Peer-Reviewed Publications
†co-first authors, *corresponding author
*J.R. Wilson, K.J. Willie, L.R. Stewart, M.G. Redinbaugh, *E.W. Ohlson. 2025. Characterization of three resistance-breaking isolates of sugarcane mosaic virus from Rwanda and implications for maize lethal necrosis.” In Press at Phytopathology. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-07-24-0227-R
A. Haller, J. Poelstra, W. Pipatpongpinyo, N. Kreuter, J.R. Wilson, A. Michel. 2025. “Investigating a role for piRNA-associated piwi genes in overcoming host-plant resistance in the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines” In Press at Journal of Insect Science.
*J.R. Wilson, K.J. Willie, N. Khatri. 2025. “Purification and serological detection of maize yellow mosaic virus.” Archives of Virology. 170(80). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-025-06249-x
M. West-Ortiz, D. Steuhler, E. Pollock, J.R. Wilson, S.E. Preising, O. Alabi, M. Fuchs, M. Heck, A. Olmedo-Velarde. 2025. “Cotton plants presenting symptoms associated with cotton leafroll dwarf virus revealed a novel caulimovirid, cotton virus A, with endogenous caulimovirids in its hosts” Phytobiomes Journal. 9(1): 54-67. https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-10-24-0103-R
*E.W. Ohlson, N. Khatri, *J.R. Wilson. 2024. “Experimental host and vector ranges of the emerging maize yellow mosaic polerovirus.” Plant Disease. 108(5): 1246-1251. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-23-1124-RE
J. Todd, L.R. Stewart, M.G. Redinbaugh, *J.R. Wilson. 2022. “Soybean aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) feeding behavior is largely unchanged by soybean mosaic virus but significantly altered by the beetle-transmitted bean pod mottle virus.” Journal of Economic Entomology. 115(4): 1059-1068. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toac060
†C.J. Schiltz, †J.R. Wilson, C.J. Hosford, M.C. Adams, S.E. Preising, S.L. DeBlasio, H.J. Macleod, J. Van Eck, M.L. Heck, J.S. Chappie. 2022. “Polerovirus N-terminal readthrough domain structures reveal molecular strategies for mitigating virus transmission by aphids.” Nature Communications. 13:6368. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33979-2
C. Padmanabhan, Y. Zheng, M. Shamimuzzaman, J.R. Wilson, Z. Fei, K.S. Ling. 2021. “The tomato yellow leaf curl virus C4 protein alters the expression of plant developmental genes correlating to leaf upward cupping phenotype in tomato.” PLoS ONE. 17(5): e0257936. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257936
†S.L. DeBlasio, †J.R. Wilson, C. Tamborindeguy, R.S. Johnson, M.J. MacCoss, S.M. Gray, M.L. Heck. 2021. “Affinity purification-mass spectrometry identifies a novel interaction between a polerovirus and a conserved innate immunity aphid protein that regulates transmission efficiency.” Journal of Proteome Research. 20(6): 3365-3387. https://doi.org/acs.jproteome.1c00313
†P.V. Pinheio, †J.R. Wilson, Y. Xu, Y. Zheng, A.R. Rebelo, S. Fattah-Hosseini, A. Kruse, R. Santos Dos Silva, Xu Y., M. Kramer, J. Giovannoni, Z. Fei, S.M. Gray, M.L. Heck. 2019. “Plant viruses transmitted in two different modes produce differing effects on small RNA-mediated processes in their aphid vector” Phytobiomes Journal. 3(1):71-81. https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-10-18-0045-R
M.E. Dowling, W.C. Bridges, B.M. Cox, T. Sroka, J.R. Wilson, G. Schnabel. 2019. “Preservation of Monilinia fructicola genotype diversity within fungal cankers” Plant Disease. 103(3):526-530. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-18-0800-RE
M.E. Dowling, P.K. Bryson, H.G. Boatwright, J.R. Wilson, Z. Fan, S.E. Everhart, P.M. Brannen, G. Schnabel. 2016. “Effect of fungicide applications on Monilinia fructicola population diversity and transposon movement.” Phytopathology, 106 (12): 1504-1512. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-03-16-0127-R
M.E. Dowling, M.J. Hu, L.T. Schmitz, J.R. Wilson, G. Schnabel. 2016. “Characterization of Botrytis cinerea isolates from strawberry with reduced sensitivity to Polyoxin D zinc salt.” Plant Disease, 100 (10): 2057-2061. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-16-0166-RE
Book Chapters and Reviews
A. Olmedo-Velarde, J.R. Wilson, M. Stallone, S.L. DeBlasio, J.S. Chappie, M. Heck. 2023. “Potato leafroll virus molecular interactions with plants and aphids: gaining a new tactical advantage on an old foe.” Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 125:102015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2023.102015
E.W. Ohlson, J.R. Wilson. 2022. “Maize lethal necrosis: impact and disease management.” Outlooks on Pest Management. 33(2): 45-51. https://doi.org/10.1564/v33_apr_02
J.R. Wilson, S.L. DeBlasio, M.M. Alexander, M.L. Heck. 2019. “Chapter 6: Looking through the lens of ‘omics technologies: insights into the transmission of insect vector-borne plant viruses” In B. Bonning (Ed.), Insect Molecular Virology (113-144). Caister Academic Press. Also published as an article in Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 34:113-144. https://doi.org/10.21775/cimb.034.113