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  • Genetic diversity of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter africanus’ in South Africa based on microsatellite markers 
    Roberts, Ronel; Lin, Hong; Pietersen, Gerhard (Springer, 2021-02)
    Citrus Greening disease (CG) in South Africa (SA) is associated with the fastidious bacterium ‘Candidatus Liberibacter africanus’ (Laf). It has been observed that Laf isolates obtained from different geographic localities ...
  • Genetic diversity targets and indicators in the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must be improved 
    Hoban, Sean; Bruford, Michael; Jackson, Josephine D'Urban; Lopes-Fernandes, Margarida; Heuertz, Myriam; Hohenlohe, Paul A.; Paz-Vinas, Ivan; Sjögren-Gulve, Per; Segelbacher, Gernot; Vernesih, Cristiano; Aitkeni, Sally; Bertola, Laura D.; Bloomer, Paulette; Breed, Martin; Rodríguez-Correa, Hernando; Funk, W. Chris; Grueber, Catherine E.; Hunterp, Margaret E.; Jaffe, Rodolfo; Liggins, Libby; Mergeay, Joachim; Moharrek, Farideh; O'Brien, David; Ogden, Rob; Palma-Silva, Clarisse; Piersona, Jennifer; Ramakrishnan, Uma; Simo-Droissarta, Murielle; Tani, Naoki; Waits, Lisette; Laikre, Linda (Elsevier, 2020-08)
    The 196 parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will soon agree to a post-2020 global framework for conserving the three elements of biodiversity (genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity) while ensuring ...
  • Genetic diversity, relatedness and inbreeding of ranched and fragmented Cape buffalo populations in southern Africa 
    De Jager, G.J. (Deon); Harper, Cindy Kim; Bloomer, Paulette (Public Library of Science, 2020-08-14)
    Wildlife ranching, although not considered a conventional conservation system, provides a sustainable model for wildlife utilization and could be a source of valuable genetic material. However, increased fragmentation ...
  • The genetic legacy of lower sea levels : does the confluence of rivers during the last glacial maximum explain the contemporary distribution of a primary freshwater fish (Pseudobarbus burchelli, Cyprinidae) across isolated river systems? 
    Swartz, E.R. (Ernst Roelof); Chakona, Albert; Skelton, Paul H. (Paul Harvey); Bloomer, Paulette (Springer, 2014-03)
    The primary freshwater fish Pseudobarbus burchelli (Smith 1841) occurs across four presently isolated river systems in the south-western cape floristic region of South Africa. Mitochondrial DNA cytochrome b (701 base ...
  • Genetic linkage map for Amylostereum areolatum reveals an association between vegetative growth and sexual and self-recognition 
    Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Slippers, Bernard; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; De Vos, Lieschen; Van Zyl, Karlien; Stenlid, J.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2009)
    Amylostereum areolatum is a filamentous fungus that grows through tip extension, branching and hyphal fusion. In the homokaryotic phase, the hyphae of different individuals are capable of fusing followed by heterokaryon ...
  • Genetic networking of the Bemisia tabaci cryptic species complex reveals pattern of biological invasions 
    De Barro, P.J. (Paul Joseph), 1963-; Ahmed, Muhammad Zaheerudin (Public Library of Science, 2011-10-03)
    BACKGROUND: A challenge within the context of cryptic species is the delimitation of individual species within the complex. Statistical parsimony network analytics offers the opportunity to explore limits in situations ...
  • The genetic relationship between R. microplus and R. decoloratus ticks in South Africa and their population structure 
    Baron, Samantha; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Maritz-Olivier, Christine (Elsevier, 2018-12)
    Rhipicephalus microplus and R. decoloratus are one-host ticks that preferentially feed on cattle. They are capable of transmitting various tick-borne pathogens which may be detrimental to the agricultural and livestock ...
  • Genetic rescue of an isolated African lion population 
    Miller, Susan M.; Druce, Dave J.; Dalton, Desire L.; Harper, Cindy Kim; Kotze, Antoinette; Packer, Craig; Slotow, Rob; Bloomer, Paulette (Springer, 2020-02)
    Fragmented wildlife populations are challenged by limited gene flow that can lead to significant inbreeding. The lion (Panthera leo) population in South Africa’s Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP) started from a small founder ...
  • Genetic signatures indicate widespread antibiotic resistance and phage infection in microbial communities of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, East Antarctica 
    Wei, Sean T.S.; Higgins, Colleen M.; Adriaenssens, Evelien M.; Cowan, Don A.; Pointing, Stephen B. (Springer, 2015-02)
    The McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica support extensive yet cryptic microbial communities but little evidence for ‘top-down’ herbivory control. A question therefore arises as to how standing microbial biomass is regulated. ...
  • Genetic stock structure of white steenbras Lithognathus lithognathus (Cuvier, 1829), an overexploited fishery species in South African waters 
    Bennett, R.H.; Reid, Kerry; Gouws, G.; Bloomer, Paulette; Cowley, P.D. (Taylor and Francis, 2017-07)
    White steenbras Lithognathus lithognathus (Teleostei: Sparidae) is an overexploited marine fish species endemic to South Africa. Overexploitation in recreational, subsistence and commercial fisheries has resulted in stock ...
  • Genetic uniformity characterizes the invasive spread of Neofusicoccum parvum and Diplodia sapinea in the Western Balkans 
    Zlatković, Milica; Wingfield, Michael J.; Jami, Fahimeh; Slippers, Bernard (Wiley, 2019-02)
    In the past decade, trees and shrubs in the Western Balkans region have been damaged by canker and die‐back disease caused by Botryosphaeriaceae species. These pathogens include Neofusicoccum parvum and Diplodia sapinea. ...
  • Genetic, epigenetic and phenotypic diversity of four Bacillus velezensis strains used for plant protection or as probiotics 
    Reva, Oleg N.; Swanevelder, Dirk Z.H.; Mwita, Liberata; Mwakilili, Aneth David; Muzondiwa, Dillon; Joubert, Monique; Chan, Wai Yin; Lutz, Stefanie; Ahrens, Christian H.; Avdeev, Lylia V.; Kharkhota, Maksim A.; Tibuhwa, Donatha; Lyantagaye, Sylvester; Vater, Joachim; Borriss, Rainer; Meijer, Johan (Frontiers Media, 2019-11-15)
    Bacillus velezensis strains are applied as ecologically safe biopesticides, plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), and in veterinary probiotics. They are abundant in various environments including soil, plants, ...
  • Genome and metabolome ms-based mining of a marine strain of Aspergillus affinis 
    Gonçalves, Micael F. M.; Hilario, Sandra; Tacao, Marta; Van de Peer, Yves; Alves, Artur; Esteves, Ana C. (MDPI, 2021-12)
    Aspergillus section Circumdati encompasses several species that express both beneficial (e.g., biochemical transformation of steroids and alkaloids, enzymes and metabolites) and harmful compounds (e.g., production of ...
  • Genome dynamics of the human embryonic kidney 293 lineage in response to cell biology manipulations 
    Lin, Yao-Cheng; Boone, Morgane; Meuris, Leander; Lemmens, Irma; Van Roy, Nadine; Soete, Arne; Reumers, Joke; Moisse, Matthieu; Plaisance, Stéphane; Drmanac, Radoje; Chen, Jason; Speleman, Frank; Lambrechts, Diether; Van de Peer, Yves; Tavernier, Jan; Callewaert, Nico (Natural Product, 2014-09)
    The HEK293 human cell lineage is widely used in cell biology and biotechnology. We here use whole genome resequencing of six 293 cell lines to study the dynamics of this aneuploid genome in response to the manipulations ...
  • A genome for gnetophytes and early evolution of seed plants 
    Wan, Tao; Liu, Zhi-Ming; Li, Ling-Fei; Leitch, Andrew R.; Leitch, Ilia J.; Lohaus, Rolf; Liu, Zhong-Jian; Xin, Hai-Ping; Gong, Yan-Bing; Liu, Yang; Wang, Wen-Cai; Chen, Ling-Yun; Yang, Yong; Kelly, Laura J.; Yang, Ji; Huang, Jin-Ling; Zhen, Li; Liu, Ping; Zhang, Li; Liu, Hong-Mei; Wang, Hui; Deng, Shu-Han; Liu, Meng; Li, Ji; Ma, Lu; Liu, Yan; Lei, Yang; Xu, Wei; Wu, Ling-Qing; Liu, Fan; Ma, Qian; Yu, Xin-Ran; Jiang, Zhi; Zhang, Guo-Qiang; Li, Shao-Hua; Li, Rui-Qiang; Zhang, Shou-Zhou; Wang, Qing-Feng; Van de Peer, Yves; Zhang, Jin-Bo; Wang, Xiao-Ming (Nature Publishing Group, 2018-02)
    Gnetophytes are an enigmatic gymnosperm lineage comprising three genera, Gnetum, Welwitschia and Ephedra, which are morphologically distinct from all other seed plants. Their distinctiveness has triggered much debate as ...
  • The genome of Alcaligenes aquatilis strain BU33N : insights into hydrocarbon degradation capacity 
    Mahjoubi, Mouna; Aliyu, Habibu; Cappello, Simone; Naifer, Mohamed; Souissi, Yasmine; Cowan, Don A.; Cherif, Ameur (Public Library of Science, 2019-09-24)
    Environmental contamination with hydrocarbons though natural and anthropogenic activities is a serious threat to biodiversity and human health. Microbial bioremediation is considered as the effective means of treating such ...
  • Genome of Crucihimalaya himalaica, a close relative of Arabidopsis, shows ecological adaptation to high altitude 
    Zhang, Ticao; Qiao, Qin; Novikova, Polina Yu.; Wang, Qia; Yue, Jipei; Guan, Yanlong; Ming, Shengping; Liu, Tianmeng; De, Ji; Liu, Yixuan; Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan A.; Sun, Hang; Van Montagu, Marc; Huang, Jinling; Van de Peer, Yves; Qiong, La (National Academy of Sciences, 2019-04)
    Crucihimalaya himalaica, a close relative of Arabidopsis and Capsella, grows on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) about 4,000 m above sea level and represents an attractive model system for studying speciation and ecological ...
  • The genome of Eucalyptus grandis 
    Myburg, Alexander Andrew; Grattapaglia, Dario; Tuskan, Gerald A.; Hellsten, Uffe; Hayes, Richard D.; Grimwood, Jane; Jenkins, Jerry; Lindquist, Erika; Tice, Hope; Bauer, Diane; Goodstein, David M.; Dubchak, Inna; Poliakov, Alexandre; Mizrachi, Eshchar; Kullan, Anand Raj Kumar; Hussey, Steven Grant; Pinard, Desre; Van der Merwe, Karen; Singh, Pooja; Van Jaarsveld, Ida; Silva-Junior, Orzenil B.; Togawa, Roberto C.; Pappas, Marilia R.; Faria, Danielle A.; Sansaloni, Carolina P.; Petroli, Cesar D.; Yang, Xiaohan; Ranjan, Priya; Tschaplinski, Timothy J.; Ye, Chu-Yu; Li, Ting; Sterck, Lieven; Vanneste, Kevin; Murat, Florent; Soler, Marcal; Clemente, Helene San; Saidi, Naijib; Cassan-Wang, Hua; Dunand, Christophe; Hefer, Charles Amadeus; Bornberg-Bauer, Erich; Kersting, Anna R.; Vining, Kelly; Amarasinghe, Vindhya; Ranik, Martin; Naithani, Sushma; Elser, Justin; Boyd, Alexander E.; Liston, Aaron; Spatafora, Joseph W.; Dharmwardhana, Palitha; Raja, Rajani; Sullivan, Christopher; Romanel, Elisson; Alves-Ferreira, Marcio; Kulheim, Carsten; Foley, William; Carocha, Victor; Paiva, Jorge; Kudrna, David; Brommonschenkel, Sergio H.; Pasquali, Giancarlo; Byrne, Margaret; Rigault, Philippe; Tibbits, Josquin; Spokevicius, Antanas; Jones, Rebecca C.; Steane, Dorothy A.; Vaillancourt, Rene E.; Potts, Brad M.; Joubert, Fourie; Barry, Kerrie; Pappas Jr, Georgios J.; Strauss, Steven H.; Jaiswal, Pankaj; Grima-Pettenati, Jacqueline; Salse, Jerome; Van de Peer, Yves; Rokhsar, Daniel S.; Schmutz, Jeremy (Nature Publising Group, 2014-06-19)
    Eucalypts are the world’smost widely planted hardwood trees. Their outstanding diversity, adaptability and growth have made them a global renewable resource of fibre and energy. We sequenced and assembled .94% of the ...
  • The genome of hibiscus hamabo reveals its adaptation to saline and waterlogged habitat 
    Wang, Zhiquan; Xue, Jia-Yu; Hu, Shuai-Ya; Zhang, Fengjiao; Yu, Ranran; Chen, Dijun; Van de Peer, Yves; Jiang, Jiafu; Song, Aiping; Ni, Longjie; Hua, Jianfeng; Lu, Zhiguo; Yu, Chaoguang; Yin, Yunlong; Gu, Chunsun (Oxford University Press, 2022-03-23)
    Hibiscus hamabo is a semi-mangrove species with strong tolerance to salt and waterlogging stress. However, the molecular basis and mechanisms that underlie this strong adaptability to harsh environments remain poorly ...
  • The genome of homosporous maidenhair fern sheds light on the euphyllophyte evolution and defences 
    Fang, Yuhan; Qin, Xing; Liao, Qinggang; Du, Ran; Luo, Xizhi; Zhou, Qian; Li, Zhen; Chen, Hengchi; Jin, Wanting; Yuan, Yaning; Sun, Pengbo; Zhang, Rui; Zhang, Jiao; Wang, Li; Cheng, Shifeng; Yang, Xueyong; Yan, Yuehong; Zhang, Xingtan; Zhang, Zhonghua; Bai, Shunong; Van de Peer, Yves; Lucas, William John; Huang, Sanwen; Yan, Jianbin (Nature Research, 2022-09)
    Euphyllophytes encompass almost all extant plants, including two sister clades, ferns and seed plants. Decoding genomes of ferns is the key to deep insight into the origin of euphyllophytes and the evolution of seed plants. ...