Publications
Curriculum Vitae below
Dalrymple SA, Sheoran I, Kaminskyj SGW, Sanders DAR 2011 
Preliminary X-ray crystallo-
graphic studies of UDP-glucose-4-epimerase from Aspergillus nidulans.
Acta Cryst. (2011). F67, 885–887
Afroz S, El-Ganiny AM, Sanders DAR, Kaminskyj SGW 2011 The UDP-galactofuranose transporter,
UgtA in Aspergillus nidulans contributes to wild type hyphal morphogenesis and conidiation. Fungal Genetics and Biology 48: 896-903 ()
Paul BC, El-Ganiny AM, Abbas M, Kaminskyj SGW, Dahms TES 2011 Quantifying the importance of
galactofuranose in Aspergillus nidulans hyphal wall surface organization by atomic force microscopy. Eukaryotic Cell 10: 646-653
Bachewich C, Bahira M, Glory A, Nantel A, Osmani A, Kaminskyj S 2011 G1/S transcription factor
orthologues Swi4p and Swi6p are important but not essential for cell proliferation and influence hyphal development in the fungal pathogen Candida albicans. Eukaryotic Cell 10: 384-397
Feng J, Wang F, Hughes GR, Kaminskyj S, Wei Y 2010 An important role for secreted esterase activity
in disease establishment of the wheat powdery mildew fungus Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici Canadian Journal of Microbiology 57: 211-216. ()
Isenor M, Kaminskyj S, Rodriguez R, Redman R, Gough K. 2010. Characterization of mannitol in
Curvularia protuberata hyphae by FTIR and Raman microscopy. The Analyst, 135: 3249-3254
Gough KM, Kaminskyj SGW 2010 sFTIR, Raman and Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopic
imaging of fungal cells. In: Vibrational Spectroscopic Imaging for Biomedical Applications Gokul Srinivasan, Editor.
Peters C, Basinger J, Kaminskyj S 2010 Endorhizal fungi associated with vascular plants on
Truelove Lowland, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canadian High Arctic. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research, 43: 73-81
El-Ganiny AM, Sheoran I, Sanders DAR, Kaminskyj SGW 2010 Aspergillus nidulans UDP-glucose
-4-epimerase UgeA has multiple roles in wall architecture, hyphal morphogenesis, and asexual development Fungal Genetics and Biology, 47: 629-635
Walker X, Basinger J, Kaminskyj S 2010 Endorhizal Fungi in Ranunculus from Western and Arctic
Canada: Predominance of Fine Endophytes at High Latitudes. The Open Mycology Journal, 2010, 4, 1-9
Feng J, Wang F, Liu G, Greenshields D, Shen W, Kaminskyj S, Hughes G, Peng Y, Selvaraj G, Zou Z, Wei Y 2009 Analysis of a Blumeria graminis-secreted lipase reveals the importance of host
epicuticular wax components for fungal adhesion and development. MPMI 22: 1601-1610.
Bhinu VS, Li R, Huang J, Kaminskyj S, Sharpe A, Hannoufa A 2009 Perturbation of lignin biosynthesis
pathway in Brassica napus (canola) plants using RNAi. Can. J. Plant Sci. 89: 441-453
Abdellatif L, Bouzid S, Kaminskyj S, Vujanovic V 2009 Endophytic hyphal compartmentalization is
required for successful symbiotic Ascomycota association with root cells. Mycological Research 113: 782-791.
Shi C, Kendall S, Grote E, Kaminskyj S, Loewen M 2008 N-Terminal residues of the yeast pheromone
receptor, Ste2p, mediate mating events independently of G1-arrest signaling. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 107: 630-638
Hodson E, Shahid F, Basinger J, Kaminskyj S 2009 Fungal endorhizal associates of Equisetum
species from Western and Arctic Canada. Mycological Progress 8: 19-27 Original publication available at www.springerlink.com
El-Ganiny AM, Sanders DAR, Kaminskyj SGW 2008 Aspergillus nidulans UDP-galactopyranose
mutase (ugmA) plays key roles in colony growth, hyphal morphogenesis and conidiation. Fungal Genetics and Biology 45: 1533-1542
Kaminskyj SGW, Szeghalmi AV, Jilkine K, Gough KM 2008 High spatial resolution analysis of
fungal cell biochemistry—bridging the analytical gap using synchrotronFTIR spectromicroscopy. FEMS Microbiology Letters 284: 1-8.
Hubbard M, Kaminskyj S 2008 Rapid tip-directed movement of Golgi-equivalents in growing
Aspergillus nidulans hyphae suggests a mechanism for delivery of growth-related materials. Microbiology 154: 1544 -1553
Kaminskyj SGW 2008 Effective and flexible methods for visualizing and quantifying endorhizal
fungi. In Mycorrhizae: Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry (ZA Siddiqui, MS Akhtar, K Futai, Editors). Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. pp 337-349 Original publication available at www.springerlink.com
Yang Y, El-Ganiny A, Bray G, Sanders D, Kaminskyj S 2008 The Aspergillus nidulans hypB5
morphogenesis defect is complemented by a Sec7-domain protein. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 45: 749-759
Kaminskyj SGW, Dahms TES 2008 High spatial resolution surface imaging and analysis of fungal
cells using SEM and AFM. Micron. 39: 349-361
Jilkine K, Gough KM, Julian R, Kaminskyj SGW 2008 A sensitive method for examining whole cell
biochemical composition in single cells of filamentous fungi using synchrotron FTIR spectromicroscopy. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 102: 540-546.
Szeghalmi A, Kaminskyj S, Roesch P, Popp J, Gough KM 2007 Time-fluctuations and imaging in the
SERS spectra of fungal hyphae grown on nanostructured substrates. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 111: 12916-12924
Kaminskyj S, Gough K, Isenor M, Jilkine K, Szeghalmi A, Rodriguez R, Redman R, Schmidt R 2007
FTIR spectromicroscopy of saprotrophic and endophyte fungi: growth under optimal and stressed conditions. CLS Annual Activity Report, 2007
Chivers D, Wisenden B, Hindman C, Michalak T, Kusch R, Kaminskyj S, et al. 2007 Epidermal ‘alarm substance’ cells of fishes maintained by non-alarm functions: possible defence against pathogens, parasites and UVB radiation. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B 274: 2611-2619
Hubbard M & Kaminskyj S 2007 Growth rate of Aspergillus nidulans hyphae is independent of a prominent array of microtubules. Mycological Progress 6: 179-189
Ormsby A, Hodson E, Li Y, Basinger J, Kaminskyj S 2007 Quantitation of endorhizal fungi in High Arctic tundra ecosystems through space and time: the value of herbarium archives. Canadian Journal of Botany 85: 599-606
Shi C, Kaminskyj S, Caldwell S and Loewen M 2007 A role for a complex between activated G protein-coupled receptors in yeast cellular mating. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 104: 5395-5400
Szeghalmi A, Kaminskyj S and Gough K 2006 A synchrotron FTIR microspectroscopy investigation of fungal hyphae grown under optimal and stressed conditions Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 387: 1779-1789
Ma H, Snook L, Tian C, Kaminskyj S, Dahms T 2006 Fungal surface remodeling visualized by atomic force microscopy. Mycological Research, 110: 879 – 886
Allen N, Nordlander M, McGonigle T, Basinger J, Kaminskyj S 2006 Arbuscular mycorrhizas on Axel Heiberg Island (80°N) and at Saskatoon (52 °N) Canada. Canadian Journal of Botany 84: 1094 - 1100
Kaminskyj S 2005 Drug-Free Methods for Purifying Contaminated Fungi Cultures. Inoculum 56: 14.
Ma H, Snook L, Kaminskyj S, Dahms T Y 2005 Surface ultrastructure and elasticity in growing tips and mature regions of Aspergillus hyphae describe wall maturation. Microbiology 151, 3679–3688.
Liu G, Sheng X, Greenshields DL, Ogieglo A, Kaminskyj S, Selvaraj G, Wei Y 2005 Profiling of wheat class III peroxidase genes derived from powdery mildew-attacked epidermis reveals distinct sequence-associated expression patterns. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 18: 730–741.
Kaminskyj S, Boire M 2004 Ultrastructure of the Aspergillus nidulans hypA1 restrictive phenotype shows defects in endomembrane arrays and polarized wall deposition. Canadian Journal of Botany 82:807-814.
Shi X, Sha Y, Kaminskyj S 2004 Aspergillus nidulans hypA regulates morphogenesis through the secretion pathway. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 41:75-88. (cover)
Palmer DRJ, Balogh H, Ma G, Zhou X, Marko M, Kaminskyj SGW 2004 Synthesis and antifungal properties of compounds which target the alpha-aminoadipate pathway. Die Pharmazie, 59: 93 98. ( available on )
Kaminskyj S 2001 Peziza proteana var. sparassoides, an unusual fungus found on a farm in Fiske, Saskatchewan. Blue Jay, 59: 153-156
Kaminskyj S 2001 Fundamentals of growth, storage, genetics and microscopy in Aspergillus nidulans. (also in ) Fungal Genetics Newsletter 48: 25-31
Kaminskyj S, J 2000 Septum position is marked at the tip of Aspergillus nidulans hyphae. Fungal Genetics and Biology 31: 105-113
Shi, X, Kaminskyj S 2000 5' RACE by tailing a general template-switching oligonucleotide. Biotechniques, 29: 1192-1194
Kaminskyj S 2000 Proving the identity of a complementing gene in Aspergillus nidulans by tandem integration and loop out repair. Fungal Genetics Newsletter 47: 67-68
Kaminskyj S, Hamer J 1998 hyp loci control cell pattern formation in the vegetative mycelium of Aspergillus nidulans. Genetics 148:669-680.
Kaminskyj S, Heath IB 1996 Studies on Saprolegnia ferax suggest the importance of the cytoplasm in determining hyphal morphology. Mycologia 88: 20-37
Kaminskyj S, Hamer J 1996 A medium for rapid cleaning of Aspergillus cleistothecia. Fungal Genetics Newsletter 43:71
Kaminskyj S, Heath IB 1995 Integrin and spectrin homologues, and cytoplasm-wall adhesion in tip growth. Journal of Cell Science 108:849-856
Kaminskyj S, Heath IB 1994 A comparison of techniques for localizing actin and tubulin in hyphae of Saprolegnia ferax. Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry 42:523-530
Kaminskyj S, Heath IB 1992 Age dependent differential responses of Saprolegnia hyphal tips to a helical growth inducing factor in the agar substitute, gellan. Exptl Mycology 16:230-239
Kaminskyj S, Jackson S, Heath IB 1992 Fixation induces differential polarized translocations in hyphae of Saprolegnia ferax. Journal of Microscopy 167:153-168
Kaminskyj S, Garrill A, Heath IB 1992 The relation between turgor and tip growth in Saprolegnia ferax: turgor is necessary, but not sufficient to explain apical extension rates. Experimental Mycology 16:64 75
Kaminskyj S, Yoon K, Heath IB 1989 Cytoskeletal interactions with post-mitotic migrating nuclei in the oyster mushroom fungus, Pleurotus ostreatus: evidence against a force-producing role for microtubules. Journal of Cell Science 94:663-674
Heath IB, Kaminskyj S 1989 The organization of tip-growth-related organelles and microtubules revealed by quantitative analysis of freeze substituted oomycete hyphae. Journal of Cell Science 93:41-52
Heath IB, Ashton M-L, Kaminskyj S 1987 Mitosis as a phylogenetic marker among the yeasts: review and observations on novel mitotic systems in freeze substituted cells of the Taphrinales. Studies in Mycology 30:279-297
Meyer S, Kaminskyj S, Heath IB 1987 Nuclear migration in a nud mutant of Aspergillus nidulans is inhibited in the presence of a quantitatively normal population of cytoplasmic microtubules. Journal of Cell Biology 106:773-778
Heath IB, Kaminskyj S, Bauchop T 1985 Basal body loss during zoospore encystment: evidence against centriole autonomy. Journal of Cell Science 83:135-140
Kaminskyj S, Day A 1984 Chemical induction of infection structures in rust fungi. II. Inorganic ions. Experimental Mycology 8:193-201
Kaminskyj S, Day A 1984 Chemical induction of infection structures in rust fungi. I. Sugars and complex media. Experimental Mycology 8:63-72
Kaminskyj S, Heath MC 1983 Histological responses of Uromyces phaseoli var. typica and U. phaseoli var. vignae to the HNO2-MBTH-FeCl3 and IKI-H2SO4 tests. Physiological Plant Pathology 22:173 179
Kaminskyj S, Heath M 1982 An evaluation of the nitrous acid - 3-methyl-2-benzothiazolinone hydrazone - ferric chloride test in rust fungi and rust infected tissue. Canadian Journal of Botany 60:2575-2580
