Melanized Sclerotia. [photo: Richard Gardiner]

Dr. Richard Gardiner
Fungal Cell and Molecular Biology

Publications

Fungal Melanin

  1. Butler, M. J., Gardiner, R. B. and Day, A. W. (2009) Melanin Synthesis by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Mycologia. 101: 296 – 304.
  2. Butler, M. J., Gardiner, R. B. and Day, A. W. (2005) Fungal melanin detection by the use of copper sulphide-silver. Mycologia. 97: 312 – 319.
  3. Butler, M. J., Gardiner, R. B. and Day, A. W. (2005) Degradation of melanin or inhibition of its synthesis: are these a significant approach as a biological control of phytopathogenic fungi? Biological Control 32: Issue 2.
  4. Butler, M. J., Gardiner, R. B. and Day, A. W. (2004) Use of the Black Yeast Phaeococcomyces Fungal Melanin Model System for Preparation of 1,3,6,8-Tetrahydroxynaphthalene and the Other Components of the DHN Fungal Melanin Pathway. Int. J. Plant Sci. 165: 787 - 793.
  5. Butler , M. J., Gardiner, R. B. and Day, A. W. (2002) Fungal Melanins - FAQ's. Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Mycology Workshop, London, Ontario.

Insect Glutamate Transporter

 

Cabbage Looper Flight Muscle. [photo: R. Gardiner]

  1. Gardiner, Richard B., Ullensvang, Kyrre, Danbolt, Niels C., Caveney, Stanley, and Donly, B. Cameron. 2002. Cellular Distribution of a High-Affinity Glutamate Transporter in the Nervous System of the Cabbage Looper Trichoplusia ni. J. Exp. Biol. 205: 2605 - 2613.
  2. Gardiner, R., Danbolt, N., Caveney, S. and Donly, C. (2000) Immunohistochemical Localization of a Glutamate Transporter in Trichoplusia ni. Insect Bio Tech Canada (abstract).
  3. Gardiner R. B., Donly, B. C., Danbolt, N. C. and Caveney, S. (1999) Distribution of a Glutamate Transporter in Trichoplusia ni. Insect BioTech Canada (abstract).

 

Fungus Gnats as Vectors of Pythium

 

Fungus gnat larvae. [photo: R. Gardiner]

  1. Jarvis, W. R., Shipp, J. L. and Gardiner, R. B. (1993) Transmission of Pythium aphanidermatum to Greenhouse Cucumber by the Fungus Gnat Bradysia impatiens (Diptera: Sciaridae). Anns. Appl. Biol. 122: 23 - 29.
  2. Jarvis, W. R. and Gardiner, R. B. (1991) The Insect Transmission of Pythium spp. Mycologist.
  3. Gardiner, R. B., Jarvis, W. R. and Shipp, J. L. (1990) Ingestion of Pythium spp. by the Larvae of the Fungus Gnat Bradysia impatiens (Diptera: Sciaridae). Anns. Appl. Biol. 116: 205 - 212. [cover photo]


Fungal Fimbriae

 

Fungal Fimbrae. [photo: N. Poon]

  1. Gardiner, R. B., McKeen, W. E., Lawrence, T. M., Smith, R. J. and Day, A. W. (1989) Inhibition of Botrytis cinerea spore germination by immunoglobulins. Can. J. Bot. 67: 922 - 927.
  2. Gardiner, R. B., Day, A. W. (1988) Surface Proteinaceous Fibrils (Fimbriae) on Filamentous Fungi. Can. J. Bot. 66: 2474 - 2584.
  3. Day, A. W. and Gardiner R. B. (1988) Fungal Fimbriae. (In the Expanding Realm of Yeast-Like Fungi Studies). In Mycology No. 30, 333 - 349.
  4. Day, A. W., Gardiner, R. B. and Brown, L. M. (1987) Extracellular Protein Fibrils in Chrysochromulina breviturrita (Prymnesiophyceae) and their Serological Relationship to Fungal Fimbriae. Arch. Microbiol. 146: 207 - 213.
  5. Benhamou, N., Ouellette, G. B., Gardiner, R. B. and Day, A. W. (1986) Immunocytochemical Localization of Antigen-binding Sites in the Cell Surface of two Ascomycete Fungi using Antibodies Produced Against Fimbriae from Ustilago violacea and Rhodotorula rubra. Can. J. Microbiol. 32: 871 - 883.
  6. Svircev, A., Gardiner, R. B., McKeen, W. E. and Day, A. W. (1986) Detection of Botrytis cinerea Antigens in Cytoplasm of Infected Vicia faba by Protein A-Gold. Phytopath. 76: 622 - 626.
  7. Gardiner, R. B., and Day, A. W. (1985) Fungal Fimbriae. IV. Composition and Properties of Fimbriae from Ustilago violacea. Exper. Mycol. 9: 344 - 350.
  8. Gardiner, R. B., Canton, M. and Day, A. W. (1981) Fimbrial Variation in Smuts and Heterobasidiomycetous Fungi. Bot. Gaz. 142: 147 - 150.

Collaborative Research Projects (TEM - Biotron)

  1. M. Krol, A.G. Ivanov, B. Szyszka1, E. Selstam, V. Hurry, R. Gardiner, G. Oquist, N.P.A. Huner. 2010. The pgp1 mutation impairs chloroplast development at low temperature in Arabidopsis thaliana. Canadian Society of Plant physiologists, Montreal.
  2. M. Feeney , R.B. Gardiner , J.J. Harada , Y. Cui , R. Menassa. 2010. The Cell Biology of LEAFY COTYLEDON2 Over-Expression in Leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana. Canadian Society of Plant physiologists, Montreal.
  3. Krol, M., Ivanov, A. G., Selstam, E., Quigley, L., Hurry, V., Gardiner, R., N.P.A. Huner. 2009. Phosphatidylgycerol is required for chloroplast biogenesis during cold acclimation of Arabidopsis thaliana.   Paper given at 4th Conference of Polish Society of Experimental Plant Biology  2009
  4. Jin Zhang, Lynne-Marie Postovit, Dashan Wang, Richard B. Gardiner, Richard Harris, Mumin Md Abdul and Anu Alice Thomas. 2009. In Situ Loading of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Within Porous Silica Nanoparticles for a Prolonged Release. Nanoscale Research Letters 4: 1297 - 1302
  5. Jin Zhang *, Richard B. Gardiner, Abdul Md Mumin, and Richard Harris. MRS- Volume 1132E, Mechanics of Biological and Biomedical Materials , Dec. (2008). 1132-Z09-07.

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