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  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Amy Y. Rossman is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these domains, their work focuses particularly on Plant Science and Cell Biology, along with interests in Pharmacology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Molecular Biology.

Their research covers a range of topics that include:

  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
  • Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
  • Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research

Recent publications by Amy Y. Rossman include:

  • "Fusarium: more than a node or a foot-shaped basal cell" (2021), Studies in Mycology
  • "How to publish a new fungal species, or name, version 3.0" (2021), IMA Fungus
  • "New and Interesting Fungi. 3" (2020), Fungal Systematics and Evolution
  • "Competing sexual-asexual generic names in Agaricomycotina (Basidiomycota) with recommendations for use" (2021), IMA Fungus
  • "Foot rot disease of sweet potato in Japan caused by Diaporthe destruens: first report, pathogenicity and taxonomy" (2021), Journal of General Plant Pathology

Frequent coauthors in Rossman's research include:

  • P.W. Crous
  • Lei Cai
  • L. Lombard
  • Keith A. Seifert
  • Yuuri Hirooka

The most common publication venues for their work are:

  • IMA Fungus
  • Studies in Mycology
  • Fungal Systematics and Evolution
  • Journal of General Plant Pathology
  • Mycologia

Amy Y. Rossman was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Fungi on Plants and Plant Products in the United States

    D. F. Farr;G. F. Bills;G. P. Chamuris;A. Y. Rossman

  • Reconstructing the early evolution of Fungi using a six-gene phylogeny

    Timothy Y. James;Frank Kauff;Conrad L. Schoch;P. Brandon Matheny

  • Assembling the fungal tree of life: progress, classification, and evolution of subcellular traits

    François Lutzoni;Frank Kauff;Cymon J. Cox;David McLaughlin

  • The Ascomycota Tree of Life: A Phylum-wide Phylogeny Clarifies the Origin and Evolution of Fundamental Reproductive and Ecological Traits

    Conrad L. Schoch;Gi Ho Sung;Francesc López-Giráldez;Jeffrey P. Townsend

  • Genera of Bionectriaceae, Hypocreaceae and Nectriaceae (Hypocreales, Ascomycetes)

    Amy Y. Rossman;Gary J. Samuels;C. T. Rogerson;Rosalind Lowen

  • Genera of phytopathogenic fungi: GOPHY 1

    Y. Marin-Felix;J.Z. Groenewald;L. Cai;Q. Chen

  • Where are all the undescribed fungi

    David L. Hawksworth;Amy Y. Rossman

  • An overview of the systematics of the Sordariomycetes based on a four-gene phylogeny

    Ning Zhang;Lisa A. Castlebury;Andrew N. Miller;Sabine M. Huhndorf

  • A phylogenetically-based nomenclature for Cordycipitaceae (Hypocreales).

    Ryan M. Kepler;J. Jennifer Luangsa-ard;Nigel L. Hywel-Jones;C. Alisha Quandt

  • Pyricularia grisea, the correct name for the rice blast disease fungus.

    Amy Y. Rossman;Richard J. Howard;Barbara Valent

  • Fusarium: more than a node or a foot-shaped basal cell.

    P.W. Crous;P.W. Crous;L. Lombard;M. Sandoval-Denis;K.A. Seifert

  • Multigene phylogeny reveals new lineage for Stachybotrys chartarum, the indoor air fungus.

    Lisa A. Castlebury;Amy Y. Rossman;Gi-Ho Sung;Aimee S. Hyten

  • Delimitation of Neonectria and Cylindrocarpon (Nectriaceae, Hypocreales, Ascomycota) and related genera with Cylindrocarpon-like anamorphs

    P. Chaverri;C. Salgado;Y. Hirooka;Y. Hirooka;A.Y. Rossman

  • Insights into the genus Diaporthe: phylogenetic species delimitation in the D. eres species complex

    Dhanushka Udayanga;Lisa A. Castlebury;Amy Y. Rossman;Ekachai Chukeatirote

  • A preliminary overview of the Diaporthales based on large subunit nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences.

    Lisa A. Castlebury;Amy Y. Rossman;Walter J. Jaklitsch;Larissa N. Vasilyeva

  • Species limits in Diaporthe: molecular re-assessment of D. citri, D. cytosporella, D. foeniculina and D. rudis

    D. Udayanga;L.A. Castlebury;A.Y. Rossman;K.D. Hyde

  • A review of the phylogeny and biology of the Diaporthales

    Amy Y. Rossman;David F. Farr;Lisa A. Castlebury

  • The Diaporthe sojae species complex: phylogenetic re-assessment of pathogens associated with soybean, cucurbits and other field crops.

    Dhanushka Udayanga;Lisa A. Castlebury;Amy Y. Rossman;Ekachai Chukeatirote

  • Identification of two powdery mildew fungi, Oidium neolycopersici sp. nov. and O. lycopersici, infecting tomato in different parts of the world

    Levente Kiss;Roger T.A. Cook;Gregory S. Saenz;James H. Cunnington

  • A preliminary overview of the Diaporthales based on large subunit nuclear

    Lisa A. Castlebury;Amy Y. Rossman;Walter J. Jaklitsch;Larissa N. Vasilyeva

Frequent Co-Authors

Lisa A. Castlebury
Lisa A. Castlebury United States Department of Agriculture
Pedro W. Crous
Pedro W. Crous Utrecht University
Kevin D. Hyde
Kevin D. Hyde Mae Fah Luang University
Priscila Chaverri
Priscila Chaverri Bowie State University
David L. Hawksworth
David L. Hawksworth Royal Botanic Gardens
Gary J. Samuels
Gary J. Samuels United States Department of Agriculture
Keith A. Seifert
Keith A. Seifert Carleton University
James F. White
James F. White Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
M. Catherine Aime
M. Catherine Aime Purdue University West Lafayette
Michael J. Wingfield
Michael J. Wingfield University of Pretoria

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