Publications of Rytas Vilgalys

Papers Published

  1. Henkel TW, Husbands D, Bonito GM, Vilgalys R, Smith ME, New species of Xerocomus (Boletales) from the Guiana Shield, with notes on their mycorrhizal status and fruiting occurrence, Mycologia, vol. in press (2012)
  2. Hersh, M., James Clark, Rytas Vilgalys, Evaluating the impacts of multiple generalist fungal pathogens on temperate tree seedling survival., Ecology, vol. 93 (2012), pp. 511–520
  3. Bonito, Gregory, Matthew E. Smith, Michael Nowak, Rosanne A. Healy, Gonzalo Guevara, ,Efren Cázares, Akihiko Kinoshita, Eduardo R. Nouhra, Laura S. Domínguez, Leho Tedersoo, Claude Murat, Yun Wang, Baldomero, Arroyo Moreno, Donald H. Pfister, Kazuhide Nara, Alessandra Zambonelli, James M. Trappe, Rytas Vilgalys, Historical biogeography and diversification of truffles in the Tuberaceae and their newly identified Southern hemisphere sister lineage, PLOS ONE (in press) (2012)
  4. Husbands, Dillon R., Terry W. Henkel, Gregory Bonito, Rytas Vilgalys, and Matthew E. Smith, New species of Xerocomus (Boletales) from the Guiana Shield, with notes on their mycorrhizal status and fruiting occurrence, Mycologia (2012)
  5. Porter, T. M., M. Rodriguez, B. Robbertse, R. Yoder, P. M. Letcher, J. E. Longcore, J. W. Spatafora, and R. Vilgalys, Chytrid transcriptome pyrosequencing: application to phylogenetic systematics, submitted to Mol. Phylog. Evol. (2012)
  6. Healy, R. A., M. E. Smith, G. M. Bonito, D. H. P F I Ster, Z.-W. Ge, G. G. Guevara, G. W Illiam S, K. Stafford,L. Kumar, T. Lee, C. Hobart,J. Trappe, R. Vilgalys And D. J. Mclaughlin, High diversity and widespread occurrence of mitotic spore mats in ectomycorrhizal Pezizales, in press, Molecular Ecology (2012)
  7. Smith ME, Henkel TW, Uehling JK, Fremier AK, Clarke HD, Vilgalys R, Ectomycorrhizal fungal community in a tropical forest dominated by the Neotropical Dipterocarp, Pakaraimea dipterocarpaceae, PLOS ONE (in press) (2012)
  8. Thaler, Andrew David , Cindy Lee Van Dover, Rytas Vilgalys, Ascomycete phylotypes recovered from a Gulf of Mexico methane seep are identical to an uncultured deep-sea fungal clade from the Pacific, Fungal Ecology, vol. 5 (2012), pp. 270–273
  9. Uehling JK, Henkel TW, Aime MC, Vilgalys R, Smith ME, New species of Clavulina (Cantharellales, Basidiomycota) with resupinate and effused basidiomata from the Guiana Shield, Mycologia, vol. 103 (2012), pp. 883–94
  10. Uehling JK, Henkel TW, Aime MC, Vilgalys R, Smith ME, Four new species of Clavulina (Cantharellales, Basidiomycota) from the Guiana Shield, and a key to the lowland neotropical species., Fungal Biology. In Press (2012)
  11. Uehling JK, Henkel TW, Vilgalys R, Smith ME, Membranomyces species are common ectomycorrhizal symbionts in Northern Hemisphere forests, Mycorrhiza (online) (2012)
  12. Dunbar J, Eichorst SA, Gallegos-Graves L, Silva S, Xie G, Hengartner NW, Evans RD, Hungate BA, Jackson RB, Megonigal JP, Schadt CW, Vilgalys R, Zak DR, Kuske CR., Common bacterial responses in six ecosystems exposed to 10 years of elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide., Environmental Microbiology, vol. 14 (2012), pp. 1145-1158
  13. Gryganskyi, A. P., R. A. Humber , M E. Smith , J. Miadlikowska, S. Wu, K. Voigt , G. Walther , I. M. Anishchenko , and R. Vilgalys., Molecular phylogeny of the Entomophthoromycota:, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 65: (2012), pp. 682–694.
  14. Gryganskyi, Andrii P., Richard A. Humber, Jason E. Stajich, Bradley Mullens, Iryna M. Anishchenko, Rytas Vilgalys., Sequential utilization of hosts from different fly families by the fungal pathogen Entomophthora muscae, PLOS ONE (submitted) (2012)
  15. Guevara, Gonzalo, Gregory Bonito, James M. Trappe, Efren Cázares, Gwendolyn Williams, Rosaria Ann Healy, Christopher W Schadt, and Rytas Vilgalys., New North American truffles (Tuber spp.) and their ectomycorrhizal associations., Mycologia, vol. 2012 (2012)
  16. Henkel TW, Aime MC, Chin MML, Miller SL, Vilgalys R, Smith ME (2012), Ectomycorrhizal fungal sporocarp diversity and discovery of new taxa in Dicymbe monodominant forests of the Guiana Shield., Biodiversity and Conservation., vol. 21: (2012), pp. 2195–2220
  17. Bonito, G., Timothy Brenneman and Rytas Vilgalys., Ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity in orchards of cultivated pecan (Carya illinoinensis; Juglandaceae). ., Mycorrhiza. (2012), pp. 601-612
  18. Gryganskyi, A. P., R. A. Humber, M. E. Smith, K. Hodge, B. Huang, K. Voigt, R. Vilgalys, Phylogenetic lineages in Entomophthoromycota., Persoonia. (2012)
  19. Matthew E Smith and Terry W Henkel and M Catherine Aime and Alex K Fremier and Rytas Vilgalys, Ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity and community structure on three co-occurring leguminous canopy tree species in a Neotropical rainforest, New Phytol, vol. 192 no. 3 (November, 2011), pp. 699--712
  20. Gregory Bonito and Timothy Brenneman and Rytas Vilgalys, Ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity in orchards of cultivated pecan (Carya illinoinensis; Juglandaceae), Mycorrhiza, vol. 21 no. 7 (October, 2011), pp. 601--612
  21. Carolyn F Weber and Donald R Zak and Bruce A Hungate and Robert B Jackson and Rytas Vilgalys and R David Evans and Christopher W Schadt and J Patrick Megonigal and Cheryl R Kuske, Responses of soil cellulolytic fungal communities to elevated atmospheric CO(2) are complex and variable across five ecosystems, Environmental microbiology, vol. 13 no. 10 (October, 2011), pp. 2778--2793
  22. Neil R Gottel and Hector F Castro and Marilyn Kerley and Zamin Yang and Dale A Pelletier and Mircea Podar and Tatiana Karpinets and Ed Uberbacher and Gerald A Tuskan and Rytas Vilgalys and Mitchel J Doktycz and Christopher W Schadt, Distinct microbial communities within the endosphere and rhizosphere of Populus deltoides roots across contrasting soil types, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol. 77 no. 17 (September, 2011), pp. 5934--44
  23. T Y Baroni and V Hofstetter and D L Largent and R Vilgalys, Entocybe is proposed as a new genus in the Entolomataceae (Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota) based on morphological and molecular evidence, North American Fungi, vol. 6 (September, 2011), pp. 1--19
  24. Teresita M Porter and Wallace Martin and Timothy Y James and Joyce E Longcore and Frank H Gleason and Peter H Adler and Peter M Letcher and Rytas Vilgalys, Molecular phylogeny of the Blastocladiomycota (Fungi) based on nuclear ribosomal DNA, Fungal Biology, vol. 115 no. 4-5 (January, 2011), pp. 381--92
  25. A D Thaler and C Van Dover and R Vilgalys, Ascomycete phylotypes recovered from a Gulf of Mexico methane seep are identical to an uncultured deep-sea fungal clade from the Pacific, Fungal Ecology (January, 2011)
  26. G Bonito, JM Trappe, P Rawlinson, R Vilgalys, Improved resolution of major clades within Tuber and taxonomy of species within the Tuber gibbosum complex., Mycologia, vol. 102 no. 5 (November, 2010), pp. 1042-57, ISSN 0027-5514
  27. GM Bonito, AP Gryganskyi, JM Trappe, R Vilgalys, A global meta-analysis of Tuber ITS rDNA sequences: species diversity, host associations and long-distance dispersal., Molecular ecology, vol. 19 no. 22 (November, 2010), pp. 4994-5008, ISSN 1365-294X
  28. Gregory M Bonito and Andrii P Gryganskyi and James M Trappe and Rytas Vilgalys, A global meta-analysis of Tuber ITS rDNA sequences: species diversity, host associations and long-distance dispersal, Mol Ecol, vol. 19 no. 22 (November, 2010), pp. 4994--5008
  29. G Bonito, OS Isikhuemhen, R Vilgalys, Identification of fungi associated with municipal compost using DNA-based techniques., Bioresource technology, vol. 101 no. 3 (February, 2010), pp. 1021-7, ISSN 1873-2976
  30. AP Gryganskyi, SC Lee, AP Litvintseva, ME Smith, G Bonito, TM Porter, IM Anishchenko, J Heitman, R Vilgalys, Structure, Function, and Phylogeny of the Mating Locus in the Rhizopus oryzae Complex., PloS one, vol. 5 no. 12 (2010), pp. e15273, ISSN 1932-6203
  31. DJ McLaughlin, DS Hibbett, F Lutzoni, JW Spatafora, R Vilgalys, The search for the fungal tree of life., Trends in microbiology, vol. 17 no. 11 (November, 2009), pp. 488-97, ISSN 1878-4380
  32. J. L. Parrent and R. Vilgalys, Expression of genes involved in symbiotic carbon and nitrogen transport in Pinus taeda mycorrhizal roots exposed to CO2 enrichment and nitrogen fertilization., Mycorrhiza, vol. 19 no. 7 (September, 2009), pp. 469-79
  33. T. Y. James and A. P. Litvintseva and R. Vilgalys and J. A. Morgan and J. W. Taylor and M. C. Fisher and L. Berger and C. Weldon and L. du Preez and J. E. Longcore, Rapid global expansion of the fungal disease chytridiomycosis into declining and healthy amphibian populations., PLoS Pathog, vol. 5 no. 5 (May, 2009), pp. e1000458
  34. K Findley, M Rodriguez-Carres, B Metin, J Kroiss, A Fonseca, R Vilgalys, J Heitman, Phylogeny and phenotypic characterization of pathogenic Cryptococcus species and closely related saprobic taxa in the Tremellales., Eukaryotic cell, vol. 8 no. 3 (March, 2009), pp. 353-61, ISSN 1535-9786
  35. WH Hartman, CJ Richardson, R Vilgalys, GL Bruland, Environmental and anthropogenic controls over bacterial communities in wetland soils., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, United States, vol. 105 no. 46 (November, 2008), pp. 17842-7, ISSN 1091-6490
  36. 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., Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, United States, vol. 46 no. 2 (February, 2008), pp. 635-44, ISSN 1055-7903
  37. 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 (October, 2007), pp. 982-95, ISSN 0027-5514
  38. 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 (October, 2007), pp. 937-48, ISSN 0027-5514
  39. 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 (October, 2007), pp. 860-71, ISSN 0027-5514
  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 (October, 2007), pp. 982-95, ISSN 0027-5514
  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 (October, 2007), pp. 937-48, ISSN 0027-5514
  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 (October, 2007), pp. 860-71, ISSN 0027-5514
  43. 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 (September, 2007), pp. 185-206, ISSN 0027-5514
  44. 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 (September, 2007), pp. 185-206, ISSN 0027-5514
  45. 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, ISSN 0953-7562
  46. 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, ISSN 000249831000008
  47. 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, ISSN 0028-646X
  48. PC Ceresini, HD Shew, TY James, RJ Vilgalys, MA Cubeta, Phylogeography of the Solanaceae-infecting Basidiomycota fungus Rhizoctonia solani AG-3 based on sequence analysis of two nuclear DNA loci., BMC evolutionary biology, England, vol. 7 (2007), pp. 163, ISSN 1471-2148
  49. TY James, F Kauff, CL Schoch, PB Matheny, V Hofstetter, CJ Cox, G Celio, C Gueidan, E Fraker, J Miadlikowska, HT Lumbsch, A Rauhut, V Reeb, AE Arnold, A Amtoft, JE Stajich, K Hosaka, GH Sung, D Johnson, B O'Rourke, M Crockett, M Binder, JM Curtis, JC Slot, Z Wang, AW Wilson, A Schüssler, JE Longcore, K O'Donnell, S Mozley-Standridge, D Porter, PM Letcher, MJ Powell, JW Taylor, MM White, GW Griffith, DR Davies, RA Humber, JB Morton, J Sugiyama, AY Rossman, JD Rogers, DH Pfister, D Hewitt, K Hansen, S Hambleton, RA Shoemaker, J Kohlmeyer, B Volkmann-Kohlmeyer, RA Spotts, M Serdani, PW Crous, KW Hughes, K Matsuura, E Langer, G Langer, WA Untereiner, R Lücking, B Büdel, DM Geiser, A Aptroot, P Diederich, I Schmitt, M Schultz, R Yahr, DS Hibbett, F Lutzoni, DJ McLaughlin, JW Spatafora, R Vilgalys, Reconstructing the early evolution of Fungi using a six-gene phylogeny., Nature, England, vol. 443 no. 7113 (October, 2006), pp. 818-22, ISSN 1476-4687
  50. JL Parrent, WF Morris, R Vilgalys, CO2-enrichment and nutrient availability alter ectomycorrhizal fungal communities., Ecology, United States, vol. 87 no. 9 (September, 2006), pp. 2278-87, ISSN 0012-9658
  51. D González, MA Cubeta, R Vilgalys, Phylogenetic utility of indels within ribosomal DNA and beta-tubulin sequences from fungi in the Rhizoctonia solani species complex., Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, United States, vol. 40 no. 2 (August, 2006), pp. 459-70, ISSN 1055-7903
  52. AP Litvintseva, R Thakur, R Vilgalys, TG Mitchell, Multilocus sequence typing reveals three genetic subpopulations of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii (serotype A), including a unique population in Botswana., Genetics, United States, vol. 172 no. 4 (April, 2006), pp. 2223-38, ISSN 0016-6731
  53. TY James, P Srivilai, U Kües, R Vilgalys, 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, United States, vol. 172 no. 3 (March, 2006), pp. 1877-91, ISSN 0016-6731
  54. 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
  55. 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
  56. 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
  57. Parrent, J. L., W. F. Morris., R. Vilgalys, CO2-enrichment and nutrient availability alter ectomycorrhizal fungal communities, Ecology, vol. 87 (2006), pp. 2278-2287
  58. 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
  59. 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
  60. R Yahr, R Vilgalys, PT DePriest, Geographic variation in algal partners of Cladonia subtenuis (Cladoniaceae) highlights the dynamic nature of a lichen symbiosis., The New phytologist, England, vol. 171 no. 4 (2006), pp. 847-60, ISSN 0028-646X
  61. HE O'Brien, JL Parrent, JA Jackson, JM Moncalvo, R Vilgalys, Fungal community analysis by large-scale sequencing of environmental samples., Applied and environmental microbiology, United States, vol. 71 no. 9 (September, 2005), pp. 5544-50, ISSN 0099-2240
  62. N Fierer, JA Jackson, R Vilgalys, RB Jackson, Assessment of soil microbial community structure by use of taxon-specific quantitative PCR assays., Applied and environmental microbiology, United States, vol. 71 no. 7 (July, 2005), pp. 4117-20, ISSN 0099-2240
  63. M Didukh, R Vilgalys, SP Wasser, OS Isikhuemhen, E Nevo, Notes on Agaricus section Duploannulati using molecular and morphological data., Mycological research, England, vol. 109 no. Pt 6 (June, 2005), pp. 729-40, ISSN 0953-7562
  64. AP Litvintseva, L Kestenbaum, R Vilgalys, TG Mitchell, Comparative analysis of environmental and clinical populations of Cryptococcus neoformans., Journal of clinical microbiology, United States, vol. 43 no. 2 (February, 2005), pp. 556-64, ISSN 0095-1137
  65. 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
  66. Wallenstein, M.D. and R. J. Vilgalys, Quantitative analyses of nitrogen cycling genes in soils, Pedobiologia, vol. 49 (2005), pp. 665-672
  67. 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
  68. 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)
  69. 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, ISSN 0095-1137
  70. 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, ISSN 0962-1083
  71. 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, ISSN 1087-1845
  72. 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, ISSN 0016-6731
  73. 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, ISSN 1350-0872
  74. 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, ISSN 1087-1845
  75. 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, ISSN 1535-9778
  76. 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, ISSN 0940-6360
  77. PC Ceresini, HD Shew, RJ Vilgalys, LR Gale, MA Cubeta, Detecting Migrants in Populations of Rhizoctonia solani Anastomosis Group 3 from Potato in North Carolina Using Multilocus Genotype Probabilities., Phytopathology, United States, vol. 93 no. 5 (May, 2003), pp. 610-5, ISSN 0031-949X
  78. 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, ISSN 0962-1083
  79. 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, ISSN 1055-7903
  80. 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, ISSN 1350-0872
  81. 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, ISSN 1087-1845
  82. 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, ISSN 0172-8083
  83. 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, ISSN 0962-1083
  84. 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, ISSN 0066-4804
  85. 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, ISSN 0016-6731
  86. 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, ISSN 0962-1083
  87. 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, ISSN 1063-5157
  88. 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, ISSN 0933-7407
  89. 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, ISSN 1369-3786

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.