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  • Initial loss to follow up of tuberculosis patients in South Africa : perspectives of program managers 
    Mwansa-Kambafwile, Judith R.M.; Jewett, Sara; Chasela, Charles; Ismail, Nazir Ahmed; Menezes, Colin (MDPI, 2020-05)
    BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious public health problem in South Africa. Initial loss to follow up (LTFU) rates among TB patients are high, varying between 14.9 and 22.5%. From the perspective of patients, ...
  • Global geographic distribution and host range of Fusarium circinatum, the causal agent of pine pitch canker 
    Drenkhan, Rein; Ganley, Beccy; Martin-Garcia, Jorge; Vahalík, Petr; Adamson, Kalev; Adamcikova, Katarina; Ahumada, Rodrigo; Blank, Lior; Braganca, Helena; Capretti, Paolo; Cleary, Michelle; Cornejo, Carolina; Davydenko, Kateryna; Diez, Julio J.; Dogmus Lehtijarvi, Hatice Tugba; Dvorak, Milon; Enderle, Rasmus; Fourie, Gerda; Georgieva, Margarita; Ghelardini, Luisa; Hantula, Jarkko; Ioos, Renaud; Iturritxa, Eugenia; Kanetis, Loukas; Karpun, Natalia N.; Koltay, Andras; Landeras, Elena; Markovskaja, Svetlana; Mesanza, Nebai; Milenkovic, Ivan; Musolin, Dmitry L.; Nikolaou, Konstantinos; Nowakowska, Justyna A.; Ogris, Nikica; Oskay, Funda; Oszako, Tomasz; Papazova-Anakieva, Irena; Paraschiv, Marius; Pasquali, Matias; Pecori, Francesco; Rafoss, Trond; Raitelaityte, Kristina; Raposo, Rosa; Robin, Cecile; Rodas, Carlos A.; Santini, Alberto; Sanz-Ros, Antonio V.; Selikhovkin, Andrey V.; Solla, Alejandro; Soukainen, Mirkka; Soulioti, Nikoleta; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Tsopelas, Panaghiotis; Vemic, Aleksandar; Vettraino, Anna Maria; Wingfield, Michael J.; Woodward, Stephen; Zamora-Ballesteros, Cristina; Mullett, Martin S. (MDPI Publishing, 2020-07-01)
    Fusarium circinatum, the causal agent of pine pitch canker (PPC), is currently one of the most important threats of Pinus spp. globally. This pathogen is known in many pine-growing regions, including natural and planted ...
  • Diagnostic and epitope mapping potential of single-chain antibody fragments against foot-and-mouth disease virus serotypes A, SAT1, and SAT3 
    Chitray, Melanie; Opperman, Pamela Anne; Rotherham, Lia; Fehrsen, Jeanni; Van Wyngaardt, Wouter; Frischmuth, Janine; Rieder, Elizabeth; Maree, Francois Frederick (Frontiers Media, 2020-08-11)
    Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) affects cloven-hoofed domestic and wildlife animals and an outbreak can cause severe losses in milk production, reduction in meat production and death amongst young animals. Several parts of ...
  • The novel Huntiella omanensis mating gene, MAT1-2-7, is essential for ascomatal maturation 
    Wilson, Andi M.; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2020-04)
    Sexual reproduction is a highly conserved feature of the eukaryotes, yet sexual compatibility is determined by a wide variety of mechanisms. In ascomycete fungi, sexual development is controlled by genes at the mating type ...
  • Trophic selective pressures organize the composition of endolithic microbial communities from global deserts 
    Qu, Evan B.; Omelon, Chris R.; Oren, Aharon; Meslier, Victoria; Cowan, Don A.; Maggs-Kolling, Gillian; DiRuggiero, Jocelyne (Frontiers Media, 2020-01-08)
    Studies of microbial biogeography are often convoluted by extremely high diversity and differences in microenvironmental factors such as pH and nutrient availability. Desert endolithic (inside rock) communities are ...
  • De novo assembly of transcriptomes from a B73 maize line introgressed with a QTL for resistance to gray leaf spot disease reveals a candidate allele of a lectin receptor-like kinase 
    Welgemoed, Tanya; Pierneef, Rian Ewald; Sterck, Lieven; Van de Peer, Yves; Swart, Velushka; Scheepers, Kevin Daniel; Berger, David Kenneth (Frontiers Media, 2020-03-13)
    Gray leaf spot (GLS) disease in maize, caused by the fungus Cercospora zeina, is a threat to maize production globally. Understanding the molecular basis for quantitative resistance to GLS is therefore important for food ...
  • Bacterial vaginosis : current diagnostic avenues and future opportunities 
    Redelinghuys, Mathys J.; Geldenhuys, Janri; Jung, Hyun-Sul; Kock, Marleen M. (Frontiers Media, 2020-08-11)
    A healthy female genital tract harbors a microbiome dominated by lactic acid and hydrogen peroxide producing bacteria, which provide protection against infections by maintaining a low pH. Changes in the bacterial ...
  • Optimal 10-aminoartemisinins with potent transmission-blocking capabilities for new artemisinin combination therapies–activities against blood stage P. falciparum including PfKI3 C580Y mutants and liver stage P. berghei parasites 
    Wong, Ho Ning; Padin-Irizarry, Vivian; Van der Watt, Mariette Elizabeth; Reader, Janette; Liebenberg, Wilna; Wiesner, Lubbe; Smith, Peter; Eribez, Korina; Winzeler, Elizabeth A.; Kyle, Dennis E.; Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie; Coertzen, Dina; Haynes, Richard K. (Frontiers Media, 2020-01-10)
    We have demonstrated previously that amino-artemisinins including artemiside and artemisone in which an amino group replaces the oxygen-bearing substituents attached to C-10 of the current clinical artemisinin derivatives ...
  • eCALIBRATOR : a comparative tool to identify key genes and pathways for Eucalyptus defense against biotic stressors 
    Du Toit, Yves; Coles, Donovin William; Mewalal, Ritesh; Christie, Nanette; Naidoo, Sanushka (Frontiers Media, 2020-02-17)
    Many pests and pathogens threaten Eucalyptus plantations. The study of defense responses in this economically important wood and fiber crop enables the discovery of novel pathways and genes, which may be adopted to improve ...
  • A de novo 2.2 Mb recurrent 17q23.1q23.2 deletion unmasks novel putative regulatory non-coding SNVs associated with lethal lung hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension : a case report 
    Karolak, Justyna A.; Gambin, Tomasz; Honey, Engela M.; Slavik, Tomas; Popek, Edwina; Stankiewicz, Paweł (BioMed Central, 2020-03-06)
    BACKGROUND : Application of whole genome sequencing (WGS) enables identification of non-coding variants that play a phenotype-modifying role and are undetectable by exome sequencing. Recently, non-coding regulatory single ...
  • The gut mycobiota of rural and urban individuals is shaped by geography 
    Kabwe, Mubanga Helen; Vikram, Surendra; Mulaudzi, Khodani; Jansson, Janet K.; Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter (BioMed Central, 2020-08-17)
    BACKGROUND : Understanding the structure and drivers of gut microbiota remains a major ecological endeavour. Recent studies have shown that several factors including diet, lifestyle and geography may substantially shape ...
  • Targeted discovery of tetrapeptides and cyclic polyketide-peptide hybrids from a fungal antagonist of farming termites 
    Schalk, Felix; Um, Soohyun; Guo, Huijuan; Kreuzenbeck, Nina B.; Gorls, Helmar; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Beemelmanns, Christine (Wiley, 2020-10)
    Herein, we report the targeted isolation and characterization of four linear nonribosomally synthesized tetrapeptides (pseudoxylaramide A–D) and two cyclic nonribosomal peptide synthetase- polyketide synthase-derived ...
  • Few figs for frugivores : riparian fig trees in Zimbabwe may not be a dry season keystone resource 
    Compton, Stephen G.; Greeff, Jacobus Maree (Wiley, 2020-12)
    Most plants flower and fruit at times of year when probabilities of pollination and seedling establishment are high. Fig trees (Ficus spp.) are often considered as keystone resources for vertebrate frugivores, in part ...
  • Distribution and genetic diversity of five invasive pests of Eucalyptus in sub-Saharan Africa 
    Wondafrash, Mesfin; Slippers, Bernard; Nambazimana, Alphonsine; Kayumba, Isaac; Nibouche, Samuel; Van der Lingen, Simon; Asfaw, Birhane A.; Jenya, Herbert; Mutitu, Eston K.; Makowe, Idea A.; Chungu, Donald; Kiwuso, Peter; Kiwuso, Peter; Kulimushi, Emmanuel; Razafindrakotomamonjy, Andrianantenaina; Bosu, Paul P.; Sookar, Preeaduth; Hurley, Brett Phillip (Springer, 2020-07)
    Eucalyptus is one of the most planted tree genera across the world, but is heavily challenged by invasive insect pests originating from the native range of these trees. The rate of introduction of non-native Eucalyptus-feeding ...
  • Anthropogenic movement results in hybridisation in impala in southern Africa 
    Miller, Susan M.; Moeller, Carl-Heinz; Harper, Cindy Kim; Bloomer, Paulette (Springer, 2020-08)
    Hybridisation caused by anthropogenic movements of animals is a conservation concern. Black-faced impala (Aepyceros melampus petersi) are endemic to north-western Namibia and south-western Angola and are geographically ...
  • Autophagy efficacy and vitamin D status : population effects 
    Abhimanyu; Meyer, Vanessa; Jones, Brandon R.; Bornman, Liza (Elsevier, 2020-06)
    Please read abstract in the article.
  • Fungal Planet description sheets : 868-950 
    Crous, Pedro W.; Carnegie, A.J.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Sharma, R.; Mughini, G.; Noordeloos, M.E.; Santini, A.; Shouche, Y.S.; Bezerra, J.D.P.; Dima, B.; Guarnaccia, Vladimiro; Imrefi, I.; Jurjevic, Z.; Knapp, D.G.; Kovacs, G.M.; Magistà, D.; Perrone, G.; Rama, T.; Rebriev, Y.A.; Shivas, R.G.; Singh, S.M.; Souza-Motta, C.M.; Thangavel, R.; Adhapure, N.N.; Alexandrova, A.V.; Alfenas, A.C.; Alfenas, R.F.; Alvarado, P.; Alves, A.L.; Andrade, D.A.; Andrade, J.P.; Barbosa, R.N.; Barili, A.; Barnes, C.W.; Baseia, I.G.; Bellanger, J.-M.; Berlanas, C.; Bessette, A.E.; Bessette, A.R.; Biketova, A.Yu.; Bomfim, F.S.; Brandrud, T.E.; Bransgrove, K.; Brito, A.C.Q.; Cano- Lira, J.F.; Cantillo, T.; Cavalcanti, A.D.; Cheewangkoon, R.; Chikowski, R.S.; Conforto, C.; Cordeiro, T.R.L.; Craine, J.D.; Cruz, R.; Damm, U.; De Oliveira, R.J.V.; De Souza, J.T.; De Souza, H.G.; Dearnaley, J.D.W.; Dimitrov, R.A.; Dovana, F.; Erhard, A.; Esteve- Raventos, F.; Felix, C.R.; Ferisin, G.; Fernandes, R.A.; Ferreira, R.J.; Ferro, L.O.; Figueiredo, C.N.; Frank, J.L.; Freire, K.T.L.S.; Garcia, D.; Gene, J.; Gesiorska, A.; Gibertoni, T.B.; Gondra, R.A.G.; Gouliamova, D.E.; Gramaje, D.; Guard, F.; Gusmao, L.F.P.; Haitook, S.; Hirooka, Y.; Houbraken, J.; Hubka, V.; Inamdar, A.; Iturriaga, T.; Iturrieta-Gonzalez, I.; Jadan, M.; Jiang, N.; Justo, A.; Kachalkin, A.V.; Kapitonov, V.I.; Karadelev, M.; Karakehian, J.; Kasuya, T.; Kautmanova, I.; Kruse, J.; Kusan, I.; Kuznetsova, T.A.; Landell, M.F.; Larsson, K.-H.; Lee, H.B.; Lima, D.X.; Lira, C.R.S.; Machado, A.R.; Madrid, H.; Magalhaes, O.M.C.; Majerova, H.; Malysheva, E.F.; Mapperson, R.R.; Marbach, P.A.S.; Martin, M.P.; Martin-Sanz, A.; Matocec, N.; McTaggart, A.R.; Mello, J.F.; Melo, R.F.R.; Mešić, A.; Michereff, S.J.; Miller, A.N.; Minoshima, A.; Molinero-Ruiz, L.; Morozova, Olga V.; Mosoh, D.; Nabe, M.; Naik, R.; Nara, K.; Nascimento, S.S.; Neves, R.P.; Olariaga, I.; Oliveira, R.L.; Oliveira, T.G.L.; Ono, T.; Ordonez, M.E.; Ottoni, A.; Paiva, L.M.; Pancorbo, F.; Pant, B.; Pawłowska, J.; Peterson, S.W.; Raudabaugh, D.B.; Rodriguez-Andrade, E.; Rubio, E.; Rusevska, K.; Santiago, A.L.C.M.A.; Santos, A.C.S.; Santos, C.; Sazanova, N.A.; Shah, S.; Sharma, J.; Silva, B.D.B.; Siquier, J.L.; Sonawane, M.S.; Stchigel, A.M.; Svetasheva, T.; Tamakeaw, N.; Telleria, M.T.; Tiago, P.V.; Tian, C.M.; Tkalčec, Z.; Tomashevskaya, M.A.; Truong, H.H.; Vecherskii, M.V.; Visagie, Cobus M.; Vizzini, A.; Yilmaz, Neriman; Zmitrovich, I.V.; Zvyagina, E.A.; Boekhout, T.; Kehlet, T.; Læssøe, T.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias (Naturalis Biodiversity Center, 2019-07)
    Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Australia, Chaetomella pseudocircinoseta and Coniella pseudodiospyri on Eucalyptus microcorys leaves, Cladophialophora eucalypti, ...
  • Sky islands as foci for divergence of fig trees and their pollinators in southwest China 
    Deng, Jun-Yin; Fu, Rong-Hua; Compton, Stephen G.; Liu, Mei; Wang, Qin; Yuan, Chuan; Zhang, Lu-Shui; Chen, Yan (Wiley, 2020-02)
    The dynamics of populations and their divergence over time have shaped current levels of biodiversity and in the case of the “sky islands” of mountainous southwest (SW) China have resulted in an area of exceptional botanical ...
  • Spray-dried, nanoencapsulated, multi-drug anti-tuberculosis therapy aimed at once weekly administration for the duration of treatment 
    Kalombo, Lonji; Lemmer, Yolandy; Semete-Makokotlela, Boitumelo; Ramalapa, Bathabile; Nkuna, Patric; Booysen, Laetitia L.L.I.J.; Naidoo, Saloshnee; Hayeshi, Rose; Verschoor, J.A. (Jan Adrianus), 1953-; Swai, Hulda S. (MDPI Open Access Journals, 2019-08)
    Aiming to improve the treatment outcomes of current daily tuberculosis (TB) chemotherapy over several months, we investigated whether nanoencapsulation of existing drugs would allow decreasing the treatment frequency to ...
  • Assessment of genome-wide DArT-seq markers for tea Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze germplasm analysis 
    Malebe, Pelly Masixolise; Mphangwe, N.I.K.; Myburg, Alexander Andrew; Apostolides, Zeno (Springer, 2019-06)
    Tea is the world’s most consumed beverage, next to water. This makes it an economically important crop. However, the genetic relationship between the cultivars at the Tea Research Foundation of Central Africa (TRFCA) have ...