Carpenter (3), W. Jiang (2), Y. Yu (2), L. Wang (4), S. Huang (2), A. Bogdanove (4), J. Tang (2) (1) College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, China; (2) College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, China; (3) Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, China; (4) Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P11-360
Session Type: Poster


Phytophthora effector target enrichment and sequencing to aid the re-annotation of genomes and to elucidate effector diversity
I. HEIN (1), G. Thilliez (2), K. Baker (2), D. Cooke (2), E. Huitema (3), P. Birch (4) (1) The James Hutton Institute, United Kingdom; (2) The James Hutton Institute, United Kingdom; (3) University of Dundee, United Kingdom; (4) The University of Dundee, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P11-361
Session Type: Poster


Comparative Genomics of Fusarium oxysporum f sp. fragariae
P. HENRY (1), T. Gordon (2) (1) UC Davis Dept. Plant Pathology, U.S.A.; (2) UC Davis Department of Plant Pathology, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P11-362
Session Type: Poster


Global genome-wide DNA methylation patterns induced by the beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii in Arabidopsis roots
T. HEWEZI (1), T. Lane (1), S. Piya (1), A. Rambani (1), J. Rice (1) (1) University of Tennessee, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P11-363
Session Type: Poster


Identification of the phosphorylation targets of symbiotic receptor-like kinases using a high-throughput multiplexed assay for kinase specificity.
D. JAYARAMAN (1), A. Richards (1), M. Westphall (1), J. Coon (1), J. Ané (1) (1) University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P11-364
Session Type: Poster


A proteomic, phosphoproteomic, and acetylomic atlas of the model legume Medicago truncatula
D. JAYARAMAN (1), C. Minogue (1), H. Marx (1), A. Richards (2), J. Maeda (1), S. Rajasekar (1), A. Del Valle-Echevarria (1), M. Westphall (2), M. Sussman (1), J. Ané (2), J. Coon (2) (1) University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.; (2) University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P11-365
Session Type: Poster


Shedding light on the Cannabis/powdery mildew interaction
D. JOLY (1), N. Pépin (1), F. Sormany (1), A. Roy (2), N. Haché (2) (1) Université de Moncton, Canada; (2) OrganiGram Inc., Canada

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Abstract Number: P11-366
Session Type: Poster


Genome analysis of receptor-like protein encoding genes in pepper reveals dynamics of global gene expression in plant growth and diverse responses to biotic stresses
W. KANG (1), D. Choi (2), S. Yeom (3), Y. Kim (4) (1) Institute of Agriculture & Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, South Korea; (2) Department of Plant Science, Seoul National University, South Korea; (3) Department of Agricultural Plant Science, Gyeongsang National University, South Korea; (4) Korea Bioinformation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, South Korea

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Abstract Number: P11-367
Session Type: Poster


Whole genome sequencing of the oomycete pathogen Sclerospora graminicola and prediction of effector candidates
M. KOBAYASHI (1), Y. Hiraka (2), A. Abe (2), H. Yaegashi (2), S. Natsume (2), H. Kikuchi (2), H. Takagi (2), H. Saitoh (2), J. Win (3), S. Kamoun (3), R. Terauchi (2) (1) Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, Japan; (2) Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, Japan; (3) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P11-368
Session Type: Poster


Genetic determinants of bacterial adaptation to plants
A. LEVY (1), S. Clingenpeel (1), B. Alvarez (1), K. Stillman (1), S. Yourstone (2), S. Paredes (2), T. Glavina del Rio (1), S. Lebeis (3), D. Lundberg (4), D. Pelletier (5), S. Doty (6), T. Woyke (1), S. Tringe (1), J. Dangl (2) (1) DOE Joint Genome Institute, U.S.A.; (2) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, U.S.A.; (3) University of University of Tennessee, Knoxville, U.S.A.; (4) Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Germany; (5) Oak Ridge National Lab, U.S.A.; (6) University of Washington, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P11-369
Session Type: Poster


Functional analyses of candidate effector genes from Hemileia vastatrix based on the type three secretion system of Pseudomonas syringae pv. garcae
T. MAIA (1), G. Marin-Ramirez (1), S. Brommonschenkel (1) (1) Universidade Federal de Viçosa/Departamento de Fitopatologia, Brazil

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Abstract Number: P11-370
Session Type: Poster


Whole genome analysis and prediction of the quantitative disease resistance against Verticillium wilt
M. MAZURIER (1), A. Sbeiti (1), S. Benameur (1), M. Tardin (2), M. Gras (2), T. Tatarinova (3), S. Nuzhdin (3), P. Marjoram (3), M. Rickauer (1), C. Ben (1), L. Gentzbittel (1) (1) Université Fédérale de Toulouse, France; (2) Société R2n - Groupe RAGT, France; (3) University of Southern California, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P11-371
Session Type: Poster


Genome wide Identification and characterization of potato long intergenic noncoding RNAs responsive to Pectobacterium carotovorum subspecies brasiliense 1692 infection
L. MOLELEKI (1), S. Kwenda (1) (1) University of Pretoria, South Africa

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Abstract Number: P11-372
Session Type: Poster


Cotton Bacterial Blight: The case of a (re)emergent disease
A. PHILLIPS (1), M. Wilson (2), A. Vijayaraghavan (2), J. Burke (2), I. Bunn (3), K. Veley (2), R. Bart (2) (1) Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and Washington University in Saint Louis, U.S.A.; (2) Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, U.S.A.; (3) Harvard University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P11-373
Session Type: Poster


Conservation and diversity of the Agrobacterium type VI secretion systems involved in interbacterial competition
M. Santos (1), S. Cho (1), H. Chang (1), C. Kuo (1), E. Lai (1) (1) Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan

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Abstract Number: P11-374
Session Type: Poster


Ustilago maydis effectors in the post-genomic era
M. SCHUSTER (1), G. Schweizer (1), R. Kahmann (1), A. Lupas (2) (1) Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany; (2) Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Germany

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Abstract Number: P11-375
Session Type: Poster


New tools for wheat stripe rust research
B. SCHWESSINGER (1), H. Yiheng (2), W. Cuddy (3), R. Park (3), J. Rathjen (2) (1) Australian National University, Australia; (2) Australian National University, Australia; (3) University of Sydney, Australia

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Abstract Number: P11-376
Session Type: Poster


‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ strain SA-1 has a highly repetitive genome
M. SERUGA MUSIC (1), S. Hogenhout (2), C. Kuo (3) (1) Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia; (2) Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, United Kingdom; (3) Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

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Abstract Number: P11-377
Session Type: Poster


Towards understanding the Panicum virgatum microbiome - switchgrass geno-/ecotype and treatment practices influence the microbial community
E. SINGER (1), T. Juenger (2), T. Woke (1) (1) Joint Genome Institute, U.S.A.; (2) University of Texas Austin, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P11-378
Session Type: Poster


Utilizing gene tree variation to identify candidate effector genes in Zymoseptoria tritici
P. SOLOMON (1), A. Milgate (2), M. McDonald (1) (1) The Australian National University, Australia; (2) NSW DPI, Australia

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Abstract Number: P11-379
Session Type: Poster


A systems approach to breeding for disease resistance to necrotrophic fungal pathogens in lettuce
A. TALBOT (1), E. Ransom (1), J. Brough (2), J. Graham (3), J. Clarkson (2), P. Hand (3), K. Denby (2), D. Pink (3), C. Wagstaff (4) (1) University of Warwick, United Kingdom; (2) University of Warwick, United Kingdom; (3) Harper-Adams University, United Kingdom; (4) University of Reading, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P11-380
Session Type: Poster


Whole Genome Analyses of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis Strains Reveals Core Secreted Proteins that Promote Virulence on Tomato
S. THAPA (1), R. Gilbertson (1), G. Coaker (1) (1) University of California, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P11-381
Session Type: Poster


Ti plasmids cluster genetically and cluster by Agrobacterium taxa and plant host type
A. WEISBERG (1), E. Davis (1), J. Tabima (1), M. Putnam (1), M. Miller (1), M. Kohen (1), J. Loper (2), N. Grünwald (2), W. Ream (1), J. Chang (1) (1) Oregon State University, U.S.A.; (2) USDA ARS, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P11-382
Session Type: Poster


Identification of root-knot nematode genetic loci that modulate distinct patterns of host gene expression using a genetic/genomic approach
V. WILLIAMSON (1), D. Nielsen (2), D. Bird (2) (1) Univ. of California Davis, U.S.A.; (2) North Carolina State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P11-383
Session Type: Poster


Inter-chromosomal transfer of immune response during barley-powdery mildew interactions
R. WISE (1), P. Surana (2), D. Mistry (2), R. Xu (3), A. Chapman (2), G. Fuerst (1), J. Dickerson (2), D. Nettleton (2) (1) USDA-ARS / Iowa State University, U.S.A.; (2) Iowa State University, U.S.A.; (3) Google Inc., U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P11-384
Session Type: Poster


Prediction and characterization of WY-domain effectors in downy mildews
K. WOOD (1), L. Derevnina (2), S. Reyes Chin Wo (3), J. Gil (3), J. Wong (4), R. Michelmore (3) (1) UC Davis, U.S.A.; (2) The Sainsbury Lab, United Kingdom; (3) UC Davis, U.S.A.; (4) Bayer, Belgium

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Abstract Number: P11-385
Session Type: Poster


Molecular characterization of two apple mosaic virus isolates and construction of an ApMV infectious cDNA clone
Y. XIANG (1), Z. Li (2), B. Bhagwat (1), J. Holmes (1), M. Bernardy (1), Y. Wu (2) (1) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Summerland Research and Development Centre, Canada; (2) College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, China

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Abstract Number: P11-386
Session Type: Poster


Pseudomonas syringae Effector AvrPtoB Exploits A Plant Defense-Essential Subset Of Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes To Suppress Host Immunity
L. ZENG (1), B. Zhou (1), R. Mural (2), X. Chen (3), M. Oates (4), R. Connor (5), G. Martin (6), J. Gough (4) (1) University of Nebraska-Lincoln, U.S.A.; (2) University of Nebraska-Lincoln, U.S.A.; (3) Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China; (4) University of Bristol, United Kingdom; (5) University of Arkansas at Little Rock, U.S.A.; (6) The Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P11-387
Session Type: Poster


A downy mildew effector evades recognition by polymorphism of expression and subcellular localization
S. ASAI (1), V. Cevik (2), O. Furzer (2), N. Ishaque (2), K. Shirasu (1), J. Jones (2) (1) Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN, Japan; (2) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P12-394
Session Type: Poster


Wheat side story: Characterizing host responses to yellow rust 
P. CORREDOR MORENO (1), D. Saunders (2) (1) The Genome Analysis Centre, United Kingdom; (2) The Genome Analysis Centre / The John Innes Centre, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P12-395
Session Type: Poster


Comparative genome analysis of pathogenic Clavibacter michiganensis strain PF008 causing bacterial canker in pepper with its closely related pathogenic strains of the same species
C. OH (1), I. Hwang (1) (1) Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Korea; (2) Department of Horticultural Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Korea

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Abstract Number: P12-396
Session Type: Poster


Insights into molecular basis of disease susceptibility and resistance against Phymatotrichum root rot using multi-omics approach
P. KANKANALA (1), P. Jones (2), D. Weighill (2), D. Jacobson (2), K. Mysore (1) (1) The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, U.S.A.; (2) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN; The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P12-397
Session Type: Poster


Comparative mapping of five-needle pine major genes for resistance to white pine blister rust
J. LIU (1), R. Sniezko (2) (1) 506 West Burnside Road, Canada; (2) USDA Forest Service, Dorena Genetic Resource Center, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P12-398
Session Type: Poster


An ancient event of Horizontal Gene Transfer (HGT) from Agrobacterium into sweetpotato and its wild relatives.
D. QUISPE-HUAMANQUISPE (1), J. Kreuze (2), G. Gheysen (3), T. Kyndt (3), R. Jarret (4), M. Ghislain (2) (1) Ghent University, Belgium; (2) International Potato Center (CIP), Peru; (3) Ghent University, Belgium; (4) USDA, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P12-399
Session Type: Poster


LIGHT as important environmental cue for pathogens and their hosts – from the perspective of the gray mold fungus Botrytis cinerea
J. SCHUMACHER (1) (1) IBBP, WWU Münster, Germany

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Abstract Number: P12-400
Session Type: Poster


Comparative genomics of the Sigatoka disease complex on banana indicates a direct link between pathogen emergence and nutritional virulence.
I. STERGIOPOULOS (1), T. Chang (1), A. Salvucci (1), P. Crous (2) (1) University of California Davis, U.S.A.; (2) CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P12-401
Session Type: Poster


Deciphering genetic mechanisms in Plasmodiophora brassicae
S. STJELJA (1), J. Fogelqvist (2), C. Dixelius (2) (1) Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Department of Plant Biology,P.O. Box 7080, Sweden; (2) Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Plant Biology, P.O. Box 7080, Sweden

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Abstract Number: P12-402
Session Type: Poster


Effect of Pythium arrhenomanes elicitor NLP on the interaction with Meloidogyne graminicola in rice
R. VERBEEK (1), E. Rom Mas (2), M. Sikder (2), M. Höfte (2) (1) Ghent University, Belgium; (2) Ghent University, Belgium

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Abstract Number: P12-403
Session Type: Poster


Sequence reversion in the distal element of Potato leafroll virus coat protein gene stop codon indicates a strong bias toward the stem loop structure to allow efficient read-through    
Y. XU (1), S. Gray (2) (1) Cornell University, U.S.A.; (2) Cornell University; USDA-ARS, Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P12-404
Session Type: Poster


High genetic diversity of the grey leaf spot pathogen, Cercospora zeina, observed in commercial maize in South Africa
D. BERGER (1), M. Muller (2), N. Kunene (1), B. Crampton (2), B. Bluhm (3), S. Phillips (1), I. Barnes (4) (1) Plant Science Department, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa; (2) Plant Science Department, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa; (3) Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, U.S.A.; (4) Genetics Department, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa

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Abstract Number: P13-408
Session Type: Poster


Population structure of an aerial Phytophthora species in forest systems
S. BRAR (1), R. Bradshaw (1), R. McDougal (2), N. Williams (3) (1) Massey University, New Zealand; (2) Scion New Zealand Forest Research Institute Ltd, New Zealand; (3) Scion New Zealand Forest Research Institute Ltd, New Zealand

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Abstract Number: P13-409
Session Type: Poster


Genetic Dynamics and Mating Type Inheritance in an Experimental, Overwintering Biparental Population of Phytophthora capsici
M. CARLSON (1), E. Gazave (2), M. Gore (2), C. Smart (1) (1) Cornell University, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, U.S.A.; (2) Cornell University, Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P13-410
Session Type: Poster


Dissection of the genetic architecture of rice resistance to the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae
H. KANG (1), Y. Wang (2), S. Peng (2), Y. Zhang (3), Y. Xiao (2), D. Wang (2), S. Qu (4), Z. Li (1), S. Yan (5), Z. Wang (2), W. Liu (1), Y. Ning (1), P. Korniliev (6), H. Leung (7), J. Mezey (6), S. McCouch (6), G. Wang (8) (1) Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; (2) Hunan Agricultural University, China; (3) nstitute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; (4) Institute of Virology and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; (5) Tianjin Crop Research Institute, Tianjin Academy of Agriculture Sciences, China; (6) Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, Cornell University, U.S.A.; (7) International Rice Research Institute, China; (8) Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio State University, Columbus, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P13-411
Session Type: Poster


Replication competence served as a driving force for experimental evolution of a satellite RNA associated with Bamboo mosaic virus
S. LEE (1), I. Wang (2), M. Liu (3), Y. Hsu (3), N. Lin (4) (1) Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan; (2) Department of Biological Sciences, University at Albany, U.S.A.; (3) Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan; (4) Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

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Abstract Number: P13-412
Session Type: Poster


Molecular and bioinformatics characterization of host and temperature dependent accumulation of dimeric viral RNA molecules derived from the S segment of Polygonun ringspot tospovirus
P. MARGARIA (1), A. Bertran (2), M. Ciuffo (3), C. Rosa (1), R. Oliveira Resende (2), M. Turina (3) (1) Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A.; (2) University of Brasília, Brazil; (3) Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, Italy

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Abstract Number: P13-413
Session Type: Poster


Population genomics reveals intricate variation in a major pathogen of rice
S. MIDHA (1), K. Bansal (1), R. Sonti (2), P. Patil (1) (1) CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology, India; (2) CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, India

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Abstract Number: P13-414
Session Type: Poster


Wheat susceptibility to Fusarium head blight involves specific molecular responses shaped by both grain development process and Fusarium graminearum growth
L. BONHOMME (1), C. CHETOUHI (1), F. CAMBON (1), P. LASSERRE-ZUBER (1), P. LECOMTE (1), O. SOUDIERE (1), T. LANGIN (1) (1) UMR GDEC, France

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Abstract Number: P14-417
Session Type: Poster


Metabolomic profiling of sugarcane infected with Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli, the causal agent of ratoon stunting disease
F. CASTRO-MORETTI (1), J. Cocuron (2), A. Alonso (2), L. Camargo (3) (1) Center for Applied Plant Sciences/The Ohio State University, U.S.A.; (2) Department of Molecular Genetics/The Ohio State University, U.S.A.; (3) Plant Pathology and Nematology Department/Universidade de Sao Paulo, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Brazil

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Abstract Number: P14-418
Session Type: Poster


Characterization of lectin receptor-like kinases in Populus-microbe interactions
J. CHEN (1), W. Muchero (1), Y. Yang (1), J. Labbé (1), X. Yang (1), S. Jawdy (1), M. Kennedy (2), J. Johnson (2), A. Sreedasyam (3), J. Schmutz (3), G. Tuskan (1) (1) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.; (2) Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, U.S.A.; (3) HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P14-419
Session Type: Poster


Direct regulation of ARGONAUTE7 by miRNA-regulated transcription factors
J. HOYER (1), J. Pruneda-Paz (2), G. Breton (3), M. Hassert (4), S. Kay (5), J. Carrington (4) (1) Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and Washington University in St. Louis, U.S.A.; (2) University of California San Diego, U.S.A.; (3) University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, U.S.A.; (4) Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, U.S.A.; (5) Scripps Research Institute, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P14-420
Session Type: Poster


The Use of Integrated SNP Correlation, Co-expression and Genome-Wide Association Networks for Populus trichocarpa to Discover Pleiotropic & Epistatic Plant Functions Involved in Microbial Interactions
D. JACOBSON (1), D. Weighill (2), C. Bleker (2), W. Muchero (1), T. Tschaplinski (1), G. Tuskan (1) (1) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.; (2) Oak Ridge National Laboratory/University of Tennessee, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P14-421
Session Type: Poster


Getting to the edge: network science identifies biological modules in Arabidopsis regulatory and interactions networks
S. MUKHTAR (1) (1) University of Alabama at Birmingham, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P14-422
Session Type: Poster

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Shedding light on the Cannabis/powdery mildew interaction
D. JOLY (1), N. Pépin (1), F. Sormany (1), A. Roy (2), N. Haché (2) (1) Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada; (2) OrganiGram Inc., Moncton, NB, Canada

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Abstract Number: P11-366
Session Type: Poster

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Understanding DAMP induced innate immunity in tomato and role of cell wall integrity
M. DASGUPTA (1), M. Sahoo (2), N. Prakash (2), S. Ngachan (3) (1) ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Manipur Centre, Lamphelpat, Imphal-795 004, India, India; (2) ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Manipur Centre, Lamphelpat, Imphal-795 004, India, India; (3) ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, Pin 793103, India, India

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Abstract Number: P15-426
Session Type: Poster


3-Aminobenzamide inhibits callose deposition and alters PMR4 callose synthase abundance independently of poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation
B. KEPPLER (1), J. Song (1), A. Bent (1) (1) University of Wisconsin, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P15-427
Session Type: Poster


The role of reactive oxygen species in non-host resistance to Rhizoctonia solani.
B. KIDD (1), R. Foley (1), K. Singh (2), J. Anderson (1) (1) CSIRO, Australia; (2) CSIRO, Australia

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Abstract Number: P15-428
Session Type: Poster


Simultaneous Integration of Plant Steroid Signaling and Immunity by a Pair of Cell Surface Receptors    
J. KONG (1), Y. Belkhadir (2), E. Smakowska (2) (1) Gregor Mendel institute, Austria; (2) Gregor Mendel Institute, Austria

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Abstract Number: P15-429
Session Type: Poster


Not “Ten Years After“ but “Twenty Years After“: Cloning of the barley Ror1 gene
R. PANSTRUGA (1), J. Acevedo (1), N. Ahmadinejad (2), K. Drwiega (1), M. Kwaaitaal (1), M. Mascher (3), K. Baumgarten (1), X. Dong (4), G. James (4), K. Schneeberger (4), N. Stein (3), P. Schulze-Lefert (4) (1) RWTH Aachen University, Germany; (2) University of Bonn, Germany; (3) IPK Gatersleben, Germany; (4) MPIPZ Köln, Germany

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Abstract Number: P15-430
Session Type: Poster


Function of a glutathione-S-transferase in Arabidopsis pre-invasive defence
M. PASTORCZYK (1), M. Pislewska-Bednarek (1), R. Nakano (2), K. Hiruma (2), A. Molina (3), Y. Takano (4), P. Schulze-Lefert (2), P. Bednarek (1) (1) Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Poland; (2) Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany; (3) Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics, Spain; (4) Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Jordan

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Abstract Number: P15-431
Session Type: Poster


MATE transporter-dependent export of hydroxycinnamic acid amides
S. ROSAHL (1), M. Dobritzsch (1), K. Gorzolka (1), A. Matern (1), L. Eschen-Lippold (1) (1) Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Germany; (2) Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Germany

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Abstract Number: P15-432
Session Type: Poster


Induction of ethylene inhibits development of soybean sudden death syndrome by inducing defense-related genes and reducing Fusarium virguliforme growth
N. ABDELSAMAD (1), G. MacIntosh (2) (1) Iowa State Univ, U.S.A.; (2) Iowa State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-438
Session Type: Poster


Fusarium graminearum is able to detoxify cereal defense compounds (tryptamine-derived hydroxycinnamic acid amides) and to convert the released tryptamine into auxin
G. ADAM (1), P. Spörhase (2), P. Fruhmann (3), E. Beltran Iturat (4), A. Bartholomäus (1), A. Stadler (1), C. Schmeitzl (1), G. Wiesenberger (1), B. Kluger (5), M. Doppler (6), C. Büschl (6), R. Krska (4), R. Schuhmacher (6), F. Berthiller (4) (1) Univ. of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Dpt. of Applied Genetics and Cell Biol., Austria; (2) Univ. of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Dpt. of Applied Genetics and Cell Biol., Austria; (3) TU Vienna, Inst. of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, Austria; (4) Univ. Nat. Res. and Life Sci. (BOKU), Dpt. IFA Tulln, Center for Analytical Chemistry, Austria; (5) bernhard.kluger@boku.ac.at, Austria; (6) Univ. Nat. Res. and Life Sci. (BOKU), Dpt. IFA Tulln, Center for Analytical Chemistry, Austria

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Abstract Number: P16-439, C12-3
Session Type: Poster


Regulon-guided discovery of defensive secondary metabolism in Arabidopsis
B. BARCO (1), N. Clay (1) (1) Department of MCDB, Yale University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-440
Session Type: Poster


PBS3 coordinates the leaf specific outcome of abiotic and biotic stress crosstalk through salicylic acid mediated immune signaling
M. BERENS (1), K. Tsuda (1) (1) Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany

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Abstract Number: P16-441
Session Type: Poster


Jasmonate-induced oxygenases are novel players in immune suppression acting as jasmonic acid hydroxylases
L. CAARLS (1), J. Elberse (1), M. Awwanah (1), N. Ludwig (1), T. Zeilmaker (1), M. de Vries (2), R. Schuurink (2), G. Van den Ackerveken (1) (1) Utrecht University, Netherlands; (2) University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P16-442
Session Type: Poster


Identification of transcription factors affecting CrPR1a induction in periwinkle and their potential roles in plant defense against phytoplasma
J. CHEN (1), H. Lo (2), C. Lai (2), C. Lin (2) (1) Institute of Biotechnology/National Taiwan University, Taiwan; (2) Department of Plant Pathology & Microbiology/National Taiwan University, Taiwan

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Abstract Number: P16-443
Session Type: Poster


Dehydroabietinal, an abietane diterpenoid, activates the autonomous pathway to impact flowering time and defense in Arabidopsis thaliana
Z. CHOWDHURY (1), M. Giri (1), R. Chaturvedi (1), B. Venables (1), J. Shah (1) (1) University of North Texas, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-444
Session Type: Poster


Dehydroabietinal, an abietane diterpenoid, activates the autonomous pathway to impact flowering time and defense in Arabidopsis thaliana
Z. CHOWDHURY (1) (1) University of North Texas, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-445
Session Type: Poster


Refactored SA-signaling for tunable defense 
O. DE LANGE (1), A. Khakhar (2), J. Nemhauser (2), E. Klavins (2) (1) The University of Washington, U.S.A.; (2) The University of Washington, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-446
Session Type: Poster


Transcriptome analysis of cell-specific JAZ4 regulation of plant responses in Arabidopsis
L. DEMOTT (1), P. Oblessuc (1), M. Melotto (1) (1) University of California - Davis, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-447
Session Type: Poster


Identification of candidate genes that contribute to resistance towards F. graminearum in soybean PI 567301B
C. GEDLING (1), S. Verhoff (1), S. Lee (2), R. Mian (3), L. McHale (1), A. Dorrance (1) (1) The Ohio State University, U.S.A.; (2) North Carolina State University, U.S.A.; (3) USDA ARS, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-448
Session Type: Poster


Quantitative monitoring of pathogen-induced plant hormone dynamics with temporal and single cell resolution
H. GHAREEB (1), S. Laukamm (1), M. Pound (2), O. Tetyuk (3), K. Hanika (4), V. Lipka (3) (1) Department of Plant Cell Biology, Georg August University of Goettingen, Germany; (2) Centre for Plant Integrative Biology, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom; (3) Department of Plant Cell Biology, Georg August University of Goettingen, Germany; (4) University of Wageningen, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P16-449
Session Type: Poster


Phytophthora infestans effector PiAvr2 targets StBSLs to activate The Brassinosteroid pathway 
E. GILROY (1), D. Turnbull (2), S. Naqvi (3), S. Breen (4), H. Wang (5), M. Malec (6), H. Mclellan (7), L. Welsh (8), P. Hedley (8), J. Stephens (8), F. Brunner (9), L. Yang (10), Z. Tian (5), J. Zhan (12), P. Birch (7) (1) The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom; (10) Fujian Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China., China; (11) College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China, China; (12) Fujian Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China., China; (2) The University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom; (3) James Hutton Ltd, United Kingdom; (4) The Australian National University, Australia; (5) College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China, China; (6) Centre for Plant Molecular Biology, University of Tuebingen,, Germany; (7) The University of Dundee, United Kingdom; (8) The James Hutton Institute, United Kingdom; (9) Centre for Plant Molecular Biology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany, Germany

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Abstract Number: P16-450
Session Type: Poster


Influence of fatty acid metabolism in plants on defense responses to aphid herbivory
F. GOGGIN (1) (1) University of Arkansas, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-451
Session Type: Poster


Dynamics and regulation of jasmonic acid and salicylic acid transcriptional networks in Arabidopsis.
R. HICKMAN (1), M. Van Verk (1), A. Van Dijken (1), K. Denby (2), C. Pieterse (1), S. Van Wees (1) (1) Utrecht University, Netherlands; (2) Warwick University, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P16-452
Session Type: Poster


Temperature regulation of salicylic acid-mediated defense in Arabidopsis thaliana
B. HUOT (1), A. Velásquez (2), E. Hubbard (2), J. Pulman (3), J. Yao (4), K. Childs (3), K. Tsuda (6), B. Montgomery (7), S. He (8) (1) DOE-Plant Research Laboratory, Cell and Molecular Biology Program, Michigan State University, U.S.A.; (2) DOE-Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, U.S.A.; (3) Plant Biology Department, Center for Genomics Enabled Plant Science, Michigan State University, U.S.A.; (4) Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University, U.S.A.; (5) Plant Biology Department, Center for Genomics Enabled Plant Science, Michigan State University, U.S.A.; (6) Department of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany; (7) DOE-Plant Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, U.S.A.; (8) DOE-Plant Research Laboratory, Howard Hughes Medical Institute-Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Michigan State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-453
Session Type: Poster


Diazotrophic bacteria in Guzmania monostachia (Bromeliaceae): hormonal signaling molecules and leaf tissue colonization
C. KLEINGESINDS (1), P. Mioto (1), R. Zuccarelli (2), M. Rodrigues (2), D. Demarco (2), M. Aidar (3), H. Mercier (2) (1) University of São Paulo, Brazil; (2) University of São Paulo, Brazil; (3) Instituto de Botânica de São Paulo, Brazil

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Abstract Number: P16-454
Session Type: Poster


Ascorbate oxidation level determines the hormone balance during the interaction between parasitic root-knot nematodes and rice
T. KYNDT (1), A. Mekonene (2), R. Verbeek (2), R. Singh (2), A. Haeck (2), K. Demeestere (2), R. Tenhaken (3), S. Siddique (4), M. Frei (4) (1) Ghent University, Belgium; (2) Ghent University, Belgium; (3) University of Salzburg, Austria; (4) Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn, Germany

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Abstract Number: P16-455, C12-2
Session Type: Poster


Characterization of the interaction between the Beet Necrotic Yellow Vein Virus pathogenicity factor P25 and an Auxin/indole-3-acetic acid protein from sugar beet
S. LIEBE (1), H. Thiel (2), D. Gilmer (3), M. Varrelmann (2) (1) Institute of Sugar Beet Research, Germany; (2) Institute of Sugar Beet Research, Germany; (3) Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, France

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Abstract Number: P16-456
Session Type: Poster


The plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Streptomyces coelicolor M145 induces systemic resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana against Pst DC3000 by activating the salicylate signaling pathway
N. LIN (1), C. Chen (1) (1) Department of Agricultural Chemistry/National Taiwan University, Taiwan

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Abstract Number: P16-457
Session Type: Poster


Characterization of Arabidopsis CALMODULIN-LIKE genes involved in fine-tuning plant immune signaling    
Y. LU (1), W. Truman (2), G. Bethke (1), J. Glazebrook (1) (1) University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, U.S.A.; (2) Institute of Plant Genetics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

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Abstract Number: P16-458
Session Type: Poster


The Arabidopsis oxygenases DOWNY MILDEW RESISTANT 6 and DMR6-LIKE OXYGENASE 1 negatively regulate immunity by hydroxylation of salicylic acid
N. LUDWIG (1), J. Elberse (1), T. Zeilmaker (1), C. Böttcher (2), A. Melquiond (1), G. Van den Ackerveken (1) (1) Utrecht University, Netherlands; (2) Julius-Kühn Institut, Germany

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Abstract Number: P16-459
Session Type: Poster


Genetic suppressor screen and transcriptional profiling elucidate the PBS3 node of plant immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana
R. MACKELPRANG (1), R. Ramos (1), M. Wildermuth (1), R. Okrent (2) (1) University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.; (2) USDA-ARS Forage Seed and Cereal Research Unit, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-460
Session Type: Poster


A transcriptional regulator mediates the salicylic acid and Jasmonic acid/ethylene antagonism by modulating phosphoenolpyruvate shunt in Arabidopsis
W. MUCHERO (1) (1) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-461
Session Type: Poster


The role of strigolactone signaling in rice-endophytic bacterium interaction
H. NAKASHITA (1), M. Kusajima (1), T. Asami (2), H. Yamakawa (3) (1) Fukui Prefectural University, Japan; (2) The University of Tokyo, Japan; (3) NARO Agricultural Research Center, Japan

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Abstract Number: P16-462
Session Type: Poster


An uncharacterized GCN5-related N-acetyltransferase negatively regulates biotic and abiotic stress responses through the EDR1 signaling pathway
M. NEUBAUER (1), R. Innes (1) (1) Indiana University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-463
Session Type: Poster


Expression profiling of marker genes for salicylic acid, jasmonic acid and ethylene in Brachypodium distachyon highlights its similar defense mechanism to rice
Y. NOUTOSHI (1), Y. Kouzai (1), M. Kimura (1), Y. Yamanaka (1), M. Watanabe (1), H. Matsui (1), M. Yamamoto (1), Y. Ichinose (1), K. Toyoda (1), Y. Onda (2), K. Mochida (2) (1) Okayama University, Japan; (2) RIKEN CSRS, Japan

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Abstract Number: P16-464
Session Type: Poster


Exploring the realm of unknown induced proteins by salicylic acid and their role in resistance against biotrophic pathogens
M. PEREIRA MENDES (1), R. Hickman (1), C. Pieterse (1), S. van Wees (1), M. van Verk (2) (1) Plant-Microbe Interactions, Dept. of Biology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, Netherlands; (2) Plant-Microbe Interactions/Bioinformatics, Dept. of Biology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P16-465
Session Type: Poster


How members of the NPR receptor family sense the SAR signal salicylic acid – the alternate model 
U. PFITZNER (1), D. Neeley (1), F. Maier (1), E. Konopka (1) (1) Universitaet Hohenheim, Germany

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Abstract Number: P16-466
Session Type: Poster


Genome-wide association study reveals novel regulators of defense hormonal crosstalk in Arabidopsis thaliana
S. PROIETTI (1), S. Coolen (1), L. Caarls (1), S. Van Wees (1), C. Pieterse (1) (1) Utrecht University, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P16-467
Session Type: Poster


Plant immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana ecotypes with natural variations in defense related genes
N. SCHOLTEN (1), J. Zeier (1) (1) Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany

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Abstract Number: P16-468
Session Type: Poster


PHB3 interacts with ICS1 and is involved in the SA-mediated defense response of Arabidopsis thaliana   
A. SEGUEL (1), J. Jelenska (2), A. Herrera (1), J. Greenberg (2), L. Holuigue (1) (1) Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile; (2) The University of Chicago, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-469
Session Type: Poster


Alternative Splicing of a Host Defense Regulatory Gene in Soybean (Glycine max) 
P. SELIG (1), V. Nalam (1) (1) Indiana University-Purdue University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-470
Session Type: Poster


The N-end rule pathway : a novel regulator of plant immunity
M. SOREL (1), R. De Marchi (1), B. Mooney (2), I. Fudal (3), K. Goslin (1), K. Kwasniewska (4), P. Ryan (4), M. Pfalz (5), J. Kroymann (5), S. Pollmann (6), A. Feechan (7), F. Wellmer (4), S. Rivas (8), E. Graciet (1) (1) Maynooth University, Biology department, Ireland; (2) Maynooth university, Biology department, Ireland; (3) INRA, UMR BIOGER, France; (4) Trinity College Dublin, Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Ireland; (5) CNRS, Laboratoire Ecologie Systematique Evolution, France; (6) Centro de Biotecnologia y Genomica de Plantas, U.P.M, Spain; (7) UCD Earth Institute and School of Biology and Environmental Science, Ireland; (8) INRA, CNRS, Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes, France

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Abstract Number: P16-471
Session Type: Poster


The regulatory function of TCP8 in plant innate immunity
B. SPEARS (1), F. Gao (2), J. Nam (2), W. Gassmann (1) (1) University of Missouri, Columbia, U.S.A.; (2) University of Missouri, Columbia, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-472
Session Type: Poster


The role of auxin in susceptibility of soybean to Phytophthora sojae
A. STASKO (1), J. Lin (2), J. Blakeslee (2), A. Dorrance (1) (1) Department of Plant Pathology The Ohio State University-Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, U.S.A.; (2) Department of Horticulture and Crop Science The Ohio State University-Ohio Agricultural Research Development Center, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-473
Session Type: Poster


Completing the pathway: Salicylic acid biosynthesis and its role in disease resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana
M. STEINWAND (1), M. Strawn (2), M. Wildermuth (1) (1) University of California Berkeley, U.S.A.; (2) Boehringer Ingelheim, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-474
Session Type: Poster


Identification of cytoplasmic receptor-like kinases and transcription factors regulating the expression of SARD1 and CBP60g 
T. SUN (1), Q. Kong (1) (1) Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Canada

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Abstract Number: P16-475
Session Type: Poster


Role of SNC1 and Nitrate reductase activity on autoimmunity in the SUMO E3 ligase mutant siz1
H. VAN DEN BURG (1), V. Hammoudi (1), G. Vlachakis (1), S. Chatterjee (1), B. Beerens (1) (1) University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P16-476
Session Type: Poster


Elevated [CO2] compromises both Type I and Type II wheat resistance to Fusarium head blight
M. VAUGHAN (1) (1) USDA ARS, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-477
Session Type: Poster


Comparative Analysis of Signaling Pathways Triggered by Different Pattern-recognition Receptor-types 
W. WAN (1), M. Zaidem (2), J. Kilian (1), D. Weigel (2), A. Gust (1), T. Nuernberger (1) (1) Center for Plant Molecular Biology and Plant Biochemistry, University of Tuebingen, Germany; (2) Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Germany

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Abstract Number: P16-478
Session Type: Poster


Posttranslational Modifications of NPR1: Dynamic Regulation of Immune Responses through the Interplay of Sumoylation and Phosphorylation
J. WITHERS (1) (1) Duke University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-479
Session Type: Poster


Activation of ethylene signaling pathways enhances disease resistance by regulating ROS and phytoalexin production in rice
C. YANG (1) (1) State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

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Abstract Number: P16-480
Session Type: Poster


Divergent pathogen effectors promote virulence by manipulating a transcriptional node of growth-defense crosstalk
L. YANG (1), P. José Pereira Lima Teixeira (1), S. Biswas (2), Y. He (3), O. Finkel (4), M. English (5), P. Epple (6), P. Mieczkowski (4), J. Dangl (7) (1) University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, U.S.A.; (2) Harvard Medical School, U.S.A.; (3) NC State University, U.S.A.; (4) University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, U.S.A.; (5) University of Tennessee, U.S.A.; (6) BASF Plant Science LP, U.S.A.; (7) University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; HHMI, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-481
Session Type: Poster


Analysis of the host hormonal signaling involved in Brassica napus - Leptosphaeria maculans pathosystem
C. YANG (1), D. Fernando (1) (1) Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Canada

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Abstract Number: P16-482
Session Type: Poster


Comparative transcriptome profiling of qualitative- and quantitative-specific defense responses underlying the Brassica napus - Leptosphaeria maculans pathosystem
X. ZHANG (1), M. Becker (2), M. Belmonte (2), W. Fernando (1) (1) Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Canada; (2) Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada; (3) Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Canada

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Abstract Number: P16-483
Session Type: Poster


WRKY70 Negatively Regulates SARD1, a Positive Regulator of SA Synthesis 
M. ZHOU (1), Y. Lu (1), J. Glazebrook (1) (1) Department of Plant Biology, Microbial and Plant Genomics Institute, University of Minnesota, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P16-484
Session Type: Poster


Differential recognition of AVR2 variants of Phytophthora infestans by diverse R genes from wild Solanum species
C. AGUILERA GALVEZ (1), N. Champouret (1), E. Eggers (1), H. Rietman (1), R. Visser (2), V. Vleeshouwers (1) (1) Wageningen University, Netherlands; (2) Wageningen University, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P17-485
Session Type: Poster


Death be not proud – rcs5 is a wall associated kinase gene that functions as a dominant susceptibility factor in the Barley- Cochliobolus sativus interaction to produce necroptosis
G. AMEEN (1), T. Drader (2), L. Sager (1), B. Steffenson (3), A. Kleinhofs (2), R. Brueggeman (1) (1) Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, U.S.A.; (2) Department of Crop and Soil Science, Washington State University, U.S.A.; (3) Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-486
Session Type: Poster


A unique TIR- receptor is required for recognition of a bacterial type-III effector 
R. ANDERSON (1), M. Nishimura (2), K. Cherkis (3), M. Machius (3), Q. Lui (4), T. Law (2), J. Dangl (1) (1) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.; (2) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.; (3) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.; (4) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.; (5) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-487
Session Type: Poster


Identification of gene pairs involved in the incompatibility between an Eleusine isolate of Pyricularia oryzae and common wheat
S. ASUKE (1), I. Chuma (1), Y. Tosa (1) (1) Kobe University, Japan

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Abstract Number: P17-488
Session Type: Poster


Identification of signaling components leading to induction of plant defense responses mediated by the MAMP EIX
A. AVNI (1) (1) Tel Aviv University, Israel

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Abstract Number: P17-489
Session Type: Poster


Bacterial outer membrane vesicles induce plant immunity and enhance bacterial disease resistance
O. BAHAR (1) (1) Dept. of Plant Pathology and Weed Science, ARO - Volcani Centre, Israel

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Abstract Number: P17-490
Session Type: Poster


Requirement for translationally regulated candidate genes during plant NB-LRR- mediated defense responses
T. BARFF (1), L. Meteigner (2), M. Cohen (2), M. El Oirdi (2), K. Yoshioka (3), P. Moffett (2) (1) Université de sherbrooke, Canada; (2) Université de Sherbrooke, Canada; (3) University of Toronto, Canada

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Abstract Number: P17-491
Session Type: Poster


Biochemical screen to identify components of the ZAR1 immune complex
M. BAUDIN (1), N. Dina (2), G. Walker (3), V. William (4), N. Mori (2), J. Hassan (2) (1) Plant and Microbial Biology Department of UC Berkeley, U.S.A.; (2) Plant and Microbial Biology Department of UC Berkeley, U.S.A.; (3) Plant and Microbial Biology Department of UC Berkeley , U.S.A.; (4) ARS, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-492
Session Type: Poster


Does soybean use a fungal polyamine oxidase to induce immunity?
J. BAUMBACH (1), M. Bhattacharyya (1) (1) Iowa State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-493
Session Type: Poster


The rocky road to NLR diversity in Arabidopsis thaliana
F. BEMM (1), A. Keller (1), D. Weigel (1) (1) MPI for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany, Germany

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Abstract Number: P17-494
Session Type: Poster


A receptor-like protein provides broad-spectrum resistance in soybean
M. BHATTACHARYYA (1), M. Ngaki (1), D. Sahoo (2), B. Wang (2), S. Swaminathan (2) (1) Iowa State University, U.S.A.; (2) Iowa State University, U.S.A.; (3) Iowa State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-495
Session Type: Poster


Folate is required for nonhost immunity of Arabidopsis against soybean pathogens.
M. BHATTACHARYYA (1), S. Kambakam (1), B. Sahu (1), R. Sumit (1), P. Singh (1), M. Ngaki (1) (1) Iowa State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-496
Session Type: Poster


Investigations into the localization and function of Sr35, a wheat CC-NBS-LRR protein that confers resistance to race TTKSK (Ug99) of Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici
S. BOLUS (1), G. Coaker (1), J. Dubcovsky (1) (1) University of California, Davis, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-497
Session Type: Poster


Identification of a rice locus conferring broad spectrum disease resistance to bacterial pathogens
A. BOSSA-CASTRO (1), C. Raghavan (2), C. Tekete (3), E. Delorean (1), A. Dereeper (4), K. Dagno (5), O. Koita (3), G. Mosquera (6), H. Leung (2), V. Verdier (4), J. Leach (1) (1) Colorado State University, U.S.A.; (2) International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines; (3) Université des Sciences Techniques et Technologiques, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, LBMA, Mali; (4) IRD, Cirad, Univ. Montpellier, Interactions Plantes Microorganismes Environnement, France; (5) Institute of Rural Economy, Plant Protection, Mali; (6) International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Colombia

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Abstract Number: P17-498
Session Type: Poster


Dissecting multiple resistance specificities at the Mla locus in barley
H. BRABHAM (1), I. Hernández-Pinzón (1), P. Green (1), M. Moscou (1), P. Hayes (2) (1) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (2) Oregon State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-499
Session Type: Poster


PAMP perception during Fusarium graminearum pathogenesis
E. BRAUER (1) (1) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada

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Abstract Number: P17-500
Session Type: Poster


Extreme resistance to Cowpea mosaic virus: molecular forms of the virus-encoded elicitors
G. BRUENING (1), J. Gao (1), Q. Fan (2) (1) Plant Pathology, University of California at Davis, U.S.A.; (2) Huazhong Agricultural University, China

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Abstract Number: P17-501
Session Type: Poster


An improved purification system for flax resistance proteins M, L6 and L7
H. BURDETT (1), P. Anderson (1), S. Williams (2), P. Sornaraj (3), M. Rahman (1), B. Kobe (4) (1) Flinders University, Australia; (2) Australian National University, Australia; (3) Department of Industry Innovation and Science, Australia; (4) University of Queensland, Australia

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Abstract Number: P17-502
Session Type: Poster


Epistatic influence in tomato Ve1-mediated resistance   
C. CASTROVERDE (1), R. Nazar (1), J. Robb (1) (1) Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Canada

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Abstract Number: P17-503
Session Type: Poster


Understanding the molecular basis for tomato resistance to the Fusarium wilt fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici
A. CATANZARITI (1), Y. Gonzalez-Cendales (1), H. Do (1), P. Bru (1), D. Jones (1) (1) Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Australia

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Abstract Number: P17-504
Session Type: Poster


Distinct resistance genes arrest development of the oomycete rust Albugo candida in Arabidopsis thaliana at different infection stages
V. CEVIK (1), S. Huh (1), A. Cooper (2), O. Furzer (1), S. Fairhead (3), J. Taylor (2), J. Carlier (4), P. Sarris (5), J. Jones (1), E. Holub (2) (1) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (2) University of Warwick, School of Life Sciences, Warwick Crop Centre, United Kingdom; (3) University of Warwick, School of Life Sciences, Warwick Crop Centre, United Kingdom; (4) University of Algarve, Laboratory of Genomics and Genetic Improvement, Portugal; (5) Division of Plant and Microbial Sciences, School of Biosciences, University of Exeter, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P17-505
Session Type: Poster


Mining and Identification of Functional Novel Alleles of Pi2/9 locus From Rice 3K Germplasm Against Rice Blast, Magnaporthe oryzae via Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) Pipeline
C. CHAIPANYA (1), J. Divina (1), F. Borja (1), J. Yanoria (1), R. Mauleon (1), R. Opulencia (1), C. Jantasuriyarat (2), B. Zhou (1) (1) International Rice Research Institute, Philippines; (2) Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

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Abstract Number: P17-506
Session Type: Poster


The SERK family as co-receptors for FLS2
P. CHATELAIN (1), M. Albert (1), U. Fürst (1), G. Felix (1) (1) ZMBP - Center for Plant Molecular Biology, Tuebingen University, Germany

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Abstract Number: P17-507
Session Type: Poster


Endoplasmic reticulum stress responses function in the HRT-mediated hypersensitive response in Nicotiana benthamiana
H. CHOI (1), J. Moon (1), J. Park (2) (1) Korea Research Institute Bioscience and Biotechnology(KRIBB)/UST, South Korea; (2) Korea Research Institute Bioscience and Biotechnology(KRIBB), South Korea

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Abstract Number: P17-508
Session Type: Poster


RECEPTOR–LIKE CYTOPLASMIC KINASE FACILITATES PLANT IMMUNITY VIA INTERACTION AND PHOSPHORYLATION WITH EFFECTOR-TARGETED PROTEIN RIN4 IN ARABIDOPSIS
E. CHUNG (1), R. Anderson (2), J. Dangl (3) (1) Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) / UNC-Chapel Hill, U.S.A.; (2) Department of Biology, UNC-Chapel Hill, U.S.A.; (3) Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), UNC-Chapel Hill, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-509
Session Type: Poster


A resistance mechanism from the American heirloom rice variety Carolina Gold Select is dependent on TAL effector central repeat region composition, but not the repeat variable diresidues
S. COHEN (1), L. Triplett (2), J. Leach (1) (1) Colorado State University, U.S.A.; (2) The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-510
Session Type: Poster


Dissecting the role of lysin motif receptor-like kinases (LYKs) in chitin-triggered immunity in grapevine 
L. DAVIES (1), C. Villano (2), D. Brulé (3), M. Héloir (3), F. Boutrot (4), C. Zipfel (4), B. Poinssot (3), I. Dry (1) (1) Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia; (2) University of Naples Federico II, Italy; (3) INRA, Université de Bourgogne, France; (4) The Sainsbury Laboratory, England

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Abstract Number: P17-511
Session Type: Poster


An E3 ubiquitin ligase, PUB4, regulates immune signaling through the interaction with Arabidopsis CERK1
Y. DESAKI (1), S. Takahashi (1), H. Koizumi (1), T. Miura (1), K. Yashima (1), Y. Ishibashi (1), K. Kito (1), M. Narusaka (2), Y. Narusaka (2), H. Kaku (1), N. Shibuya (1) (1) Department of Life Sciences, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Japan; (2) Research Institute for Biological Sciences Okayama, Japan

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Abstract Number: P17-512
Session Type: Poster


Genomic Screens to Identify Next-Generation MAMPs and their Cognate Pattern Recognition Receptors    
D. DESVEAUX (1), A. Mott (2), S. Thakur (2), E. Smakowska (3), P. Wang (1), Y. Belkhadir (3), D. Guttman (1) (1) University of Toronto / Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution and Function, Canada; (2) University of Toronto, Canada; (3) Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austria

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Abstract Number: P17-513
Session Type: Poster


Heavy metal-associated isoprenylated plant protein is a putative host target of AvrPto5 effector of kiwifruit pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae
K. DHARMARAJ (1), W. CUI (2), M. YOON (2), E. RIKKERINK (2), M. TEMPLETON (1) (1) The University of Auckland & The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, New Zealand; (2) The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, New Zealand

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Abstract Number: P17-514
Session Type: Poster


A dominant mutation in BDA4 suppresses the autoimmune phenotypes in snc2-1D
Y. DING (1) (1) University of British Columbia, Canada

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Abstract Number: P17-515
Session Type: Poster


Characterization of increased Pantoea stewartii resistance in maize pan1 mutants
P. DOBLAS IBANEZ (1), L. Smith (1) (1) University of California San Diego, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-516
Session Type: Poster


ELR INTERACTS WITH SOBIR1 TO MOUNT DEFENSE RESPONSES AGAINST PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS IN POTATO
E. DOMAZAKIS (1), M. Joosten (2), D. Wouters (2), S. Kamoun (3), R. Visser (2), V. Vleeshouwers (2) (1) Wageningen University, Netherlands; (2) Wageningen University, Netherlands; (3) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P17-517
Session Type: Poster


Special Ks – doping RPM1 activity
F. EL KASMI (1), R. Anderson (1), E. Chung (1), J. Dangl (1) (1) University of North Carolina, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-518
Session Type: Poster


Characterization of barley host and non-host interactions with aphids
C. ESCUDERO-MARTINEZ (1), J. Morris (2), P. Hedley (3) (1) James Hutton Institute and Dundee University, United Kingdom; (2) James Hutton Institute Cell and Molecular Sciences, United Kingdom; (3) James Hutton Institute, Cell and Molecular Sciences, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P17-519
Session Type: Poster


Recognitional specificity of the flax rust AvrP and AvrP123 effectors is determined by polymorphisms at their N-and C-termini
N. FARAH (1), A. Catanzariti (1), P. Dodds (2), A. Hardham (3), D. Jones (3) (1) Research School of Biology, ANU, Australia; (2) CSIRO, Australia; (3) Research School of Biology, ANU, Australia

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Abstract Number: P17-520
Session Type: Poster


Identification and characterization of a novel Sclerotinia-MAMP and its receptor in Arabidopsis
C. FEILER (1), W. Zhang (2), A. Gust (3), T. Nuernberger (3), D. Kolb (3) (1) University of Tuebingen, Center for plant molecular biology, Germany; (2) ETH Zurich, Switzerland; (3) University of Tuebingen, Germany

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Abstract Number: P17-521
Session Type: Poster


Development of genomic and breeding resources to uncover virulence mechanisms in oat crown rust
M. FIGUEROA (1), S. Rottschaefer (2), M. Miller (2), V. Omidvar (2), H. Karaoglu (3), F. Li (2), D. Singh (3), N. Upadhyaya (4), R. Dill-Macky (2), P. Dodds (4), R. Park (3), S. Kianian (5) (1) University of Minnesota, U.S.A.; (2) University of Minnesota, U.S.A.; (3) Plant Breeding Institute, University of Sydney, Australia; (4) CSIRO Agriculture, Australia; (5) USDA-ARS Cereal Disease Laboratory, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-522
Session Type: Poster


Molecular and functional characterization of the plant immune receptor RLP32
K. FROEHLICH (1), E. Melzer (2), L. Fan (3), T. Nuernberger (3) (1) Center for Plant Molecular Biology, Department of Plant Biochemistry, Germany; (2) Center for Plant Molecular Biology, Department of Plant Biochemistry, Germany; (3) Center for Plant Molecular Biology, Department of Plant Biochemistry, Germany

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Abstract Number: P17-523
Session Type: Poster


Potato Late Blight (Phytophthora Infestans (Mont.) de Bary) Disease Development and Tuber Yield with Response to Planting Dates and Fungicides Application In Nepal
S. GAIRE (1) (1) Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal

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Abstract Number: P17-524
Session Type: Poster


Characterization of Putative NPR1-dependent Aphid Resistance Factors in Tomato
A. GALLA (1), C. Avila (2), F. Goggin (1) (1) University of Arkansas, U.S.A.; (2) Department of Horticultural Science , Texas A& M University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-525
Session Type: Poster


The role of chloroplast-resident RNA helicase ISE2 in defense response against pathogens
E. GANUSOVA (1), T. Burch-Smith (1) (1) University of Tennessee, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-526
Session Type: Poster


Interactions of Arabidopsis SRFR1, a negative regulator of effector-triggered immunity, with transcription factors and transcriptional co-repressors
C. GARNER (1), C. Rogan (2), S. Kim (1), S. Bhattacharjee (3) (1) University of Missouri, U.S.A.; (2) University of Missouri, U.S.A.; (3) Regional Centre for Biotechnology, India

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Abstract Number: P17-527
Session Type: Poster


The bacterial Type III-secreted protein AvrRps4 is a bipartite effector   
W. GASSMANN (1), M. Halane (2), S. Kim (2), C. Garner (2), S. Bhattacharjee (2) (1) University of Missouri, U.S.A.; (2) University of Missouri, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-528
Session Type: Poster


Characterization of the role in plant defense of a cassava protein that potentially interacts with the HpaF effector from Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis    
D. GÓMEZ DE LA CRUZ (1), C. Trujillo (1), V. Hurtado (1), C. Alvarado (1), S. Restrepo (1), A. Bernal (1) (1) Laboratorio de Micología y Fitopatología, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia

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Abstract Number: P17-529
Session Type: Poster


Tomato atypical receptor kinase 1 protein abundance is differentially regulated during pathogen infection.
A. GUZMAN (1), D. Lanver (2), K. Taylor (1), J. Kim (1), H. Liu (3), M. Mudgett (1) (1) Stanford University, U.S.A.; (2) Max-Planck-Institut für terrestrische Mikrobiologie, Germany; (3) Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, China

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Abstract Number: P17-530
Session Type: Poster


Interaction dynamics between the potato late blight resistance protein RB and pathogen effectors
Y. LIN (1), D. Halterman (2) (1) University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.; (2) USDA, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-531
Session Type: Poster


Proteome-wide identification of protein poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation targets reveals an important role of FHA domain protein DAWDLE in Arabidopsis immunity.
P. HE (1), B. Feng (1), S. Ma (2), S. Chen (3), S. Zhang (4), B. Yu (4), S. Dinesh-Kumar (2), L. Shan (1) (1) Texas A&M University, U.S.A.; (2) University of California, Davis, U.S.A.; (3) University of Florida, U.S.A.; (4) University of Nebraska, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-532
Session Type: Poster


The Tomato LRR-RLP CuRe1 detects molecular patterns of the parasitic plant Cuscuta reflexa
V. HEGENAUER (1), U. Fürst (1), B. Kaiser (1), M. Stahl (1), M. Albert (1), M. Smoker (2), C. Zipfel (2), G. Felix (1) (1) Eberhard Karls University of Tuebingen, Germany; (2) Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P17-533
Session Type: Poster


Tomato receptor FLS3 binds flgII-28 and activates the plant immune system
S. HIND (1), S. Strickler (1), P. Boyle (1), D. Dunham (1), Z. Bao (1), I. O'Doherty (2), J. Baccile (2), J. Hoki (2), C. Clarke (3), B. Vinatzer (3), F. Schroeder (2), G. Martin (2) (1) Boyce Thompson Institute, U.S.A.; (2) Boyce Thompson Institute; Cornell University, U.S.A.; (3) Virginia Tech, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-534
Session Type: Poster


Towards the identification of novel soybean cyst nematode resistance genes
K. HORGAN (1), C. Fliege (2), N. Yu (2), B. Diers (2), M. Hudson (3), A. Bent (4) (1) University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.; (2) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.; (3) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , U.S.A.; (4) University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-535
Session Type: Poster


RDR6 knock down line potentiates the BaMV infection in newly emerging leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana
Y. HSU (1), M. Luo (1), Y. Huang (1), N. Lin (3) (1) Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan; (2) Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan; (3) Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

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Abstract Number: P17-536
Session Type: Poster


The rice NLR heteropair RGA4/RGA5 confers resistance to bacterial blight and bacterial leaf streak diseases
M. HUTIN (1), S. Cesari (2), V. Chalvon (3), C. Michel (3), T. Tran (4), R. Koebnik (4), S. Boris (4), T. Kroj (3) (1) Cornell University, PPPMB, U.S.A.; (2) CSIRO, Australia; (3) INRA, France; (4) IRD, France; (5) IRD, France

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Abstract Number: P17-537
Session Type: Poster


Flagellin peptide flg22 is transported to distal tissues in Arabidopsis.
J. JELENSKA (1), S. Davern (2), R. Standaert (2), S. Mirzadeh (2), J. Greenberg (1) (1) University of Chicago, U.S.A.; (2) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-538
Session Type: Poster


Investigate the regulation of Mitogen-activated protein Kinase Phosphatase 1 (MKP1) in PAMP signaling and resistance to bacteria
L. JIANG (1), Y. Wan (1), J. Anderson (2), R. Ulm (3), S. Peck (2) (1) University of Missouri-Columbia, U.S.A.; (2) University of Missouri-Columbia, U.S.A.; (3) University of Geneva, Switzerland

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Abstract Number: P17-539
Session Type: Poster


Transcripts of disease resistance gene are under surveillance by of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay
H. JUNG (1), G. Jung (2), Y. Lee (2), K. Shin (3), S. Kim (3) (1) Dong-A University, Korea; (2) Dong-A University, Korea; (3) Myongji University, Korea

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Abstract Number: P17-540
Session Type: Poster


Identification of novel regulators of the NADPH oxidase RBOHD during plant immunity
Y. KADOTA (1), Y. Goto (2), H. Matsui (3), J. Sklenar (4), P. Derbyshire (4), F. Menke (4), H. Nakagami (3), C. Zipfel (4), K. Shirasu (2) (1) RIKEN CSRS, Plant Immunity Research Group,, Japan; (2) RIKEN CSRS, Plant Immunity Research Group,, Japan; (3) RIKEN CSRS, Plant Proteomics Research Unit, Japan; (4) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (5) RIKEN CSRS, Plant Proteomics Research Unit, Japan

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Abstract Number: P17-541
Session Type: Poster


Pathogen infection and MORC1 affect chromatin accessibility of transposable elements and expression of their proximal genes in Arabidopsis
H. KANG (1), Y. Bordiya (1), Y. Zheng (2), J. Nam (1), H. Choi (2), B. Lee (3), J. Kim (3), D. Klessig (2), Z. Fei (2) (1) Texas State University, U.S.A.; (2) Boyce Thompson Institute, U.S.A.; (3) University of Texas, Austin, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-542
Session Type: Poster


Heavy metal-associated domain (HMA) proteins of rice confer susceptibility to Magnaporthe oryzae and are targeted by M. oryzae effector AVR-Pik
H. KANZAKI (1), H. Saitoh (1), S. Cesari (2), K. Fujisaki (1), E. Kanzaki (1), K. Yoshida (3), T. Takeda (1), K. Ito (1), C. Mitsuoka (1), A. Hirabuchi (1), M. Banfield (4), T. Kroj (5), S. Kamoun (6), R. Terauchi (1) (1) Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, Japan; (2) CSIRO Plant Industry, Australia; (3) Kobe Univ. Laboratory of plant Genetics, Japan; (4) John Innes Centre, Japan; (5) INRA, UMR BGPI, France; (6) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P17-543
Session Type: Poster


Small GTPase OsRac1-indued S-nitrosylation of GAPDH is invovled in disease resistance to rice blast fungus
Y. KAWANO (1), K. Kosami (1), J. Su (2), K. Shimamoto (2) (1) Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, China; (2) Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

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Abstract Number: P17-544
Session Type: Poster


Genome-based cloning of Pvr4 conferring multiple potyvirus resistance from Capsicum annuum ‘CM334’
S. KIM (1), J. Lee (2), D. Choi (2) (1) Seoul National University, South Korea; (2) Seoul National University, South Korea

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Abstract Number: P17-545
Session Type: Poster


GRP7 is involved in Salicylic acid-mediated defense by its binding to SA-related transcripts
P. KIM (1), A. Joe (2), J. Alfano (1) (1) University of Nebraska, U.S.A.; (2) University of California, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-546
Session Type: Poster


Xanthomonas AvrBsT interacts with calmodulin (CaM) and its CaM-binding domain is required for activation of effector-triggered immunity.
M. CHENONG (1), J. Kim (2), N. Ozabaki-Yagan (2), Y. Wang (3), M. Mudgett (2) (1) Department of Biology, Stanford University, U.S.A.; (2) Stanford University, U.S.A.; (3) China Agricultural University, China

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Abstract Number: P17-547
Session Type: Poster


Studying the link between DNA-damage and NLR-mediated immune responses
M. KNIP (1), M. Cann (2), F. Takken (3) (1) University of Amsterdam, Netherlands; (2) Durham University, United Kingdom; (3) University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P17-548
Session Type: Poster


Genomic and functional studies reveal important roles of integrated domains in NLR-immune receptors
T. KROJ (1), D. Ortiz (2), S. Cesari (3) (1) INRA, France; (2) INRA, France; (3) CSIRO, Australia

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Abstract Number: P17-549
Session Type: Poster


Mechanistic basis by which the Prf resistance protein manipulates the defense-related NAC1 transcription factor
J. KUD (1), X. Niu (2), W. Wang (1), Y. Liu (2), F. Xiao (1) (1) University of Idaho, U.S.A.; (2) Hefei University of Technology, China

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Abstract Number: P17-550
Session Type: Poster


Segregation of unknown signaling components in potato complicates marker-assisted selection for Ve-mediated Verticillium resistance
A. KUMAR (1), D. Halterman (2), D. Rouse (3), S. Jansky (1) (1) Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.; (2) U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Vegetable Crops Research Unit, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.; (3) Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-551
Session Type: Poster


The effects of calmodulin on plant immunity to Pseudomonas syringae
K. LAGERSTROM (1), P. Kim (1), J. Alfano (1) (1) University of Nebraska, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-552
Session Type: Poster


Towards unravelling the exserohilum turcicum-sorghum pathosystem through inoculation trials and transcriptome data
B. LANGENHOVEN (1), M. Craven (2), S. Murray (3), A. Nieuwoudt (4), M. Human (4) (1) University of Pretoria, South Africa; (2) Agricultural Research Centre-Grain Crops Institute, South Africa; (3) University of Cape Town, South Africa; (4) University of Pretoria, South Africa

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Abstract Number: P17-553
Session Type: Poster


Innate immunity in a forest tree: RLP-RLK complex mediates resistance to Septoria stem canker in Populus trichocarpa
J. LEBOLDUS (1), W. Muchero (2), J. Chen (2), J. Chang (3), A. Weisberg (3), K. Dunnell (3), G. Tuskan (2), R. Brueggeman (4) (1) Oregon State University, U.S.A.; (2) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.; (3) Oregon State University, U.S.A.; (4) North Dakota State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-554
Session Type: Poster


Elucidating the pathogenic effects of Ramularia collo-cygni in barley
M. Lyngkjær (1), R. Lemcke (1) (1) University of Copenhagen, Denmark

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Abstract Number: P17-555
Session Type: Poster


Quantitative high-throughput yeast two-hybrid screen identifies proteins that contribute to immunity against Pseudomonas syringae
J. LEWIS (1), J. Hassan (2), R. Rubalcava (2), D. Ouyang (2), K. Schreiber (2) (1) USDA, UC Berkeley, U.S.A.; (2) UC Berkeley, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-556
Session Type: Poster


Non-host resistance genes in Brachypodium distachyon against the rust pathogen Puccinia graminis
F. LI (1), V. Omidvar (1), R. Milne (2), S. Kianian (3), J. Vogel (4), M. Ayliffe (5), M. Moscou (6), P. Dodds (2), E. Lagudah (2), M. Figueroa (1) (1) University of Minnesota, U.S.A.; (2) CSIRO Agriculture, Australia; (3) USDA-ARS Cereal Disease Laboratory, U.S.A.; (4) Joint Genome Institute, U.S.A.; (5) CSIRO Agriculture, U.S.A.; (6) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P17-557
Session Type: Poster


Arabidopsis heterotrimeric G proteins directly regulate FLS2-mediated immunity
X. LIANG (1), J. Zhou (2), J. Wang (2), M. Ma (2) (1) nstitute of Genetics and Developmental Biology,CAS, China; (2) Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology,CAS, China

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Abstract Number: P17-558
Session Type: Poster


Phosphoproteomic profiling reveals early regulatory mechanisms of membrane-associated proteins during ETI
T. LIEBRAND (1), D. Matuszak (1), G. Coaker (1) (1) UC Davis, Dept. of Plant Pathology, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-559
Session Type: Poster


Identifying the receptor of Phytophthora infestans apoplastic effector SCR74 from wild potato 
X. LIN (1) (1) Wageningen UR, China

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Abstract Number: P17-560
Session Type: Poster


Bioactivities of Trichoderma chrysophanol
S. LIU (1), C. Liao (2), M. Hsieh (1), C. Lo (3), H. Yang (4), K. Lin (2), K. Peng (2) (1) Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Da-Yeh University, Taiwan; (2) Department of Life Science, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan; (3) Department of Biotechnology, National Formosa University, Taiwan; (4) Department of Research, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taiwan

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Abstract Number: P17-561
Session Type: Poster


A Putative Lipase-like Protein Regulates Arabidopsis Immune Gene Expression and Defense Responses
C. LIU (1), F. Cui (1), P. He (2), L. Shan (1) (1) Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Institute for Plant Genomics & Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, U.S.A.; (2) Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Institute for Plant Genomics & Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-562
Session Type: Poster


Arabidopsis Receptor-like kinase BIR1 negatively regulates cell death mediated by BAK1
Y. LIU (1), Y. Zhang (1) (1) University of British Columbia, Canada

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Abstract Number: P17-563
Session Type: Poster


Identification and characterization of rice mutants that suppress XA21-mediated immunity by combining forward genetics and genomics approaches
F. LIU (1), M. Chern (1), W. Zhang (1), R. Jain (1), P. Ronald (1) (1) UC Davis, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-564
Session Type: Poster


Autoimmunity in camta3 is triggered by NLR immune receptors 
S. LOLLE (1), C. Greeff (1), M. Roux (1), K. Sømark (1), J. Mundy (1), M. Petersen (1) (1) Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

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Abstract Number: P17-565
Session Type: Poster


How does pathogen perception via the WRKY domain activate the RRS1/RPS4 immune complex? 
Y. MA (1), P. Martinez (1), . Duxbury (2), P. Sarris (3), H. Brown (1), L. Wirthmueller (4), J. Jones (1) (1) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (2) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (3) University of Exeter, United Kingdom; (4) University of Berlin, Germany

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Abstract Number: P17-566
Session Type: Poster


XEGL1, a bidirectional decoy of Phytophthora sojae, safeguards the virulence function of XEG1 from interference in soybean
Z. MA (1), L. Zhu (1), T. Song (2), Y. Wang (1), Q. Zhang (1), Y. Xia (1), M. Qiu (1), Y. Lin (1), H. Li (1), W. Ye (1), Y. Wang (1), S. Dong (1), Y. Wang (1) (1) Nanjing agricultural university, China; (2) Jiangsu Academy of agricultural sciences, China

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Abstract Number: P17-567
Session Type: Poster


The interactome of BIR2 reveals a novel adapter protein potentially linking BAK1 to NB-LRR-type resistance genes
R. MANSTRETTA (1), T. Halter (2), N. Schmidt (3), S. Schulze (3), B. Kemmerling (3) (1) Department of Plant Biochemistry (ZMBP), Eberhard-Karls-University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany, Germany; (2) Institut de Biologie de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), 75005 Paris, France, France; (3) Department of Plant Biochemistry (ZMBP), Eberhard-Karls-University, 72076 Tübingen, Germany, Germany

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Abstract Number: P17-568
Session Type: Poster


An undergraduate team-research project: the comprehensive analysis of Arabidopsis loci associated with the functions of Pseudomonas syringae effectors.
K. MASE (1), E. Boak-Nyberg (2), R. Meyer (2), T. Pan (2), T. Reese (2), . Siegle (2), . Bair (2), P. Carlson (2), V. Carveth (2), C. Davis (2), S. Dumler (2), L. Gonsalves (2), H. Hanson (2), A. Heyder (2), P. Johnson (2), D. Kragh (2), R. Kurandina (2), K. Lim (2), A. Lord (2), A. Lord (2), S. Lothert (2), N. Luong Van (2), S. Miller (2), A. Ramnarayan (2), J. Resch (2), M. Rivi (2), N. Rudin (2), B. Spokely (2), N. Strom (2), B. Swanson (2), J. Walker (2), J. Wemmer (2), . Xie (2), S. Chakravarthy (3), H. Wei (3), A. Collmer (3), F. Katagiri (2) (1) University of Minnesota, U.S.A.; (2) University of Minnesota, U.S.A.; (3) Cornell University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-569
Session Type: Poster


Unravelling the defence arsenal of the wild Solanum dulcamara to Pythophthora infestans: resistance and tolerance.
L. MASINI (1), K. Abreha (1), E. Alexandersson (1), L. Råberg (2), R. Vetukuri (1), L. Grenville-Briggs Didymus (1), E. Andreasson (1), I. Rieu (3), Å. Lankinen (1) (1) Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden; (2) Lund University, Sweden; (3) Radboud University, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P17-570
Session Type: Poster


The evolution and global diversity of AvrPm3a2/f2 and SvrPm3a1/f1, two effector genes controlling race-specific resistance in wheat powdery mildew
K. MCNALLY (1), S. Bourras (2), F. Menardo (2), C. Praz (2), B. Keller (2) (1) University of Zurich Institute for Plant and Microbial Biology, Switzerland; (2) University of Zurich Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Switzerland

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Abstract Number: P17-571
Session Type: Poster


Identification and molecular characterization of novel MAMP activities from the gram-negative bacteria Ralstonia solanacearum and Escherichia coli perceived by RLP32 in Arabidopsis thaliana
E. MELZER (1), L. Fan (1), K. Fröhlich (1), T. Nürnberger (1) (1) Uni Tuebingen, Germany

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Abstract Number: P17-572
Session Type: Poster


Dual specificity at the Mla locus confers resistance to barley powdery mildew and wheat stripe rust
M. MOSCOU (1), I. Hernandez-Pinzon (1) (1) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P17-573
Session Type: Poster


Role of Stomata in Nonhost Disease Resistance
K. MYSORE (1), S. Lee (2), A. Kaundal (2), R. Vemanna (2), M. Senthil-kumar (2), M. Kang (3), C. Rojas (2), S. Oh (2), S. Roy Choudhury (4), H. Lee (2), Y. Ishiga (2), R. Allen (3), S. Pandey (5) (1) The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK, U.S.A.; (2) The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, , U.S.A.; (3) Oklahoma State University, , U.S.A.; (4) Donald Danforth Center, U.S.A.; (5) Donald Danforth Plant Science

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Abstract Number: P17-574
Session Type: Poster


PAMP-responsive phosphoprotein MARK1 limits program cell death induction
H. NAKAGAMI (1), H. Matsui (2), Y. Nomura (3), M. Egusa (4), G. Hyon (3), H. Kaminaka (4), M. Trujillo (5), K. Shirasu (3) (1) RIKEN CSRS / Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Japan; (2) RIKEN CSRS / Okayama University, Japan; (3) RIKEN CSRS, Japan; (4) Tottori University, Japan; (5) Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Germany

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Abstract Number: P17-575
Session Type: Poster


Improving disease resistance in strawberry
C. NELLIST (1), R. Vickerstaff (1), A. Armitage (1), R. Harrison (1) (1) NIAB-East Malling Research, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P17-576
Session Type: Poster


The role of plant Cyanogenic Glucosides (CGs) in immunity and symbiosis
M. NEWMAN (1), L. Andersen Gersby (1), G. Erbs (2) (1) University of Copenhagen, Denmark; (2) University of Copenhagen, Denmark

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Abstract Number: P17-577
Session Type: Poster


A wheat defence related miRNA targets a WRKY-domain containing NLR
V. NICOLIS (1), E. Venter (1) (1) University of Johannesburg, South Africa

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Abstract Number: P17-578
Session Type: Poster


Characterization of PAMP-activated RLK genes in Solanum tuberosum
L. NIETZSCHMANN (1), S. Rosahl (1) (1) Leibniz Institute for Plant Biochemistry, Germany

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Abstract Number: P17-579
Session Type: Poster


Elucidating the structural basis of effector induced susceptibility in the Parastagonospora nodorum - wheat interaction
M. OUTRAM (1), X. Zhao (1), S. Breen (2), P. Solomon (2), B. Kobe (1), S. Williams (2) (1) University of Queensland, Australia; (2) The Australian National University, Australia

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Abstract Number: P17-580
Session Type: Poster


The arms-race of plant-pathogen perception: from structural understanding to disease resistance
J. PAULUS (1), S. Brouwer (1), R. van der Hoorn (1), S. Kumari (2) (1) Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, United Kingdom; (2) Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany

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Abstract Number: P17-581
Session Type: Poster


Rpp1 encodes a ULP-NBS-LRR protein that controls immunity to Phakopsora pachyrhizi in soybean
K. PEDLEY (1), A. Pandey (2), A. Ruck (1), S. Whitham (3), M. Graham (4) (1) Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, U.S.A.; (2) National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, India; (3) Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, U.S.A.; (4) Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-582
Session Type: Poster


Trichoderma koningii Epl1 induces crops resistance to pathogens
S. LIU (1), C. Cheng (2), M. Hsieh (1), K. Peng (3), C. Lo (2) (1) Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Da-Yeh University, Taiwan; (2) Department of Biotechnology, National Formosa University, Taiwan; (3) Department of Life Science, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan

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Abstract Number: P17-583
Session Type: Poster


Gene expression of AtPEPR receptors and AtPep peptides in response to Xylella fastidiosa
M. PEREIRA (1), J. Tomaz (2) (1) Instituto Agronômico do Paraná - IAPAR, Brazil; (2) Agronomic Institute of Paraná State - IAPAR, Brazil

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Abstract Number: P17-584
Session Type: Poster


Identification of septoria nodorum blotch responsive QTLs in wheat through the removal of defined necrotrophic effector-host sensitivity gene interactions 
H. PHAN (1), K. Rybak (1), E. Furuki (1), R. Oliver (1) (1) Curtin University, Australia

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Abstract Number: P17-585
Session Type: Poster


Diversity of resistance and virulence mechanisms in the rice/Rice yellow mottle virus pathosystem
H. PIDON (1), A. Pinel (2), E. Hébrard (2), S. Chéron (1), A. Ghesquière (1), L. Albar (1) (1) IRD, UMR DIADE, France; (2) IRD, UMR IPME, France

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Abstract Number: P17-586
Session Type: Poster


Identification and localization of putative effector proteins of the destructive citrus pathogen, Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus.
M. PITINO (1) (1) USDA, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-587
Session Type: Poster


Novel sources of disease resistance in pepper against bacterial spot pathogen, Xanthomonas gardneri
N. POTNIS (1), P. Wechter (1) (1) USDA-ARS, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-588
Session Type: Poster


Fine mapping of QTLs responsible for Ascochyta blight in chickpea
S. PURAYANNUR (1), K. Kumar (2), C. Vemula (3) (1) National Institute of Plant Genome Research, India; (2) National Institute of Plant Genome Reseach, India; (3) School of Life Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, India

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Abstract Number: P17-589
Session Type: Poster


Genetic dissection of  NLP-triggered immunity in Arabidopsis
T. RAAYMAKERS (1), R. Hijne (1), T. Van Butselaar (1), G. Van den Ackerveken (1) (1) Utrecht University, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P17-590
Session Type: Poster


A Conserved Amino Acid Sequence in Harpin Family Proteins Required for the Binding of Fibrillin 4 and Activation of the Hypersensitive Response in Plants
W. RAHFELDT (1), C. Li (1) (1) Plant Health Care, Inc, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-591
Session Type: Poster


Suppressors of plant defense responses from wheat rust fungi
S. RAMACHANDRAN (1), C. Yin (2), J. Kud (3), K. Tanaka (2), S. Hulbert (2) (1) Washington State University, U.S.A.; (2) Washington State University, U.S.A.; (3) University of Idaho, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-592
Session Type: Poster


Inheritance of primed genes enhance common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) resistance to halo blight (Pseudomonas syringae pv phaseolicola)
G. RAMIREZ (1), R. Alvarez (2) (1) CINVESTAV, Mexico; (2) CINVESTAV, Mexico

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Abstract Number: P17-593
Session Type: Poster


Specificity of LORE-dependent lipopolysaccharide immune sensing in Arabidopsis
S. RANF (1) (1) Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Chair of Phytopathology, Germany

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Abstract Number: P17-594
Session Type: Poster


Role of plant-microbe interactions in host resistance and emergence of virulent races
M. RASHID (1), S. Liban (2), X. Zhang (1), P. Park (1), M. Borhan (3), W. Fernando (1) (1) University of Manitoba, Canada; (2) DL seeds, Canada; (3) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada

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Abstract Number: P17-595
Session Type: Poster


Deciphering the role of NLR immune receptors DNA binding/damage in plant immunity
M. RICHARD (1), M. Knip (1), T. Aalders (1), M. Cann (2), F. Takken (1) (1) Molecular Plant Pathology, SILS, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands; (2) School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Biophysical Sciences Institute, Durham University, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P17-596
Session Type: Poster


High-Resolution Mapping and Candidate Gene Identification of Unique Pyrenophora teres f. teres Necrotrophic Effector Host Sensitivities on Barley Chromosome 6H
J. RICHARDS (1), T. Friesen (2), R. Brueggeman (1) (1) North Dakota State University, U.S.A.; (2) USDA-ARS, Cereal Crops Research Unit, Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-597
Session Type: Poster


The natural alkamide affinin actives the priming of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) plants, and induces the JA and SA pathways
M. RICO (1), R. ALVAREZ (1) (1) CINVESTAV, Mexico

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Abstract Number: P17-598
Session Type: Poster


Systematic Mutagenesis Analysis of the Turnip yellows virus Suppressor of RNA Silencing P0 
M. SACCO (1), T. Nguyen (1), M. Dughbaj (1), K. Valdez (1), S. Oza (1), T. Choi (1), K. Wang (1) (1) California State University, Fullerton, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-599
Session Type: Poster


Dissection of molecular interactions between Magnaporthe oryzae effector AVR-PikD and rice NLR Pikp-1/Pikp-2 in planta
H. SAITOH (1), A. Maqbool (2), M. Franceschetti (2), A. Uemura (1), H. Kanzaki (1), S. Kamoun (3), M. Banfield (2), R. Terauchi (1) (1) Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, Japan; (2) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom; (3) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P17-600
Session Type: Poster


Independent evolution of powdery mildew avirulence effectors (AVRA) and their surveillance by the allelic barley Mildew Locus A (MLA) immune receptors.
I. SAUR (1), X. Lu (1), B. Kracher (1), S. Bauer (1), T. Maekawa (1), P. Schulze-Lefert (1) (1) Department of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany

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Abstract Number: P17-601
Session Type: Poster


Receptor complex formation of the receptor-like kinase LORE in innate immunity
M. SCHÄFFER (1), S. Eibel (1), T. Illig (1), L. Raasch (1), R. Hückelhoven (1), S. Ranf (1) (1) TU München, Germany

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Abstract Number: P17-602
Session Type: Poster


PLDgamma1 is a negative regulator of MAMP signalling in Arabidopsis thaliana
M. SCHLOEFFEL (1), M. Šemanjski (2), W. Wan (3), B. Macek (2), A. Gust (3) (1) Plant Biochemistry, Center for Plant Molecular Biology, Germany; (2) Proteome Center Tuebingen Interdepartmental Institute for Cell Biology, Germany; (3) Plant Biochemistry, Center for Plant Molecular Biology, Germany

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Abstract Number: P17-603
Session Type: Poster


The uncharacterized protein ZED2 contributes to immune activation in Arabidopsis following recognition of the Pseudomonas syringae effector HopZ1a
K. SCHREIBER (1), J. Hassan (2), M. Baudin (2), D. Nazarchuk (2), G. Walker (2), T. Helmann (2), J. Lewis (2) (1) University of California - Berkeley, U.S.A.; (2) University of California - Berkeley, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-604
Session Type: Poster


Genome-wide comparative analyses and evolutionary history of nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLR) gene family among Solanaceae plants
E. SEO (1), S. Yeom (2), H. Lee (3), D. Choi (3) (1) Seoul National University, South Korea; (2) Gyeongsang National University, South Korea; (3) Seoul National University, South Korea

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Abstract Number: P17-605
Session Type: Poster


Putative plant membrane receptor shedding: Case study on RLK902
J. SERNESTRAND (1), M. Berens (2), R. van der Hoorn (3), T. Colby (2), P. Huesgen (1) (1) Juelich Forschungszentrum, Germany; (2) Max planck institute for plant breeding research, Germany; (3) Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P17-606
Session Type: Poster


HopF-triggered immunity in Arabidopsis requires a ZAR1/ZRK module
D. SETO (1), N. Koulena (2), T. Lo (2), D. Desveaux (2), D. Guttman (2) (1) University of Toronto, Canada; (2) University of Toronto, Canada

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Abstract Number: P17-607
Session Type: Poster


Microbe-associated molecular pattern-induced monoubiquitination of PRR complex-associated kinase BIK1 in Arabidopsis immunity.
L. SHAN (1), X. Ma (1), P. He (1) (1) Texas A&M University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-608
Session Type: Poster


Involvement of a putative SlSOBIR1-interacting receptor-like protein in plant response to elicitins
R. LIOU (1), W. Shih (1), C. Huang (1), C. Wang (2), K. Peng (1) (1) Dept. Plant Pathol. & Microbiol., National Taiwan University, Taiwan; (2) Institute of Plant & Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

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Abstract Number: P17-609
Session Type: Poster


Plant defense responses to herbivores involve recognition of independent herbivore-associated molecular patterns in rice
T. SHINYA (1), Y. Hojo (2), Y. Desaki (3), J. Christeller (4), K. Okada (5), N. Shibuya (3), I. Galis (2) (1) Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Japan; (2) Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Japan; (3) Department of Life Sciences, Meiji University, Japan; (4) The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research, New Zealand; (5) Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo, Japan

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Abstract Number: P17-610
Session Type: Poster


The Arabidopsis leucine-rich repeat receptor–like kinase NILR1 is required for induction of innate immunity to parasitic nematodes
S. SIDDIQUE (1), B. Mendy (2), M. Wangombe (2), Z. Radakovic (2), J. Holbein (2), F. Grundler (2), C. Zipfel (3) (1) INRES, Department of Molecular Phytomedicine, University of Bonn, Germany; (2) INRES, Department of Molecular Phytomedicine, University of Bonn, Germany; (3) The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P17-611
Session Type: Poster


Role of plant antiviral defense during VIGS in plant
D. SINGH (1) (1) Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, India

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Abstract Number: P17-612
Session Type: Poster


Inter- and intramolecular interactions regulating the activity of the CNL immune receptors Rx1 and Gpa2 in complex with RanGAP2
E. SLOOTWEG (1), R. Pomp (1), O. Sukarta (2), I. Dols (2), J. Alkemade (2), J. Borst (3), A. Goverse (2) (1) Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University, Netherlands; (2) Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University, Netherlands; (3) Laboratory of Biochemistry, Wageningen University, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P17-613
Session Type: Poster


Characterizing the dynamic changes in the subcellular localization of Rhg1 gene products during SCN infection
J. SMITH (1), A. Bayless (1), J. Song (1), A. Teillet (1), A. Bent (1) (1) University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-614
Session Type: Poster


Comparative analysis of NLR-mediated recognition of a bacterial effector AvrRpt2 in Malus and Arabidopsis
K. SOHN (1), M. Prokchorchik (2) (1) Postech, Korea; (2) Massey University, New Zealand

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Abstract Number: P17-615
Session Type: Poster


A Dual NLR with an integrated sensory domain, complexes with a transcription factor to mediate Ug99 resistance in barley
S. SOLANKI (1), G. Ameen (1), R. Brueggeman (1) (1) North Dakota State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-616
Session Type: Poster


Antagonistic perception of endogenous peptides by FERONIA regulates plant immunity
M. STEGMANN (1), J. Monaghan (2), E. Smakowska (3), H. Roevenich (4), N. Holton (1), Y. Belkhadir (3), C. Zipfel (1) (1) The Sainsbury laboratory, United Kingdom; (2) Queens University, Canada; (3) Gregor Mendel Institute, Austria; (4) Wageningen University, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P17-617
Session Type: Poster


Inhibition of plant apoplastic immune subtilases: of pathogen or plant origin?
D. SUELDO (1), T. Hong (1), S. Ninck (2) (1) University of Oxford, United Kingdom; (2) Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany

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Abstract Number: P17-618
Session Type: Poster


Exploring the Resistosome of the Potato CC-NB-LRR Immune Receptor Rx1 
O. SUKARTA (1) (1) wageningen university, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P17-619
Session Type: Poster


Identification and functional analysis of autophosphorylation sites in Arabidopsis CERK1
M. SUZUKI (1), S. Kenkichi (2), M. Shibuya (2), H. Shimada (2), N. Motoyama (2), S. Takahashi (2), I. Yoshida (2), M. Ohnishi (2), Y. Ishibashi (2), Z. Fujimoto (3), Y. Desaki (2), H. Kaku (2), K. Kito (2), N. Shibuya (2) (1) Meiji university, Japan; (2) Meiji university, Japan; (3) National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Japan

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Abstract Number: P17-620
Session Type: Poster


Responsiveness to microbe-associated molecular patterns in Brachypodium distachyon
A. TAKAHASHI (1), Y. Kouzai (1), M. Kimura (1), M. Watanabe (1), H. Matsui (1), M. Yamamoto (1), Y. Ichinose (1), K. Toyoda (1), Y. Noutoshi (1) (1) Okayama University, Japan

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Abstract Number: P17-621
Session Type: Poster


The Fusarium oxysporum effector Six8 manipulates plant immunity through association with the transcriptional co-repressors TPL and TPR1
F. TAKKEN (1), F. Gawehns (2), M. de Sain (2), P. Houterman (2), H. Dekker (3), D. Valkenburg (2), H. van den Burg (2), M. Rep (2), G. van den Ackervecken (4), H. Richter (2) (1) University of Amsterdam - Mol. Plant Pathology, Netherlands; (2) University of Amsterdam - Mol. Plant Pathology, Netherlands; (3) University of Amsterdam - mass spectrometry, Netherlands; (4) Utrecht University - Plant-Microbe Interactions,, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P17-622
Session Type: Poster


A multilayered regulatory mechanism for the autoinhibition and activation of a plant CC-NB-LRR resistance protein with an extra N-terminal domain
X. TAO (1), X. Chen (2), M. Zhu (2), L. Jiang (2), W. Zhao (2), J. Li (2), J. Wu (2), C. Li (2), B. Bai (2), G. Lu (2), H. Chen (2) (1) Nanjing Agricultural University, China; (2) Nanjing Agricultural University, China

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Abstract Number: P17-623
Session Type: Poster


The difference of resistance level to Septoria gentian in Gentian.
C. TATEDA (1), R. Tomita (2), K. Sekine (3) (1) Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, Japan; (2) Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, Japan; (3) Univercity of Ryukyus, Japan

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Abstract Number: P17-624
Session Type: Poster


Basal defense against root-knot nematodes in Arabidopsis thaliana
M. TEIXEIRA (1), I. Kaloshian (2) (1) UCR, U.S.A.; (2) Professor/UCR, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-625
Session Type: Poster


Arms race coevolution in rice blast disease: the link between an effector host target and plant immunity through an integrated NLR domain
R. TERAUCHI (1), H. Kanzaki (2), H. Saitoh (2), A. Maqbool (3), K. Yoshida (4), S. Cesari (5), T. Kroj (6), M. Banfield (3), S. Kamoun (7) (1) Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, Japan; (2) Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, Japan; (3) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom; (4) Kobe University, Japan; (5) CSIRO, Australia; (6) INRA, France; (7) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P17-626
Session Type: Poster


The XA21::EFR Chimeric Receptor Recognizes RaxX and Confers Resistance to Xanthomonas Infection
N. THOMAS (1), N. Oksenberg (1), B. Schwessinger (1), Y. Ngyuen (1), P. Ronald (1) (1) UC Davis, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-627
Session Type: Poster


Gene expression of AtPEPR receptors and AtPep peptides in response to Xylella fastidiosa
J. TOMAZ (1), M. Pereira (1) (1) Agronomic Institute of Paraná State - IAPAR, Brazil

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Abstract Number: P17-628
Session Type: Poster


Phosphorylated RIN4 interacts with a unique set of client proteins in the absence of NLR perception
T. TORUNO (1), D. Lee (1), . Shen (2), D. Mackey (2), G. Coaker (1) (1) University of California, Davis, U.S.A.; (2) The Ohio State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-629
Session Type: Poster


Arabidopsis miRNA boosts host immunity against Verticillium dahliae via repression of plant target gene transcript
M. VAN DAMME (1), G. van den Berg (1), L. Faino (1), B. Thomma (1) (1) Wageningen University, Phytopathology, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P17-630
Session Type: Poster


Screening Arabidopsis thaliana populations for disease resistance against Xanthomonas campestris pv campestris.
M. VAN HULTEN (1), S. Chatterjee (1), H. van den Burg (1) (1) Molecular Plant Pathology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P17-631
Session Type: Poster


Natural variation in Arabidopsis thaliana resistance mechanisms to Pseudomonas syringae
A. VELÁSQUEZ (1), M. Oney (1), B. Huot (1), S. He (1) (1) Michigan State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-632
Session Type: Poster


Unravelling the wheat-Diuraphis noxia miRNome
E. VENTER (1), P. Sibisi (2) (1) Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa; (2) Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

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Abstract Number: P17-633
Session Type: Poster


Structural basis of the Pseudomonas syringae effector HopBB1 targeting two Arabidopsis jasmonate repressors to activate the jasmonate-signaling pathway
L. WAN (1), L. Yang (1), P. Teixeira (1), F. Monteiro (1), J. Dangl (1) (1) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-634
Session Type: Poster


The Arabidopsis major leaf ferredoxin Fd2 regulates immune responses and mediates Harpin-induced hypersensitive reaction.
M. WANG (1), K. Zhang (2), L. Rui (3), M. Bellizzi (2), D. Tang (3), Z. Wei (4), G. Wang (1) (1) Ohio State University, U.S.A.; (2) Ohio State University, U.S.A.; (3) Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; (4) Plant Health Care, Inc., U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-635
Session Type: Poster


Identification of two novel receptor kinases from tomato that act as the receptor sites for bacterial cold shock protein and the wound factor systemin 
L. WANG (1), M. Albert (1), G. Felix (1) (1) Center for Plant Molecular Biology, University of Tuebingen, Germany

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Abstract Number: P17-636
Session Type: Poster


PDBP1 is a novel regulator of plant elicitor peptide (PEP)-induced plant immunity
P. WECKWERTH (1), Z. Shen (2), S. Briggs (2), K. Dressano (2), A. Huffaker (1) (1) UCSD, U.S.A.; (2) UCSD, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-637
Session Type: Poster


Resistance to early blight in potato
J. WOLTERS (1), G. Bijsterbosch (2), R. Visser (2), G. van der Linden (2), V. Vleeshouwers (2) (1) Wageningen UR, Netherlands; (2) Wageningen UR, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P17-638
Session Type: Poster


Leucine-rich repeats determine NLR helper-sensor specificity in a redundant immune signaling network
C. WU (1), A. Abd-El-Haliem (2), T. Bozkurt (3), K. Belhaj (4), J. Vossen (2), S. Kamoun (4) (1) The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, United Kingdom; (2) Plant Breeding, Wageningen University, Netherlands; (3) Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, United Kingdom; (4) The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P17-639
Session Type: Poster


Arabidopsis cysteine-rich receptor like kinases and their roles in amplifying plant immune responses
K. YADETA (1), A. Creer (1), J. Franco (1), J. Rufian (2), G. Coaker (1) (1) Department of Plant Pathology, University of California Davis, U.S.A.; (2) Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea “La Mayora” – Universidad de Málaga, Spain

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Abstract Number: P17-640
Session Type: Poster


Regulation of sugar transporter activity for antibacterial defense in Arabidopsis
K. YAMADA (1), Y. Saijo (2), Y. Takano (1) (1) Kyoto University, Japan; (2) NAIST, Japan

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Abstract Number: P17-641
Session Type: Poster


PBL27 directly connects between the chitin receptor, CERK1 and MAPK cascade in chitin-triggered immunity
K. YAMAGUCHI (1), K. Yamada (2), T. Shirakawa (2), A. Mine (3), M. Narusaka (4), Y. Narusaka (4), K. Ichimura (5), K. Tsuda (3), F. Tamo (2), N. Shibuya (6), T. Kawasaki (2) (1) Dept. Adv. Biosci. Kindai Univ., Japan; (2) Dept. Adv. Biosci. Kindai Univ., Japan; (3) MPIPZ, Germany; (4) RIBS Okayama, Japan; (5) Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa Univ, Japan; (6) Dept. Life Sci., Meiji Univ, Japan

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Abstract Number: P17-642
Session Type: Poster


Characterization of the Xa10 paralog genes in rice cultivar Nipponbare for disease resistance to Xantomonas oryzae pv oryzae
Z. YIN (1), J. Wang (2), X. Zeng (2), D. Tian (2), K. Gu (2), X. Yang (2), L. Wang (2), K. Ong (2) (1) Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore; (2) Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore

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Abstract Number: P17-643
Session Type: Poster


Phosphorylation of rice RBOH by CERK1-associated RLCK regulates chitin-triggered ROS burst
M. YOSHIOKA (1), K. Yamaguchi (2), M. Fujiwara (3), S. Yoshimura (2), T. Kawasaki (2), H. Yoshioka (1) (1) Nagoya University, Japan; (2) Kindai University, Japan; (3) Keio University, Japan

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Abstract Number: P17-644
Session Type: Poster


Epigenetic regulation of Rhg1, a Soybean Cyst Nematode resistance locus
R. ZAPOTOCNY (1) (1) University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-645
Session Type: Poster


Structural and functional investigation of plant TIR domain interaction
X. ZHANG (1), M. Bernoux (1), S. Williams (2), K. Sohn (3), T. Newman (4), T. Ve (2), P. Dodds (1), B. Kobe (2) (1) Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Agriculture, Australia; (2) School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences and Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, University of Queensland, Australia; (3) Dept. of Life Sciences, School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea; (4) Bio-protection Research Centre, Institute of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, New Zealand; (5) School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences and Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, University of Queensland, Australia

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Abstract Number: P17-646
Session Type: Poster


A barley protein kinase positively regulates disease resistance through mediating phosphorylation-coupled turnover of a defense repressor WRKY3
L. ZHANG (1), X. Han (1), P. Xue (1), Q. Shen (1) (1) Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

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Abstract Number: P17-647
Session Type: Poster


Acidovorax citrulli Type III Effector Aave_2166 Interacts with a Tobacco WRKY transcription Factor to Triggers Plant Defense
B. ZHAO (1), J. Miao (2), S. Traore (2), D. Kong (2) (1) Virginia Tech, U.S.A.; (2) Virginia Tech, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-648
Session Type: Poster


Identification of a new subclade of Leptosphaeria biglobosa on Brassica rapa in Oregon, USA
Z. ZOU (1), X. Zhang (1), T. Paulitz (2), C. Ocamb (3), L. duToit (4), F. Dilantha (1) (1) University of Manitoba, Canada; (2) Washington State University, Pullman, U.S.A.; (3) Oregon State University, U.S.A.; (4) Washington State University, Mount Vernon NWREC, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P17-649
Session Type: Poster


Nicotiana benthamina MAPK-WRKY pathway regulates effector-triggered ROS burst to confer resistance against Phytophthora infestans
H. ADACHI (1), T. Nakano (2), N. Miyagawa (3), N. Ishihama (4), M. Yoshioka (2), Y. Katou (2), T. Yaeno (5), K. Shirasu (4), H. Yoshioka (2) (1) Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan; (2) Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan; (3) ZEN-NOH, Japan; (4) RIKEN CSRS, Japan; (5) Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University, Japan

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Abstract Number: P18-657
Session Type: Poster


Impact of light and nitrogen supply on biosynthesis and action of metabolic regulators of systemic acquired resistance in Arabidopsis
Z. AJAMI-RASHIDI (1), J. Zeier (1), K. Gruner (1) (1) Heinrich Heine Universität, Germany

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Abstract Number: P18-658
Session Type: Poster


The solution structure of Sr33 coiled-coil domain challenges paradigms for coiled-coil dimerization in plant NLR immune receptors.
A. BENTHAM (1), L. Casey (2), P. Lavrencic (2), P. Anderson (1), B. Kobe (2), S. Williams (2) (1) Flinders University, Australia; (2) University of Queensland, Australia

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Abstract Number: P18-659
Session Type: Poster


A novel virus defense gene determines fitness in the cereal pathogen Fusarium graminearum
J. BORMANN (1), C. Heinze (1), M. Mentges (1), A. Brockmann (1), A. Alder (1), C. Blum (1), M. Freitag (2), W. Schäfer (1) (1) Molecular Phytopathology, University Hamburg, Germany; (2) Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oregon State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P18-660
Session Type: Poster


Investigating long-distance signal movement during Systemic Acquired Resistance in Arabidopsis
P. CARELLA (1), J. Merl-Pham (2), D. Wilson (1), S. Dey (3), S. Hauck (2), A. Vlot (3), R. Cameron (1) (1) Department of Biology, McMaster University, Canada; (2) Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Research Unit Protein Science, Germany; (3) Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Germany

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Abstract Number: P18-661
Session Type: Poster


A new chloroplast targeting mechanism revealed by systemic defense-associated lipid transfer proteins
N. CECCHINI (1), C. Hu (2), E. Agbo (2), K. Zodrow (2), D. Speed (2), S. Roychoudhry (2), J. Greenberg (2) (1) Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology - The University of Chicago, U.S.A.; (2) Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, The University of Chicago, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P18-662
Session Type: Poster


Identify a novel MAP kinase that targets receptor-like cytoplasmic kinases to regulate plant innate immunity
Y. CHIANG (1), M. Zhang (1), T. Toruño (1), K. Yadeta (1), J. Banderas (1), G. Coaker (1) (1) University of California, Davis, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P18-663
Session Type: Poster


An RNA binding protein phosphorylated in response to Plant Elicitor Peptides is a negative regulator of plant innate immunity.
K. DRESSANO (1), P. Weckwerth (1), S. Briggs (1), A. Huffaker (1) (1) UCSD, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P18-664
Session Type: Poster


Overlapping metabolomes indicate common biomarkers to M/PTI responses induced by lipopolysaccharides, chitosan and flagellin-22 in Nicotiana tabacum cells.
I. DUBERY (1), M. Mhlongo (1), L. Piater (1), N. Madala (1), P. Steenkamp (2) (1) University of Johannesburg, South Africa; (2) CSIR, South Africa

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Abstract Number: P18-665
Session Type: Poster


Alterations of flg22-signaling and innate immunity in loss of functional mutants of dynamin related protein network.    
G. EKANAYAKE (1) (1) Universiity of Missouri, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P18-666
Session Type: Poster


The Receptor-like Kinase SDS2 Complexes with the E3 Ligase SPL11 and Two Receptor-Like Cytoplasmic Kinases to Regulate Cell Death and Immunity in Rice
J. FAN (1), G. Wang (1) (1) Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P18-667
Session Type: Poster


Reactive Oxygen Species Play a Role in the Infection of the Necrotrophic Fungi, Rhizoctonia solani in Wheat
R. FOLEY (1), B. Kidd (1), J. Anderson (1), J. Hane (1), K. Singh (2) (1) CSIRO, Australia; (2) CSIRO/UWA, Australia

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Abstract Number: P18-668
Session Type: Poster


Functional characterization of the CYSTEINE DESULPHURASE (CD) gene involved in nonhost disease resistance
J. FONSECA (1), S. Lee (2), S. Muthappa (3), K. Mysore (4) (1) Noble Foundation, U.S.A.; (2) University of Florida, U.S.A.; (3) NIPGR, India; (4) Noble Foundation, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P18-669
Session Type: Poster


Effects of endophytic colonization with Azospirillum strain on disease resistance in tomato plants
M. FUJITA (1), Y. Okumura (1), M. Kusajima (1), H. Nakashita (1) (1) Fukui Prefectural University, Japan

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Abstract Number: P18-670
Session Type: Poster


Investigating induction of SAR in during gene- for-gene interactions between Arabidopsis thaliana and Pseudomonas syringae
T. GAIKWAD (1), M. Grant (2), M. de Torres-Zabala (1), P. Winlove (3), S. Green (3), D. Horsell (3) (1) Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, UK, United Kingdom; (2) Biosciences,College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter,UK., United Kingdom; (3) Physics, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physics, University of Exeter.UK., United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P18-671
Session Type: Poster


Investigation of host response in the pathosystem Solanum tuberosum L. / Rhizoctonia solani Kühn AG-3
F. GENZEL (1), P. Franken (2), R. Grosch (1) (1) Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops Großbeeren/Erfurt e.V., Germany; (2) Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany

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Abstract Number: P18-672
Session Type: Poster


A P450 monooxygenase homologue of Pinus taeda in Arabidopsis involves in the regulation of defense and development in plants. 
M. GIRI (1), R. Chaturvedi (1), Z. Chowdhury (1), R. Petros (1), B. Venables (1), J. Shah (1) (1) University of North Texas, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P18-673
Session Type: Poster


An E3-BAG protein module controls cell death and autoimmunity in rice
Z. HE (1), Q. You (1) (1) Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, CAS, China

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Abstract Number: P18-674
Session Type: Poster


Identify specific small RNA biomarkers and master regulators of citrus natural defense responses against HLB
C. HUANG (1), D. Niu (2) (1) UCR Plant Pathology and Microbiology Department, U.S.A.; (2) UCR Plant Pathology and Microbiology Department, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P18-675
Session Type: Poster


Identification and characterization of small-molecules that inhibit plant immune responses
N. ISHIHAMA (1), Y. Noutoshi (2), S. Choi (3), I. Saska (3), S. Asai (3), B. Huot (4), S. He (4), K. Shirasu (3) (1) RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Japan; (2) Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Japan; (3) RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Japan; (4) Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P18-676
Session Type: Poster


Proteomic characterization of plant immune complexes using proximity-based BioID 
M. KHAN (1), D. Desveaux (1), R. Subramaniam (2) (1) University of Toronto, Canada; (2) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada

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Abstract Number: P18-677
Session Type: Poster


Crosstalk between SA-mediated and ABA-mediated signaling pathways in tomato plants.    
M. KUSAJIMA (1), Y. Okumura (1), H. Nakashita (1) (1) Fukui Prefectural University, Japan

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Abstract Number: P18-678
Session Type: Poster


The role of Clathrin-coated vesicle networks in plant innate immunity against bacterial infection
E. LAMONTAGNE (1), C. Collins (2), A. Clarke (1), A. Heese (1) (1) University of Missouri, U.S.A.; (2) University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.; (3) University of Missouri, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P18-679
Session Type: Poster


Wheat homologues of BAK1 contribute to basal resistance against Zymoseptoria tritici and Fusarium graminearum
W. LEE (1), J. Rudd (1), K. Hammond-Kosack (1), K. Kanyuka (1) (1) Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P18-680
Session Type: Poster


A Role of the FZL gene in regulating cell death and defense in Arabidopsis
H. LU (1), A. Tremblay (1), S. Seabolt (1), H. Zeng (2), S. Boeckler (3), D. Tate (1), T. Dong (1), N. Yao (2), B. Westermann (3) (1) University of Maryland Baltimore County, U.S.A.; (2) School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, China; (3) Institut für Zellbiologie, Universität Bayreuth, Germany

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Abstract Number: P18-681
Session Type: Poster


Differential Roles of Two Homologous Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor Genes in Regulating Cell Cycle and Innate Immunity in Arabidopsis
H. LU (1), S. Hamdoun (2), C. Zhang (1), M. Gill (1), N. Kumar (3), M. Churchman (3), J. Larkin (3), A. Kwon (1) (1) University of Maryland Baltimore County, U.S.A.; (2) University of Maryland Baltimore County, U.S.A.; (3) Louisiana State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P18-682
Session Type: Poster


The circadian clock component LUX ARRHYTHMO regulates Arabidopsis defense through salicylic acid
H. LU (1), C. Zhang (1), N. Seitz (2), W. Angel (1), D. Lin (1), A. Hallworth (1) (1) University of Maryland Baltimore County, U.S.A.; (2) University of Maryland Baltimore County, Canada

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Abstract Number: P18-683
Session Type: Poster


Dual and opposing roles of xanthine dehydrogenase in defense-associated reactive oxygen species metabolism in Arabidopsis
X. MA (1), W. Wang (2), F. Bittner (3) (1) University of Maryland, U.S.A.; (2) Sichuan Agricultural University, China; (3) Braunschweig University of Technology, Germany

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Abstract Number: P18-684
Session Type: Poster


Detection of Ramularia collo-cygni from winter barley (Hordeum vulgare) using a quantitative real-time PCR
A. MÄE (1), P. Sooväli (2) (1) Estonian Crop Research Institute, Estonia; (2) Estonian Crop Research Institute, Estonia

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Abstract Number: P18-685
Session Type: Poster


Functional analysis of PAMP-responsive phosphoprotein MARK2
H. MATSUI (1), I. Yotsui (2), K. Maeda (3), G. Hyon (2), Y. Nomura (2), Y. Ichinose (4), H. Nakagami (5) (1) RIKEN CSRS / Okayama University, Japan; (2) RIKEN CSRS, Japan; (3) Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University, Japan; (4) Graduate school of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Japan; (5) RIKEN CSRS / MPIPZ, Japan

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Abstract Number: P18-686
Session Type: Poster


The Molecular Basis Behind the “Silver Bullet”: mlo-based Powdery Mildew Resistance
J. MILLER (1), N. Clay (1) (1) Yale University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P18-687
Session Type: Poster


AQUAPORIN INTERACTING PROTEIN (AQI), a new regulator of cell death in plants
A. PFITZNER (1), E. Glink (1), K. Fischer (1), B. Neuhäuser (1), U. Ludwig (1) (1) Universitaet Hohenheim, Germany

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Abstract Number: P18-688
Session Type: Poster


Global transcriptome and metabolome analyses reveal a key role for jasmonate and lignin biosynthetic pathways in soybean resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
A. RANJAN (1), D. Smith (1), M. Kabbage (2) (1) University of Wisconsin Madison, U.S.A.; (2) University of Wisconsin, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P18-689
Session Type: Poster


Extracellular vesicles isolated from the apoplast of Arabidopsis leaves carry stress-response proteins
B. RUTTER (1), R. Innes (1) (1) Indiana University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P18-690
Session Type: Poster


Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) activation post effector recognition in tomato.
A. SHEIKH (1) (1) School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P18-691
Session Type: Poster


Comparative & functional genomics of plant innate immunity using the moss Physcomitrella patens as a model
S. STANIMIROVIC (1), M. Petersen (1), J. Mundy (1) (1) University of Copenhagen, Department of Biology, Denmark

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Abstract Number: P18-692
Session Type: Poster


MAPK-targeted VQ-proteins: Novel modulators of plant immune responses
M. WEYHE (1), P. Pecher (2), L. Eschen-Lippold (1), D. Scheel (3), J. Lee (1) (1) Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Germany; (2) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom; (3) Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Germany

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Abstract Number: P18-693
Session Type: Poster


http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124714009541
Y. XIA (1), Q. Gao (2), K. Yu (3), B. Shan (3), C. Wang (4), D. Navarre (5), A. Kachroo (6), P. Kachroo (6) (1) University of Kentucky (Ohio State University Current), U.S.A.; (2) University of Kentucky (USDA-ARS NCSL Current), U.S.A.; (3) University of Kentucky, U.S.A.; (4) Qingdao Agricultural University, China; (5) USDA-ARS & Washington State University, U.S.A.; (6) University of Kentucky (Corresponding author), U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P18-694
Session Type: Poster


Molecular Characterization of the Broad-Spectrum Resistance to Powdery Mildew Conferred by the Stpk-V Gene from the Wild Species Haynaldia villosa
L. XING (1), C. qian (2), A. cao (1), J. xiao (1), X. wang (1), P. chen (1) (1) National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement , Nanjing Agricultural University/JCIC-MCP, China; (2) Laboratory of Forage Breeding, Institute of Animal Science, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

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Abstract Number: P18-695
Session Type: Poster


Conservation of chitin-induced MAPK activation mechanisms between rice and Arabidopsis
K. YAMADA (1), K. Yamaguchi (1), A. Terauchi (1), K. Ishikawa (1), T. Kawasaki (1) (1) Dept. Adv. Biosci. Kindai Univ, Japan

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Abstract Number: P18-696
Session Type: Poster


Identification of infection-specific proteins produced in Japanese birch plantlet No.8 infected with Inonotus obliquus strain IO-U1   
S. YOKOTA (1), S. Iizuka (2), J. Ohshima (2), F. Ishiguri (2) (1) Utsunomiya University, Japan; (2) Utsunomiya University, Japan

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Abstract Number: P18-697
Session Type: Poster


Mitochondria-Associated Dynamin-related ProteinOsDRP1E Negatively Regulates Cell Death through Mediating Cytochrome c Release in Rice
B. DING (1), Z. Li (2), G. Wang (3) (1) Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; (2) Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; (3) Department of Plant Pathology, the Ohio State University, U.S.A.

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expand Huanglongbing (Citrus Greening): Insect, Bacterial, and Host Interactions

Sinorhizobium as a model system to study Liberibacter gene regulators
S. LONG (1), M. Barnett (1) (1) Department of Biology, Stanford University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: S1-4
Session Type: Special Session


Insights into the Sec-dependent effectors of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus and development of novel control strategy against citrus HLB 
N. WANG (1) (1) University of Florida, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: S1-5
Session Type: Special Session


The problems and strategies of working with HLB
B. DAWSON (1) (1) University of Florida, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: S1-1
Session Type: Special Session


Molecular and genetic interactions between Diaphorina citri and Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus
M. CILIA (1) (1) USDA ARS, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: S1-6
Session Type: Special Session


Effectoromics of Huanglongbing (HLB)-associated pathogen
W. MA (1), D. Pagliaccia (1), K. Clark (1), J. Liu (1), E. Hawara (1), G. Vidalakis (1), X. Ge (1), G. Coaker (2), N. Wang (3) (1) University of California, U.S.A.; (2) University of California, U.S.A.; (3) University of Florida, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: S1-3
Session Type: Special Session


Genome sequence and genetic diversity of the Huanglongbing pathogen Cadidatus liberibacter asiaticus
S. THAPA (1), W. Ma (2), N. Wang (3), J. Franco (1), G. Coaker (1) (1) University of California Davis, U.S.A.; (2) University of California Riverside, U.S.A.; (3) University of Florida, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: S1-2
Session Type: Special Session

expand Microbes

Small RNA-Based Antiviral Defense in the Phytopathogenic Fungus Colletotrichum higginsianum   
K. GILBERT (1), S. Campo (2), J. Carrington (1) (1) Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, U.S.A.; (2) Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, Spain

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Abstract Number: P10-336
Session Type: Poster


Host-induced gene silencing targeting the Aspergillus flavus omtA gene to reduce aflatoxin contamination in maize    
Y. RARUANG (1), O. Omolehin (2), Q. Wei (3), R. Brown (4), D. Bhatnagar (3), Z. Chen (2) (1) Louisiana State Univeristy AgCenter, U.S.A.; (2) Louisiana State University AgCenter, U.S.A.; (3) United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, U.S.A.; (4) United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Canada

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Abstract Number: P10-337
Session Type: Poster


Functional analysis of Ustilago hordei effector UhAVR1 during compatible and incompatible interactions with its barley host
A. MONTENEGRO ALONSO (1), G. Bakkeren (2) (1) The University of British Columbia, Canada; (2) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada

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Abstract Number: P10-338
Session Type: Poster


Biochemical, structural, and functional characterization of the Avr4 core effector family in fungi.
L. CHEN (1), A. Kohler (2), A. Salvucci (3), N. Hurlburt (4), B. Schwessinger (3), A. Fisher (5), I. Stergiopoulos (3) (1) Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis, U.S.A.; (2) Joint BioEnergy Institute (DOE), U.S.A.; (3) Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis, U.S.A.; (4) Department of Chemistry, UC Davis, U.S.A.; (5) Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, UC Davis, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P6-137
Session Type: Poster


Sfa2 transcriptional regulator: a convergence node for fine tuning the expression of type III and VI secretion systems in Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000    
C. CHIEN (1), Y. Lu (2), N. Lin (1) (1) Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; (2) Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Malaysia

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Abstract Number: P6-138
Session Type: Poster


Specific protease activities induced in the apoplast of a resistant tomato cultivar in response to Ralstonia solanacearum infection
N. COLL (1), M. Planas-Marquès (1), J. Paulus (2), F. Kaschani (3), R. van der Hoorn (2), M. Valls (1) (1) Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, Spain; (2) Plant Chemetics Laboratory, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, United Kingdom; (3) Chemical Proteomics, Fakultät für Biologie, Zentrum für Medizinische Biotechnologie, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany

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Abstract Number: P6-139
Session Type: Poster


Analysis by RNA-Seq of Xylella fastidiosa evidences transcriptional regulation exerted by calcium that is correlated with prolonged biofilm formation over time
L. DE LA FUENTE (1), J. Parker (1), H. Chen (1) (1) AUBURN UNIVERSITY, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P6-140
Session Type: Poster


Dissecting the regulon of the two-component system CvsSR: Identifying new virulence genes in Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000    
M. FISHMAN (1), P. Stodghill (2), M. Filiatrault (2) (1) Cornell University, U.S.A.; (2) USDA-ARS, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P6-141
Session Type: Poster


Transcriptome analysis revealed a potential role of RXLR effectors during mating in Phytophthora infestans
T. GEORGIOS (1), R. Vetukuri (1), A. Åsman (1), J. Fogelqvist (1), C. Dixelius (1) (1) Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

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Abstract Number: P6-142
Session Type: Poster


SOBIR1 plays a central role in signaling by receptor-like proteins
M. JOOSTEN (1), A. van der Burgh (1), J. Wu (1) (1) Wageningen University, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P6-143
Session Type: Poster


A cytotoxic effector from the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici
G. KETTLES (1), K. Kanyuka (1), J. Rudd (1) (1) Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P6-144
Session Type: Poster


New approaches to access the P. syringae transcriptome in planta.
B. KVITKO (1), A. Lovelace (1), A. Smith (1) (1) University of Georgia, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P6-145
Session Type: Poster


Novel effectors identified in the apoplast of Cladosporium fulvum-infected tomato
C. MESARICH (1), B. Okmen (2), H. Rovenich (2), M. Karimi Jashni (2), C. Wang (2), S. Griffiths (2), J. Collemare (2), C. Deng (3), P. de Wit (2) (1) Laboratory of Molecular Plant Pathology, Institute of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, New Zealand; (2) Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen University, Netherlands; (3) Breeding and Genomics, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research, New Zealand

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Abstract Number: P6-146
Session Type: Poster


Duel function of Fly1 in Ustilago maydis-maize pathosystem
B. ÖKMEN (1), B. Kemerich (2), D. Hilbig (2), J. Aschenbroich (3), K. Schipper (3), G. Doehlemann (2) (1) University of Cologne, Germany; (2) University of Cologne, Germany; (3) Heinrich-Heine University, Germany

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Abstract Number: P6-147
Session Type: Poster


It’s a sticky business – the role of Pseudomonas exopolysaccharides and motility during plant infection
S. PFEILMEIER (1), C. Zipfel (2), J. Malone (3) (1) The Sainsbury Laboratory / John Innes Centre, United Kingdom; (2) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (3) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P6-148
Session Type: Poster


A histological and biochemical comparison of resistant and susceptible Populus genotypes inoculated with Sphaerulina musiva
N. ABRAHAM (1), P. Borowicz (2), J. Leboldus (3) (1) North Dakota State university, Plant pathology Dept #7660, U.S.A.; (2) North Dakota state university, U.S.A.; (3) Oregon state university, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-152
Session Type: Poster


Let the environment decide: Sex determination in the plant parasitic cyst nematodes Heterodera schachtii
M. ANJAM (1), C. Matera (1), M. Sobczak (2), F. Grundler (3), S. Siddique (1) (1) Moleculare Phytomedicine, University Bonn, Germany; (2) Department of Botany, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland; (3) Molecular Phytomedicine, University of Bonn, Germany

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Abstract Number: P7-153
Session Type: Poster


A bacterial effector targets host plasmodesmata to promote pathogen virulence in plants
K. AUNG (1), S. He (1) (1) Michigan State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-154
Session Type: Poster


Host-specific gene induction in the plant parasitic nematode Pratylenchus coffeae
C. BELL (1), C. Lilley (1), H. Atkinson (1), J. McCarthy (1), P. Urwin (1) (1) University of Leeds, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P7-155
Session Type: Poster


High-throughput FACS-based mutant screen identifies a gain?of?function allele of the Fusarium graminearum adenylyl cyclase causing deoxynivalenol over-production
A. BLUM (1), A. Benfield (2), J. Stiller (2), J. Batley (3), K. Kazan (4), D. Gardiner (2) (1) University of Queensland, CSIRO Agriculture, Australia; (2) CSIRO Agriculture, Australia; (3) University of Queensland, University of Western Australia, Australia; (4) CSIRO Agriculture, University of Queensland, Australia

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Abstract Number: P7-156
Session Type: Poster


Giant cell wall molecular structure and role of plant cell wall related genes on development of Meloidogyne incognita
R. BOZBUGA (1), C. Lilley (1), J. Knox (1), PE Urwin (1) Centre for Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P7-157
Session Type: Poster


The DinJ/RelE toxin-antitoxin system suppresses virulence in Xylella fastidiosa
L. BURBANK (1), D. Stenger (1) (1) USDA Agricultural Research Service, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-158
Session Type: Poster


The bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae suppresses MAMP-triggered Ca2+ influx in a partly effector-independent manner
M. CAVDAR (1), R. Panstruga (1) (1) RWTH Aachen, Germany

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Abstract Number: P7-159
Session Type: Poster


Virulence of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 is modulated through the Catabolite Repression Control protein Crc
S. CHAKRAVARTHY (1), B. Butcher (1), K. D’Amico (2), Y. Liu (1), M. Filiatrault (2) (1) Cornell University, U.S.A.; (2) USDA/ARS, and Cornell University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-160
Session Type: Poster


Dissecting the role of NbRab small GTPase in different plant viruses
C. CHENG (1), P. Hou (1), P. Chen (1) (1) Tzu Chi University, Taiwan

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Abstract Number: P7-161
Session Type: Poster


Promotion of Bamboo mosaic virus accumulation in Nicotiana benthamiana by 5’→3’ exonuclease NbXRN4
L. CHENG-CHENG (1), M. Menghsiao (1) (1) National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan

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Abstract Number: P7-162
Session Type: Poster


The sugarcane pathogen Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli reduces plant growth by interfering in the development of the shoot apex 
M. CICARELLI CIA (1), J. Rodrigues Marques (1), R. Cunha Antunes de Faria (1), L. Aranha Camargo (1) (1) University of São Paulo, Brazil

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Abstract Number: P7-163
Session Type: Poster


Rerouting of selective autophagy towards the haustorial interface by Phytophthora infestans
Y. DAGDAS (1), K. Belhaj (1), A. Maqbool (2), A. Chaparro-Garcia (1), P. Pandey (3), N. Cruz-Mireles (1), B. Petre (1), N. Tabasum (3), R. Hughes (2), J. Sklenar (1), J. Win (1), F. Menke (1), K. Findlay (4), M. Banfield (2), T. Bozkurt (3), S. Kamoun (1) (1) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (2) John Innes Centre, Department of Biological Chemistry, United Kingdom; (3) Imperial College, London, United Kingdom; (4) John Innes Centre, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P7-164
Session Type: Poster


Diversity of disease-supportive respiratory metabolism among phylotypes of Ralstonia solanacearum
B. DALSING (1), B. McDonald (1), D. Khokhani (1), J. Klassen (2), F. Ailloud (3), E. Gonzalez-Orta (4), A. MacIntyre (1), P. Prior (5), C. Allen (6) (1) University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.; (2) University of Connecticut, U.S.A.; (3) Cirad, France; (4) Sacramento State, U.S.A.; (5) INRA, France; (6) University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-165
Session Type: Poster


Characterization of potential defense compound transporters in barley
M. EHLERT (1), H. Nour-Eldin (1), B. Møller (1), M. Lyngkjær (1) (1) Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Denmark

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Abstract Number: P7-166
Session Type: Poster


Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus carries a chromosomal CI phage repressor homolog that binds a bacteriophage promoter and may be required for prophage maintenance
L. FLEITES (1), M. Jain (1), S. Zhang (1), D. Gabriel (1) (1) University of Florida, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-167
Session Type: Poster


Searching functional traits marker genes in biocontrol and hostile bacteria strains isolated from rhizosphere of wild plants and probed in Capsicum annuum
S. FRAIRE (1), I. Martínez-Raudales (1), K. Castro-Correa (2), Y. De la Cruz-Rodríguez (2), J. Vega-Arreguin (3), J. Larsen (4) (1) Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Mexico; (2) Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Mexico; (3) Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus León., Mexico; (4) Centro de Investigación en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Morelia., Mexico

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Abstract Number: P7-168
Session Type: Poster


Cellobiose transport: the key to trigger virulence in the plant pathogenic bacterium Streptomyces scabies
J. SALAZAR (1), S. Jourdan (2), M. Kim (3), S. Rigali (2), R. Loria (3), I. Francis (1,3) (1) California State University Bakersfield, U.S.A.; (2) University of Liège, Belgium; (3) University of Florida, U.S.A

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Abstract Number: P7-169
Session Type: Poster


Solanaceous species recognise a novel PAMP from Rhynchosporium commune
B. FRANCO (1), A. Berepiki (1), P. Birch (2), K. Kanyuka (3), A. Avrova (1) (1) James Hutton Institute, United Kingdom; (2) University of Dundee, United Kingdom; (3) Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P7-170
Session Type: Poster


Characterization of the infection cycle of Phytophthora betacearum on tree tomato (Solanum betacearum)
N. GUAYAZAN PALACIOS (1), M. Mideros Bastidas (1), G. Danies Turano (1), S. Restrepo Restrepo (2) (1) Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia; (2) Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia

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Abstract Number: P7-171
Session Type: Poster


Autophagy is involved in assisting the replication of Bamboo mosaic virus in Nicotiana benthamiana
Y. HUANG (1), Y. Hsiao (1), . Li (1), Y. Hsu (1), C. Tsai (1) (1) Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan; (2) Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan

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Abstract Number: P7-172
Session Type: Poster


Chloroplast Hsp70 isoform is required for efficient replication of Bamboo mosaic virus in old leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana
Y. HUANG (1), C. Hu (1), N. Lin (2), Y. Hsu (1) (1) Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan; (2) Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

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Abstract Number: P7-173
Session Type: Poster


A retroelement-encoded effector of Blumeria graminis targets barley RACB for exploitation of a host cell developmental pathway
R. HÜCKELHOVEN (1), T. Reiner (2), B. Scheler (2), V. Schnepf (2), B. Zechmann (3), M. Nottensteiner (2) (1) Technische Universität München, Germany; (2) TU München, Germany; (3) Center for Microscopy and Imaging at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-174
Session Type: Poster


The Type II secretion system mediates virulence for the xylem-limited pathogen, Xylella fastidiosa
B. INGEL (1), P. Wang (2) (1) University of California Riverside, U.S.A.; (2) University of California Riverside, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-175
Session Type: Poster


Identification and functional characterization of a Bcl-2 associated athanogene in Aspergillus nidulans. 
S. JAIN (1), N. Keller (1), M. Kabbage (1) (1) University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-176
Session Type: Poster


Nutritional strategies of haustorial and nonhaustorial oomycete plant pathogens on Solanaceous hosts revealed by RNA-seq, metabolomics, fluorescent protein tagging, and gene silencing
H. JUDELSON (1), M. Kagda (1), M. Abrahamian (1), A. Ah Fong (1) (1) University of California, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-177
Session Type: Poster


Brachypodium distachyon - A new model host for Claviceps purpurea
S. KIND (1), S. Schurack (1), J. Hinsch (2), P. Tudzynski (1) (1) University of Muenster, Germany; (2) University of Duesseldorf, Germany

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Abstract Number: P7-178
Session Type: Poster


Colletotrichum orbiculare MOR is crucial for regulation of appressorium development and pathogenesis by communicating with plant-derived signals
S. KODAMA (1), J. ishizuka (1), I. Miyashita (1), T. Ishii (1), T. Nishiuchi (2), H. Miyoshi (3), Y. Kubo (1) (1) Graduate School of Life & Env Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, Japan; (2) Advanced Science Research Center, Kanazawa University, Japan; (3) Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan

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Abstract Number: P7-179
Session Type: Poster


ER stress sensor IRE1 is involved in pathogen induced cell death
C. KOERNER (1), K. Mukhtar (1), X. Liu (1) (1) University of Alabama at Birmingham, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-180
Session Type: Poster


Phytopathological and molecular characterization of the partially mlo-virulent barley powdery mildew isolate HL-3
S. KUSCH (1) (1) RWTH Aachen University, Germany

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Abstract Number: P7-181
Session Type: Poster


Arabidopsis SYNAPTOTAGMIN A plays a key role in membrane contact sites formation, virus movement and plasmodesmata regulation.
A. LEVY (1), S. Lazarowitz (2) (1) University of Florida, U.S.A.; (2) Cornell University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-182
Session Type: Poster


Discovery and functional profiling of Phytophthora capsici RXLR effectors in pepper plants
G. LIM (1), S. Oh (1) (1) Department of Applied Biology/Chungnam National University, South Korea

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Abstract Number: P7-183
Session Type: Poster


Identification of a C2H2-type zinc-finger transcription factor that binds to the promoter of Parastagonospora nodorum Tox3 and is similar to Con7
S. LIN (1), Y. Chooi (2), P. Solomon (1) (1) Plant Sciences Division, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Australia; (2) School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Western Australia, Australia

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Abstract Number: P7-184
Session Type: Poster


Arabidopsis thaliana AtGCN2 kinase coordinates translational regulation and plant immune responses
X. LIU (1), K. Pajerowska-Mukhtar (1) (1) University of Alabama at Birmingham, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-185
Session Type: Poster


PXO_03177 encoding a hypothetical protein from Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae is involved in polysaccharide production, stress tolerance, biofilm formation and virulence
F. LIU (1), G. Qian (2), G. Wu (1), Y. Zhao (1) (1) Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; (2) College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, China

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Abstract Number: P7-186
Session Type: Poster


Antimicrobial mechanism of peptides derived from Trichoderma
S. LIU (1), H. Lin (2), M. Hsieh (1), K. Peng (2) (1) Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Da-Yeh University, Taiwan; (2) Department of Life Science, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan

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Abstract Number: P7-187
Session Type: Poster


Investigating the mechanisms of fungal effector uptake by plant cells
L. LO PRESTI (1), S. Uszkoreit (1), T. Heimerl (2), R. Kahmann (1) (1) Max Planck Institute For Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany; (2) Philipps University Marburg, Germany

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Abstract Number: P7-188
Session Type: Poster


Subversion of FLS2 subcellular transport by the bacterial effector HopM1.
J. LOISEAU (1), M. Schattat (2) (1) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (2) Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

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Abstract Number: P7-189
Session Type: Poster


Hydroxynitrile glucosides in barley and their involvement in disease resistance
M. LYNGKJAER (1), E. Eva Knoch (1), P. Roelsgaard (1), C. Olsen (1) (1) Department of Plant and Environmental Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

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Abstract Number: P7-190
Session Type: Poster


Effects of movement protein mutants on Ourmiavirus infection, and their co-localization with plant cytoskeleton and organelles
P. MARGARIA (1), C. Anderson (1), M. Turina (2), C. Rosa (1) (1) Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A.; (2) Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, Italy

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Abstract Number: P7-191
Session Type: Poster


De novo asparagine biosynthesis by Magnaporthe oryzae is required for fungal proliferation in rice cells  
M. MARROQUIN-GUZMAN (1), R. Wilson (1) (1) University of Nebraska-Lincoln, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-192
Session Type: Poster


A quorum sensing-defective mutant of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense 1692 is attenuated in virulence and unable to occlude xylem tissue of susceptible potato plant stems
L. MOLELEKI (1), R. Pretorius (1), C. Tanui (1), G. Mosina (1) (1) University of Pretoria, South Africa

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Abstract Number: P7-193
Session Type: Poster


Multiple quorum-sensing systems in phenazine-producing Pseudomonas chlororaphis subsp. aurantiaca StFRB508
T. MOROHOSHI (1), T. Yamaguchi (1), N. Someya (2), T. Ikeda (1) (1) Utsunomiya University, Japan; (2) National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Japan

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Abstract Number: P7-194
Session Type: Poster


Air humidity is a circadian Zeitgeber influencing plant-microbe interactions
M. MWIMBA (1) (1) Duke University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-195
Session Type: Poster


Analyses of the functions of Magnaporthe oryzae ATR gene with an efficient vector set for AtMT transgenesis of filamentous fungus.
M. NARUKAWA-NARA (1), Y. Hirato (2), K. Baba (2), T. Yasuda (2), T. Kamakura (2) (1) Tokyo University of Science, Japan; (2) Tokyo University of Science, Japan

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Abstract Number: P7-196
Session Type: Poster


Diverse host targets of a conserved Pseudomonas syringae effector form an ARF-GEF-based complex in Arabidopsis
K. NOMURA (1) (1) MSU, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-197
Session Type: Poster


Spatiotemporal imaging analysis of syncytium formation process induced by Heterodera glycines using two-photon excitation microscopy
M. OHTSU (1), T. Suzaki (2), Y. Sato (3), D. Kurihara (4), M. Kawaguchi (5), D. Maruyama (3), T. Higashiyama (3) (1) Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Japan; (2) Gene Research Center, Tsukuba University, Japan; (3) WPI-ITbM, Nagoya University, Japan; (4) JST ERATO, Nagoya University, Japan; (5) National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan

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Abstract Number: P7-198
Session Type: Poster


A two genes – for – one gene interaction between Leptosphaeria maculans and Brassica napus
Y. PETIT (1), A. Degrave (2), M. Meyer (2), F. Blaise (2), B. Ollivier (2), T. Rouxel (2), I. Fudal (2), M. Balesdent (2) (1) French National Institute for Agronomical Research, France; (2) INRA/AgroParisTech UMR1290 BIOGER, France

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Abstract Number: P7-199
Session Type: Poster


Fumonisin B1 produced in planta by Fusarium verticillioides is associated with inhibition of maize β-1,3-glucanase activity
J. PLASENCIA (1), E. Galeana-Sanchez (2), D. Sanchez-Rangel (3), M. de la Torre-Hernandez (2) (1) Departamento de Bioquimica, Facultad de Quimica, UNAM, Mexico; (2) Departamento de Bioquimica, Facultad de Quimica, UNAM, Mexico; (3) Instituto de Ecologia, A.C., Mexico

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Abstract Number: P7-200
Session Type: Poster


Multiple Xanthomonas euvesicatoria type III effectors inhibit flg22-triggered immunity
G. POPOV (1), M. Fraiture (2), F. Brunner (2), G. Sessa (3) (1) Department of Molecular Biology and Ecology of Plants, Tel-Aviv University, Israel; (2) Department of Biochemistry, Centre for Plant Molecular Biology, Eberhard Karls University, Germany; (3) Department of Molecular Biology and Ecology of Plants, Tel-Aviv University, Israel

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Abstract Number: P7-201
Session Type: Poster


Contribution of cell surface carbohydrates to the Xylella fastidiosa-grapevine interaction
J. RAPICAVOLI (1), B. Blanco-Ulate (2), R. Figueroa-Balderas (2), A. Morales-Cruz (2), D. Cantu (2), M. Roper (1) (1) University of California, U.S.A.; (2) University of California, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-202
Session Type: Poster


Characterizing roles for lactate metabolism in rice blast disease: new insights into post-penetrative host infection strategies by Magnaporthe oryzae
R. ROCHA (1) (1) University of Nebraska-Lincoln, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-203
Session Type: Poster


An aphid effector interacts with a host protein involved in trafficking in a species-specific manner
P. RODRIGUEZ (1), C. Escudero (2), J. Bos (3) (1) James Hutton Institute, United Kingdom; (2) James Hutton Institute / University of Dundee, United Kingdom; (3) James Hutton Institute / University of Dundee, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P7-204
Session Type: Poster


The Regulation of Invasive Cell-to-Cell Movement during Tissue Colonisation by the Rice Blast Fungus
W. SAKULKOO (1), G. Littlejohn (1), M. Oses-Ruiz (1), N. Talbot (1) (1) Biosciences, University of Exeter, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P7-205
Session Type: Poster


Identification of quorum sensing-regulated virulence genes in plant pathogen Pantoea ananatis.
R. SATO (1), T. Ikeda (1), T. Morohoshi (1) (1) Utsunomiya University, Japan

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Abstract Number: P7-206
Session Type: Poster


Molecular understanding of parasitic plants’ ability to avoid auto-parasitism and invade others
S. SAUCET (1), K. Shirasu (2) (1) RIKEN CSRS, Japan; (2) RIKEN CSRS, Japan

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Abstract Number: P7-207
Session Type: Poster


Development of an expression assay probing the ability of the P6 effector of Cauliflower mosaic virus expressed in trans to support virion accumulation.
J. SCHOELZ (1), Y. Zhang (1), A. Mustafa (1), R. Nelson (2), C. Angel (3) (1) University of Missouri, U.S.A.; (2) The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, U.S.A.; (3) Cenicana, Colombia

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Abstract Number: P7-208
Session Type: Poster


Investigating redundant roles by Myosin XI-K, Myosin XI-2 and CHUP1 during Cauliflower mosaic virus infection of Arabidopsis thaliana
J. SCHOELZ (1), C. Angel (2), A. Rodriguez (1), Y. Zhang (1), P. Harries (3), R. Nelson (4) (1) University of Missouri, U.S.A.; (2) Cenicafe, Colombia; (3) Pittsburgh State University, U.S.A.; (4) The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-209
Session Type: Poster


The Magnaporthe oryzae RSR1 gene regulates fungal antioxidation and is essential for host ROS neutralization during rice cell invasion
L. SEGAL (1), R. Wilson (1) (1) University of Nebraska-Lincoln, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-210
Session Type: Poster


Histopathological study of compatible and incompatible interactions between barley and the spot blotch fungus Bipolaris sorokiniana
S. SHRESTHA (1), R. Sharma Poudel (1), P. Borowicz (1), S. Zhong (1) (1) North Dakota State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-211
Session Type: Poster


Genome elements in Rhodococcus fascians D188 and PBTS Rhodococcus spp. 
R. STAMLER (1), D. Vereecke (2), I. Francis (3), J. Randall (4) (1) New Mexico State University, U.S.A.; (2) Ghent University, Belgium; (3) California State University Bakersfield, U.S.A.; (4) New Mexico State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-212
Session Type: Poster


Glucose-TOR signaling regulates cell cycle progression and autophagy during appressorium development by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae
G. SUN (1), M. Marroquin-Guzman (1), R. Wilson (1) (1) Department of Plant Pathology, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-213
Session Type: Poster


A protein deubiquitinating enzyme important for basal defence
H. THORDAL-CHRISENSEN (1), T. Schultz-Larsen (1), A. Lenk (1) (1) Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

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Abstract Number: P7-214
Session Type: Poster


The defense gene NbEILP from Nicotiana benthamiana plays a role in assisting the cell-to-cell movement of Bamboo mosaic virus
C. TSAI (1), I. Chen (2) (1) National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan; (2) National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan

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Abstract Number: P7-215
Session Type: Poster


Assessing the alleged immobility of the phytopathogenic actinomycete Rhodococcus fascians
D. VEREECKE (1), P. Lambert (2), R. Stamler (2), I. Francis (3), J. Randall (2) (1) Ghent University, Belgium; (2) New Mexico State University, U.S.A.; (3) California State University Bakersfield, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-216
Session Type: Poster


The difficult search for the target of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola virulence factor Tal11b
L. WANG (1), A. Bogdanove (2), L. Wang (3) (1) Cornell University, U.S.A.; (2) Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, 334 Plant Sc, U.S.A.; (3) Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell university, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-217
Session Type: Poster


Lysine biosynthesis and secondary metabolite production in F. graminearum
G. WIESENBERGER (1), C. Schüller (1), M. Peruci (2), A. Parich (3), A. Malachová (3), F. Berthiller (3), R. Schuhmacher (3), G. Adam (1) (1) University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Austria; (2) University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, Austria; (3) University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), IFA Tulln, Center for Analytical Chemistry, Austria

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Abstract Number: P7-218
Session Type: Poster


Idenfication and characterization of SSD6 in Arabidopsis
W. XIE (1) (1) University of Copenhagen, Denmark

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Abstract Number: P7-219
Session Type: Poster


EFR-induced plant immunity can be effective against Pseudomonas syringae infection and Agrobacterium transformation.
F. YANG (1), M. Guo (1), G. Felix (3), J. Alfano (4) (1) Center for Plant Science Innovation and the Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, U.S.A.; (2) Center for Plant Science Innovation and the Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, U.S.A.; (3) Center of Plant Molecular Biology, University Tübingen, Germany; (4) Center for Plant Science Innovation and the Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-220
Session Type: Poster


Novel methodology for improving cell biology of yeast for the investigation of interactions between Blumeria graminis and hosts.
S. YU (1), A. Henderson (1), A. Dawson (1), R. Woodruff (1), E. Lockyer (1), E. Read (1), G. Sritharan (1), M. Ryan (1), M. Sgroi (1), P. Ngou (1), Y. Liu (1), Y. Xiang (1), R. Zhang (1) (1) Imperial College London, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P7-221
Session Type: Poster


The dual-specificity protein phosphatase MoYvh1 functions upstream of MoPdeH to regulate the development and pathogenicity in Magnaporthe oryzae
H. ZHANG (1), X. Liu (1), B. Qian (1), C. Gao (1), X. Zheng (1), Z. Zhang (1) (1) Nanjing Agricultural University, China

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Abstract Number: P7-222
Session Type: Poster


Volatile signals from non-host plants deter growth and aflatoxin production by the fungus Aspergillus
M. BRODHAGEN (1), R. Kelsey (2), J. Young (3), A. Batson (4), J. Levy (3), J. McCollum (5), B. Kinash (6) (1) Western Washington University, U.S.A.; (2) US Forest Service, U.S.A.; (3) Western Washington University, U.S.A.; (4) Adaptive Symbiotic Technologies, U.S.A.; (5) Infectious Disease Research Institute, U.S.A.; (6) Twiss Labs, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P8-227
Session Type: Poster


Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato oxidative stress-regulated transcription factors play an important role for virulence in tomato and Arabidopsis
Y. ISHIGA (1), Y. Ichinose (2) (1) University of Tsukuba, Japan; (2) Okayama University, Japan

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Abstract Number: P8-228
Session Type: Poster


Phytostimulation of drought stressed Arabidopsis by B. phytofirmans PsJN results from an interplay among contact-dependent induction of stress tolerance and volatile-mediated plant growth promotion
T. LEDGER (1), J. Tamayo (1), S. Rojas (1), J. Poupin (2) (1) Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile; (2) Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile

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Abstract Number: P8-229
Session Type: Poster


How does "RALPH" effector BEC1054 work? Investigating the mode of action of an RNAse-Like effector Protein associated with Haustoria in barley powdery mildew
P. SPANU (1), M. Przydacz (1), H. Pennington (1), R. Jones (1) (1) Imperial College London, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P9-233
Session Type: Poster


The impact of heavy metal contamination on particular ectomycorrhizal fungi and associated plant hosts
J. VELEZ (1), J. Velez (1) (1) University of Tennessee Knoxville, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-234
Session Type: Poster


A remorin protein from tobacco is targeted by the Pseudomonas type III effector protein HopZ1a: evidence for a novel virulence mechanism?
P. ALBERS (1), S. Üstün (1), C. Schroeder (2), K. Witzel (1), F. Börnke (1) (1) Leibniz-Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), Germany; (2) Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Germany

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Abstract Number: P9-235
Session Type: Poster


The in planta regulon of the major Ralstonia solanacearum virulence regulator PhcA
C. Allen (1), D. Khokani (1), T. Tran Minh (1) (1) UW-Madison, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-236
Session Type: Poster


Cell death inducing activity of the Phytophthora capsici effector CRN83_152 can be uncoupled from its virulence function(s)
T. AMARO (1), G. Thilliez (1), R. McLeod (1), E. Huitema (2) (1) Division of Plant Sciences, University of Dundee, United Kingdom; (2) Division of Plant Sciences, University of Dundee, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P9-237
Session Type: Poster


Proteomics identifies infection-specific proteins of Rhizoctonia solani, insight into adaptation to different plant hosts and a thaumatin that enhances host susceptibility.
J. ANDERSON (1), J. Hane (2), T. Stoll (3), N. Pain (1), M. Hastie (3), P. Kaur (1), C. Hoogland (4), J. Gorman (3), K. Singh (1) (1) CSIRO Agriculture, Australia; (2) Curtin University, Australia; (3) QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Australia; (4) QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Australia

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Abstract Number: P9-238
Session Type: Poster


Translocation of RXLR effector Pi04314 from Phytophthora infestans into plant cells to form holoenzymes with host protein phosphatase PP1c
P. BIRCH (1), P. Boevink (2), S. Wang (1), X. Wang (3), H. McLellan (3), S. Naqvi (3), Q. He (3), M. armstrong (4), Z. Tian (5), I. hein (4), E. Gilroy (4), S. whisson (4) (1) University of Dundee, United Kingdom; (2) James Hutton Institute, United Kingdom; (3) University of Dundee, United Kingdom; (4) James Hutton Institute, United Kingdom; (5) Huazhong Agricultural University, China

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Abstract Number: P9-239
Session Type: Poster


Unconventional effects of TAL effectors
N. Booher (1), S. Carpenter (2), Z. Dubrow (1), N. Falahi-Charkhabi (2), Y. He (1), L. Kladsuwan (1), A. Read (2), P. Singh (2), L. Wang (2), K. Wilkins (2), L. Maron (2), T. Tuan (4), B. Szurek (4), A. Bogdanove (1) (1) Cornell University, U.S.A.; (2) Cornell University, U.S.A.; (3) Cornell University, U.S.A.; (4) IRD, Montpelier, France

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Abstract Number: P9-240
Session Type: Poster


The Xanthomonas type-III effector XopS interferes with proteasomal turnover of a WRKY transcription factor to dampen the induction of plant defense responses
F. BÖRNKE (1), S. Üstün (1), D. van Thiel (1) (1) Leibniz-Institute for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Germany

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Abstract Number: P9-241
Session Type: Poster


Impact of Type VI Secretion System (T6SS) effectors on Arabidopsis thaliana transformation in A. tumefaciens
J. BRAVO (1), A. Kenefick (2), B. Nguyen (2), J. Kim (2), R. Froom (2), A. Resnick (2), L. Banta (2) (1) Williams College, U.S.A.; (2) Williams College, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-242
Session Type: Poster


Investigation of pathogenicity determinants in a hemibiotrophic ascomycete  Leptosphaeria maculans
L. BURKETOVA (1), M. Novakova (1), D. Stehlik (2) (1) Institute of Experimental Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic; (2) University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, Czech Republic

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Abstract Number: P9-243
Session Type: Poster


Identification and characterisation of a new flax rust effector
A. CATANZARITI (1), S. Williams (1), C. Anderson (1), J. Ellis (2), P. Dodds (2), A. Hardham (1), D. Jones (1) (1) Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Australia; (2) CSIRO Agriculture, Australia

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Abstract Number: P9-244
Session Type: Poster


The role of the phytotoxin coronatine in symptom development and growth in Nicotiana benthamiana
S. CHAKRAVARTHY (1), J. Worley (1), P. Parrish (2), A. Collmer (1) (1) Cornell University, U.S.A.; (2) Davidson College, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-245
Session Type: Poster


Structural and functional analyses of Phytophthora sojae RxLR effector PSR2 reveal functional domains for host RNA silencing suppression activity
D. CHOI (1), J. He (2), S. Duan (1), J. Ma (2), W. Ma (1) (1) University of California, Riverside, U.S.A.; (2) Fudan University, China

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Abstract Number: P9-246
Session Type: Poster


An endophytic bacterium, Bacillus velezensis YC7010 induces systemic resistance against brown planthopper in rice
Y. CHUNG (1), H. Rhasid (1), A. Khan (1), M. Hossain (2), J. Hwang (1) (1) Gyeongsang National University, South Korea; (2) Regional Agricultural Research Station, Bangladesh

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Abstract Number: P9-247
Session Type: Poster


The smut fungus Thecaphora thlaspeos colonizes the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana
K. COURVILLE (1), L. Frantzeskakis (1), K. Bösch (1), R. Kellner (2), M. Feldbrügge (1), V. Göhre (1) (1) University of Düsseldorf, Germany; (2) Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding, Germany

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Abstract Number: P9-248
Session Type: Poster


BARLEY POWDERY MILDEW METALLO-PROTEASE-LIKE EFFECTOR: A UNIVERSAL VIRULENCE FACTOR IN FUNGI?
S. DAS GUPTA (1), M. Urban (2), G. Scalliet (3), K. Hammond-Kosack (2), L. Bindschedler (1) (1) Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom; (2) Rothamstead Research, United Kingdom; (3) Syngenta, Switzerland; (4) Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P9-249
Session Type: Poster


Harnessing power of fungal endophytes that enhance plants to tolerate abiotic stress
K. DASTOGEER (1), H. Li (1), K. Sivasithamparam (1), M. Jones (1), S. Wylie (1) (1) Murdoch University, Australia

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Abstract Number: P9-250
Session Type: Poster


Uncovering root microbiome functions by advanced metagenomics
R. DE JONGE (1), Y. Van de Peer (2), C. Pieterse (1) (1) Utrecht University, Netherlands; (2) University of Ghent - VIB, Belgium

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Abstract Number: P9-251
Session Type: Poster


A TAL effector from Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola may contribute to virulence by targeting a transcription factor
Z. DUBROW (1), L. Wang (1), A. Bogdanove (1) (1) Cornell University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-252
Session Type: Poster


Every Jack has his Jill: Unveiling nuclear host targets of Phytophthora capsici RxLR effectors
S. ENGELHARDT (1), A. Howden (1), S. ten Have (2), E. Huitema (1) (1) Division of Plant Sciences, University of Dundee; Dundee Effector Consortium, Dundee, UK, United Kingdom; (2) Wellcome Trust Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, University of Dundee, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P9-253
Session Type: Poster


Characterization of VP2145, a Putative Histone Deacetylase T3SS Effector from Vibrio parahaemolyticus
J. FERNANDEZ (1), P. Li (1), K. Orth (1) (1) UT Southwestern Medical Center, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-254
Session Type: Poster


Investigating the role of secreted citrus proteases during HLB progression
J. FRANCO (1), G. Coaker (1) (1) University of California, Davis, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-255
Session Type: Poster


A secreted root-knot nematode effector that disrupts the plant actin cytoskeleton
C. GLEASON (1), N. Leelarasamee (1) (1) Georg August University, Germany

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Abstract Number: P9-256
Session Type: Poster


Determination of Virulence Contributions from Phytophthora infestans Effectors IPI-O1 and IPI-O4
Y. CHEN (1), D. Halterman (2) (1) Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.; (2) U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-257
Session Type: Poster


A simple test system for customized endonucleases and homology-directed genome editing
G. HENSEL (1), N. Budhagatapalli (2), S. Schedel (2), S. Hiekel (2), T. Rutten (2), J. Kumlehn (2) (1) Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Plant Reproductive Biology Correns, Germany; (2) Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Germany

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Abstract Number: P9-258
Session Type: Poster


Suppression of basal defenses in the syncytium of the cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii by Arabidopsis miR827
T. HEWEZI (1), S. Piya (2), M. Qi (3), B. Muthukumar (2), J. Rice (2) (1) University of Tennessee, U.S.A.; (2) University of Tennessee, U.S.A.; (3) Iowa State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-259
Session Type: Poster


Host-induced gene silencing of Phakopsora pachyrhizi genes in soybean mediated by the bean pod mottle virus
D. HU (1), Z. Chen (1) (1) Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-260
Session Type: Poster


An oomycete avirulence effector stabilizes a plant RNA binding protein to subvert host immunity
J. HUANG (1), J. Huang (2) (1) Nanjing Agricultural University, China; (2) Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China, China

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Abstract Number: P9-261
Session Type: Poster


Transcriptional profiling and effector identification of the Exserohilum turcicum-Zea mays interaction
M. HUMAN (1), O. Bezuidt (1), D. Berger (1), B. Crampton (1) (1) University of Pretoria, South Africa

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Abstract Number: P9-262
Session Type: Poster


Xanthomonas oryzae-triggered production of rice small RNAs during infection
J. JACOBS (1), G. Reshetnyak (1), F. Auguy (1), A. Perez-Quintero (1), C. Medina (2), R. Koebnik (1), B. Szurek (1), S. Lacombe (3), S. Cunnac (1) (1) IRD-Montpellier, France; (2) INRA, France; (3) IRD-Montpellier, France

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Abstract Number: P9-263
Session Type: Poster


Absence of a functional glyoxalase system in Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus confirms that the bacterium scavenges host cells for its energy requirements
M. JAIN (1), L. Fleites (2), S. Zhang (2), D. Gabriel (2) (1) Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, U.S.A.; (2) Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-264
Session Type: Poster


Genetic variation of Magnaporthe oryzae avirulence genes, AVR-PiK and morphological characterization of rice blast isolates in Thailand
C. JANTASURIYARAT (1), A. Longya (1), T. Sirisathaworn (1), C. Chaipanya (1) (1) Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand, Thailand

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Abstract Number: P9-265
Session Type: Poster


Interaction of the human pathogen Shigella with Arabidopsis plants
S. JO (1), M. Lee (2), J. Lee (2), D. Lee (2), C. Ryu (2), M. Kim (2), J. Park (2) (1) UST/KRIBB, South Korea; (2) KRIBB, South Korea

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Abstract Number: P9-266
Session Type: Poster


Investigating a potential role for SQUAMOSA promoter-binding protein (SBP) transcription factors as positive regulators of programmed cell death in tomato
R. KESSENS (1) (1) University of Wisconsin - Madison, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-267
Session Type: Poster


Cytokinins synthesized by the biotrophic fungus Claviceps purpurea are essential for a compatible rye-fungus interaction
J. HINSCH (1), S. Kind (2), P. Galuszka (3), P. Tudzynski (2) (1) University of Duesseldorf, Germany; (2) University of Muenster, Germany; (3) Centre of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the Palacký University, Czech Republic

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Abstract Number: P9-268
Session Type: Poster


A Phytophthora RxLR effector modulate host immunity by regulating histone acetylation
L. KONG (1), X. Qiu (2), J. Kang (2), Y. Wang (2), M. Qiu (2), Y. Lin (2), G. Kong (2), J. Huang (2), W. Ye (2), Y. Wang (2), S. Dong (2), Y. Wang (2) (1) Plant Pathology Department, Nanjing Agricultural University,Nanjing, China, China; (2) Plant Pathology Department, Nanjing Agricultural University,Nanjing, China, China

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Abstract Number: P9-269
Session Type: Poster


Perturbation of maize metabolism influences susceptibility to Ustilago maydis
M. KRETSCHMER (1), D. Croll (1), J. Kronstad (1) (1) Michael Smith Laboratories, The University of British Columbia, Canada

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Abstract Number: P9-270
Session Type: Poster


A new hypovirulence associated mycovirus from Fusarium spp. isolated from apple orchards
S. KULSHRESTHA (1), M. Sharma (1) (1) Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, India

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Abstract Number: P9-271
Session Type: Poster


N-Acetylglucosamine metabolism is crucial during infectious hyphal growth and virulence of the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae
A. KUMAR (1), S. Ghosh (2), D. Bhatt (3), A. Narurla (4), A. Datta (3) (1) National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), India; (2) Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, India; (3) National Institute of Plant Genome Research, India; (4) Hamdard University, India

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Abstract Number: P9-272
Session Type: Poster


Pseudomonas syringae DC3000-derived auxin contributes to Virulence on Arabidopsis
B. KUNKEL (1), S. McClerklin (1), S. Lee (1), R. Nwumeh (1) (1) Washington University in St. Louis, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-273
Session Type: Poster


Tackling organ-specificity in the potato – late blight interaction
A. LACAZE (1), F. Sormany (1) (1) Université de Moncton, Canada

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Abstract Number: P9-274
Session Type: Poster


Global expression profiling of the corn smut fungus reveals unprecedented insights into how its metabolism and effectors are used in the plant environment.
D. LANVER (1), A. Müller (1), G. Schweizer (1), N. Ludwig (1), F. Haas (2), J. Altmüller (3), S. Rensing (2) (1) Max-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany; (2) Philipps University Marburg, Germany; (3) Cologne Center for Genomics, Germany

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Abstract Number: P9-275
Session Type: Poster


A bacterial effector that suppresses activation of specific members of MAMP-activated MAPKs.
J. LEE (1), L. Eschen-Lippold (1), D. Scheel (1) (1) Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Germany

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Abstract Number: P9-276
Session Type: Poster


Cleavage of BAK1 by a Pseudomonas syringae effector to subvert plant innate immunity.
L. LEI (1), K. Panya (2), Y. Liping (1), C. Gaihong (3), C. She (3), A. James (4), Z. Jian-Min (1) (1) State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS, China; (2) Center for Plant Science Innovation and School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA, U.S.A.; (3) National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China; (4) Center for Plant Science Innovation and Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-277
Session Type: Poster


The Pseudomonas syringae type III effector HopK1 targets phototropins to suppress blue-light–mediated immunity
G. LI (1), N. Suetsugu (2), M. Wada (2), J. Alfano (1) (1) Center for Plant Science Innovation and the Department of Plant Pathology The University of Nebraska, U.S.A.; (2) Graduate School of Biostudies Kyoto University, Japan

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Abstract Number: P9-278
Session Type: Poster


THE RICE BLAST FUNGUS, MAGNAPORTHE ORYZAE CAUSES SPECIFIC DISRUPTION OF THE F-ACTIN CYTOSKELETON AND COMPROMISES CHLOROPLAST FUNCTION DURING RICE INFECTION.
G. LITTLEJOHN (1), X. Yan (2), M. Martin-Urdiroz (2), H. Saitoh (3), D. Sones (2), R. Terauchi (3), N. Talbot (2) (1) University of Exeter, United Kingdom; (2) University of Exeter, United Kingdom; (3) Iwate Biotechnology Research Centre, Japan

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Abstract Number: P9-279
Session Type: Poster


Heterologous Expression Screens of In planta-Expressed Blast Secreted Proteins Identify a Candidate Effector that Associates with Aquaporin-1 in Rice
W. LIU (1), X. Xie (2), G. Wang (3) (1) State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, China; (2) State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, China; (3) Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-280
Session Type: Poster


CLCuMuB betaC1 Subverts Ubiquitination By Interacting With NbSKP1s To Enhance Geminivirus Infection In Nicotiana Benthamiana
Y. LIU (1), Q. Jia (1), N. Liu (1), K. Xie (1) (1) Tsinghua University, China

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Abstract Number: P9-281
Session Type: Poster


HpaP modulates the secretion of type 3 substrates and plays an essential role in Ralstonia solanacearum virulence
F. LONJON (1), D. Rengel (2), C. Henry (3), D. Lohou (2), M. Turner (5), O. Catrice (2), N. Peeters (2), S. Genin (2), F. Vailleau (2) (1) Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes (LIPM), France; (2) Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes (LIPM), France; (3) PAPPSO, Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay,, France; (4) Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes (LIPM), France; (5) Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes (LIPM),, France

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Abstract Number: P9-282
Session Type: Poster


Bacterial wilt disease changes the xylem sap metabolome
T. LOWE (1), A. Jancewicz (1), R. Mitra (2), B. Dalsing (1), P. Masson (1), C. Allen (1) (1) University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.; (2) Carleton College, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-283
Session Type: Poster


Structure of Pseudomonas syringae HopZ1a reveals a conserved enzymatic mechanism for YopJ family of Type III effectors
K. MA (1), Z. Zhang (1), W. Ma (1), J. Song (1) (1) University of California Riverside, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-284
Session Type: Poster


A Ralstonia solanacearum type-III effector targets redox regulators to suppress immune responses
A. MACHO (1), Y. Sang (1), Y. Wang (1), H. Ni (1), A. Cazale (2), Y. She (1), N. Peeters (2) (1) Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, China; (2) Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes, France

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Abstract Number: P9-285
Session Type: Poster


Polyhydroxybutyrate and trehalose: A close look at metabolites present in tomato xylem sap during Ralstonia solanacearum infection
A. MACINTYRE (1) (1) University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-286
Session Type: Poster


Co-evolution of virulence and recognition in rice blast disease
J. MAIDMENT (1), A. Maqbool (1), H. Saitoh (2), H. Kanzaki (2), M. Franceschetti (1), C. Stevenson (1), S. Kamoun (3), R. Terauchi (2), M. Banfield (1) (1) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom; (2) Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, Japan; (3) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P9-287
Session Type: Poster


Structural basis of host ATG8 binding by the Irish potato famine pathogen effector protein PexRD54
A. MAQBOOL (1), R. Hughes (1), Y. Dagdas (2), E. Zess (1), N. Tregidgo (1), K. Belhaj (2), A. Round (3), T. Bozkurt (4), S. Kamoun (2), M. Banfield (1) (1) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom; (2) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (3) EMBL, France; (4) Imperial College London, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P9-288
Session Type: Poster


A Foxtail mosaic virus-based vector for virus-induced gene silencing in maize
Y. MEI (1), C. Zhang (2), J. Hill (1), S. Whitham (1) (1) Iowa State University, U.S.A.; (2) Alcorn State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-289
Session Type: Poster


Tomato 14-3-3 proteins are signaling components of immunity and common targets of Xanthomonas effectors
Z. DUBROW (1), S. Sukumaran (2), J. Kim (1), D. Teper (2), E. Bosis (2), G. Sessa (2), M. Mudgett (1) (1) Stanford University, U.S.A.; (2) Tel Aviv University, Israel

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Abstract Number: P9-290
Session Type: Poster


The barley powdery mildew effector protein ROPIP1 is encoded on an active retroelement
M. NOTTENSTEINER (1), R. Hückelhoven (1) (1) Chair of Phytopathology, Center of Life and Food Sciences Weihenstephan, TU München, Germany

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Abstract Number: P9-291
Session Type: Poster


Insights into the virulence role of Blumeria graminis f.sp hordei RNAse-like effector CSEP0264 (BEC1011)  
K. ORMAN (1), L. Bindschedler (1), C. Turnbull (2) (1) Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom; (2) Imperial College London, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P9-292
Session Type: Poster


Regulation of bacterial virulence by two component signal transduction systems
A. PANDEY (1) (1) CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, India

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Abstract Number: P9-293
Session Type: Poster


GENETIC BASIS OF TRANSLOCATION OF MAGNAPORTHE ORYZAE AVR-Pik INTO RICE CELLS
H. PENNINGTON (1), A. Bialas (1), K. Yoshida (2), M. Banfield (1), R. Terauchi (3), S. Kamoun (1) (1) The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, United Kingdom; (2) Laboratory of Plant Genetics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Japan; (3) Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, Japan

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Abstract Number: P9-294
Session Type: Poster


Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN regulates Arabidopsis growth through a signaling mechanism dependent of auxin and ethylene
M. POUPIN (1), M. Greve (1), V. Carmona (2), I. Pinedo (2), T. Ledger (2) (1) Facultad de Ingenieria y Ciencias, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Chile; CAPES, Chile., Chile; (2) Facultad de Ingenieria y Ciencias, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Chile; CAPES, Chile., Chile

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Abstract Number: P9-295
Session Type: Poster


Characterization of effector candidates from the soybean rust fungus that suppress plant immunity
M. QI (1), T. Link (2), R. Voegele (3), T. Baum (1), S. Whitham (1) (1) Iowa State University, U.S.A.; (2) Institut für Phytomedizin, Universität Hohenheim, Germany; (3) Institut für Phytomedizin, Universität Hohenheim, Germany

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Abstract Number: P9-296
Session Type: Poster


The role of sulfate transporters in virulence of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola
A. READ (1), A. Bogdanove (2) (1) Plant Pathology and Plant Microbe Biology - School of Integrative Plant Science - Cornell University, U.S.A.; (2) Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology - School of Integrative Plant Science - Cornell University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-297
Session Type: Poster


Is the Verticillium effector Ave1 a dual function protein?
H. ROVENICH (1), J. Boshoven (1), C. Grandellis (2), M. Seidl (1), J. Ottado (2), B. Thomma (1) (1) Wageningen University, Netherlands; (2) IBR-CONICET, Argentina

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Abstract Number: P9-298
Session Type: Poster


Characterization of Golovinomyces cichoracearum Effectors
K. SCHEIBEL (1), S. Somerville (1) (1) UC Berkeley, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-299
Session Type: Poster


Symptom development in soybeans infected with Soybean dwarf luteovirus is tied to differential activation of the salicylic or jasmonic acid defense signaling pathways.
W. SCHNEIDER (1), C. Dardick (2), O. Smith (3), M. Graham (4), D. Luster (1) (1) USDA-ARS FDWSRU, U.S.A.; (2) USDA-ARS AFRC, U.S.A.; (3) Hood College, U.S.A.; (4) USDA-ARS CICGR, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-300
Session Type: Poster


Characterization of secreted modifying enzymes from the late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans
C. SCHOINA (1), K. Bouwmeester (2), M. Seidl (2), S. Rodenburg (2), H. Meijer (2), F. Govers (2) (1) Wageningen Univercity, Netherlands; (2) Wageningen University, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P9-301
Session Type: Poster


The water soaking caused by the TAL effector AvrHah1 involves cell wall modification and may elucidate a role for lesion development during bacterial spot of tomato
A. SCHWARTZ (1), R. Morbitzer (2), T. Lahaye (2), B. Staskawicz (1) (1) University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.; (2) University of Tübingen, Germany

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Abstract Number: P9-302
Session Type: Poster


RXLR effector PexRD54 links a plastid-localized protein to autophagy    
M. SEGRETIN (1), Y. Dagdas (2), N. Sanguankiattichai (3), S. Kamoun (2) (1) INGEBI-CONICET, Argentina; (2) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (3) Imperial College London, Department of Life Sciences, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P9-303
Session Type: Poster


Xanthomonas XopAU is an active protein kinase that manipulates host MAP kinase signaling to promote disease
G. SESSA (1), D. Teper (2), E. Bosis (2), G. Popov (2), G. Popov (2) (1) Tel Aviv University, Israel; (2) Tel Aviv University, Israel

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Abstract Number: P9-304
Session Type: Poster


Functional characterization of putative effector genes of basil downy mildew pathogen Peronospora belbahrii
D. SHAO (1), M. Tian (1) (1) University of Hawaii at Manoa, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-305
Session Type: Poster


Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici Avr-r45; identification of an effector that manipulates an integrated domain R-protein complex
R. SHARMA POUDEL (1), J. Richards (1), S. Solanki (1), R. Brueggeman (1) (1) North Dakota State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-306
Session Type: Poster


Characterization of the functional duality of a bacterial type III secreted protein AvrRxo1 and its chaperone Arc1 as a toxin-antitoxin system
T. SHIDORE (1), J. Long (2), J. Leach (2), L. Triplett (1) (1) The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, U.S.A.; (2) Colorado State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-307
Session Type: Poster


Functional and physiological characterization of OsSULTR3;6, a new class of susceptibility gene    
P. SINGH (1), L. Wang (1), A. Read (1) (1) Cornell University, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-308
Session Type: Poster


Effector-dependent rewiring of tomato bHLH transcription circuits alters plant growth and immunity during Xanthomonas infection.
Y. SUN (1), J. Kim (2), M. Mudgett (2) (1) Stanford Biology, U.S.A.; (2) Stanford, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-309
Session Type: Poster


The Tin2 effector determines the pathogenic lifestyle in smut fungi
S. TANAKA (1), R. Kahmann (1) (1) Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany

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Abstract Number: P9-310
Session Type: Poster


Investigating the functional convergence of pathogen effectors that target TCP transcription factors in Arabidopsis thaliana
P. TEIXEIRA (1), L. Yang (2), P. Epple (3), S. Biswas (4), Y. He (5), O. Finkel (2), M. English (6), P. Mieczkowski (2), P. Braun (7), J. Dangl (2) (1) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.; (2) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.; (3) BASF Plant Science, U.S.A.; (4) Harvard Medical School, U.S.A.; (5) North Carolina State University, U.S.A.; (6) University of Tennessee, U.S.A.; (7) Technische Universität München, Germany

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Abstract Number: P9-311
Session Type: Poster


Establishment of a simple and efficient agrobacterium-mediated transformation system for Phytophthora palmivora
D. WU (1), N. Navet (1), M. Tian (1) (1) University of Hawaii at Manoa, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-312
Session Type: Poster


Burkholderia phytofirmans PsJN protects Arabidopsis thaliana against a virulent strain of Pseudomonas syringae DC3000 through additive mechanisms of biocontrol
T. TIMMERMANN (1), G. Armijo (2), R. Donoso (1), A. Seguel (2), L. Holuigue (2), B. Gonzalez (1) (1) Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Chile; (2) Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile

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Abstract Number: P9-313
Session Type: Poster


Functional analysis of evolutionary conserved Phytophthora RxLR24 effector
I. TOMCZYNSKA (1), M. Stumpe (1), F. Mauch (1) (1) Department of Plant Biology, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musee 10, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland

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Abstract Number: P9-314
Session Type: Poster


Heterozygosity plays a key role in pathogenicity of Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis
M. TOR (1), V. Cevik (2), O. Telli (1), E. Holub (3), D. Studholme (4), A. Woods-Tor (1) (1) Institute of Science and the Environment, University of Worcester, United Kingdom; (2) Tha Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, United Kingdom; (3) Life Sciences, University of Warwick, United Kingdom; (4) Biosciences, University of Exeter, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P9-315
Session Type: Poster


Probing the interaction between the Phytophthora infestans effector PexRD24 and the host enzyme Protein Phosphatase 1.
F. VARDEN (1), P. Birch (2), M. Banfield (1) (1) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom; (2) The James Hutton Institute, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P9-316
Session Type: Poster


Cell type-specific gene expression changes in Arabidopsis thaliana roots in response to beneficial Pseudomonas simiae WCS417 rhizobacteria 
E. VERBON (1), L. Liberman (2), P. Benfey (2), C. Pieterse (3) (1) Utrecht Unversity, Netherlands; (2) Duke University, U.S.A.; (3) Utrecht University, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P9-317
Session Type: Poster


A Cyst Nematode Effector Regulates Plant Gene Expressions Through Epigenetic Modifications
P. VIJAYAPALANI (1), T. Hewezi (2), M. Mitchum (3), T. Baum (1) (1) Iowa State University, U.S.A.; (2) University of Tennessee, U.S.A.; (3) University of Missouri, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-318
Session Type: Poster


Proteomic identification of fungal induced protein hyperacetylation    
J. WALLEY (1), G. Song (1), M. McReynolds (1) (1) Iowa State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-319
Session Type: Poster


HrpH, a multipurpose lytic transglycosylase associated with the type III secretion system of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 
H. WEI (1), A. Collmer (1) (1) School of Integrative Plant Science, Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-320
Session Type: Poster


In planta interactor screen of RXLR effectors reveals plant processes manipulated by Phytophthora infestans
J. WIN (1), B. Petre (1), Y. Dagdas (1), T. Bozkurt (3), J. Sklenar (1), M. Schattat (4), A. Abd-El-Haliem (5), L. Cano (6), R. Lozano-Duran (7), A. Jones (8), J. Vossen (9), S. Robatzek (1), S. Schornack (10), S. Kamoun (1) (1) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (10) Sainsbury Laboratory University of Cambridge, United Kingdom; (2) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (3) Imperial College London, United Kingdom; (4) Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany; (5) University of Amsterdam, Netherlands; (6) University of Florida, U.S.A.; (7) The Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, China; (8) University of Warwick, United Kingdom; (9) Wageningen UR Plant Breeding, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P9-321
Session Type: Poster


Oomycete effector HaRxL106 interacts with Arabidopsis RADICAL INDUCED CELL DEATH1 and suppresses NPR1-dependent immunity
L. WIRTHMUELLER (1), S. Asai (2), G. Rallapalli (3), D. Kim (3), G. Fabro (4), M. Wrzaczek (5), J. Kangasjarvi (6), J. Sklenar (3), F. Menke (3), M. Banfield (7), J. Jones (3) (1) Freie Universität Berlin, Germany; (2) RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Japan; (3) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (4) Research Centre in Biological Chemistry of Córdoba, Argentina; (5) University of Helsinki, Finland; (6) University of Helsinki, Finland; (7) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P9-322
Session Type: Poster


Identification of Pyrenophora teres f. teres candidate effector genes in the VR1 and VR2 genomic regions.
N. WYATT (1), R. Brueggeman (2), J. Faris (3), T. Friesen (3) (1) North Dakota State University, U.S.A.; (2) North Dakota State Univeristy, U.S.A.; (3) Cereal Crops Research Unit, USDA-ARS, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-323
Session Type: Poster


Reconstitution of a model plant disease 
X. XIN (1), K. Nomura (1), K. Aung (1), A. Velásquez (1), J. Yao (1), F. Boutrot (2), C. Zipfel (2), J. Chang (3), S. He (1) (1) Michigan State University, U.S.A.; (2) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (3) Oregon State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-324
Session Type: Poster


Functional characterization of the novel SPRYSEC effector family members from the potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis
X. WANG (1), R. Cui (2), H. Yang (2), S. Chen (2) (1) USDA-ARS, U.S.A.; (2) Cornell University, U.S.A.; (3) Cornell University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P9-325
Session Type: Poster


A coin with double sides? Phytophthora essential effector Avh238 has dual functions in cell death activation and plant immunity suppression
B. YANG (1), Q. Wang (2), M. Jing (3), B. Guo (3), H. Wang (3), W. Ye (3), Y. Wang (3), S. Dong (3), Y. Wang (3) (1) Nanjing Agricultural University, China; (2) Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, U.S.A.; (3) Nanjing Agricultural University, China

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Abstract Number: P9-326
Session Type: Poster


Exploring the mechanisms of immunosuppression by the plant-beneficial rhizobacterium Pseudomonas capeferrum WCS358
K. YU (1), R. Berendsen (1), C. Pieterse (1), P. Bakker (1) (1) Plant-Microbe Interactions, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P9-327
Session Type: Poster


Genetic diversity: an ally in TALE-targeted gene predictions in the Cassava-Xanthomonas pathosystem
C. ZARATE CHAVES (1), D. Osorio Rodriguez (2), M. Buitrago Acosta (2), L. Jaimes Niño (2), A. Perez Quintero (3), S. Restrepo Restrepo (2), C. Lopez Carrascal (4), B. Szurek (3), A. Bernal Giraldo (2) (1) Universidad de los Andes. Laboratorio de micología y fitopatología LAMFU, Colombia; (2) Universidad de los Andes. Laboratorio de micología y fitopatología LAMFU, Colombia; (3) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement. Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes-Environnement (IPME), France; (4) Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Manihot Biotech., Colombia; (5) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement. Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes-Environnement (IPME), France

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Abstract Number: P9-328
Session Type: Poster


Identification of Phytophthora Crinklers (CRNs) with RNA silencing suppression activity
Y. ZHAI (1), W. Ma (2), E. Huitema (3) (1) University of California, Riverside, U.S.A.; (2) Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology and Center for Plant Cell Biology, University of California, Riverside, U.S.A.; (3) Division of Plant Sciences and College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P9-329
Session Type: Poster


Identification of A Phytophthora parasitica RXLR effector that associates with Arabidopsis thaliana NPR1 to promote infection
M. ZHANG (1), Q. Li (1), Q. Zhang (2), W. Li (1), Y. Chen (1), D. Dou (3) (1) Nanjing Agricultural University, China; (2) Nanjing Agricultural University, China; (3) Nanjing Agricultural Univresity, China

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Abstract Number: P9-330
Session Type: Poster


Functional characterization of a novel effector of a necrotrophic fungal phytopathogen Ascochyta rabiei
P. VERMA (1), S. Verma (1), S. Singh (1), K. Singh (1), S. Purayannur (1), K. Kumar (1) (1) National Institute of Plant Genome Research, India

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Abstract Number: P9-335
Session Type: Poster

expand Molecular Dissection of Wheat Diseases

Exploring the Fusarium graminearum genome and the compatible interaction with wheat floral tissue
K. HAMMOND-KOSACK (1), W. Lee (1), N. Brown (1), A. Machado (1), M. Urban (1), R. King (1) (1) Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: S6-2
Session Type: Special Session


Effector biology of Zymoseptoria tritici during interactions with wheat and with non-host plants.
G. KETTLES (1), R. King (2), J. Hooper (2), W. Skinner (3), J. Hargreaves (4), K. Hammond-Kosack (2), B. Fraaije (2), J. Rudd (1) (1) Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, United Kingdom; (2) Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom; (3) Long Ashton Resaerch Station, , United Kingdom; (4) Long Ashton Research Station, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: S6-3
Session Type: Special Session


Resistance gene cloning in wheat by mutational genomics
B. WULFF (1), B. Steuernagel (1), S. Periyannan (2), I. Hernandez-Pinzon (3), K. Witek (4), M. Rouse (5), G. Yu (1), A. Hatta (1), M. Ayliffe (2), H. Bariana (6), J. Jones (4), E. Lagudah (2) (1) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom; (2) CSIRO, Australia; (3) The Sainsbury Laboratory, Australia; (4) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (5) USDA, U.S.A.; (6) University of Sydney, Australia

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Abstract Number: S6-5
Session Type: Special Session


Understanding the Parastagonospora nodorum – wheat interaction; is it as simple as we think?
S. BREEN (1), S. Williams (2), M. Outram (2), B. Kobe (2), P. Solomon (1) (1) The Australian National University, Australia; (2) University of Queensland, Australia

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Abstract Number: S6-6
Session Type: Special Session


Harnessing plant immune receptors for resistance to wheat stem rust
P. DODDS (1), S. Cesari (1), R. Mago (1), N. Upadhyaya (2), S. Periyannan (1), A. bentham (3), L. Casey (3), P. Lavrencic (3), J. Chen (4), B. Xu (1), M. Bernoux (1), R. Park (5), J. Ellis (1), M. Ayliffe (1), S. Williams (3), B. Kobe (3), E. Lagudah (1) (1) CSIRO Agriculture, Australia; (2) CSIRO Agirculture, Australia; (3) University of Queensland, Australia; (4) Univeristy of Sydney, Australia; (5) University of Sydney, Australia

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Abstract Number: S6-1
Session Type: Special Session


Blast: a serious wheat disease
B. VALENT (1), M. Farman (2), K. Pedley (3), G. Peterson (3), C. Cruz (1), W. Bockus (1), R. Whitley (2), M. Navia-Urrutia (1), H. Trick (1), J. Nunes-Maciel (4), P. Paul (5), E. Oliveira-Garcia (1), J. Stack (1) (1) Kansas State University, U.S.A.; (2) University of Kentucky, U.S.A.; (3) USDA-ARS Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit, U.S.A.; (4) EMBRAPA-Trigo, Brazil; (5) The Ohio State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: S6-4
Session Type: Special Session

expand Opening Keynote Award Ceremony

Bacterial cell dynamics and molecular differentiation in symbiosis
S. LONG (1) (1) Department of Biology, Stanford University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: OC
Session Type: Special Session

expand Phytobiome

Improving the detection and control of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. elaeidis
K. ADUSEI-FOSU (1) (1) NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P3-64
Session Type: Poster


Effect of plant extracts on Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae behavior
G. BURIANI (1), L. Fiorentini (2), A. Cellini (2), F. Spinelli (2) (1) University of Bologna, Italy; (2) University of Bologna, Italy

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Abstract Number: P3-65
Session Type: Poster


Biological characterization, distribution and synergistic interactions of a Torradovirus with a Polerovirus infecting cassava in the Americas
M. CARVAJAL-YEPES (1), J. Jimenez (1), A. Quintero (1), W. Cuellar (1) (1) International center for tropical agriculture, Colombia

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Abstract Number: P3-66
Session Type: Poster


Soil Microbiome Profiling and Differential Taxonomic Analysis between High Yield and Low Yield Soybean Fields
H. CHANG (1), J. Haudenshield (2), C. Bowen (2), G. Hartman (3) (1) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Crop Sciences, U.S.A.; (2) USDA-ARS, U.S.A.; (3) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Crop Sciences; USDA-ARS, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P3-67
Session Type: Poster


A novel group of asymptomatic potexviruses lacking a TGB3 gene and associated to mixed infections in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
W. CUELLAR (1), I. Lozano (2), M. Cuervo (2), A. Leiva (2), M. Carvajal-Yepes (2) (1) International center for tropical agriculture, Colombia; (2) International center for tropical agriculture, Colombia

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Abstract Number: P3-68
Session Type: Poster


Effects of cotton root exudates on the rhizosphere colonization and biofilm formation of Bacillus subtilis strain NCD-2
Q. GUO (1), L. Dong (1), P. Wang (1), S. Li (1), X. Zhang (1), X. Lu (1) (1) Institute of Plant Protection, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, China

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Abstract Number: P3-69
Session Type: Poster


Contribution of various multidrug resistance efflux transporters to the fitness and virulence of Pseudomonas syringae
T. HELMANN (1), S. Lindow (1) (1) University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P3-70
Session Type: Poster


Syringafactin production by Pseudomonas syringae, is contact-dependent and affects its local environment via its hygroscopicity
M. HERNANDEZ (1), S. Lindow (1) (1) University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P3-71
Session Type: Poster


Differential oilseed crop lipid accumulation through inoculation with Pseudomonas fluorescens LBUM677: rhizosphere competency, genetic determinants and species-specific variations
J. JIMÉNEZ BECERRA (1), M. Filion (2), A. Novinscak (2) (1) Université de Moncton, Canada; (2) Université de Moncton, Canada

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Abstract Number: P3-72
Session Type: Poster


Investigating the role of bacterial effector phosphorylation and 14-3-3 binding
L. LEI (1) (1) University of California Davis, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P3-73
Session Type: Poster


Microbial eukaryotes: the dark matter in the phyllosphere universe
A. MARI (1), M. Agler (1), S. Hacquard (1), F. Roux (2), C. Alonso-Blanco (3), J. Ågren (4), M. Bonkowski (5), E. Kemen (1) (1) Max Planck Institute for Plant breeding research, Carl von Linné weg 10, 50829 Köln, Germany, Germany; (2) INRA, Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes (LIPM), UMR441, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France;, France; (3) Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid-28049, Spain., Spain; (4) Department of Plant Ecology and Evolution, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18 D, 752 36 Uppsala, Sweden, Sweden; (5) Universität zu Köln, Department of Terrestrial Ecology, Zülpicher Straße 47b, Köln, Germany, Germany

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Abstract Number: P3-74
Session Type: Poster


The molecular basis of efficient interspecies competition during host plant colonization
J. RUHE (1), M. Müller (1), M. Agler (1), I. Finkemeier (2), S. Ryazanov (3), C. Griesinger (3), E. Kemen (1) (1) Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany; (2) Institute for Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Muenster, Germany; (3) Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Germany

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Abstract Number: P3-75
Session Type: Poster


Are bacterial volatile compounds poisonous odors to Botrytis cinerea, alarm signals to Arabidopsis to elicit induced resistance, or both?
R. SHARIFI (1), C. Ryu (2) (1) Razi University, Iran; (2) Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, South Korea

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Abstract Number: P3-76
Session Type: Poster


Attenuating virulence of Pectobacterium carotovorum by beneficial bacterial volatiles
S. LEE (1), G. Song (2), C. Ryu (2) (1) Korea Research Insititute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, South Korea; (2) Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, South Korea

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Abstract Number: P3-77
Session Type: Poster


Bacterial RNAs activate innate immunity in Arabidopsis
B. LEE (1), Y. Park (2), S. Lee (2), G. Song (2), C. Ryu (2) (1) Korea Research Insititute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, South Korea; (2) Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, South Korea

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Abstract Number: P3-78
Session Type: Poster


Fabricating toluene phytosensor through a signal translator rhizosphere bacterium
H. LEE (1), C. Ryu (2) (1) Korea Research Insititute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, South Korea; (2) Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, South Korea

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Abstract Number: P3-79
Session Type: Poster


Light modulates the switch to the pathogenic stage in Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000
S. SANTAMARÍA HERNANDO (1), I. Del Río Álvarez (2), J. Rodríguez Hervá (2), E. López Solanilla (2) (1) Centre for plant biotechnology and genomics-Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain; (2) Centre for Plant Biotechnology anf Genomics-Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

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Abstract Number: P3-80
Session Type: Poster


Rhizobacterial community structure and function in dryland wheat
L. THOMASHOW (1), D. Mavrodi (2), O. Mavrodi (3), J. Parejko (4), M. Le Tourneau (5), R. Bonsall (3), D. Weller (1) (1) USDA-ARS, U.S.A.; (2) Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, U.S.A.; (3) Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, U.S.A.; (4) Department of Microbiology, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, U.S.A.; (5) Department of Soils, Washington State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P3-81
Session Type: Poster


Codon usage is involved in regulation antibiotic production in Pseudomonas protegens Pf-5
Q. YAN (1), B. Philmus (2), C. Hesse (3), J. Chang (2), J. Loper (4) (1) Oregon State University, U.S.A.; (2) Oregon State University, U.S.A.; (3) USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Unit, U.S.A.; (4) USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P3-82
Session Type: Poster


Investigating the role of rain as source of the tomato leaf microbiome.
M. MECHAN LLONTOP (1), L. Tian (1), V. Bernal Galeano (1), B. Vinatzer (1) (1) Virginia Tech, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P4-108
Session Type: Poster


Microbial transformation of Populus higher-order salicylates by microbiome isolates
J. MORRELL-FALVEY (1), D. Pelletier (2), G. Hurst (2), A. Bible (2), K. Chourey (2), M. Denney (3), K. Kertesz (3), A. Zinkle (2), C. Doktycz (2), C. Timm (2), S. Lu (2), N. Engle (2), T. Tschaplinski (2), M. Doktycz (2) (1) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.; (2) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.; (3) University of Tennessee, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P4-109
Session Type: Poster


Influence of plant host species on the root associated microbial community and functional redundancy of the root microbiome under phosphate starvation
T. MUCYN (1), S. Yourstone (1), S. Paredes (1), H. Cameron (2), G. Castrillo (1), N. Breakfield (3), J. Dangl (1) (1) University of North Carolina, U.S.A.; (2) BASF corporation, U.S.A.; (3) NewLeaf Symbiotics, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P4-110
Session Type: Poster


Biogeographical diversity and host plant specificity of bacterial endophyte communities in arcto-alpine plants
R. NISSINEN (1), M. Kumar (2), J. van Elsas (3), A. Sessitsch (4) (1) University of Jyväskylä, Finland; (2) University of Jyväskylä, Finland; (3) University of Groningen, Netherlands; (4) Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria

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Abstract Number: P4-111
Session Type: Poster


Role of the microbiome on the maturation of plant innate immunity
B. PAASCH (1), J. Kremer (1), B. Kvitko (2), J. Jerome (1), J. Tiedje (3), S. He (4) (1) Michigan State University DOE Plant Research Laboratory, U.S.A.; (2) University of Georgia Department of Plant Pathology, U.S.A.; (3) Michigan State University Center for Microbial Ecology, U.S.A.; (4) Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Michigan State University DOE Plant Research Laboratory, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P4-112
Session Type: Poster


Constructed Communities of Populus and Bacterial Isolates to Study Microbiome Function
D. PELLETIER (1), C. Timm (2), A. Carrell (3), S. Jawdy (3), L. Gunter (3), Z. Yang (3), J. Aufrecht (3), T. Lu (3), N. Engle (3), T. Tschaplinski (4), G. Tuskan (3), M. Doktycz (3), D. Weston (3) (1) Biosceince Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.; (2) Bioscience Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.; (3) Biosceince Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.; (4) Biosceince Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P4-113
Session Type: Poster


Soil tillage as a driver of the Oilseed rape microbiome
R. RATHORE (1), K. GERMAINE (1), D. BULGARELLI (2), D. FORRISTAL (3), J. SPINK (3), P. COTTER (4), D. DOWLING (1) (1) EnviroCore, Dept. of Science & Health, School of Science, Institute of Technology Carlow, Carlow, Ireland., Ireland; (2) University of Dundee at James Hutton Institute, Errol Road, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, Scotland, UK., Scotland; (3) Department of Crop Science, Teagasc Crops Research Centre, Oak Park, Carlow, Ireland., Ireland; (4) Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Cork, Ireland., Ireland

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Abstract Number: P4-114
Session Type: Poster


Prone to fix: Resilience of the active nitrogen-fixing rice root microbiome
B. REINHOLD-HUREK (1), M. Sabale (2), A. Sarkar (2), T. Hurek (1) (1) University of Bremen, Germany; (2) University of Bremen, Germany

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Abstract Number: P4-115
Session Type: Poster


The Influence of the endosphere microbiome on Pierce’s disease development in grapevine.
M. ROPER (1), J. Yang (2), J. Borneman (1), P. Ruegger (1), P. Rolshausen (1) (1) University of California, Riverside, U.S.A.; (2) National Taiwan University, Taiwan

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Abstract Number: P4-116
Session Type: Poster


Soil type shapes the diversity of protists living in intimate association with Arabidopsis thaliana
M. SAPP (1), S. Ploch (2), M. Bonkowski (3), L. Rose (1) (1) Heinrich-Heine University, Germany; (2) Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Germany; (3) University of Cologne, Germany

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Abstract Number: P4-117
Session Type: Poster


The Populus Microbiome Atlas Project - Dissecting the microbiome landscape of an important economic and ecological model.
C. SCHADT (1), M. Cregger (2), M. Crouch (2), A. Veach (2), Z. Yang (2), T. Lu (2), N. Cude (3), P. Busby (4), K. Hameed (4), R. Vilgalys (4), T. Rials (5), C. Pan (6), S. Jun (6), I. Nookaew (6), D. Ussery (2), M. Podar (2), S. Tringe (8), G. Tuskan (2), D. Pelletier (2) (1) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.; (2) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.; (3) Novozymes Corporation, U.S.A.; (4) Duke University, U.S.A.; (5) University of Tennessee, U.S.A.; (6) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.; (7) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.; (8) DOE Joint Genome Institute, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P4-118
Session Type: Poster


Unraveling Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae  intra and inter-species signalling
G. BURIANI (1), L. Fiorentini (2), V. Venturi (3), F. Spinelli (2) (1) University of Bologna, Italy; (2) University of Bologna, Italy; (3) ICGEB, Italy

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Abstract Number: P4-88
Session Type: Poster


Phyllosphere bacterial communities structures on healthy and diseased  kiwifruits
G. BURIANI (1), L. Orrù (2), A. Lamontanara (2), V. Michelotti (2), I. Donati (3), G. Tacconi (2), F. Spinelli (3) (1) University of Bologna, Italy; (2) Agricultural Research Council (CREA) Genomic Research Centre, Italy; (3) University of Bologna, Italy

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Abstract Number: P4-89
Session Type: Poster


The effect of climate change and site on the above- and belowground bacterial endophytic communities of subalpine conifer seedlings
D. CARPER (1), A. Carrell (2), L. Kueppers (3), C. Frank (1) (1) University of California, Merced, U.S.A.; (2) Department of Biology, Duke University, U.S.A.; (3) Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley NaHonal Laboratory, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P4-90
Session Type: Poster


Interplay between plant selenium hyperaccumulation and the bacterial rhizobiome
A. COCHRAN (1), J. Bauer (2), P. Lovecka (3), M. Sura de Jong (3), E. Pilon-Smits (1) (1) Department of Biology, Colorado State University, U.S.A.; (2) Department of Biology, Colorado State University, U.S.A.; (3) Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Czech Republic

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Abstract Number: P4-91
Session Type: Poster


Effects of inoculation with beneficial Serratia proteamaculans S4 and Verticillium longisporum on structure and allocation of plant-derived C in root and rhizosphere communities of oilseed rape
K. GKARMIRI (1), S. Mahmood (2), B. Andersson (2), S. Alström (2), N. Högberg (2), R. Finlay (2), K. Gkarmiri (1) (1) Swedish University f Agricultural Sciences, Sweden; (2) Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

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Abstract Number: P4-92
Session Type: Poster


Microbial Community Interactions Affect Induced Systemic Resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana
S. HARRIS (1), J. Corwin (1), M. Feltcher (1), E. Shank (1), J. Dangl (1) (1) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P4-93
Session Type: Poster


Synthetic communities dissect bacterial contributions to plant phenotypes
S. HERRERA PAREDES (1), G. Castrillo Molina (2), J. Macalino Esteban (2), P. Pereira Lima Teixeira (2), M. Feltcher (2), E. Getzen (2), C. Jones (2), J. Dangl (2) (1) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.; (2) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P4-94
Session Type: Poster


Deciphering the microbial mechanisms of biochar involved in suppression of fusarium crown and root rot in tomato
A. JAISWAL (1), Y. Elad (2), E. Graber (2), E. Cytryn (2), O. Frenkel (2) (1) Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University, Israel; (2) Agriculture Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, Israel

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Abstract Number: P4-95
Session Type: Poster


Anti-fungal and plant growth-promoting characteristics of three poplar endophytic Burkholderia. 
S. KANDEL (1), A. Firrincieli (2), S. Doty (1) (1) School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, U.S.A.; (2) Department for Innovation Biological, Agro-Food and Forest System, University of Tuscia, Italy

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Abstract Number: P4-96
Session Type: Poster


A plant-pathogen-microbiome disease triangle concept   
J. KREMER (1), B. Paasch (2), S. He (3), J. Tiedje (4), B. Kvitko (5), J. Jerome (2) (1) Michigan State University, U.S.A.; (2) DOE Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, U.S.A.; (3) Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Michigan State University DOE Plant Research Laboratory, U.S.A.; (4) Michigan State University Center for Microbial Ecology, U.S.A.; (5) University of Georgia Department of Plant Pathology, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P4-97
Session Type: Poster


Functional analysis of Stp1, a secreted effector of Ustilago maydis essential for host colonization
L. LIANG (1), K. Schipper (2), L. Lo Presti (1), N. Ludwig (1), B. Zechmann (3), T. Glatter (1), R. Kahmann (1) (1) Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany; (2) Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Dept. Microbiology, Germany; (3) Baylor University, Center for Microscopy and Imaging, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P4-98
Session Type: Poster


Impact of sugarcane rhizospheric selection on the Pseudomonas spp. community structure and genome evolution
L. LOPES (1), M. Pereira (2), E. Davis (3), A. Weisberg (3), C. Varize (2), J. Loper (3), J. Chang (3), F. Andreote (2) (1) University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; (2) University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; (3) Oregon State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P4-99
Session Type: Poster


Deciphering the genomic and phenotypic diversity of plant-associated phenazine-producing Pseudomonas spp.
A. BIESSY (1), M. Filion (1) (1) Université de Moncton, Canada

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Abstract Number: P5-123
Session Type: Poster


The topoisomerase IV ParE is a target of multiple Fic proteins    
C. LU (1), E. Nakayasu (2), A. McCloskey (3), L. Zhang (4), Z. Luo (3) (1) Chian Agurictural University; Purdue University, U.S.A.; (2) Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, U.S.A.; (3) Purdue Institute for Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease and Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, U.S.A.; (4) Department of Plant Pathology, China Agricultural University, China

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Abstract Number: P5-124
Session Type: Poster


Phenazine-1-carboxylic acid production by Pseudomonas fluorescens LBUM636 alters Phytophthora infestans’ growth and late blight development
A. NOVINSCAK (1), M. Filion (1), C. Morrison (1) (1) Université de Moncton, Canada

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Abstract Number: P5-125
Session Type: Poster


Phenazine-1-carboxylic acid-producing Pseudomonas fluorescens LBUM223 represses the growth and alters the transcriptome of Phytophthora infestans
R. ROQUIGNY (1), D. Joly (1), M. Filion (1) (1) Université de Moncton, Canada

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Abstract Number: P5-126
Session Type: Poster


From seed to whole plant: Seed defense priming by rhizobacteria and their metabolites
C. RYU (1), G. Song (1), H. Choi (1), Y. Kim (2) (1) KRIBB, South Korea; (2) KRICT, South Korea

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Abstract Number: P5-127
Session Type: Poster


Foliar application of the leaf-colonizing yeast Pseudozyma churashimaensis elicits systemic defense of pepper against bacterial and viral pathogens
C. RYU (1), G. Lee (2), S. Lee (2), K. Kim (2) (1) KRIBB, Youseong, South Korea; (2) KRIBB, South Korea

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Abstract Number: P5-128
Session Type: Poster


Analysis of suppression mechanism of grapevine crown gall disease by nonpathogenic Rhizobium vitis strain ARK-1
K. SAITO (1), M. Watanabe (1), H. Matsui (1), M. Yamamoto (1), Y. Ichinose (1), K. Toyoda (1), A. Kawaguchi (2), Y. Noutoshi (1) (1) Okayama University, Japan; (2) Okayama Prefecture, Japan

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Abstract Number: P5-129
Session Type: Poster


Aboveground insect infestation attenuates belowground Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation
G. SONG (1), S. Lee (1), J. Hong (1), H. Choi (1), G. Hong (1), D. Bae (2), K. Mysore (3), Y. Park (1) (1) KRIBB, South Korea; (2) Gyeongsang National University, South Korea; (3) The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, South Korea

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Abstract Number: P5-130
Session Type: Poster


The Sphagnum – microbiome: insights from field manipulations and synthetic communities
D. WESTON (1), A. Carrell (2) (1) Oak Ridge National Lab, U.S.A.; (2) Duke University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P5-131
Session Type: Poster


Bacterial secondary metabolites mediate cooperative and competitive interactions between rhizosphere microorganisms
Q. YAN (1), B. Philmus (2), J. Chang (3), J. Loper (4) (1) Oregon State University, U.S.A.; (2) Oregon State University, U.S.A.; (3) Oregon State University, U.S.A.; (4) USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P5-132
Session Type: Poster


Molculuar mechanism of perceptive insect behaviour induced by Geminivirus
J. YE (1) (1) Institute Of Microbiology Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

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Abstract Number: P5-133
Session Type: Poster

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Translational Plant Pathology to Improve Food Security in an Increasingly Insecure World
S. MILLER (1) (1) The Ohio State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P1-3
Session Type: Plenary


Understanding NLR Function and Biology
J. DANGL (1) (1) HHMI and UNC-Chapel Hill, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P1-1
Session Type: Plenary


Molecular genetics of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in cereals.
U. PASZKOWSKI (1) (1) University Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P1-2
Session Type: Plenary


Dissecting and Engineering symbiosis signalling 
G. OLDROYD (1) (1) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P1-4
Session Type: Plenary

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Dynamics, mechanisms, and evolution of a highly robust plant immune signaling network
F. KATAGIRI (1), R. Hillmer (2), K. Mase (2), N. Hatsugai (2) (1) University of Minnesota, U.S.A.; (2) University of Minnesota, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-2
Session Type: Plenary


How Xanthomonas manipulates the plant
U. BONAS (1) (1) University of Halle, Germany

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Abstract Number: P2-1
Session Type: Plenary


Dissecting wilt diseases using the Fusarium oxysporum–Arabidopsis pathosystem
L. MA (1) (1) university of Massachusetts Amherst, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-3
Session Type: Plenary

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Fine tuning plant innate immunity
B. BAKER (1) (1) UC Berkeley, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P3-1
Session Type: Plenary


Biological control of Pierce’s disease of grape caused by Xylella fastidiosa achieved by various strategies leading to pathogen confusion
S. LINDOW (1) (1) University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P3-2
Session Type: Plenary


Reductionist approaches to explore plant microbiota functions
P. SCHULZE-LEFERT (1), R. Zgadzay (2), R. Garrido-Oter (2), S. Hacquard (2), P. Duran (2), S. Spaepen (2), T. Thiergart (2), Y. Bai (2), R. Nakano (2), M. Hashimoto (2), A. Hassani (2), S. Radutiou (3) (1) Department of Plant Microbe Interactions, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany; (2) Department of Plant Microbe Interactions, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany; (3) Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University, Denmark, Denmark

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Abstract Number: P3-3
Session Type: Plenary

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Supercharging the radars for pathogen surveillance
D. SAUNDERS (1) (1) The Genome Analysis Centre & John Innes Centre, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P4-4
Session Type: Plenary


Inter-organellar communication during innate immunity
S. DINESH-KUMAR (1), E. Park (1), A. Kumar (2), A. Alqarni (2), A. Nedo (2), L. Ren (2), K. Hoban (2), M. Padmanabhan (1), S. Modla (2), C. Kambhamettu (2), J. Caplan (2) (1) University of California, Davis, U.S.A.; (2) University of Delaware, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P4-2
Session Type: Plenary


Specialised protein secretion in plant-microbe symbioses
D. WANG (1), O. Oztas (2), H. Pan (2), M. Kim (2), C. Stonoha (2), X. Wu (3), B. Wang (3) (1) University of Massachusetts, Amherst, U.S.A.; (2) University of Massachusetts, U.S.A.; (3) Nanjing University, China

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Abstract Number: P4-1
Session Type: Plenary


Plant Elicitor Peptides: conserved mediators of immunity to pathogens and insects in higher plants
A. HUFFAKER (1), P. Weckwerth (2), K. Dressano (2), Z. Shen (2) (1) UC San Diego, U.S.A.; (2) UC San Diego, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P4-3
Session Type: Plenary

expand Plenary Session 5

Salicylic acid and jasmonic acid signal through a noncanonical pathway to promote effector-triggered immunity
X. DONG (1), L. Liu (1), F. Sonbol (2), Y. Gu (3), J. Withers (3), J. Yao (4) (1) Duke University, U.S.A.; (2) Sinai University, Egypt; (3) Duke University, U.S.A.; (4) Western Michigan University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P5-2
Session Type: Plenary


Nod factor recognition at root epidermis and its impact on microbiota assembly in Lotus japonicus
S. RADUTOIU (1), E. Murakami (2), R. Zgadzaj (3), R. Garrido Oter (3), J. Cheng (4), K. Gysel (4), L. Madsen (4), J. Stougaard (4), P. Schulze-Lefert (3) (1) Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Denmark, Denmark; (2) Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Denmark; (3) Max Plack Institute for Plant Breeding, Cologne, Germany; (4) Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Denmark

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Abstract Number: P5-1
Session Type: Plenary


Effectors that alter plant development and attract insect vectors are conserved among diverse phytoplasmas
S. HOGENHOUT (1) (1) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P5-3
Session Type: Plenary

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Pathogen glycoside hydrolase: a new player in the apoplastic battlefield
Y. WANG (1) (1) Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, China

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Abstract Number: P6-4
Session Type: Plenary


Unraveling the molecular mechanism of rice immunity against the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae
G. WANG (1) (1) Ohio State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P6-1
Session Type: Plenary


Diffuse symbioses:  pathogen suppression in the soil microbiome
L. KINKEL (1) (1) University of Minnesota, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P6-2
Session Type: Plenary


Improving plant resistance to fungal pathogens through cell wall modification: the callose effect
C. VOIGT (1), T. Hanak (2), B. Sode (1), H. El Kilani (3), M. Naumann (1), D. Eggert (4), C. Betzel (3), R. Reimer (4) (1) University of Hamburg, Phytopathology and Biochemistry, Biocenter Klein Flottbek, Germany; (2) Universiy of Hamburg, Phytopathology and Biochemistry, Biocenter Klein Flottbek, Germany; (3) University of Hamburg, Laboratory for Structural Biology of Infection and Inflammation, Germany; (4) Heinrich Pette Institute - Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Germany; (5) University of Hamburg, Laboratory for Structural Biology of Infection and Inflammation, Germany

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Abstract Number: P6-3
Session Type: Plenary

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Molecular elucidation of plant-plant Interactions
K. SHIRASU (1) (1) RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Japan

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Abstract Number: P7-1
Session Type: Plenary


Kinase mediated regulation of plant innate immune responses
G. COAKER (1), Y. Chiang (1), M. Zhang (1), T. Toruno (1) (1) University of California, Davis, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P7-2
Session Type: Plenary


Thousands ways to kill: transcriptional variation and distinct infection programs among individuals of the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici
E. STUKENBROCK (1), J. Haueisen (1), J. Grandaubert (1) (1) Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Germany

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Abstract Number: P7-3
Session Type: Plenary


The RPS4/RRS1 NLR pair: sensing of pathogen interference and regulation of post-activation signaling
L. DESLANDES (1), J. Parker (2), C. Le Roux (3), M. Escouboué (4), A. Delga (5), G. Huet (4), A. Jauneau (6), Y. Couté (7), A. Kraut (7), K. Niefind (8), R. Berthomé (5), D. Tremousaygue (4), S. Carrere (5) (1) CNRS, France; (2) Max-Planck Institut, Germany; (3) Max-Planck Institut, Germany; (4) CNRS, France; (5) INRA, France; (6) FR3450, France; (7) CEA, France; (8) University of Cologne, Germany

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Abstract Number: P^-5
Session Type: Plenary

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A functional bacterium-to-plant DNA transfer machinery of Rhizobium etli
V. CITOVSKY (1) (1) State University of New York at Stony Brook, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: S5-6
Session Type: Special Session


Potential novel role for the Agrobacterium virulence effector protein VirE2 in modulating plant gene expression
S. GELVIN (1), R. Lapham (1), L. Lee (1) (1) Purdue University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: S5-4
Session Type: Special Session


Agrobacterium tumefaciens: A model system to investigate polar growth in bacteria
P. ZAMBRYSKI (1), J. Zupan (2), R. Grangeon (3), J. Anderson-Furgeson (3) (1) University of California, U.S.A.; (2) University of California, U.S.A.; (3) University of California, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: S5-3
Session Type: Special Session


Activity of plant non-homologous end-joining DNA repair proteins is not required for Agrobacterium T-DNA integration
K. MYSORE (1), Z. Vaghchipawala (2), B. Vasudevan (2), S. Park (3), Y. Shen (3), E. Kim (3), S. Lee (2), L. Lee (3), W. Waterworth (4), Z. Zhang (5), C. West (6), S. Gelvin (3) (1) The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK, U.S.A.; (2) The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, , U.S.A.; (3) Purdue University, , U.S.A.; (4) University of Leeds, , United Kingdom; (5) University of Missouri, , U.S.A.; (6) University of Leeds, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: S5-5
Session Type: Special Session


Modulation of host defenses by the Type VI Secretion System (T6SS) of Agrobacterium tumefaciens
L. BANTA (1), M. Wang (2), A. Kenefick (2), B. Nguyen (2), J. Kim (2), R. Froom (2), A. Resnick (2), J. Bravo (1) (1) Williams College, U.S.A.; (2) Williams College, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: S5-2
Session Type: Special Session


Molecular mechanisms of the Agrobacterium Type VI DNase effector secretion and antibacterial activity during plant colonization
E. LAI (1) (1) Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

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Abstract Number: S5-1
Session Type: Special Session

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Biological functions of rice immune factors targeted by Xanthomonas oryzae effectors
T. KAWASAKI (1), K. Yamaguchi (2) (1) Kindai University, Japan; (2) Kindai University, Japan

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Abstract Number: S2-4
Session Type: Special Session


Durable and broad spectrum disease resistance to bacterial blight and bacterial leaf streak of rice
A. BOSSA-CASTRO (1), E. Delorean (2), C. Raghavan (3), C. Tekete (4), A. Dereeper (5), K. Dagno (6), O. Koita (4), G. Mosquera (7), H. Leung (3), V. Verdier (5), J. Leach (2) (1) Colorado State University, U.S.A.; (2) Colorado State University, U.S.A.; (3) International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines; (4) Université des Sciences Techniques et Technologiques, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, LBMA, Mali; (5) IRD, Cirad, Univ. Montpellier, Interactions Plantes Microorganismes Environnement, France; (6) Institute of Rural Economy, Plant Protection, Mali; (7) International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Colombia

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Abstract Number: S2-3
Session Type: Special Session


Rice stripe virus overcomes NbREM-mediated inhibition of movement through interference of S-acylation
X. ZHOU (1), S. Fu (2), Y. Xu (2), C. Li (2) (1) Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; (2) Zhejiang university, China

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Abstract Number: S2-2
Session Type: Special Session


Dissection of the APIP6-mediated ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in rice immunity against Magnaporthe oryzae
Y. NING (1), X. Shi (1), R. Wang (1), J. Fan (2), C. Park (3), C. Zhang (1), T. Zhang (1), X. Ouyang (4), S. Li (4), G. Wang (5) (1) Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; (2) Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio State University, China; (3) Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio State University, U.S.A.; (4) Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, China; (5) Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: S2-5
Session Type: Special Session


Investigating the cell biology of appressorium-mediated plant infection and tissue invasion by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae
N. TALBOT (1), L. Ryder (1), X. Yan (1), M. Oses-Ruiz (1), W. Sakulkoo (1), M. Kershaw (1), M. Martin-Urdiroz (1), D. Soanes (1) (1) University of Exeter, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: S2-1
Session Type: Special Session


Fungal genetic tools in Magnaporthe oryzae for reactive oxygen species detection and identification of host basal immunity components
N. DONOFRIO (1), K. Huang (1), T. Mitchell (2), R. Wilson (3), J. Sweigard (4), J. Caplan (5), K. Czymmek (6) (1) University of Delaware, Newark, DE, U.S.A.; (2) The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.; (3) Univerrsity of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, U.S.A.; (4) DuPont, U.S.A.; (5) University of Delaware, U.S.A.; (6) Zeiss, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: S2-6
Session Type: Special Session

expand Rust Fungi – Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Disease and Resistance

EffectorP: Using Machine Learning to Predict Fungal Effector Proteins and Their Subcellular Localization in the Plant Cell
J. SPERSCHNEIDER (1), D. Gardiner (1), P. Dodds (1), K. Singh (1), J. Manners (1), J. Taylor (1) (1) CSIRO, Australia

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Abstract Number: S4-3
Session Type: Special Session


A multi-pronged approach to elucidate the molecular basis of rust virulence and non-host resistance in Brachypodium distachyon
M. FIGUEROA (1), F. Li (1), V. Omidvar (1), S. Rottschaefer (1), M. Miller (1), R. Milne (2), H. Karaoglu (3), D. Singh (3), M. Ayliffe (2), N. Upadhyaya (4), M. Moscou (5), R. Dill-Macky (1), E. Lagudah (2), P. Dodds (2), R. Park (3), S. Kianian (6) (1) University of Minnesota, U.S.A.; (2) CSIRO Agriculture, Australia; (3) Plant Breeding Institute, University of Sydney, Australia; (4) CSIRO Agriculture, U.S.A.; (5) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (6) USDA-ARS Cereal Disease Laboratory, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: S4-2
Session Type: Special Session


Transfer of a NLR gene from pigeonpea into soybean confers resistance to Asian soybean rust
H. VAN ESSE (1), C. Kawashima (2), J. Jones (3), S. Brommonschenkel (4), E. al (5) (1) The 2Blades Foundation - The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (2) The 2Blades Foundation -The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (3) The Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom; (4) Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil; (5) N/A, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: S4-1
Session Type: Special Session


Deciphering host specificity in poplar rust fungi through life-cycle transcriptomics and comparative genomics
S. DUPLESSIS (1), E. Morin (2), I. Grigoriev (3), S. De Mita (2), F. Halkett (2), P. Frey (2) (1) INRA, France; (2) INRA, France; (3) US DoE Joint Genome Institute, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: S4-4
Session Type: Special Session

expand Symbiosis and Mutualism

Relocation of nutrients during stripe rust infection of wheat
V. ROMAN-REYNA (1), J. Rathjen (2), F. Busch (2) (1) Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Australia; (2) Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Australia

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Abstract Number: P1-1
Session Type: Poster


Time series RNA-seq reveals early root responses to ISR-inducing Pseudomonas simiae WCS417 and the microbial elicitors flg22, flg22417, and chitin.
I. STRINGLIS (1), S. Proietti (2), M. van Verk (2), R. Hickman (2), C. Zamioudis (2), C. Pieterse (2) (1) Utrecht University, Netherlands; (2) Utrecht University, Netherlands

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Abstract Number: P1-2
Session Type: Poster


A mechanistic link between legume-rhizobium symbiosis and plant immunity
K. TOTH (1), G. Stacey (1) (1) University of Missouri, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P1-3
Session Type: Poster


Receptors complex associated with defense and symbiotic signaling in legumes
F. FENG (1), J. Sun (2), S. Radutoiu (3), J. Stougaard (4), G. Oldroyd (2) (1) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom; (2) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom; (3) Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Centre for Carbohydrate Recognition and Signalling,Aarhus University, Denmark; (4) Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Centre for Carbohydrate Recognition and Signalling,Aarhus University, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P1-4
Session Type: Poster


Common Accommodation Mechanisms for Mutualistic and Pathogenic Fungi in Rice
C. IBE (1) (1) University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P1-5
Session Type: Poster


The development of hyphal symbionts and pathogens relies on fatty acid biosynthesis by the plant host
A. KEYMER (1) (1) University of Munich (LMU), Germany

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Abstract Number: P1-6
Session Type: Poster


Fungal endophytes from grapevine have host-dependent levels of virulence and produce antibiotic compounds in dual cultures
S. LÒPEZ-FERNÀNDEZ (1), A. Campisano (2), B. Schulz (1) (1) Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany; (2) Fondazione Edmund Mach, Italy

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Abstract Number: P1-7
Session Type: Poster


Symbiosis or defense: the molecular mechanism involving LysM receptors of the model legume Lotus japonicus
S. RADUTOIU (1), J. Cheng (1), M. Blaise (2), J. Stougaard (1), Z. Bozsoki (1) (1) Aarhus University/CARB, Denmark; (2) CNRS, Centre d’études d’agents Pathogènes et Biotechnologies pour la Santé, Université de Montpellier, France

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Abstract Number: P1-8
Session Type: Poster


Role of Type V Protein Secretion System in endophytic rice root colonization by Azoarcus sp. BH72
M. MARSZALKOWSKA (1), A. Sarkar (1), M. Schäfer (2), B. Reinhold-Hurek (1) (1) Department of Microbe - Plant Interactions, University of Bremen, Germany; (2) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P2-13
Session Type: Poster


The role of ROP GTPases in Nod factor signalling
A. AKAMATSU (1), G. Oldroyd (2) (1) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom; (2) John Innes Centre, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P2-14
Session Type: Poster


A band of misfits: role of unexpected proteins in the plant symbiotic signaling pathway
J. ANE (1), M. Venkateshwaran (2), A. Wiley-Kalil (3), D. Jayaraman (1), M. Banba (4), A. Binder (5), S. Bernard (1), M. Chabaud (6), J. Maeda (1), A. Genre (7), M. Otegui (1), D. Barker (6), H. Imaizumi-Anraku (4), M. Parniske (5) (1) University of Wisconsin - Madison, U.S.A.; (2) University of Wisconsin - Platteville, U.S.A.; (3) University of Wisconsin - Madison, U.S.A.; (4) National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS), Japan; (5) Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany; (6) Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interactions, France; (7) University of Torino, Italy

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Abstract Number: P2-15
Session Type: Poster


Autoregulation of infection in the Sinorhizobium meliloti-Medicago symbiosis
J. BATUT (1), A. GARNERONE (1), F. SORROCHE (1), M. WALCH (1), A. GASTEBOIS (1), C. MASSON-BOIVIN (1) (1) INRA-CNRS, France

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Abstract Number: P2-16
Session Type: Poster


Exploring Endophytic Colonization Mechanisms of the Nitrogen-fixing Diazotroph Azoarcus sp. BH72 in Rice
X. CHEN (1) (1) University of Bremen, Germany

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Abstract Number: P2-17
Session Type: Poster


Genome-wide Identification of Bacterial Plant Colonization Genes
B. COLE (1), M. Feltcher (2), R. Waters (1), K. Wetmore (3), M. Price (3), E. Ryan (1), G. Wang (1), S. Ul-Hasan (4), Y. Yoshikuni (1), R. Malmstrom (1), A. Deutschbauer (3), J. Dangl (2), A. Visel (1) (1) DOE-Joint Genome Institute, U.S.A.; (2) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, U.S.A.; (3) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, U.S.A.; (4) University of California, Merced, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-18
Session Type: Poster


Poplar as a model for dissecting early mycorrhizal signaling in woody perennials
K. COPE (1), M. Venkateshwaran (2), J. Maeda (3), C. Ma (4), S. Strauss (4), J. Ané (3) (1) University of Wisconsin–Madison, U.S.A.; (2) University of Wisconsin-Platteville, U.S.A.; (3) University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.; (4) Oregon State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-19
Session Type: Poster


Nod genes are required for the colonization of different hosts by Rhizobium sp. IRBG74
M. CROOK (1), A. Wiley-Kalil (2), V. Poinsot (3), S. Erdn (4), K. Garcia (1), M. Babcock (1), J. Maeda (1), A. Desbiez-Piat (2), F. Maillet (4), A. Mukherjee (5), J. Dénarié (4), J. Ané (1) (1) Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, U.S.A.; (2) Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin–Madison, U.S.A.; (3) Laboratoire des IMRCP, Université Paul Sabatier, France; (4) Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes–Microorganismes, INRA-CNRS, France; (5) Department of Biology, University of Central Arkansas, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-20
Session Type: Poster


Biological nitrogen fixation in poplar trees
S. DOTY (1), A. Sher (2), Z. Khan (1), M. Khorasani (1), N. Fleck (1), R. Bumgarner (1), S. Kim (1), T. DeLuca (1) (1) University of Washington, U.S.A.; (2) University of California, San Diego, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-21
Session Type: Poster


Drought tolerance and growth enhancement of hybrid poplar by inoculation with an endophyte consortium
S. DOTY (1), Z. Khan (1), H. Rho (1), A. Firrincieli (2), S. Hung (1), V. Luna (3), O. Masciarelli (3), S. Kim (1) (1) University of Washington, U.S.A.; (2) University of Tuscia, Italy; (3) Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Argentina

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Abstract Number: P2-22
Session Type: Poster


A multitude of signals converge on SUNN to regulate nodule number
J. FRUGOLI (1), A. Crook (1), S. Nowak (1), E. Schnabel (1) (1) Clemson University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-23
Session Type: Poster


Molecular Interplay between whiteflies, begomoviruses and bacterial symbionts
M. GHANIM (1), P. Britto Cathrin (2), S. Kontsedalov (2), G. Lebedev (2), S. Kanakala (2), A. Kliot (2) (1) Volcani Center, Israel; (2) Volcani Center, Israel

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Abstract Number: P2-24
Session Type: Poster


A Brachypodium distachyon LysM-RLK recognizes arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiotic signals
A. GIRARDIN (1), M. Cumener (1), L. Buendia (1), G. Virginie (1), R. Sibout (2), M. Dalmais (3), A. Bendahmane (3), B. Lefebvre (1) (1) Laboratory of Interaction Plant Microorganisms (LIPM) - INRA/CNRS, France; (2) INRA-Agro Paris Tech, France; (3) Univ. Paris 11-Univ. Evry-Univ. Paris7-CNRS-INRA, France

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Abstract Number: P2-25
Session Type: Poster


Genome exchange and biogeography of chickpea’s nitrogen-fixing bacterial symbionts.    
A. GREENSPAN (1), P. Chang (2), E. Von Wettberg (3), D. Cook (4) (1) University of California, Davis, U.S.A.; (2) University of Southern California, U.S.A.; (3) Florida International University, U.S.A.; (4) University of California, Davis, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-26
Session Type: Poster


EFFECT OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL (Glomus intraradices) INOCULATION ON SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF BAMBARA GROUNDNUT (Vigna subterranea (L))
O. HAMZAT (1) (1) FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, DUTSIN-MA, Nigeria

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Abstract Number: P2-27
Session Type: Poster


Diazotrophic Endophytes: Symbionts for environmentally sustainable agriculture
L. HANNON (1), D. Melville (2), S. Doty (2) (1) University of Washington, U.S.A.; (2) University of Washington, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-28
Session Type: Poster


Sub-cellular distribution of polyphosphoinositide suggests a role in signaling during arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis.
S. IVANOV (1), M. Harrison (1) (1) Boyce Thompson Institute, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-29
Session Type: Poster


The high molecular weight form of the Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021 symbiotic exopolysaccharide succinoglycan is sufficient to mediate invasion of host plants
K. JONES (1), H. Mendis (1), T. Madzima (1), C. Queiroux (1) (1) Florida State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-30
Session Type: Poster


Ellucidation of genes required for endophytic N-fixation and their role in plant growth promotion
P. JOUBERT (1), S. Doty (1) (1) University of Washington, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-31
Session Type: Poster


Evolutionary conservation of mycorrhiza-specific phosphate transporter gene regulation by CTTC MOTIF-BINDING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR1 (CBX1)
L. KLINNAWEE (1), L. Xue (1), M. Bucher (1) (1) Botanical Institute, Cologne Biocenter, University of Cologne, Germany

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Abstract Number: P2-32
Session Type: Poster


Enacting a symbiotic relationship: plant lectin receptor-like kinase, a key player in the ectomycorrhizal association
J. LABBE (1), W. Muchero (2), Y. Yang (2), R. Priya (2), S. Jawdy (2), T. Tschaplinski (2), G. Tuskan (2), J. Chen (2) (1) ORNL/ UT Knoxville, U.S.A.; (2) ORNL, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-33
Session Type: Poster


Mutualistic root endophytism of Sebacinales is not associated with the reduction of saprotrophic traits and requires a noncompromised plant innate immunity
G. LANGEN (1), U. Lahrmann (2), G. Jeena (1), H. Frerigmann (1), A. Zuccaro (1) (1) University of Cologne, Germany; (2) Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, ITEM, Germany

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Abstract Number: P2-34
Session Type: Poster


Beta-rhizobial symbiosis: new insights from genome-wide transcriptome and proteome analysis
M. LARDI (1), Y. Liu (2), L. Eberl (2), G. Pessi (2) (1) University of Zurich, Switzerland; (2) University of Zurich, Switzerland

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Abstract Number: P2-35
Session Type: Poster


Genome-wide transcriptome analysis of a plant growth-promoting phototrophic bacterium, Rhodopseudomonas palustris strain PS3 
C. LIU (1), K. Lo (2) (1) National Taiwan University, Taiwan; (2) Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University,, Taiwan

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Abstract Number: P2-36
Session Type: Poster


A characterization of candidate effector proteins in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
A. MACLEAN (1), H. Park (2), L. Mainzer (3), M. Hudson (4), V. Levesque-Tremblay (2) (1) Boyce Thompson Institute, U.S.A.; (2) Boyce Thompson Institute, U.S.A.; (3) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.; (4) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-37
Session Type: Poster


Involvement of gibberellic acid and auxin in the regulation of mycorrhizal symbiosis in Bletilla striata (Orchidaceae)
C. MIURA (1), T. Yamamoto (2), M. Yamato (3), S. Nagata (2), Y. Otani (2), H. Asao (4), M. Matsumoto (4), T. Yagame (5), S. Shigenobu (4) (1) Tottori University, Japan; (2) Tottori University, Japan; (3) Chiba University, Japan; (4) National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan; (5) Tsukuba Botanical Garden, National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan

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Abstract Number: P2-38
Session Type: Poster


Plant Derived Glycoproteins and Glycolipids are Required for the Establishment of Functional Root-Microbe Symbiosis in Medicago truncatula    
W. MOORE (1), E. Rennie (1), H. Wipf (2), P. Hussey (1), E. Cahoon (3), J. Mortimer (1), H. Scheller (1) (1) Joint BioEnergy Institute, U.S.A.; (2) UC Berkeley, U.S.A.; (3) University of Nebraska, Lincoln, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-39
Session Type: Poster


Signaling events during Arbuscular Mycorrhiza symbiosis
L. MUELLER (1), L. Mainzer (2), M. Hudson (2), M. Harrison (3) (1) Boyce Thompson Institute, U.S.A.; (2) Department of Crop Science, University of Illinois, U.S.A.; (3) Boyce Thompson Institute, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-40
Session Type: Poster


Gibberellin biosynthesis by symbiotic rhizobia and its effect on host legumes
R. NETT (1), X. Lu (1), R. Nagel (1), R. Peters (1) (1) Iowa State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-41
Session Type: Poster


A host signal to microbe-plant interface for the establishment of symbiosis
O. OZTAS (1), T. He (2), H. Pan (1), E. Limpens (3), E. Federova (3), T. Bisseling (3), M. Roberts (2), D. Wang (4) (1) University of Massachusetts Amherst, U.S.A.; (2) Boston College, U.S.A.; (3) Wageningen University, Netherlands; (4) University of Massachusetts Amherst, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-42
Session Type: Poster


Comparative genome analysis of lichen-forming fungi and partner algae
S. PARK (1), H. Song (2), J. Kim (1), J. Choi (2), J. Jeon (3), Y. Lee (2), J. Hur (1) (1) Korean Lichen Research Institute, Sunchon National University, Korea; (2) Fungal Bioinformatics Laboratory and Center for Fungal Genetic Resources, Seoul National University, Korea; (3) School of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Korea

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Abstract Number: P2-43
Session Type: Poster


Competition between beta-rhizobia for legume infection
G. PESSI (1), M. Lardi (2), G. Purtschert (2), A. Gandolfi (2), S. Bolzan de Campos (2), L. Eberl (2) (1) University of Zurich/ Deparment of Plant and Microbial Biology, Switzerland; (2) University of Zürich, Switzerland

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Abstract Number: P2-44
Session Type: Poster


A CCaMK-CYCLOPS-DELLA complex activates transcription of RAM1, a central regulator of arbuscule branching 
P. PIMPRIKAR (1), S. Carbonnel (1), M. Paries (2), K. Katzer (2), V. Klingl (2), L. Karl (2), D. Floss (3), M. Harrison (3), M. Parniske (2), C. Gutjahr (2) (1) University of Munich (LMU), Germany; (2) University of Munich (LMU), Germany; (3) Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, USA, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-45
Session Type: Poster


A pan-genomic perspective on microbial symbiont invasions
S. PORTER (1), J. Faber-Hammond (1), M. Friesen (2) (1) Washington State University, Vancouver, U.S.A.; (2) Michigan State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-46
Session Type: Poster


A secreted protein from Rhizophagus irregularis enhances the mycorrhization in Nicotiana benthamiana.
C. QUAN (1), E. Evangelisti (2), S. Schornack (2) (1) The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom; (2) The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P2-47
Session Type: Poster


Effectors in symbiotic AMF-plant interaction
A. HOFFRICHTER (1), K. Sedzielewska Toro (1), A. Brachmann (1) (1) Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany

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Abstract Number: P2-48
Session Type: Poster


Discovery and transfer of novel pathways for phosphate solubilization
C. SHULSE (1), M. Blow (1), M. Chovatia (2), Y. Lei (3), A. Deutschbauer (4) (1) DOE Joint Genome Institute, U.S.A.; (2) DOE Joint Genome Institute, U.S.A.; (3) UC Berkeley, U.S.A.; (4) Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-49
Session Type: Poster


Comparative genomic analysis of five lichen-forming fungi 
H. SONG (1), K. Kim (2), J. Jeon (1), S. Park (3), J. Hur (3), Y. Lee (2) (1) Interdiscplinary Program in Agricultural Genomics, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, Korea; (2) Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea, Korea; (3) Korean Lichen Research Institute, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, South Korea, Korea

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Abstract Number: P2-50
Session Type: Poster


Gibberellin guidance is required for the spatial regulation of symbiosis gene expression and infection of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Lotus japonicus
N. TAKEDA (1), M. Nagae (2), M. Kojima (3), H. Sakakibara (3), M. Kawaguchi (4) (1) Natl Inst of Basic Biology/SOKENDAI, Japan; (2) Natl Inst of Basic Biology, Japan; (3) RIKEN CSRS, Japan; (4) Natl Inst of Basic Biology/SOKENDAI, Japan

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Abstract Number: P2-51
Session Type: Poster


Novel nuclear protein, NsiA, and its interacting transcription factor Ste12 and MAP kinase Mak2 mediate balanced symbiotic infection of endophytic fungus Epichloë festucae in perennial ryegrass.
S. KAMIYA (1), Y. Ozaki (1), A. Okamura (1), S. Kameoka (1), Y. Kayano (1), S. Sanjay (2), B. Scott (3), J. Maruyama (4), A. Tanaka (1), D. Takemoto (1) (1) Nagoya University, Japan; (2) Massey University, New Zealand; (3) Nagoya University, New Zealand; (4) The University of Tokyo, Japan

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Abstract Number: P2-52
Session Type: Poster


Endophyte-assisted phytoremediation of arsenic contaminated soils
R. TOURNAY (1), S. Doty (1), D. Sivitilli (1), T. DeLuca (1) (1) University of Washington, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P2-53
Session Type: Poster


Genetic diversity of Rhizobia that nodulate Onobrychis Esparseta from the arid eastern area of Central Asia
B. UMAROV (1), Z. Shakirov (2), M. Sagdieva. (2) (1) Institute of Microbiology AS RUz, 7b A.Kadyri str. Tashkent 100128, Uzbekistan,, Uzbekistan; (2) Institute of Microbiology AS RUz,, Uzbekistan

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Abstract Number: P2-54
Session Type: Poster


Discovery of Populus trichocarpa small proteins and non-coding RNAs involved in mycorrhizal symbiosis
X. YANG (1), R. Mewalal (2), S. Jawdy (2), P. Vion (3), F. Le Tacon (3), J. Labbé (2), G. Tuskan (2) (1) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.; (2) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.; (3) INRA/Université de Lorraine, Centre INRA de Nancy, France

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Abstract Number: P2-55
Session Type: Poster


Genome sequencing reveals origins of a unique bacterial endosymbiosis in the earliest lineages of terrestrial Fungi
J. UEHLING (1), F. Dietrich (1), K. Barry (2), I. Grigoriev (2), A. Kuo (2), R. Ohm (2), A. Lipzen (2), M. Nolan (2), K. LaButti (2), J. Labbé (3), G. Bonito (4), F. Martin (5), R. Vilgalys (1) (1) Duke University, U.S.A.; (2) US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, U.S.A.; (3) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A.; (4) Michigan State University, U.S.A.; (5) Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, France

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Abstract Number: P2-63
Session Type: Poster

expand Translational and emerging systems

New Plant Varieities: Food Safety - Regulation - Consultation
P. COURNOYER (1) (1) U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P19-702
Session Type: Poster


Dissecting an opportunistic host-parasitic plant interaction   
Y. ICHIHASHI (1), T. Wakatake (1), A. Yoshida (2), N. Maki (1), A. Shibata (1), J. Kyozuka (2), K. Shirasu (1) (1) Riken Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Japan; (2) Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan

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Abstract Number: P19-703
Session Type: Poster


Uncovering microbial colonisation mechanisms of barley using Phytophthora palmivora
R. LE FEVRE (1), B. O'Boyle (1), M. Moscou (2), S. Schornack (1) (1) The Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge, United Kingdom; (2) The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, United Kingdom

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Abstract Number: P19-704
Session Type: Poster


Effectoromics as a tool for better management of soybean root/stem rot   
J. MCDOWELL (1), K. Fedkenheuer (1), M. Fedkenheuer (1), C. Davis (1), S. Maroof (1), B. Tyler (2), A. Robertson (3) (1) Virginia Tech, U.S.A.; (2) Oregon State University, U.S.A.; (3) Iowa State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P19-705, C3-2
Session Type: Poster


Assessment of imp, aceF and secY as genotyping tools in MLST analysis of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma mali’ 
M. SERUGA MUSIC (1), J. Plavec (2), I. Krizanac (2), Z. Budinscak (2) (1) Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia; (2) CCAFRA- Institute for Plant Protection, Croatia

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Abstract Number: P19-706
Session Type: Poster


Epigenetic coordination of broad-spectrum disease resistance and yield balance in rice
Z. HE (1), Y. Deng (2), Z. Xie (2), D. Yang (2), K. Zhai (2) (1) Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, CAS, China; (2) Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, CAS, China

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Abstract Number: P20-713
Session Type: Poster


RNA interference: an emerging tool for crop pest control
S. RAHMAN (1), M. Jones (1), J. Nyarko (1) (1) Murdoch university, Australia

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Abstract Number: P20-714
Session Type: Poster


Photosynthesis measurements using PhotosynQ reflects soybean root health and helps predict sudden death syndrome (SDS) symptom development
M. ROTH (1), J. Wang (1), Z. Noel (1), E. Papenfuss (1), G. Austic (1), D. TerAvest (1), Y. Yang (1), J. Chen (1), D. Kramer (1), M. Chilvers (1) (1) Michigan State University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P20-715
Session Type: Poster


Effect of pyraclostrobin application on viral and bacterial diseases of tomato
N. SKANDALIS (1), A. Dimopoulou (1), D. Beri (1), A. Tzima (1), I. Malandraki (1), I. Theologidis (1), S. Bitivanos (2), C. Varveri (1), T. Klitsinaris (3), N. Vassilakos (1) (1) Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Greece; (2) BASF Hellas S.A., Greece; (3) BASF Hellas S.A., Greece

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Abstract Number: P20-716
Session Type: Poster


Return of the phytoalexins - a strategy for Asian soybean rust control
S. BEYER (1), H. Schultheiss (2), J. Gätgens (3), M. Oldiges (3), C. Langenbach (1), U. Conrath (1) (1) Plant Physiology Department, RWTH-Aachen University, Germany; (2) BASF Plant Science Company GmbH, Germany; (3) Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, IBG-1: Biotechnology, Research Center Jülich, Germany

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Abstract Number: P20-719
Session Type: Poster


Expanding the recognition specificity of NB-LRR proteins to confer disease resistance to the Soybean Mosaic Virus
M. HELM (1), R. Innes (1) (1) Indiana University, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P20-720
Session Type: Poster


Enhanced late blight resistance of potato shown by siRNA mediated control of pathogen gene expression in greenhouse and field trials
D. STAHL (1), N. Temme (1), C. Blumenhagen (1), T. Sauter (1), L. Hoppe (1), C. Davenport (1), Z. Stumo (2), K. Prenzler (1), M. Pflugmacher (1), K. Koch (1) (1) KWS SAAT SE, Germany; (2) Betaseed, U.S.A.

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Abstract Number: P20-721
Session Type: Poster