06/30/2026

Publications from Iowa:

• Nishimwe, K., Bowers, E., Maier, D.E. 2025. On-farm evaluation of aflatoxin binder inclusion in dairy feed as a strategy to reduce milk aflatoxin M1 contamination in the Rwandan context. Mycotoxin Research 41 (1), 207-214. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12550-024-00576-9


• Branstad-Spates, E., Mosher, G.A., Bowers, E. 2025. Risk assessment of aflatoxin in Iowa corn post-harvest using an event tree analysis: A case study. Risk Analysis, 45(1), 253-263. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.15074.

Publications from Missouri: 

• Tkachenko, A.; Du, X., Guag, J., Das, M., Hsu C., Zhang, S. Innovative Framework for Blinded Evaluation of Methods: Application to Cannabinoid Quantification in Hemp. AOAC Int. 2026, 5, 1-14.


• Yan, Q.; Nosratabad, N. A.; Du, X.; Ketelboeter, T.; Wan, C.; Cai, Z. Highly effective lead removal by novel alkaline biochar prepared by pyrolysis of woody biomass impregnated with low-level NaOH. Hazard. Mater. Adv. 2025, 18, 100657. PMID: 38961821.


• Nava-Ramirez, M. J.; Maguey-Gonzalez, J. A.; Gomez-Rosales, S.; Hernandez-Ramirez J. O.; Latorre, J. D.; Du, X.; Lopez-Coello, C.; Hargis, B. M.; Tellez-Isaias, G.; Vazquez-Duran, A.; Mendez-Albores, A. “Efficacy of powdered alfalfa leaves to ameliorate the toxic effects of aflatoxin B₁ in turkey poults”, Mycotoxin Res. 2024, 40, 269-277.


• Bailey, E. A.; Adams, M. J.; Meng, K. R.; Zeltwanger, J. M.; Brake, D. W.; Du, X. “Interaction of an herbicide containing aminopyralid and metsulfuron and nitrogen fertilizer in tall fescue pastures grazed by stocker cattle”, Anim. Sci., 2024, 40, 103-111.


• Maguey-Gonzalez, J. A.; Nava-Ramirez, M. J.; Gomez-Rosales, S.; Angeles, M. L.; Solis-Cruz, B.; Du, X.; Hargis, B. M.; Tellez-Isaias, G. “Evaluation of the efficacy of humic acids to counteract the toxic effects of aflatoxin B1 in turkey poults”, Vet. Sci. 2023, 10, 1-11.


• Deng, Z; Jang, K. B.; Jalukar, S; Du, X.; Kim, S. W. “Efficacy of Feed Additive Containing Bentonite and Enzymatically Hydrolyzed Yeast on Intestinal Health and Growth of Newly Weaned Pigs under Chronic Dietary Challenges of Fumonisin and Aflatoxin”, Toxins. 2023, 15, 433.


• Du, X.; Schrunk, D. E.; Imerman, P. M.; Tahara, J.; Tkachenko, A.; Guag, J.; Reimschuessel R.; Rumbeiha, W. K. “Extensive Evaluation of a Method for Quantitative Measurement of Aflatoxins B₁ and M₁ in Animal Urine Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Fluorescence Detection”, AOAC Int. 2023, 106, 645-651.

Publications from Virginia:

• Brooks, W., Griffey, C., Sabadin, F., Vaughn, M., Liu, L., Seago, J., Thomason, W., Mott, J., Light, J., Hokenson, E., McMaster, N., Schmale III, D., Saville, B., Hardiman, T., Custis, J.T., Jones, K., Jones Jr., N., Lillard, G., Marshall, D., Fountain, M., Tuong, T., Lee, M., Oakes, J. and Santantonio, N. (2026) ‘Registration of “VT Beahm” winter forage barley’, Journal of Plant Registrations, 20, e70048. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.70048


• McMullan, L.O., McMaster, N.J., Hajjaj, M.J., Forwood, S.E., McElroy, M.F., Lane, J.E., Gruszewski, H.A., Bargmann, B.O.R. and Schmale III, D.G. (2025) ‘Disease signatures in whole plants and callus culture of Arabidopsis thaliana infected with the fungal plant pathogen Fusarium graminearum’, Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 162, 63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-025-03173-5

Publications from West Virginia: 

• Fabian SJ, Jones AM, Fuss JL, Panaccione DG. 2026. A single lysergyl peptide synthetase assembles lysergic acid amides in Aspergillus PLOS One (in press; accepted May 17, 2026).


• Fuss JL, Panaccione DG. 2026. Biochemical and genetic characterization of ergot alkaloid biosynthesis in Aspergillus aspearensis. Toxins 18:47.


• Bish LM, Fuss JL, Panaccione DG. 2025. Gene editing of the thioester reductase step in the biosynthesis of lysergic acid amides. PLOS One 20:e0334651.


• Lovett B, Stajich J, Barrett H, Kasson L, Panaccione DG, Reiter CA, Fuss JL, Biddle G, Kasson M. 2025. Draft genome of Conoideocrella luteorostrata ARSEF 14590 (Clavicipitaceae), an entomopathogenic fungus with a wealth of biosynthetic and biocontrol potential. Microbial Resource Announcements 14:e01273-24.

Pubcation from Nebraska:

• Asif M*, Wegulo SN, Frels K, Hallen-Adams H, Eskridge K, Stevens J, McMaster N, Schmale DG III (2025) Effects of fungicide application timing on foliar fungal diseases, Fusarium head blight and economic returns in two winter wheat cultivars. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 1080/07060661.2025.2576745