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Overview

David M. Rizzo is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on plant pathology with significant contributions to the understanding of plant pathogens, host resistance, and ecological impacts on plant health.

Rizzo's body of work includes publications in notable scientific venues such as Plant Disease, Journal of Fungi, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Acta Horticulturae, and One Health Outlook. Their presence in these journals reflects a sustained engagement with the scientific community on topics related to plant diseases and fungal pathogens.

Their research fields center on Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific expertise in several subfields including Plant Science, Cell Biology, Endocrinology, Molecular Biology, and Global and Planetary Change.

Key topics covered in Rizzo's research encompass:

  • Plant Pathogens and Resistance
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
  • Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Susan J. Frankel
  • Kerri M. Frangioso
  • Tyler B. Bourret
  • Sebastian N. Fajardo
  • Richard C. Cobb

Selected recent publications by David M. Rizzo are:

  • Plant health and its effects on food safety and security in a One Health framework: four case studies, 2021, One Health Outlook
  • Mega-fire in redwood tanoak forest reduces bacterial and fungal richness and selects for pyrophilous taxa that are phylogenetically conserved, 2022, Molecular Ecology
  • The Magnitude of Regional-Scale Tree Mortality Caused by the Invasive Pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, 2020, Earth's Future
  • Wildfire alters the disturbance impacts of an emerging forest disease via changes to host occurrence and demographic structure, 2020, Journal of Ecology
  • Community-level prevalence of a forest pathogen, not individual-level disease risk, declines with tree diversity, 2021, Ecology Letters

Best Publications

  • Phytophthora ramorum as the Cause of Extensive Mortality of Quercus spp. and Lithocarpus densiflorus in California.

    D. M. Rizzo;M. Garbelotto;J. M. Davidson;G. W. Slaughter

  • Phytophthora ramorum: integrative research and management of an emerging pathogen in California and Oregon forests.

    David M. Rizzo;Matteo Garbelotto;Everett M. Hansen

  • Sudden oak death: endangering California and Oregon forest ecosystems

    David M. Rizzo;Matteo Garbelotto

  • The fungal dimension of biological invasions

    Marie-Laure Desprez-Loustau;Cécile Robin;Marc Buée;Régis Courtecuisse

  • Transmission of Phytophthora ramorum in mixed-evergreen forest in California

    Jennifer M. Davidson;Allison C. Wickland;Heather A. Patterson;Kristen R. Falk

  • Plant health and its effects on food safety and security in a One Health framework: four case studies.

    David M. Rizzo;Maureen Lichtveld;Jonna A. K. Mazet;Eri Togami

  • Ectomycorrhizal community structure in a xeric Quercus woodland based on rDNA sequence analysis of sporocarps and pooled roots

    Matthew E. Smith;Greg W. Douhan;Greg W. Douhan;David M. Rizzo

  • Mapping the risk of establishment and spread of sudden oak death in California

    Ross Meentemeyer;David Rizzo;Walter Mark;Elizabeth Lotz

  • Sudden Oak Death and Associated Diseases Caused by Phytophthora ramorum

    J. M. Davidson;S. Werres;M. Garbelotto;E. M. Hansen

  • AFLP and phylogenetic analyses of North American and European populations of Phytophthora ramorum.

    Kelly L. Ivors;Katherine J. Hayden;Peter J. M. Bonants;David M. Rizzo

  • Epidemiological modeling of invasion in heterogeneous landscapes: spread of sudden oak death in California (1990–2030)

    Ross K. Meentemeyer;Nik J. Cunniffe;Alex R. Cook;Joao A. N. Filipe

  • Forest species diversity reduces disease risk in a generalist plant pathogen invasion

    Sarah E. Haas;Mevin B. Hooten;David M. Rizzo;Ross K. Meentemeyer

  • Modeling when, where, and how to manage a forest epidemic, motivated by sudden oak death in California.

    Nicholas James Cunniffe;Richard C Cobb;Ross K Meentemeyer;David M Rizzo

  • Contrasting ectomycorrhizal fungal communities on the roots of co-occurring oaks (Quercus spp.) in a California woodland

    Melissa H. Morris;Matthew E. Smith;David M. Rizzo;Marcel Rejmánek

  • Detection and Quantification of Phytophthora ramorum from California Forests Using a Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay

    Katherine J. Hayden;David Rizzo;Justin Tse;Matteo Garbelotto

  • History of hardwood decline in the Eastern United States

    Imants Millers;David S. Shriner;David Rizzo

  • Defining Species in the Fungi

    Thomas C. Harrington;David M. Rizzo

  • Intra-specific and intra-sporocarp ITS variation of ectomycorrhizal fungi as assessed by rDNA sequencing of sporocarps and pooled ectomycorrhizal roots from a Quercus woodland.

    Matthew E. Smith;Greg W. Douhan;David M. Rizzo

  • Ecosystem transformation by emerging infectious disease: loss of large tanoak from California forests

    Richard C. Cobb;João A. N. Filipe;Ross K. Meentemeyer;Christopher A. Gilligan

  • New pests and diseases: Sudden oak death syndrome fells 3 oak species

    Matteo M. Garbelotto;Pavel Svihra;David M. Rizzo

  • Establishment of an emerging generalist pathogen in redwood forest communities

    P. E. Maloney;S. C. Lynch;S. F. Kane;C. E. Jensen

Frequent Co-Authors

Ross K. Meentemeyer
Ross K. Meentemeyer North Carolina State University
Matteo Garbelotto
Matteo Garbelotto University of California, Berkeley
Christopher A. Gilligan
Christopher A. Gilligan University of Cambridge
Matthew E. Smith
Matthew E. Smith University of Florida
Bernard Dell
Bernard Dell Murdoch University
Steven T. Koike
Steven T. Koike University of California, Berkeley
J. Morgan Varner
J. Morgan Varner US Forest Service
Richard M. Bostock
Richard M. Bostock University of California, Davis
Malcolm P. North
Malcolm P. North US Forest Service
Everett M. Hansen
Everett M. Hansen Oregon State University

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