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  • 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 ...
  • Haplotype-resolved genome assembly and allele-specific gene expression in cultivated ginger 
    Cheng, Shi-Ping; Jia, Kai-Hua; Liu, Hui; Zhang, Ren-Gang; Li, Zhi-Chao; Zhou, Shan-Shan; Shi, Tian-Le; Ma, Ai-Chu; Yu, Cong-Wen; Gao, Chan; Cao, Guang-Lei; Zhao, Wei; Nie, Shuai; Guo, Jing-Fang; Jiao, Si-Qian; Tian, Xue-Chan; Yan, Xue-Mei; Bao, Yu-Tao; Yun, Quan-Zheng; Wang, Xin-Zhu; Porth, Ilga; El-Kassaby, Yousry A.; Wang, Xiao-Ru; Li, Zhen; Van de Peer, Yves; Mao, Jian-Feng (Springer Nature, 2021-08)
    Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is one of the most valued spice plants worldwide; it is prized for its culinary and folk medicinal applications and is therefore of high economic and cultural importance. Here, we present a ...
  • Hardwood tree genomics : unlocking woody plant biology 
    Tuskan, Gerald A.; Groover, Andrew T.; Schmutz, Jeremy; DiFazio, Stephen Paul; Myburg, Alexander Andrew; Grattapaglia, Dario; Smart, Lawrence B.; Yin, Tongming; Aury, Jean-Marc; Kremer, Antoine; Leroy, Thibault; Le Provost, Gregoire; Plomion, Christophe; Carlson, John E.; Randall, Jennifer; Westbrook, Jared; Grimwood, Jane; Muchero, Wellington; Jacobson, Daniel; Michener, Joshua K. (Frontiers Media, 2018-12-17)
    Woody perennial angiosperms (i.e., hardwood trees) are polyphyletic in origin and occur in most angiosperm orders. Despite their independent origins, hardwoods have shared physiological, anatomical, and life history ...
  • Harmonising the fields of invasion science and forest pathology 
    Paap, Trudy; Wingfield, Michael J.; Burgess, Treena I.; Hulbert, J.M. (Joey); Santini, Alberto (Pensoft Publishers, 2020-10-15)
    Invasive alien species are widely recognised as significant drivers of global environmental change, with far reaching ecological and socio-economic impacts. The trend of continuous increases in first records, with no ...
  • Harnessing the potential of precision pest management in plantation forests 
    Slippers, Bernard; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Allison, Jeremy D. (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor and Francis Group), 2020)
    There are numerous new and emerging technologies that allow for greater precision in forest pest management, from sequencing and chemical analyses to data collection through smart technologies, and integration, analysis ...
  • The health impact of rabies in Haiti and recent developments on the path toward elimination, 2010–2015 
    Wallace, Ryan; Etheart, Melissa; Ludder, Fleurinord; Augustin, Pierre; Fenelon, Natael; Franka, Richard; Crowdis, Kelly; Dely, Patrick; Adrien, Paul; Pierre-Louis, J.; Osinubi, Modupe; Orciari, Lillian; Vigilato, Marco; Blanton, Jesse; Patel, Roopal; Lowrance, David; Liverdieu, Andrecy; Coetzer, Andre; Boone, John; Lindenmayer, Joanne; Millien, M. (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2017)
    Haiti, a Caribbean country of 10.5 million people, is estimated to have the highest burden of caninemediated human rabies deaths in the Western Hemisphere, and one of the highest rates of human rabies deaths in the world. ...
  • The healthy human blood microbiome : fact or fiction? 
    Castillo, Diego J.; Rifkin, Riaan F.; Cowan, Don A.; Potgieter, Marnie (Frontiers Media, 2019-05-08)
    The blood that flows perpetually through our veins and arteries performs numerous functions essential to our survival. Besides distributing oxygen, this vast circulatory system facilitates nutrient transport, deters ...
  • Hierarchical transcriptional control regulates Plasmodium falciparum sexual differentiation 
    Van Biljon, Riette Andele; Van Wyk, Roelof Daniel Jacobus; Painter, Heather J.; Orchard, Lindsey; Reader, Janette; Niemand, Jandeli; Llinas, Manuel; Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie (BioMed Central, 2019-12)
    BACKGROUND : Malaria pathogenesis relies on sexual gametocyte forms of the malaria parasite to be transmitted between the infected human and the mosquito host but the molecular mechanisms controlling gametocytogenesis ...
  • High diversity of Diaporthe species associated with pear shoot canker in China 
    Guo, Y.S.; Crous, Pedro W.; Bai, Q.; Fu, M.; Yang, M.M.; Wang, X.H.; Du, Y.M.; Hong, N.; Xu, W.X.; Wang, G.P. (Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2020-02-06)
    Species of Diaporthe (syn. Phomopsis) are important endophytes, saprobes and pathogens, infecting a wide range of plants and resulting in important crop diseases. However, the species occurring on pear remain largely unresolved. ...
  • High diversity, inbreeding and a dynamic Pleistocene demographic history revealed by African buffalo genomes 
    De Jager, Deon; Glanzmann, Brigitte; Möller, Marlo; Hoal, Eileen; Van Helden, Paul; Harper, Cindy Kim; Bloomer, Paulette (Nature Research, 2021)
    Genomes retain records of demographic changes and evolutionary forces that shape species and populations. Remnant populations of African bufalo (Syncerus cafer) in South Africa, with varied histories, provide an opportunity ...
  • High genetic diversity of Fusarium circinatum associated with the first outbreak of pitch canker on Pinus patula in South Africa 
    Fru, Felix Fon; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Wingfield, Michael J.; Roux, Jolanda (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2019)
    The disease known as pitch canker results from infection of Pinus species by the fungus Fusarium circinatum. This fungus also causes a serious root disease of Pinus seedlings and cuttings in forestry nurseries. Pinus radiata ...
  • High levels of imported asymptomatic malaria but limited local transmission in KwaZulu‑Natal, a South African malaria‑endemic province nearing malaria elimination 
    Raman, Jaishree; Gast, Laura; Balawanth, Ryleen; Tessema, Sofonias; Brooke, Basil; Maharaj, Rajendra; Munhenga, Givemore; Tshikae, Power; Lakan, Vishan; Mwamba, Tshiama; Makowa, Hazel; Sangweni, Lindi; Mkhabela, Moses; Zondo, Nompumelelo; Mohulatsi, Ernest; Nyawo, Zuziwe; Ngxongo, Sifiso; Msimang, Sipho; Dagata, Nicole; Greenhouse, Bryan; Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie; Shirreff, George; Graffy, Rebecca; Qwabe, Bheki; Moonasar, Devanand (BioMed Central, 2020-04-15)
    BACKGROUND : KwaZulu-Natal, one of South Africa’s three malaria endemic provinces, is nearing malaria elimination, reporting fewer than 100 locally-acquired cases annually since 2010. Despite sustained implementation of ...
  • High prevalence of antibodies against canine adenovirus (CAV) type 2in domestic dog populations in South Africa precludes the use of CAV-based recombinant rabies vaccines 
    Wright, Nicolette; Jackson, F.R.; Niezgoda, Michael; Ellison, J.A.; Rupprecht, Charles Edward; Nel, Louis Hendrik (Elsevier, 2013)
    Rabies in dogs can be controlled through mass vaccination. Oral vaccination of domestic dogs would beuseful in the developing world, where greater vaccination coverage is needed especially in inaccessibleareas or places ...
  • High species diversity in Colletotrichum associated with citrus diseases in Europe 
    Guarnaccia, Vladimiro; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Polizzi, G.; Crous, Pedro W. (Naturalis Biodiversity Center, 2017-06-07)
    Species of Colletotrichum are considered important plant pathogens, saprobes, and endophytes on a wide range of plant hosts. Several species are well-known on citrus, either as agents of pre- or post-harvest infections, such ...
  • A high-quality fungal genome assembly resolved from a sample accidentally contaminated by multiple taxa 
    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, ...
  • A highly specific tool for identification of Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum based on five Xvm-specific coding sequences 
    Nakato, Gloria Valentine; Wicker, Emmanuel; Coutinho, Teresa A.; Mahuku, George; Studholme, David J. (Elsevier, 2018-12)
    Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum (Xvm) is a bacterial pathogen responsible for the economically important Xanthomonas wilt disease on banana and enset crops in Sub-Saharan Africa. Given that the symptoms are similar ...
  • Highly transferable microsatellite markers for the genera Lasiodiplodia and Neofusicoccum 
    Nagel, Jan Hendrik; Cruywagen, Elsie M.; Machua, Joseph; Wingfield, Michael J.; Slippers, Bernard (Elsevier, 2020-04)
    Population genetic studies play an integral role in understanding the ecology and management of fungal plant pathogens. Such studies for species of Botryosphaeriaceae are hampered by a lack of available markers. Genomic ...
  • The history and distribution of nodulating Paraburkholderia, a potential inoculum for Fynbos forage species 
    Beukes, Chrizelle Winsie; Venter, S.N. (Stephanus Nicolaas); Steenkamp, Emma Theodora (Wiley, 2021-03)
    Legumes in the Fynbos vegetation of the Western Cape of South Africa have emerged as candidates for domestication, particularly for their adaptation to acidic and infertile soils. However, South African rhizobia have ...
  • Holoprosencephaly with clefts : data of 85 patients, treatment and outcome : Part 1 : History, subdivisions, and data on 85 holoprosencephalic cleft patients 
    Honey, Engela M.; Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm; Zwahlen, Roger Arthur (Medknow Publications, 2019-01)
    Cleft patients with Holoprosencephaly (HPE) constitute a controversy due to a variable facial appearance. HPE appearance varies from only a columella to a prolabium‑premaxilla complex agenesis up to a common unilateral ...
  • Homothallism : an umbrella term for describing diverse sexual behaviours 
    Wilson, Andrea M.; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (International Mycological Association, 2015-06-19)
    Sexual reproduction is notoriously complex in fungi with species able to produce sexual progeny by utilizing a variety of different mechanisms. This is even more so for species employing multiple sexual strategies, which ...