Rytas J. Vilgalys

Phylogeography of the Solanaceae-infecting Basidiomycota fungus Rhizoctonia solaniAG-3 based on sequence analysis of two nuclear DNA loci (2007)

Ceresini, Paulo C, Shew, H David, James, Timothy Y, Vilgalys, Rytas J, Cubeta, Marc A

Abstract Background The soil fungus Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group 3 (AG-3) is an important pathogen of cultivated plants in the family Solanaceae. Isolates of R. solani AG-3 are taxonomically...

Dynamic and Heterogeneous Mutations to Fluconazole Resistance in Cryptococcus neoformans

Xu, Jianping, Onyewu, Chiatogu, Yoell, Heather J., Ali, Rabia Y., Vilgalys, Rytas J., Mitchell, Thomas G.

Infections with the human pathogenic basidiomycetous yeast Cryptococcus neoformans are often treated with fluconazole. Resistance to this antifungal agent has been reported. This study investigated...

Phylogeny and Evolution of Medical Species of Candida and Related Taxa: a Multigenic Analysis

Diezmann, Stephanie, Cox, Cymon J., Schönian, Gabriele, Vilgalys, Rytas J., Mitchell, Thomas G.

Hemiascomycetes are species of yeasts within the order Saccharomycetales. The order encompasses disparate genera with a variety of life styles, including opportunistic human pathogens (e.g., Candida...

Dynamic and Heterogeneous Mutations to Fluconazole Resistance in Cryptococcus neoformans

Xu, Jianping, Onyewu, Chiatogu, Yoell, Heather J., Ali, Rabia Y., Vilgalys, Rytas J., Mitchell, Thomas G.

Infections with the human pathogenic basidiomycetous yeast Cryptococcus neoformans are often treated with fluconazole. Resistance to this antifungal agent has been reported. This study investigated...

Phylogeny and Evolution of Medical Species of Candida and Related Taxa: a Multigenic Analysis

Diezmann, Stephanie, Cox, Cymon J., Schönian, Gabriele, Vilgalys, Rytas J., Mitchell, Thomas G.

Hemiascomycetes are species of yeasts within the order Saccharomycetales. The order encompasses disparate genera with a variety of life styles, including opportunistic human pathogens (e.g., Candida...