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  • Genome of the destructive oomycete Phytophthora cinnamomi provides insights into its pathogenicity and adaptive potential 
    Engelbrecht, Juanita; Duong, Tuan A.; Prabhu, Sreedhara Ashok; Seedat, Mohamed; Van den Berg, Noelani (BMC, 2021)
    BACKGROUND: Phytophthora cinnamomi is an oomycete pathogen of global relevance. It is considered as one of the most invasive species, which has caused irreversible damage to natural ecosystems and horticultural crops. ...
  • The genome of the extremophile Artemia provides insight into strategies to cope with extreme environments 
    De Vos, Stephanie; Rombauts, Stephane; Coussement, Louis; Dermauw, Wannes; Vuylsteke, Marnik; Sorgeloos, Patrick; Clegg, James S.; Nambu, Ziro; Van Nieuwerburgh, Filip; Norouzitallab, Parisa; Van Leeuwen, Thomas; De Meyer, Tim; Van Stappen, Gilbert; Van de Peer, Yves; Bossier, Peter (BMC, 2021-08-31)
    BACKGROUND : Brine shrimp Artemia have an unequalled ability to endure extreme salinity and complete anoxia. This study aims to elucidate its strategies to cope with these stressors. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION : Here, we ...
  • Genome reduction and relaxed selection is associated with the transition to symbiosis in the basidiomycete genus Podaxis 
    Conlon, Benjamin H.; Gostincar, Cene; Fricke, Janis; Kreuzenbeck, Nina B.; Daniel, Jan-Martin; Schlosser, Malte S.L.; Peereboom, Nils; Aanen, Duur K.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Beemelmanns, Christine; Gunde-Cimerman, Nina; Poulsen, Michael (Cell Press, 2021-06)
    Insights into the genomic consequences of symbiosis for basidiomycete fungi associated with social insects remain sparse. Capitalizing on viability of spores from centuries-old herbarium specimens of free-living, facultative, ...
  • Genome sequence and functional genomic analysis of the oil-degrading bacterium Oleispira antarctica 
    Kube, Michael; Chernikova, Tatyana N.; Al-Ramahi, Yamal; Beloqui, Ana; Lopez-Cortes, Nieves; Guazzaroni, Marıa-Eugenia; Heipieper, Hermann J.; Klages, Sven; Kotsyurbenko, Oleg R.; Langer, Ines; Nechitaylo, Taras Y.; Lunsdorf, Heinrich; Fernandez, Marisol; Juarez, Silvia; Ciordia, Sergio; Singer, Alexander; Kagan, Olga; Egorova, Olga; Petit, Pierre Alain; Stogios, Peter; Kim, Youngchang; Tchigvintsev, Anatoli; Flick, Robert; Denaro, Renata; Genovese, Maria; Albar, Juan P.; Reva, Oleg N.; Martınez-Gomariz, Montserrat; Tran, Hai; Ferrer, Manuel; Savchenko, Alexei; Yakunin, Alexander F.; Yakimov, Michail M.; Golyshina, Olga V.; Reinhardt, Richard; Golyshin, Peter N. (Nature Publising Group, 2013-07-23)
    Ubiquitous bacteria from the genus Oleispira drive oil degradation in the largest environment on Earth, the cold and deep sea. Here we report the genome sequence of Oleispira antarctica and show that compared with ...
  • Genome sequence and genetic diversity analysis of an under-domesticated orphan crop, white fonio (Digitaria exilis) 
    Wang, Xuewen; Chen, Shiyu; Chen, Shiyu; Yssel, A.E.J. (Anna); Chaluvadi, Srinivasa R.; Johnson, Matthew S.; Gangashetty, Prakash; Hamidou, Falalou; Sanogo, Moussa D.; Zwaenepoel, Arthur; Wallace, Jason; Van de Peer, Yves; Bennetzen, Jeffrey L.; Van Deynze, Allen (Oxford University Press, 2021-03)
    Background: Digitaria exilis, white fonio, is a minor but vital crop of West Africa that is valued for its resilience in hot, dry, and low-fertility environments and for the exceptional quality of its grain for human ...
  • Genome sequence of B. amyloliquefaciens type strain DSM7T reveals differences to plant-associated B. amyloliquefaciens FZB42 
    Ruckert, Christian; Blom, Jochen; Chen, XiaoHau; Reva, Oleg N.; Borriss, Rainer (Elsevier, 2011-08)
    The complete genome sequence of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens type strain DSM7T is presented. A comparative analysis between the genome sequences of the plant associated strain FZB42 (Chen et al., 2007) with the genome of ...
  • Genome sequence of Malania oleifera, a tree with great value for nervonic acid production 
    Xu, Chao-Qun; Liu, Hui; Zhou, Shan-Shan; Zhang, Dong-Xu; Zhao, Wei; Wang, Sihai; Chen, Fu; Sun, Yan-Qiang; Nie, Shuai; Jia, Kai-Hua; Jiao, Si-Qian; Zhang, Ren-Gang; Yun, Quan-Zheng; Guan, Wenbin; Wang, Xuewen; Gao, Qiong; Bennetzen, Jeffrey L.; Maghuly, Fatemeh; Porth, Ilga; Van de Peer, Yves; Wang, Xiao-Ru; Ma, Yongpeng; Mao, Jian-Feng (Oxford University Press, 2019-01-24)
    BACKGROUND : Malania oleifera, a member of the Olacaceae family, is an IUCN red listed tree, endemic and restricted to the Karst region of southwest China. This tree’s seed is valued for its high content of precious fatty ...
  • Genome streamlining in a minute herbivore that manipulates its host plant 
    Greenhalgh, Robert; Dermauw, Wannes; Glas, Joris J.; Rombauts, Stephane; Wybouw, Nicky; Thomas, Jainy; Alba, Juan M.; Pritham, Ellen J.; Legarrea, Saioa; Feyereisen, Rene; Van de Peer, Yves; Van Leeuwen, Thomas; Clark, Richard M.; Kant, Merijn R. (eLife Sciences Publications, 2020-10)
    The tomato russet mite, Aculops lycopersici, is among the smallest animals on earth. It is a worldwide pest on tomato and can potently suppress the host’s natural resistance. We sequenced its genome, the first of an ...
  • Genome-informed Bradyrhizobium taxonomy : where to from here? 
    Avontuur, Juanita R.; Palmer, Marike; Beukes, Chrizelle Winsie; Chan, Wai Yin; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Blom, Jochen; Stępkowski, Tomasz; Kyrpides, Nikos C.; Woyke, Tanja; Shapiro, Nicole; Whitman, William B.; Venter, S.N. (Stephanus Nicolaas); Steenkamp, Emma Theodora (Elsevier, 2019-07)
    Bradyrhizobium is thought to be the largest and most diverse rhizobial genus, but this is not reflected in the number of described species. Although it was one of the first rhizobial genera recognised, its taxonomy remains ...
  • Genome-wide analyses of repeat-induced point mutations in the Ascomycota 
    Van Wyk, Stephanie; Wingfield, Brenda D.; De Vos, Lieschen; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Steenkamp, Emma Theodora (Frontiers Media, 2021-02)
    The Repeat-Induced Point (RIP) mutation pathway is a fungus-specific genome defense mechanism that mitigates the deleterious consequences of repeated genomic regions and transposable elements (TEs). RIP mutates targeted ...
  • Genome-wide expression and network analyses of mutants in key brassinosteroid signaling genes 
    Seyed Rahmani, Razgar; Shi, Tao; Zhang, Dongzhi; Gou, Xiaoping; Yi, Jin; Miclotte, Giles; Marchal, Kathleen; Li, Jia (BMC, 2021-06)
    BACKGROUND: Brassinosteroid (BR) signaling regulates plant growth and development in concert with other signaling pathways. Although many genes have been identified that play a role in BR signaling, the biological and ...
  • Genomes of early-diverging streptophyte algae shed light on plant terrestrialization 
    Wang, Sibo; Li, Linzhou; Li, Haoyuan; Sahu, Sunil Kumar; Wang, Hongli; Xu, Yan; Xian, Wenfei; Song, Bo; Liang, Hongping; Cheng, Shifeng; Chang, Yue; Song, Yue; Cebi, Zehra; Wittek, Sebastian; Reder, Tanja; Peterson, Morten; Yang, Huanming; Wang, Jian; Melkonian, Barbara; Van de Peer, Yves; Xu, Xun; Wong, Gane Ka-Shu; Melkonian, Michael; Liu, Huan; Liu, Xin (Nature Research, 2020-02)
    Mounting evidence suggests that terrestrialization of plants started in streptophyte green algae, favoured by their dual existence in freshwater and subaerial/terrestrial environments. Here, we present the genomes of ...
  • A genomic analysis and transcriptomic atlas of gene expression in Psoroptes ovis reveals feeding- and stage-specific patterns of allergen expression 
    Burgess, Stewart T.G.; Marr, Edward J.; Bartley, Kathryn; Nunn, Francesca G.; Down, Rachel E.; Weaver, Robert J.; Prickett, Jessica C.; Dunn, Jackie; Rombauts, Stephane; Van Leeuwen, Thomas; Van de Peer, Yves; Nisbet, Alasdair J. (BioMed Central, 2019)
    BACKGROUND : Psoroptic mange, caused by infestation with the ectoparasitic mite, Psoroptes ovis, is highly contagious, resulting in intense pruritus and represents a major welfare and economic concern for the livestock industry ...
  • Genomic analysis of Caldithrix abyssi, the thermophilic anaerobic bacterium of the novel bacterial phylum Calditrichaeota 
    Kublanov, IIya V.; Sigalova, Olga M.; Gavrilov, Sergey N.; Lebedinsky, Alexander V.; Rinke, Christian; Kovaleva, Olga; Chernyh, Nikolai A.; Ivanova, Natalia; Daum, Chris; Reddy, T.B.K.; Klenk, Hans-Peter; Spring, Stefan; Goker, Markus; Reva, Oleg N.; Miroshnichenko, Margarita L.; Kyrpides, Nikos C.; Woyke, Tanja; Gelfand, Mikhall S.; Bonch-Osmolovskaya, Elizaveta A. (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2017-02-20)
    The genome of Caldithrix abyssi, the first cultivated representative of a phylum-level bacterial lineage, was sequenced within the framework of Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea (GEBA) project. The genomic ...
  • Genomic and transcriptomic analysis unveils population evolution and development of pesticide resistance in fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda 
    Gui, Furong; Lan, Tianming; Zhao, Yue; Guo, Wei; Dong, Yang; Fang, Dongming; Liu, Huan; Li, Haimeng; Wang, Hongli; Hao, Ruoshi; Cheng, Xiaofang; Li, Yahong; Yang, Pengcheng; Sahu, Sunil Kumar; Chen, Yaping; Cheng, Le; He, Shuqi; Liu, Ping; Fan, Guangyi; Lu, Haorong; Hu, Guohai; Dong, Wei; Chen, Bin; Jiang, Yuan; Zhang, Yongwei; Xu, Hanhong; Lin, Fei; Slippers, Bernard; Postma, Alisa; Jackson, Matthew; Abate, Birhan Addisie; Tesfaye, Kassahun; Demie, Aschalew Lemma; Bayeleygne, Meseret Destaw; Degefu, Dawit Tesfaye; Chen, Feng; Kuria, Paul K.; Kinyua, Zachary M.; Liu, Tong-Xian; Yang, Huanming; Huang, Fangneng; Liu, Xin; Sheng, Jun; Kang, Le (SpringerOpen, 2022-07)
    The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a destructive pest native to America and has recently become an invasive insect pest in China. Because of its rapid spread and great risks in China, understanding of FAW ...
  • Genomic breeding for diameter growth and tolerance to Leptocybe gall wasp and Botryosphaeria/Teratosphaeria fungal disease complex in Eucalyptus grandis 
    Mphahlele, M.M. (Makobatjatji); Isik, Fikret; Hodge, Gary R.; Myburg, Alexander Andrew (Frontiers Media, 2021-02)
    Eucalyptus grandis is one of the most important species for hardwood plantation forestry around the world. At present, its commercial deployment is in decline because of pests and pathogens such as Leptocybe invasa gall ...
  • Genomic characterization of grapevine viruses N and O : novel vitiviruses from South Africa 
    Read, David Alan; Thompson, Genevieve Dawn; Le Cordeur, Nathan; Swanevelder, Dirk; Pietersen, Gerhard (Springer, 2022-02)
  • Genomic characterization of mating type loci and mating type distribution in two apparently asexual plantation tree pathogens 
    Aylward, Janneke; Havenga, Minette; Dreyer, Leanne Laurette; Roets, Francois; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Wiley, 2020-01)
    The Eucalyptus stem canker pathogens Teratosphaeria gauchensis and T. zuluensis (Capnodiales, Teratosphaeriaceae) are found in many tropical regions of the world where their hosts are cultivated for plantation forestry. ...
  • Genomic evidence of introgression and adaptation in a model subtropical tree species, Eucalyptus grandis 
    Mostert-O'Neill, Marja Mirjam; Reynolds, Sharon Melissa; Acosta, Juan Jose; Lee, David John; Borevitz, Justin O.; Myburg, Alexander Andrew (Wiley, 2021-02)
    The genetic consequences of adaptation to changing environments can be deciphered using population genomics, which may help predict species' responses to global climate change. Towards this, we used genome‐wide SNP marker ...
  • Genomic insight into mechanisms of reversion of antibiotic resistance in multidrug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis induced by a nanomolecular iodine-containing complex FS-1 
    llin, Aleksandr l.; Kulmanov, Murat E.; Korotetskiy, llya S.; Islamov, Rinat A.; Akhmetova, Gulshara K.; Lankina, Marina V.; Reva, Oleg N. (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2017-05-08)
    Drug induced reversion of antibiotic resistance is a promising way to combat multidrug resistant infections. However, lacking knowledge of mechanisms of drug resistance reversion impedes employing this approach in medicinal ...