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Researcher

Shirley Marcou

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Awards & Distinctions

18 Results

2026

Diversity of Rhizoctonia solanianastomosis groups on field crops in Sweden and their virulence on legumes

Shirley MarcouMariann WikströmLars PerssonSara RagnarssonJosefin WikströmMonica Höfte

A1 Journal Article in PLANT DISEASE

2025

Biological control of Verticillium wilt using endophytic Verticillium from disease suppressive soils

Shirley MarcouMonica Höfte

Bookchapter in Disease suppressive tropical soils

Evaluating V. isaacii as a biocontrol agent against Verticillium wilt

Shirley MarcouLien TyvaertJulie MoyseStefanie De ClercqMargot Van CauwenbergheRoos BexKurt HeungensMonica Höfte

The role of ethylene in the Verticillium dahliae-pepper interaction : defense mechanism or disease driver?

Roos BexShirley MarcouYukiyo SatoFlorà MagnusLien TyvaertThomas DepaepeSiel GoethalsDominique Van Der StraetenBart P.H.J. ThommaKathy Steppe et al.

2024

Ethylene-inducing enzymes in the Verticillium dahliae-pepper interaction

Roos BexShirley MarcouOlivier LerouxKathy SteppeMonica Höfte

Plant xylem metabolite and starch dynamics in the V. dahliae-pepper interaction

Shirley MarcouInne KerstensRoos BexJulie MoyseOlivier LerouxAnthony QuéroKathy SteppeMonica Höfte

The role of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) biosynthesis and degradation in the Verticillium dahliae-pepper interaction

Roos BexShirley MarcouLien TyvaertThomas DepaepeSiel GoethalsDa CaoDominique Van Der StraetenKathy SteppeMonica Höfte

Verticillium wilt in pepper : water relations and embolism formation

Shirley MarcouRoos BexKaat De BoeckRoelke De PaepeOlivier LerouxMonica HöfteKathy Steppe

2023

Characterization of a new evolving anastomosis subgroup of R. solani (AG-5 II) from Sweden

Shirley MarcouMariann WikströmLars PerssonSara RagnarssonJosefin WikströmRaf VerdoodtMonica Höfte

Endophytic Verticillium isaacii strains as potential biological control agents against Verticillium wilt pathogens

Shirley MarcouLien TyvaertMargot Van CauwenbergheArthur D'haeyereOlivier LerouxMonica Höfte

Overview and management of the most common eukaryotic diseases of flax (Linum usitatissimum)

Julie MoyseSylvain LecomteShirley MarcouGaëlle MongelardLaurent GutierrezMonica Höfte

A1 Journal Article in PLANTS-BASEL

The saponin bomb : a nucleolar-localized β‐glucosidase hydrolyzes triterpene saponins in Medicago truncatula

Elia LacchiniMarie-Laure ErffelinckJan MertensShirley MarcouFranciso Javier Molina HidalgoOren TzfadiaJhon Jairo Venegas MolinaPablo D. CárdenasJacob PollierAldo Tava et al.

A1 Journal Article in NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Transgenic East African highland banana plants are protected against Radopholus similis through host-delivered RNAi

Henry MwakaLander BautersJosephine NamagandaShirley MarcouPriver Namanya BwesigyeJerome KubiribaGuy SmaggheWilberforce Kateera TushemereirweGodelieve Gheysen

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

2022

Fungal ethylene biosynthesis in the Verticillium dahliae-sweet pepper pathosystem

Shirley MarcouLien TyvaertThomas DepaepeSiel GoethalsSilke DeketelaereDominique Van Der StraetenMonica Höfte

Verticillium wilt in pepper : sap flow dynamics, xylem clogging factors and xylem sap metabolomics

Shirley MarcouKaat De BoeckRoelke De PaepeJulie MoyseAnthony QuéroKathy SteppeMonica Höfte

2021

Fungal ethylene biosynthesis in the Verticillium dahliae-sweet pepper interaction

Shirley MarcouLien TyvaertSiel GoethalsThomas DepaepeSilke DeketelaereDominique Van Der StraetenMonica Höfte

Occurrence and anastomosis grouping of Rhizoctonia spp. inducing black scurf and greyish-white felt-like mycelium on carrot in Sweden

Shirley MarcouMariann WikstromSara RagnarssonLars PerssonMonica Höfte

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF FUNGI

Verticillium wilt of flax : in vitro infection, biocontrol, and screening

Julie MoyseShirley MarcouHervé DemaillyStéphanie GuéninAnthony QuéroSylvain LecomteGaëlle MongelardLaurent GutierrezMonica Höfte