Martin Filion
Development of alternative approaches for controlling diseases and promoting plant productivity using plant beneficial bacteria
Current research and/or projects
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Control of plant pathogens by using plant beneficial Pseudomonas spp.
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Biofertilization and improved crop yields using plant growth promoting rhizobacteria.
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Rhizocompetence of plant beneficial bacteria and development of approaches to promote their presence under field conditions.
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Soil health and characterization of taxonomic and functional microbial diversity under field conditions.
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Development of molecular diagnostic tools to track targeted bacteria under soil conditions.
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Population genetics and spatio-temporal monitoring of bacterial plant pathogens.
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Functional genomics of plant beneficial Pseudomonas spp.
Professional activities / interests
Senior Editor, Phytopathology
Editor, Canadian Journal of Microbiology
Associate Editor, Frontiers in Microbiology
Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology
Editorial Board Member, Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Editorial Board Member, Microorganisms
Key publications
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Arseneault, T., Roquigny, R., Novinscak, A., Goyer, C., Filion, M. (2020). Phenazine-1-carboxylic acid-producing Pseudomonas synxantha LBUM223 alters the transcriptome of Streptomyces scabies, the causal agent of potato common scab. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, [online] 110 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2020.101480
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Arseneault, T., Filion, M. (2017). Biocontrol through antibiosis: exploring the role played by subinhibitory concentrations of antibiotics in soil and their impact on plant pathogens. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, [online] 39(3), 267-274. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07060661.2017.1354335
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Arseneault, T., Goyer, C., Filion, M. (2016). Biocontrol of potato common scab is associated with high Pseudomonas fluorescens LBUM223 populations and phenazine-1-carboxylic acid biosynthetic transcript accumulation in the potato geocaulosphere. Phytopathology, [online] 106(9), 963-970. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-01-16-0019-R
2016 - View publication details
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Novinscak, A., Goyer, C., Zebarth, B.J., Burton, D.L., Chantigny, M.H., Filion, M. (2016). Novel P450nor gene detection assay used to characterize the prevalence and diversity of soil fungal denitrifiers. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, [online] 82(15), 4560-4569. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00231-16
2016 - View publication details
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Arseneault, T., Goyer, C., Filion, M. (2015). Pseudomonas fluorescens LBUM223 increases potato yield and reduces common scab symptoms in the field. Phytopathology, [online] 105(10), 1311-1317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-12-14-0358-R
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Tatti, E., Goyer, C., Burton, D.L., Wertz, S., Zebarth, B.J., Chantigny, M., Filion, M. (2015). Tillage Management and Seasonal Effects on Denitrifier Community Abundance, Gene Expression and Structure over Winter. Microbial Ecology, [online] 70(3), 795-808. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-015-0591-x
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Arseneault, T., Pieterse, C.M.J., Gérin-Ouellet, M., Goyer, C., Filion, M. (2014). Long-term induction of defense gene expression in potato by pseudomonas sp. LBUM223 and streptomyces scabies. Phytopathology, [online] 104(9), 926-932. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-11-13-0321-R
2014 - View publication details
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Tatti, E., Goyer, C., Chantigny, M., Wertz, S., Zebarth, B.J., Burton, D.L., Filion, M. (2014). Influences of over winter conditions on denitrification and nitrous oxide-producing microorganism abundance and structure in an agricultural soil amended with different nitrogen sources. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, [online] 183 47-59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2013.10.021
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Novinscak, A., Goyer, C., Dandie, C.E., Filion, M. (2013). Abundance, diversity and spatio-temporal dynamics of nirS gene-harbouring denitrifiers in a potato field over the course of a growth season. Systematic and Applied Microbiology, [online] 36(2), 112-115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2012.10.005
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Wertz, S., Goyer, C., Zebarth, B.J., Burton, D.L., Tatti, E., Chantigny, M.H., Filion, M. (2013). Effects of temperatures near the freezing point on N2O emissions, denitrification and on the abundance and structure of nitrifying and denitrifying soil communities. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, [online] 83(1), 242-254. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01468.x
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St-Onge, R., Gadkar, V.J., Arseneault, T., Goyer, C., Filion, M. (2011). The ability of Pseudomonas sp. LBUM 223 to produce phenazine-1-carboxylic acid affects the growth of Streptomyces scabies, the expression of thaxtomin biosynthesis genes and the biological control potential against common scab of potato. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, [online] 75(1), 173-183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2010.00992.x
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Paulin, M.M., Novinscak, A., St-Arnaud, M., Goyer, C., Decoste, N.J., Privé, J.P., Owen, J., Filion, M. (2009). Transcriptional activity of antifungal metabolite-encoding genes phlD and hcnBC in Pseudomonas spp. using qRT-PCR. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, [online] 68(2), 212-222. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6941.2009.00669.x
2009 - View publication details
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St-Onge, R., Goyer, C., Coffin, R., Filion, M. (2008). Genetic diversity of Streptomyces spp. causing common scab of potato in eastern Canada. Systematic and Applied Microbiology, [online] 31(6-8), 474-484. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2008.09.002
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