Fran Lopez-Ruiz

Andronis, C. E., Jacques, S., Lopez-Ruiz, F. J., Lipscombe, R., & Tan, K.-C. (2024) "Proteomic analysis revealed that the oomyceticide phosphite exhibits multi-modal action in an oomycete pathosystem." Journal of Proteomics, 301, 105181. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprot.2024.105181

Zulak, K. G., Farfan-Caceres, L., Knight, N. L., & Lopez-Ruiz, F. J. (2024) "Exploiting long read sequencing to detect azole fungicide resistance mutations in Pyrenophora teres using unique molecular identifiers." Scientific Reports, 14, 6285. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-56801-z

Helps, J., Lopez-Ruiz, F., Zerihun, A., & van den Bosch, F. (2024). "Do growers using solo fungicides affect the durability of disease control of growers using mixtures and alternations? The case of spot-form net blotch in Western Australia." Phytopathology, 114(3), 590-602. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-02-23-0050-R

Oliver, R., Hane, J., Mair, W., & Lopez-Ruiz, F. (2024). "The 2023 update of target site mutations associated with resistance to fungicides and a web-tool to assist label designations." Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, 131, 1265-1270. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-024-00872-7

Ellwood, S. R., Lopez-Ruiz, F. J., & Tan, K.-C. (2024) "Barley powdery mildew control in Western Australia and beyond." Plant Pathology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13884

Hodgson, L. M., Rakshit, S., Lopez-Ruiz, F. J., Gibberd, M. R., Thomas, G. J., & Zerihun, A. (2024). "Spatial dependency in stubble-borne Pyrenophora teres f. teres and influence of sample support size on DNA concentration and fungicide resistance frequency." Phytopathology, 114(1), 269-281. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-02-23-0062-R

Hodgson, L.M., Rakshit, S., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J., Gibberd, M., Thomas, G., Zerihun, A. (2023) "Spatial dependency in stubble-borne Pyrenophora teres f. teres and influence of sample support size on DNA concentration and fungicide resistance frequency." Phytopathology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-02-23-0062-R

Olita, H. T., Sung, B., Hooper, B., Cao, Z., Lopez-Ruiz, F., & Gibberd, M. (2023) "The socio-economic impact of fungicide resistance in West Australia's Wheatbelt." Advances in Agronomy. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2023.03.005

van den Bosch, F., Zerihun, A., Poole, N., Thomas, G., & Lopez-Ruiz, F. J. (2023). "Adjusting fungicide treatment programmes when resistance is developing: The case of spot-form net-blotch in Western Australia." Plant Pathology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13726

Hodgson, L. M., Cox, B. A., Lopez-Ruiz, F. J., Gibberd, M. R., Thomas, G. J., & Zerihun, A. (2023). "Optimized Sample Processing Pipeline for PCR-Based Fungicide Resistance Quantification of Stubble-Borne Fungal Pathogens." Phytopathology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-07-22-0239-R

Derbyshire, M.C., Harper, L.A., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J. (2021) "Positive Selection of Transcription Factors Is a Prominent Feature of the Evolution of a Plant Pathogenic Genus Originating in the Miocene" Genome Biology and Evolution. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evab167

Beckie, H.J., Busi, R., Lopez-Ruiz, F., Umina, P.A. (2021) "Herbicide resistance management strategies: how do they compare with those for insecticides, fungicides and antibiotics?" Pest Management Science DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6395

Knight, N.L., Moslemi, A., Begum, F., Dodhia, K.N., Covarelli, L., Hills, A.L., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J. (2021) "Detection of Ramularia collo‐cygni from barley in Australia using triplex quantitative and droplet digital PCR" Pest Management Science. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6753

Harper, L.A., Paton, S., Hall, B., McKay S., Oliver, R.P., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J. (2021) "Fungicide resistance characterised across seven chemical classes in a Botrytis cinerea population isolated from Australian vineyards " Pest Management Science. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6749

Milazzo, C., Zulak, K., Muria-Gonzalez, M., Jones, D., Power, M., Bransgrove, K., Bunce, M., Lopez-Ruiz, F. (2021) "High-throughput metabarcoding characterises fungal endophyte diversity in the phyllosphere of a barley crop." APS Publications. DOI: https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PBIOMES-09-20-0066-R

Dodhia, K., Cox, B., Oliver, R., Lopez-Ruiz, F. (2021). "Rapid in situ quantification of the strobilurin resistance mutation G143A in the wheat pathogen Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici." Scientific Reports. DOI: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-83981-9

Dodhia, K.N., Cox, B.A., Oliver, R.P., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J. (2020) "When time really is money: in situ quantification of the strobilurin resistance mutation G143A in the wheat pathogen Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici." bioRxiv DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.20.258921

Mair, W.J., Thomas, G.J., Dodhia, K., Hills, A.L., Jayasena, K.W., Elwood, S.R., Oliver, R.P., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J. (2020) "Parallel evolution of multiple mechanisms for demethylase inhibitor fungicide resistance in the barley pathogen Pyrenophora teres f. sp. maculata" Fungal Genetics and Biology DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2020.103475

Phan, H.T.T., Jones, D.A.B., Rybak, K., Dodhia, K.N., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J., Valade, R., Gout, L., Lebrun, M-C., Brunner, P.C., Oliver, R.P., Tan, K-C. (2020) "Low Amplitude Boom-and-Bust Cycles Define the Septoria Nodorum Blotch Interaction." Frontiers in plant science DOI: Phan, H.T.T., Jones, D.A.B., Rybak, K., Dodhia, K.N., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J., Valade, R., Gout, L., Lebrun, M-C., Brunner, P.C., Oliver, R.P., Tan, K-C. (2020)

Polonio, A., Diaz-Martinez, L., Fernandez-Ortuno, D., de Vicente, A., Romero, D.F., Lopez-Ruiz, F., Perez-Garcia, A. (2020) "A hybrid genome assembly resource for podosphaera xanthii, the main causal agent of powdery mildew disease in cucurbits." Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions DOI: https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-08-20-0237-A

Tucker, M.A., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J., Cools, H.J., Mullins, J.G.L., Jayasena, K., Oliver, R.P. (2019) "Analysis of mutations in West Australian populations of Blumeria graminis f.sp. Hordei CYP51 conferring resistance to DMI fungicides" Pest Management Scienc DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5636

Mousavi-Derazmahalleh, M., Chang, S., Thomas, G., Derbyshire, M., Bayer, P.E., Edwards, D., Nelson, M.N., Erskine, W., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J., Clements, J., and Hane, J.K. (2019) "Prediction of pathogenicity genes involved in adaptation to a lupin host in the fungal pathogens Botrytis cinerea and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum via comparative genomics" BMC Genomics DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-019-5774-2

Zulak, K.G., Cox, B.A., Tucker, M.A., Oliver, R.P., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J. (2018) "Improved Detection and Monitoring of Fungicide Resistance in Blumeria graminis f.sp. hordei with high-throughput genotype quantification by Digital PCR." Frontiers in Microbiology DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389%2Ffmicb.2018.00706

Abdullah, A.S., Turo, C., Moffat C.S., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J., Gibberd, M.R., Hamblin, J., Zerihun, A., (2018) "Real-Time PCR for Diagnosing and Quantifying Co-infection by Two Globally Distributed Fungal Pathogens of Wheat." Frontiers in Plant Science DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01086

Elderfield, J.A., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J., Van den Bosch, F., Cunniffe, N.J. (2018) "Using epidemiological principles to explain fungicide resistance management tactics: why do mixtures outperform alternations?" Phytopathology DOI: https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PHYTO-08-17-0277-R

Ellwood, S.R., Piscetek, V., Mair, W.J., Lawrence, J.A., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J., Rawlinson, C. (2018) "Genetic variation of Pyrenophora teres f. teres isolates in Western Australia and emergence of a Cyp51A fungicide resistance mutation." Plant Pathology. Doi: 10.1111/ppa.12924 DOI: https://bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ppa.12924

Talbot, J.J., Subedi, S., Halliday, C.L., Hibbs, D.E., Lai, F., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J., Harper, L., Park, R.F., W.S., Biswas, C., Cooley, L., Carter, D., Sorrell, T.C., Barrs, V.R., Chen, S.C-A. (2018) "Surveillance for azole resistance in clinical and environmental isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus in Australia and cyp51A homology modelling of azole-resistant isolates" Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy DOI: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29846581/

Abdullah, A.S., Moffat, C.S., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J., Gibberd, M.R., Hamblin, J., Zerihun, A. (2017) "Host–Multi-Pathogen Warfare: Pathogen Interactions in Co-infected Plants." Frontiers in Plant Science. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01806

Idnurm, A., Urquhart, A.S., Vummadi, D.R., Chang, S., Van de Wouw, A.P., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J. (2017) "Spontaneous and CRISPR/Cas9-induced mutation of the osmosensor histidine kinase of the canola pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans." Fungal Biology and Biotechnology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40694-017-0043-0

van den Bosch, F., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J., Oliver, R.P., Paveley, N., Helps, J., van den Berg, F. (2017) "Identifying when it is financially beneficial to increase or decrease fungicide dose as resistance develops." Plant Pathology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.12787

Van de Wouw, A.P., Elliott, V.L., Chang, S., López-Ruiz, F.J., Marcroft, S.J., Idnurm, A. (2017) "Identification of isolates of the plant pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans with resistance to the triazole fungicide fluquinconazole using a novel In Planta assay." PLOS ONE. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188106

Ge, X., Deng, W., Lee, Z.Z., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J., Schweizer, P., Ellwood, S.R. (2016) "Tempered mlo broad-spectrum resistance to barley powdery mildew in an Ethiopian landrace" Scientific Reports DOI: 10.1038/srep29558

John, E., Lopez-Ruiz, F., Rybak, K., Mousley, C.J., Oliver, R.P., Tan, K.C. (2016) "Dissecting the role of histidine kinase and HOG1 mitogen-activated protein kinase signalling in stress tolerance and pathogenicity of Parastagonospora nodorum on wheat" Microbiology DOI: doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.000280

Mair, W., Lopez-Ruiz, F., Stammler, G., Clark, W., Burnett, F., Holloman, D., Ishii, H., Thind, T.S., Brown, J.K.M., Fraaije, B., Cools, H., Shaw, M., Fillinger, S., Walker, A-S., Mellado, E., Schnabel, G., Mehl, A., Oliver, R.P. (2016) "Proposal for a unified nomenclature for target-site mutations associated with resistance to fungicides" Pest Management Science DOI: doi.org/10.1002/ps.4301

Mair, W.J., Deng, W., Mullins, J.G.L., West, S., Wang, P., Besharat, N., Ellwood, S.R., Oliver, R.P., Lopez-Ruiz, F.J. (2016) "Demethylase Inhibitor Fungicide Resistance in Pyrenophora teres f. sp. teres Associated with Target Site Modification and Inducible Overexpression of Cyp51" Frontiers in Microbiology DOI: doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01279

Tucker, M.A., Lopez-Ruiz, F., Jayasena, K.W., Oliver, R.P. (2015) "Origin of Fungicide-Resistant Barley Powdery Mildew in Western Australia: Lessons to Be Learned" Fungicide Resistance in Plant Pathogens “Principles and a Guide to Practical Management” DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-55642-8

Vela-Corcia, D., Bellón-Gómez, D., Lopez-Ruiz, F., Tores, J.A., Perez-Garcia, A. (2014) "The Podosphaera fusca TUB2 gene, a molecular “Swiss Army knife” with multiple applications in powdery mildew research" Fungal Biology DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2013.12.001