• Nutritional composition and cytoyoxicity studies of black monkey (Strychnos madagascariensis) ripe fruit 

  Oboh, M.; Zharare, G.; Osunsanmi, F.; Mosa, Rebamang Anthony; Opoku, A.R. (African Scholarly Science Communications Trust (ASSCAT), 2023-02)

  Strychnos madagascariensis also known as black monkey orange is found in tropical and subtropical Africa including South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Swaziland. The fruit is consumed traditionally as food in the northern ...
• Mitochondrial genes from 18 angiosperms fill sampling gaps for phylogenomic inferences of the early diversification of flowering plants 

  Xue, Jia-Yu; Dong, Shan-Shan; Wang, Ming-Qiang; Song, Tian-Qiang; Zhou, Guang-Can; Li, Zhen; Van de Peer, Yves; Shao, Zhu-Qing; Wang, Wei; Chen, Min; Zhang, Yan-Mei; Sun, Xiao-Qin; Chen, Hong-Feng; Zhang, Yong-Xia; Zhang, Shou-Zhou; Chen, Fei; Zhang, Liang-Sheng; Cox, Cymon; Liu, Yang; Wang, Qiang; Hang, Yue-Yu (Wiley, 2022-07)

  The early diversification of angiosperms is thought to have been a rapid process, which may complicate phylogenetic analyses of early angiosperm relationships. Plastid and nuclear phylogenomic studies have raised several ...
• Protective immunity of plant-produced African horse sickness virus serotype 5 chimaeric virus-like particles (VLPs) and viral protein 2 (VP2) vaccines in IFNAR-/- mice 

  O'Kennedy, Martha Magaretha; Coetzee, Peter; Koekemoer, Otto; Du Plessis, Lissinda; Lourens, Carina W.; Kwezi, Lusisizwe; Du Preez, Ilse; Mamputha, Sipho; Mokoena, Nobalanda B.; Rutkowska, Daria A.; Verschoor, J.A. (Jan Adrianus), 1953-; Lemmer, Yolandy (Elsevier, 2022-08)

  Next generation vaccines have the capability to contribute to and revolutionise the veterinary vaccine industry. African horse sickness (AHS) is caused by an arbovirus infection and is characterised by respiratory distress ...
• syntenet : an R/Bioconductor package for the inference and analysis of synteny networks 

  Almeida-Silva, Fabricio; Zhao, Tao; Ullrich, Kristian K.; Schranz, M. Eric; Van de Peer, Yves (Oxford University Press, 2023-01)

  Interpreting and visualizing synteny relationships across several genomes is a challenging task. We previously proposed a network-based approach for better visualization and interpretation of large-scale microsynteny ...
• Population genetics of a lethally managed medium-sized predator 

  Slater, K.; De Jager, Deon; Van Wyk, A.M.; Dalton, Desire Lee; Kropff, Anna S.; Du Preez, Ilse (Wiley, 2022-09)

  Globally, levels of human–wildlife conflict are increasing as a direct consequence of the expansion of people into natural areas resulting in competition with wildlife for food and other resources. By being forced into ...
• Investigating the role of African horse sickness virus VP7 protein crystalline particles on virus replication and release 

  Bekker, Shani; Potgieter, Christiaan A.; Van Staden, Vida; Theron, Jacques (MDPI, 2022-10-04)

  African horse sickness is a deadly and highly infectious disease of equids, caused by African horse sickness virus (AHSV). AHSV is one of the most economically important members of the Orbivirus genus. AHSV is transmitted ...
• Methicillin-resistant staphylococci among school children in Mariental, Namibia 

  Walter, Sunette; Beukes, Mervyn; Mumbengegwi, Davis; Bock, Ronnie (Elsevier, 2022-03)

  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics, while some strains are multi-drug resistant and may produce disease-causing toxins. Drug resistant strains are often responsible ...
• The ecdysone receptor regulates several key physiological factors in Anopheles funestus 

  Maharaj, Surina; Ekoka, Elodie; Erlank, Erica; Nardini, Luisa; Reader, Janette; Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie; Koekemoer, Lizette L. (BMC, 2022-03)

  BACKGROUND : Malaria is a devastating disease, transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes infected with Plasmodium parasites. Current insecticide-based strategies exist to control the spread of malaria by targeting vectors. ...
• Core RxLR effectors in phytopathogenic oomycetes : a promising way to breeding for durable resistance in plants? 

  Chepsergon, Jane; Motaung, Thabiso E.; Moleleki, Lucy Novungayo (Taylor & Francis Open Access, 2021-06)

  Phytopathogenic oomycetes are known to successfully infect their hosts due to their ability to secrete effector proteins. Of interest to many researchers are effectors with the N-terminal RxLR motif (Arginine-any amino ...
• IMA genome - F14 : Draft genome sequences of Penicillium roqueforti, Fusarium sororula, Chrysoporthe puriensis, and Chalaropsis populi 

  Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Chavez, Renato; De Vos, Lieschen; Duong, Tuan A.; Gil-Duran, Carlos; Ferreira, Maria Alves; Lane, Frances Alice; Levican, Gloria; Santana, Quentin C.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Suzuki, Hiroyuki; Tello, Mario; Rakoma, Jostina R.; Vaca, Inmaculada; Valdes, Natalia; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (International Mycological Association, 2021-03-05)

  Draft genomes of Penicillium roqueforti, Fusarium sororula, Chalaropsis populi, and Chrysoporthe puriensis are presented. Penicillium roqueforti is a model fungus for genetics, physiological and metabolic studies, as well ...
• IMA Genome - F15 : Draft genome assembly of Fusarium pilosicola, Meredithiella fracta, Niebla homalea, Pyrenophora teres hybrid WAC10721, and Teratosphaeria viscida 

  Duong, Tuan A.; Aylward, Janneke; Ametrano, Claudio Gennaro; Poudel, Barsha; Santana, Quentin C.; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Martin, Anke; Arun‑Chinnappa, Kiruba Shankari; De Vos, Lieschen; DiStefano, Isabel; Grewe, Felix; Huhndorf, Sabine; Lumbsch, Helge Thorsten; Rakoma, Jostina R.; Poudel, Barsha; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Sun, Yukun; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Michael J.; Yilmaz, Neriman; Wingfield, Brenda D. (International Mycological Association, 2021-10-13)

  No abstract available.
• Production and stability of a multi-strain Bacillus based probiotic product for commercial use in poultry 

  Ramlucken, Uraisha; Ramchuran, Santosh O.; Moonsamy, Ghaneshree; Jansen van Rensburg, Christine; Thantsha, Mapitsi Silvester; Lalloo, Rajesh (Elsevier, 2021-03)

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• A high-quality fungal genome assembly resolved from a sample accidentally contaminated by multiple taxa 

  Aylward, Janneke; Wingfield, Michael J.; Roets, Francois; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Future Science Ltd, 2022-02)

  Contamination in sequenced genomes is a relatively common problem and several methods to remove non-target sequences have been devised. Typically, the target and contaminating organisms reside in different kingdoms, ...
• Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards rabies : a survey of the general population residing in the Harare Metropolitan Province of Zimbabwe 

  Spargo, Reverend M.; Coetzer, Andre; Makuvadze, Francis T.; Chikerema, Sylvester M.; Chiwerere, Vaida; Bhara, Esnath; Nel, Louis Hendrik (Public Library of Science, 2021-01)

  BACKGROUND: Rabies remains endemic to the Harare Metropolitan Province of Zimbabwe, with a lack of public participations potentially contributing to the limited success in eliminating the disease. We hypothesized that ...
• Expression of several Phytophthora cinnamomi putative RxLRs provides evidence for virulence roles in avocado 

  Joubert, Melissa; Backer, Robert; Engelbrecht, Juanita; Van den Berg, Noelani (Public Library of Science, 2021-07)

  Phytophthora cinnamomi is a plant pathogenic oomycete that causes Phytophthora root rot of avocado (PRR). Currently, there is a limited understanding of the molecular interactions underlying this disease. Other Phytophthora ...
• Worth its salt : a histone acetyltransferase gene enhances salt tolerance in bread wheat 

  Roodt, Danielle (American Society of Plant Biologists, 2021-08)

  No available abstract.
• Physiological and molecular responses of ‘Dusa’ avocado rootstock to water stress : insights for drought adaptation 

  Guillermo, Moreno-Ortega; Adela, Zumaquero; Antonio, Matas; Olivier, Nicholas Abraham; Van den Berg, Noelani; Palomo-Ríos, Elena; Martínez-Ferri, Elsa; Clara, Pliego (MDPI, 2021-09)

  Avocado consumption is increasing year by year, and its cultivation has spread to many countries with low water availability, which threatens the sustainability and profitability of avocado orchards. However, to date, ...
• Genetic diversity of Teratosphaeria pseudoeucalypti in Eucalyptus plantations in Australia and Uruguay 

  Aylward, Janneke; Havenga, Minette; Dreyer, Leanne Laurette; Roets, Francois; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Perez, C.A.; Ramirez-Berrutti, Nazaret; Carnegie, A.J.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Springer, 2021-11)

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• Pollen protection : TEX2 plays an important role in the formation of pollen grain exine 

  Roodt, Danielle (American Society of Plant Biologists, 2021-09)

  No available abstract.
• Bringing on the bulliform cells : a complex transcriptional regulatory module keeps rice leaves flat 

  Roodt, Danielle (American Society of Plant Biologists, 2021-04)

  No abstract available.

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