专家姓名： C. Peter Romaine
所在地区： 国外
工作单位： The Pennsylvania State University
Program Interests
Transgenic Breeding 桵y lab group has devised the first facile gene transfer method for the worldwide preeminent edible mushroom, Agaricus bisporus. Since traditional breeding approaches have not led to any notable improvements in commercial mushroom strains for more than 25 years, gene transfer technology now provides entirely new and exciting vistas for germplasm enhancement. Aside from improving agronomic traits, (e.g. disease resistance, quality, etc.), I am keenly interested in applying transgenic methods to the production of human biopharmaceuticals in mushrooms. Innate features of A. bisporus offer the potential of a high-capacity, economical, and secure system for drug manufacture. A mushroom-based biofactory for therapeutic proteins would provide commercial spawn makers with a new dimension of mushroom products having market values far exceeding that of the conventional food end usage.
Mushroom Pathologies 桝n aspect of my research program focuses on the biology, molecular biology, and diagnosis (PCR tests) of the major diseases (Verticillium, Trichoderma, and La France diseases) limiting commercial mushroom cultivation in North America. I am particularly interested in advancing our understanding of the viral complex associated with La France disease. Here, we have characterized three RNA viruses in A. bisporus, and are now exploring transgenic resistance.
Innovations for Mushroom Cultivation 桰 am collaborating with colleagues in the Penn State Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering in the design of a complete mushroom production scheme for A. bisporus that utilizes grain-based substrates substituted for traditional manure-based compost. This technology addresses problems related to outdoor composting and compost disposal, and potentially offers a sterilized substrate for biopharmaceutical manufacture.
Publications
Bechara, M. A., P. H. Heinemann, P. N. Walker, and C. P. Romaine. 2008. Effect of delayed-release supplements in grain-based substrate on yield of the mushroom Agaricus bisporus. Transactions of ASABE. 51:1501-1505.
Bechara, M. A., P. H. Heinemann, P. N. Walker, V. L. Wilkinson, and C. P. Romaine. 2008. Cultivation ofAgaricus bisporus and Agaricus blazei on substrates composed of cereal grains and oilseeds. Biological Engineering:65-78.
Romaine, C. P., D. J. Royse, and C. Schlagnhaufer. 2008. Emergence of benzimidazole-resistant green mold, Trichoderma aggressivum, on cultivated Agaricus bisporus in North America. Mush. Science 17. CD ROM.
Bechara, M. A., P. Heinemann, P. N. Walker, C. P. Romaine. 2006. Non-composted grain-based substrates for mushroom production (Agaricus bisporus ). Trans. ASABE 49:819-824.
Bechara, M. A., P. Heinemann, P. N. Walker. C. P. Romaine. 2006. Agaricus bisporus mushroom cultivation in hydroponic systems. Trans. ASABE 49:825-832.
Tan, Q., C. P. Romaine, C. Schlagnhaufer, M. J. Chen, Q. Guo, J. Geml, and C. Garzon. 2006. DNA fingerprinting of six Pleurotus nebrodensis strains cultivated commercially in China. Acta Edulis Fungi 13:20-23.
Romaine, C. P. and C. Schlagnhaufer. 2006. Mushroom (Agaricus bisporus ). In: Agrobacterium Protocols , Vol. 2, pp. 453-463. K. Wang (ed.). Methods in Molecular Biology 344. Humana Press Inc.
Romaine, C. P. 2005. Transgenic breeding of Agaricus bisporus : The next frontier. Acta Edulis Fungi 12:174-184.
Romaine, C. P. 2005. Transgenic breeding of Agaricus bisporus for crop improvement. J. Austral. Mush. Growers 2005:11-15.
Romaine, C. P. and X. Chen. 2005. Methods and compositions for highly efficient transformation of filamentous fungi. U.S. Patent No. 6,964,866 B2.
Kuang, M., M. M. Goodin, C. Schlagnhaufer, B. Schlagnhaufer, and C. P. Romaine. 2004. Molecular genetic analysis of double-stranded RNA viruses in Agaricus bisporus. Mush. Sci. 16:507-513.
Romaine, C. P. 2004. Gene transfer technology for mushrooms: Part I. British Mush. J. 649:21-24.
Romaine, C. P., C. B. Keil, D. L. Rinker, and D. J. Royse (eds.). 2004. Science and Cultivation of Edible and Medical Fungi. Mushroom Science Vol. 16. International Society for Mushroom Science. 738 pp.
Romaine, C. P., X. Chen, and C. Schlagnhaufer. 2004. Fruiting body gene transfer method for Agaricus bisporus potentiates crop improvement and pharming. Mush. Sci. 16:117-123.
Velcko, A. J., R. W. Kerrigan, L. A. MacDonald, M. P. Wach, C. Schlagnhaufer, and C. P. Romaine. 2004. Expression of novel genes in Agaricus bisporus using an Agrobacterium -mediated transformation technique. Mush. Sci. 16:591-597.
Viji, G. W. Uddin, and C. P. Romaine. 2003. Suppression of gray leaf spot (blast) of perennial ryegrass turf by Pseudomonas aeruginosa from spent mushroom substrate. Biological Control 26:233-243.
Romaine, C. P. 2003. Agrobacterium -mediated genetic transformation of fungi. Pp. 27-32. In: McGraw-Hill 2003 Yearbook of Science and Technology. The McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., New York.
Chen, X., M. D. Ospina-Giraldo, V. Wilkinson, D. J. Royse, and C. P. Romaine. 2003. Resistance of pre- and post-epidemic strains of Agaricus bisporus to Trichoderma aggressivum f. aggressivum. Plant Dis. 87:1457-1461.
Collopy, P. D., M. L. Largeteau-Mamoun, C. P. Romaine, and D. J. Royse. 2002. Molecular genetic variation in populations of Verticillium fungicola on the cultivated button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus . Pp. 85-94. In: Mushroom Biology and Mushroom Products, J. E. Sanchez, G. Huerta, and E. Mondel (eds.). Universidad Autonoma del Estada de Morelos.
Romaine, C. P. 2002. Gene transfer technology for mushrooms: The power and potential for significant crop improvement. Penn State Biotechnology: Food and Agriculture Website. October-December feature article. http://biotech.cas.psu.edu/.
Romaine, C. P. 2002. Gene transfer technology for mushrooms: The power and potential for significant crop improvement. Mushroom News 50:4-14.
Romaine, C. P., B. Schlagnhaufer, and M. Stone. 2002. A polymerase-based test for Verticillium fungicola causing dry bubble disease on the cultivated mushroom. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 59:695-699.
Romaine, C. P. and M. M. Goodin. 2002. Unraveling the viral complex associated with La France disease of the cultivated mushroom, Agaricus bisporus . Pp. 237-257. In: dsRNA Genetic Elements: Concepts and Applications in Agriculture, Forestry, and Medicine, S. M. Tavantzis (ed.). CRC Press.
Mullins, E. D., X. Chen, C. P. Romaine, R. Raina, D. M. Geiser, and S. Kang. 2001. Agrobacterium- mediated transformation of Fusarium oxysporum : An efficient tool for insertational mutagenesis and gene transfer. Phytopathology 91:173-180.
Collopy, P. D., M. L. Largeteau-Mamoun, C. P. Romaine, and D. J. Royse. 2001. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of Verticillium fungicola and related species causing dry bubble disease of the cultivated button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus. Phytopathology 91:905-912.
Romaine, C. P. 2000. Family Barnaviridae . Pp. 991-994. In : M. H. V. van Regenmortel, C. M. Fauquet, D. H. L. Bishop, E. B. Carstens, M. K. Estes, S. M. Lemon, J. Maniloff, M. A. Mayo, D. J. McGeoch, C. R. Pringle, and R. B. Wickner (eds.) Virus Taxonomy--Classification and Nomenclature of Viruses. Academic Press. NY.
Ospina-Giraldo, M. D., P. D. Collopy, X. Chen, C. P. Romaine, and D. J. Royse. 2000. Classification of sequences expressed during the primordial and basidiome stages of the cultivated mushroom Agaricus bisporus. Fungal Genetics and Biology 29:81-94.
Chen, X., M. Stone, C. Schlagnhaufer, and C. P. Romaine. 2000. A fruiting body tissue method for efficient Agrobacterium -mediated transformation of Agaricus bisporus . Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66:4510-4513.
Chen, Y., B. Chefetz, R. Rosario, J. D. H. Van Heemst, C. P. Romaine, and P. G. Hatcher. 2000. Chemical nature and composition of compost during mushroom growth. Compost Sci. Util. 8:347-359.
Chefetz, B., J. D. H. Van Heemst, Y. Chen, C. P. Romaine, J. Chorover, R. Rosario, G. Mingxin, and P. G. Hatcher. 2000. Organic matter transformations during the weathering process of spent mushroom compost. J. Environ. Quality 29:592-602.
Gaze, R. H., L. Calvo-Bado, M. P. Challen, B. Aide, and C. P. Romaine. 2000. A new virus disease of Agaricus bisporus ? Volume 2. Pp. 701-705. In: L. J. L. D. Van Griensven (ed.) Science and Cultivation of Edible Fungi .
