1. Kurek, I., Ezra, D., Erel, N., Litvak, S. and Brieman A. 1997.
Studies on the effect of nuclear background and tissue specificity on RNA editing of the mitochondrial ATP synthase subunitsa, 6 and 9 in fertile and cytoplasmice male-sterile (CMS) wheat.
Theoretical and Applied Genetics 95: 1305-1311.
2. Valinsky, L., Manulis, S., Nizan, R., Ezra, D. and
Barash, I. 1998.
A pathogenicity gene isolated from pPATH of Erwinia herbicola pv. gypsophhilae determines host-specificity.
Molecular Plant- Microbe Interactions 11: 753-763.
3. Ezra, D., Barash, I., Valinsky, L. and Manulis, S. 2000.
The dual function in virulence and host range restriction of a gene isolated from the pPATHEhg plasmid from Erwinia herbicola pv. gypsophilae.
Molecular Plant- Microbe Interactions 13: 683-692.
4. Daisy, B.H., Strobel, G. A. Castillo, U., Ezra, D., Sears, J., Weaver D.K and. Runyon. J.B. 2002.
Naphthalene, an insect repellent, is produced by Muscodor vitigenus, a novel endophytic fungus.
Microbiology 148: 3737-3741.
5. Daisy, B., Strobel, G., Ezra, D., Castillo, U., Barid, G., and Hass, W.M. 2002.
Muscodor vitigenus anam.sp. an endophyte from Paullinia paulliniodes.
Mycotaxon 84:39-50.
6. Castillo, U., Ezra, D., Strobel, G., and Hess, W. M. 2003.
Use of ESEM/FEG to study newly discovered endophytic fungi.
Journal of Scanning Microscopies 25: 84
7. Stinson, M., Ezra, D., Sears, J., Hess, W. M. and Strobel, G. 2003
An endophytic Gliocladium sp. of Eucryphia cordifolia producing selective volatile antimicrobial compounds.
Plant Science 165: 913-922.
8. Ezra, D. and Strobel, G. 2003.
Affect of substrate on the bioactivity of volatile antimicrobials produced by Muscodor albus.
Plant Science 165:1229-1238.
9. Ezra, D., Castillo, U., Strobel, G., Hess, W. M., Porter, H., Jensen, J., Condron, M., Teplow, D.B., Sears, J., Maranta, M., Hunter, M., Weber, B. and Yaver, D. 2003.
Coronamycins, peptide antibiotics produced by a verticillated Streptomyces sp. (MSU-2110) endophytic on Monstera sp.
Microbiology 150: 785-793.
10. Ezra, D. Barash, I. Weinthal, D. M. Gaba, V. and Manulis, S. 2003.
pthG from Pantoea agglomerans pv. gypsophilae encodes an avirulence effector that determines incompatibility in multiple beet species.
Molecular Plant Pathology 5:105-114.
11. Ezra, D. Jasper, J., Rogers, T., Knighton, B., Grimsrud E. and Strobel, G. 2003.
Proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry as a
technique to measure volatile emissions of Muscodor
albus.
Plant Science: 166: 1471-1477.
12. Browne, L. Castillo, U. Ford, E. Ezra,D. Suliman, A.S., Hess W. and Strobel, G. 2004.
Some endophytic microorganisms from Soqotra Island (Republic of Yemen).
Yemeni Journal of Science 6: 47-57.
13. Strobel, G. Ezra, D. Castillo, U. and Hess W.M 2004.
A question concerning the identity of Streptomyces sp.
MSU-2110.
Microbiology 150: 3094 - 3096.
14. Ezra, D. Hess, W. M. and. Strobel, G. A. 2004.
New endophytic isolates of Muscodor albus, a volatile-antibiotic-producing fungus.
Microbiology 150: 4023-4031.
15. Castillo U. F., Browne L., Pacheco G., Strobel G., Hess W.M., Ezra S., and Ezra D. 2007.
Biologically active endophytic streptomycetes from Nothofagus spp. and other plants in Patagonia.
Microbial Ecology 53:12-19.
16. Ezra, D., Kroiter, T. and Sadowsky, A 2007.
Molecular characterization of Phoma tracheiphila, causal agent of mal secco disease of citrus, in Israel.
European Journal of Plant Pathology 118: 183-191.
17. Strobel, G., Kluck, K., Hess, W. M., Sears, J., Ezra, D., and Nunez, Vargase, P. 2007.
Isolation and Characterization of Muscodor albus E-6, an endophyte of Gauzuma ulmifolia, making volatile antibiotics
Microbiology 153: 2613-2620.
18. Mitchell A. M., Strobel G. A., Hess W. M., and Ezra D. 2008.
Muscodor crispans, a novel endophyte from Ananas ananassoides in the Bolivian Amazon.
Fungal Diversity 31: 37-43.
19. Kharwar R. N., Verma V. C., Strobel G.A. and Ezra D. 2008
The endophytic fungal complex of Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don.
Current Science. 95: 228-233
20. Ezra, D., Lousky, T., Zada, A. , Kirshner, B., Dragushich, D., Hess, W. M. and Elad, Y. 2008.
Isolation and characterization of Daldinia odorata (OBRB1A), an endophyte of Olea europaea L. that emits volatile antibiotics.
This manuscript was written as for the journal Fungal Diversity, and was accepted as a paper by an internal ARO review process, because of patent issues.
21. Ezra, D., Kroitor-Keren, T. Denisov, Y., Skovorodnikov, J., and Liarzi, O. 2010.
Development of methods for detection and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of the sterile, endophytic fungus Muscodor albus.
22. Ezra, D., Gat, T., Skovorodnikova, Y., Vardi, Y. and Kosto, I. 2010
First report of Alternaria brown spot of pomegranate caused by Alternaria alternata in
Israel
Australasian Plant Disease Notes 5, 1-2
23. Migheli, Q., Balmas, V., Olga Cacciola, S., Pane, A., Ezra, D., di San Lio, G.M. 2009. Mal secco disease caused by Phoma tracheiphila: a potential threat to lemon industry worldwide. Plant Disease. 93: 852-867 (FEATURE ARTICLE)
Patents
1. Ezra, D. and Strobel, G. 2002.
The application of volatile antibiotics and non-volatile inhibitors from Muscodor spp. To control harmful microbes in human and animal wastes.
US Patent No. 7070985 (granted July 4, 2006), US Patent 7341862 (granted March 11, 2008). EPO Application no. EP20040758618.
2. Ezra, D. Castillo, U. and Strobel, G. 2003.
Coronamycins, peptide antibiotics produced by a verticillated Streptomyces sp. (MSU-2110) endophytic on Monstera sp.
US Patent No. 7387888 (granted June 17, 2008).
3. Dirkse, E. Strobel, G. Ezra, D. Castillo, U. and
Phillips, B. 2004.
Endophytic fungi to decontaminate and decompose human wastes in a novel treatment process.
USPTO Application No. 20090017526.
4. Ezra, D., Lousky, T. and Elad, Y. 2009.
Daldinia odorata, volatile antibiotics inhibitors producing fungus for biological control
of plant pathogens (US provisional Application Number 61/252679).