• Core RxLR effectors in phytopathogenic oomycetes : a promising way to breeding for durable resistance in plants? 

  Chepsergon, Jane; Motaung, Thabiso E.; Moleleki, Lucy Novungayo (Taylor & Francis Open Access, 2021-06)

  Phytopathogenic oomycetes are known to successfully infect their hosts due to their ability to secrete effector proteins. Of interest to many researchers are effectors with the N-terminal RxLR motif (Arginine-any amino ...
• IMA genome - F14 : Draft genome sequences of Penicillium roqueforti, Fusarium sororula, Chrysoporthe puriensis, and Chalaropsis populi 

  Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Chavez, Renato; De Vos, Lieschen; Duong, Tuan A.; Gil-Duran, Carlos; Ferreira, Maria Alves; Lane, Frances Alice; Levican, Gloria; Santana, Quentin C.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Suzuki, Hiroyuki; Tello, Mario; Rakoma, Jostina R.; Vaca, Inmaculada; Valdes, Natalia; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (International Mycological Association, 2021-03-05)

  Draft genomes of Penicillium roqueforti, Fusarium sororula, Chalaropsis populi, and Chrysoporthe puriensis are presented. Penicillium roqueforti is a model fungus for genetics, physiological and metabolic studies, as well ...
• IMA Genome - F15 : Draft genome assembly of Fusarium pilosicola, Meredithiella fracta, Niebla homalea, Pyrenophora teres hybrid WAC10721, and Teratosphaeria viscida 

  Duong, Tuan A.; Aylward, Janneke; Ametrano, Claudio Gennaro; Poudel, Barsha; Santana, Quentin C.; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Martin, Anke; Arun‑Chinnappa, Kiruba Shankari; De Vos, Lieschen; DiStefano, Isabel; Grewe, Felix; Huhndorf, Sabine; Lumbsch, Helge Thorsten; Rakoma, Jostina R.; Poudel, Barsha; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Sun, Yukun; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Michael J.; Yilmaz, Neriman; Wingfield, Brenda D. (International Mycological Association, 2021-10-13)

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• Production and stability of a multi-strain Bacillus based probiotic product for commercial use in poultry 

  Ramlucken, Uraisha; Ramchuran, Santosh O.; Moonsamy, Ghaneshree; Jansen van Rensburg, Christine; Thantsha, Mapitsi Silvester; Lalloo, Rajesh (Elsevier, 2021-03)

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• 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, ...
• Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards rabies : a survey of the general population residing in the Harare Metropolitan Province of Zimbabwe 

  Spargo, Reverend M.; Coetzer, Andre; Makuvadze, Francis T.; Chikerema, Sylvester M.; Chiwerere, Vaida; Bhara, Esnath; Nel, Louis Hendrik (Public Library of Science, 2021-01)

  BACKGROUND: Rabies remains endemic to the Harare Metropolitan Province of Zimbabwe, with a lack of public participations potentially contributing to the limited success in eliminating the disease. We hypothesized that ...
• Expression of several Phytophthora cinnamomi putative RxLRs provides evidence for virulence roles in avocado 

  Joubert, Melissa; Backer, Robert; Engelbrecht, Juanita; Van den Berg, Noelani (Public Library of Science, 2021-07)

  Phytophthora cinnamomi is a plant pathogenic oomycete that causes Phytophthora root rot of avocado (PRR). Currently, there is a limited understanding of the molecular interactions underlying this disease. Other Phytophthora ...
• Worth its salt : a histone acetyltransferase gene enhances salt tolerance in bread wheat 

  Roodt, Danielle (American Society of Plant Biologists, 2021-08)

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• Physiological and molecular responses of ‘Dusa’ avocado rootstock to water stress : insights for drought adaptation 

  Guillermo, Moreno-Ortega; Adela, Zumaquero; Antonio, Matas; Olivier, Nicholas Abraham; Van den Berg, Noelani; Palomo-Ríos, Elena; Martínez-Ferri, Elsa; Clara, Pliego (MDPI, 2021-09)

  Avocado consumption is increasing year by year, and its cultivation has spread to many countries with low water availability, which threatens the sustainability and profitability of avocado orchards. However, to date, ...
• Genetic diversity of Teratosphaeria pseudoeucalypti in Eucalyptus plantations in Australia and Uruguay 

  Aylward, Janneke; Havenga, Minette; Dreyer, Leanne L.; Roets, Francois; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Perez, C.A.; Ramirez-Berrutti, Nazaret; Carnegie, A.J.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Springer, 2021-11)

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• The ecological assembly of bacterial communities in Antarctic wetlands varies across levels of phylogenetic resolution 

  Quiroga, Maria V.; Valverde, Angel; Mataloni, Gabriela; Casa, Valeria; Stegen, James C.; Cowan, Don A. (Wiley, 2022-08)

  As functional traits are conserved at different phylogenetic depths, the ability to detect community assembly processes can be conditional on the phylogenetic resolution; yet most previous work quantifying their influence ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• Genetic containment in vegetatively propagated forest trees : CRISPR disruption of LEAFY function in Eucalyptus gives sterile indeterminate inflorescences and normal juvenile development 

  Elorriaga, Estefania; Klocko, Amy L.; Ma, Cathleen; Du Plessis, Marc; An, Xinmin; Myburg, Alexander Andrew; Strauss, Steven H. (Wiley Open Access, 2021-09)

  Eucalyptus is among the most widely planted taxa of forest trees worldwide. However, its spread as an exotic or genetically engineered form can create ecological and social problems. To mitigate gene flow via pollen and ...
• 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 ...
• Pathogen infection influences a distinct microbial community composition in sorghum RILs 

  Masenya, K.; Thompson, G.D.; Tekere, M.; Makhalanyane, Thulani P.; Pierneef, R.E.; Rees, D.J.G. (Springer, 2021-06)

  AIMS: The rhizosphere microbiome substantially affects plant health, yet comparatively little is known regarding the foliar community dynamics. Here, we examine the relationship between the microbiota and their response to ...
• New and interesting fungi. 4 

  Crous, Pedro W.; Hernandez-Restrepo, H.; Schumacher, R.K.; Cowan, Don A.; Maggs-Kolling, G.; Marais, E.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Yilmaz, Neriman; Adan, O.C.G.; Akulov, A.; Alvarez Duarte, E.; Berraf-Tebbal, A.; Bulgakov, T.S.; Carnegie, A.J.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Decock, C.; Dijksterhuis, J.; Duong, Tuan A.; Eichmeier, A.; Hien, L.T.; Houbraken, J.A.M.P.; Khanh, T.N.; Liem, N.V.; Lombard, L.; Lutzoni, F.M.; Miadlikowska, J.M.; Nel, Wilma Janine; Pascoe, I.G.; Roets, F.; Roux, Jolanda; Samson, R.A.; Shen, M.; Spetik, M.; Thangavel, R.; Thanh, H.M.; Thao, L.D.; Van Nieuwenhuijzen, E.J.; Zhang, J.Q.; Zhang, Y.; Zhao, L.L.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2021-04-28)

  An order, family and genus are validated, seven new genera, 35 new species, two new combinations, two epitypes, two lectotypes, and 17 interesting new host and / or geographical records are introduced in this study. Validated ...
• Pseudocercospora and allied genera associated with leaf spots of banana (Musa spp.) 

  Crous, Pedro W.; Carlier, J.; Roussel, V.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2021-10-30)

  The Sigatoka leaf spot complex on Musa spp. includes three major pathogens: Pseudocercospora, namely P. musae (Sigatoka leaf spot or yellow Sigatoka), P. eumusae (eumusae leaf spot disease), and P. fijiensis (black ...
• Spectrum of MYO7A mutations in an indigenous South African population further elucidates the nonsyndromic autosomal recessive phenotype of DFNB2 to include both homozygous and compound heterozygous mutations 

  Kabahuma, Rosemary Ida; Schubert, Wolf-Dieter; Labuschagne, Christiaan; Yan, Denise; Blanton, Susan Halloran; Pepper, Michael Sean; Liu, Xue Zhong (MDPI, 2021-02-15)

  MYO7A gene encodes unconventional myosin VIIA, which, when mutated, causes a phenotypic spectrum ranging from recessive hearing loss DFNB2 to deaf-blindness, Usher Type 1B (USH1B). MYO7A mutations are reported in nine DFNB2 ...
• Novel two-component system-like elements reveal functional domains associated with restriction-modification systems and paraMORC ATPases in bacteria 

  Bellieny-Rabelo, Daniel; Pretorius, Willem J.S.; Moleleki, Lucy Novungayo (Oxford University Press, 2021-03)

  Two-component systems (TCS) are important types of machinery allowing for efficient signal recognition and transmission in bacterial cells. The majority of TCSs utilized by bacteria is composed of a sensor histidine kinase ...

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