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  1. TM Porter, CW Schadt, L Rizvi, AP Martin, SK Schmidt, L Scott-Denton, R Vilgalys, JM Moncalvo, Widespread occurrence and phylogenetic placement of a soil clone group adds a prominent new branch to the fungal tree of life., Mol Phylogenet Evol (October, 2007)  [abs].
  2. DS Hibbett, M Binder, JF Bischoff, M Blackwell, PF Cannon, OE Eriksson, S Huhndorf, T James, PM Kirk, R Lücking, H Thorsten Lumbsch, F Lutzoni, PB Matheny, DJ McLaughlin, MJ Powell, S Redhead, CL Schoch, JW Spatafora, JA Stalpers, R Vilgalys, MC Aime, A Aptroot, R Bauer, D Begerow, GL Benny, LA Castlebury, PW Crous, YC Dai, W Gams, DM Geiser, GW Griffith, C Gueidan, DL Hawksworth, G Hestmark, K Hosaka, RA Humber, KD Hyde, JE Ironside, U Kõljalg, CP Kurtzman, KH Larsson, R Lichtwardt, J Longcore, J Miadlikowska, A Miller, JM Moncalvo, S Mozley-Standridge, F Oberwinkler, E Parmasto, V Reeb, JD Rogers, C Roux, L Ryvarden, JP Sampaio, A Schüssler, J Sugiyama, RG Thorn, L Tibell, WA Untereiner, C Walker, Z Wang, A Weir, M Weiss, MM White, K Winka, YJ Yao, N Zhang, A higher-level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi., Mycological research, England, vol. 111 no. Pt 5 (May, 2007), pp. 509-47  [abs].
  3. Henk DA, Vilgalys R, Molecular phylogeny suggests a single origin of insect symbiosis in the Pucciniomycetes with support for some relationships within the genus Septobasidium, American Journal of Botany, vol. 94 (2007), pp. 1515-1526 .
  4. JL Parrent, R Vilgalys, Biomass and compositional responses of ectomycorrhizal fungal hyphae to elevated CO2 and nitrogen fertilization., The New phytologist, England, vol. 176 no. 1 (2007), pp. 164-74  [abs].
  5. James TY, Kauff F, Schoch CL, Matheny PB, Hofstetter V, Cox CJ, Celio G, Gueidan C, Fraker E, Miadlikowska J, Lumbsch HT, Rauhut A, Reeb V, Arnold AE, Amtoft A, Stajich JE, Hosaka K, Sung GH, Johnson D, O'Rourke B, Crockett M, Binder M, Curtis JM, Slot JC, Wang Z, Wilson AW, Schussler A, Longcore JE, O'Donnell K, Mozley-Standridge S, Porter D, Letcher PM, Powell MJ, Taylor JW, White MM, Griffith GW, Davies DR, Humber RA, Morton JB, Sugiyama J, Rossman AY, Rogers JD, Pfister DH, Hewitt D, Hansen K, Hambleton S, Shoemaker RA, Kohlmeyer J, Volkmann-Kohlmeyer B, Spotts RA, Serdani M, Crous PW, Hughes KW, Matsuura K, Langer E, Langer G, Untereiner WA, Lucking R, Budel B, Geiser DM, Aptroot A, Diederich P, Schmitt I, Schultz M, Yahr R, Hibbett DS, Lutzoni F, McLaughlin DJ, Spatafora JW, Vilgalys R, Reconstructing the early evolution of Fungi using a six-gene phylogeny, Nature, vol. 443 (2006), pp. 818-822 .
  6. Gonzalez D, Cubeta MA, Vilgalys R, Phylogenetic utility of indels within ribosomal DNA and beta-tubulin sequences from fungi in the Rhizoctonia solani species complex, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 40 (2006), pp. 459-470 .
  7. Yahr R, Vilgalys R, DePriest PT, Geographic variation in algal partners of Cladonia subtenuis (Cladoniaceae) highlights the dynamic nature of a lichen symbiosis, New Phytologist, vol. 171 (2006), pp. 847-860 .
  8. Parrent, J. L., W. F. Morris., R. Vilgalys, CO2-enrichment and nutrient availability alter ectomycorrhizal fungal communities, Ecology, vol. 87 (2006), pp. 2278-2287 .
  9. James TY, Srivilai P, Kues U, Vilgalys R, Evolution of the bipolar mating system of the mushroom Coprinellus disseminatus from its tetrapolar ancestors involves loss of mating-type-specific pheromone receptor function, Genetics, vol. 172 (2006), pp. 1877-1891 .
  10. Litvintseva, A. P., Thakur, R., Vilgalys, R., Mitchell, T. G., Multilocus sequence typing reveals three genetic subpopulations of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii (serotype A), Including a Unique Population in Botswana, Genetics, vol. 172 (2006), pp. 2223-2238 .
  11. Litvintseva, A. P., L. Kestenbaum, R. Vilgalys, and T. G. Mitchell, Comparative analysis of environmental and clinical populations of Cryptococcus neoformans, J Clin Microbiol, vol. 43 (2005), pp. 556-64 .
  12. Wallenstein, M.D. and R. J. Vilgalys, Quantitative analyses of nitrogen cycling genes in soils, Pedobiologia, vol. 49 (2005), pp. 665-672 .
  13. Fierer, N., J. A. Jackson, R. Vilgalys, and R. B. Jackson, Assessment of Soil Microbial Community Structure by Use of Taxon-Specific Quantitative PCR Assays, Appl. Env. Microbiol., vol. 71 (2005), pp. 4117-4120 .
  14. James, T. Y. and R. Vilgalys, Chytrid fungi as agents of amphibian decline- what can we learn from the earliest diverging fungi?, in Fungal Molecular principles of fungal pathogenesis, ASM Press. Joe Heitman, Scott Filler, and Aaron Mitchell-eds (2005) .
  15. S Diezmann, CJ Cox, G Schonian, R Vilgalys & TG Mitchell, Phylogeny and evolution of medical species of Candida and related taxa: a multigenic analysis., J Clin Microbiol, United States, vol. 42 no. 12 (December, 2004), pp. 5624-5635  [abs].
  16. R Yahr, R Vilgalys & PT Depriest, Strong fungal specificity and selectivity for algal symbionts in Florida scrub Cladonia lichens., Mol Ecol, England, vol. 13 no. 11 (November, 2004), pp. 3367-3378  [abs].
  17. TY James, SR Liou & R Vilgalys, The genetic structure and diversity of the A and B mating-type genes from the tropical oyster mushroom, Pleurotus djamor., Fungal Genet Biol, United States, vol. 41 no. 8 (August, 2004), pp. 813-825  [abs].
  18. RE Marra, JC Huang, E Fung, K Nielsen, J Heitman, R Vilgalys & TG Mitchell, A genetic linkage map of Cryptococcus neoformans variety neoformans serotype D (Filobasidiella neoformans)., Genetics, United States, vol. 167 no. 2 (June, 2004), pp. 619-631  [abs].
  19. GI Zervakis, JM Moncalvo & R Vilgalys, Molecular phylogeny, biogeography and speciation of the mushroom species Pleurotus cystidiosus and allied taxa., Microbiology, England, vol. 150 no. Pt 3 (March, 2004), pp. 715-726  [abs].
  20. TY James, U Kües, SA Rehner & R Vilgalys, Evolution of the gene encoding mitochondrial intermediate peptidase and its cosegregation with the A mating-type locus of mushroom fungi., Fungal Genet Biol, United States, vol. 41 no. 3 (March, 2004), pp. 381-390  [abs].
  21. AP Litvintseva, RE Marra, K Nielsen, J Heitman, R Vilgalys, TG Mitchell, Evidence of sexual recombination among Cryptococcus neoformans serotype A isolates in sub-Saharan Africa., Eukaryot Cell, United States, vol. 2 no. 6 (December, 2003), pp. 1162-8  [abs].
  22. A Pringle, JM Moncalvo, R Vilgalys, Revisiting the rDNA sequence diversity of a natural population of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Acaulospora colossica., Mycorrhiza, Germany, vol. 13 no. 4 (August, 2003), pp. 227-31  [abs].
  23. EA Morehouse, TY James, AR Ganley, R Vilgalys, L Berger, PJ Murphy, JE Longcore, Multilocus sequence typing suggests the chytrid pathogen of amphibians is a recently emerged clone., Mol Ecol, England, vol. 12 no. 2 (February, 2003), pp. 395-403  [abs].
  24. JM Moncalvo, R Vilgalys, SA Redhead, JE Johnson, TY James, M Catherine Aime, V Hofstetter, SJ Verduin, E Larsson, TJ Baroni, R Greg Thorn, S Jacobsson, H Clémençon, OK Miller, One hundred and seventeen clades of euagarics., Mol Phylogenet Evol, United States, vol. 23 no. 3 (June, 2002), pp. 357-400  [abs].
  25. J Xu, G Luo, RJ Vilgalys, ME Brandt, TG Mitchell, Multiple origins of hybrid strains of Cryptococcus neoformans with serotype AD., Microbiology, England, vol. 148 no. Pt 1 (January, 2002), pp. 203-12  [abs].
  26. A Forche, J Xu, R Vilgalys & TG Mitchell, Development and characterization of a genetic linkage map of Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans using amplified fragment length polymorphisms and other markers., Fungal Genet Biol, United States, vol. 31 no. 3 (December, 2001), pp. 189-203  [abs].
  27. U Kües, TY James, R Vilgalys & MP Challen, The chromosomal region containing pab-1, mip, and the A mating type locus of the secondarily homothallic homobasidiomycete Coprinus bilanatus., Curr Genet, United States, vol. 39 no. 1 (February, 2001), pp. 16-24  [abs].
  28. TY James & R Vilgalys, Abundance and diversity of Schizophyllum commune spore clouds in the Caribbean detected by selective sampling., Mol Ecol, England, vol. 10 no. 2 (February, 2001), pp. 471-479  [abs].
  29. J Xu, C Onyewu, HJ Yoell, RY Ali, RJ Vilgalys, TG Mitchell, Dynamic and heterogeneous mutations to fluconazole resistance in Cryptococcus neoformans., Antimicrob Agents Chemother, United States, vol. 45 no. 2 (February, 2001), pp. 420-7  [abs].
  30. TY James, JM Moncalvo, S Li, R Vilgalys, Polymorphism at the ribosomal DNA spacers and its relation to breeding structure of the widespread mushroom Schizophyllum commune., Genetics, United States, vol. 157 no. 1 (January, 2001), pp. 149-61  [abs].
  31. J Xu, R Vilgalys, TG Mitchell, Multiple gene genealogies reveal recent dispersion and hybridization in the human pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans., Mol Ecol, ENGLAND, vol. 9 no. 10 (October, 2000), pp. 1471-1481  [abs].
  32. JM Moncalvo, FM Lutzoni, SA Rehner, J Johnson, R Vilgalys, Phylogenetic relationships of agaric fungi based on nuclear large subunit ribosomal DNA sequences., Syst Biol, England, vol. 49 no. 2 (June, 2000), pp. 278-305  [abs].
  33. G Schönian, A Forche, HJ Tietz, M Müller, Y Gräser, R Vilgalys, TG Mitchell, W Presber, [Genetic structure of geographically different populations of candida albicans], Mycoses, Germany, vol. 43 Suppl 2 (2000), pp. 51-6  [abs].
  34. JG McEwen, JW Taylor, D Carter, J Xu, MS Felipe, R Vilgalys, TG Mitchell, T Kasuga, T White, T Bui, CM Soares, Molecular typing of pathogenic fungi., Med Mycol, England, vol. 38 Suppl 1 (2000), pp. 189-97  [abs].
  35. AE Arnold, DA Henk, RL Eells, F Lutzoni, R Vilgalys, Diversity and phylogenetic affinities of foliar fungal endophytes in loblolly pine inferred by culturing and environmental PCR., Mycologia, United States, vol. 99 no. 2 , pp. 185-206  [abs].
  36. PB Matheny, JM Curtis, V Hofstetter, MC Aime, JM Moncalvo, ZW Ge, JC Slot, JF Ammirati, TJ Baroni, NL Bougher, KW Hughes, DJ Lodge, RW Kerrigan, MT Seidl, DK Aanen, M DeNitis, GM Daniele, DE Desjardin, BR Kropp, LL Norvell, A Parker, EC Vellinga, R Vilgalys, DS Hibbett, Major clades of Agaricales: a multilocus phylogenetic overview., Mycologia, United States, vol. 98 no. 6 , pp. 982-95  [abs].
  37. JM Moncalvo, RH Nilsson, B Koster, SM Dunham, T Bernauer, PB Matheny, TM Porter, S Margaritescu, M Weiss, S Garnica, E Danell, G Langer, E Langer, E Larsson, KH Larsson, R Vilgalys, The cantharelloid clade: dealing with incongruent gene trees and phylogenetic reconstruction methods., Mycologia, United States, vol. 98 no. 6 , pp. 937-48  [abs].
  38. TY James, PM Letcher, JE Longcore, SE Mozley-Standridge, D Porter, MJ Powell, GW Griffith, R Vilgalys, A molecular phylogeny of the flagellated fungi (Chytridiomycota) and description of a new phylum (Blastocladiomycota)., Mycologia, United States, vol. 98 no. 6 , pp. 860-71  [abs].
  39. AE Arnold, DA Henk, RL Eells, F Lutzoni, R Vilgalys, Diversity and phylogenetic affinities of foliar fungal endophytes in loblolly pine inferred by culturing and environmental PCR., Mycologia, United States, vol. 99 no. 2 , pp. 185-206  [abs].
  40. PB Matheny, JM Curtis, V Hofstetter, MC Aime, JM Moncalvo, ZW Ge, JC Slot, JF Ammirati, TJ Baroni, NL Bougher, KW Hughes, DJ Lodge, RW Kerrigan, MT Seidl, DK Aanen, M DeNitis, GM Daniele, DE Desjardin, BR Kropp, LL Norvell, A Parker, EC Vellinga, R Vilgalys, DS Hibbett, Major clades of Agaricales: a multilocus phylogenetic overview., Mycologia, United States, vol. 98 no. 6 , pp. 982-95  [abs].
  41. JM Moncalvo, RH Nilsson, B Koster, SM Dunham, T Bernauer, PB Matheny, TM Porter, S Margaritescu, M Weiss, S Garnica, E Danell, G Langer, E Langer, E Larsson, KH Larsson, R Vilgalys, The cantharelloid clade: dealing with incongruent gene trees and phylogenetic reconstruction methods., Mycologia, United States, vol. 98 no. 6 , pp. 937-48  [abs].
  42. TY James, PM Letcher, JE Longcore, SE Mozley-Standridge, D Porter, MJ Powell, GW Griffith, R Vilgalys, A molecular phylogeny of the flagellated fungi (Chytridiomycota) and description of a new phylum (Blastocladiomycota)., Mycologia, United States, vol. 98 no. 6 , pp. 860-71  [abs].

Book Chapters

  1. Idnurm, A., T. Y. James, and R. Vilgalys, Sex in the rest: mysterious mating in the Chytridiomycota and Zygomycota, in Sex in fungi: molecular determination and evolutionary implications, edited by Joe Heitman, Jim Kronstad, John Taylor, and Lorna Casselton eds (2007), ASM Press, Washington, D.C. .
  2. James, T. Y. and R. Vilgalys, Amphibian chytridiomycosis as an emerging infectious disease of wildlife: what can we learn from the earliest diverging fungi?, in Molecular principles of fungal pathogenesis, edited by J. Heitman, S.G. Filler, J.E. Edwards, Jr, and A.P. Mitchell (2006), ASM Press, Washington, D.C. .

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