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Michael P. Anderson |  |
| Oklahoma State University | ||
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Professor, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences |
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| Address:
368 Agricultural Hall, OSU, Stillwater, OK 74078
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| Phone:
405-744-6939
Fax: 405-744-5269
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| Email:
mpa@mail.pss.okstate.edu |
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| URL:
http://pss.okstate.edu/personnel/faculty/anderson.html |
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| Ph.D.,
Plant Physiology, University
of Minnesota, 1988 |
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| Postdoctoral: Dept
of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, 1990
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| Research
Emphasis: Plant
Microbe Interactions |
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| Research
Description: Functional genomics of Puccinia triticina (Leaf Rust) infection in wheat. In this project we focus on early events in the infection process, before and after fungal penetration, to better understand the early signaling pathways that may help to condition resistance. We use a functional genomic approach with micro or macro array gene expression tools coupled to bioinformatic analysis to unravel some of the mystery surrounding the initial stages of leaf rust infection. Development of biocontrol agents against fungal diseases in bermudagrass and wheat Endophytes are microorganisms that live within plant tissues that are not pathogenic. Recent research in our lab has discovered a number of endophytes that partially inhibit the growth of the causal agent of spring dead spot (SDS). The objective of this research is to use these endophytes as biocontrol agents agaisnt SDS in bermudagrass. In addition we have isolated a bacterial strain that is highly active against the casual agents of leaf rust in wheat and spring dead spot in bermudagrass. The objective of this project is to engineer a biocontrol strategy that will promote disease protection. A functional analysis of endophyte plant-microbe interactions in the symbiotic model system of Medicago truncatula. Endophytes are known to impart significant benefit to their host plants. Despite their importance next to nothing is known concerning about the molecular mechanisms concerning how they influence plant development. This project seeks to develop a greater understanding of these events by studying bacterial endosymbiots in the symbiotic plant model system Medicago truncatula. The project involves a characterization of the microbial ecology of MT endophytes followed by a functional genomics and metabolomic analysis of their effects on plant development. |
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| Recent
Publications: Martin DL, Tisserat N, Taliaferro CM, Walker N, Anderson MP (2006) Resistant Cultivars Aid in Battle Against Spring Dead Spot of Bermudagrass. Turfgrass Trends (In Press) Zhang Y, Guenzi AC, Anderson MP, Taliaferro CM, Gonzales RA (2006) Enrichment of bermudagrass genes associated with tolerance to the spring dead spot fungus Ophiosphaerella herpotricha. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology (In Press) Wu YQ*, Taliaferro CM, Bai GH, Martin DL, Anderson JA, Anderson MP, Edwards RM (2006) Genetic Analyses of Chinese Cynodon Accessions by Flow Cytometry and AFLP Markers. Crop Science (In Press) Wu YQ, Taliaferro CM, Bai GH, Anderson MP (2005) Genetic diversity of Cynodon transvalensis Burtt Davy and its relatedness to hexaploid C. dactylon (L.) Pers. as indicated by AFLP markers. Crop Science 45: 848-853. Yerramsetty PN, Anderson MP, Taliaferro CM, Martin D (2005) DNA Fingerprinting of Seeded Bermudagrass Cultivars. Crop Science 45: 772-777. |
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| Selected
Additional Publications:
Wu YQ, Taliaferro CM, Anderson MP (2004) AFLP Analysis of Genetic Variation in Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon. Genome 47: 689-696. de los Reyes BG, Taliaferro CM, Anderson MP, Anderson JA, Melcher UK, McMaugh S (2001) Induced expression of the class II chitinase gene during cold acclimation and dehydration of bermudagrass (Cynodon sp.). Theor Appl Genet 103: 297-306. |
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