Simon F. Shamoun

Canadian Forest Service — Canada

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases(63), Plant Pathogens and Resistance(27), Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies(26), Plant Parasitism and Resistance(16), Plant and animal studies(12)

Publications91 total

Development of a Simplified <scp>PCR</scp> ‐Nucleic Acid Lateral Flow Immunoassay ( <scp>PCR</scp> ‐ <scp>NALFIA</scp> ) for <i>Cryptostroma corticale</i> , the Causal Agent of Sooty Bark Disease
Plant Pathology·2025Open Access
First Record of Natural Infection by <i>Chondrostereum purpureum</i> on <i>Rhododendron</i> in North America
Plant Disease·2025Open Access
Preserving the Biologically Coherent Generic Concept of <i>Phytophthora</i>, “Plant Destroyer”
Phytopathology·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Biocontrol Potential of Trichoderma spp. Against Phytophthora ramorum
Pathogens·2025· 6 citedOpen Access
Genome sequence of <i>Heterobasidion occidentale,</i> a fungus that causes annosus root and butt rot among conifer trees in North America
Microbiology Resource Announcements·2024Open Access
Survey of oomycetes and pathogenicity of <i>Phytophthora cinnamomi</i> associated with root rot disease of western white pine ( <i>Pinus monticola</i> )
Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology·2024· 4 cited
Forest Ecosystem Health and Biotic Disturbances
2024· 1 cited
<i>Phytophthora ramorum</i>Werres, de Cock &amp; Man in’t Veld, Sudden Oak Death / Encre des chênes rouges (Peronosporaceae)
CABI eBooks·2024· 1 cited
<i>Cryptostroma corticale</i> (Ellis &amp; Everh.) P. H. Greg. &amp; S. Waller causing sooty bark disease in British Columbia, Canada
Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology·2024· 2 cited
Introduction to the Special Issue on Parasitic Flowering Plants in Forests
Botany·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
CRISPR/Cas12a-based approaches for efficient and accurate detection of Phytophthora ramorum
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology·2023· 10 citedOpen Access
SODplex, a Series of Hierarchical Multiplexed Real-Time PCR Assays for the Detection and Lineage Identification of <i>Phytophthora ramorum</i>, the Causal Agent of Sudden Oak Death and Sudden Larch Death
PhytoFrontiers™·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Transcriptomic Reprogramming and Genetic Variations Contribute to Western Hemlock Defense and Resistance Against Annosus Root and Butt Rot Disease
Frontiers in Plant Science·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
Comparative Efficacy of Chondrosterum purpureum and Chemical Herbicides for Control of Resprouts in Tanoak and Bay Laurel
Pathogens·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
Complex interactions of mistletoe, ecosystems, and people
Botany·2020
Susceptibility of Canadian flora to EU2 lineage of Phytophthora ramorum and pathogen sporulation potential
2020
New Taxon-Specific Heterobasidion PCR Primers Detect and Differentiate North American Heterobasidion spp. in Various Substrates and Led to the Discovery of Heterobasidion irregulare in British Columbia, Canada
Pathogens·2019· 5 citedOpen Access
Improved detection and identification of the sudden oak death pathogen <i>Phytophthora ramorum</i> and the Port Orford cedar root pathogen <i>Phytophthora lateralis</i>
Plant Pathology·2019· 21 citedOpen Access
Characterization of <i>Heterobasidion occidentale</i> transcriptomes reveals candidate genes and <scp>DNA</scp> polymorphisms for virulence variations
Microbial Biotechnology·2018· 11 citedOpen Access
Interfertility and genetic variability among European and North American isolates of the basidiomycete fungus Chondrostereum purpureum
Fungal Biology·2018· 3 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Marianne Elliott(9), D. James(7), Grace Sumampong(7), Tod D. Ramsfield(6), Elisa Becker(6), Zamir K. Punja(6), Saad A. Masri(5), Á. Varga(5), William E. Hintz(5), R. E. Wall(5), Richard C. Hamelin(4), Bart Kamp(4), Niklaus J. Grünwald(3), Guillaume J. Bilodeau(3), S. C. Brière(3), Shiguang Zhao(3), Carmen Oleskevich(3), Sabine Werres(2), Shannon J. Deeks(2), Susanne Vogelgsang(2)