Other Selected Publications

Tavantzis, S. M., and D. K. Lakshman. 1995. Virus-like double-stranded RNA elements and hypovirulence in phytopathogenic fungi. Vol. III, Chapter 17, pp. 249-267. In Pathogenesis and Host-Parasite Specificity in plant Diseases: Histopathological, Biochemical, Genetic and Molecular Bases, Vol. III: Viruses and Viroids. K. Kohmoto, R. P. Singh, and U. S. Singh Eds. Elsevier (Pergamon) Press, Oxford, UK.

Tavantzis, S. M. 1990. Outlook on the molecular biology of virus resistance in potato, p.113-135. In \"The Molecular Biology of Potato\", M. E. Vayda & W. D. Park, eds. C.A.B. International, Wallingford, U.K.

Castello, J. D., D. K. Lakshman, S. M. Tavantzis, S. O. Rogers, G. D. Bachand, R. Jagels, and J. Carlisle. 1995. Detection of infectious tomato mosaic virus in fog and clouds. Phytopathology 85: 1409-1411.

Tavantzis, S. M. 1988. Biological control of Rhizoctonia disease and increased growth response of potato effected by hypovirulent R. solani. pp. 44-46, in \"Innovations in Pest Management\" ed. by S. Engelstad, W.M. Coli, & J. L. Carlson. 75 p., U. Mass. Press.

Lakshman, D. K. and S. M. Tavantzis. Spontaneous appearance of genetically distinct dsRNA elements in Rhizoctonia solani. 1994. Phytopathology 84: 633-639.

Singh, R. P., A. Boucher, D. K. Lakshman, and S. M. Tavantzis. 1994. Multimeric non-radioactive cRNA probes improve detection of potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTV). Journal of Virological Methods 49: 221-234.

Lakshman, K. D. and S. M. Tavantzis. 1993. Primary and secondary structure of a 360-nucleotide isolate of potato spindle tuber viroid. Archives of Virology 128: 319-332.

Singh, R. P., D. K. Lakshman, A. Boucher, and S. M. Tavantzis. 1992. A viroid from Nemantanthus wettsteineii plants closely related to Columnea latent viroid. J. Gen. Virology 73: 2769-2774.

Lakshman, D., Tavantzis, S. M., Boucher, A., and Singh, R. P. 1992. A rapid and versatile method for cloning viroids or other circular plant pathogenic RNA\'s. Analytical Biochemistry 203: 269-273.

Lakshman, K. D. and S. M. Tavantzis. 1992. RNA progeny of an infectious two-base deletion cDNA mutant of the potato spindle tuber viroid acquire two nucleotides in planta. Virology 187: 565-572.

Tavantzis, S. M. 1991. In vitro translation of potato carlavirus M RNA: coat protein and protease activity as translation products of virion-associated RNA. Archives of Virology 120: 241-252.

Bharathan, N. and S. M. Tavantzis. 1991. Assessment of genetic relatedness among double-stranded RNA components from Rhizoctonia solani isolates of diverse geographic origin. Phytopathology 81: 411-415.

Bharathan, N., and S. M. Tavantzis. 1990. Genetic diversity of double-stranded RNAs in Rhizoctonia solani. Phytopathology 80: 631-635.

Frey, M., S. M. Tavantzis, and H. Saedler. 1989. The maize En/Spm element transposes in potato. Molecular and General Genetics 217: 172-177.

Tavantzis, S. M. and B. P. Bandy. 1988. Properties of a mycovirus from Rhizoctonia solani and its virion-associated RNA polymerase. Journal of General Virology 69: 1465-1477.

Bandy, B. P., S. S. Leach, and S. M. Tavantzis. 1988. Anastomosis group 3 of Rhizoctonia solani is the major cause of Rhizoctonia disease in Maine. Plant Disease 72: 596-598.

Hoch, J. G., S. M. Tavantzis, R. J. Campana, and S. L. Anagnostakis. 1985. Evaluation of the presence of double-stranded RNA in Ceratocystis ulmi. Can. J. Botany 63:297-300.

Tavantzis, S. M. 1984. Physicochemical properties of potato virus M. Virology 133:427-430.

Bandy, B. P., D. H. Zanzinger, and S. M. Tavantzis. 1984. Anastomosis group 5 of Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn isolated from potato-cultivated soils in Maine. Phytopathology 74:1220-1224.

Zanzinger, D. H., B. P. Bandy, and S. M. Tavantzis. 1984. High frequency of finding double-stranded RNA in naturally occurring isolates of Rhizoctonia solani. J. Gen. Virol. 65:1601-1605.

Tavantzis, S. M. 1983. State of development of leaf and tuber tissue in potato influences the titer of potato virus M. Am. Potato J. 69:99-108.

Tavantzis, S. M. 1983. Improved purification of two potato carlaviruses. Phytopathology 73:190-194.

Tavantzis, S. M., C. P. Romaine and S. H. Smith. 1983. Mechanism of genome expression in a single-stranded RNA virus from the cultivated mushroom [Agaricus bisporus (Lange) Imbach.]. Phytopath. Z. 106:45-50.

Tavantzis, S. M. and S. G. Southard. 1983. Incidence of potato virus X in seed potatoes of seven cultivars. Plant Disease 67:959-961.

Tavantzis, S. M. and S. H. Smith. 1982. Isolation and evaluation of a plant-virus-inhibition quinone from sporophores of Agaricus bisporus. Phytopathology 72:619-621.

Tavantzis, S. M., C. P. Romaine, and S. H. Smith. 1980. Purification and partial characterization of a bacilliform virus from Agaricus bisporus: A single-stranded RNA mycovirus. Virology 105:94-102.

Tavantzis, S. M., S.H. Smith and F. H. Witham. 1979. The influence of kinetin on tobacco ringspot virus infectivity and the effect of virus infection on the cytokinin activity in intact leaves of Nicotiana glutinosa L. Physiological Plant Pathology. 14:227-233.

Tavantzis, S. M. and S. H. Smith. 1979. Virus-like particles transmitted by and detected in spawn of Agaricus bisporus. Phytopathology 69:104-107.

Rubio, V., Tavantzis, S. M., and Lakshman, D. K. 1996. Extrachromosomal elements and degree of pathogenicity in Rhizoctonia solani. In \"Rhizoctonia Species: Taxonomy, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Pathology and Disease Control\", pp.127-138. B. Sneh, S. Jabaji-Hare, S. Neate and G. Dijst, Eds., 578 p. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

Tavantzis, S. M., and D. K. Lakshman. 1995. Virus-like double-stranded RNA elements and hypovirulence in phytopathogenic fungi. Vol. III, Chapter 17, pp. 249-267. In \"Pathogenesis and Host-Parasite Specificity in plant Diseases: Histopathological, Biochemical, Genetic and Molecular Bases, Vol. III: Viruses and Viroids\". K. Kohmoto, R. P. Singh, and U. S. Singh Eds. Elsevier (Pergamon) Press, Oxford, UK.

Tavantzis, S. M. 1994. Double-stranded RNA-associated cytoplasmic hypovirulence in Rhizoctonia solani: Prospects for developing a reliable, target-specific biocontrol system. pp. 565-579. In \"Advances in Potato Pest Biology and Management. G. W. Zehnder, M. L. Powelson, R. K. Jansson, and K. V. Raman, Eds. APS Press, St. Paul, MN.

Tavantzis, S. M. 1990. Outlook on the molecular biology of virus resistance in potato, p.113-135. In \"The Molecular Biology of Potato\", M. E. Vayda & W. D. Park, eds. C.A.B. International, Wallingford, U.K.

Tavantzis, S. M. 1988. Biological control of Rhizoctonia disease and increased growth response of potato effected by hypovirulent R. solani. pp. 44-46, in \"Innovations in Pest Management\" ed. by S. Engelstad, W.M. Coli, & J. L. Carlson. 75 p., U. Mass. Press.