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  • Distribution of Gonipterus species and their egg parasitoids in Australia : implications for biological control 
    Schroder, Michelle L.; Nahrung, Helen F.; De Souza, Natalia M.; Lawson, Simon A.; Slippers, Bernard; Wingfield, Michael J.; Hurley, Brett Phillip (MDPI, 2021-07-22)
    Gonipterus species are pests of Eucalyptus plantations worldwide. The egg parasitoid wasp Anaphes nitens is used in many countries for the biological control of Gonipterus spp. Recent taxonomic studies have shown that ...
  • The distribution of onion virulence gene clusters among Pantoea spp. 
    Stice, Shaun P.; Shin, Gi Yoon; De Armas, Stefanie; Koirala, Santosh; Galvan, Guillermo A.; Siri, Maria Ines; Severns, Paul M.; Coutinho, Teresa A.; Dutta, Bhabesh; Kvitko, Brian H. (Frontiers Media, 2021-03)
    Pantoea ananatis is a gram-negative bacterium and the primary causal agent of center rot of onions in Georgia. Previous genomic studies identified two virulence gene clusters, HiVir and alt, associated with center rot. ...
  • Diurnal and circadian patterns of gene expression in the developing xylem of Eucalyptus trees 
    Solomon, Owen Luke; Berger, David Kenneth; Myburg, Alexander Andrew (Elsevier, 2010-08)
    The daily cycle of night and day affects the physiology and behaviour of almost all living things. At a molecular level, many genes show daily changes in expression level, often providing adaptive benefit to the organism. ...
  • Divergence of active site motifs among different classes of Populus glutaredoxins results in substrate switches 
    Xu, Hui; Li, Zhen; Jiang, Peng-Fei; Zhao, Li; Qu, Chang; Van de Peer, Yves; Liu, Yan-Jing; Zeng, Qing-Yin (Wiley, 2022-04)
    Enzymes are essential components of all biological systems. The key characteristics of proteins functioning as enzymes are their substrate specificities and catalytic efficiencies. In plants, most genes encoding enzymes ...
  • Diversity and cis-element architecture of the promoter regions of cellulose synthase genes in Eucalyptus 
    Creux, Nicole Marie; De Castro, M.H. (Minique Hilda); Ranik, Martin; Maleka, Mathabatha Frank; Myburg, Alexander Andrew (Springer, 2013)
    Lignocellulosic biomass from fast-growing plantation trees is composed of carbohydrate-rich materials deposited into plant cell walls in a coordinated manner during wood formation. The diversity and evolution of the ...
  • Diversity and distribution of co-infecting Botryosphaeriaceae from Eucalyptus grandis and Syzygium cordatum in South Africa 
    Pillay, Kerry-Anne; Slippers, Bernard; Wingfield, Michael J.; Gryzenhout, Marieka (Elsevier, 2013-01)
    Species in the fungal family Botryosphaeriaceae are latent pathogens on woody trees. These fungi often have a wide host range, which can include native and introduced hosts in an area. Multi-locus DNA sequence identification on ...
  • Diversity and ecology of viruses in hyperarid desert soils 
    Zablocki, Olivier; Adriaenssens, Evelien M.; Cowan, Don A. (American Society for Microbiology, 2016-02)
    In recent years, remarkable progress has been made in the field of virus environmental ecology. In marine ecosystems for example, viruses are now thought to play pivotal roles in the biogeochemical cycling of nutrients ...
  • Diversity and evolution of Fusarium species in the Gibberella fujikuroi complex 
    Kvas, Marija; Marasas, Walter F.O. (Walter Friedrich Otto); Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora (Kunming University of Science and Technology, P.R. China, 2009-01)
    The Gibberella fujikuroi complex (GFC) is a monophyletic taxon that includes an assemblage of Fusarium species with similar and overlapping morphological traits that complicates their differentiation. Most of the species ...
  • Diversity and evolution of polyketide biosynthesis gene clusters in the Ceratocystidaceae 
    Sayari, Mohammad; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2018-09)
    Polyketides are low-molecular weight secondary metabolites with diverse biological activities. Polyketide synthase (PKS) and other proteins responsible for producing these compounds are often encoded from genes that are ...
  • Diversity and movement of indoor Alternaria alternata across the mainland USA 
    Woudenberg, J.H.C.; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Jurjevic, Z.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Crous, Pedro W. (Elsevier, 2015-08)
    Alternaria spp. from sect. Alternaria are frequently associated with hypersensitivity pneumonitis, asthma and allergic fungal rhinitis and sinusitis. Since Alternaria is omnipresent in the outdoor environment, it is thought ...
  • Diversity and seasonality of fungal communities in soil from the Succulent Karoo biodiversity hotspot, South Africa 
    Pieterse, Zelda; Aveling, T.A.S. (Terry); Jacobs, Adriana; Cowan, Don A. (Elsevier, 2020-01)
    The fungal rhizosphere communities associated with soil surrounding Aizoaceae plants in the Namaqua National Park in the Succulent Karoo biodiversity hotspot, South Africa, were analysed by culture-dependent and ...
  • Diversity of entomopathogenic nematodes and their symbiotic bacteria in south African plantations and indigenous forests 
    Abate, Birhan Addisie; Slippers, Bernard; Wingfield, Michael J.; Malan, Antoinette P.; Hurley, Brett Phillip (Brill Academic Publishers, 2018-04-23)
    The occurrence and diversity of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) and their symbiotic bacteria was evaluated in commercial forestry plantations (Eucalyptus spp., Pinus spp. and Acacia mearnsii) and indigenous forests in ...
  • Diversity of Frankia in root nodules of six Morella sp. from the Cape flora of South Africa 
    Wilcox, Dale A.; Cowan, Don A. (Springer, 2016-04)
    Africa hosts numerous endemic actinorhizal plants from the genus Morella, but the diversity of their Frankia endosymbionts has never been explored. The diversity of Frankia in root nodules collected from natural stands ...
  • Diversity of Spirocerca lupi in domestic dogs and black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) from South Africa 
    Rothmann, Wiekolize; De Waal, Pamela Jean (Elsevier, 2017-09)
    Spirocerca lupi is a parasitic nematode that causes spirocercosis predominantly in domestic dogs. Spirocerca lupi nematode samples were collected from four regions around South Africa and analyzed to compare the genetic ...
  • Diversity of tree-infecting Botryosphaeriales on native and non-native trees in South Africa and Namibia 
    Jami, Fahimeh; Wingfield, Michael J.; Gryzenhout, Marieka; Slippers, Bernard (Springer Verlag, 2017-11)
    The Botryosphaeriales includes serious plant pathogens with a broad host and geographic distribution globally. In South Africa and Namibia, these fungi include important pathogens of native and non-native woody plants, ...
  • Diversity structure of the microbial communities in the guts of four neotropical termite species 
    Vikram, Surendra; Arneodo, Joel D.; Calcagno, Javier; Ortiz, Maximiliano; Mon, Maria Laura; Etcheverry, Clara; Cowan, Don A.; Talia, Paola (PeerJ, 2021-04-07)
    The termite gut microbiome is dominated by lignocellulose degrading microorganisms. This study describes the intestinal microbiota of four Argentinian higher termite species with different feeding habits: Microcerotermes ...
  • Diversity, phylogeny and pathogenicity of Botryosphaeriaceae on nonnative Eucalyptus grown in an urban environment : a case study 
    Pavlic-Zupanc, Draginja; Maleme, Happy-girl Mamodise; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Slippers, Bernard (Elsevier, 2017-08)
    The Botryosphaeriaceae are opportunistic pathogens mostly of woody plants, including Eucalyptus. These fungi can cause cankers and die-back diseases on non-native Eucalyptus trees in South African plantations. Botryosphaeriaceae ...
  • DNA bar-coding reveals source and patterns of Thaumastocoris peregrinus invasions in South Africa and South America 
    Nadel, Ryan Leslie; Slippers, Bernard; Scholes, Mary C.; Lawson, Simon A.; Noack, A.E.; Wilcken, C.F.; Bouvet, J.P.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Springer, 2010)
    Thaumastocoris peregrinus is a recently introduced invertebrate pest of non-native Eucalyptus plantations in the Southern Hemisphere. It was first reported from South Africa in 2003 and in Argentina in 2005. Since then, ...
  • DNA barcoding of reef brittle stars (Ophiuroidea, Echinodermata) from the southwestern Indian Ocean evolutionary hot spot of biodiversity 
    Boissin, Emilie; Hoareau, Thierry B.; Paulay, Gustav; Bruggemann, J. Henrich (Wiley Open Access, 2017-12)
    In anticipation of the current biodiversity crisis, it has become critical to rapidly and accurately assess biodiversity. DNA barcoding has proved efficient in facilitating the discovery and description of thousands of ...
  • DNA glycosylases involved in base excision repair may be associated with cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers 
    Osorio, Ana; Milne, Roger L.; Kuchenbaecker, Karoline B.; Vaclova, Tereza; Pita, Guillermo; Alonso, Rosario; Peterlongo, Paolo; Blanco, Ignacio; De la Hoya, Miguel; Duran, Mercedes; Diez, Orland; Ramon y Cajal, Teresa; Konstantopoulou, Irene; Martinez-Bouzas, Cristina; Conejero, Raquel Andres; Soucy, Penny; McGuffog, Lesley; Barrowdale, Daniel; Lee, Andrew; SWE-BRCA; Arver, Brita; Rantala, Johanna; Loman, Niklas; Ehrencrona, Hans; Olopade, Olufunmilayo I.; Beattie, Mary S.; Domchek, Susan M.; Nathanson, Katherine L.; Rebbeck, Timothy R.; Arun, Banu K.; Karlan, Beth Y.; Walsh, Christine; Lester, Jenny; John, Esther M.; Whittemore, Alice S.; Daly, Mary B.; Southey, Melissa; Hopper, John; Terry, Mary Beth; Buys, Saundra S.; Janavicius, Ramunas; Dorfling, Cecilia Maria; Jansen van Rensburg, Elizabeth; Steele, Linda; Neuhausen, Susan L.; Ding, Yuan Chun; Hansen, Thomas v. O.; Jønson, Lars; Ejlertsen, Bent; Gerdes, Anne-Marie; Infante, Mar; Herraez, Belen; Moreno, Leticia Thais; Weitzel, Jeffrey N.; Herzog, Josef; Weeman, Kisa; Manoukian, Siranoush; Peissel, Bernard; Zaffaroni, Daniela; Scuvera, Giulietta; Bonanni, Bernardo; Mariette, Frederique; Volorio, Sara; Viel, Alessandra; Varesco, Liliana; Papi, Laura; Ottini, Laura; Tibiletti, Maria Grazia; Radice, Paolo; Yannoukakos, Drakoulis; Garber, Judy; Ellis, Steve; Frost, Debra; Platte, Radka; Fineberg, Elena; Evans, Gareth; Lalloo, Fiona; Izatt, Louise; Eeles, Ros; Adlard, Julian; Davidson, Rosemarie; Cole, Trevor; Eccles, Diana M.; Cook, Jackie; Hodgson, Shirley; Brewer, Carole; Tischkowitz, Marc; Douglas, Fiona; Porteous, Mary E.; Side, Lucy; Walker, Lisa; Morrison, Patrick J.; Donaldson, Alan; Kennedy, John; Foo, Claire; Godwin, Andrew K.; Schmutzler, Rita Katharina; Wappenschmidt, Barbara; Rhiem, Kerstin; Engel, Christoph; Meindl, Alfons; Ditsch, Nina; Arnold, Norbert; Plendl, Hansjoerg; Niederacher, Dieter; Sutter, Christian; Wang-Gohrke, Shan; Steinemann, Doris; Preisler-Adams, Sabine; Kast, Karin; Varon-Mateeva, Raymonda; Gehrig, Andrea; Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique; Sinilnikova, Olga M.; Mazoyer, Sylvie; Damiola, Francesca; Poppe, Bruce; Claes, Kathleen; Piedmonte, Marion; Tucker, Kathy; Backes, Floor; Rodriguez, Gustavo; Brewster, Wendy; Wakeley, Katie; Rutherford, Thomas; Caldes, Trinidad; Nevanlinna, Heli; Aittomaki, Kristiina; Rookus, Matti A.; Van Os, Theo A.M.; Van der Kolk, Lizet; De Lange, J.L.; Meijers-Heijboer, Hanne E.J.; Van der Hout, A.H.; Van Asperen, Christi J.; Gomez Garcia, Encarna B.; Hoogerbrugge, Nicoline; Collee, J. Margriet; Van Deurzen, Carolien H.M.; Van der Luijt, Rob B.; Devilee, Peter; HEBON; Olah, Edith; Lazaro, Conxi; Teule, Alex; Menendez, Mireia; Jakubowska, Anna; Cybulsk, Cezary; Gronwald, Jacek; Lubinski, Jan; Durda, Katarzyna; Jaworska-Bieniek, Katarzyna; Johannsson, Oskar Th.; Maugard, Christine; Montagna, Marco; Tognazzo, Silvia; Teixeira, Manuel R.; Healey, Sue; Investigators, kConFab; Olswold, Curtis; Guidugli, Lucia; Lindor, Noralane; Slager, Susan; Szabo, Csilla I.; Vijai, Joseph; Robson, Mark; Kauff, Noah; Zhang, Liying; Rau-Murthy, Rohini; Fink-Retter, Anneliese; Singer, Christian F.; Rappaport, Christine; Geschwantler Kaulich, Daphne; Pfeiler, Georg; Tea, Muy-Kheng; Berger, Andreas; Phelan, Catherine M.; Greene, Mark H.; Mai, Phuong L.; Lejbkowicz, Flavio; Andrulis, Irene L.; Mulligan, Anna Marie; Glendon, Gord; Toland, Amanda Ewart; Bojesen, Anders; Pedersen, Inge Sokilde; Sunde, Lone; Thomassen, Mads; Kruse, Torben A.; Jensen, Uffe Birk; Friedman, Eitan; Laitman, Yael; Shimon, Shani Paluch; Simard, Jacques; Easton, Douglas F.; Offit, Kenneth; Couch, Fergus J.; Chenevix-Trench, Georgia; Antoniou, Antonis C.; Benitez, Javier (Public Library of Science, 2014-04)
    Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes involved in the DNA Base Excision Repair (BER) pathway could be associated with cancer risk in carriers of mutations in the high-penetrance susceptibility genes BRCA1 and ...