Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Rollins Lab
Led by Jeffrey Rollins · Plant Pathology
What we study
The Rollins Lab studies Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, a fungal plant pathogen. They investigate how the fungus responds to environmental pH and develops multicellular structures like sclerotia.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Plants
- Bacteria & microbes
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum Whole Genome Sequencing Project
Sequencing the genome of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum to study its biology.
PH-responsive signal transduction system
Identifying genes like Pac1 that regulate fungal responses to environmental pH.
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Recent papers, explained
- Draft genome sequences of Passalora arachidicola and Nothopassalora personata , causal agents of early and late leaf spots of peanut
2026 · Microbiology Resource Announcements
Sequenced the genomes of two peanut leaf spot fungi, Passalora arachidicola and Nothopassalora personata.
- A FOX transcription factor phosphorylated for regulation of autophagy facilitates fruiting body development in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
2025 · New Phytologist
Links a fungus protein to its ability to make fruiting bodies and recycle nutrients.
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- A GDP-mannose-1-phosphate guanylyltransferase as a potential HIGS target against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
2025 · PLoS Pathogens
Identifies a gene in a fungus that helps it grow and infect plants.
- A fungal effector promotes infection via stabilizing a negative regulatory factor of chloroplast immunity
2025 · Nature Communications
Finds a fungus protein that stops plant immunity and helps the fungus survive.
- Establishment of Basic Compatibility Through Pathogen Sulfur Scavenging Is Essential for Laurel Wilt Disease Development
2025 · Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Shows that a fungus needs sulfur to infect trees, using a gene that controls sulfur use.
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How to reach out
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