Dobinson, Katherine, Ph.D.

• Research Publications
• Other Science Related Publications

Contact Information:

1391 Sandford St
London, Ontario N5V 4T3
Telephone: 519-457-1470 (276)
Fax: 519-457-3997
Email: katherine.dobinson@agr.gc.ca

Areas of Expertise:

• Fungal genetics and molecular biology
• Genomics
• Phytopathogenic fungi
• Verticillium wilt of tomato
• White mould of soybean

Current Projects:

• Delineating mechanisms of plant pathogenicity in Phytophthora sojae and Sclerotina sclerotiorum
• Strategies for disease control of the broad host range fungal phytopathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
• Dimorphic growth and resting structure development in plant pathogenic Verticillium species
• Verticillium comparative genomics -- understanding pathogenicity and diversity

Affiliations:

• Adjunct Research Professor, Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario

Research Publications:

2012:

• Amyotte, S.G., Tan, X., Pennerman, K., Jimenez-Gasco, M., Klosterman, S.J., Ma, L.-J., Dobinson, K.F., and Veronese, P. (2012). "Transposable elements in phytopathogenic Verticillium spp.: insights into genome evolution and inter- and intra-specific diversification.", BMC Genomics, 13:314. doi : 10.1186/1471-2164-13-314

2011:

• Klosterman, S.J., Subbarao, K.V, Kang, S., Veronese, P., Gold, S.E., Thomma, B.P.H.J., Chen, Z., Henrissat, B., Lee, Y.-H., Park, J., Garcia-Pedrajas, M.D., Barbara, D.J., Anchieta, A., de Jonge, R., Santhanam, P., Maruthachalam, K., Atallah, Z., Amyotte, S.G., Paz, Z., Inderbitzin, P., Hayes, R.J., Heiman, D.I., Young, S., Zeng, Q., Engels, R., Galagan, J., Cuomo, C.A., Dobinson, K.F., and Ma, L.-J. (2011). "Comparative Genomics Yields Insights into Niche Adaptation of Plant Vascular Wilt Pathogens.", PLoS Pathogens, 7(7, Article No. e1002137). doi : 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002137

2009:

• Prieto, P., Navarro-Raya, C., Valverde-Corredor, A., Amyotte, S.G., Dobinson, K.F., and Mercado-Blanco, J. (2009). "Colonization process of olive tissues by Verticillium dahliae and its in planta interaction with the biocontrol root endophyte Pseudomonas fluorescens PICF7. (special issue: Life of microbes that interact with plants.).", Microbial Biotechnology, 2(4), pp. 499-511. doi : 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2009.00105.x

Other Science Related Publications:

2012:

• Alkher, H.A., Kawchuk, L.M., Adam, L.R., Islam, M.R., Dobinson, K.F., Conn, K.L., Peters, R.D., Al-Mughrabi, K.I., and Daayf, F. (2012). "Pathogenic diversity of Manitoba isolates of Phytophthora infestans on potato and tomato.", Joint Canadian Phytopathological Society (CPS) 83rd Annual Meeting and International PPV Meeting, Marriott Gateway On The Falls, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada, June 24-27, 2012.
• Dobinson, K.F., Conn, K.L., Kawchuk, L.M., Peters, R.D., Al-Mughrabi, K.I., and Daayf, F. (2012). "Characterization of Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary from tomato in southwestern Ontario.", Joint Canadian Phytopathological Society (CPS) 83rd Annual Meeting and International PPV Meeting, Marriott Gateway On The Falls, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada, June 24-27, 2012.
• Kawchuk, L.M., Peters, R.D., Al-Mughrabi, K.I., Conn, G., Dobinson, K.F., and Daayf, F. (2012). "Distribution of genotypes of Phytopthora infestans isolated from potato and tomato in Canada in 2011.", 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Phytopathological Society, Westin Providence, Providence, RI, USA, August 4-8, 2012.
• Kawchuk, L.M., Peters, R.D., Al-Mughrabi, K.I., Conn, K.L., Dobinson, K.F., and Daayf, F. (2012). "Migration and recombination increase the genetic diversity of Phytophthora infestans in Canada.", 96st Annual Meeting of the Potato Association of America (PAA), Crowne Plaza Denver International Airport, Denver, CO, USA, August 12-16, 2012.

2010:

• Klimes, A., Amyotte, S.G., Grant, S.J., Kang, S., and Dobinson, K.F. (2010). "Microsclerotia development in Verticillium dahliae: Regulation and differential expression of the hydrophobin gene VDH1 [Fungal Genet. Biol. 45 (2008) 1525-1532] (Corrigendum).", Fungal Genetics and Biology, 47(6), pp. 572.