Journal articles
Davies GE, Thornton CR (2024). A Lateral-Flow Device for the Rapid Detection of
Scedosporium Species.
Preprints Abstract.
Davies GE, Thornton CR (2024). A Lateral-Flow Device for the Rapid Detection of Scedosporium Species.
Diagnostics,
14(8).
Abstract.
Thornton CR, Davies GE, Dougherty L (2023). Development of a Monoclonal Antibody and a Lateral-Flow Device for the Rapid Detection of a Mucorales-specific Biomarker.
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology,
13 Abstract.
Thornton CR (2023). The Potential for Rapid Antigen Testing for Mucormycosis in the Context of COVID-19.
Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics,
24, 161-167.
Abstract.
Schwenk J, Maurer A, Beziere N, Fiz F, Boschetti F, Geistlich S, Seyfried D, Gunzer M, Reischl G, Wehrmueller JE, et al (2022). Antibody-guided Molecular Imaging of Aspergillus Lung Infections in Leukemia Patients. Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 63, 1450-1451.
Parslow BY, Thornton CR (2022). Continuing Shifts in Epidemiology and Antifungal Susceptibility Highlight the Need for Improved Disease Management of Invasive Candidiasis.
Microorganisms,
10(6).
Abstract.
Davies GE, Thornton CR (2022). Development of a Monoclonal Antibody and a Serodiagnostic Lateral-Flow Device Specific to Rhizopus arrhizus (Syn. R. oryzae), the Principal Global Agent of Mucormycosis in Humans.
Journal of Fungi,
8(7).
Abstract.
Parslow BY, Thornton CR (2022). Distribution and Diagnostics of Invasive Candidiasis.
Scholarly Community Encyclopedia Abstract.
Henneberg S, Hasenberg A, Maurer A, Neumann F, Bornemann L, Gonzales-Menendez I, Kraus A, Hasenberg M, Thornton CR, Pichler BJ, et al (2021). Antibody-guided in vivo imaging of Aspergillus fumigatus lung infections during anti-fungal azole treatment.
Nature Communications,
12 Abstract.
Davies G, Singh O, Prattes J, Hoenigl M, Sheppard PW, Thornton C (2021). Aspergillus fumigatus and its Allergenic Ribotoxin Asp f I: Old Enemies but New Opportunities for Urine-based Detection of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis using Lateral-Flow Technology.
Journal of Fungi,
7(1).
Abstract.
Amich J, Mokhtari Z, Strobel M, Vialetto E, Sheta D, Yu Y, Hartweg J, Kalleda N, Jarick K, Brede C, et al (2020). 3D light sheet fluorescence microscopy of lungs to dissect local host immune - Aspergillus fumigatus interactions.
mBio,
11 Abstract.
Gunzer M, Thornton CR, Beziere N (2020). Advances in the in vivo molecular imaging of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.
Journal of Fungi,
6(4).
Abstract.
Thornton CR (2020). Detection of the 'big five' mold killers of humans: Aspergillus, Fusarium, Lomentospora, Scedosporium and Mucormycetes.
Advances in Applied Microbiology,
110, 1-61.
Abstract.
Amich J, Mokhtari Z, Strobel M, Vialetto E, Kalleda N, Jarick KJ, Brede C, Jordan-Garrote A-L, Thusek S, Schmiedgen K, et al (2019). 3D light sheet fluorescence microscopy of lungs to dissect local host immune - Aspergillus fumigatus interactions.
bioRxiv, 1-26.
Abstract.
Thornton CR (2018). Molecular Imaging of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis using ImmunoPET/MRI: the Future Looks Bright.
Frontiers in Microbiology,
9 Abstract.
Box H, Negri C, Livermore J, Whalley S, Johnson A, McEntee L, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Meis J, Thornton CR, Hope W, et al (2018). Pharmacodynamics of Voriconazole for Invasive Pulmonary Scedosporiosis.
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy,
62(5).
Abstract.
Morad HOJ, Wild A-M, Wiehr S, Davies G, Maurer A, Pichler BJ, Thornton CR (2018). Pre-Clinical Imaging of Invasive Candidiasis using ImmunoPET/MR.
Frontiers in Microbiology,
9, 1-15.
Abstract.
Liew N, Mazon Moya MJ, Wierzbicki C, Hollinshead M, Dillon MJ, Thornton CR, Ellison A, Cable J, Fisher MC, Mostowy S, et al (2017). Chytrid fungus infection in zebrafish demonstrates that the pathogen can parasitise non-amphibian vertebrate hosts.
Nature Communications,
8, 15048-15048.
Abstract.
Hoenigl M, Eigl S, Heldt S, Duettmann W, Thornton C, Prattes J (2017). Clinical Evaluation of the Newly Formatted Lateral-Flow Device for Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis.
Mycoses,
00, 1-4.
Abstract.
Duvaux L, Shiller J, Vandeputte P, Duge de Bernoville T, Thornton CR, Papon N, Le Cam B, Bouchara J-P, Gasteboise A (2017). Draft genome sequence of the human pathogenic fungus Scedosporium boydii.
Genome Announcements,
5, e00871-17-e00871-17.
Abstract.
Pateau V, Razafimandimby B, Vandeputte P, Guillemette T, Thornton CR, Bouchara J-P, Giraud S (2017). Gene disruption in Scedosporium aurantiacum: proof of concept with the disruption of SODC gene encoding a cytosolic Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase.
Mycopathologia,
183(1), 241-249.
Abstract.
Shah A, Abdolrasouli A, Schelenz S, Thornton C, Ni MZ, Devaraj A, Devic N, Ward L, Carby M, Reed A, et al (2017). Latent class modelling for pulmonary aspergillosis diagnosis in lung transplant recipients.
Thorax,
72(3), A13-A14.
Abstract.
Davies G, Rolle A-M, Maurer A, Spycher PR, Schillinger C, Solouk-Saran D, Hasenberg M, Weski J, Foslet J, Dubois A, et al (2017). Towards Translational ImmunoPET/MR Imaging of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis: the Humanised Monoclonal Antibody JF5 Detects Aspergillus Lung Infections in Vivo.
Theranostics,
7, 3398-3414.
Abstract.
Dillon MJ, Bowkett AE, Bungard MJ, Beckman KM, O'Brien MF, Bates K, Fisher MC, Stevens JR, Thornton CR (2017). Tracking the amphibian pathogens Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans using a highly specific monoclonal antibody and lateral-flow technology.
Microbial Biotechnology,
10(2), 381-394.
Abstract.
Escudero N, Ferreira SR, Lopez-Moya F, Naranjo-Ortiz MA, Marin-Ortiz AI, Thornton CR, Lopez-Llorca LV (2016). Chitosan enhances parasitism of Meloidogyne javanica eggs by the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia.
Fungal Biology,
120(4), 572-585.
Abstract.
Al-Maqtoofi M, Thornton CR (2016). Detection of human pathogenic Fusarium species in hospital and communal sink biofilms by using a highly specific monoclonal antibody.
Environmental Microbiology,
18, 3620-3634.
Abstract.
Sharpe RA, Le Cocq K, Nikolaou V, Osborne NJ, Thornton CR (2016). Identifying risk factors for exposure to culturable allergenic fungi in energy efficient homes by using highly specific monoclonal antibodies.
Environmental Research,
144, 32-42.
Abstract.
Rolle AM, Hasenberg M, Thornton CR, Solouk-Saran D, Männ L, Weski J, Maurer A, Fischer E, Spycher PR, Schibli R, et al (2016). ImmunoPET/MR imaging allows specific detection of Aspergillus fumigatus lung infection in vivo.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,
113(8), E1026-E1033.
Abstract.
Wiehr S, Warnke P, Rolle A-M, Schutz M, Kohlhofer U, Quintanilla-Martinez de Fend L, Maurer A, Thornton C, Boschetti F, Reischl G, et al (2016). New pathogen-specific immunoPET/MR tracer for molecular imaging of a systemic bacterial infection.
Oncotarget,
7, 10990-11001.
Abstract.
Al-Laaeiby A, Kershaw M, Penn T, Thornton CR (2016). Targeted disruption of melanin biosynthesis genes in the human pathogenic fungus Lomentospora prolificans and its consequences for pathogen survival.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
17(4), 1-18.
Abstract.
Shaw S, Le Cocq K, Paszkiewicz K, Moore K, Winsbury R, Studholme D, Salmon D, Thornton CR, Grant MR (2016). Transcriptional reprogramming underpins enhanced plant
growth promotion by the biocontrol fungus Trichoderma hamatum GD12
during antagonistic interactions with Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in
soil.
Molecular Plant Pathology,
17, 1425-1441.
Abstract.
Solouk D, Bergmueller E, Buffen K, Rolle A-M, Thornton C, Weski J, Gunzer M, Hasenberg M (2016). Viability of a promising antibody (JF5) for the fast detection of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA).
MYCOSES,
59, 32-32.
Author URL.
Prattes J, Lackner M, Eigl S, Reischies F, Raggam RB, Koidl C, Flick H, Wolfler A, Neumeister P, Thornton CR, et al (2015). Diagnostic accuracy of the Aspergillus specific Bronchoalveolar Lavage Lateral-Flow Assay in Haematological Malignancy Patients. Mycoses: diagnosis, therapy and prophylaxis of fungal diseases, 58(8), 461-469.
Sharpe R, Thornton CR, Nikolaou V, Osborne N (2015). Fuel poverty increases risk of mould contamination, regardless of adult risk perception & ventilation in social housing properties. Environment International, 79, 115-129.
Eigl S, Prattes J, Reischies FM, Raggam RB, Spiess B, Reinwald M, Buchheidt D, Thornton CR, Krause R, Flick H, et al (2015). Galactomannan Testing and <i>Aspergillus</i> PCR in same-day bronchoalveolar lavage and blood samples obtained from patients with hematological malignancies at risk for invasive mould infection.
MYCOSES,
58, 157-157.
Author URL.
Sharpe R, Thornton CR, Nikolaou V, Osborne N (2015). Higher energy efficient homes are associated with increased risk of doctor diagnosed asthma in a UK sub population. Environment International, 75, 234-244.
Thornton CR, Ryder LS, Le Cocq K, Soanes DM (2015). Identifying the emerging human pathogen Scedosporium prolificans by using a species-specific monoclonal antibody that binds to the melanin biosynthetic enzyme tetrahydroxynaphthalene reductase. Environmental Microbiology, 17(4), 1023-1048.
Bustin SA, Thornton CR, Shannon M, Agrawal SG, Lass-Floerl C, Mutschlechner W, Roberts D, Johnson G (2015). Immuno PCR-based assays for the early detection of <i>Aspergillus</i> species.
MYCOSES,
58, 28-28.
Author URL.
Thornton CR, Wills OE (2015). Immunodetection of Fungal and Oomycete Pathogens: Established and Emerging Threats to Human Health, Animal Welfare and Global Food Security. Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 41(1), 27-51.
Osborne NJ, Thornton CR, Sharpe RA (2015). Indoor Fungal Exposure and Allergic Respiratory Disease.
Current Allergy and Asthma Reports,
15(12).
Abstract.
Sharpe RA, Bearman N, Thornton CR, Husk K, Osborne NJ (2015). Indoor fungal diversity and asthma: a meta-analysis and systematic review of risk factors.
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology,
135(1), 110-122.
Abstract.
Sharpe RA, Bearman N, Thornton CR, Husk K, Osborne NJ (2015). Indoor fungal diversity and asthma: a metaanalysis and systematic review of risk factors. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 135(1), 110-122.
Eigl S, Prattes J, Reinwald M, Thornton CR, Reischies F, Spiess B, Neumeister P, Zollner-Schwetz I, Raggam RB, Flick H, et al (2015). Influence of Mould-active Antifungal Treatment on the Performance of the Aspergillus specific Bronchoalveolar Lavage Lateral-Flow Device Test. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 46, 401-405.
Eigl S, Prattes J, Lackner M, Willinger B, Spiess B, Selitsch B, Meilinger M, Reischies F, Neumeister P, Wolfler A, et al (2015). Multicenter evaluation of a Lateral-Flow Device Test for Diagnosing Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in ICU Patients. Critical Care, 19, 1-9.
Miceli M, Goggins MI, Chander P, Sekaran AK, Kizy AE, Samuel L, Jiang H, Thornton CR, Ramesh M, Alangaden G, et al (2015). Performance of Lateral Flow Device and Galactomannan for the Detection of Aspergillus Species in Bronchoalveolar Fluid of Patients at Risk for Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis. Mycoses: diagnosis, therapy and prophylaxis of fungal diseases, 58, 368-374.
Alcantara C, Thornton CR, Perez de-Luque A, Le Cocq K, Pedraza V, Murray PJ (2015). The Free-Living Rhizosphere Fungus Trichoderma hamatum GD12 Enhances Clover Productivity in Clover-Ryegrass Mixtures.
Plant and Soil: international journal on plant-soil relationships,
398, 165-180.
Abstract.
Solouk D, Bergmueller E, Weski J, Rolle A-M, Wiehr S, Thornton C, Gunzer M, Hasenberg M, Solouk D (2015). Towards the establishment of intravital mouse lung imaging via two Photon Microscopy for the design of a novel antibody-based aspergillosis detection system and the observation of pathogen-immune cell interactions.
MYCOSES,
58, 56-56.
Author URL.
Sharpe RA, Thornton CR, Tyrell J, Nikolaou V, Osborne NJ (2015). Variable risk of atopic disease due to indoor fungal exposure in NHANES 2005-2006. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 45(10), 1566-1578.
Bergmueller E, Solouk D, Weski J, Thornton C, Gunzer M, Hasenberg M (2015). Where do spores go? Characterization of fungal distribution patterns among different murine <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> infection models using light sheet microscopy.
MYCOSES,
58, 9-9.
Author URL.
Hoenigl M, Prattes J, Eigl S, Lass-Flörl C, Willinger B, Reischies F, Posch V, Lackner M, Flick H, Hönigl K, et al (2014). 1462Bronchoalveolar Lavage Lateral-Flow Device Test for Diagnosing Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in ICU patients: a multicenter study. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 1(Suppl 1), s385-s386.
Thornton CR (2014). Breaking the Mould - Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies for Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in the Immune Deficient Patient. Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, 6(10), 771-780.
Hoenigl M, Thornton CR, Duettmann W, Posch V, Seeber K, Krause R, Lackner M, Lass-Florl C (2014). Bronchoalveolar Lavage Lateral-Flow Device Test for Diagnosing Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Pulmonology and ICU Patients. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 189
Willinger B, Lackner M, Lass-Florl C, Prattes J, Posch V, Selitsch B, Eschertzhuber S, Hoenigl K, Koidl C, Sereinigg M, et al (2014). Bronchoalveolar lavage lateral-flow device test for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in solid organ transplant patients: a semi-prospective multicenter study. Transplantation, 98(8), 898-902.
Ghamrawi S, Renier G, Saulnier P, Cuenot S, Zykwinska A, Dutilh BE, Thornton CR, Faure S, Bouchara J-P (2014). Cell wall modifications during conidial maturation of the human pathogenic fungus Pseudallescheria boydii. PLoS One, 9(6).
Prattes J, Prueller F, Koidl C, Raggam R, Zollner-Schwetz I, Eigl S, Posch V, Hoenigl K, Duettmann W, Flick H, et al (2014). Diagnostics for invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Patients with Underlying Pulmonary Diseases: Comparison of Aspergillus Lateral Flow Device, Galactomannan-Antigen-Test, Beta-D-Glucan-Tests and Conventional Culture.
MYCOSES,
57, 15-16.
Author URL.
Davies GE, Thornton CR (2014). Differentiation of the emerging human pathogens Trichosporon asahii and Trichosporon asteroides from other pathogenic yeasts and moulds by using species-specific monoclonal antibodies. PLoS One, 9(1).
Vandeputte P, Ghamrawi S, Rechenmann M, Iltis A, Giraud S, Fleury M, Thornton CR, Delhaes L, Meyer W, Papon N, et al (2014). Draft genome sequence of the pathogenic fungus Scedosporium apiospermum. Genome Announcements, 2(5).
Sharpe R, Thornton CR, Osborne NJ (2014). Modifiable Factors Governing Indoor Fungal Diversity and Risk of Asthma. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 44, 631-641.
Ghamrawi S, Gilles R, Saulnier P, Cuenot S, Zykwinska A, Bas ED, Thornton C, Faure S, Bouchara J-P (2014). Modifications de la paroi au cours de la maturation des conidies chez Pseudallescheria boydii. Journal de Mycologie Médicale, 24(3).
Prattes J, Prueller F, Koidl C, Raggam RB, Palfner M, Eigl S, Flick H, Buzina W, Zollner-Schwetz I, Thornton CR, et al (2014). Novel Tests for Diagnosis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Patients with Underlying Respiratory Diseases. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 190(8), 922-929.
Hoenigl M, Prattes J, Spiess B, Wagner J, Prueller F, Raggam RB, Posch V, Duettmann W, Hoenigl K, Wofler A, et al (2014). Performance of Galactomannan, Beta-D-Glucan,
Aspergillus Lateral-Flow Device, Conventional Culture and PCR tests for Diagnosis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 52, 2039-2045.
Kobayashi M, Thornton CR (2014). Serological-diagnosis of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) and Aspergillus lateral-flow device (LFD). European Respiratory Journal, 44, 2501-2501.
Al-Maqtoofi MY, Thornton CR (2014). Tracking the human pathogenic fungus <i>Fusarium</i> by using a highly specific monoclonal antibody.
IMMUNOLOGY,
143, 169-169.
Author URL.
White PL, Parr C, Thornton CR, Barnes RA (2013). An Evaluation of real-time PCR, Galactomannan ELISA and a novel Lateral-Flow Device for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 51(5), 1510-1516.
Held J, Schmidt T, Thornton CR, Kotter E, Bertz H (2013). Comparison of a Novel Aspergillus Lateral-Flow Device and the Platelia Galactomannan Assay for Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis following Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Infection, 41(6), 1163-1169.
Held J, Schmidt T, Thornton CR, Kotter E, Bertz H (2013). Comparison of a novel <i>Aspergillus</i> Antigen Lateral Flow Device and the Platelia® <i>Aspergillus</i> Antigen ELISA in patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
MYCOSES,
56, 18-18.
Author URL.
Wiederhold NP, Najvar LK, Bocanegra RA, Kirkpatrick WR, Patterson TF, Thornton CR (2013). Inter-Laboratory and Inter-Study Reproducibility of a Novel Lateral-Flow Device and the Influence of Antifungal Therapy on the Detection of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology,
51, 459-465.
Abstract.
Studholme D, Harris B, Le Cocq K, Winsbury R, Perera V, Ryder L, Beale M, Ward J, Thornton CR, Grant M, et al (2013). Investigating the Beneficial Traits of Trichoderma hamatum GD12 for Sustainable Agriculture - Insights from Genomics.
Frontiers in Plant-Microbe Interactions,
4, 1-13.
Abstract.
Thornton CR (2013). Lateral-Flow Device for Diagnosis of Fungal Infection. Current Fungal Infection Reports, 7(3), 244-251.
Ryder, LS, Mentlak TA, Dagdas YF, Kershaw MJ, Thornton CR, Chen J, Wang Z, Talbot, NJ (2013). NADPH oxidases regulate septin-mediated cytoskeletal re-modeling during plant infection by the rice blast fungus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 110, 3179-3184.
Johnson GL, Shannon M, Thornton CR, Agrawal SG, Bustin SA (2013). Proximity ligation assay for the sensitive, specific and early diagnosis of invasive fungal disease.
MYCOSES,
56, 48-49.
Author URL.
Wiederhold NP, Thornton CR (2013). Reply to “Interlaboratory and Interstudy Reproducibility of a Novel Lateral-Flow Device: a Statistical Issue”. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 51(5).
Hoenigl M, Koidl C, Duettmann W, Seeber K, Wagner J, Wölfler A, Raggam RB, Thornton CR, Krause R (2012). Bronchoalveolar lavage lateral-flow device test for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis diagnosis in haematological malignancy and solid organ transplant patients.
Journal of Infection,
65(6), 588-591.
Abstract.
Thornton CR, Johnson G, Agrawal S (2012). Detection of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in haematological malignancy patients by using lateral-flow technology. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 61
Romão-Dumaresq AS, de Araújo WL, Talbot NJ, Thornton CR (2012). RNA interference of endochitinases in the sugarcane endophyte Trichoderma virens 223 reduces its fitness as a biocontrol agent of pineapple disease.
PLoS One,
7(10).
Abstract.
Ryder LS, Harris BD, Soanes DM, Kershaw MJ, Talbot NJ, Thornton CR (2012). Saprotrophic competitiveness and biocontrol fitness of a genetically modified strain of the plant-growth-promoting fungus Trichoderma hamatum GD12. Microbiology, 158(Special issue of Trichoderma: from basic biology to biotechnology), 84-97.
Ryder LS, Harris BD, Soanes DM, Kershaw MJ, Talbot NJ, Thornton CR (2012). Saprotrophic competitiveness and biocontrol fitness of a genetically modified strain of the plant-growth-promoting fungus Trichoderma hamatum GD12.
Microbiology (Reading),
158(Pt 1), 84-97.
Abstract.
Author URL.
Johnson GL, Bibby D, Bustin B, Thornton CR, Agrawal S (2011). Detection of Aspergillus in broncho-alveolar lavage fluid using two biological assays; evidence of active infection?. Mycoses, 54, 130-131.
Thornton CR (2010). Detection of Invasive Aspergillosis. Advances in Applied Microbiology, 70, 187-216.
Thornton CR, Slaughter DC, Davis RM (2010). Detection of the sour-rot pathogen Geotrichum candidum in tomato fruit and juice by using a highly specific monoclonal antibody-based ELISA. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 143(3), 166-172.
Thornton CR (2010). Environmental fungi as a cause of human mycoses. Culture, 31(2), 1-5.
Wiederhold NP, Thornton CR, Najvar LK, Kirkpatrick WR, Bocanegra R, Patterson TF (2009). Comparison of Lateral Flow Technology and Galactomannan and (1→3)-β-D-Glucan Assays for Detection of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, 16(12), 1844-1846.
Richards TA, Soanes DM, Foster PG, Leonard G, Thornton CR, Talbot NJ (2009). Phylogenomic analysis demonstrates a pattern of rare and ancient horizontal gene transfer between plants and fungi. The Plant Cell, 21, 1897-1911.
Thornton CR (2009). Tracking the emerging human pathogen Pseudallescheria boydii by using highly specific monoclonal antibodies.
Clinical and Vaccine Immunology,
16(5), 756-764.
Abstract.
Thornton CR (2009). Use of monoclonal antibody-based diagnostic assays for the detection of invasive mycoses. Microbiologist, 10(2), 49-50.
Thornton CR (2008). Development of an immunochromatographic lateral-flow device for rapid serodiagnosis of invasive aspergillosis.
Clinical and Vaccine Immunology,
15(7), 1095-1105.
Abstract.
Thornton, C.R. (2008). Tracking fungi in soil with monoclonal antibodies. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 121, 347-353.
Gilbert MJ, Thornton CR, Wakley GE, Talbot NJ (2006). A P-type ATPase required for rice blast disease and induction of host resistance. Nature, 440(7083), 535-539.
Richards TA, Dacks JB, Jenkinson JM, Thornton CR, Talbot NJ (2006). Evolution of filamentous plant pathogens: gene exchange across eukaryotic kingdoms. Current Biology, 16(18), 1857-1864.
Thornton CR, Talbot, N.J. (2006). Immunofluorescence microscopy and immunogold EM for investigating fungal infection of plants. Nature Protocols, 1, 2506-2511.
Kershaw, M.J. Wakley, G.E. Talbot, N.J. Thornton CR (2005). Four conserved intra-molecular disulfide linkages are required for secretion and cell wall localization of a hydrophobin during fungal morphogenesis. Molecular Microbiology, 56(1), 117-125.
Thornton CR (2005). Use of monoclonal antibodies to quantify the dynamics of α-galactosidase and endo-1,4-β-glucanase production by Trichoderma hamatum during saprotrophic growth and sporulation in peat. Environmental Microbiology, 7(5), 737-749.
Thornton, CR, Groenhof AC, Forrest, R & Lamotte, R (2004). A One-Step, Immunochromatographic Lateral Flow Device Specific to Rhizoctonia solani and Certain Related Species, and its use to Detect and Quantify R. solani in Soil. Phytopathology, 94, 280-288.
Tucker SL, Thornton CR, Tasker K, Jacob C, Giles G, Egan M, Talbot NJ (2004). A fungal metallothionein is required for pathogenicity of Magnaporthe grisea. The Plant Cell, 16(6), 1575-1588.
Thornton CR (2004). An immunological approach to quantifying the saprotrophic growth dynamics of Trichoderma species during antagonistic interactions with Rhizoctonia solani in a soil-less mix. Environmental Microbiology, 6(4), 323-334.
Wang ZY, Thornton CR, Kershaw MJ, Debao L, Talbot NJ (2003). The glyoxylate cycle is required for temporal regulation of virulence by the plant pathogenic fungus Magnaporthe grisea. Molecular Microbiology, 47(6), 1601-1612.
Thornton CR, Pitt, D. Wakley, G.E. Talbot, N.J. (2002). Production of a monoclonal antibody specific to the genus Trichoderma and closely related fungi, and its use to detect Trichoderma spp. in naturally infested composts. Microbiology, 148, 1263-1279.
Bailey DJ, Thornton CR, Dewey FM, Gilligan CA (2001). A non-destructive immunoblotting technique for visualisation and analysis of the growth dynamics of Rhizoctonia solani.
Mycological Research,
105(8), 983-990.
Abstract.
Thornton CR, O'Neill TM, Hilton G, Gilligan CA (1999). Detection and recovery of Rhizoctonia solani in naturally infested glasshouse soils using a combined baiting, double monoclonal antibody ELISA.
Plant Pathology,
48(5), 627-634.
Author URL.
Thornton CR, Gilligan CA (1999). Quantification of the effect of the hyperparasite Trichoderma harzianum on the saprotrophic growth dynamics of Rhizoctonia solani in compost using a monoclonal antibody-based ELISA.
Mycological Research,
103, 443-448.
Author URL.
Thornton CR, Dewey FM, Gilligan CA (1997). Production and characterization of a monoclonal antibody raised against surface antigens from mycelium of Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici evidence for an extracellular polyphenol oxidase.
Phytopathology,
87(1), 123-131.
Abstract.
Otten W, Gilligan CA, Thornton CR (1997). Quantification of fungal antigens in soil with a monoclonal antibody-based ELISA: Analysis and reduction of soil-specific bias.
Phytopathology,
87(7), 730-736.
Abstract.
Dewey FM, Thornton CR, Gilligan CA (1997). Use of Monoclonal Antibodies to Detect, Quantify and Visualize Fungi in Soils. Advances in Botanical Research, 24(C), 275-308.
Thornton CR (1996). Detection and quantification of Rhizoctonia solani in soil by monoclonal antibody-based immuno-magnetic bead assay.
Soil Biology and Biochemistry,
28(4-5), 527-532.
Abstract.
Thornton CR, Dewey FM (1996). Detection of phialoconidia of Trichoderma harzianum in peat-bran by monoclonal antibody-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
Mycological Research,
100(2), 217-222.
Abstract.
Thornton CR, Dewey FM, Gilligan CA (1994). Development of a monoclonal antibody-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of live propagules of Trichoderma harzianum in a peat-bran medium.
Soil Biology and Biochemistry,
26(7), 909-920.
Abstract.
THORNTON CR, DEWEY FM, GILLIGAN CA (1993). Development of monoclonal antibody‐based immunological assays for the detection of live propagules of Rhizoctonia solani in soil.
Plant Pathology,
42(5), 763-773.
Abstract.
Thornton CR, Jarvis B, Cooke R (1991). A chitin assay for the enumeration of Plasmodiophora brassicae resting spores in clubroot tissue.
Mycological Research,
95, 879-882.
Author URL.