Mimee, Benjamin, Ph.D.

• Research Publications
• Other Science Related Publications

Contact Information:

430 Gouin Blvd
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec J3B 3E6
Telephone: 450-515-2136
Fax: 450-346-7740
Email: benjamin.mimee@agr.gc.ca

Areas of Expertise:

• Nematology
• Molecular biology
• Biological control
• Soil microbiology

Current Projects:

• Develop molecular tools for the detection and quantification of cyst nematodes
• Determine the genetic variability among Canadian populations of potato cyst nematodes
• Study the effect of resistance genes and other selection pressure on population dynamic and evolution of plant-parasitic nematodes

Research Publications:

2013:

• Bélair, G., Mimee, B., Duceppe, M.-O., and Miller, S.A. (2013). "First report of the root-Lesion nematode, Pratylenchus alleni associated with damage on soybean in Quebec, Canada.", Plant Disease, 97(2), pp. 292. doi : 10.1094/PDIS-03-12-0309-PDN

2011:

• Mimee, B., Avis, T.J., Boivin, S., Jabaji, S., and Tweddell, R.J. (2011). "Effect of iron and nitrogen on the development of Helminthosporium solani and potato silver scurf.", Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology / Revue canadienne de phytopathologie, 33(4), pp. 506-511. doi : 10.1080/07060661.2011.610826

2009:

• Mimee, B., Labbé, C., and Bélanger, R.R. (2009). "Catabolism of flocculosin, an antimicrobial metabolite produced by Pseudozyma flocculosa.", Glycobiology, 19(9), pp. 995-1001. doi : 10.1093/glycob/cwp078
• Mimee, B., Pelletier, R., and Bélanger, R.R. (2009). "In vitro antibacterial activity and antifungal mode of action of flocculosin, a membrane-active cellobiose lipid.", Journal of Applied Microbiology, 107(3), pp. 989-996. doi : 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04280.x

Other Science Related Publications:

2011:

• Bélair, G., Simard, L., and Mimee, B. (2011). "Crop rotation for the management of the golden nematode Globodera rostochiensis in Canada.", Society of Nematologists 50th Anniversary Meeting, Corvallis, OR, USA, July 17-20, 2011, pp. 51.
• Bélair, G., Simard, L., and Mimee, B. (2011). "Crop rotation for the management of the golden nematode Globodera rostochiensis in Canada.", Society of Nematologists 50th Anniversary Meeting, Corvallis, OR, USA, July 17-20, 2011. (Poster)

2009:

• Mimee, B. (2009). "Du bio à l’antibio.", Horti-Plus, 21(10).