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Fungal dimorphism: the switch from hyphae to yeast is a specialized morphogenetic adaptation allowing colonization of a host by Boyce, Kylie J., Andrianopoulos, Alex

“…The ability of pathogenic fungi to switch between a multicellular hyphal and unicellular yeast growth form is a tightly regulated process known as dimorphic…”
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Mutators Enhance Adaptive Micro-Evolution in Pathogenic Microbes by Boyce, Kylie J

“…Adaptation to the changing environmental conditions experienced within a host requires genetic diversity within a microbial population. Genetic diversity…”
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The Microevolution of Antifungal Drug Resistance in Pathogenic Fungi by Boyce, Kylie J

“…The mortality rates of invasive fungal infections remain high because of the limited number of antifungal drugs available and antifungal drug resistance, which…”
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Analysis of Pathogenic Bacterial and Yeast Biofilms Using the Combination of Synchrotron ATR-FTIR Microspectroscopy and Chemometric Approaches by Cheeseman, Samuel, Shaw, Z. L., Vongsvivut, Jitraporn, Crawford, Russell J., Dupont, Madeleine F., Boyce, Kylie J., Gangadoo, Sheeana, Bryant, Saffron J., Bryant, Gary, Cozzolino, Daniel, Chapman, James, Elbourne, Aaron, Truong, Vi Khanh

“…Biofilms are assemblages of microbial cells, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), and other components extracted from the environment in which they…”
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The pbrB gene encodes a laccase required for DHN-melanin synthesis in conidia of Talaromyces (Penicillium) marneffei by Sapmak, Ariya, Boyce, Kylie J, Andrianopoulos, Alex, Vanittanakom, Nongnuch

“…Talaromyces marneffei (Basionym: Penicillium marneffei) is a significant opportunistic fungal pathogen in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus…”
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Intracellular growth is dependent on tyrosine catabolism in the dimorphic fungal pathogen Penicillium marneffei by Boyce, Kylie J, McLauchlan, Alisha, Schreider, Lena, Andrianopoulos, Alex

“…During infection, pathogens must utilise the available nutrient sources in order to grow while simultaneously evading or tolerating the host's defence systems…”
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Lighting Up Mutation: a New Unbiased System for the Measurement of Microbial Mutation Rates by Boyce, Kylie J, Idnurm, Alexander

“…Although mutation drives evolution over long and short terms, measuring and comparing mutation rates accurately have been particularly difficult. This is…”
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Significant Enhancement of Antimicrobial Activity in Oxygen-Deficient Zinc Oxide Nanowires by Elbourne, Aaron, Cheeseman, Samuel, Wainer, Pierce, Kim, Jaewon, Medvedev, Alexander E, Boyce, Kylie. J, McConville, Christopher F, van Embden, Joel, Crawford, Russell J, Chapman, James, Truong, Vi Khanh, Della Gaspera, Enrico

“…The fabrication of antimicrobial surfaces that exhibit enhanced activity toward a large variety of microbial species is one of the major challenges of our…”
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The two‐component histidine kinases DrkA and SlnA are required for in vivo growth in the human pathogen Penicillium marneffei by Boyce, Kylie J., Schreider, Lena, Kirszenblat, Leonie, Andrianopoulos, Alex

“…Summary In order to cause disease fungal pathogens must be capable of evading or tolerating the host immune defence system. One commonly utilized evasion…”
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Morphogenetic Circuitry Regulating Growth and Development in the Dimorphic Pathogen Penicillium marneffei by Boyce, Kylie J, Andrianopoulos, Alex

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A p21-activated kinase is required for conidial germination in Penicillium marneffei by Boyce, Kylie J, Andrianopoulos, Alex

“…Asexual spores (conidia) are the infectious propagules of many pathogenic fungi, and the capacity to sense the host environment and trigger conidial…”
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In vivo yeast cell morphogenesis is regulated by a p21-activated kinase in the human pathogen Penicillium marneffei by Boyce, Kylie J, Schreider, Lena, Andrianopoulos, Alex

“…Pathogens have developed diverse strategies to infect their hosts and evade the host defense systems. Many pathogens reside within host phagocytic cells, thus…”
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Extensive Metabolic Remodeling Differentiates Non-pathogenic and Pathogenic Growth Forms of the Dimorphic Pathogen Talaromyces marneffei by Pasricha, Shivani, MacRae, James I, Chua, Hwa H, Chambers, Jenny, Boyce, Kylie J, McConville, Malcolm J, Andrianopoulos, Alex

“…Fungal infections are an increasing public health problem, particularly in immunocompromised individuals. While these pathogenic fungi show polyphyletic…”
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The Fungal Type II Myosin in Penicillium marneffei, MyoB, Is Essential for Chitin Deposition at Nascent Septation Sites but Not Actin Localization by Cánovas, David, Boyce, Kylie J., Andrianopoulos, Alex

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Clonality despite sex: the evolution of host-associated sexual neighborhoods in the pathogenic fungus Penicillium marneffei by Henk, Daniel A, Shahar-Golan, Revital, Devi, Khuraijam Ranjana, Boyce, Kylie J, Zhan, Nengyong, Fedorova, Natalie D, Nierman, William C, Hsueh, Po-Ren, Yuen, Kwok-Yung, Sieu, Tran P M, Kinh, Nguyen Van, Wertheim, Heiman, Baker, Stephen G, Day, Jeremy N, Vanittanakom, Nongnuch, Bignell, Elaine M, Andrianopoulos, Alex, Fisher, Matthew C

“…Molecular genetic approaches typically detect recombination in microbes regardless of assumed asexuality. However, genetic data have shown the AIDS-associated…”
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Isolation of conditional mutations in genes essential for viability of Cryptococcus neoformans by Ianiri, Giuseppe, Boyce, Kylie J., Idnurm, Alexander

“…Discovering the genes underlying fundamental processes that enable cells to live and reproduce is a technical challenge, because loss of gene function in…”
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A spontaneous mutation in DNA polymerase POL3 during in vitro passaging causes a hypermutator phenotype in Cryptococcus species by Boyce, Kylie J., Cao, Chengjun, Xue, Chaoyang, Idnurm, Alexander

“…•The molecular basis behind the phenotypic changes in an isolate of the human pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus deneoformans lineage was determined.•A point…”
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Mismatch Repair of DNA Replication Errors Contributes to Microevolution in the Pathogenic Fungus Cryptococcus neoformans by Boyce, Kylie J, Wang, Yina, Verma, Surbhi, Shakya, Viplendra P S, Xue, Chaoyang, Idnurm, Alexander

“…The ability to adapt to a changing environment provides a selective advantage to microorganisms. In the case of many pathogens, a large change in their…”
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The vtc4 Gene Influences Polyphosphate Storage, Morphogenesis, and Virulence in the Maize Pathogen Ustilago maydis by Boyce, Kylie J, Kretschmer, Matthias, Kronstad, James W

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Ste20-related kinases: effectors of signaling and morphogenesis in fungi by Boyce, Kylie J, Andrianopoulos, Alex

“…The family of Ste20-related kinases is conserved from yeast to mammals and includes the p21 activated kinases (PAKs) and germinal centre kinases (GCKs). These…”
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