Michael Bradshaw

Bio

My research covers a wide spectrum of subjects, with specialized expertise in key areas such as taxonomy, population genetics, evolution, and disease control. Central to my work is the use of historical herbarium specimens to elucidate temporal and spatial movement patterns of emerging plant pathogens. My primary study organisms are obligate pathogens, with a particular focus on powdery mildews. I address a broad spectrum of inquiries within the realms of plant pathology, mycology, and evolution by employing a wide range of methodological tools such as fieldwork, laboratory experiments, greenhouse studies, herbarium specimen analysis, genetic sequencing, and bioinformatics. Additionally, I explore the cultivation of fungi from understudied biomes and investigate fungicide resistance mechanisms at the genetic level.

Publications

• Peziza nivalis and relatives-spring fungi of wide distribution , MYCOLOGIA (2024)
• First Report of Powdery Mildew Caused by Golovinomyces ambrosiae on Verbena x hybrida in the United States , PLANT DISEASE (2024)
• An in-depth evaluation of powdery mildew hosts reveals one of the world’s most common and widespread groups of fungal plant pathogens , Plant Disease (2023)
• Avirulent Isolates of Penicillium chrysogenum to Control the Blue Mold of Apple Caused by P. expansum , Microorganisms (2023)
• Extensive intragenomic variation in the internal transcribed spacer region of fungi , ISCIENCE (2023)
• Golovinomyces inulae U. Braun & H.D. Shin is the causative agent of powdery mildew on Telekia speciosa L. in Germany , Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection (2023)
• Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera of Erysiphaceae, part 3: Cystotheca , Mycologia (2023)
• Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera of Erysiphaceae, part 4: Erysiphe (the “Uncinula lineage”) , Mycologia (2023)
• Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera of Erysiphaceae, part 5: Erysiphe (the “ Microsphaera lineage” part 1) , Mycologia (2023)
• The Erysiphe alphitoides complex (powdery mildews) – unravelling the phylogeny and taxonomy of an intricate assemblage of species , New Zealand Journal of Botany (2023)