Alexander Idnurm

8.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
131 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Alexander Idnurm is a scholar working on Plant Science, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Idnurm has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Plant Science, 58 papers in Cell Biology and 51 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alexander Idnurm's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (58 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (55 papers) and Fungal Infections and Studies (39 papers). Alexander Idnurm is often cited by papers focused on Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (58 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (55 papers) and Fungal Infections and Studies (39 papers). Alexander Idnurm collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Spain. Alexander Idnurm's co-authors include Joseph Heitman, Barbara J. Howlett, Yong‐Sun Bahn, Surbhi Verma, Giuseppe Ianiri, James A. Fraser, Xiaorong Lin, Chaoyang Xue, Luis M. Corrochano and Eleftherios Mylonakis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Idnurm

125 papers receiving 5.4k citations

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Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, the Etiologic Agents of Cryptococcosis

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Analysis of Population‐Level Avirulence and Virulence Genetic Frequencies Provides Insight Into Resistance Gene Rotation and Plant Disease Epidemiology 2025 ·Plant Pathology ·(unknown), Alexander Idnurm, (unknown), Angela P. Van de Wouw	0
2	Unveiling the virulence mechanism of Leptosphaeria maculans in the Brassica napus interaction: the key role of sirodesmin PL in the induction of cell death 2024 ·Journal of Experimental Botany ·Marina A. Pombo, Hernán G. Rosli, Santiago Javier Maiale, Candace E. Elliott, (unknown), Fernando Matías Romero, Andrés Gárriz, Oscar A. Ruiz, Alexander Idnurm, Franco R. Rossi	0
3	Mooraboolomyces wintlei gen. & sp. nov. from Victoria, Australia 2024 ·Phytotaxa ·(unknown), Andrew S. Urquhart, Alexander Idnurm	1
4	The conserved WetA protein involved in asexual development in fungi is localized to the nuclei in the asexual spores of Paecilomyces variotii 2024 ·Fungal Biology ·(unknown), Andrew S. Urquhart, Alexander Idnurm	1
5	Host Genetic Resistance in Brassica napus: A Valuable Tool for the Integrated Management of the Fungal Pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans 2024 ·Plant Disease ·S. J. Sprague, Angela P. Van de Wouw, S. J. Marcroft, (unknown), Alexander Idnurm, Luke G. Barrett	1
6	Potential for Use of Species in the Subfamily Erynioideae for Biological Control and Biotechnology 2024 ·Microorganisms ·Andrii P. Gryganskyi, Ann E. Hajek, Nataliya M. Voloshchuk, Alexander Idnurm, Jørgen Eilenberg, (unknown), Kathryn E. Bushley, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yong Nie	2
7	Starships are active eukaryotic transposable elements mobilized by a new family of tyrosine recombinases 2023 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Andrew S. Urquhart, Aaron A. Vogan, Donald M. Gardiner, Alexander Idnurm	32
8	Isolation of a fungal calcineurin A mutant suggests that amoebae can counter-select virulence attributes of microbes 2023 ·Medical Mycology ·Alexander Idnurm	4
9	Effects of chitin and chitosan on root growth, biochemical defense response and exudate proteome of Cannabis sativa 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Shuai Nie, Alexander Idnurm, (unknown), Robert Walker, Berin A. Boughton	16
10	Hormonal and proteomic analyses of southern blight disease caused by Athelia rolfsii and root chitosan priming on Cannabis sativa in an in vitro hydroponic system 2023 ·Plant Direct ·(unknown), Shuai Nie, (unknown), Robert Walker, Berin A. Boughton, Alexander Idnurm	11
11	Isolation of strains and their genome sequencing to analyze the mating system of Ophiocordyceps robertsii 2023 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), (unknown), Niloofar Vaghefi, (unknown), Alexander Idnurm	2
12	Deep amplicon sequencing reveals extensive allelic diversity in the erg11/CYP51 promoter and allows multi-population DMI fungicide resistance monitoring in the canola pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans 2023 ·Fungal Genetics and Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), S. J. Marcroft, (unknown), Alexander Idnurm, Angela P. Van de Wouw	8
13	Constitutive expression of transcription factor SirZ blocks pathogenicity in Leptosphaeria maculans independently of sirodesmin production 2021 ·PLoS ONE ·Andrew S. Urquhart, Candace E. Elliott, Wei Zeng, Alexander Idnurm	7
14	The TOR Pathway Plays Pleiotropic Roles in Growth and Stress Responses of the Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans 2019 ·Genetics ·Yee-Seul So, Dong‐Gi Lee, Alexander Idnurm, Giuseppe Ianiri, Yong‐Sun Bahn	21
15	The fungal gene cluster for biosynthesis of the antibacterial agent viriditoxin 2019 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Andrew S. Urquhart, Jinyu Hu, Yit‐Heng Chooi, Alexander Idnurm	27
16	Essential Gene Discovery in the Basidiomycete Cryptococcus neoformans for Antifungal Drug Target Prioritization 2015 ·mBio ·Giuseppe Ianiri, Alexander Idnurm	50
17	Diversity, ecology, and evolution in Phycomyces 2015 ·Fungal Biology ·(unknown), Alexander Idnurm, Enrique Cerdá‐Olmedo	8
18	Contrasted patterns in mating-type chromosomes in fungi: Hotspots versus coldspots of recombination 2015 ·Fungal Biology Reviews ·Alexander Idnurm, Michael E. Hood, Hanna Johannesson, Tatiana Giraud	25
19	Identification of the sex genes in an early diverged fungus 2008 ·Nature ·Alexander Idnurm, (unknown), Anna Floyd, Joseph Heitman	107
20	Fungal Pathogenesis: Gene Clusters Unveiled as Secrets within the Ustilago maydis Code 2007 ·Current Biology ·Barbara J. Howlett, Alexander Idnurm, Joseph Heitman	10

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