Seogchan Kang

The genomes of nematode-trapping fungi provide insights into the origin and diversification of fungal carnivorism
Yani Fan, Minghao Du, Weiwei Zhang, Wei Deng, Ence Yang, Shunxian Wang, Luwen Yan, Liao Zhang, Seogchan Kang, Jacob L. Steenwyk, Zhiqiang An, Xingzhong Liu, Meichun Xiang, Nov 2025, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Date: Nov 2025

Preserving the Biologically Coherent Generic Concept of Phytophthora, “Plant Destroyer”
Clive M. Brasier, Niklaus J. Grünwald, Tyler B. Bourret, Francine Govers, Bruno Scanu, David E.L. Cooke, Tanay Bose, David L. Hawksworth, Z. Gloria Abad, M. Victoria Albarracin, Wael Alsultan, Astrid E. Altamirano-Junqueira, Arild R. Arifin, Matthew J. Arnet, Herbert Dustin R. Aumentado, József Ba..., Jun 2025, In: PHYTOPATHOLOGY
Date: Jun 2025

Redundancy in microbiota-mediated suppression of the soybean cyst nematode
Muzammil Hussain, Peixue Xuan, Yi Xin, Haikun Ma, Yahan Zhou, Shihui Wen, M. Imran Hamid, Tianyu Wan, Jianyang Hu, Yuezhong Li, Seogchan Kang, Xingzhong Liu, Meichun Xiang, Dec 2024, In: Microbiome
Date: Dec 2024

Characterization of genome-wide phylogenetic conflict uncovers evolutionary modes of carnivorous fungi
Weiwei Zhang, Yani Fan, Wei Deng, Yue Chen, Shunxian Wang, Seogchan Kang, Jacob Lucas Steenwyk, Meichun Xiang, Xingzhong Liu, Oct 2024, In: mBio
Date: Oct 2024

Multifaceted effects of volatile organic compounds released by Fusarium oxysporum on Trichoderma biocontrol agents
Ningxiao Li, Ki Tae Kim, Carl Schlagnhaufer, Seogchan Kang, Apr 2024, In: Biological Control
Date: Apr 2024

Trichoderma application methods differentially affect the tomato growth, rhizomicrobiome, and rhizosphere soil suppressiveness against Fusarium oxysporum
Ananda Y. Bandara, Seogchan Kang, 2024, In: Frontiers in Microbiology
Date: 2024

Overexpression of an NLP protein family member increases virulence of Verticillium dahliae
Alexandra Triantafyllopoulou, Aliki K. Tzima, Evangelia G. Chronopoulou, Nikolaos E. Labrou, Seogchan Kang, Epaminondas J. Paplomatas, 2024, In: Plant Pathology
Date: 2024

A palisade-shaped membrane reservoir is required for rapid ring cell inflation in Drechslerella dactyloides
Yue Chen, Jia Liu, Seogchan Kang, Dongsheng Wei, Yani Fan, Meichun Xiang, Xingzhong Liu, Dec 2023, In: Nature communications
Date: Dec 2023

Multiple Roles of the Low-Affinity Calcium Uptake System in Drechslerella dactyloides, a Nematode-Trapping Fungus That Forms Constricting Rings
Xiaozhou Zhao, Yani Fan, Liao Zhang, Weiwei Zhang, Meichun Xiang, Seogchan Kang, Shunxian Wang, Xingzhong Liu, Oct 2023, In: Journal of Fungi
Date: Oct 2023

DhFIG_2, a gene of nematode-trapping fungus Dactylellina haptotyla that encodes a component of the low-affinity calcium uptake system, is required for conidiation and knob-trap formation
Xiaozhou Zhao, Yani Fan, Weiwei Zhang, Meichun Xiang, Seogchan Kang, Shunxian Wang, Xingzhong Liu, May 2023, In: Fungal Genetics and Biology
Date: May 2023

Comparative genomics reveals mobile pathogenicity chromosomes in Fusarium
Li Jun Ma, H. Charlotte Van Der Does, Katherine A. Borkovich, Jeffrey J. Coleman, Marie Josée Daboussi, Antonio Di Pietro, Marie Dufresne, Michael Freitag, Manfred Grabherr, Bernard Henrissat, Petra M. Houterman, Seogchan Kang, Won Bo Shim, Charles Woloshuk, Xiaohui Xie, Jin Rong Xu, John Antoniw, ..., Mar 18 2010, In: Nature
Citations: 1,419

FUSARIUM-ID v. 1.0
David M. Geiser, María Del Mar Jiménez-Gasco, Seogchan Kang, Izabela Makalowska, Narayanan Veeraraghavan, Todd J. Ward, Ning Zhang, Gretchen A. Kuldau, Kerry O'Donnell, Jun 2004, In: European Journal of Plant Pathology
Citations: 976

Internet-accessible DNA sequence database for identifying fusaria from human and animal infections
Kerry O'Donnell, Deanna A. Sutton, Michael G. Rinaldi, Brice A.J. Sarver, S. Arunmozhi Balajee, Hans Josef Schroers, Richard C. Summerbell, Vincent A.R.G. Robert, Pedro W. Crous, Ning Zhang, Takayuki Aoki, Kyongyong Jung, Jongsun Park, Yong Hwan Lee, Seogchan Kang, Bongsoo Park, David M. Geiser, Oct 2010, In: Journal of clinical microbiology
Citations: 558

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Fusarium oxysporum
E. D. Mullins, X. Chen, P. Romaine, R. Raina, D. M. Geiser, S. Kang, 2001, In: PHYTOPATHOLOGY
Citations: 553

Comparative genomics yields insights into niche adaptation of plant vascular wilt pathogens
Steven J. Klosterman, Krishna V. Subbarao, Seogchan Kang, Paola Veronese, Scott E. Gold, Bart P.H.J. Thomma, Zehua Chen, Bernard Henrissat, Yong Hwan Lee, Jongsun Park, Maria D. Garcia-Pedrajas, Dez J. Barbara, Amy Anchieta, Ronnie de Jonge, Parthasarathy Santhanam, Karunakaran Maruthachalam, Zahi A..., Jul 2011, In: PLoS pathogens
Citations: 450

A multi-locus phylogeny for Phytophthora utilizing markers derived from complete genome sequences
Jaime E. Blair, Michael D. Coffey, Sook Young Park, David M. Geiser, Seogchan Kang, Mar 2008, In: Fungal Genetics and Biology
Citations: 434

Phylogenetic analyses of RPB1 and RPB2 support a middle Cretaceous origin for a clade comprising all agriculturally and medically important fusaria
Kerry O'Donnell, Alejandro P. Rooney, Robert H. Proctor, Daren W. Brown, Susan P. McCormick, Todd J. Ward, Rasmus J.N. Frandsen, Erik Lysøe, Stephen A. Rehner, Takayuki Aoki, Vincent A.R.G. Robert, Pedro W. Crous, Johannes Z. Groenewald, Seogchan Kang, David M. Geiser, Mar 2013, In: Fungal Genetics and Biology
Citations: 418

Translocation of Magnaporthe oryzae effectors into rice cells and their subsequent cell-to-cell movement
Chang Hyun Khang, Romain Berruyer, Martha C. Giraldo, Prasanna Kankanala, Sook Young Park, Kirk Czymmek, Seogchan Kang, Barbara Valent, Apr 2010, In: Plant Cell
Citations: 400

DNA sequence-based identification of Fusarium
Kerry O’Donnell, Todd J. Ward, Vincent A.R.G. Robert, Pedro W. Crous, David M. Geiser, Seogchan Kang, Nov 1 2015, In: Phytoparasitica
Citations: 375

Identification, cloning, and characterization of PWL2, a gene for host species specificity in the rice blast fungus
James A. Sweigard, Anne M. Carroll, Seogchan Kang, Leonard Farrall, Forrest G. Chumley, Barbara Valent, 1995, In: Plant Cell
Citations: 332

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