UC Berkeley Forest Pathology and Mycology Laboratory

Recent Scientific Publications

Della Rocca, G., Osmundson, T., Danti, R., Doulis, A., Pecchioli, A., Donnarumma, F., Casalone, E., Garbelotto, M. (2013) AFLP analyses of California and Mediterranean populations of Seiridium cardinale provide insights on its origin, biology and spread pathways. Forest Pathology doi: 10.1111/efp.12019 PDF
Osmundson, T., Eyre, C., Hayden, K., Dhillon, J. & Garbelotto, M. (2013) Back to basics: an evaluation of NaOH and alternative rapid DNA extraction protocols for DNA barcoding, genotyping, and disease diagnostics from fungal and oomycete samples. Molecular Ecology Resources (13) 66-74. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12031 PDF
Gonthier, P., Lione, G., Giordano, L., Garbelotto, M. (2012) The American forest pathogen Heterobasidion irregulare colonizes unexpected habitats after its introduction in Italy. Ecological Applications 22(8) 2135-2143. PDF
Garbelotto, M. & Hayden, K. (2012) Sudden oak death: Interactions of the exotic oomycetes Phytophthora ramorum with naive North American hosts. Eukaryotic Cell doi: 10.1128/EC.00195-12. PDF
Giordano, L., Garbelotto, M., Nicolotti, G., Gonthier, P. (2012) Characterization of fungal communities associated with the bark beetle Ips typographus varies depending on detection method, location, and beetle population levels. Mycol Progress DOI 10.100/7s11557-012-0822-1 PDF
Kasuga, T., Kozanitas, M., Bui, M., Huberli, D.. Rizzo, D., & Garbelotto, M. (2012) Phenotypic Diversification Is Associated with Host- Induced Transposon Derepression in the Sudden Oak Death Pathogen Phytophthora ramorum. PLoS ONE 7(4): e34728. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034728 PDF
Olson, A., Aerts, A., Asiegbu, F., Belbahri, L., Bouzid, O., Broberg, A., Canback, B., Coutinho, P., Cullen, D., Dalman, K., Deflorio, G., van Diepen, L., Dunand, C., Duplessis, S., Durling, M., Gonthier, P., Grimwood, J., Fossdal, C., Hansson, D., Henrissat, B., Hietala, A., Himmelstrand, K., Hoffmeister, D., Hogberg, N., James, T., Karlsson, M., Kohler, A., Kues, U., Lee, Y., Lin, Y., Lind, M., Lindquist, E., Lombard, V., Lucas, S., Lunden, K., Morin, E., Murat, C., Park, J., Raffaello, T., Rouze, P., Salamov, A., Schmutz, J., Solheim, H., Stahlberg, J., Velez, H., de Vries, R., Wiebenga, A., Woodward, S., Yakovlev, I., Garbelotto, M., Martin, F., Grigoriev, I., & Stenlid, J. (2012) Insight into trade-off between wood decay and parasitism from the genome of a fungal forest pathogen. New Phytologist doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04128.x PDF
Grunwald, N., Garbelotto, M., Goss, E., Heungens, K. & Prospero, S. (2012) Emergence of the sudden oak death pathogen Phytophthora ramorum. Trends in Microbiology 20(3) 131-138 PDF
Pautasso, M., Doring, T., Garbelotto, M., Pellis, L., & Jeger, M. (2012) Impacts of climate change on plant diseases - opinions and trends. Eur J Plant Pathol Doi: 10.1007/s10658-012-9936-1 PDF
Garbelotto, M. & Pautasso, M. (2011) Impacts of exotic forest pathogens on Mediterranean ecosystems: four case studies. Eur J Plant Pathol Doi: 10.1007/s10658-011-9928-6 PDF
Della Rocca, G., Eyre, C., Danti, R., & Garbelotto, M. (2011) Sequence and Simple-Sequence Repeat Analyses of the Fungal Pathogen Seiridium cardinale Indicate California Is the Most Likely Source of the Cypress Canker Epidemic for the Mediterranean Region. Phytopathology 101(12): 1408-1417. Doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-05-11-0144 PDF
Huberli, D., Hayden, K. J., Calver, M., & Garbelotto, M. (2011) Intraspecific variation in host susceptibility and climatic factors mediate epidemics of sudden oak death in western US forests. Plant Pathology Doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2011.02535.x PDF
Chimento, A., Cacciola S. & Garbelotto, M. (2011) Detection of mRNA by reverse-transcription PCR as an indicator of viability in Phytophthora ramorum. For. Path. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2011.00717.x PDF
Gonthier, P. & Garbelotto, M. (2011) Amplified fragment length polymorphism and sequence analyses reveal massive gene introgression from the European fungal pathogen Heterobasidion annosum into its introduced congener H. irregulare. Molecular Ecology 20, 2756-2770 PDF
Hayden, K., Nettel, A., Dodd, R. & Garbelotto, M. (2011) Will all the trees fall down? Variable resistance to an introduced forest disease in a highly susceptible host. Forest Ecol. Manage. doi 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.01.042 PDF
Huberli, D. & Garbelotto, M. (2011) Phytophthora ramorum is a generalist plant pathogen with differences in virulence between isolates from infectious and dead-end hosts. Forest Pathology doi 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2011.00715.x PDF
Della Rocca, G., Danti, R., & Garbelotto, M. (2011) First Report of Seiridium unicorne causing bark cankers on a Monterey cypress in California. Plant Disease doi 10.1094/PDIS-01-11-0052. PDF
Lee, C., Valachovic, Y., & Garbelotto, M. (2011) Protecting trees from sudden oak death before infection. University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources Publication #8426. PDF
Nagle A. M., McPherson, B. A., Wood, D. L., Garbelotto, M. & Bonello, P. (2011) Relationship between field resistance to Phytophthora ramorum and constitutive phenolic chemistry of coast live oak. For. Path., doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2010.00703.x PDF
Peay, K. G., Garbelotto, M. & Bruns, T. D. (2010) Evidence of dispersal limitations in soil microorganisms: Isolation reduces species richness on mycorrhizal tree islands. Ecology, 91(12): 3631-3640. PDF
Peay, K. G., Bruns, T. D., & Garbelotto, M. (2010) Testing the ecological stability of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis: effects of heat, ash, and mycorrhizal colonization on Pinus muricata seedling performance. Plant Soil, 330: 291-302, doi:10.1007/s11104-009-0200-1 PDF
Guglielmo, F., Gonthier, P., Garbelotto, M & Nicolotti, G. (2010) Optimization of sampling procedures for DNA-based diagnosis of wood decay fungi in standing trees. Letters in Applied Microbiology, doi:10.1111/j.1472-765X.2010.02860.x PDF
Vettraino, A., Sukno, S., Vannini, A. & Garbelotto, M. (2009) Diagnostic sensitivity of different methods used by two laboratories for the detection of Phytophthora ramorum on multiple natural hosts. Plant Pathology, Doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2009.02209.x PDF
Otrosina, W. & Garbelotto, M. (2009) Heterobasidion occidentale sp. nov. and Heterobasidion irregulare nom. nov.: A disposition of North American Heterobasidion biological species. Mycological Research, doi:101016/j mycres 2009.09.001 PDF
Mascheretti, S., Croucher, P., Kozanitas, M., Baker, L., & Garbelotto, M. (2009) Genetic epidemiology of the Sudden Oak Death pathogen Phytophthora ramorum in California. Molecular Ecology, 18, 4577-4590. PDF
Garbelotto, M., Linzer, R., Nicolotti, G., & Gonthier, P. (2009) Comparing the influences of ecological and evolutionary factors on the successful invasion of a fungal forest pathogen. Biol Invasions, doi: 10.1007/s10530-009-9514-4 PDF
Bonuso, E., Zambonelli, A., Bergemann, S., Iotti, M., & Garbelotto, M. (2009) Multilocus phylogenetic and coalescent analyses identifying two cryptic species in the Italian bianchetto truffle, Tuber borchii Vittad. Consv Genet, doi: 10.1007/s10592-009-9972-3 PDF
Gr�nwald, N. J., Goss, E. M., Ivors,K., Garbelotto, M., Martin, F. N., Prospero, S., Hansen, E., Bonants, P. J. M., Hamelin, R. C., Chastagner, G., Werres, S., Rizzo, D. M., Abad, G., Beales, P., Bilodeau, G. J., Blomquist, C. L., Brasier, C., Bri�re, S. C., Chandelier, A., Davidson, J. M., Denman, S., Elliott, M., Frankel, S. J., Goheen, E. M., de Gruyter, H., Heungens, K., James, D., Kanaskie, A., McWilliams, M. G., Man in 't Veld, W., Moralejo, E., Osterbauer, N. K., Palm, M. E., Parke, J. L., Perez Sierra, A. M., Shamoun, S. F., Shishkoff, N., Tooley, P. W., Vettraino, A. M., Webber, J., & Widmer, T. L. (2009) Standardizing the nomenclature for clonal lineages of the sudden oak death pathogen, Phytophthora ramorum. Phytopathology 99, 792-795. PDF
Baumgartner, L., Grubisha, C., Fujiyoshi, P., Garbelotto, M., & Bergemann, S. (2009) Microsatellite markers for the diploid basidiomycete fungus Armillaria mellea. Molecular Ecology Resources, doi: 10.1111/j.1755-998.2008.02494.x PDF
Martin, F., Coffey, W., Zeller, K., Hamelin, R., Tooley, P., Garbelotto, M., Hughes, K., Kubisiak, T., Bilodeau, G., Levy, L., Blomquist, C., Berger, P. (2009) Evaluation of molecular markers for Phytophthora ramorum detection and identification: Testing for specificity using a standardized library of isolates. Phytopathology, 90(4) 390-403. doi: 10.1094/PHYTP-99-4-0390 PDF
Amend, A., Garbelotto, M., Fang, Z., & Keely, S. (2009) Isolation by landscape in populations of a prized edible mushroom Tricholoma matsutake. Conserv. Genet., doi: 10.1007/s10592-009-9894-0. PDF
Peay, K., Garbelotto, M., & Bruns, T. (2009) Spore heat resistance plays an important role in disturbance-mediated assemblage shift of ectomycorrhizal fungi colonizing Pinus muricata seedlings. J. Ecol., 35(1), doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01489.x PDF
Linzer, R., Rizzo, D., Cacciola, S., & Garbelotto, M. (2009) AFLPs detect low genetic diversity for Phytophthora nemorosa and P. pseudosyringae in the US and Europe. Mycological Research, In Press, doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2008.11.004 PDF
Amend, A., Keeley, S., & Garbelotto, M. (2009) Forest age correlates with fine-scale spatial structure of Matsutake mycorrhizas. Mycological Research, In Press, doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2009.01.005 PDF
Nicolotti, G., Gonthier, P. Guglielmo, F., & Garbelotto, M. (2009) A biomolecular method for the detection of wood decay fungi: A focus on tree stability assessment. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry, 35(1), 14-19. PDF
Bergemann, S., Smith, A., Parrent, J., Gilbert, G., & Garbelotto, M. (2009) Genetic population structure and distribution of a fungal polypore, Datronia caperata in mangrove forests of Central America. Journal of Biogeography, 36, 266-279. PDF
Garbelotto, M. and Schmidt, D. (2009) Phosphonate controls sudden oak death pathogen for up to 2 years. California Agriculture, 63(1), 10-17. PDF
Garbelotto, M. (2008) Molecular analysis to study invasions by forest pathogens: examples from Mediterranean ecosystems. Phytopathol. Mediterr., 47, 183-203. PDF
Huberli, D., Lutzy, B., Voss, B., Calver, M., Ormsby, M. , and Garbelotto, M. (2008) Susceptibility of New Zealand flora to Phytophthora ramorum and pathogen sporulation potential: an approach based on precautionary principle. Australasian Plant Pathology, 37, 615-625. PDF
Garbelotto, M., Harnik, T.Y., and Schmidt D.J. (2008) Efficacy of phosphonic acid, metalaxyaxyl-M, and copper hydroxide against Phytophthora ramorum in vitro and in planta. Plant Pathology, Doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2008.01894.x. PDF
Garbelotto, M. (2008) Preserved specimens suggest non-native origins of three species of Phytophthora in California. Mycological Research, 112, 757-8. PDF
Mascheretti, S., Croucher, P., Vettraino, A., Prospero, S., & Garbelotto, M. (2008) Reconstruction of the sudden oak death epidemic in California through microsatellite analysis of the pathogen Phytophthora ramorum. Molecular Ecology, 17(11), 2755-2768. PDF
Supplemental Information: Allele size of the multilocus genotypes identified in P. ramorum isolates. DOC
Dodd, R., Huberli, D., Mayer, W., Harnik, T., Afzal-Rafii, Z., & Garbelotto, M. (2008) Evidence for the role of synchronicity between host phenology and pathogen activity in the distribution of sudden oak death canker disease. New Phytologist, Journal Compilation, 1-10. PDF
Guglielmo, F., Gonthier, P., Garbelotto, M., & Nicolotti, G. (2008) A PCR-based method for the identification of important wood rotting fungal taxa within Ganoderma, Inonotus s.l. and Phellinus s.l. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 282, 228-237. PDF
Nicolotti, G., Gonthier, P., Guglielmo, F., & Garbelotto, M., (2008) La Prova del DNA. Arboricoltura, 1/2008, 49-52. PDF
Linzer, R. E., Otrosina, W. J., Gonthier, P., Bruhn, J., Laflamme, G., Bussieres, G., & Garbelotto, M. (2008) Inferences on the phylogeography of the fungal pathogen Heterobasidion annosum, including evidence of interspecific horizontal genetig transfer and of human-mediated, long-range dispersal. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 46, 844-862. PDF
Garbelotto, M., Smith, T., & Schweigkofler, W. (2008) Variation in rates of spore deposition of Fusarium circinatum, the causal agent of pine pitch canker, over a 12-month-period at two locations in northern California. Phytopath., 98(1), 137-143. PDF
Vettraino, A. M., Huberli, D., & Garbelotto, M. (2008) Phytophthora ramorum infection of coast live oak leaves in California and its capacity to sporulate in vitro. Australasian Plant Pathol., 37, 72-73. PDF
Anacker, B. L., Rank, N. E., Huberli, D., Garbelotto, M., Gordon, S. Harnik, T., Whitkus, R., & Meentemeyer, R. (2008) Susceptibility to Phytophthora ramorum in a key infectious host: landscape variation in host genotype, host phenotype, and environmental factors. New Physiologist, Journal Compilation, 1-11. PDF
Garbelotto, M. (2007) Phosphite treatments to control sudden oak death in California oaks and tanoaks.(2007) Arborist News, August, 32-33. PDF
Garbelotto, M., Gonthier, P., & Nicolotti, G.. (2007) Ecological constraints limit the fitness of fungal hybrids in the Heterobasidion annosum species complex. Appl. and Environ. Microbiol., 73(19), 6106-6111. PDF
Garbelotto, M. & Gonthier, P. (2007) Le invasioni biologiche. Sapere, 10, 46-53. PDF
Garbelotto, M., Schmidt, D., & Harnik, Y. (2007) Phosphite injections and bark application of phosphite + Pentrabark control Sudden Oak Death in Coast Live Oak. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry., 33(5), 309-317. PDF
Gonthier, P., Nicolotti, G., Linzer, R., Guglielmo, F., & Garbelotto, M. (2007) Invation of European pine stands by a North American forest pathogen and its hybridization with a native infertile taxon. Molecular Ecology, 16, 1389-1400. PDF
Garbelotto, M. & Schweigkofler, W. (2007) First report of Fusarium circinatum, causal agent of pitch canker disease, from the roots of mature Aleppo pines in California. Plant Health Progress, 1-2. PDF
Peay, K. Bruns, T., Kennedy, P., Bergemann, S. & Garbelotto, M. (2007) A strong species-area relationship for eukaryotic soil microbes: island size matters for ectomycorrhizal fungi. Ecology Letters, 10, 470-480. PDF
Guglielmo, F., Bergemann, S., Gonthier, P., Nicolotti, G.., & Garbelotto, M. (2007) A multiplex PCR-based method for the detection and early identification of wood rotting fungi in standing trees. J. Appl. Microbiol., 103, 1490-1507. PDF
Swain, S., Harnik, T., Mejia-Chang, M., Hayden, K., Bakx, W., Creque, J., & Garbelotto, M. (2006) Composting is an effective treatment option for sanitization of Phytophthora ramorum-infected plant material. J. Appl. Microbiol., 101, 815-827. PDF
Chandelier, A., Ivors, K., Garbelotto, M., Zini, J., Laurent, F., & Cavelier, M. (2006) Validation of a real-time PCR method for the detection of Phytophthora ramorum. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO, Bulletin 36, 409-414. PDF
Brett M. Tyler, Sucheta Tripathy, Xuemin Zhang, Paramvir Dehal, Rays H. Y. Jiang, Andrea Aerts, Felipe D. Arredondo, Laura Baxter5 Douda Bensasson, Jim L. Beynon, Jarrod Chapman, Cynthia M. B. Damasceno, Anne E. Dorrance, Daolong Dou, Allan W. Dickerman, Inna L. Dubchak, Matteo Garbelotto, Mark Gijzen, Stuart G. Gordon, Francine Govers, Niklaus J. Grunwald, Wayne Huang, Kelly L. Ivors, Richard W. Jones, Sophien Kamoun, Konstantinos Krampis, Kurt H. Lamour, Mi-Kyung Lee, W. Hayes McDonald, M�nica Medina, Harold J. G. Meijer, Eric K. Nordberg, Donald J. Maclean, Manuel D. Ospina-Giraldo, Paul F. Morris, Vipaporn Phuntumart, Nicholas H. Putnam, Sam Rash, Jocelyn K. C. Rose, Yasuko Sakihama, Asaf A. Salamov, Alon Savidor, Chantel F. Scheuring, Brian M. Smith, Bruno W. S. Sobral, Astrid Terry, Trudy A. Torto-Alalibo, Joe Win, Zhanyou Xu, Hongbin Zhang, Igor V. Grigoriev, Daniel S. Rokhsar, Jeffrey L. Boore, (2006) Phytophthora Genome Sequences Uncover Evolutionary Origins and Mechanisms of Pathogenesis. Science 313, 1261-1266. PDF
Kennedy, P.G., Bergemann, S.E., Hortal, S., & Bruns, D. (2006) Determining the Outcome of Field-Based Competition Between Two Rhizopogon Species Using Real-Time PCR. Molecular Ecology In Press. PDF
Huberli, D., Wilkinson, C., Smith, M.A., Meshriy, M., Harnik, T.Y., & Garbelotto, M. (2006) Pittosporum undulatum is a potential Australian host of Phytophthora ramorum. Australasian Plant Disease Notes 1, 19-21. PDF
Bergemann, S.E. & Garbelotto, M. (2006) High Diversity of Fungi Recovered from the Roots of Mature Tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus) in Northern California. Can. J. Bot. 84, 1380-1394. PDF
Hayden, K., Ivors, K., Wilkinson, C., & Garbelotto, M. (2006) TaqMan Chemistry for Phytophthora ramorum Detection and Quantification, with a Comparison of Diagnostic Methods. Phytopathology 96 (8), 846-854. PDF
Bergemann, S.E., Douhan, G.W., Garbelotto, M. & Miller, S.L. (2006) No evidence of population structure across three isolated subpopulations of Russula brevipes in an oak/pine woodland. New Phytologist 170, 177-184. PDF
Ivors, K., Garbelotto, M., Vries, I.D.E., Ruyter-Spira, C., Hekkert, B.TE., Rosenzweig, N. & Bonants, P. (2006) Microsatellite markers identify three lineages of Phytophthora ramorum in US nurseries, yet single lineages in US forest and European nursery populations. Molecular Ecology 15, 1493-1505. PDF
Garbelotto, M., H�berli, D. & Shaw, D. (2006) First report on an infestation of Phytophthora cinnamomi in natural oak woodlands of California and its differential impact on two native oak species. Plant Disease 90, 685. PDF

Publications from 2001

Bergemann, S.E., Miller, S.L. & Garbelotto, M. (2005) Microsatellite loci from Russula brevipes, a common ectomycorrhizal associate of several tree species in North America. Molecular Ecology Notes. PDF
Chapella, I.H. & Garbelotto, M. (2004) Phylogeography and evolution in Matsutake and close allies inferred by analyses of ITS sequences and AFLPs. Mycologia, 96(4), 730-741. PDF
Davidson, J.M., Rizzo, D.M., Garbelotto, M., Tjosvold, S., Slaughter, G.W. & Wickland, C. (2003) Evidence for aerial transmission of Phytophthora ramorum among Quercus and Lithocarpus in California woodlands. In 'Phytophthora in Forests and Natural Ecosystems'. 2nd International IUFRO Working Party 7.02.09 Meeting, Albany, Western Australia, 30th Sept.- 5th Oct. 2001. Eds. J.A. McComb, G.E.St.J. Hardy & I.C. Tommerup. (Murdoch University Print, Perth, Australia) pp 108-114. PDF
Davidson, J.M., Werres, S., Garbelotto, M., Hansen, E.M. & Rizzo, D.M. (2003) Sudden oak death and associated diseases caused by Phytophthora ramorum. Online. Plant Health Progress doi:10.1094/PHP-2003-0707-01-DG. PDF
Davidson, J.M., Garbelotto, M., Koike, S.T. & Rizzo, D.M. (2002) First report of Phytophthora ramorum on Douglas-fir in California. Plant Disease 86, 1274. PDF
Davidson, J.M., Rizzo, D.M., Garbelotto, M., Tjosvold, S. & Slaughter, G.W. (2002) Phytophthora ramorum and sudden oak death in California: II. Transmission and survival. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report No. PSW-GTR-184, 741-749. PDF
Dodd, R.S., Hüberli, D., Douhovnikoff, V., Harnik, T.Y., Afzal-Rafii, Z. & Garbelotto, M. (2004) Is variation in susceptibility to Phytophthora ramorum correlated with population genetic structure in coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia)? New Phytologist 165, 203-214. PDF
Garbelotto, M. & Rizzo, D. (2005) A California-based chronological review (1995-2004) of research on Phytophthora ramorum, the causal agent of sudden oak death. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 44. PDF
Garbelotto, M. (2004) Root and Butt Rot Diseases. Forest Pathology Elservier, Ltd. pp 1-9. PDF
Garbelotto, M. (2004) Sudden Oak Death: A tale of two continents. Outlooks on Pest Management 15, 85-89. PDF
Garbelotto, M. (2004) The use of taxon-specific PCR primers for ecological and diagnostic applications in forest mycology. In: Lartey, R.T. & Caesar, A.J. (ed.), Emerging Concepts in Plant Health Management. Research Signpost, Kerala, India, pp. 31-50. PDF
Garbelotto, M., Gonthier, P., Linzer, R., Nicolotti, G. & Otrosina, W. (2004) A shift in nuclear state as the result of natural interspecific hybridization between two north American taxa of the basidiomycete complex Heterobasidion. Fungal Genetics and Biology 41, 1046-1051. PDF
Garbelotto, M. (2003) Composting as a control for sudden oak death disease. Biocycle 44, 53-56. PDF
Garbelotto, M., Davidson, J.M., Ivors, K., Maloney, P.E., Hüberli, D., Koike, S.T. & Rizzo, D.M. (2003) Non-oak native plants are main hosts for sudden oak death pathogen in California. California Agriculture 57, 18-23. PDF
Garbelotto, M., Rizzo, D.M., Davidson, J.M., Slaughter, G.W. & Koike, S.T. (2003) A new Phytophthora infects several plant species and causes extensive mortality of three tree species in coastal woodlands in California. In 'Phytophthora in Forests and Natural Ecosystems'. 2nd International IUFRO Working Party 7.02.09 Meeting, Albany, Western Australia, 30th Sept.- 5th Oct. 2001. Eds. J.A. McComb, G.E.St.J. Hardy & I.C. Tommerup. (Murdoch University Print, Perth, Australia) pp 255-256. PDF
Garbelotto, M., Rizzo, D.M., Davidson, J.M. & Frankel, S.J. (2002) How to recognize the symptoms of the diseases caused by Phytophthora ramorum, causal agent of Sudden Oak Death. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region publication, 1-15. PDF
Garbelotto, M., Rizzo, D.M., Hayden, K., Meija-Chang, M., Davidson, J.M. & Tjosvold, S. (2002) Phytophthora ramorum and sudden oak death in California: III. Preliminary in pathogen genetics. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report No. PSW-GTR-184, 765-774. PDF
Garbelotto, M., Rizzo, D.M. & Marais, L. (2002) Phytophthora ramorum and sudden oak death in California: IV. Preliminary studies on chemical control. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report No. PSW-GTR-184, 811-818. PDF
Garbelotto, M., Svihra, P. & Rizzo, D.M. (2001) Sudden oak death syndrome fells 3 oak species. California Agriculture 55, 9-19. PDF
Gonthier, P., Garbelotto, M.M. & Nicolotti, G. (2005) Seasonal patterns of spore deposition of Heterobasidion species in four forests of the western alps. Phytopathology 95, 759-767. PDF
Gonthier, P., Warner, R., Nicolotti, G., Mazzaglia, A. & Garbelotto, M. (2004) Pathogen introduction as a collateral effect of military activity. Mycological Research 108, 468-470. PDF
Gonthier, P., Garbelotto, M. & Nicolotti, G. (2003) Swiss stone pine trees and spruce stumps represent an important habitat for Heterobasidion spp. in subalpine forests. Forest Pathology 33, 191-203. PDF
Gonthier, P., Garbelotto, M. & Nicolotti, G. (2002) European pines may be simultaneously infected by more than one species of Heterobasidion. Plant Disease 86, 814. PDF
Gonthier, P., Garbelotto, M., Varese, G.C. & Nicolotti, G. (2001) Relative abundance and potential dispersal range of intersterility groups of Heterobasidion annosum in pure and mixed forests. Canadian Journal of Botany, 79, 1057-1065. PDF
Hansen, E.M., Reeser, P., Davidson, J.M., Garbelotto, M., Ivors, K., Douhan, L. & Rizzo, D.M. (2003) Phytophthora nemorosa, a new species causing cankers and leaf blight of forest trees in California and Oregon, U.S.A. Mycotaxon 88, 129-138. PDF
Hayden, K.J., Rizzo, D., Tse, J. & Garbelotto, M. (2004) Detection and quantification of Phytophthora ramorum from California forests using a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay . Phytopathology 94, 1075-1083. PDF
Harnik, T.Y., Mejia-Chang, M., Lewis, J. & Garbelotto, M. (2004) Efficacy of heat-based treatments in eliminating the recovery of the Sudden Oak Death pathogen (Phytophthora ramorum) from infected California bay laurel leaves. Hortscience 39, 1677-1680. PDF
Hüberli, D., Ivors, K.L., Smith, A., Tse, J.G. & Garbelotto, M. (2005) First report of foliar infection of Maianthemum racemosa by Phytophthora ramorum. Plant Disease 89, 204. PDF
Hüberli, D., Reuther, K.D., Smith, A., Swain, S., Tse, J.G. & Garbelotto, M. (2004) First report of foliar infection of Rosa gymnocarpa by Phytophthora ramorum. Plant Disease 88, 430. PDF
Hüberli, D., Van Sant-Glass, W., Tse, J.G. & Garbelotto, M. (2003) First report of foliar infection of starflower by Phytophthora ramorum. Plant Disease 87, 599. PDF
Ivors, K.L., Hayden, K.J., Bonants, P.J.M., Rizzo, D.M. & Garbelotto, M. (2004) AFLP and phylogenetic analyses of North America and European populations of Phytophthora ramorum. Mycological Research 108, 378-392. PDF
Kong, P., Hong, C.X., Tooley, P.W., Ivors, K., Garbelotto, M. & Richardson, P.A. (2004) Rapid identification of Phytophthora ramorum using PCR-SSCP analysis of ribosomal DNA ITS-1. Letters in Applied Microbiology 38, 433-439. PDF
Maloney, P.E., Rizzo, D.M., Koike, S.T., Harnik, T.Y. & Garbelotto, M. (2002) First report of Phytophthora ramorum on Coast Redwood in California. Plant Disease 86, 1274. PDF
McPherson, B.A., Rizzo, D.M., Garbelotto, M., Svihra, P., Wood, D.L., Storer, A.J., Kelly, N.M., Palkovsky, N., Tjosvold, S.A., Standiford, R.B. & Koike, S.T. (2002) Sudden oak death in California: Integrated pest management in the landscape. Pest Notes Publication 7498, 1-5. PDF
O'Gara, E. H�berli, D. & Hardy, G. (2005) Phytophthora ramorum: a threat to Australia? Australasian Plant Conservation 13, 22-24. PDF
Parrent, J.L., Garbelotto, M. & Gilbert, G.S. (2004) Population genetic structure of the polypore Datronia caperata in fragmented mangrove forests. Mycological Research 108, 403-410. PDF
Rizzo, D.M., Garbelotto, M. & Hansen, E. (2005) Phytophthora ramorum: Integrative research and management of an emerging pathogen in California and Oregon forests. Annual Review of Phytopathology 43, 309-335. PDF
Rizzo, D.M. & Garbelotto, M. (2003) Sudden oak death: Endangering California and Oregon forest ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 1, 197-204. PDF
Rizzo, D.M., Garbelotto, M., Davidson, J.M., Slaughter, G.W. & Koike, S.T. (2002) Phytophthora ramorum as the cause of extensive mortality of Quercus spp. and Lithocarpus densiflorus in California. Plant Disease 86, 205-214. PDF
Rizzo, D.M., Garbelotto, M., Davidson, J.M., Slaughter, G.W. & Koike, S.T. (2002) Phytophthora ramorum and sudden oak death in California: I. Host relationships. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report No. PSW-GTR-184, 733-740. PDF
Schweigkofler, W., Ostrosina, W.J., Smith, S.L., Cluck, D.R., Maeda, K., Peay, K.G. & Garbelotto, M. (2005) Detection and quantification of Leptographium wageneri, the cause of black-stain root disease, from bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in Northern California using regular and real-time PCR. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35, 1798-1808. PDF
Schweigkofler, W., O'Donnell, K. & Garbelotto, M. (2004) Detection and quantification of airborne conidia of Fusarium circinatum, the causal agent of pine pitch canker, from two California sites using a real-time PCR approach combined with a simple spore trapping method. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 70, 3512-3520. PDF
Swiecki T.J., E.A. Bernhardt and M. Garbelotto (2003) First report of root and crown rot caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi affecting native stands of Arctostaphylos myrtifolia and A. viscida in California. Plant Disease 87, 1395. PDF
Vettraino, AM., H�berli, D., Swain, S., Bienapfl, J.C., Smith, A. & Garbelotto, M. (2006) First report of infection of maiden-hair fern (Adiantum jordanii and A. aleuticum) by Phytophthora ramorum in California. Plant Disease 90, 379. PDF
Vettraino, AM., H�berli, D., Swain, S., Smith, A. & Garbelotto, M. (2006) A new report of Phytophthora ramorum on Rhamnus purshiana in northern California. Plant Disease 90, 246. PDF

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