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List of works by Andrew Pitman

Advances in bacteriophage-mediated control of plant pathogens

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Characterisation of New Zealand Fusarium populations using a polyphasic approach differentiates the F. avenaceum/F. acuminatum/F. tricinctum species complex in cereal and grassland systems

scientific article published on February 2010

Chromosomal targeting by CRISPR-Cas systems can contribute to genome plasticity in bacteria.

scientific article published on September 2013

Cointegrate resolution following transposition of Tn1792 in Streptomyces avermitilis facilitates analysis of transposon-tagged genes

scientific article published in March 2002

Cytotoxic chromosomal targeting by CRISPR/Cas systems can reshape bacterial genomes and expel or remodel pathogenicity islands

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Detection of the edible ectomycorrhizal fungus Lyophyllum shimeji colonising seedlings of cultivated conifer species in New Zealand

scientific article published on 21 January 2014

Differential Effects of Temperature Extremes on Hospital Admission Rates for Respiratory Disease between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory

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Draft Genome Sequence for ICMP 5702, the Type Strain of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum That Causes Soft Rot Disease on Potato.

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Draft Genome Sequences of 14 Strains of Pseudomonas Isolated from Prunus sp. Plants

scientific article published on 18 January 2018

Draft Genome Sequences of 18 Strains of Pseudomonas Isolated from Kiwifruit Plants in New Zealand and Overseas.

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Draft Genome Sequences of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. actinidiae ICMP 19971 and ICMP 19972, Two Strains Isolated from Actinidia chinensis with Symptoms of Summer Canker in South Korea.

scientific article published on 6 April 2017

Draft Genome Sequences of Three Pectobacterium Strains Causing Blackleg of Potato: P. carotovorum subsp. brasiliensis ICMP 19477, P. atrosepticum ICMP 1526, and P. carotovorum subsp. carotovorum UGC32.

scientific article published on 6 August 2015

Draft Genome Sequences of Two New Zealand Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris Isolates, ICMP 4013 and ICMP 21080.

scientific article published on 29 October 2015

Elongation Factor-1α Accurately Reconstructs Relationships Amongst Psyllid Families (Hemiptera: Psylloidea), with Possible Diagnostic Implications

scientific article published on 10 October 2017

Exposure to host resistance mechanisms drives evolution of bacterial virulence in plants

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GSL2 over-expression confers resistance to Pectobacterium atrosepticum in potato.

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Genome, Proteome and Structure of a T7-Like Bacteriophage of the Kiwifruit Canker Phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae

scientific article published on 24 June 2015

Genomes of 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' Haplotype A from New Zealand and the United States Suggest Significant Genome Plasticity in the Species

scientific article published on 9 July 2015

Identification of bacteriophages for biocontrol of the kiwifruit canker phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae

scientific article published on 31 January 2014

Inactivation of PbTopo IIIβ causes hyper-excision of the Pathogenicity Island HAI2 resulting in reduced virulence of Pectobacterium atrosepticum

scientific article published on 24 April 2012

Inactivation of the gene encoding the cationic antimicrobial peptide resistance factor MprF increases biofilm formation but reduces invasiveness of Listeria monocytogenes

scientific article published on 20 July 2020

Listeria monocytogenes associated with New Zealand seafood production and clinical cases: unique sequence types, truncated InlA, and attenuated invasiveness

scientific article published on 20 December 2013

Mobilization of horizontally acquired island 2 is induced in planta in the phytopathogen Pectobacterium atrosepticum SCRI1043 and involves the putative relaxase ECA0613 and quorum sensing

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Molecular characterisation of an endornavirus from Rhizoctonia solani AG-3PT infecting potato

scientific article published on 27 August 2014

Novel mitoviruses in Rhizoctonia solani AG-3PT infecting potato

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Pathogenicity and other genomic islands in plant pathogenic bacteria

scientific article published on September 2003

Pectobacterium atrosepticum and Pectobacterium carotovorum Harbor Distinct, Independently Acquired Integrative and Conjugative Elements Encoding Coronafacic Acid that Enhance Virulence on Potato Stems

scientific article published on 31 March 2016

The effect of random voice hand hygiene messages delivered by medical, nursing, and infection control staff on hand hygiene compliance in intensive care

scientific article published in December 2006

The product of a developmental gene, crgA, that coordinates reproductive growth in Streptomyces belongs to a novel family of small actinomycete-specific proteins.

scientific article published on November 2003

The role of secretion systems and small molecules in soft-rot Enterobacteriaceae pathogenicity

scientific article published on 12 June 2012

Traceability of marketable Japanese shoro in New Zealand: using multiplex PCR to exploit phylogeographic variation among taxa in the Rhizopogon subgenus Roseoli

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