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85TH MEETING OF THE MSAJuly 16–19, 2017, ATHENS, GA / #MSA17

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85TH MEETING OF THE MSAJULY 16–19, 2017, ATHENS, GA / #MSA17

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SYMPOSIUM & UGA SPONSORS 2

MSA 2017 STUDENT & POSTDOC EVENTS 2

MSA OFFICERS, COUNCILORS & COMMITTEE MEMBERS 3

DISTINCTIONS AND AWARDS 4–7

MSA 2017 / KARLING LECTURE 8

PROGRAM 9–27

POSTER PRESENTATIONS 16–22

INDEX OF PRESENTING AUTHORS 28–30

CENTRAL ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY MAP 31

UGA CAMPUS AND DOWNTOWN ATHENS MAP 32

CONFERENCE VENUE MAP 34–35

DOWNTOWN ATHENS RESTAURANT GUIDE 36

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SYMPOSIUM SPONSORSFinancial support for the two symposia is made possible through the generous funding by the following sponsors:

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Mycological Society of America

Sloan Foundation

· We also thank an anonymous donor for a generous contribution in support of the symposia.

UGA SPONSORSWe thank the University of Georgia Office of Research, the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and the

Department of Plant Pathology for providing financial support and accommodations for the MSA 2017 workshops and foray.

TAYLOR & FRANCISWe thank Taylor & Francis for their sponsorship of MSA 2017.

Sunday 16 July 2017Student Section Board Meeting

5-6 PM

Tuesday 18 July 2017Career Luncheon

12:45pm - 1:30pm

Student Section Poster Session5-6pm

Student Section Social 7:30-9:30PM

Student & Postdoc events at MSA 2017:

SUNDAY 16 JULY 2017

5:00–6:00 pm

STUDENT SECTION BOARD MEETINGWillow Room, Classic Center

STUDENT & POSTDOC EVENTS

12:45 to 1:30 pm

MSA STUDENT/CAREER LUNCHEONWillow Room, Classic Center

4:30 to 6:00 pm

VISIT THE STUDENT SECTION POSTER (#13)High Shoals Room 1 & 2, Classic Center

7:30 to 9:30 pm

MSA STUDENT SOCIALLobby of 130 Foundry Street/Terrace, Classic Center

TUESDAY 18 JULY 2017


MSA PROGRAM COMMITTEE 2017

Clark Ovrebo (Chair) Don Pfister

Lisa Grubisha Tony Glenn

Christopher Smyth

MSA VOLUNTEERS

Annakay AbrahamsCathie Aime

Charles BaconTim Baroni

Mary BerbeeSarah BergemannMeredith Blackwell

Marin BrewerAndi Bruce

Megan BulandKathryn BushleySharon Cantrell

Lori CarrisCynthia Chan

Abigail CourtneyMarc Cubeta

Bryn DentingerIlkay Dörter

Aileen FerraroHugo Gao

David GeiserTony Glenn

Lisa GrubishaHeather Hallen-Adams

Hannah HalpernParis Hamm

Don HemmesTom Horton

Karen HughesTim James

Christina JonesNicole Jozwiak

Earl KangJean LodgeJohn Ludwig

Georgiana MayTami McDonald

Alex MelaAndrew Methven

Andy MillerMichelle MomanyStephen MondoGeromy MooreGreg Mueller

Alija MujicMarina NadalDon Natvig

Kerry O’DonnellTodd Osmundson

Clark OvreboKayla Pennerman

Don PfisterAndrea Porras-Alfaro

Robby RobersonChris Schardl

Conrad SchochKeith SeifertBrian ShawJason Slot

Chris SmythJoey SpataforaJason Stajich

Leilani SumabatTerry Torres Cruz

Else VellingaTom Volk

Allison WalkerAndy Wilson

MSA LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE

Marin Brewer, ChairCynthia ChanAnthony Glenn

MSA FORAY COORDINATOR

Anthony Glenn

MSA OFFICERS

Georgiana May, President (2016-2017)Tom Volk, President-Elect (2016-2017)

Sharon A. Cantrell, Vice President (2016-2017)Sarah Bergemann, Executive Vice President (2015-2018)

Chris Schardl, Treasurer (2016-2019) Kerry O’Donnell, Past President (2016-2017)

D. Jean Lodge, Past-Past President (2016-2017)

MSA COUNCILORS

Terry Hill, Councilor, Cell Biology/Physiology (2015-2017)Heather Hallen-Adams, Councilor, Cell Biology/Physiology (2016-2018)

Andrea Porras-Alfaro, Councilor, Ecology/Pathology (2015-2017)Todd Osmundson, Councilor, Ecology/Pathology (2016-2018)

Kathryn Bushley, Councilor, Genetics/Molecular Biology (2015-2017)Lisa Grubisha, Councilor, Genetics/Molecular Biology (2016-2018)

Nicole Hynson, Councilor, Systematics/Evolution (2015-2017)Else Vellinga, Councilor, Systematics/Evolution (2016-2018)


DISTINCTIONS AND AWARDS

DISTINGUISHED MYCOLOGIST AWARDS

The Distinguished Mycologist Award is one of the highest awards bestowed by the MSA, and it is designed to recognize individuals that have a truly distinguished career in the field of mycology in terms of either research or service.

DR. D. JEAN LODGEDr. D. Jean Lodge earned her BS degree in Botany at Kent State University, her MS in Plant Pathology at North Carolina State University, and her Ph.D. in Botany and Ecology at North Carolina State University in 1985. Distinguished in her early academic studies by her diverse thesis projects, which ranged in focus from measuring species distributions of insects in temperate streams to evaluating genetic variation and epidemiology in pathogenic fungi affecting crops in the southeastern US, Dr. Lodge established herself as a fungal ecologist through her doctoral studies of mycorrhizal fungi affiliated with eastern cottonwood. Complementing her northern experiences with engagement in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America, Dr. Lodge soon stepped into the mycological spotlight as a remarkably integrative, innovative, and creative mycologist with uncommon knowledge of tropical forest systems. After several years of experience with the Center for Energy and Environment Research at the University of Puerto Rico (PR), she became a research scientist there in 1985, and since that time has developed a rich, diverse, and highly productive career with the USDA-Forest Service Center for Forest Mycology Research and Forest Products Laboratory in San Juan, PR. Recognized for her publications, mentorship, outreach, and impact by organizations such as the USDA, the Puerto Rican Mycological Society, the Institute of Tropical Forestry, and others, Dr. Lodge was named a Fellow of both the Mycological Society of America and the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences in 2001. Throughout her professional life Dr. Lodge has had an exceptionally distinguished career at the forefront of fungal ecology, systematics, and tropical biology, with over 150 publications that together reflect her energy, creativity, engagement with the natural world, forward-thinking research, top-quality collaborations, and exceptional mentorship of junior scientists. She consistently brings

together agencies and stakeholders, colleagues and students, and synergistic groups of peers through her many symposia and workshops throughout the Caribbean and the world at large. She has described over 100 fungal species new to science and eight new genera. Her work on documenting fungal biodiversity has resulted in databases that reach across disciplinary and national boundaries, greatly advancing the cause of mycology and role of mycologists in conservation, ecology, and policy-making on a global scale. Her knowledge of fungal hybridization, plant-fungal associations, and the interface of fungal ecology and global processes such as climate change will have lasting impacts on all aspects of mycology. These broad impacts complement her engagement in personally welcoming, training, and supporting young scientists and the efforts of mycologists as a whole. A tremendous naturalist, tropical ecologist, and molecular biologist, Dr. Lodge is an incredible force in fungal biology, and truly an outstanding mycologist.

DR. ROY EDWARD HALLINGBorn in Iowa, Dr. Roy Edward Halling began his mycological career at San Francisco State University, where he earned a Master’s degree in 1976 studying boletes under the tutelage of Distinguished Mycologist Harry Thiers. After meeting his future bride, Harry’s daughter, Roy headed east to the University of Massachusetts, where he received a PhD in 1980 studying the northeastern representatives of the genus Collybia under the direction of Howard Bigelow. After receiving his doctorate, Roy post-doc’d at Harvard’s Farlow Herbarium for three years and then in 1983 began work at the New York Botanical Garden where he has been ever since, currently serving as Curator of Mycology. In addition, over the past 30+ years Roy has held adjunct professorships at the City University of New York, Columbia University and Fordham University where he has trained numerous PhD mycology students.

Dr. Halling is a world-renowned expert on the systematics of agarics and boletes, that is, the charismatic megafungi. He has conducted extensive fieldwork throughout the world, making significant contributions to knowledge of fungal diversity in North America, Central and South


America, Australia and Southeast Asia. Fieldwork does not come cheap nor happen in isolation. Roy has been well-supported with numerous grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society totaling over $2.2 million. Some highlights include surveying the diversity of Macrofungi of Costa Rica, Monographic studies of Collybia from South America, contributing to the Basidiomycetes of the Greater Antilles, the Macrofungi of Fraser Island, Australia, and Boletes in Queensland, Australia. During his travels, he has mentored many young professional mycologists, parataxonomists and mushroom enthusiasts around the globe. He is a prolific scholar and his list of collaborators fills several pages. If you work on fleshy fungi you have probably co-published with Roy—he is incredibly gracious with his time and expertise. He is currently spearheading an international team of mycologists studying the global diversity and phylogeny of the Boletineae.

Roy has served the Mycological Society of America with dedication and distinction. He was our first Webmaster, bringing the MSA into the modern world. This was followed by Vice President, then President in 2008–2009. He has contributed extensively to Mycologia as Managing Editor, Index Editor, Associate Editor, Managing Editor of Mycologia Memoirs, and as a member of the Editorial Advisory Committee. Our society has benefited greatly from Roy’s hard work, insightfulness, collegiality and international experience.

Dr. Roy Halling has positively impacted the professional lives of all who are currently studying the diversity and evolution of agarics and boletes. As stated by Distinguished Mycologist Tim Baroni “he is just simply one of the best scientists I know.” Ask any mushroom systematist in the world about Roy, and they will expound on his significant contributions to mycology and mycologists, confirming that he is indeed a distinguished mycologist.

CONSTANTINE J. ALEXOPOULOS PRIZE

Awarded annually to an outstanding mycologist early in their career. The nominees are evaluated primarily on the basis of quality, originality, and quantity of their published work.

DR. KABIR G. PEAYDr. Kabir G. Peay received his B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, M.E.Sc. from Yale University, and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 2008. He was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, and then at Stanford University, before joining the University of Minnesota in 2011. In 2012 he returned to Stanford University as an Assistant Professor. His publication and citation statistics are extremely impressive, indicative of his role as a pioneer in emerging approaches and concepts of fungal ecology. In particular, he has developed innovative techniques to evaluate spatial structure of fungal communities, elucidated fungal dispersal patterns and limitations, and investigated functional diversity of fungal communities in the soil. He has landmark publications in numerous high-profile research journals including Ecology, Ecology Letters, Molecular Ecology, New Phytologist, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. (Also, we cannot fail to mention his coauthorship of Spongiforma squarepantsii, described in Mycologia.) His citation record is particularly impressive, highlighting the quality, rigor, and disciplinary- and interdisciplinary excellence of his work. Dr. Peay’s findings indicate structure in fungal communities that, at larger geographical scales, strongly reflects limits to dispersal. His group’s investigations have also found extensive functional redundancies among geographically distinct fungal communities, such that fungal consortia in soil exhibit similar metabolic functions in widely separated locations. These findings are highly relevant to conservation efforts, considering for example, the importance of many soil fungi as mycorrhizal symbionts. Dr. Peay has an exceptional ability to communicate his findings and their importance to the broad scientific community well beyond ecologists or mycologists alone. In the past year he published two very high profile reviews, one in Nature Reviews Microbiology and the other in Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. To date he has ably advised seven Ph.D. students and three postdocs. He is an Early Career Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), and serves on editorial boards of Fungal Ecology and FEMS Microbiology Ecology. He is highly sought after as a speaker at institutions and meetings worldwide, including ESA and Gordon conferences. In addition to his considerable research accomplishments, he is also recognized for his excellent mentoring and teaching. Thus, through teaching and research he brings mycology to the forefront of scientific and public interest in our living planet.

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THE GORDON AND TINA WASSON AWARD

The Gordon and Tina Wasson Award is designed to recognize people with non-traditional academic backgrounds who have made outstanding contributions to the field of mycology, or who have widely transmitted significant scientific or aesthetic knowledge about fungi to the general public. Nominees for the award are judged on the basis of the impact and quality of their contributions and on their sustained commitment to the field of mycology.

GARY LINCOFFIf you haven’t had the chance to walk through the world with Gary Lincoff, reading his nomination letters will leave you jealous. According to these letters he’s a generator of “incessant, hilarous mycospeak, a guru of the myco-masses”, someone who can “identify a mushroom, give a discourse on its scientific name, and dance to tribal drums while dressed as the Mad Hatter all in the space of five minutes”. Sure, there are serious accolades as well. To appreciate Gary’s impact on mycology one writer suggests “the six books that he has written or co-written and the four books that he has edited are a good place to start…”. Many of the letters mention his field guide “The Audobon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms”. Gary is clearly a fantastically gifted communicator, a passionate advocate for biodiversity and an unstoppable guide to all things fungal. Still, if I had my choice between his book and a day with the man who “throws out Latin like.. a priest on Sunday”, I know what I’d choose. Gary, congratulations. Thank you for bringing your curiosity and creativity to our world.

HONORARY AWARDS

MSA FELLOWS

MSA Fellows are selected from members who have completed at least 11 years of service after their Ph.D. They are members who are outstanding mycologists on the basis of one or more criteria: a solid record of mycological research, and/or successful teaching and development of teaching materials for mycology, and/or significant service to the Society. This is meant to recognize a core group of mid-career mycological achievers and outstanding MSA volunteers.

DR. N. LOUISE GLASSDr. Glass is Professor in the Plant and Microbial Biology Department of the University of California, Berkeley, and Director of the Division of Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology, at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She received a PhD from the University of California, Davis, and has performed pioneering research in molecular genetics of Neurospora, including genetics of mating, non-self recognition, mechanisms of cell-cell fusion, and lignocellulose decomposition. She is the author of over 100 research articles and 27 review papers. Dr. Glass has trained many young scientists; currently, her group includes five postdoctoral fellows and five PhD students. Dr. Glass has served the MSA as a member of the Council, Awards Committee, and Editorial Board of Mycologia, and she has also delivered the annual Karling Lecture. She also performs extensive service for other journals and organizations and has been recognized as a Fellow of the AAAS and the American Society of Microbiology (among other awards).


DR. P. BRANDON MATHENYDr. Matheny is Associate Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He has particular interests in systematics of mushrooms, including fieldwork and taxonomy, molecular phylogenetics, and comparative methods. He is a world expert on the difficult genus Inocybe, and Agaricales in general. Dr. Matheny has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles, including work that helped establish RNA polymerase genes as major markers in fungal systematics. He has received the MSA Graduate Fellowship, Graduate Student Research Prize, and Martin-Baker Award. Dr. Matheny has served the MSA as a member of the Education Committee, Biodiversity Committee, and the Editorial Board of Mycologia. He received two teaching awards during his doctoral work at the University of Washington and has continued his excellence in mentoring at the University of Tennessee, as documented by the numerous students seeking to join his lab. Dr. Matheny is active in service and outreach, including presentations to amateur mycology clubs and consultation to poison centers.

MSA HONORARY MEMBER Honorary members are distinguished senior scientists with a long record of significant contributions to the science of fungal biology and who reside in and work in countries other than the U.S. and Canada.

DR. BRENDA WINGFIELD Dr. Wingfield is Professor of Genetics at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Her specialties include fungal evolutionary genetics, with particular interests in systematics, population biology, and molecular diagnostics of plant pathogenic fungi, as well as fungal viruses, genomics, and other subjects. Dr. Wingfield has been a tremendously productive and influential researcher. She has published over 350 peer-reviewed articles and thirteen chapters and conference proceedings. Dr. Wingfield has invested a tremendous amount of energy into mentoring graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. She has served in advisory capacity for about 46 honors students, 52 Master’s students, 56 PhD students, and 20 postdoctoral fellows. In recent years, she has served as Deputy Dean and Acting Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences of the University of Pretoria. In this capacity she has worked to provide training opportunities for South African students in diverse aspects of natural science. Dr. Wingfield received a Master’s degree from the University of Minnesota and a PhD from the University Stellenbosch. She has been highly engaged with the MSA and the international mycological community ever since. She has been invited to give numerous lectures at international conferences and she has received multiple awards, including the Christiaan Hendrik Persoon Medal from the Southern African Society for Plant Pathology. She is currently the Executive Secretary General of the International Society of Plant Pathology, and serves on the Editorial Board of Fungal Biology.

MSA FELLOWS


MSA 2017 / KARLING LECTURE

CORE EFFECTORS IN SMUTH FUNGI: AN AMAZING TREASURE BOX

Dr. Regine KahmannMax Planch Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology

Marburg, Germany

Dr. Kahmann’s education and experience: studies in Microbiology, Universität Göttingen, 1967-1972; Diplom (Biology), Universität Göttingen, 1972; Dr. rer. nat (Biology), Freie Universität Berlin, 1972-1974;

Postdoc and Junior Staff Member, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1974-1980; Research Associate, Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, 1980-1982; Leader of an independent Research Group, Otto-Warburg

Laboratory at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin, 1982-1986; Leader of an independent Research Group at the Institute for Genebiological Research in Berlin, 1987-1992;

Professor of Genetics, Institute for Genetics and Microbiology at the Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität München, 1992-2001; Director and Head of the Department of Organismic Interactions at the Max Planck Institute for

Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg, since 2000; Professor of Genetics, Philipps-Universität Marburg, since 4/2001; President, International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, since 2016.

The aim of Dr. Kahmann’s research is to understand how fungi manage to infect plants. Her research group focuses on a group of fungi that are pathogens of grasses and cereal crop plants and cause so-called smut diseases.

The group’s prime model is the biotrophic fungus Ustilago maydis that induces tumors in infected corn plants. To establish itself in the plant tissue that needs to stay alive in order to support the infection, U. maydis secretes a

battery of mostly completely novel effector proteins. These effectors are used to suppress plant immune responses and to reprogram the metabolism of the host to benefit fungal needs. The research goal is to determine where these

effectors go after being secreted into the plant-fungus interface, what their molecular function is, how they have evolved in the arms-race between pathogen and host and how their expression is regulated.

TUESDAY, JULY 18 FROM 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

LOCATION: EMPIRE 1 & 2, CLASSIC CENTER


PROGRAM

SATURDAY, JULY 15

Teaching Zygomycetes Workshop 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Miller Plant Science Building, Room 2108, University of Georgia Campus

MSA Council Meeting 9:30 am – 4:00 pm Willow Room, Classic Center

SUNDAY, JULY 16

Foray to Unicoi State Park8:00 am - 3:30 pm Helen, GA (Depart from Behind Classic Center)

Mycoflora 2.0 9:30 am - 3:30 pm Odum School, Glass Conference Room, University of Georgia Campus

Registration3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Lobby of 130 Foundry Street, Classic Center

Student Section Board Meeting 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Willow Room, Classic Center

Registration6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Entrance to The Foundry, Graduate Athens

MSA Opening Reception 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm The Foundry, Graduate Athens

ORAL PRESENTATIONSRegular oral presentations are 15 minutes long (12 minute-talk and 3 minutes for questions). Symposium presentations are 30 minutes (25 minute-talk and 5 minutes for questions). Presenting authors are underlined.

Oral presentations must be created in Microsoft PowerPoint. PC computers running Microsoft Office 2010 will be provided. If you want to use your own PC or Mac because of complicated movies or other factors, please let the session organizer know before the start of the session, and be prepared to change computers on the fly (a mini DisplayPort (mDP) to VGA/DVI/HDMI converter will be provided). If you are using the provided PC, please load your presentation before the session or during the break using either a USB flash drive or CD-ROM. You are advised to bring your own laser pointer/slide remote.


MONDAY, JULY 17

Registration8:00 am - 5:00 pm Lobby of 130 Foundry Street, Classic Center

Presidential Address - Georgiana May 8:30 am - 9:30 am Empire 1 & 2, Classic Center MON 1 8:30 am

Lucky: A career in mycology Georgiana May

AM Break 9:30 am - 10:00 am Lobby of 130 Foundry St, Classic Center

Ecology & Conservation I10:00 am - 12:00 pm Oconee River Room 1, Classic Center Chair: Terry HenkelMON 2 10:00 am

Thelephoralean ectomycorrhizal fungi may drive early seedling survival in a Neotropical monodominant tree Terry Henkel , Jordan Mayor , Carolyn Delevich , Matthew E. Smith , M. Catherine Aime

MON 3 10:15 am

Community assembly of seedling-colonizing ectomycorrhizal fungi in a neotropical monodominant tree Carolyn Delevich , Rachel A. Koch , Bryn Dentinger , M. Catherine Aime , Matthew E. Smith , Terry Henkel

MON 4 10:30 am

Development and decline dynamics of two ectomycorrhizal fungal mat communities in response to a reciprocal soil transfer experiment in old-growth Douglas-fir forests Jed Cappellazzi , Jane Smith , David Myrold

MON 5 10:45 am

Ectomycorrhizal community dynamics of Pinaceae invasions in Patagonian Nothofagus forests Alija B. Mujic , Nahuel Policelli , Martin Nuñez , Camille Truong , Matthew E. Smith

MON 6 11:00 am

Fungi and ecotourism: high macrofungi richness in tourism concession in the Peruvian Amazon Maria C. Rengifo , Malu I. Ore , Carlos A. Salvador-Montoya , César Arana

MON 7 11:15 am

The chaos after the storm: fungal community composition shifts in response to simulated hurricane disturbance Sharon A. Cantrell , Kai Purnell , Krista McGuire

MON 8 11:30 am

Survey of Geosmithia species in the southeast United States Yin-Tse Huang , Miroslav Kolarik , Matt Kasson , Jiri Hulcr

MON 9 11:45 am

Quantifying temporal and spatial variability in fungivory by eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus) Ryan Stephens , Erik Hobbie , Rebecca Rowe


Evolution I10:00 am - 12:00 pm Oconee River Room 2, Classic Center Chair: Stephen MondoMON 10 10:00 am

Fungal mating system transitions driven by chromosomal translocations involving intercentromeric recombination Sheng Sun , Vikas Yadav , R. Blake Billmyre , Christina A. Cuomo , Minou Nowrousian, Liuyang Wang , Jean-Luc Souciet , Teun Boekhout , Betina Porcel , Patrick Wincker , Joshua A. Granek , Kaustuv Sanyal , Joseph Heitman

MON 11 10:15 am

Extensive copy number variation in fermentation-related genes among Saccharomyces cerevisiae wine strains Jacob Steenwyk, Antonis Rokas

MON 12 10:30 am

Rewiring of the gene expression network controlled by a key regulator of fungal development impacts secondary metabolism Matthew Mead , Ming-Yueh Wu , Jae-Hyuk Yu , Antonis Rokas

MON 13 10:45 am

Widespread adenine N6-methylation of active genes in fungi Stephen Mondo , Richard Dannebaum , Rita Kuo , Katherine Louie , Adam Bewick, Kurt LaButti , Sajeet Haridas , Alan Kuo , Asaf Salamov , Steven Ahrendt , Robert Schmitz, Andrii Gryganskyi , David Culley , Jon Magnuson , Timothy James , Michelle O’Malley , Jason Stajich , Joseph Spatafora , Axel Visel , Igor Grigoriev

MON 14 11:00 am

Fungal gene clusters adapted to degrade plant secondary metabolites Emile Gluck-Thaler, Vinod Vijayakumar, Jason Slot

MON 15 11:15 am

Comparative genomics of secondary metabolism in insect and nematode pathogens Rodrigo A. Olarte , Jon Menke , Ying Zhang , Steve Rehner , Joseph Spatafora , Kathryn Bushley

MON 16 11:30 am

Evolutionary expansion of the cytoskeletal septin proteins predates diversification in fungal morphology Ben Auxier , Michelle Momany , Mary Berbee

Systematics & Biodiversity I 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Cypress Room 1, Classic Center Chair: Jason StajichMON 17 10:00 am

Ultrastructural evidence of Rozella allomycis’ phagocytosis of host cytoplasm Martha Powell , Peter Letcher , Timothy James

MON 18 10:15 am

Next-Generation sequencing of fungal viromes reveals cryptic mycoviral diversity Jillian Myers, Timothy James

MON 19 10:30 am

Phylogenomic resolution of of early diverging fungal lineages Gerald L. Benny , Gregory Bonito , Derreck Carter-House , Nicolas Corradi , Alessandro Desiro , Timothy James , Andrii Gryganskyi , Kerry O’Donnell , Nicole Reynolds , Matthew E. Smith , Ying Chang , Joseph Spatafora , Natalie Vande Pol, Yan Wang , Jason Stajich

MON 20 10:45 am

Phylogenomics of Zoopagomycota William J Davis, Kevin Amses, Timothy Y James

MON 21 11:00 am

Molecular phylogenetic assessment of the miniature mycoparasite genus Piptocephalis (Zoopagomycota) Nicole Reynolds , Gerald L. Benny , Hsiao-Man Ho , Yu-Han Hou , Matthew E. Smith

MON 22 11:15 am

Wrestling with the unculturable and the unsequenceable: Taxonomy and phylogeny of three genera of sporodochial hyphomycetes Keith Seifert, Jonathan Mack, Rafik Assabgui

MON 23 11:30 am

What lies beneath? Fungal diversity at the bottom of the Great Lakes. Hannah E. Wahl , Tiffany S. Bone , Daniel B. Raudabaugh , Elizabeth M. Bach , Mark R. Luttenton , Robert H. Cichewicz , Andrew N. Miller

MON 24 11:45 am

Do endophytic fungal OTUs equate with species? Does it matter? Mara DeMers, Georgiana May


Lunch on Your Own12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Symposium 1: Fungal-Insect Symbioses - From Invasives to Biocontrol2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Empire 1 & 2, Classic Center Chair: Kathryn BushleyMON 25 2:00 pm

Exploitation of an ancient fungal-insect symbiosis: Escovopsis, a pathogen of fungus-growing ant agriculture Nicole Gerardo

MON 26 2:30 pm

Passalidae (Coleoptera): Beetles that eat decaying wood Hector Urbina , Meredith Blackwell

MON 27 3:00 pm

Global diversity and fidelity of Fusarium symbionts among Euwallacea ambrosia beetles Matt Kasson , Matt Berger , Angie Macias , Ellie Spahr , Teiya Kijimoto , Jiri Hulcr , Craig Bateman , James Skelton , Demian Gomez , You Li , Rabern Simmons , Jason Smith , Adam Black

PM Break 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Lobby of 130 Foundry Street, Classic Center

Symposium 1: Fungal-Insect Symbioses - From Invasives to Biocontrol4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Empire 1 & 2, Classic Center Chair: Kathryn BushleyMON 28 4:00 pm

The hunt for nefarious symbioses in a complex world - experimental, molecular, and statistical perspectives of bark beetles and fungi James Skelton , Michelle A. Jusino , Paige S. Carlson , Katherine Smith , You Li , Craig Bateman , Mark T. Banik , Daniel L. Lindner , Jonathon M. Palmer , Pham Hong Thai , Jiri Hulcr

MON 29 4:30 pm

Ambrosia beetle-fungus symbiosis: Significance and opportunities in controlling invasive Xylosandrus spp. Louela Castrillo, Michael Griggs, John Vandenberg

MON 30 5:00 pm

Evolutionary history of ambrosia beetle symbiosis in the Ceratocystidaceae Chase G. Mayers, Thomas C. Harrington

Ecology & Conservation II 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Oconee River Room 1, Classic Center Chair: Todd OsmundsonMON 31 5:30 pm

Mortierella elongata root endophyte promotes flowering within the Calibrachoa floriculture system. Lindsey Becker , Marc Cubeta , Rytas Vilgalys

MON 32 5:45 pm

Species composition and abundance of endorrhizal fungi in Carex pensylvanica (Cyperaceae) from Wisconsin sand prairies Samuel David, Todd W. Osmundson, Elisabeth Paluch, Meredith Thomsen, Thomas Volk

MON 33 6:00 pm

Geographic distance and host influence grass root fungal endophytic distribution Cedric Ndinga Muniania , Terry J. Torres-Cruz , Adeyemi Olanrewaju , Jennifer A. Rudgers , Ari Jumpponen , José Herrera , Andrea Porras-Alfaro

MON 34 6:15 pm

Endophytic fungi associated with Populus roots J. Alejandro Rojas , Hui-Ling Liao , Yi-Hong Ke , Gregory Bonito , Khalid Hameed , Christopher Schadt , Jessy Labbé , Rytas Vilgalys

MON 35 6:30 pm

Effects of analytical parameter settings on estimating patterns in diversity of tropical leaf-associated fungi Todd W. Osmundson , Amanda Bradley , Matteo Garbelotto

MON 36 6:45 pm

Community structure and diversity of foliar fungal endophytes along an ecological staircase Ryoko Oono, Danielle Black, Eric Slessarev, Austen Apigo


Environmental Health & Medical Mycology 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Oconee River Room 2, Classic Center Chair: Heather E. Hallen-AdamsMON 37 5:30 pm

Fungal Pharmacy: Using Metarhizium and fungal extracts for honey bee health Jennifer Han , Nicholas Naeger , Brandon Hopkins , Jay Evans , Paul Stamets , Walter Sheppard , Lori Carris

MON 38 5:45 pm

Arsenic hyperaccumulation in Cyanoboletus pulverulentus Jan Borovicka , Simone Braeuer , Walter Goessler , Tereza Konvalinkova , Jan Kamenik

MON 39 6:00 pm

Genetic diversity of Candida in the healthy human gut, and interactions with a foodborne yeast Heather E. Hallen-Adams, Nabaraj Banjara

MON 40 6:15 pm

The population genomics of copy number variation in the opportunistic fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus Shu Zhao, John Gibbons

MON 41 6:30 pm

Impacts of weatherization on indoor fungal communities Roo Vandegrift , Ashkaan Fahimipour , Jeff Kline , Alejandro Manzo , Dale Northcutt , Jason Stenson , Hannah Wilson , Ryann Crowley , Erica Hartmann , Deborah Johnson-Shelton , G.Z. Brown , Jessica Green , Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg

MON 42 6:45 pm

Membrane damage-responsive biosensors for the discovery of antimicrobials from Alberta environmental fungal isolates Steven Shideler , Shauna Reckseidler-Zenteno , Roland Treu , Azka Qasim , Shawn Lewenza

Mycoflora Session 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Cypress Room 1, Classic Center Chair: Tom Bruns & Bill Sheehan

The session will describe Mycoflora 2.0 and encourage engagement by MSA members. The project will enlist mushroom enthusiasts and professional mycologists to voucher and sequence macrofungal specimens on a scale and at a rate unattainable by professionals working on their own. Mycoflora 2.0 aims to make online documentation, sequencing and conservation of collections in fungaria easy and inexpensive for serious amateurs working in coordination with professionals. The project is an outgrowth of the 2012 North American Mycoflora Project.

Dinner on Your Own7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Volunteer’s Social 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Galleria 2, Graduate Athens

Mycologia Editorial Board Meeting 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Willow Room, Classic Center


TUESDAY, JULY 18

Registration8:00 am - 12:00 pm Lobby of 130 Foundry Street, Classic Center

Karling Lecture - Regine Kahmann 8:30 am - 9:30 am Empire 1 & 2, Classic Center

AM Break9:30 am - 10:00 am Lobby of 130 Foundry Street, Classic Center

Ecology & Conservation III 10:00 am - 11:45 am Oconee River Room 1, Classic Center Chair: Noah YouseffTUES 1 10:00 am

Fungal communities in soybean cyst nematode-infested soils Noah Strom , Weiming Hu , Deepak Rajendran , Senyu Chen , Kathryn Bushley

TUES 2 10:15 am

Diversity and function of temperate bog and stream fungi Daniel B. Raudabaugh , Andrew N. Miller

TUES 3 10:30 am

The roles of endolithic fungi in bioerosion and disease in marine ecosystems: general concepts and specific roles of Aspergillus sydowii in causing disease in reef corals Frank Gleason, Michael Gadd, John Pitt, Anthony Larkum

TUES 4 10:45 am

Fungal diversity and biogeography in the forest soil of the Republic of Korea Seung-Yoon Oh , Myung Soo Park , Hyun Lee , John A. Eimes , Young Woon Lim

TUES 5 11:00 am

The pan core, and dispensable genome of the Neocallimastigomycota Noha Youssef

TUES 6 11:15 am

Seasonality drives arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in Mexican dry seasonal tropical forests Benjamin Morgan , Louise Egerton-Warburton

TUES 7 11:30 am

Intraspecific competition between amphibian-killing chytrid strains on a model frog host Thomas Jenkinson, Timothy James

Evolution II10:00 am - 11:45 am Oconee River Room 2, Classic Center Chair: Brian P. LooneyTUES 8 10:00 am

Unraveling the core mechanisms of Suillus-Pinus symbiosis using integrated omics Hui-Ling Liao , JM Talbot , TD Bruns , JW Taylor , KG Peay , S Branco , A Kuo , K Barry, Igor Grigoriev , DW Hoyt , CD Nicora , SO Purvine , D Velickovic , CR Anderton , R Chu , L Pasa-Tolic , R Vilgalys

TUES 9 10:15 am

Mating system and mating gene evolution in Suillus brevipes Yi-Hong Ke , Sara Branco , Jorge Rojas-Flechas , Khalid Hameed , Igor Grigoriev , Alan Kuo , Kerrie Barry , Albert Senchenkov , Hui-Ling Liao , Nhu Nguyen , Peter Kennedy , Tom Bruns , Rytas Vilgalys

TUES 10 10:30 am

You can’t hide your lichenize: Infidelity in the Leptogium cyanescens species complex and its associated Nostoc Barry Kaminsky , Stuart McDaniel , Matthew E. Smith

TUES 11 10:45 am

Decomposition gene loss patterns in the transition from saprotrophy to the ectomycorrhizal habit within the order Russulales Brian P. Looney , Marek J. Piatek , Peter Meidl , Piet Jones , Deborah Weighill , Daniel Jacobson , P. Brandon Matheny , Jessy Labbé


TUES 12 11:00 am

Testing the secotioid syndrome hypothesis across multiple environmental variables: a case study using a global-scale phylogeny of Cortinarius Emma Harrower , Matthew E. Smith , Alija B. Mujic , Camille Truong , Tuula Niskanen , Terry Henkel , M. Catherine Aime , Clark L. Ovrebo , Jean-Marc Moncalvo , P. Brandon Matheny

TUES 13 11:15 am

Whole genome DNA-methylation (methylome) patterning changes during heterokaryosis in Agaricomycetes Rob Powers, Timothy Y. James

TUES 14 11:30 am

Fungal terrestrialization: challenges, consequences and scenarios for the colonization of land Matthew Nelsen , C. Kevin Boyce

Cell Biology & Physiology I. Special session: Morphology: yeasts, hyphae, and communication 10:00 am - 11:45 am Cypress Room 1, Classic Center Chair: Michelle MomanyTUES 15 10:00 am

Fungal morphology: Principles and problems Michelle Momany

TUES 16 10:15 am

Investigation of fungal dimorphism in Ustilaginomycotina Teeratas Kijpornyongpan, M. Catherine Aime

TUES 17 10:30 am

Hyphal Tip Characteristics of Conidiobolus coronatus (Zoopagomycota, Entomophthorales) Robby Roberson, Karen Fisher, Isobel Romberger, David Lowry, Phakade Shange

TUES 18 10:45 am

Identifying endocytic cargo associated with hyphal growth in Aspergillus nidulans Blake Commer, Zachary Schultzhaus, Brian D. Shaw

TUES 19 11:00 am

Understanding the role of septin AspD in the early vegetative growth of Aspergillus nidulans Ilkay Dorter, Michelle Momany

TUES 20 11:15 am

Genomic editing of Neurospora crassa as a tool for studying circadian oscillator synchronization Brooke Hull , Jia Hwei Cheong , Michael Judge , Zhaojie Deng , Carmen Rodriguez , James Griffith , Leidong Mao , Jonathan Arnold

Lunch on Your Own11:45 am - 1:30 pm

MSA Student Luncheon

12:45 am - 1:30 pm Willow Room, Classic Center

Symposium 2: Fungal-Plant Interactions: Exploring Translational Mycology in Agroecosystems1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Empire 1 & 2, Classic Center Chair: Andrea Porras-AlfaroTUES 21 1:30 pm

Diffuse symbioses: Competition, coevolution, and disease suppression in soil microbiomes Linda Kinkel

TUES 22 2:00 pm

Harnessing fungi to improve agriculture Jason Wallace

TUES 23 2:30 pm

The effects of root-associated fungi on range grass performance and community stability Y. Anny Chung, Jennifer A. Rudgers

TUES 24 3:00 pm

What’s up with Monosporascus? Aaron Robinson, Miriam Hutchinson, Donald Natvig


TUES 25 3:30 pm

Development and applications of the EntomopathogenID MLSA database for use in agricultural systems. Christopher Dunlap

TUES 26 4:00 pm

Harnessing pathogen antagonists for crop improvement Posy Busby , Shawn P. Brown , Maggie Wagner

Poster Session 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm High Shoals Rooms 1 & 2, Classic Center From 4:30 to 6:00 pm, presenters with odd-numbered posters should stand by their

posters. From 6:00 to 7:30 pm, presenters with even-numbered posters should plan to stand by their posters

MSA has approved 103 posters for display at this year’s conference. By category, the posters have been organized as follows:

Posters 1 to 15 - Cell Biology/Physiology

Posters 16 to 39 - Ecology/Conservation

Posters 40 to 42 - Environmental Health & Medical Mycology

Posters 43 to 49 - Evolution

Posters 50 to 71 - Phytopathology

Posters 72 to 103 - Systematics/Biodiversity Conservation

POSTER 1 4:30 pm

Volatile oxylipins alter growth and development of three Penicillium species Kayla Pennerman , Johanny Gonzalez , Lydia Chenoweth , Guohua Yin , James White , Joan Bennett

POSTER 2 6:00 pm

Applied Mycology in the curriculum: Teaching the practice of idea ‘pitching’ with fungi Jonathan Schilling

POSTER 3 4:30 pm

How can glycosyl hydrolases and Fenton reactions co-exist in early decay in brown-rot fungi Jesus Castaño, Jiwei Zhang, Jonathan Schilling

POSTER 4 6:00 pm

Hyphal Network Formation in Neurospora crassa Emily Krach , Zhaojie Deng , Alexander Bucksch , Leidong Mao , Jonathan Arnold

POSTER 5 4:30 pm

Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 in Neurospora crassa: The hunt for regulators of repressive chromatin architecture Abigail Courtney, Zachary A. Lewis

POSTER 6 6:00 pm

Development of an RNA interference (RNAi) gene knockdown protocol in the anaerobic gut fungus Pecoramyces ruminantium strain C1A. Shelby Calkins , Nicole Elledge , Stephen Marek , MB Couger , Mostafa Elshahed, Noha Youssef

POSTER PRESENTATIONSPosters will be displayed on free-standing, fabric-covered, 2-sided room dividers. Posters should be a maximum of 42 inches wide and 42 inches high. Means of attachment will be provided.

Posters will be only be on display during one day of the meeting, Tuesday, July 18. Posters can be put up beginning at 7:00 am that same morning. There will be two poster sessions on Tuesday evening, session 1 from 4:30–6:00 pm and session 2 from 6:00–7:30 pm. Each presenter (or a co-author) should be present at their poster during their assigned session to answer questions. Each space will be marked with the abstract number/code assigned to that poster. Posters must be removed at the end of the viewing session. Presenting authors are underlined.


POSTER 7 4:30 pm

Differences of hypsiziprenol homologues in Hypsizygus marmoreus strains: metabolomic approach Jeong-Gu Kim , Yu Jin Park , Eun Sung Jung , Da Eun Lee , Young Wook Lee , Choong Hwan Lee

POSTER 8 6:00 pm

Internuclear transport of histone H1 within cellular compartments Alexander Mela, Michelle Momany

POSTER 9 4:30 pm

Review and revision of the nomenclature system for MAT genes in the Pezizomycotina P. Markus Wilken , Emma Steenkamp , Mike Wingfield , Z. Wilhelm de Beer , Brenda Wingfield

POSTER 10 6:00 pm

Genome sequencing reveals a heterothallic mating system in the Eucalyptus pathogen Chrysoporthe austroafricana Aquillah Kanzi , Brenda Wingfield , Emma Steenkamp , Albe van der Merwe

POSTER 11 4:30 pm

Putting the natural diversity of fire-adapted wood-degrading fungi to work in thermal biomass conversion schemes Hunter Simpson, Jonathan Schilling, Jiwei Zhang

POSTER 12 6:00 pm

Systems biology of circadian clock synchronization in Neurospora crassa. Michael Judge , Ricardo Borges , Brooke Hull , Yinwen Zhang , Yueze Yang , James Griffith , Arthur Edison , Jonathan Arnold

POSTER 13 4:30 pm

The Mycological Society of America Student Section Andrea L. Bruce , Nora Dunkirk , Kristi Gdanetz , Brendan O’Brien , Virginia Poole, Mia Maltz , Christopher Smyth , Terry J Torres-Cruz , Jessie Uehling

POSTER 14 6:00 pm

Functional characterization of AMT and MEP proteins from the model slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum Tami McDonald , Anke Reinders , John Ward

POSTER 15 4:30 pm

The domestication of humans by yeast Aaron Kumlien, Thomas Volk

POSTER 16 6:00 pm

Field trial - estimating phosphorus uptake and translocation by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in surface root mats Mareli Sanchez Julia , Deborah Jean Lodge

POSTER 17 4:30 pm

The cutaneous microbiome of North American salamanders affects pathogenicity of chytrid fungi Aubree Hill, Gabrielle Russell, Fantasia Erdman, Jacob E. Leys, Donald M. Walker

POSTER 18 6:00 pm

Identification of probiotic bacteria with antifungal activity in the cutaneous microbiome of endangered Tennessee bats Matthew Grisnik , John Munafo , Daniel Istvanko , Joshua Campbell , Chris Simpson , Dustin Thames , Cory Holliday , Donald M. Walker

POSTER 19 4:30 pm

Marine fungi and enzyme activity associated with sailfin sandfish egg masses in Korea Myung Soo Park , Seung-Yoon Oh , Seobihn Lee , John A. Eimes , Young Woon Lim

POSTER 20 6:00 pm

Yeast diversity in an urban stream and its impact on mosquito populations Terri Billingsley Tobias , Jason R. Hunt , Roger C. Viadero , Catherine Miller Hunt , Andrea Porras-Alfaro

POSTER 21 4:30 pm

Examining arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Spartina patens and Spartina alterniflora in the Minas Basin, Nova Scotia Tyler d’Entremont, Juan Carlos López, Allison K. Walker

POSTER 22 6:00 pm

Land management, mycorrhizal diversity, and soil carbon sequestration Lucas Michelotti, Timothy James, Mark Hunter

POSTER 23 4:30 pm

Exploring the relationship between Morchella americana and tree roots in Pennsylvania Gretchen Kuldau, Hunter Swisher, Nancy Wenner

POSTER 24 6:00 pm

Using reverse ecology to elucidate cryptic ecological niches Nora Dunkirk, Denny Wang, Jacob Golan, Anne Pringle


POSTER 25 4:30 pm

Effect of novel endophytic fungal species on plant growth effect of novel endophytic fungal species on plant growth Kayla Burnett, Cedric Ndinga Muniania, Terri Billingsley Tobias, Adeyemi Olanrewaju, Andrea Porras-Alfaro

POSTER 26 6:00 pm

Diversity and keratin degrading ability of fungi from Canadian High Arctic bird feathers Allison K. Walker , Sarah J. Adams , Brent Robicheau , Jennifer Provencher , Gregory J. Robertson , Mark Mallory

POSTER 27 4:30 pm

Cultivable fungal communities associated to biological soil crusts in a fog oasis of the Peruvian desert Xiomy Pinchi , César Arana , Pedro Castellanos

POSTER 28 6:00 pm

The role of rhizosphere and endophytic fungal volatiles on plant growth Paris Hamm , Shruti Ojha , John Dunbar , Cheryl Kuske , Andrea Porras-Alfaro

POSTER 29 4:30 pm

Fungi of the Midwest Driftless Region Sabrina Aspenson, Andy Hart, Dan Kinney, Jon Palmer, Thomas Volk

POSTER 30 6:00 pm

Migration versus mutualism: Can the small-ranged endemic plant Rhododendron catawabiense form specialized ericoid mycorrhizae with soil fungi north of its native range? Elena Karlsen-Ayala, Jesse Bellemare

POSTER 31 4:30 pm

Seed associated fungi and their roles on plant growth in grasses Matthew Gooch, Andrea Porras-Alfaro

POSTER 32 6:00 pm

Common cutaneous bacteria isolated from snake skin inhibit Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, the causitive agent of snake fungal disease Gabrielle Russell, Aubree Hill, Jacob E. Leys, Fantasia Erdman, Donald M. Walker

POSTER 33 4:30 pm

Assessment of mycobiome variation across geography in the predatory snail genus Conus using museum preserved specimens. C. Alisha Quandt, Alexander Glasco, Timothy Y. James

POSTER 34 6:00 pm

Fungal and bacterial communities of individual rhizosphere aggregates across an extreme soil chemistry gradient Glade Dlott, Kabir Peay

POSTER 35 4:30 pm

Selecting fungal indicator species in tropical soils Sara Lopez , Donald Natvig

POSTER 36 6:00 pm

Ectomycorrhizal fungal communities associated with Oreomunnea mexicana show high beta diversity at a regional scale in Central America Adriana Corrales , Roberto Garibay-Orijel , Cecilia Alfonso-Corrado , Guadalupe Williams-Linera , Clark L. Ovrebo , James W. Dalling , Ricardo Clark-Tapia , Alija B. Mujic , Matthew E. Smith

POSTER 37 4:30 pm

Seeking synergy: Co-inoculation of a brown and white rot fungus on diesel-contaminated soil Andrea L. Bruce, Thomas Volk, Todd W. Osmundson

POSTER 38 6:00 pm

Conceptualizing gut fungi beyond their natural tract by seeking them along other tracks Michael McCormick, Mathew Geisler, Merlin White

POSTER 39 4:30 pm

Friend or foe? Symbiotic fungi and a moss Lidia Swanson, Daniel Stanton, Georgiana May

POSTER 40 6:00 pm

Acute and subacute toxcity of Detarium senegalensis seed oil extract on wistar albino rat Olawumi Oyebanji

POSTER 41 4:30 pm

The potential of fungal mycelium in methane capture Feng Jin Liew, Jonathan Schilling

POSTER 42 6:00 pm

Hidden in plain sight: Heterogeneity in asexual spores of Aspergillus fumigatus. S. Earl Kang, Michelle Momany


POSTER 43 4:30 pm

A phylogeographic study of species from Aspergillus section Flavi Geromy G. Moore , Rodrigo A. Olarte , Bruce W. Horn , Jacalyn L. Elliott , Carolyn J. O’Neal , Ignazio Carbone

POSTER 44 6:00 pm

The mating-type locus of Phialocephala scopiformis DAOMC 229536 confirms ancient homothallism both within the family Vibrisseaceae, and prior to the Phialocephala fortinii s.l. - Acephala applanata species complex division Brent Robicheau , Adèle Bunbury-Blanchette , Kurt LaButti , Igor Grigoriev , Allison K. Walker

POSTER 45 4:30 pm

Plant cell-wall decomposition mechanisms in litter-decomposing Agaricales inferred from genome sequencing data. Dimitrios Floudas, Johan Bentzer, Dag Ahren, Tomas Johansson, Anders Tunlid

POSTER 46 6:00 pm

Contribution of multiple horizontal gene transfer to ectomycorrhizal niche transition in Amanita Yen-Wen Wang , Jason Slot , Anne Pringle

POSTER 47 4:30 pm

Quantifying incidents of horizontal gene transfer within the genomes of the anaerobic gut fungi (Neocallimastigomycota) Chelsea Murphy, Kristina Baker, Radwa Hanafy, MB Couger, Mostafa Elshahed, Noha Youssef

POSTER 48 6:00 pm

Phylogenomics and divergence time estimation of the anaerobic gut fungi (Neocallimastigomycota) Yan Wang , M.B. Couger , Radwa Hanafy , Mostafa Elshahed , Noha Youssef , Jason Stajich

POSTER 49 4:30 pm

Population variation in post-harvest rot Rhizopus stolonifer Sawyer R. Masonjones, Jason Stajich

POSTER 50 6:00 pm

Antimicrobial activity of Brassica rapa nectar lipid transfer protein Andrew Sathoff , Deborah Samac , Catherine Holl , Tony Schmitt , Clay Carter

POSTER 51 4:30 pm

Understanding the biology and ecology of natural fungal antagonists of Soybean Cyst Nematodes for biological control Deepak Rajendran , Kathryn Bushley , Senyu Chen

POSTER 52 6:00 pm

Species composition of root-feeding beetle associated Leptographium and Grosmannia blue-stain fungi in loblolly pine stands in Georgia Megan Buland , Brittany Barnes , Kier Klepzig , Kamal Gandhi , Caterina Villari

POSTER 53 4:30 pm

The interaction between laurel wilt pathogen and the plant host in plant leaves Junli Zhang, Jason Smith, Stephanie Adams

POSTER 54 6:00 pm

Development of a LAMP-based assay for rapid in-field detection of Raffaelea lauricola, the causal agent of laurel wilt disease James Noah Workman , Stephen Fraedrich , Caterina Villari

POSTER 55 4:30 pm

Resistance response to Fusarium Head Scab in barley Rebecca Shay , Lori Imboden , Drew Afton , Frances Trail

POSTER 56 6:00 pm

A preliminary assessment of potential Armillaria spp. distributions in western Oregon, western Washington, and Alaska using bioclimatic modeling. John Hanna , Mee-Sook Kim , Amy Ramsey , Dan Omdal , Robin Mulvey , Betsy Goodrich , Brennan Ferguson , Josh Bronson , Kristen Chadwick , Jane Stewart , Helen Maffei , Geral McDonald , Eric Pitman , Marcus Warwell , Ned Klopfenstein

POSTER 57 4:30 pm

Combatting Fusarium Basal Rot of Onion in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada Adèle Bunbury-Blanchette, Brent Robicheau, Rhys Winder, Madeleine Killacky, Allison K. Walker

POSTER 58 6:00 pm

Fungal disease protection in rice (Oryza sativa) seedlings by growth promoting seed-associated endophytic bacteria from invasive Phragmites australis Satish Kumar Verma , Kathryn L Kingsley , Marshall Bergen , Kurt Kowalski , James White


POSTER 59 4:30 pm

Hyperparasites attacking rust fungi: Species and distribution Paula A. Gomez Zapata , M. Catherine Aime

POSTER 60 6:00 pm

Evidence and consequence of a highly adapted clonal haplotype within the Australian Ascochyta rabiei population Yasir Mehmood , Prabhakaran Sambasivam , Shannon Newerth , Sukhjiwan Kaur, Jenny Davidson , Audrey E Leo , Kristy Hobson , Celeste C Linde , Kevin Moore , Jeremy Brownlie , Rebecca Ford

POSTER 61 4:30 pm

Screening of Balansia epichloe-infected grass dpecies for in situ ergot alkaloids using laser ablation electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry Dorothy Hinton, Trevor Mitchell, Charles Bacon

POSTER 62 6:00 pm

Haploid cells of Ustilago maydis form filaments on mature leaves that grow directional towards and enter into stomatal openings. Lauren Lewis, Michael DiMuzio, Karen Snetselaar

POSTER 63 4:30 pm

Two novel strains of Bacillus with strong antifungal properties Lafayette Frederick , Chinyere Knight , Richard Whittington , John Davidson , Ruel Mitchelin

POSTER 64 6:00 pm

Occurrence of Leaf Blotch on oats vaused by Drechslera avenae in Korea Sung Kee Hong, Jung-Hye Choi, Soohyung Lee, Theresa Lee, Hyeonheui Ham, Hyo Won Choi

POSTER 65 4:30 pm

The decline of Araucaria humboldtensis, an iconic conifer from New Caledonia Nicolas Anger , Adam Black , Bruno Fogliani , Jason Smith

POSTER 66 6:00 pm

Fungal colonization and Fusarium diversity across Vanilla cultivation systems Terry J Torres-Cruz , Andrea Porras-Alfaro , Rogelio Carrillo-Gonzalez , Ma. del Carmen Gonzalez-Chavez

POSTER 67 4:30 pm

Cercospora community composition associated with Cercospora leaf blight changes across developmental stages and is geographically dependent Zachary A. Carver , Trey Price , Vinson P. Doyle

POSTER 68 6:00 pm

Crop rotation shifts the microbial communities in the cysts of soybean cyst nematode Weiming Hu , Senyu Chen , Kathryn Bushley

POSTER 69 4:30 pm

FvSTUA is a key regulator of development, fumonisin production, and virulence in Fusarium verticillioides Nicole J. Crenshaw, Manisha Rath, Scott Gold

POSTER 70 6:00 pm

Diversity of ascomycete fungal pathogens on Theobroma cacao L. in Merida state, Venezuela Sari Mohali Castillo , Jane Stewart

POSTER 71 4:30 pm

Examination of the fungal populations responsible for spoilage of processed tomatoes in Indiana Hector Urbina, Shannon Newerth, M. Catherine Aime

POSTER 72 6:00 pm

Boletus rubricitrinus belongs in Pulchroboletus Arian Farid, Alan Franck, James Garey

POSTER 73 4:30 pm

Laccaria in Southeast Asia: taxonomic and systematic diversity from a biogeographically important region. Andrew W. Wilson , Dennis E. Desjardin , Todd W. Osmundson , Gregory M. Mueller

POSTER 74 6:00 pm

Thelephoraceae of the Andean forests in Patagonia. Francisco Kuhar , Camille Truong , Rosanne Healy , Alija B. Mujic , Matthew E. Smith , Eduardo Nouhra

POSTER 75 4:30 pm

Two new species of Ruhlandiella (Pezizaceae) from Nothofagaceae forests in Patagonia Nattapol Kraisit , Rosanne Healy , Donald H. Pfister , Matthew E. Smith

POSTER 76 6:00 pm

Fungal endophytes in bryophytes and pteridophytes Daniel G. Wells , Daniel B. Raudabaugh , Andrew N. Miller


POSTER 77 4:30 pm

Pathogenic fungi associated with Camellia sinensis and allied species Fang Liu, Lei Cai

POSTER 78 6:00 pm

Post-fire fungi in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Maria Teresa Iturriaga , Daniel B. Raudabaugh , Daniel G. Wells , Andrew N. Miller , P. Brandon Matheny , Ronald H. Petersen , Karen W. Hughes

POSTER 79 4:30 pm

A new species of Tricholoma in the pardinum complex from the southern Rocky Mountains Clark L. Ovrebo , Karen W. Hughes

POSTER 80 6:00 pm

Phylogenetic analyses and bioclimatic modeling provide insights into the invasive brown root-rot pathogen, Phellinus noxius, in eastern Asia, Australia, and Pacific islands Jane Stewart , John Hanna , Phil Cannon , Ned Klopfenstein , Mee-Sook Kim

POSTER 81 4:30 pm

A comparison of ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity between monodominant forests in the Neotropics and the Paleotropics Rachel A. Koch , Elena Karlsen-Ayala , Bryn Dentinger , Terry Henkel , M. Catherine Aime

POSTER 82 6:00 pm

Teaching Mycology abroad in Ireland Emily Cantonwine , Sara Gremillion , Ashlee McCaskill

POSTER 83 4:30 pm

New tropical Amanita species from the Guiana Shield and Central Africa Kennan Mighell , M. Catherine Aime , Bryn Dentinger , Terry Henkel

POSTER 84 6:00 pm

Accurate biological source information for data verification and re-use Barbara Robbertse , Pooja Strope , Romina Gazis , Priscila Chaverri , Conrad Schoch

POSTER 85 4:30 pm

Phylogenetic analysis of white smut fungi (Entyloma) on Asteraceae Kyryll Savchenko, Sylena Harper, Lori Carris

POSTER 86 6:00 pm

A new ectomycorrhizal Leotia species from Panamanian montane forest Adriana Corrales , Donald H. Pfister , Clark L. Ovrebo , Jason M. Karakehian , Matthew E. Smith

POSTER 87 4:30 pm

The Canadian Collection of Fungal Cultures (CCFC): Technological advances and future directions Benoit Goulet

POSTER 88 6:00 pm

Taxonomic revision in the Cystobasidiomycetes Pedro P. Parra, M. Catherine Aime

POSTER 89 4:30 pm

Isolation and characterization of novel strains of anaerobic gut fungi (Neocallimastiogmycota) from the feces and rumen of domesticated and wild ruminants Radwa Hanafy, Britny Johnson, Mostafa Elshahed, Noha Youssef

POSTER 90 6:00 pm

Octaviania purpurea is purple but is not an Octaviania Alija B. Mujic , Todd F. Elliott , Jason Kristol , Matthew E. Smith

POSTER 91 4:30 pm

Exploring the biodiversity of Georgefischeriales in Guyana Mary Claire Noble, Teeratas Kijpornyongpan, M. Catherine Aime

POSTER 92 6:00 pm

Diversity of Chytridiomycota in the sediment surface of three Brazilian reservoirs: Morphological and phylogenetic analysis Gustavo Henrique Jerônimo, Carmen Lidia Amorim Pires Zottarelli

POSTER 93 4:30 pm

A preliminary survey of Lepiota sensu stricto of Indiana Stephen Russell, M. Catherine Aime

POSTER 94 6:00 pm

Classification of Phyllosticta-like species from South Africa in Neophyllostictaceae fam. nov. and Phyllostictaceae Qian Chen , George Carroll , Lei Cai

POSTER 95 4:30 pm

Overlooked and underfoot: Diversity of bryophilous fungi Marie Davey


POSTER 96 6:00 pm

Recovery of species-rank OTUs of agarics (Agaricomycotina, fungi) in metagenomic datasets based on various nrDNA amplicon lengths and positions Slavomir Adamcik , Brian P. Looney , Miroslav Kolarik , Marisol Sanchez-Garcia , Katarina Adamcikova , Miroslav Cabon , Gareth Griffith

POSTER 97 4:30 pm

Phylogenetic analysis of ITS and TEF-1 vs. SNP datasets in Lentinula Sean Patev , Chaoqun Wang , Meriel Lamb , Noemia Ishikawa , Mitchell Nuhn , David Hibbett

POSTER 98 6:00 pm

Improved taxonomic and geographic circumscription for three agaric species of conservation concern proposed for IUCN Red List inclusion Christian Montes, Todd W. Osmundson

POSTER 99 4:30 pm

Flying salt shakers of death: molecular studies of the cicada pathogen Massospora Matt Kasson , William J. Davis , Matt Berger , Cameron Stauder , Angie Macias , Kristen Wickert , Gene Kritsky , Chris Simon , Ellie Spahr , Teiya Kijimoto , Nidia Arguedas , Rich Humber , Kathie Hodge , Dan Mozgai , Greg Boyce , Mark Szewc, Timothy Y. James

POSTER 100 6:00 pm

An ultrastructural study of spore bodies in Orbiliomycetes Rosanne Healy , Donald H. Pfister , Kathy Lobuglio , Valentina Rodriguez

POSTER 101 4:30 pm

Community structure of marine ascomycotan fungi in intertidal sandy beaches of two Caribbean islands with contrasting tourism management: Implications for conservation. María C González , Patricia Vélez , Richard T Hanlin

POSTER 102 6:00 pm

Evolutionary relationships of North American and European species of Gyromitra. Andrew Methven , Andrew N. Miller , Gro Gulden , Oyvind Stensrud

POSTER 103 4:30 pm

Culture free assessment of fungal diversity in Antarctic cryptoendolithic communities Claudia Coleine , Nuttapon Pombubpa , Laura Selbmann , Silvano Onofri , Laura Zucconi , Jason Stajich

Dinner on Your Own7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

UGA Alumni Social 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm The Arch Room, South Kitchen + Bar

Student Social 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Lobby of 130 Foundry Street/Terrace, Classic Center


WEDNESDAY, JULY 19

Registration8:00 am – 10:00 am Lobby of 130 Foundry Street, Classic Center

Business Meeting & Distinction Awards 8:00 pm - 9:30 am Empire 1 & 2, Classic Center

AM Break9:30 am - 10:00 am Lobby of 130 Foundry Street, Classic Center

Ecology & Conservation IV 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Oconee River Room 1, Classic Center Chair: Gregory BonitoWED 1 10:00 am

The cutaneous snake microbiome correlates with Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, the causative agent of snake fungal disease Jacob E. Leys , Danny L. Bryan , Vincent A. Cobb , Donald M. Walker

WED 2 10:15 am

An herbivore’s delight: Guyanagaster necrorhizus basidiomes are a nitrogen-rich dietary supplement for their wood-feeding termite dispersal agents Rachel A. Koch, M. Catherine Aime

WED 3 10:30 am

Symbiotic fungi associated with platypodine ambrosia beetles in the Southeastern USA You Li , Matt Kasson , Angie Macias , Yin-tse Huang , James Skelton , Paige S. Carlson , Jiri Hulcr

WED 4 10:45 am

Elucidating the diversity and population structure of Fusarium species associated with mass mortalities in sea turtle nests Christopher Smyth , Julie Sarmiento-Ramírez , Dylan Short , Javier Diéguez-Uribeondo , David Geiser

WED 5 11:00 am

Microbiome diversity of biological soil crusts from Joshua Tree National Park, Granite Mountain, and Kelso Dunes Nuttapon Pombubpa , Paul De Ley , Nicole Pietrasiak , Jason Stajich

WED 6 11:15 am

Uncovering the diversity and function of fungi associated with the fungivorous millipede, Brachycybe lecontii Angie Macias , Cameron Stauder , Matt Berger , Kristen Wickert , Rita Rio , Paul Marek, Michael Brewer , Tappey Jones , Greg Boyce , Mark Szewc , Dan Panaccione , Dylan Short , Matt Kasson

WED 7 11:30 am

Impact of plant genotype and soil origin on fungal-bacterial networks in the Populus rhizobiome Gregory Bonito , Gian Maria Niccolò Benucci , Khalid Hameed , Deborah Weighill , Piet Jones , Daniel Jacobson , Christopher Schadt , Rytas Vilgalys

WED 8 11:45 am

Fungal microbiomes - understanding the taxonomy and function of bacteria and archaea on fungal sporocarps Joshua Herr

Phytopathology I10:00 am - 12:00 pm Oconee River Room 2, Classic Center Chair: Scott GoldWED 9 10:00 am

Detection of diverse fungi metabolites in fish feeds from Nigeria Momodu Foluke Olorunfemi , Adegboyega Christopher Odebode

WED 10 10:15 am

DNA-barcoding the microcyclic rust species on Veroniceae (Plantaginaceae) Sarah Hambleton, Quinn Eggertson

WED 11 10:30 am

Seeds of antagonism: An ABC transporter and its adjacent transcription factor in Fusarium verticillioides are required for pyrrocidine B tolerance Minglu Gao , Xi Gu , Anthony Glenn , Scott Gold


WED 12 10:45 am

Super mycovirus donor strains of the chestnut blight fungus permit widespread mycovirus transmission and reduce canker expansion in American Chestnut Cameron Stauder , Donald Nuss , Amy Metheny , Mark Double , Bill MacDonald , Scott Campbell , Matt Kasson

WED 13 11:00 am

The OSCAR method of gene deletion in fungi is an effective teaching tool Scott Gold

WED 14 11:15 am

The effect of urea on perithecial development of pathogenic Colletotrichum spp. in North Carolina apple orchards Brianna Hoge, David Ritchie, Marc Cubeta

WED 15 11:30 am

Evidence for sexual reproduction in Venturia effusa, causal agent of pecan scab Carolyn Young , Clive Bock , Nikki Charlton , Chakradhar Mattupalli , Mihwa Yi , Kim Plummer , Johanna Bowen , Matthew Templeton , Bruce Wood

WED 16 11:45 am

The functional diversity of stilbene catabolism clusters in fungi Vinod Vijayakumar, Emile Gluck-Thaler, Jason Slot

Systematics & Biodiversity II10:00 am - 12:00 pm Cypress Room 1, Classic Center Chair: Alfredo Justo WED 17 10:00 am

Diversity and community structure of Ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with Pinus roxburghii and P. wallichiana across the western Himalayan forests of Pakistan. Malka Saba , Abdul Nasir Khalid , Muhammad Sajjad Iqbal , Donald H. Pfister

WED 18 10:15 am

Historical collections in modern perspective: a case study in Pluteus (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) Alfredo Justo

WED 19 10:30 am

Distinguishing the Many “Faces” of ‘G. lucidum’ in the Eastern United States: a challenging taxonomic task Andrew Loyd , Robert Blanchette , Matthew E. Smith , Brantlee Richter , Jason Smith

WED 20 10:45 am

The diversity of Russulaceae in Korea and fruiting pattern changes associated with climate change Hyun Lee , Myung Soo Park , Seung-Yoon Oh , John A. Eimes , Young Woon Lim

WED 21 11:00 am

Taxonomic and genetic diversity are higher than expected in North American species of Hydnum (Cantharellales) Rachel Swenie, P. Brandon Matheny

WED 22 11:15 am

Distribution of macrofungi and evidence for endemism of species in the Pacific Northwest Anna Bazzicalupo, Mary Berbee

WED 23 11:30 am

Molecular phylogenetics coupled with morphological assessment of some mushroom forming fungi of the temperate habitats of Swat Valley Ishtiaq Ahmad , Donald H Pfister , Habib Ahmad , Abdur Rashid , Abdul Nasir Khalid

WED 24 11:45 am

Bottoms Up! A distributed approach to assembling a North American Mycoflora Christian Schwarz

Lunch on Your Own12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Cell Biology & Physiology II. Special session: Fungal growth and interactions2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Oconee River Room 1, Classic Center Chair: Christopher SchardlWED 25 2:00 pm

Growth yield and nutritional quality of two oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus pulmonarius and P. ostreatus) on different substrates supplemented with wheat bran Clementina Adenipekun, Joy Obiaigwe


WED 26 2:15 pm

Mitigating losses: H3K36me3 plays a compensatory role in heterochromatin-deficient mutants of Neurospora crassa Aileen R. Ferraro, Zachary A. Lewis

WED 27 2:30 pm

FungiDB: An integrated functional genomics database for fungi and oomycetes Evelina Basenko

WED 28 2:45 pm

A rice and maize N-acetylglucosamine transporter essential for early communication and establishment in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses Marina Nadal , Ruairidh Sawers , Shamoon Naseem , Barbara Bassin , Corinna Kulicke, Abigail Sharman , Gynheung An , Kyungsook An , Kevin R. Ahern , Amanda Romag , Thomas P. Brutnell , Caroline Gutjahr , Niko Geldner , Christophe Roux , Enrico Martinoia, James B. Konopka , Uta Paszkowski

WED 29 3:00 pm

Comparative genomics reveals that swainsonine is produced by plant symbionts and pathogens of plants, insects and mammals. Christopher Schardl , Daniel Cook , Bruno Donzelli , Rebecca Creamer , Deana Baucom, Dale Gardner

WED 30 3:15 pm

Unraveling immunity of early diverging fungi using a microbial bully Derreck Carter-House, Jericho Ortanez, Joshua Chung, Justin Shen, Jason Stajich

Evolution III 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Oconee River Room 2, Classic Center Chair: Joey SpataforaWED 31 2:00 pm

Analysis of the twelfth chromosome of a representative set of species within the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex Lieschen De Vos , Magriet van der Nest , Stephanie van Wyk , Emma Steenkamp, Brenda Wingfield

WED 32 2:15 pm

Rhizoids point the way: Structure and function of actin during morphogenesis in Chytriomyces hyalinus (Chytridiomycota) provide insight into the evolution of filamentous growth across fungi. Jaclyn M. Dee, Brandon R. Landry, Justin Jubinville-Mah, Mary Berbee

WED 33 2:30 pm

Viral hijacking and evolution of the fungal cell cycle control network: the animal-fungal hybrid network of the zoosporic fungus Spizellomyces. Edgar M. Medina , Anne Marie Augustus , Jonathan Turner , Mónica Gutierrez , David M. MacAlpine , Jan M. Skotheim , Raluca Gordân , Nicolas E. Buchler

WED 34 2:45 pm

The Metagenomes of Endogone (Mucoromycota) Sporocarps Ying Chang , Alessandro Desiro , Gregory Bonito , Alicia Clum , Anna Lipzen , Igor Grigoriev , Joseph Spatafora

WED 35 3:00 pm

Data dumpster diving in the fungal -omics era Jessie Uehling , Lotus Lofgren , Sara Branco , J. Alejandro Rojas , Yi-Hong Ke , Gregory Bonito , Peter Kennedy , Rytas Vilgalys

WED 36 3:15 pm

Coevolutionary patterns in ambrosia fungi and beetles revealed from a global survey Craig Bateman

Systematics & Biodiversity III 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Cypress Room 1, Classic Center Chair: Sarah UnruhWED 37 2:00 pm

Origin of cave fungi as revealed by biodiversity assay and divergent time analyses Zhi-Feng Zhang , Lei Cai

WED 38 2:15 pm

Marasas’ et al. 1984 toxigenic Fusarium species: Identity and mycotoxicology revisted Kerry O’Donnell , Susan McCormick , Mark Busman , Robert Proctor , Gail Doehring , Todd Ward , John Rheeder , Hanneke Alberts

WED 39 2:30 pm

Genomics of the orchid mycorrhizal symbiosis Sarah Unruh , Lawrence Zettler , Jason Stajich , Francis Martin , Gavin Conant , Corey Hudson , Silvia Perotto


WED 40 2:45 pm

Phylogenetic relationships of alpha-amanitin producing Galerina from British Columbia Brandon R. Landry, Berni van der Meer, Mary Berbee

WED 41 3:00 pm

Phylogeny of the genus Crossopsora (Phakopsoraceae): a first approach. Erica Souza, Danilo Batista-Pinho, Robert Miller, José Dianese

PM Break3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Lobby of 130 Foundry Street, Classic Center

Ecology & Conservation V 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Oconee River Room 1, Classic Center Chair: Renee JohansenWED 42 4:00 pm

Imaging and identifying adventitious fungal root associates in canopy soils of old-growth Acer macrophyllum trees, located in the Olympic National Park Korena Mafune , Bruce Godfrey

WED 43 4:15 pm

Fungal communities as carbon conductors: fungi and the fate of carbon in soils Renee Johansen , Deanna Lopez , Rebecca Mueller , Thomas Yoshida , John Dunbar

WED 44 4:30 pm

Characterizing the diversity of lignin-degrading fungi in a dry seasonal tropical forest Jessica Ross , Louise Egerton-Warburton

WED 45 4:45 pm

Mercury content of lichens collected across Nova Scotia, Canada Cardy H. Saunders , Robert Cameron , Nelson J. O’Driscoll , Allison K. Walker

WED 46 5:00 pm

Field inoculations of pecan (Carya illinoinensis) seedlings with the edible, native, truffle Tuber lyonii Arthur Grupe , Tim Brenneman , Alija B Mujic , Camille Truong , Matthew E. Smith

WED 47 5:15 pm

Fungi in the wind: A decade-long study of the diversity of fungal spores captured while air sampling the upper atmosphere in Hawai’i Laura Tipton , Geoffrey Zahn , Erin M. Datlof , Patrick Sheridan , Anthony S. Amend , Nicole A. Hynson

WED 48 5:30 pm

Post-fire soil fungal communities and ecosystem function in boreal forests Nicola J. Day , Kari E. Dunfield , Xanthe J. Walker , Steve Cumming , Jill Johnstone , Michelle Mack , Merritt Turetsky , Jennifer L. Baltzer

WED 49 5:45 pm

Assessing the effects of bark and ambrosia beetle colonization: Exclosure experiment reveals a radical alteration of fungal community assembly and the reduced decay of forest biomass Paige S. Carlson , James Skelton , Katherine Smith , Michelle A. Jusino , Mark T. Banik , Daniel L. Lindner , Jiri Hulcr

Phytopathology II 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Oconee River Room 2, Classic Center Chair: Romina GazisWED 50 4:00 pm

Evidence for climate as a driver of genetic divergence in native populations of the Douglas-fir Swiss Needle Cast Fungus Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii Patrick Bennett, Jeff Stone

WED 51 4:15 pm

Diversity of Geosmithia in the Southeastern United States and their potential threat to native forests stands Romina Gazis , Karandeep Chahal , Yin-Tse Huang , William Klingeman , Jiri Hulcr , Miroslav Kolarik , Mark Windham , Denita Hadziabdic

WED 52 4:30 pm

Emergence and distribution pattern of a new Xylaria parasite of Chlorocardium seeds from Guyana. Dillon R. Husbands , M. Catherine Aime

WED 53 4:45 pm

Evaluation of Calonectria pseudonaviculata microsclerotia survival in compost Robert Harvey, Donald Davis, John Pecchia

WED 54 5:00 pm

Population biology of the cacao pathogen Moniliophthora roreri Jorge Ronny Díaz-Valderrama, M. Catherine Aime


WED 55 5:15 pm

Host-specialized populations of Corynespora cassiicola are causing emerging target spot epidemics in the southeastern U.S. Leilani Sumabat , Robert Kemerait , Marin Brewer

WED 56 5:30 pm

Using NGS with Koch’s Postulates to discern causal agent(s) of dieback on western hemlock, Southeast Alaska Robin Mulvey , Loretta Winton , Gerard Adams

MSA Social and Auction/Student Awards6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Athena Ballroom A - E, Classic Center

Plan to attend the 2019 MSA meeting to be hosted by the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Check msafungi.org for finalized dates

and more information.

MSA 2019


AAdamcik, Slavomir POSTER 96Adams, Gerard WED 56Adams, Sarah J. POSTER 26Adenipekun, Clementina WED 25Ahmad, Ishtiaq WED 23Anger, Nicolas POSTER 65Aspenson, Sabrina POSTER 29Auxier, Ben MON 16

BBacon, Charles POSTER 61Basenko, Evelina WED 27Bateman, Craig WED 36Bazzicalupo, Anna WED 22Becker, Lindsey MON 31Bennett, Patrick WED 50Berger, Matt POSTER 99Billingsley Tobias, Terri POSTER 20Blackwell, Meredith MON 26Bonito, Gregory WED 7Borovicka, Jan MON 38Bruce, Andrea L. POSTER 37Buland, Megan POSTER 52Bunbury-Blanchette, Adèle POSTER 57Burnett, Kayla POSTER 25Busby, Posy TUES 26Bushley, Kathryn MON 15

CCai, Lei WED 37Calkins, Shelby POSTER 6Cantonwine, Emily POSTER 82Cantrell, Sharon A. MON 7Cappellazzi, Jed MON 4Carlson, Paige S. WED 49Carter-House, Derreck WED 30Carver, Zachary A. POSTER 67Castaño, Jesus POSTER 3Castrillo, Louela MON 29Chen, Qian POSTER 94Chung, Y. Anny TUES 23Commer, Blake TUES 18Corrales, Adriana POSTER 36, POSTER 86Courtney, Abigail POSTER 5Crenshaw, Nicole J. POSTER 69

DDavey, Marie POSTER 95David, Samuel MON 32

Davis, William J MON 20Day, Nicola J. WED 48Dee, Jaclyn M. WED 32Delevich, Carolyn MON 3DeMers, Mara MON 24d’Entremont, Tyler POSTER 21De Vos, Lieschen WED 31Dianese, José WED 41Díaz-Valderrama, Jorge Ronny WED 54Dlott, Glade POSTER 34Dorter, Ilkay TUES 19Dunkirk, Nora POSTER 24Dunlap, Christopher TUES 25

FFarid, Arian POSTER 72Ferraro, Aileen R. WED 26Floudas, Dimitrios POSTER 45

GGao, Minglu WED 11Gazis, Romina WED 51Geisler, Mathew POSTER 38Gerardo, Nicole MON 25Gleason, Frank TUES 3Gluck-Thaler, Emile MON 14Gold, Scott WED 13Gomez Zapata, Paula A. POSTER 59González, María C POSTER 101Gooch, Matthew POSTER 31Goulet, Benoit POSTER 87Grisnik, Matthew POSTER 18Grupe, Arthur WED 46

HHallen-Adams, Heather E. MON 39Hambleton, Sarah WED 10Hamm, Paris POSTER 28Hanafy, Radwa POSTER 89Han, Jennifer MON 37Hanna, John POSTER 56Harrower, Emma TUES 12Harvey, Robert WED 53Healy, Rosanne POSTER 100Henkel, Terry MON 2Herr, Joshua WED 8Hill, Aubree POSTER 17Hoge, Brianna WED 14Hong, Sung Kee POSTER 64Huang, Yin-Tse MON 8

INDEX OF PRESENTING AUTHORS


Hughes, Karen W. POSTER 78Hull, Brooke TUES 20Husbands, Dillon R. WED 52Hu, Weiming POSTER 68

JJenkinson, Thomas TUES 7Jerônimo, Gustavo Henrique POSTER 92Johansen, Renee WED 43Judge, Michael POSTER 12Justo, Alfredo WED 18

KKaminsky, Barry TUES 10Kang, S. Earl POSTER 42Karlsen-Ayala, Elena POSTER 30Kasson, Matt MON 27Ke, Yi-Hong TUES 9Kijpornyongpan, Teeratas TUES 16Kim, Jeong-Gu POSTER 7Kim, Mee-Sook POSTER 80Kinkel, Linda TUES 21Knight, Chinyere POSTER 63Koch, Rachel A. POSTER 81, WED 2Krach, Emily POSTER 4Kraisit, Nattapol POSTER 75Kuldau, Gretchen POSTER 23Kumlien, Aaron POSTER 15

LLandry, Brandon R. WED 40Lee, Hyun WED 20Lewis, Lauren POSTER 62Leys, Jacob E. WED 1Liao, Hui-Ling TUES 8Liew, Feng Jin POSTER 41Lim, Young Woon POSTER 19Liu, Fang POSTER 77Li, You WED 3Looney, Brian P. TUES 11Lopez, Sara POSTER 35Loyd, Andrew WED 19

MMacias, Angie WED 6Mafune, Korena WED 42Masonjones, Sawyer R. POSTER 49Mayers, Chase G. MON 30May, Georgiana MON 1McDonald, Tami POSTER 14

Mead, Matthew MON 12Medina, Edgar M. WED 33Mela, Alexander POSTER 8Methven, Andrew POSTER 102Michelotti, Lucas POSTER 22Mighell, Kennan POSTER 83Miller, Andrew N. MON 23Momany, Michelle TUES 15Mondo, Stephen MON 13Montes, Christian POSTER 98Moore, Geromy G. POSTER 43Morgan, Benjamin TUES 6Mujic, Alija B. MON 5Murphy, Chelsea POSTER 47Myers, Jillian MON 18

NNadal, Marina WED 28Natvig, Donald TUES 24Ndinga Muniania, Cedric MON 33Nelsen, Matthew TUES 14Newerth, Shannon POSTER 60Noble, Mary Claire POSTER 91

OO’Donnell, Kerry WED 38Oh, Seung-Yoon TUES 4Olorunfemi, Momodu Foluke WED 9Oono, Ryoko MON 36Osmundson, Todd W. MON 35Ovrebo, Clark L. POSTER 79Oyebanji, Olawumi POSTER 40

PParra, Pedro P. POSTER 88Patev, Sean POSTER 97Pennerman, Kayla POSTER 1Pinchi, Xiomy POSTER 27Pombubpa, Nuttapon WED 5Powell, Martha MON 17Powers, Rob TUES 13

QQuandt, C. Alisha POSTER 33

RRajendran, Deepak POSTER 51Raudabaugh, Daniel B. TUES 2Rengifo, Maria C. MON 6Reynolds, Nicole MON 21

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Roberson, Robby TUES 17Rojas, J. Alejandro MON 34Ross, Jessica WED 44Russell, Gabrielle POSTER 32Russell, Stephen POSTER 93

SSaba, Malka WED 17Sanchez Julia, Mareli POSTER 16Sathoff, Andrew POSTER 50Savchenko, Kyryll POSTER 85Schardl, Christopher WED 29Schilling, Jonathan POSTER 2Schoch, Conrad POSTER 84Schwarz, Christian WED 24Seifert, Keith MON 22Shay, Rebecca POSTER 55Shideler, Steven MON 42Simpson, Hunter POSTER 11Skelton, James MON 28Smith, Matthew E. POSTER 74, POSTER 90Smyth, Christopher WED 4Spatafora, Joseph WED 34Stajich, Jason MON 19, POSTER 103Stauder, Cameron WED 12Steenwyk, Jacob MON 11Stephens, Ryan MON 9Stewart, Jane POSTER 70Strom, Noah TUES 1Sumabat, Leilani WED 55Sun, Sheng MON 10Swanson, Lidia POSTER 39Swenie, Rachel WED 21

TTipton, Laura WED 47Torres-Cruz, Terry J POSTER 13, POSTER 66

UUehling, Jessie WED 35Unruh, Sarah WED 39Urbina, Hector POSTER 71

VVandegrift, Roo MON 41Verma, Satish Kumar POSTER 58Vijayakumar, Vinod WED 16Villari, Caterina POSTER 54

WWalker, Allison K. POSTER 44, WED 45Wallace, Jason TUES 22Wang, Yan POSTER 48Wang, Yen-Wen POSTER 46Wells, Daniel G. POSTER 76Wilson, Andrew W. POSTER 73Wingfield, Brenda POSTER 10, POSTER 9

YYoung, Carolyn WED 15Youssef, Noha TUES 5

ZZhang, Junli POSTER 53Zhao, Shu MON 40

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University System invites all mycologists to participate of IMC 11 to be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. We promise you a very exciting program. We have eight great speakers

from around the world and 46 symposia. See you in Puerto Rico July 16–21, 2018.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER Dr. Paola Bonfante, Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy

Fungi, plants, bacteria: a network of dialogues and interactions

PLENARY SPEAKERS APPLICATIONS THEME

Dr. Russell Cox FRSC, Professor in the Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leibniz Universität, Hannover, Germany

Heterologous Expression of Secondary Metabolite Biosynthetic Gene Clusters as a Tool for Understanding and Engineering Fungal Natural Products

CELL BIOLOGY THEME

Dr. Jesús Aguirre, Institute of Cellular Physiology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoROS Signaling and Fungal Development

ECOLOGY THEME

Dr. Tom Bruns, Department of Plant and Microbial Ecology, University of California Berkeley, USA

Experimental Fungal Communities: tools for testing theory and determining mechanisms

ENVIRONMENT THEMEDr. Matthew Fisher, Imperial College London, UK

Big Data approaches to addressing Big Fungal Problems

EVOLUTION THEMEDr. Priscilla Chaverri, University of Maryland, USA and University of Costa Rica

Evolution of protective mutualism in plant-fungal endosymbiosis

GENOMICS THEMEDr. Chengshu Wang, Director of the Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai

Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaFrom one to many: fungal genomics and the future of population genetics

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Dr. Anuradha Chowdhary, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, IndiaFungal human pathogens: from obscure significance to impending disasters

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