Ustilago publications and presentations
(*denotes undergraduate student author; **denotes graduate student author)

Peer-reviewed Publications in Professional Journals

J. Kämper, R. Kahmann, M. Bölker, L. Ma, T. Brefort, B. J. Saville, F. Banuett, J. W. Kronstad, S. E. Gold, O. Müller, M. H. Perlin, H. A.B. Wösten, R. deVries, J. Ruiz-Herrera, C. G. Reynaga-Peña, K. Snetselaar, M.l McCann, J. Pérez-Martín, M. Feldbrügge,C. W. Basse, G. Steinberg, J. I. Ibeas, W. Holloman, P. Guzman, M. Farman, J. E. Stajich, R. Sentandreu, J. M. González-Prietro, J. C. Kennell, L. Molina, J. Schirawski, A. Mendoza-Mendoza, D. Greilinger, K. Münch, N. Rössel, M. Scherer, M. Vranes, O. Ladendorf, V. Vincon, U. Fuchs, B. Sandrock, S. Meng, E. C.H. Ho, M. J. Cahill, K. J. Boyce, J. Klose, S. J. Klosterman, H. J. Deelstra, L. Ortiz-Castellanos, W. Li, P. Sanchez-Alonso, P. H. Schreier, I. Häuser-Hahn, M. Vaupel, E.Koopmann,G. Friedrich, H. Voss, T. Schlüter, J. Margolis, D. Platt,C. Swimmer, A. Gnirke, F. Chen, V. Vysotskaia, G. Mannhaupt, U. Güldener, M. Münsterkötter, D. Haase, Ma. Oesterheld, H. Mewes, E. W. Mauceli, D. DeCaprio, C. M. Wade, J. Butler, S. Young, D. D. Jaffe, S. Calvo, C. Nusbaum, J. Galagan, and B. W. Birren.  2006.  Insights from the genome of the biotrophic fungal plant pathogen Ustilago maydis.  Nature 444:97-101
Schirawski, J., Bohner, H., Steinberg, G., Snetselaar, K., Adamikova, L., and Kahmann, R.  2005.  Endoplasmic reticulum glucosidase II is required for pathogenicity of Ustilago maydis.  The Plant Cell 17: 3532-3543.  

Snetselaar, K.M., *Carfioli, M. A., and *Cordisco, K. M.  2001.  Pollination can protect maize ovaries from infection by Ustilago maydis, the corn smut fungus.  Canadian Journal of Botany 79:1390-1399.

**Fischer, J. A., McCann, M.P., and Snetselaar, K. M. 2001. Methylation is involved in the U. maydis mating response. Fungal Genetics and Biology 34:21-35.

Snetselaar, K. M., and McCann, M. P. 1997. Using microdensitometry to correlate cell morphology with the nuclear cycle in Ustilago maydis. Mycologia 89:689-697.

**Lehmler, C., Steinberg, G., Snetselaar, K., Schliwa, M., Kahmann, R., and Bölker, M. 1997. Identification of a motor protein required for filamentous growth in Ustilago maydis, EMBO 12:3464-3473.

Snetselaar, K. M., Bölker, M., and Kahmann, R. 1996. Ustilago maydis mating hyphae orient their growth toward pheromone sources. Fungal Genetics and Biology 20:299-312.

Snetselaar, K. M., and C. W. Mims. 1994. Light and electron microscopy of Ustilago maydis hyphae in maize. Mycological Research: 347-355.

Snetselaar, K. M. 1993. Microscopic observation of Ustilago maydis mating interactions. Experimental Mycology 17: 345-355.

Snetselaar, K. M., and C. W. Mims. 1993. Infection of maize stigmas by Ustilago maydis: light and electron microscopy. Phytopathology 83:843-850.

Mims, C. W., K. M. Snetselaar, and E. A. Richardson. 1992. Ultrastructure of the leaf-stripe smut fungus Ustilago striiformis: Host-parasite relationship and teliospore development. International Journal of Plant Sciences 153:289-300.

Snetselaar, K. M., and C. W. Mims. 1992. Sporidial fusion and infection of maize seedlings by the smut fungus Ustilago maydis. Mycologia 84:193-203.

Snetselaar, K. M., and L. H. Tiffany. 1991. A study of Sphacelotheca occidentalis, cause of kernel smut of big bluestem. Jour. Ia. Acad. Sci. 98:145-152.

Mims, C. W., and K. M. Snetselaar. 1991. Teliospore maturation in the smut fungus Sporisorium sorghi: An ultrastructural study using freeze substitution fixation. Bot. Gaz. 152:1-7.

Snetselaar, K. M., and L. H. Tiffany. 1990. Light and electron microscopy of sorus development in Sorosporium provinciale, a smut of big bluestem. Mycologia 82:480-492.
 
Other Peer-reviewed Contributions Pataky, J. K., and K. M. Snetselaar. 2006. Common smut of corn. The Plant Health Instructor. DOI:10.1094/PHI-I-2006-0927-01  Published on the web at http://www.apsnet.org/Education/LessonsPlantPath/CornSmut/default.htm
*Rucker, E., *C. Carré, *J. Dougherty III, M. McCann and K. Snetselaar. 2001. Using auxotrophs of the corn smut fungus to identify nutrients obtained from the plant by the pathogen during infection. Accepted, Proceedings National Conference on Undergraduate Research XV.

*Walmsley, D., M. McCann, and K. Snetselaar. 2001. Using 2-D gel electrophoresis to identify proteins synthesized during mating in Ustilago maydis. Accepted, Proceedings National Conference on Undergraduate Research XV.

Snetselaar, K., S. Lee, *A. Nguyen, M. McCann. 2000. Using microdensitometry and image analysis to study nuclear cycle events in a plant pathogenic fungus. Microsc. Microanal. 6: 686-687.

*Pyle, K., *D. Kusmaul, *J. Curry, *K. Dougherty M. McCann, K. Snetselaar. 1999. Characterizing auxotrophs of the corn smut fungus. Accepted, Proceedings National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Syracuse, NY.

*Johnson J., and *K. Cleary, K. Snetselaar, M. McCann. 1998. Characterization of Ustilago maydis mating mutants. Proceedings National Conference on Undergraduate Research. IV:1197-1201 R. Yearout, Ed.

*Carfioli, M., and K. Snetselaar. 1997. Pollinated maize ovaries are resistant to infection by the smut fungus Ustilago maydis. Proceedings of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research XI. Volume 4: 1262-1266.

*Gervais, J., *J. Lotkowski, K. Snetselaar, and M. McCann. 1997. Investigating temperature sensitive mutants of Ustilago maydis. Proceedings of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research XI. Volume 4:1282-1286.

*Devlin, J., McCann, M., and Snetselaar, K. 1997. One-dimensional and two-dimensional SDS-PAGE of total protein in the fungus Ustilago maydis. In Proceedings of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research XI. Volume 4:1459-1463. National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Asheville, N.C.

*Cordisco, K., and Snetselaar, K. 1996. Effects of pollination on infection by the maize smut fungus. In: Proceedings of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research X. Volume 3:1411-1415. National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Asheville, N.C.

Snetselaar, K. M., and L. H. Tiffany. 1992. Diseases of big bluestem caused by smut fungi. Pp. 1-3 in: Proc. 12th N. A. Prairie Con., ed. D. D. Smith and C. A. Jacobs. UNI Press, Cedar Falls, IA
Published Abstracts Snetselaar, K., **S. Yerrum and M.  McCann. 2005.  Filamentous growth and septation in Ustilago maydis.  Molecular Biology of the Cell:  16: Supplement.  Also presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology, in San Francisco. 

**Gopinathan, A., K. Snetselaar, and M. McCann (presented by **A. Gopinathan). 2002. Filaments formed by U. maydis cells unable to make cAMP differ morphologically from mating and infection filaments. Proceedings: First International Ustilago maydis meeting, Marburg, Germany.

Snetselaar, K.M. and M. McCann . 2002. Filamentous growth in Ustilago maydis. Proceedings: First International Ustilago maydis meeting, Marburg, Germany.
Snetselaar, K. M., and M. McCann. 2001. From bud to appressorium: Morphology of the Ustilago maydis transition from saprobic to parasitic growth. Inoculum 52: 60.

**Fischer, J., *K. Dougherty, M. McCann, K. Snetselaar. 1999. The roles of specific amino acids in cell-cell signaling and recognition during mating of Ustilago maydis. Mol. Biol. Cell 10:48a.

Snetselaar, K., *K. Dougherty, *J. Curry, and M. McCann. 1999. Methylation is involved in the U. maydis mating response. Presented at the 20th Fungal Genetics Conference, Asilomar, CA.

Snetselaar, K., *J. Johnson, **Y. Xiong, M. McCann. 1998. Mating mutants of Ustilago maydis. Phytopathology 88: S132.

*Lotkowski, J., *Gervais, J., McCann, M., and Snetselaar, K. 1997. Identification and characterization of temperature sensitve mutants of Ustilago maydis. I-102, pg 338, In Abstracts of the 97th general meeting American Society for Microbiology 1997. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C.

Snetselaar, K. M., Bolker, M., Kahmann, R. 1996. Ustilago maydis mating hyphae orient growth toward pheromone sources. Inoculum 47:30 (abstract).

Snetselaar, K. M., McCann, M. P. 1996. Using microdensitometry to investigate the nuclear cycle in Ustilago maydis. Inoculum 47:30 (abstract).

Snetselaar, K. M., *Carfioli, M., and *Cordisco, K. 1996. Pollination of maize ovaries protects them from infection by the smut fungus Ustilago maydis. Phytopathology 86:S124.

Snetselaar, K. M. 1994. Teliosporogenesis in Ustilago maydis. Abstracts of the Fifth International Mycological Congress: 203

Snetselaar, K. M. 1993 Sporidial mating in Ustilago maydis. Mycological Society of America Newsletter 44:

Snetselaar, K. M., and C. W. Mims. 1992. Infection of maize stigmas by the smut fungus Ustilago maydis. Mycological Society of America Newsletter 43:50

Mims, C. W., K. M. Snetselaar, and E. A. Richardson. 1992. Ultrastructure of Ustilago striiformis infection of Kentucky bluegrass. Mycological Society of America Newsletter 43:43

Tiffany, L. H., G. Knaphus, and K. M. Snetselaar. 1992. Presence of smut fungi in big bluestem in Iowa. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Sciences 99.

Mims, C. W., K. M. Snetselaar, and E. A. Richardson. 1992. Ultrastructure of the smut fungus Ustilago striiformis in infected tissue of Kentucky bluegrass. Proceedings of the Southeastern Electron Microscopy Society 15:32.

Snetselaar, K. M., and C. W. Mims. 1991. Light and electron microscopy of common smut disease in maize: Mating of sporidia and early infection events. Proceedings of the Southeastern Electron Microscopy Society 14:34.

Mims, C. W., and K. M. Snetselaar. 1990. An ultrastructural study of teliospore maturation in the smut fungus Sporisorium sorghii using freeze-substitution fixation. Mycological Society of America Newsletter 41:30.
Recent Presentations at meetings
2005.  **Yerrum, S., M. McCann and Snetselaar, K.  Septation in Ustilago maydis buds and filaments.  Presented at the Mid-Atlantic States Mycology Conference in Raleigh, NC, April 2005. 
2004.  Snetselaar, K.  Multiple roles for cAMP in filamentous growth of a dimorphic phytopathogenic fungus.  Mid-Atlantic States Mycology Conference. 
2004.  **Carre JR., C., M. McCann and K. Snetselaar.  Inducing Ustilago maydis infection structures. Annual Meeting of the Mycological Society of America, University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC.
2004.  **Dawley, M., **M. Seminack, M. McCann, and K. Snetselaar. Characterizing a Co-enzyme A synthesis gene from Ustilago maydis. Annual Meeting of the Mycological Society of America, University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC.
2004.  *Marchese, R., *J. McLaughlin, *L. Voisey, *L. Gorgol, M. McCann and K. Snetselaar.. Isolation of Ustilago maydis from soil. Annual Meeting of the Mycological Society of America, University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC.
2004.  **Mothey, D., K. Snetselaar and M. McCann. Functional complementation of an mRNA processing gene in Ustilago maydis. Annual Meeting of the Mycological Society of America, University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC.
2004.  Snetselaar, K., Laura Gorgol*, Kaitlin Petrella*, Ronald Marchese*, Crystal Wierbowski +, Lauren Voisey*, Michael McCann. Survival of Ustilago maydis propagules in soil.  Presented at the XIVth Annual Inernational Conference on the Smut Fungi, in Idaho Falls, ID. 

Invited presentations
                    2002.  “Looking closely at fungi in plants,” presented as part of the Ruska Symposium at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Microscopy Society in Athens, GA. 
2001.  “From bud to appressorium: Morphology of the Ustilago maydis transition from saprobic to parasitic growth.” Annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society; Salt Lake City, Utah.

2001. "Early infection of maize by Ustilago maydis", presented to the Plant Pathology Department at Penn State University, State College PA.

1998. International Plant Pathology Congress. Mating impaired mutants of Ustilago maydis. K. Snetselaar, *J. Johnson, **Y. Xiong, M. McCann. Edinburgh, Scotland.

1998. "Ustilago maydis, a model system for studying plant disease", presented to the faculty of the Biology Department, Temple University, Philadelphia PA.

1995. "Smut Fungi on Monocot Plants", presented at the Institut für Genetik und Mikrobiologie der Universität München, Germany.

1993. "Microscopic investigation of the smut fungus, Ustilago maydis, in cultures and in maize plants," presented at the Institut für Genetik und Mikrobiologie der Universität München, Germany.

1991. "Sporidial mating and early infection of maize leaves by the smut fungus Ustilago maydis," presented to the Division of Microbiology, Dept. of Environmental Biology, National Institute of Agro-environmental Sciences, at Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.