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Publications

  1. Coles, D. W., Bithell, S. L., Jeffries, T., Cuddy, W. S., & Plett, J. M. (2024). Functional genomics identifies a small secreted protein that plays a role during the biotrophic to necrotrophic shift in the root rot pathogen Phytophthora medicaginis. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15, 1439020.

  2. Coles D.W., Bithell S.L., Mikhael M., Cuddy W.S., Plett J.M. (2022). Chickpea Roots Undergoing Colonisation by Phytophthora medicaginis Exhibit Opposing Jasmonic Acid and Salicylic Acid Accumulation and Signalling Profiles to Leaf Hemibiotrophic Models. Microorganisms, 10, 343. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10020343. (Impact Factor 3.86; SJR Ranking Microbiology: 0.86).

  3. Hill, R. A., Wong-Bajracharya, J., Anwar, S., Coles, D., Wang, M., Lipzen, A., Ng, V., Grigoriev, I. V., Martin, F., Anderson, I. C., Cazzonelli, C. I., Jeffries, T., Plett, K. L. and Plett, J. M. (2022). Abscisic acid supports colonization of Eucalyptus grandis roots by the mutualistic ectomycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus microcarpus. New Phytologist, 233: 966-982. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17825. (Impact Factor 10.15; SJR Ranking Microbiology: 3.74).

  4. du Toit Y., Coles, D. W., Mewalal R., Christie N., Naidoo S. (2020). eCALIBRATOR: A Comparative Tool to Identify Key Genes and Pathways for Eucalyptus Defense Against Biotic Stressors. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00216. (Impact Factor 4.24; SJR Ranking Microbiology: 1.701).

  5. Naidoo S., Slippers B., Plett J. M., Coles D. W., Oates C. N. (2019). The Road to Resistance in Forest Trees. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10.3389/fpls.2019.00273. (Impact Factor 4.4; SJR Ranking Plant Science: 1.752).

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Invited Seminars and Conference Presentations

  1. Coles D. W., Powell J. R., Plett J. M., Anderson I. C. (Invited Speaker) Development of novel strategies to manage broccolini clubroot disease. Australasian Soilborne Disease Symposium (2024).

  2. Coles D. W., Powell J. R., Plett J. M., Anderson I. C. (Invited Speaker) Development of novel IDM strategies to mitigate the impact of major broccolini diseases:Project progress. Perfection Fresh Grower Meeting (2023).

  3. Coles D. W., Bithell S.L., Jeffries T., Cuddy W.S., Plett J. M. (Invited Speaker) Co-expression network and functional analyses reveal a role of RXLR effector Phytmed_10271 in a quantitative system. Australasian Mycological Society symposium (2022).

  4. Coles D. W., Plett, J. M., Anderson I. C., Powell, J. R. (Invited Speaker) Microbial community comparison between symptomatic and asymptomatic shoots of broccolini infected with Albugo candida. New Zealand Microbiological Society conference (2022).

  5. Coles D. W., Wong‐Bajracharya J., Tobias P., Plett J. M., Moffitt M. C. (Invited Speaker) Development of molecular fingerprinting for early detection of myrtle rust disease and resistant germplasm. 2nd Australian Biosecurity Symposium (2022).

  6. Coles D. W., Bithell S. L., Jeffries T., Cuddy W. S., Stotz H. U., Plett J. M. (Poster) Putting the brakes on disease: identifying and targeting key genetic regulators controlling the biotrophic to necrotrophic switch. 16th Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists. Online. (2021).

  7. Coles D. W., Bithell S. L., Jeffries T., Cuddy W. S., Plett J. M. (Invited Speaker) Small secreted RxLR Pm_10271 regulates the biotrophic to necrotrophic switch in the soil borne pathogen Phytophthora medicaginis. Australasian Plant Pathology Society Biennial Conference. Online. (2021).

  8. Coles D. W., Bithell S. L., Jeffries T., Cuddy W. S., Stotz H. U., Plett J. M. (Invited Speaker) Identification of key genetic regulators controlling the biotrophic to necrotrophic switch during hemibiotrophic pathogenesis. School of Life and Medical Science Conference, University of Hertfordshire. Hatfield, United Kingdom. (2021).

  9. Coles D. W., Bithell S. L., Cuddy W. S., Stotz H. U., Plett J. M. (Invited Seminar) Identification of key regulatory signals governing plant/hemibiotrophic pathogen interactions. Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University. Richmond, NSW, Australia. (2020).

  10. Coles D. W., Bithell S. L., Cuddy W. S., Plett J. M. (Invited Speaker) Investigating the transcriptomic response of chickpea roots to infection by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora medicaginis. Genomes and Biodiversity workshop. University of Sydney. (2019).

  11. Coles D.W., Bithell S. L., Cuddy W. S., Plett J. M. (Invited Speaker) Physiological insights into the chickpea-Phytophthora medicaginis interaction. Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University. Richmond, NSW, Australia. (2019).

  12. Coles D. W., Cuddy W. S., Stotz H. U., Plett J. M. (Poster) Investigation of pathogen-plant signaling during the chickpea-Phytophthora medicaginis duel. Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University. Richmond, NSW, Australia. (2019).

  13. Coles D. W., Cuddy W. S., Stotz H. U., Plett J. M. (Invited Seminar) En Garde! Using dual RNA-seq to elucidate the code duello governing battle between Chickpea and Phytophthora medicaginis. Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University. Richmond, NSW, Australia. (2018).

  14. Coles D. W., Mewalal R., Naidoo S. (Invited Seminar) Functional genetic analysis of NRT2.5 in Arabidopsis thaliana defense”. Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria. Pretoria, South Africa. (2017).

  15. Coles D. W., du Toit Y., Hussey S. G., Mewalal R., Christie N., Myburg A. A. and Naidoo S. (Invited Speaker) Identification and characterization of NITRATE TRANSPORTER 2.5 as a target defense response gene in Eucalyptus grandis. IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference. Concepción, Chile. (2017).

  16. Coles D. W., Mewalal R., Naidoo S. (Invited Seminar) Functional characterization of NITRATE TRANSPORTER 2.5 in Arabidopsis thaliana defense. Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria. Pretoria, South Africa. (2017).

  17. Coles D. W., Mewalal R., Naidoo S. (Invited Seminar) Regulatory status of genome edited plants. Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria. Pretoria, South Africa. (2016).

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