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Professor Pieter Van West

Professor Pieter Van West
Professor Pieter Van West
Professor Pieter Van West

MSc (Wageningen, The Netherlands, 1993) PhD (Wageningen, The Netherlands, 2000)

Chair in Mycology

About
Email Address
p.vanwest@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 437327
Office Address

Office 2:33, Lab 2:39
Aberdeen Oomycete Laboratory
College of Life Sciences and Medicine
Institute of Medical Sciences
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD

School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Biography

Prof. Dr. Ir. Pieter van West is a past Royal Society University Research Fellow. He is Director of the International Centre for Aquaculture Research and Development (ICARD) at the University of Aberdeen, Board member of the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and he was President of the British Mycological Society 2017-2018) . 

His current research programme focuses on oomycete biology. Several economically and environmentally important oomycetes, or watermoulds, are studied at most disciplinary levels (taxonomy, ecology, epidemiology, biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology and especially host-microbe interactions). He is particularly interested in developing novel methods to control oomycete pathogens.

The animal pathogenic oomycetes under investigation are Saprolegnia parasitica, Saprolegnia australis, Saprolegnia diclina, Aphanomyces spp. and Halioticida spp.

The plant pathogenic species include mainly Phytophthora infestans and several Pythium spp. and the algal pathogenic species include Eurychasma dicksonii, Olpidiopsis spp., Anisolpidium spp. and Maulinia spp.

 

 



Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

Director of the International Centre for Aquaculture Research and Development (ICARD)

External Memberships

Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 

Board member of the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC)

Past President of the British Mycological Society

Editorial Board member of Fungal Biology

Editorial Board member of Fungal Biology Reviews

 

Research

Research Overview

Fundamental molecular processes in Oomycete pathogens

The group of oomycete pathogens cause destructive diseases of thousands of (commercially important) plant species and fish. These so-called watermoulds have many fungus-like characteristics, but are not true-fungi. In fact, they are closely related to kelp and diatoms.

One particular oomycete, Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of potato late blight, generates global yield losses estimated to exceed over £3 billion annually, making it one of the most important biotic constraints to global food production. It is probably the most destructive plant pathogen in human history, as it caused tremendous human suffering in the mid 1840's due to failed potato crops in Ireland and the UK.

One of the most destructive oomycete pathogens on fish is Saprolegnia parasitica. It is endemic to all fresh water habitats around the world and is partly responsible for the decline of natural populations of salmonids and other fresh water fish. Today, losses in the salmon aquaculture business in Scotland alone are estimated at several millions of pounds annually.

Despite their economic importance, little is known about the molecular mechanisms accounting for the success of Oomycetes as plant or fish pathogens, or the fundamental molecular processes underlying their development. My research program aspires to identify molecular characteristics that are essential for the development and pathogenesis of Phytophthora, Pythium and Saprolegnia species.

Work mainly focuses on the isolation and functional characterisation of genes encoding recognition molecules and stage-specific proteins to enable

  1. understanding and unravelling fundamental molecular processes in Oomycetes
  2. the detection of molecular targets for novel control strategies, possibly directed against a variety of Oomycete pathogens.

Current Research

1 Identification and functional characterisation of zoospore specific proteins from oomycetes via genomic, transcriptomic and proteomics approaches (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Zoospores are released from a sporangium of Saprolegnia parasitica (taken from van West, 2006)

 

2 Identification and functional characterisation of proteins from Saprolegnia parastica, a fish pathogen of salmonids and other fresh water fish (Figure 2), that are essential for development and pathogenicity.

Figure 2. Saprolegnia infection on pre-smolt salmon.

 

3 Investigating the mechanism of Phytophthora and Saprolegnia protein translocation into the host cells (Figure 3).

 

 

Figure 3 Oomycete effector translocation (Image taken from Wawra et al., 2012 Current Opinion in Microbiology doi:10.1016/j.mib.2012.10.008).

 

 4 Research into oomycete-insect interactions

 

Figure 4 Saprolegnia infections of waterborne insects (Image taken from Sarowar et al. 2013 Fungal Biology 117: 752-763).

 

5 Research into oomycete-algae interactions. 

Figure 5 Eurychasma infections in Ectocarpus (Image taken from Strittmatter et al., 2015, Plant Cell & Environment doi: 10.1111/pce.12533).

 

6 Discovering and describing novel oomycete species 

Figure 6 Oospores of Pythium polare, a pathogen of moss from the arctic and antarctic regions (Image taken from Tojo et al. 2012, Fungal Biology doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2012.04.005).

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

Eukaryotic Microbiology lectures in course BI25M5 (Microbes, Infection & Immunity)

Molecular Plant Pathology lectures in course AG3816 (Biology and Ecology of Plant Disease)

Publications

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  • Erratum to Role of pathogen-derived cell wall carbohydrates and prostaglandin E2 in immune response and suppression of fish immunity by the oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica

    Belmonte, R., Wang, T., Duncan, G. J., Skaar, I., Mélida, H., Bulone, V., van West, P., Secombes, C. J., Appleton, J. (ed.)
    Infection and Immunity, vol. 83, no. 1, pp. 454
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Disease Resistance In Brown Algae: Mechanisms and Heritability

    Strittmatter, M., Gachon, C. M. M., Mueller, D. G., Tsirigoti, A., Wawra, S., Beckmann, M., Katsaros, C., van West, P., Kuepper, F. C.
    European journal of phycology, vol. 50, no. Supp 1, pp. 48-49
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • New record and phylogenetic affinities of the oomycete Olpidiopsis feldmanni infecting Asparagopsis sp. (Rhodophyta)

    Fletcher, K., Zuljevic, A., Tsirigoti, A., Antolic, B., Katsaros, C. I., Nikolic, V., Van West, P., Kuepper, F. C.
    Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, vol. 117, no. 1, pp. 45-57
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The pathogens of brown algae Anisolpidium ectocarpii and Anisolpidium rosenvingei define a new class of marine anteriorly uniciliate oomycetes

    Gachon, C. M. M., Fletcher, K. I., Badis, Y., van West, P., Mueller, D. G.
    European journal of phycology, vol. 50, no. sup 1, pp. 25-26
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Fish Vaccine

    Wawra, S., Van West, P., Secombes, C. J.
    Patents: Patents

  • Role of Pathogen-Derived Cell Wall Carbohydrates and Prostaglandin E2 in Immune Response and Suppression of Fish Immunity by the Oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica

    Belmonte, R., Wang, T., Duncan, G. J., Skaar, I., Mélida, H., Bulone, V., van West, P., Secombes, C. J.
    Infection and Immunity, vol. 82, no. 11, pp. 4518-4529
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Seaweed biodiversity in the south-western Antarctic Peninsula: surveying macroalgal community composition in the Adelaide Island/Marguerite Bay region over a 35-year time span

    Mystikou, A., Peters, A. F., Asensi, A. O., Fletcher, K. I., Brickle, P., van West, P., Convey, P., Kuepper, F. C.
    Polar Biology, vol. 37, no. 11, pp. 1607-1619
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Deciphering microbial landscapes of fish eggs to mitigate emerging diseases

    Liu, Y., de Bruijn, I., Jack, A. L., Drynan, K., van den Berg, A. H., Thoen, E., Sandoval-Sierra, V., Skaar, I., van West, P., Diéguez-Uribeondo, J., van der Voort, M., Mendes, R., Mazzola, M., Raaijmakers, J. M.
    The ISME Journal, vol. 8, no. 10, pp. 2002-2014
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Infection strategies of pathogenic oomycetes in fish

    Sarowar, M. N., Saraiva, M., Jessop, C. N., Lilje, O., Gleason, F. H., West, P. v.
    Freshwater Fungi: and Fungal-like Organisms. Jones, E. B. G., Hyde, K. D., Pang, K. (eds.). Walter de Gruyter, pp. 217-244, 28 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • A putative serine protease, SpSsp1, from Saprolegnia parasitica is recognised by sera of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss

    Minor, K. L., Anderson, V. L., Davis, K. S., Van Den Berg, A. H., Christie, J. S., Loebach, L., Faruk, A. R., Wawra, S., Secombes, C. J., Van West, P.
    Fungal Biology, vol. 118, no. 7, pp. 630-639
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Animal pathogenic Oomycetes

    van West, P., Beakes, G. W.
    Fungal Biology, vol. 118, no. 7, pp. 525-526
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Reprint of: Saprolegnia strains isolated from river insects and amphipods are broad spectrum pathogens

    Sarowar, M. N., van den Berg, A. H., McLaggan, D., Young, M. R., van West, P.
    Fungal Biology, vol. 118, no. 7, pp. 579-590
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Auto-aggregation in zoospores of Phytophthora infestans: the cooperative roles of bioconvection and chemotaxis

    Savory, A. I. M., Grenville-Briggs, L. J., Wawra, S., van West, P., Davidson, F. A.
    Journal of the Royal Society Interface, vol. 11, no. 94, 20140017
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Global distribution of two fungal pathogens threatening endangered sea turtles

    Sarmiento-Ramirez, J. M., Abella-Perez, E., Phillott, A. D., Sim, J., van West, P., Martin, M. P., Marco, A., Dieguez-Uribeondo, J.
    PloS ONE, vol. 9, no. 1, e85853
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Parental transfer of the antimicrobial protein LBP/BPI protects Biomphalaria glabrata eggs against oomycete infections

    Baron, O. L., van West, P., Industri, B., Ponchet, M., Dubreuil, G., Gourbal, B., Reichhart, J., Coustau, C.
    PLoS Pathogens, vol. 9, no. 12, e1003792
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Managing scientific diving operations in a remote location: the Canadian high Arctic

    Sayer, M. D. J., Kuepper, F. C., van West, P., Wilson, C. M., Brown, H., Azzopardi, E.
    Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 239-243
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Saprolegnia strains isolated from river insects and amphipods are broad spectrum pathogens

    Sarowar, M. N., van den Berg, A. H., McLaggan, D., Young, M. R., van West, P.
    Fungal Biology, vol. 117, no. 11-12, pp. 752-763
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The impact of the water moulds Saprolegnia diclina and Saprolegnia parasitica on natural ecosystems and the aquaculture industry

    Van Den Berg, A. H., McLaggan, D., Dieguez-Uribeond, J., van West, P.
    Fungal Biology Reviews, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 33-42
    Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews

  • Distinctive expansion of potential virulence genes in the genome of the oomycete fish pathogen Saprolegnia parasitica

    Jiang, R. H. Y., de Bruijn, I., Haas, B. J., Belmonte, R., Löbach, L., Christie, J., van den Ackerveken, G., Bottin, A., Bulone, V., Díaz-Moreno, S. M., Dumas, B., Fan, L., Gaulin, E., Govers, F., Grenville-Briggs, L. J., Horner, N. R., Levin, J. Z., Mammella, M., Meijer, H. J. G., Morris, P., Nusbaum, C., Oome, S., Phillips, A. J., van Rooyen, D., Rzeszutek, E., Saraiva, M., Secombes, C. J., Seidl, M. F., Snel, B., Stassen, J. H. M., Sykes, S., Tripathy, S., van den Berg, H., Vega-Arreguin, J. C., Wawra, S., Young, S. K., Zeng, Q., Dieguez-Uribeondo, J., Russ, C., Tyler, B. M., van West, P.
    PLoS Genetics, vol. 9, no. 6, e1003272
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • In Vitro Trans location Experiments with RxLR-Reporter Fusion Proteins of Avr1b from Phytophthora sojae and AVR3a from Phytophthora infestans Fail to Demonstrate Specific Autonomous Uptake in Plant and Animal Cells

    Wawra, S., Djamei, A., Albert, I., Nuernberger, T., Kahmann, R., van West, P.
    Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 528-536
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A family of small tyrosine rich proteins is essential for oogonial and oospore cell wall development of the mycoparasitic oomycete Pythium oligandrum

    Grenville-Briggs, L. J., Horner, N. R., Phillips, A. J., Beakes, G. W., Van West, P.
    Fungal Biology, vol. 117, no. 3, pp. 163-172
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Secretion, delivery and function of oomycete effector proteins

    Wawra, S., Belmonte, R., Löbach, L., Saraiva, M., Willems, A., van West, P.
    Current Opinion in Microbiology, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 685-691
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Avirulence protein 3a (AVR3a) from the potato pathogen Phytophthora infestans forms homodimers through its predicted translocation region and does not specifically bind phospholipids

    Wawra, S., Agacan, M., Boddey, J. A., Davidson, I., Gachon, C. M. M., Zanda, M., Grouffaud, S., Whisson, S. C., Birch, P. R. J., Porter, A. J., van West, P.
    The Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 287, no. 45, pp. 38101-38109
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Immune Gene Expression in Trout Cell Lines Infected with the Fish Pathogenic Oomycete Saprolegnia Parasitica

    Bruijn, I. d., Belmonte, R., Anderson, V. L., Saraiva, M., Wang, T., West, P. v., Secombes, C. J.
    Developmental and Comparative Immunology, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 44-54
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Pythium polare, a new heterothallic oomycete causing brown discolouration of Sanionia uncinata in the Arctic and Antarctic

    Tojo, M., Van West, P., Hoshino, T., Kida, K., Fujii, H., Hakoda, A., Kawaguchi, Y., Mühlhauser, H. A., Van Den Berg, A. H., Küpper, F. C., Herrero, M. L., Klemsdal, S. S., Tronsmo, A. M., Kanda, H.
    Fungal Biology, vol. 116, no. 7, pp. 756-768
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Host-targeting protein 1 (SpHtp1) from the oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica translocates specifically into fish cells in a tyrosine-O-sulphate-dependent manner

    Wawra, S. W., Bain, J. M., Durward, E., de Bruijn, I., Minor, K., Matena, A., Lobach, L., Whisson, S., Bayer, P., Porter, A. J. R., Birch, P., Secombes, C. J., Van West, P.
    PNAS, vol. 109, no. 6, pp. 2096-2101
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Evidence for involvement of Dicer-like, Argonaute and histone deacetylase proteins in gene silencing in Phytophthora infestans

    Vetukuri, R. R., Avrova, A. O., Grenville-Briggs, L. J., van West, P., Soderbom, F., Savenkov, E. I., Whisson, S. C., Dixelius, C.
    Molecular Plant Pathology, vol. 12, no. 8, pp. 772-785
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A molecular insight into algal-oomycete warfare: cDNA analysis of Ectocarpus siliculosus infected with the basal oomycete Eurychasma dicksonii

    Grenville-Briggs, L., Gachon, C. M. M., Strittmatter, M., Sterck, L., Kuepper, F. C., van West, P.
    PloS ONE, vol. 6, no. 9, e24500
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Presence/absence, differential expression and sequence polymorphisms between PiAVR2 and PiAVR2-like in Phytophthora infestans determine virulence on R2 plants

    Gilroy, E. M., Breen, S., Whisson, S. C., Squires, J., Hein, I., Kaczmarek, M., Turnbull, D., Boevink, P. C., Lokossou, A., Cano, L. M., Morales, J., Avrova, A. O., Pritchard, L., Randall, E., Lees, A., Govers, F., van West, P., Kamoun, S., Vleeshouwers, V. G. A. A., Cooke, D. E. L., Birch, P. R. J.
    New Phytologist, vol. 191, no. 3, pp. 736-776
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The putative RxLR effector protein SpHtp1 from the fish pathogenic oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica is translocated into fish cells

    van West, P., de Bruijn, I., Minor, K. L., Phillips, A. J., Robertson, E. J., Wawra, S., Bain, J., Anderson, V. L., Secombes, C. J.
    FEMS Microbiology Letters, vol. 310, no. 2, pp. 127-137
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • YbdG in Escherichia coli is a threshold-setting mechanosensitive channel with MscM activity

    Schumann, U., Edwards, M. D., Rasmussen, T., Bartlett, W., van West, P., Booth, I. R.
    PNAS, vol. 107, no. 28, pp. 12664-12669
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Towards an understanding on how RxLR-effector proteins are translocated from oomycetes into host cells

    Grouffaud, S., Whisson, S., Birch, P., van West, P.
    Fungal Biology Reviews, vol. 24, no. 1-2, pp. 27-36
    Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews

  • Saprolegnia and other Oomycetes

    Bruno, D., van West, P., Beakes, G.
    Fish Diseases and Disorders: Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Infections. Bruno, D. W., Woo, P. T. K. (eds.). 2nd edition. CABI International, pp. 669-720
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Genome sequence of the necrotrophic plant pathogen Pythium ultimum reveals original pathogenicity mechanisms and effector repertoire

    Lévesque, C. A., Brouwer, H., Cano, L., Hamilton, J. P., Holt, C., Huitema, E., Raffaele, S., Robideau, G. P., Thines, M., Win, J., Zerillo, M. M., Beakes, G. W., Boore, J. L., Busam, D., Dumas, B., Ferriera, S., Fuerstenberg, S. I., Gachon, C. M. M., Gaulin, E., Govers, F., Grenville-Briggs, L., Horner, N., Hostetler, J., Jiang, R. H. Y., Johnson, J., Krajaejun, T., Lin, H., Meijer, H. J. G., Moore, B., Morris, P., Phuntmart, V., Puiu, D., Shetty, J., Stajich, J. E., Tripathy, S., Wawra, S., van West, P., Whitty, B. R., Coutinho, P. M., Henrissat, B., Martin, F., Thomas, P. D., Tyler, B. M., De Vries, R. P., Kamoun, S., Yandell, M., Tisserat, N., Buell, C. R.
    Genome Biology, vol. 11, no. 7, pp. R73
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Identification of appressorial and mycelial cell wall proteins and a survey of the membrane proteome of Phytophthora infestans

    Grenville-Briggs, L. J., Avrova, A., Hay, R., Bruce, C., Whisson, S., Van West, P.
    Fungal Biology, vol. 114, pp. 702-723
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Seaweed and oomycete benthic diversity in the Canadian Marine Arctic: managing scientific diving operations in a remote location

    Sayer, M., Küpper, F., van West, P., Wilson, C., Brown, H., Azzopardi, E.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • Seaweed and oomycete diversity in the Canadian Marine Arctic

    Küpper, F. C., van West, P., Sayer, M. D. J., Kawai, H., Brown, H., Azzopardi, E., Dargent, O., Strittmatter, M., Wilce, R. T.
    Ocean Explorer, vol. 35, no. Summer, pp. 12-13
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Genome sequence and analysis of the Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans

    Haas, B. J., Kamoun, S., Zody, M. C., Jiang, R. H. Y., Handsaker, R. E., Cano, L. M., Grabherr, M., Kodira, C. D., Raffaele, S., Torto-Alalibo, T., Bozkurt, T. O., Ah-Fong, A. M. V., Alvarado, L., Anderson, V., Armstrong, M. R., Avrova, A., Baxter, L., Beynon, J., Boevink, P. C., Bollmann, S. R., Bos, J. I. B., Bulone, V., Cai, G., Cakir, C., Carrington, J. C., Chawner, M., Conti, L., Costanzo, S., Ewan, R., Fahlgren, N., Fischbach, M. A., Fugelstad, J., Gilroy, E. M., Gnerre, S., Green, P. J., Grenville-Briggs, L., Griffith, J., Grünwald, N. J., Horn, K., Horner, N. R., Hu, C., Huitema, E., Jeong, D., Jones, A. M. E., Jones, J. D. G., Jones, R. W., Karlsson, E. K., Kunjeti, S. G., Lamour, K., Liu, Z., Ma, L., Maclean, D., Chibucos, M. C., McDonald, H., McWalters, J., Meijer, H. J. G., Morgan, W., Morris, P. F., Munro, C. A., O'Neill, K., Ospina-Giraldo, M., Pinzón, A., Pritchard, L., Ramsahoye, B., Ren, Q., Restrepo, S., Roy, S., Sadanandom, A., Savidor, A., Schornack, S., Schwartz, D. C., Schumann, U., Schwessinger, B., Seyer, L., Sharpe, T., Silvar, C., Song, J., Studholme, D. J., Sykes, S., Thines, M., van de Vondervoort, P. J. I., Phuntumart, V., Wawra, S. W., Weide, R., Win, J., Young, C., Zhou, S., Fry, W., Meyers, B. C., Van West, P., Ristaino, J., Govers, F., Birch, P. R. J., Whisson, S. C., Judelson, H. S., Nusbaum, C.
    Nature, vol. 461, no. 7262, pp. 393-398
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Mechanisms and Application of Gene Silencing in Oomycetes

    Whisson, S. C., Avrova, A. O., Grenville-Briggs, L. J., van West, P.
    Oomycete Genetics and Genomics: Diversity, Interactions and Research Tools. Lamour, K., Kamoun, S. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 493-516, 24 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Saprolegnia: Fish Interactions

    Robertson, E. J., Anderson, V. L., Secombes, C. J., Dieguez-Uribeondo, J., van West, P.
    Oomycete Genetics and Genomics: Diversity, Interactions and Research Tools. Lamour, K., Kamoun, S. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 407-424, 18 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Paenibacillus polymyxa antagonizes oomycete plant pathogens Phytophthora palmivora and Pythium aphanidermatum

    Timmusk, S., Van West, P., Gow, N. A. R., Huffstutler, R. P.
    Journal of Applied Microbiology, vol. 106, no. 5, pp. 1473-1481
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Towards understanding the virulence functions of RXLR effectors of the oomycete plant pathogen Phytophthora infestans

    Birch, P. R. J., Armstrong, M., Bos, J., Boevink, P., Gilroy, E. M., Taylor, R. M., Wawra, S., Pritchard, L., Conti, L., Ewan, R., Whisson, S. C., van West, P., Sadanandom, A., Kamoun, S.
    Journal of Experimental Botany, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 1133-1140
    Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews

  • Plasmodium falciparum and Hyaloperonospora parasitica effector translocation motifs are functional in Phytophthora infestans

    Grouffaud, S., van West, P., Avrova, A. O., Birch, P. R. J., Whisson, S. C.
    Microbiology , vol. 154, no. 12, pp. 3743-3751
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A novel Phytophthora infestans haustorium-specific membrane protein is required for infection of potato

    Avrova, A. O., Boevink, P. C., Young, V., Grenville-Briggs, L. J., van West, P., Birch, P. R. J., Whisson, S. C.
    Cellular Microbiology, vol. 10, no. 11, pp. 2271-2284
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • A putative DEAD-box RNA-helicase is required for normal zoospore development in the late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans

    Walker, C. A., Koppe, M., Grenville-Briggs, L. J., Avrova, A. O., Horner, N. R., McKinnon, A. D., Whisson, S. C., Birch, P. R. J., van West, P.
    Fungal Genetics and Biology, vol. 45, no. 6, pp. 954-962
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Internuclear gene silencing in Phytophthora infestans is established through chromatin remodelling

    van West, P., Shepherd, S. J., Walker, C. A., Li, S., Appiah, A. A., Grenville-Briggs, L. J., Govers, F., Gow, N. A. R.
    Microbiology , vol. 154, no. 5, pp. 1482-1490
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Gene expression profiling during asexual development of the late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans reveals a highly dynamic transcriptome

    Judelson, H. S., Ah-Fong, A. M. V., Aux, G., Avrova, A. O., Bruce, C., Calkir, C., da Cunha, L., Grenville-Briggs, L., Latijnhouwers, M., Ligterink, W., Meijer, H. J. G., Roberts, S., Thurber, C. S., Whisson, S. C., Birch, P. R. J., Govers, F., Kamoun, S., van West, P., Windass, J.
    Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 433-447
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Cellulose synthesis in Phytophthora infestans is required for normal appressorium formation and successful infection of potato

    Grenville-Briggs, L. J., Anderson, V. L., Fugelstad, J., Avrova, A. O., Bouzenzana, J., Williams, A., Wawra, S., Whisson, S. C., Birch, P. R. J., Bulone, V., van West, P.
    The Plant Cell, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 720-738
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Exploitation of fungi: Symposium of the British mycological society held at the University of Manchester September 2005

    Robson, G. D. (ed.), van West, P. (ed.), Gadd, G. M. (ed.)
    Cambridge University Press. 345 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • Preface: Exploitation of Fungi

    Robson, G. D., van West, P., Gadd, G. M.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Forewords and Postscripts
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