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  • 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 ...
  • Genomic overview of closely related fungi with different Protea host ranges 
    Aylward, Janneke; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Dreyer, Leanne Laurette; Roets, Francois; Wingfield, Michael J.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora (Elsevier, 2018-12)
    Genome comparisons of species with distinctive ecological traits can elucidate genetic divergence that influenced their differentiation. The interaction of a microorganism with its biotic environment is largely regulated ...
  • Genomic resources to guide improvement of the shea tree 
    Hale, Iago; Ma, Xiao; Melo, Arthur T.O.; Padi, Francis Kwame; Hendre, Prasad S.; Kingan, Sarah B.; Sullivan, Shawn T.; Chen, Shiyu; Boffa, Jean-Marc; Muchugi, Alice; Danquaah, Agyemang; Danquah, Agyemang; Barnor, Michael Teye; Jamnadass, Ramni; Van de Peer, Yves; Van Deynze, Allen (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2021-09-09)
    A defining component of agroforestry parklands across Sahelo-Sudanian Africa (SSA), the shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) is central to sustaining local livelihoods and the farming environments of rural communities. Despite ...
  • Genomics of alkaliphiles 
    Lebre, Pedro H.; Cowan, Don A. (Springer, 2019)
    Alkalinicity presents a challenge for life due to a “reversed” proton gradient that is unfavourable to many bioenergetic processes across the membranes of microorganisms. Despite this, many bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes, ...
  • The Geobacillus pan-genome : implications for the evolution of the genus 
    Bezuidt, Keoagile Ignatius Oliver; Pierneef, Rian Ewald; Gomri, Amin M.; Adesioye, Fiyinfoluwa Adenike; Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter; Kharroub, Karima; Cowan, Don A. (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2016-05-24)
    The genus Geobacillus is comprised of a diverse group of spore-forming Gram-positive thermophilic bacterial species and is well known for both its ecological diversity and as a source of novel thermostable enzymes. ...
  • The global diversity of Deladenus siricidicola in native and non-native populations 
    Fitza, Katrin N.E.; Garnas, Jeffrey R.; Lombardero, Maria J.; Ayres, Matthew P.; Krivak-Tetley, Flora E.; Ahumada, Rodrigo; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Wingfield, Michael J.; Slippers, Bernard (Elsevier, 2019-05)
    The nematode Deladenus siricidicola is the primary biological control agent of Sirex noctilio, a globally invading woodwasp pest of Pinus species. Preliminary studies on the diversity of populations of D. siricidicola ...
  • Global features of the Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2 genome 
    Reva, Oleg N.; Hallin, Peter F.; Willenbrock, Hanni; Sicheritz-Ponten, Thomas; Tummler, Burkhard; Ussery, David W. (Blackwell, 2008)
    The global feature of the completely sequenced Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2 type strain chromosome is its symmetry and homogeneity. The origin and terminus of replication are located opposite to each other in the chromosome ...
  • 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 ...
  • Global population genomics of the forest pathogen Dothistroma septosporum reveal chromosome duplications in high dothistromin-producing strains 
    Bradshaw, Rosie E.; Sim, Andre D.; Chettri, Pranav; Dupont, Pierre‐Yves; Guo, Yanan; Hunziker, Lukas; McDougal, Rebecca L.; Van der Nest, Ariska; Fourie, Arista; Wheeler, David; Cox, Murray P.; Barnes, Irene (British Society for Plant Pathology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2019-06)
    Dothistroma needle blight is one of the most devastating pine tree diseases worldwide. New and emerging epidemics have been frequent over the last 25 years, particularly in the Northern Hemisphere, where they are in ...
  • Gold(I) complex of 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino) ferrocene–quinoline conjugate : a virostatic agent against HIV-1 
    Gama, Ntombenhle Hlengiwe; Kumar, Kamlesh; Ekengard, Erik; Haukka, Matti; Darkwa, James; Nordlander, Ebbe; Meyer, Debra (Springer, 2016-06)
    HIV infection is known for replication in proliferating CD+ T-cells. Treatment of these cells with cytostatic (anti-proliferation) compounds such as hydroxyurea interferes with the cells’s ability support HIV replication. ...
  • Gone with the wind : microbial communities associated with dust from emissive farmlands 
    Salawu-Rotimi, Adeola; Lebre, Pedro H.; Vos, Heleen Cornelia; Fister, Wolfgang; Kuhn, Nikolaus; Eckardt, Frank D.; Cowan, Don A. (Springer, 2021-11)
    Dust is a major vehicle for the dispersal of microorganisms across the globe. While much attention has been focused on microbial dispersal in dust plumes from major natural dust sources, very little is known about the ...
  • Grasses as a refuge for Fusarium circinatum L. – evidence from South Africa 
    Herron, Darryl A.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Fru, Felix Fon; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor and Francis Group), 2020)
    Fusarium circinatum L. is an important pathogen in countries that grow and manage Pinus species. Approximately 50% or 600 000 ha of South Africa’s commercial plantations are planted to Pinus spp. and some of these are ...
  • Growth and extended survival of Escherichia coli O157 : H7 in soil organic matter 
    NandaKafle, Gitanjali; Christie, Amy A.; Vilain, Sebastien; Brözel, Volker Siegfried (Frontiers Media, 2018)
    Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli such as serotype O157:H7 are a leading cause of food-associated outbreaks. While the primary reservoir is associated with cattle, plant foods have been associated as sources of human ...
  • The gut microbiomes of two Pachysoma MacLeay desert dung beetle species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) feeding on different diets 
    Franzini, Philippa Z.N.; Ramond, Jean-Baptiste; Scholtz, Clarke H.; Sole, Catherine L.; Ronca, Sandra; Cowan, Don A. (Public Library of Science, 2016-08-17)
    Micro-organisms inhabiting animal guts benefit from a protected and nutrient-rich environment while assisting the host with digestion and nutrition. In this study we compare, for the first time, the bacterial and fungal ...
  • 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 ...
  • Gymnosporangium species on Malus : species delineation, diversity and host alternation 
    Zhao, p.; Qi, X.H.; Crous, Pedro W.; Duan, W.J.; Cai, L. (Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2020-01-10)
    Gymnosporangium species (Pucciniaceae, Pucciniales, Basidiomycota) are the causal agents of cedarapple rust diseases, which can lead to significant economic losses to apple cultivars. Currently, the genus contains 17 ...
  • H3ABioNet, a sustainable pan-African bioinformatics network for human heredity and health in Africa 
    Mulder, Nicola J.; Adebiyi, Ezekiel; Alami, Raouf; Benkahla, Alia; Brandful, James; Doumbia, Seydou; Everett, Dean; Fadlelmola, Faisal M.; Gaboun, Fatima; Gaseitsiwe, Simani; Ghazal, Hassan; Hazelhurst, Scott; Hide, Winston; Ibrahimi, Azeddine; Fakim, Yasmina Jaufeerally; Jongeneel, C. Victor; Joubert, Fourie; Kassim, Samar; Kayondo, Jonathan; Kumuthini, Judit; Lyantagaye, Sylvester; Makani, Julie; Alzohairy, Ahmed Mansour; Masiga, Daniel; Moussa, Ahmed; Nash, Oyekanmi; Oukem-Boyer, Odile Ouwe Missi; Owusu-Dabo, Ellis; Panji, Sumir; Patterton, Hugh; Radouani, Fouzia; Sadki, Khalid; Seghrouchni, Fouad; Bishop, Ozlem Tastan; Tiffin, Nicki; Ulenga, Nzovu; The H3ABioNet Consortium (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2016-12-01)
    The application of genomics technologies to medicine and biomedical research is increasing in popularity, made possible by new high-throughput genotyping and sequencing technologies and improved data analysis capabilities. ...
  • H3K36 methylation reprograms gene expression to drive early gametocyte development in Plasmodium falciparum 
    Connacher, Jessica I.; Josling, Gabrielle A.; Orchard, Lindsey M.; Reader, Janette; Llinas, Manuel; Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie (BMC, 2021-04)
    BACKGROUND : The Plasmodium sexual gametocyte stages are the only transmissible form of the malaria parasite and are thus responsible for the continued transmission of the disease. Gametocytes undergo extensive functional ...