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  1. Unveiling the mycobiome of healthy and Esca diseased grapevines: fungal community dynamics across different microhabitats, seasons, years, and cultivars

    Article • Environmental Microbiome, June 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  2. A Peniophora lycii Isolate Simultaneously Parasitizes Vitis vinifera Host and Associated Fungi, and Possibly Contributes to Grapevine Trunk Disease Development

    Article • Journal of Fungi, May 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  3. Persistent heteroplasmy of the G143A mutation in Plasmopara viticola populations of Hungary: Long-term maintenance of QoI resistance in the absence of selection pressure

    Article • Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, March 2026, Elsevier

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  4. Isolation and characterization of the phytopathogenic fungus Ilyonectria liriodendri from persimmon as a new susceptible host

    Article • PLOS One, December 2025, PLOS

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  5. Landscape-Level Drivers of Fungal Communities in Grapevine, Fruit Trees, and Semi-Natural Shrublands in a Habitat Matrix

    Article • Plants, October 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  6. Metschnikowia pulcherrima as a Tool for Sulphite Reduction and Enhanced Volatile Retention in Noble Rot Wine Fermentation

    Article • Fermentation, August 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  7. Microdochium majus Isolated from Grapevine Is a Mycoparasite of Botrytis cinerea

    Article • Journal of Fungi, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  8. Biofilm formation by the fungus Phaeomoniella chlamydospora: a causal agent of esca disease of grapevine

    Article • Mycological Progress, June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  9. Geospatial share of fungicide resistant Botrytis cinerea mutations in the Tokaj and Eger wine regions according to local pest management strategies

    Article • Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica, June 2024, Akademiai Kiado

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  10. Revisiting the intron hypothesis of QoI resistance in Phyllosticta ampelicida, the causal agent of grape black rot, and other Phyllosticta species

    Article • Plant Pathology, May 2024, Wiley

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  11. In vitro characterization of a Bacillus velezensis isolate as an antagonist of grapevine trunk disease pathogens

    Article • Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica, November 2023, Akademiai Kiado

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  12. Metatranscriptomic analyses of grapes reveal differences in expressed functional genes of filamentous and yeast fungi during noble rot and grey rot

    Article • Fungal Ecology, October 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  13. The potential role of <i>Aureobasidium pullulans</i> in the development of foliar symptoms of Esca disease in grapevine

    Article • OENO One, August 2023, Universite de Bordeaux

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  14. The origin of the particular aroma of noble rot wines: various fungi contribute to the development of the aroma profile of botrytised grape berries

    Article • OENO One, August 2023, Universite de Bordeaux

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  15. Modification of Cv. Merlot Berry Composition and Wine Sensory Characteristics by Different Leaf Area to Fruit Ratios

    Article • Applied Sciences, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  16. Mycoparasitism capability and growth inhibition activity of Clonostachys rosea isolates against fungal pathogens of grapevine trunk diseases suggest potential for biocontrol

    Article • PLOS One, September 2022, PLOS

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  17. The Compositional Turnover of Grapevine-Associated Plant Pathogenic Fungal Communities Is Greater Among Intraindividual Microhabitats andTerroirsthan Among Healthy and Esca-Diseased Plants

    Article • Phytopathology, May 2022, Scientific Societies

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  18. Metatranscriptomic Analyses Reveal the Functional Role of Botrytis cinerea in Biochemical and Textural Changes during Noble Rot of Grapevines

    Article • Journal of Fungi, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  19. Redox and Hormonal Changes in the Transcriptome of Grape (Vitis vinifera) Berries during Natural Noble Rot Development

    Article • Plants, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  20. The fungus Kalmusia longispora is able to cause vascular necrosis on Vitis vinifera

    Article • PLOS One, October 2021, PLOS

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  21. Paraffin oil induces resistance against powdery mildew in grapevine through salicylic acid signaling

    Article • Pest Management Science, June 2021, Wiley

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  22. Above‐ground parts of white grapevine Vitis vinifera cv. Furmint share core members of the fungal microbiome

    Article • Environmental Microbiology Reports, May 2021, Wiley

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  23. Physico-Chemical Characteristics and Culturable Microbial Communities of Grape Berries Change Strongly during Noble Rot Development

    Article • Plants, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  24. A Fresh Look at Grape Powdery Mildew (Erysiphe necator) A and B Genotypes Revealed Frequent Mixed Infections and Only B Genotypes in Flag Shoot Samples

    Article • Plants, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  25. Australia: A Continent Without Native Powdery Mildews? The First Comprehensive Catalog Indicates Recent Introductions and Multiple Host Range Expansion Events, and Leads to the Re-discovery of Salmonomyces as a New Lineage of the Erysiphales

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, July 2020, Frontiers

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  26. Neofabraea kienholzii, a novel causal agent of grapevine trunk diseases in Hungary

    Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  27. Effect of year, sampling month and grape cultivar on noble rot incidence, mycelial growth rate and morphological type of Botrytis cinerea during noble rot development

    Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  28. Diaporthe diversity and pathogenicity revealed from a broad survey of grapevine diseases in Europe

    Article • Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi, June 2018, Naturalis Biodiversity Center

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  29. New and Interesting Fungi. 1

    Article • Fungal Systematics and Evolution, June 2018, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures (CBS)

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  30. Dothiorella omnivora isolated from grapevine with trunk disease symptoms in Hungary

    Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  31. First Report of Seimatosporium vitis Associated With Grapevine Trunk Disease Symptoms in Hungary

    Article • Plant Disease, January 2017, Scientific Societies

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  32. Refining a method for ascospore viability testing in overwintering chasmothecia of Erysiphe necator

    Article • European Journal of Plant Pathology, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  33. Comparison of Botrytis cinerea populations isolated from two open-field cultivated host plants

    Article • Microbiological Research, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  34. No Indication of Strict Host Associations in a Widespread Mycoparasite: Grapevine Powdery Mildew ( Erysiphe necator ) Is Attacked by Phylogenetically Distant Ampelomyces Strains in the Field

    Article • Phytopathology, July 2012, Scientific Societies

    Professor Xiangming Xu, Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  35. First Report of Powdery Mildew on Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) Caused by Golovinomyces biocellatus in Hungary

    Article • Plant Disease, September 2010, Scientific Societies

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  36. Sexual Recombination in the Botrytis cinerea Populations in Hungarian Vineyards

    Article • Phytopathology, December 2008, Scientific Societies

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy

  37. Cyanide-resistant alternative respiration is strictly correlated to intracellular peroxide levels inAcremonium Chrysogenum

    Article • Free Radical Research, January 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Kalman Zoltan Vaczy