Dr David Orlovich

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Recent Publications

Lee HJ, Waller RD, Stebbings S, Highton J, Orlovich DA, Schmierer D, Fawcett JP 2010. The effects of an orally administered probiotic on sulfasalazine metabolism in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis - a preliminary study. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 13, 48–54. doi:10.1111/j.1756-185X.2009.01449.x

Roberts AE, Radford IJ, Orlovich DA 2009. Do alterations of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities change interactions between an invader Hieracium lepidulum and two co-occurring species? A glasshouse study. Australasian Mycologist 28, 29–35. Free PDF available.

Lee HJ, Orlovich DA, Tagg JR, Fawcett JP 2009. Detection and specific enumeration of multi-strain probiotics in the lumen contents and mucus layers of the rat intestine after oral administration. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins 1, 113–120. doi:10.1007/s12602-009-9019-6

Rees BJ, Cracknell R, Marchant A, Orlovich DA 2009. A near fatal case of mushroom poisoning due to Amanita species. Australasian Mycologist 28, 23–28. Free PDF available.

Pirie MD, Humphreys AM, Galley C, Barker NP, Verboom GA, Orlovich D, Draffin SJ, Lloyd K, Baeza CM, Negritto M, Ruiz E, Sanchez JHC, Reimer E, Linder HP 2008. A novel supermatrix approach improves resolution of phylogenetic relationships in a comprehensive sample of danthonioid grasses. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 48, 1106–1119. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.05.030

Atkinson TJ, Miller AN, Huhndorf SM, Orlovich DA 2007. Unusual new Chaetosphaeria species from New Zealand: intrafamilial diversity and elucidations of the Chaetosphaeriaceae–Lasiosphaeriaceae relationship (Sordariomycetes, Ascomycotina). New Zealand Journal of Botany 45, 685–706.

Lloyd KM, Hunter AM, Orlovich DA, Draffin SJ, Stewart AV, Lee WG 2007. Phylogeny and biogeography of endemic Festuca (Poaceae) from New Zealand based on nuclear (ITS) and chloroplast (trnL–trnF) nucleotide sequences. Aliso 23, 406–419.

Orlovich DA 2006. Book review. Fungal Biology, by Jim Deacon. New Zealand Journal of Botany 44, 349. Free PDF available.

Orlovich DA 2005. Book review. The Fungi of New Zealand / Nga Harore o Aotearoa. Volume 1. Introduction to fungi of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 43, 361–363. Free PDF available.

Lucas EJ, Belsham SR, Nic Lughadha EM, Orlovich DA, Sakuragui CM, Chase MW, Wilson PG 2005. Phylogenetic patterns in the fleshy-fruited Myrtaceae—preliminary molecular evidence. Plant Systematics and Evolution 251, 35–51.

Orlovich DA, Cairney JWG 2004. Ectomycorrhizal fungi in New Zealand: current perspectives and future directions. New Zealand Journal of Botany 42, 721–738. Free PDF available.

Bagley SJ, Orlovich DA 2004. Genet size and distribution of Amanita muscaria in a suburban park, Dunedin, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 42, 939–947. Free PDF available.

Hunter AM, Orlovich DA, Lloyd KM, Lee WG, Murphy DJ 2004. The generic position of Austrofestuca littoralis and the reinstatement of Hookerochloa and Festucella (Poaceae) based on evidence from nuclear (ITS) and chloroplast (trnL–trnF) DNA sequences. New Zealand Journal of Botany 42, 253–262. Free PDF available.

Belsham SR, Orlovich DA 2003. Development of the hypanthium and androecium in Acmena smithii and Syzygium australe (Acmena alliance, Myrtaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 16, 621–628.

Belsham SR, Orlovich DA 2003. Development of the hypanthium and androecium in South American Myrtaceae. New Zealand Journal of Botany 41, 161–169. Free PDF available.

Stringer A, Wang Y, Bulman S, Hall I, Orlovich D 2002. Boletus edulis sensu lato down under. In Edible Mycorrhizal Mushrooms and their Cultivation. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Edible Mycorrhizal Mushrooms, 3–6 July 2001 (Eds Hall IR, Wang Y, Danell E, Zambonelli A.). Christchurch, New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research Limited. 5 pp. CD ROM.

Belsham SR, Orlovich DA 2002. Development of the hypanthium and androecium in New Zealand Myrtoideae (Myrtaceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 40, 687–695. Free PDF available.

Orlovich DA, Oliver A-MB 2002. The taxonomic identity of Gymnopilus rubrocastaneus, recently described from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 40, 481–487. Free PDF available.

Rees BJ, Zuccarello GC, Orlovich DA 2002. Relationships between Australian and northern hemisphere Gymnopilus species II. A preliminary phylogeny of species of Gymnopilus and related genera based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of ribosomal DNA. Mycotaxon 84, 93–110.

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