Abstracts and Presentations

• AB-01. Giraud, Tatiana; Le Gac, Mickael; Hood, Michael. Reproductive isolation in the Microbotryum violaceum species complex, anther smut of the Caryophyllaceae. (Presentation)
• AB-02. Townsend, Jeffrey; Clark, Travis; Guo, Zhenhua. Optimal genes for accurate phylogenetic inference in the fungi. (Presentation)
• AB-03. Salvaudon, Lucie; Héraudet, Virginie; Shykoff, Jacqui. Arabidopsis thaliana and the Robin Hood parasite. (Presentation)
• AB-04. Zaffarano, Pascal L.; McDonald, Bruce A.; Linde, Celeste C. Rhynchosporium secalis is a species complex defined by host specialization. (Presentation)
• AB-05. Sommerhalder, Rubik J.; McDonald, Bruce A.; Zhan, Jiasui. Analysis of the mating type distribution and of the mitochondrial and nuclear genetic structure of the wheat pathogen Stagonospora nodorum indicate the importance of sexual reproduction, gene flow, and absence of selection in shaping the populations genetic structure. (Poster AB-05)
• AB-06. Fisher, Matthew C. Molecular epidemiology integrating spatial and multilocus genotypic data within a whole-earth framework. (Presentation)
• AB-07. Gladieux, Pierre; Zhang, Xiu-Guo; Afoufa-Bastien, Damien; Valdebenito-Sanhueza, Rosa-Maria; Sbaghi, Mohamed; Le Cam, Bruno. Historical patterns of range expansion of Venturia inaequalis on domestic apples at world scale. (Presentation)
• AB-08. Gladieux, Pierre; Guérin, Fabien; Didelot, Frédérique; Parisi, Luciana; Caffier, Valérie; Le Cam, Bruno. Host specialization prevents gene flow between sympatric divergent lineages of the apple scab fungus Venturia inaequalis. (Presentation)
• AB-09. Sapoukhina, Natalia; Durel, Ch-E; Le Cam, Bruno. Virulence evolution in multilocus gene-for-gene systems: the effects of spatial arrangement of resistant host genotypes. (Presentation)
• AB-10. De Fine Licht, Henrik H.; Schiøtt, Morten; Boomsma, Jacobus J. Has substrate- dependent co-evolution of enzyme function occured in the
  attine ant-fungus symbiosis? (Presentation)
• AB-11. Angelard, Caroline; Croll, Daniel; Sanders, Ian. Effect of genetic exchange in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) on plant growth. (For presentation, please contact the authors)
• AB-12. Hughes, David P.; Armitage, Sophie; Pontoppidan, Maj-Britt; Moltesen, Maria; Himaman, Winanda; Evans, Harry; Hywel-Jones, Nigel; Boomsma, Jacobus J. A tale of two Continents: Cordyceps in ants. (Presentation)
• AB-13. Pontoppidan, Maj-Britt; Himaman, Winanda; Hywel-Jones, Nigel L.; Boomsma, Jacobus J.; Hughes, David P. Genetic population structure in Cordyceps-fungi parasitizing Camponotus ants. (Poster AB-13)
• AB-14. Schiøtt, Morten; De Fine Licht; Henrik H.; Boomsma, Jacobus J. Xylanase activity in the fungal symbionts of fungus-growing ants. (Presentation)
• AB-15. Zhan, Jiasui; Newton, Adrian. Race dynamics and invasion of complex races in Rhynchosporium secalis. (Presentation)
  
• AB-16. Sanders, Ian R. The dogma of asexuality in symbiotic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. (For presentation, please contact the author)
• AB-17. Croll, Daniel; Giovannetti, Manuela; Sbrana, Cristiana; Koch, Alexander M.; Ehinger, Martine; Lammers, Peter J.; Sanders, Ian R. Non-self vegetative fusion and genetic exchange in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. (Presentation)
• AB-18. Nechwatal, Jan; Mendgen, Kurt. Occurrence of natural hybridisation in reed-associated Pythium spp. (Presentation)
• AB-19. Gout, L; Fudal, I; Kuhn, ML; Vincenot, L; Rouxel, T; Balesdent, Marie-Hélène. Genome structure impacts molecular evolution at the AvrLm1 and AvrLm6 avirulence loci of Leptosphaeria maculans. (Presentation)
• AB-20. Barrès, Benoît; Halkett, Fabien; Andrieux, Axelle; Pinon, Jean; Frey, Pascal. Population genetic structure of the poplar rust fungus Melampsora larici-populina at different spatial scales. (Presentation)
• AB-21. Ioos, Renaud; Andrieux, Axelle; Frey, Pascal. New hypotheses on the origin of the interspecific hybrid Oomycete Phytophthora alni. (Presentation)
• AB-22. Ishiguro, Kiyoshi. A strategy for preventing the spread of super races in the blast fungus population with multiline varieties of rice. (Presentation)
• AB-23. Tellier, Aurelien; Brown, James KM. Polymorphism maintenance in gene-for-gene interactions: integrating selective and ecological factors. (Presentation)
• AB-24. Turnau, Katarzyna; Glanowska, B; Ryszka, P; Lembicz, M; Czarnołęski, M; Kozłowski, J. Interactions between grasses, endophytes and mycorrhizas under extreme conditions. (Presentation)
• AB-25. Sacristan, Soledad, Ridout, CJ; Vigouroux, M; Chartrain, L; Brown, JKM.
  Diversity and evolution of avirulence genes in powdery mildew fungi. (Presentation)
• AB-26. Tharreau, Didier; Fudal, Isabelle; Fournier, Elisabeth; Andriantsimialona, Dodelys; Morel, Jean-Benoît; Lebrun, Marc-Henri; Notteghem, Jean-Loup. Migration of the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe grisea. (Presentation)
• AB-27. Lebeda, Ales; Petrželová, I; Maryška , Z. Comparative analysis of variation and dynamics of virulence of Bremia lactucae populations on Lactuca sativa and Lactuca serriola. (Presentation)
• AB-28. Lebeda, Ales; Urban, J. Structure and dynamics of pathogenicity and fungicide resistance in populations of Pseudoperonospora cubensis. (Presentation)
• AB-29. Honegger, Rosmarie; Scherrer, Sandra; Meier, Franz; Nyati, Shyam; Zippler, Undine. Mating systems in lichen-forming ascomycetes. (Presentation)
• AB-30. Lihme, Malen; Jensen, Annette Bruun; Rosendahl, Søren. Population genetic structure of Entomophthora muscae epidemics. (Presentation)
• AB-31. Halkett, Fabien; Rieux, Adrien; Cogneau-Perineau, Sonia; de Bellaire, Luc de Lapeyre; Ravigné, Virginie; Zapater, Marie-Françoise; Pignolet, Luc;  Carlier, Jean. Landscape genetics and gene flow in the banana pathogenic fungus Mycosphaerella fijiensis. (Presentation)
• AB-32. Currie, Cameron R. Evolutionary ecology of ancient agriculture in ants. (Presentation)
• AB-33. Grube, Martin; Baloch, Elisabeth; Blaha, Julia; Wornik, Sabine. Photobiont selectivity in lichen symbioses. (For presentation, please contact the author)
• AB-34. Enkerli, Jürg; Schwarzenbach, Kaspar; Widmer, Franco.
  Cultivation-independent monitoring of strains and populations of the insect pathogenic fungus Beauveria brongniartii in soil. (Presentation)
• AB-35. Neema, Claire; Franchel, J; Capelle, J. Coevolution in host-pathogen interactions. (Presentation)
• AB-36. Turner, Elizabeth; Taylor, John W. Evolutionary genetics of a reproductive isolation barrier separating Neurospora crassa and N. intermedia. (Presentation)
• AB-37. Grünig, Christoph R.; Queloz, Valentin; Sieber, Thomas N. Black is beautiful – Exploring the population biology and ecology of dark septate endophytes. (Presentation) (Poster AB-37)
• AB-38. Clay, Keith. Ecological  consequences of endophyte symbiosis with grasses. (Presentation)
• AB-39. Schardl, Christopher L.; McDonald, Bruce A.; Leuchtmann, Adrian. Host-specific populations of Epichloë typhina, and a test of the phylogenetic species recognition method. (For presentation, please contact the authors)
• AB-40. Carbone, Ignazio; Jakobek, Judy L.;  Ramirez-Prado, Jorge H.; Horn, Bruce W. The  evolution of aflatoxin biosynthesis. (For presentation, please contact the authors)
• AB-41. Montarry, Josselin;  Corbière, Roselyne;  Glais, Isabelle; Pellé, Roland; Ellissèche, Daniel; Andrivon, Didier. Pathogenicity, survival and transmission over seasons of Phytophthora infestans isolates. (Presentation)
• AB-42. Koufopanou, Vassiliki; Tsai, Jason Isheng; Bensasson, Douda; Burt, Austin. The population genomics of a model organism: the wild yeast Saccharomyces paradoxus. (Presentation)
• AB-43.  Leuchtmann, Adrian; Steinebrunner, Fabrizio; Schiestl, Florian. Do Botanophila flies play a role in reproductive isolation of Epichloë grass endophytes? (Presentation)
• AB-44. Stenlid, Jan. Dispersal, pathogenicity and speciation of wood decay fungi. From population genetics to genomics. (Presentation)
• AB-45. Charlton, N.D.; Tavantzis, S.; Carbone, I.; Cubeta, Marc A. Evolutionary history and population dynamics of the M2 double-stranded RNA of the soil fungus Rhizoctonia solani. (Presentation)
• AB-46. Brown, James K.M.; Tellier, Aurelien. A theoretical basis for polymorphism in coevolving host-parasite interactions. (Presentation)
• AB-47. Kohn, Linda M.; Dettman, Jeremy; Sirjusingh, Caroline; and Anderson, James B. Ecological speciation with antagonistic epistasis in experimental populations of Neurospora crassa and Saccharomyces cerevisiae: evidence for a plausible avenue of fungal speciation. (For presentation, please contact the authors)
• AB-48. Geremia, Roberto A.; Zinger, Lucie; Sage, Lucille; Gury, Jerôme; and Choler, Philippe. Space and temporal dynamics of fungal communities in alpine ecosystems. (Presentation)
• AB-49. May, Georgiana; Lee, K-L. ; Stoxen, S.; Haight, R. Evolution in complex symbioses. (Presentation)
• AB-50. Brunner, Patrick C.; Schürch,  Stéphanie; McDonald, Bruce A. NIP1 evolution in Rhynchosporium secalis. (Presentation)
• AB-51. Bernardes de Assis, Joana; Ciampi, Maisa B; Peyer, Patrik; Gonzales, Alex; Correa, Fernando; Rush, Milton C.; Zala, Marcello; McDonald, Bruce A.; Ceresini, Paulo C. The population genetic structure of the rice, maize and soybean infecting pathogen Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 IA: the American history. (For presentation, please contact the authors)
• AB-52. McDonald, Bruce A.; Holtgrewe Stukenbrock, Eva.  Horizontal transfer of ToxA between the wheat pathogens Phaeosphaeria nodorum and Pyrenophora tritici repentis. (Presentation)
• AB-53. Torriani, Stefano F. F.; Goodwin, Stephen B.; Kema, Gert H. J.;  Pangilinan, Jasmyn L.; McDonald, Bruce A. Intraspecific comparison of complete mitochondrial genome sequences from two strains of the plant pathogenic fungus Mycosphaerella graminicola. (Poster AB-53)
• AB-54. Bernardes de Assis, Joana; Peyer, Patrik; Rush, Milton C.; Zala, Marcello; McDonald, Bruce A.; Ceresini, Paulo C. No gene flow between host distinct populations of Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 IA from soybean and rice in Louisiana (USA): a history before Katrina and Rita.  (Poster AB-54)
  
• AB-55. Ciampi, Maisa B.; Meyer, Maurício C.; Costa Jr, Mauro N.; Zala, Marcello; McDonald, Bruce; Ceresini, Paulo C. Genetic diversity and structure of populations of Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 IA from soybean in Brazil.  (Poster AB-55)
  
• AB-56. Rosendahl, Søren. Evolution in the Glomeromycota: ancient asexual speciation or human mediated dispersal? (Presentation)
• AB-57. Jiasui Zhan. Evolution of thermal adaptation in Mycosphaerella graminicola.  (Poster AB-57)
  
• AB-58. Jiasui Zhan. Algorithms for estimating genotype.  (Poster AB-58)
  
• AB-59. Queloz, Valentin; Grünig, Christoph R.; Sieber, Thomas N.; Mcdonald, Bruce A.; Holdenrieder, Ottmar. Were the quaternary ice ages responsible for the speciation in Phialocephala fortinii s.l.? (Poster AB-59)
• AB-60. Brenn, Nina; Grünig, Christoph; R. Sieber. Thomas N. Are nursery plants responsible for the dissemination of Phialocephala fortinii ? (Poster AB-60)
• AB-61. Nechwatal, Jan; Wielgoss, A.; Bogs, C.; Mendgen, K. The role of oomycete communities during development and decay of reed. (Poster AB-61)