Howard RJ, Gow NAR, eds (2007) The Mycota, Vol. VIII, Biology of the Fungal Cell 2nd Edition. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 341p
Howard RJ, Bourett TM, Ferrari MA (1991) Infection by Magnaporthe: an in vitro analysis. In Electron Microscopy of Plant Pathogens. (K Mendgen & D Lesemann, Eds) Springer-Verlag
Howard RJ (1994) Cell biology of pathogenesis. In Rice Blast Disease (RS Zigler, S Leong and PS Teng, Eds). CAB International. pp 3-22
Howard RJ, Valent B (1996) Breaking and entering: cell biology of host penetration by the fungal rice blast pathogen, Magnaporthe grisea. Annu Rev Microbiol 50: 491-512
Howard RJ (1997) Breaching the outer barriers -- cuticle and cell wall penetration. In The Mycota, Vol VI, Plant Relationships (G Carroll and P Tudzynski, Eds), Springer-Verlag, Berlin. pp 43-60
Howard RJ, Gow NAR, eds (2001) The Mycota, Vol VIII, Biology of the Fungal Cell. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. 307p
Howard RJ (2001) Cytology of fungal pathogens and plant-host interactions. Cur Opin Microbiol 4:365-373
Czymmek KJ, Bourettt TM, Howard RJ (2005) Fluorescent protein probes in fungi. In Microbiol Imaging (T Savidge and C Pothulakis, Eds) Methods Microbiol 34: 27-62
Howard RJ, Gow NAR, eds (2007) The Mycota, Vol. VIII, Biology of the Fungal Cell 2nd ed. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. 341p
Bourett TM, Howard RJ (2007) The endomembrane system in filamentous fungi. In Biology of the Fungal Cell. The Mycota, Vol VIII, 2nd edn (R Howard and NAR Gow, Eds). Springer, Berlin. pp 1-47
Refereed Journal ArticlesHoward RJ, Maxwell DP (1975) Cytology of Ceratocystis ulmi. Phytopathology 65:816-819
Smiley RW, Howard RJ (1976) Tolerance to benzimidazole-derivative fungicides by Fusarium roseum on Kentucky bluegrass turf. Plant Dis Reporter 60:91-94
Howard RJ, Aist JR (1977) Effects of MBC on hyphal tip organization, growth, and mitosis of Fusarium acuminatum, and their antagonism by D2O. Protoplasma 92:195-210
Howard RJ, Aist JR (979) Hyphal tip cell ultrastructure of the fungus Fusarium: improved preservation by freeze-substitution. J Ultrastruct Res 65:224-234
Hoch HC, Howard RJ (1980) Ultrastructural characterization of the basidiomycete Laetisaria arvalis by freeze-substitution. Protoplasma 103:281-297
Howard RJ, Aist JR (1980) Cytoplasmic microtubules and fungal morphogenesis: ultrastructural effects of MBC determined by freeze-substitution of hyphal tip cells. J Cell Biol 87:55-64
Howard RJ (1981) Ultrastructural analysis of hyphal tip cell growth in fungi: Spitzenkorper, cytoskeleton and endomembranes after freeze-substitution. J Cell Sci 48:89-103
Hoch HC, Howard RJ (1981) Conventional chemical fixations induce artifactual swelling of dolipore septa. Exp Mycol 5:167-172
Howard RJ, O'Donnell KL (1987) Freeze substitution of fungi for cytological analysis. Exp Mycol 11:250-269
Hamer JE, Howard RJ, Chumley FG, Valent B (1988) A mechanism for surface attachment in spores of a plant pathogenic fungus. Science 239:288-290
Howard RJ, Ferrari MA (1989) Role of melanin in appressorium function. Exp Mycol 13:403-418
Bourett TM, Howard RJ (1990) In vitro development of penetration structures in the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe grisea. Can J Bot 68:329-342
Ranty B, Lundquist T, Schneider G, Madden M, Howard R, Lorimer G (1990) Truncation of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase (Rubisco) from Rhodospirillum rubrum affects the holoenzyme assembly and activity. EMBO J 9:1365-1373
Rossman AY, Howard RJ, Valent B (1990) Pyricularia grisea, the correct name for the rice blast disease fungus. Mycologia 82:509-512
Heath MC, Valent B, Howard RJ, Chumley FG (1990) Correlations between cytologically detected plant-fungal interactions and pathogenicity of Magnaporthe grisea toward weeping lovegrass. Phytopathology 80:1382-1386
Heath MC, Valent B, Howard RJ, Chumley FG (1990) Interactions of two strains of Magnaporthe grisea with rice, goosegrass, and weeping lovegrass. Can J Bot 68:1627-1637
Bourett TM, Howard RJ (1991) Ultrastructural immunolocalization of actin in a fungus. Protoplasma 163:199-202
Howard RJ, Ferrari MA, Roach DH, Money ND (1991) Penetration of hard substrates by a fungus employing enormous turgor pressure. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 88:11281-11284
Bourett TM, Howard RJ (1992) Actin in penetration pegs of the fungal rice blast pathogen, Magnaporthe grisea. Protoplasma 168:20-26
Heath MC, Howard RJ, Valent B, Chumley FG (1992) Ultrastructural interactions of one strain of Magnaporthe grisea with goosegrass and weeping lovegrass. Can J Bot 70:779-787
Deising H, Nicholson RL, Haug M, Howard RJ, Mendgen K (1992) Adhesion pad formation and the involvement of cutinase and esterases in the attachment of uredospores to the host cuticle. Plant Cell 4:1101-1111
Bourett TM, Picollelli MA, Howard RJ (1993) Postembedment labeling of concanavalin A-binding sites in freeze-substituted fungal cells. Exp Mycol 17:223-235
Braun EJ, Howard RJ (1994) Adhesion of fungal spores and germlings to host plant surfaces. Protoplasma 181:202-212
Bourett TM, Howard RJ (1994) Enhanced labeling of concanavalin A binding sites in fungal endomembranes using a double-sided, indirect method. Mycol Res 98:769-775
Braun EJ, Howard RJ (1994) Adhesion of Cochliobolus heterostrophus conidia and germlings to leaves and artificial surfaces. Exp Mycol 18:211-220
Bourett TM, Howard RJ, O'Keefe DP, Hallahan DL (1994) Gland development on leaf surfaces of Nepeta racemosa. Intl J Plant Sci 155:623-632
Franco-Lopez R, Howard RJ, Bracker CE (1995) Satellite Spitzenkörper in growing hyphal tips. Protoplasma 188:85-103
Bourett TM, Howard RJ (1996) Brefeldin A-induced structural changes in the endomembrane system of a filamentous fungus, Magnaporthe grisea. Protoplasma 190:151-163
Czymmek KJ, Bourett TM, Howard RJ (1996) Immunolocalization of tubulin and actin in thick-sectioned fungal hyphae after freeze substitution fixation and methacrylate de-embedment. J Micros 181:153-161
Money NP, Howard RJ (1996) Confirmation of a link between fungal pigmentation, turgor pressure, and pathogenicity using a new method of turgor measurement. Fungal Genet Biol 20:217-227
Satiat-Jeunemaitre B, Cole L, Bourett T, Howard R, Hawes C (1996) Brefeldin A effects on plant and fungal cells: something new about vesicle trafficking? J Micros 181:162-177
Sugi JA, Pascholati SF, Kunoh H, Howard RJ, Nicholson RL (1998) Association of Pestalotia malicola with the plant cuticle: visualization of the pathogen and detection of cutinase and non-specific esterase. Physiol Mol Plant Pathol 52:213-221
Bourett TM, Czymmek KJ, Howard RJ (1998) An improved method for affinity probe localization in whole cells of filamentous fungi. Fungal Genet Biol 24:3-13
Bourett TM, Czymmek KJ, Howard RJ (1999.) Ultrastructure of chloroplast protuberances in rice leaves preserved by high-pressure freezing. Planta 208:472-479
Duncan KE, Howard RJ (2000) Cytological analysis of wheat infection by the leaf blotch pathogen, Mycosphaerella graminicola. Mycol Res 104:1074-1082
Dickson R, Weis C, Howard RJ, Alldrick SP, Ellis RJ, Lorimer G, Azem A, Viitanen P (2000) Reconsitution of higher plant chloroplast chaperonin 60 tetradecamers active in protein folding. J Biol Chem 275:11829-11835
Czymmek KJ, Bourett TM, Howard RJ (2002) Utility of cytoplasmic fluorescent proteins for live-cell imaging of Magnaporthe grisea in planta. Mycologia 94:280-289
Bourett TM, Sweigard JA, Czymmek KJ, Carroll A, Howard RJ (2002) Reef coral fluorescent proteins for visualizing fungal pathogens. Fungal Genet Biol 37:211-220
Czymmek KJ, Bourett TM, Shao Y, DeZwaan TM, Sweigard JA, Howard RJ (2005) Live-cell imaging of tubulin in the filamentous fungus Magnaporthe grisea treated with anti-microtubule and anti-microfilament agents. Protoplasma 225:23-32
Ching A, Dhugga KS, Appenzeller L, Meeley R, Bourett TM, Howard RJ, Rafalsky A (2006) Brittle stalk 2 encodes a putative glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein that affects mechanical strength of maize tissues by altering the composition and structure of secondary cell walls. Planta 224:1174-1184
Trade Journals, Extended Abstracts, ProceedingsBourett TM, Howard RJ (1993) Use of a post-embedding, indirect, double-sided labeling procedure to identify conA binding sites within apical vesicles of a filamentous fungus. In Proc 51st Annu Meeting Micros Soc Amer. GW Bailey and CL Reider (Eds). San Francisco Press, pp 282-283
Howard RJ, Bourett TM (1993) Cryo-enhancement of ultrastructural, immunological, cytochemical, and low voltage SEM characterization of fungal growth and morphogenesis. In Proc 51st Annu Meeting Micros So. Amer. GW Bailey and CL Reider (Eds). San Francisco Press, pp 114-115
Howard RJ (1996) Biology of cymoxanil action against Phytophthora infestans infection of tomato and potato. In Pests & Diseases. Proc 1996 Brighton Conf Brit Crop Protection Council Vol 3, pp 933-936
Howard RJ, Ferrari MA, Bourett T, Stidham MD, Schillingford C, Power RJ, Hamlen RA (1998) Attivita biologica di cymoxanil nei confronti di Plasmopara viticola e di Phytophthora infestans: analisi citologica. Informatore Fitopatol 3:61-64
Howard RJ, ferrari MA, Genet J-L, Stidham M (2000) Biology of Curzate action against Plasmopara viticola infection of grape. Proc AFPP, Sixieme Conf Intnl sur les Maladies des Plantes, Tours, France
Duncan KE, Howard RJ (2000) Use of cryoSEM and confocal LSM to study pathogenesis: the Septoria tritici blotch pathosystem. Micros Microanal 6:678-679
Howard RJ, Bourett TM, Duncan KE (2000) Impact of cryo techniques on cytological studies of plant pathogeneic fungi and their hosts. Micros Microanal 6:674-675
Bourett TM, Czymmek KJ, Dezwaan TM, Sweigard JA, Howard RJ (2000) Localization and visualization of specific gene products in fungal plant pathogens. Micros Microanal 6:680-681
Czymmek KJ, Bourett TM, Howard RJ (2001) Light and electron microscope immunocytochemistry in freeze-substituted plant and fungal cells. Micros Microanal 7:1200-1201
Bourett TM, Duncan KE, Czymmek KJ, Sweigard JA, Dezwaan TM, Howard RJ (2001) Cryo-fixation and gene product localization in fungi. Micros Microanal 7:1202-1203
Howard RJ, Duncan KE, Bourett TM, Sweigard JA, Czymmek KJ (2001) Trends in imaging fungal pathogens for cell biological studies of plant disease. Proc Micros Soc Canada, 28th Annu Mtg, June 6-8, 2001, Univ New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, pp 4-5
Howard RJ, Bourett TM, Czymmek KJ (2004) Essential microscopy-based technology for studies of fungal pathogen-plant host interactions. Micros Microanal 10, suppl 2:218-219
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