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 ...
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 ...
Zhang, Ticao; Qiao, Qin; Du, Xiao; Zhang, Xiao; Hou, Yali; Wei, Xin; Sun, Chao; Zhang, Rengang; Yun, Quanzheng; Crabbe, M. James C.; Van de Peer, Yves; Dong, Wenxuan(Wiley, 2022-08)
Cultivated hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida var.
major) is an important medicinal and edible plant
with a long history of use for health protection in
China. Herein, we provide a de novo chromosomelevel
genome sequence ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...