In order to understand how a disease should be prevented, treated and managed, one must understand both the host and the pathogen, and how they interact with and influence one another. Canine distemper ...

Spirocerca lupi is a nematode that parasitises canid species across the world. Infested hosts show symptoms associated with the disease called spirocercosis. The parasite is known to cause significant damage to its final ...

The globally emerging bioeconomy demands rapid advancement in the sustainable production and utilization of bio-based raw materials for a multitude of downstream applications, particularly in the areas of food, health and ...

The secondary cell walls of woody plant species are a major source of cellulose. This biopolymer is among the most abundant on the planet and is very useful to industry, having many applications, such as in the paper ...

Paraganglioma (PGL) are tumours occurring in the head-and-neck -, intra-abdominal - and thoracic paraganglia. Germ-line mutations in genes encoding the subunits of mitochondrial succinate dehydrogenase complex II (SDHB, ...

Studying the distribution and demography of marine species is challenging due to the open nature of the oceans. This latter was historically believed to facilitate extensive gene flow among populations when clear barriers ...

Polymorphic sequence-characterised marker assays from a recent diversity study on the Ascomycete fungus Ophiostoma quercus from Africa showed that some isolates collected from hardwoods were genetically distinct from O. ...

Forests are complex ecosystems that provide a variety of valuable products, such as timber, fuel wood, fiber and non-wood forest products and they also contribute to socio economic development. Pest problems have a ...

Interactions among living organisms fall along the mutualism-parasitism continuum; where mutualistic interactions benefit one or both organisms and parasitic interactions harm them. Mutualisms are a particularly interesting ...

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