Supvy Micrbiol
eclevela@srrc.ars.usda.gov
Phone: (504) 286-4387 ext. 387
Fax: (504) 286-4533
Room 2135
1100 ROBERT E. LEE BLVD
NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70124-4305

Project List

	Discovery of Antifungal Compounds from Low Value/underutilized Crops and Crop Co-Products
	Characterization of Proteins Associated with Resistance in Corn Against A. Flavus Infection
	Gene Probes for Determination of Aflatoxigenic Potential of Aspergillus Species
	Field Identification of Pathogens Producing Aflatoxin Based on Detection of Gene Expression During Crop/fungal Interactions
	Genetic Engineering Cotton for Ehhanced Resistance to Aspergillus Flavus
	Transformation of Peanut for Improved Resistance to Preharvest Infection by Aspergillus Flavus
	Genetic Engineering of Peanut for Reduction of Aflatoxin Contamination
	Cloning of a Gene Encoding a Novel Antifungal Peptide with Potent Activity Against A. Flavus
	Development of Genetic Markers for Resistance to Aflatoxin Accumulation
	Determine Isoflavonoid Induction in Legumes and Their Phytoestrogenic Effects in Animal Systems
	Determine Isoflavonoid Induction in Legumes and Their Phytoestrogenic Effects in Animal Systems
	Development of Rapid, Non-Destructive Hyperspectral Imaging Methodology to Measure Fungal Growth and Mycotoxin Contamination
	Evaluation of Corn Genotypes with Live Corn Embryo (Lce)-Associated Resistance to Aspergillus Flavus
	Determine Natural Product Induction in Legumes and the Pharmacologic Consequences in Human Model Systems
	Aflatoxin Control Through Targeting Mechanisms Governing Aflatoxin Biosynthesis in Crops
	Sequencing and Annotation of Expressed Sequence Tags from Aspergillus Flavus
	Identify Mechanisms of Isoflavonoid Induction in Legumes and Their Phytoestrogenic Effects

Publications

	PROGRESS IN ELUCIDATING THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF THE HOST PLANT-ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS INTERACTION, A BASIS FOR DEVISING STRATEGIES TO REDUCE AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION IN CROPS- (01-Oct-03)
	PRE-HARVEST PREVENTION OF MYCOTOXINS AND MYCOTOXIGENIC FUNGI IN U.S. CROPS- (25-Feb-03)
	BALANCING THE BENEFITS AND POTENTIAL RISKS OF USING BIOTECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE RESISTANCE IN CROPS TO ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS INFECTION AND AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION- (01-Jun-02)
	GENETIC AND BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON THE MECHANISMS OF AFLATOXIN BIOSYNTHESIS- (15-Mar-04)
	MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE OPERON ENCODING THE ANTIFUNGAL LIPOPEPTIDE BACILLOMYCIN D- (31-Dec-03)
	GENOMICS OF ASPERGILLUS SPP FOR CONTROLLING HARMFUL TOXINS AND HARNESSING BENEFICIAL METABOLITES- (01-Jun-04)
	COMPLETED SEQUENCE OF AFLATOXIN PATHWAY GENE CLUSTER IN ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS- (16-Mar-04)
	AFLATOXIN BIOSYNTHETIC GENE PROFILING IN ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS BY EST AND MICROARRAY- (01-Mar-04)
	ASPERGILLUS GENOME PROJECT- (01-Feb-04)
	GENETICS AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF AFLATOXIN FORMATION AND GENOMICS APPROACH FOR ELIMINATING AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION- (01-Jan-04)
	ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS EST AND MICROARRAY IN IDENTIFYING TARGET GENES FOR CONTROLLING AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION- (01-Oct-03)
	SUBSTRATE-INDUCED LIPASE GENE EXPRESSION AND AFLATOXIN PRODUCTION IN ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS AND ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS- (19-Aug-03)
	DISEASE RESISTANCE CONFERRED BY THE EXPRESSION OF A GENE ENCODING A SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE IN TRANSGENIC COTTON (GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM L.) PLANTS- (30-Jul-03)
	MYCOTOXINS: CURRENT ISSUES IN U.S.A.- (01-Feb-03)
	MOLECULAR GENETIC ANALYSIS OF AFLATOXIN BIOSYNTHESIS AND ITS APPLICATION TO UNDERSTANDING THE BIOLOGICAL ROLE OF AFLATOXIN- (08-Nov-02)
	CONTROL OF PATHOGENIC AND MYCOTOXIGENIC FUNGI BY TRANSGENIC COTTON PLANTS EXPRESSING A SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE- (07-Jan-02)
	BACILLOMYCIN D: AN ITURIN WITH ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY AGAINST ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS- (10-Jan-01)
	ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS- (05-Jun-99)
	CONTROL OF PREHARVEST AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION IN CORN: FUNGUS-PLANT-INSECTINTERACTIONS AND CONTROL STRATEGIES- (01-Jun-99)
	ASPERGILLUS GENOMICS: UNDERSTANDING FUNGAL ECOLOGY AND AFLATOXIN PRODUCTION- (01-May-04)
	IDENTIFICATION OF A MAIZE KERNEL STRESS-RELATED PROTEIN AND ITS EFFECT ON AFLATOXIN ACCUMULATION- (14-Apr-04)
	IDENTIFICATION OF NATURAL RESISTANCE IN CORN AGAINST MYCOTOXIN-PRODUCING FUNGI- (01-Apr-04)
	TARGETING STRESS-RESPONSE GENES FOR CONTROL OF MYCOTOXIN BIOSYNTHESIS IN ASPERGILLUS- (30-Mar-04)
	USING MOLECULAR BIOLOGY TO ENHANCE HOST RESISTANCE IN CORN TO AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION - A REVIEW- (24-Dec-03)
	IDENTIFICATION OF VOLATILE COMPOUNDS IN SOYBEAN AT VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES USING SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION- (01-Apr-03)
	ESTROGENIC AND ANTIESTROGENIC EFFECTS OF LEGUME EXTRACTS ON THE GROWTH OF ESTROGEN-DEPENDENT HUMAN BREAST CANCER (MCF-7) CELLS- (21-Jan-03)
	IDENTIFICATION OF FLAVONE AGLYCONES AND GLYCOSIDES IN SOYBEAN PODS BY LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY- (17-Jan-03)
	CLONING AND FUNCTIONAL EXPRESSION OF AN ESTERASE GENE IN ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS- (15-Oct-02)
	MOLECULAR BIOLOGY FOR CONTROL OF MYCOTOXIGENIC FUNGI- (01-Oct-02)
	DISEASE RESISTANT TRANSGENIC COTTON TO PREVENT PREHARVEST AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION- (01-Aug-02)
	TRANSGENIC COTTONS TO PREVENT FUNGAL INVASION AND PREHARVEST AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION- (02-Feb-02)
	IDENTIFICATION OF MAIZE KERNEL EMBRYO PROTEINS ASSOCIATED WITH RESISTANCE TO AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION THROUGH PROTEOME ANALYSIS- (16-Jun-01)
	BROAD SPECTRUM ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY IN VITRO OF THE SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE D4E1- (05-Apr-01)
	LOCATION OF ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS AND AFLATOXIN BIOSYNTHESIS IN DEVELOPING EARS OF CORN- (20-Nov-00)
	CLONING OF SUGAR UTILIZATION PATHWAY GENE CLUSTER IN ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS- (24-May-00)
	INDUCTION OF THE SOYBEAN PHYTOALEXINS COUMESTROL AND GLYCEOLLIN BY ASPERGILLUS- (09-Mar-00)
	CHARACTERIZATION OF AVFA AND OMTB GENES INVOLVED IN AFLATOXIN BIOSYNTHESIS- (02-Mar-00)
	CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS MAJOR NITROGEN REGULATORY GENE, AREA- (10-Jan-00)
	TRANSGENIC EXPRESSION OF A GENE ENCODING A SYNTHETIC ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE INHIBITS FUNGAL GROWTH IN PLANTA AND IN VITRO- (17-Dec-99)
	GENES ENCODING CYTOCHROME P450 AND MONOOXYGENASE ENZYMES DEFINE ONE END OF THE AFLATOXIN PATHWAY GENE CLUSTER IN ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS- (18-Nov-99)
	GENETIC ENGINEERING OF COTTON TO CONFER RESISTANCE TO THE FUNGAL PATHOGEN ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS- (21-Jul-03)
	ANTIHORMONAL EFFECTS OF THE SOYBEAN PHYTOALEXIN GLYCEOLLIN- (30-Jun-03)
	TRANSPORT ACROSS THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER OF AN ANTIFUNGAL TRYPSIN INHIBITOR ISOLATED FROM CORN- (22-Apr-02)
	GENETIC VARIATION WITHIN THE MAIZE POPULATION GT-MAS:GK AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH RESISTANCE TO ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS- (01-Apr-00)
	PROFILING OF GENES INVOLVED IN AFLATOXIN PRODUCTION IN ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS BY EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS AND MICROARRAY- (30-May-04)
	GENE PROFILING BY EST AND MICROARRAY IN ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS FOR CONTROLLING AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION IN CROPS- (01-Mar-04)
	THE CLUSTERED PATHWAY GENES IN AFLATOXIN BIOSYNTHESIS- (01-Dec-03)
	CHARACTERIZATION OF THE COMPLETE AFLATOXIN PATHWAY GENE CLUSTER IN ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS- (01-Oct-03)
	MOLECULAR MARKERS TO INCREASE CORN EARWORM RESISTANCE IN A MAIZE POPULATION.- (14-Mar-01)
	THE AFLATOXIN BIOSYNTHETIC GENE ADHA IN ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS IS INVOLVED IN CONVERSION OF 5'-HYDROXYAVERANTIN TO AVERUFIN- (12-Aug-00)
	PHYTOCHEMICAL GLYCEOLLINS, ISOLATED FROM SOY, MEDIATE ANTI-HORMONAL EFFECTSTHROUGH ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA AND BETA- (07-Dec-00)
	GENOMICS OF ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT ASPERGILLUS AND FUSARIUM SPECIES- (01-Jun-03)