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  • Variation in Botryosphaeriaceae from Eucalyptus plantations in YunNan Province in southwestern China across a climatic gradient 
    Li, Guoqing; Slippers, Bernard; Wingfield, Michael J.; Chen, ShuaiFei (BioMed Central, 2020-12)
    The Botryosphaeriaceae accommodates many important pathogens of woody plants, including Eucalyptus. Recently, Botryosphaeriaceae were isolated from diseased plant parts from surveys of Eucalyptus plantations in the ...
  • Variation in growth rates and aggressiveness of naturally occurring self-fertile and self-sterile isolates and the wilt pathogen Ceratocystis albifundus 
    Lee, Dong Hyeon; Roux, Jolanda; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Wiley, 2015-10)
    Ceratocystis albifundus is the most important fungal pathogen of black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) grown in plantations in southern and eastern Africa. It is a homothallic fungus but also undergoes unidirectional mating type ...
  • Vegetative desiccation tolerance in the resurrection plant Xerophyta humilis has not evolved through reactivation of the seed canonical LAFL regulatory network 
    Lyall, Rafe; Schlebusch, Stephen A.; Proctor, Jessica; Prag, Mayur; Hussey, Steven Grant; Ingle, Robert A.; Illing, Nicola (Wiley, 2020-03)
    It has been hypothesised that vegetative desiccation tolerance in resurrection plants evolved via reactivation of the canonical LAFL (i.e. LEC1, ABI3, FUS3 and LEC2) transcription factor (TF) network that activates ...
  • Virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes are enriched in the plasmidome of clinical Escherichia coli isolates compared with wastewater isolates from western Kenya 
    Wawire, Sifuna Anthony; Reva, Oleg N.; O'Brien, Thomas J.; Figueroa, Wendy; Dinda, Victor; Shivoga, William A.; Welch, Martin (Elsevier, 2021-07)
    Many low-middle income countries in Africa have poorly-developed infectious disease monitoring systems. Here, we employed whole genome sequencing (WGS) to investigate the presence/absence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) ...
  • Virulence and survival of native entomopathogenic nematodes for the management of white grubs in South Africa 
    Abate, Birhan Addisie; Slippers, Bernard; Wingfield, Michael J.; Conlong, Desmond E.; Burger, Divan Aristo; Hurley, Brett Phillip (Elsevier, 2019-10)
    Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) provide a potential alternative to chemical insecticides to control root-feeding pests of agricultural and forestry crops. One of the challenges in using EPNs in these environments is low ...
  • Virus-host coexistence in phytoplankton through the genomic lens 
    Yau, Sheree; Krasovec, Marc; Benites, L. Felipe; Rombauts, Stephane; Groussin, Mathieu; Vancaester, Emmelien; Aury, Jean-Marc; Derelle, Evelyne; Desdevises, Yves; Escande, Marie-Line; Van de Peer, Yves; Vandepoele, Klaas; Gourbiere, Sebastien; Piganeau, Gwenael (American Association for the Advancement of Science:, 2020-04-01)
    Virus-microbe interactions in the ocean are commonly described by “boom and bust” dynamics, whereby a numerically dominant microorganism is lysed and replaced by a virus-resistant one. Here, we isolated a microalga strain ...
  • Visualisation and quantification of fumonisins bound by lactic acid bacteria isolates from traditional African maize-based fermented cereals, ogi and mahewu 
    Dawlal, Pranitha; Brabet, Catherine; Thantsha, Mapitsi Silvester; Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria) (Taylor and Francis, 2019)
    Consumption of fumonisin-contaminated foods has a negative influence on the health of humans (carcinogen; oesophageal cancer in Eastern Cape in South Africa). Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have emerged as a promising natural ...
  • The water lily genome and the early evolution of flowering plants 
    Zhang, Liangsheng; Chen, Fei; Zhang, Xingtan; Li, Zhen; Zhao, Yiyong; Lohaus, Rolf; Chang, Xiaojun; Dong, Wei; Ho, Simon Y.W.; Liu, Xing; Song, Aixia; Chen, Junhao; Guo, Wenlei; Wang, Zhengjia; Zhuang, Yingyu; Wang, Haifeng; Chen, Xuequn; Hu, Juan; Liu, Yanhui; Qin, Yuan; Wang, Kai; Dong, Shanshan; Liu, Yang; Zhang, Shouzhou; Yu, Xianxian; Wu, Qian; Wang, Liangsheng; Yan, Xueqing; Jiao, Yuannian; Kong, Hongzhi; Zhou, Xiaofan; Yu, Cuiwei; Chen, Yuchu; Li, Fan; Wang, Jihua; Chen, Wei; Chen, Xinlu; Jia, Qidong; Zhang, Chi; Jiang, Yifan; Zhang, Wanbo; Liu, Guanhua; Fu, Jianyu; Chen, Feng; Ma, Hong; Van de Peer, Yves; Tang, Haibao (Nature Publishing Group, 2020-01-02)
    Water lilies belong to the angiosperm order Nymphaeales. Amborellales, Nymphaeales and Austrobaileyales together form the so-called ANA-grade of angiosperms, which are extant representatives of lineages that diverged the ...
  • Water regime history drives responses of soil Namib Desert microbial communities to wetting events 
    Frossard, Aline; Ramond, Jean-Baptiste; Seely, Mary; Cowan, Don A. (Nature Publishing Group, 2015-07-21)
    Despite the dominance of microorganisms in arid soils, the structures and functional dynamics of microbial communities in hot deserts remain largely unresolved. The effects of wetting event frequency and intensity on ...
  • The Welwitschia genome reveals a unique biology underpinning extreme longevity in deserts 
    Wan, Tao; Liu, Zhiming; Leitch, Ilia J.; Xin, Haiping; Maggs-Kolling, Gillian; Gong, Yanbing; Li, Zhen; Marais, Eugene; Liao, Yiying; Dai, Can; Liu, Fan; Wu, Qijia; Song, Chi; Zhou, Yadong; Huang, Weichang; Jiang, Kai; Wang, Qi; Yang, Yong; Zhong, Zhixiang; Yang, Ming; Yan, Xue; Hu, Guangwan; Hou, Chen; Su, Yingjuan; Feng, Shixiu; Yang, Ji; Yan, Jijun; Chu, Jinfang; Chen, Fan; Ran, Jinhua; Wang, Xiaoquan; Van de Peer, Yves; Leitch, Andrew R.; Wang, Qingfeng (Nature Research, 2021)
    The gymnosperm Welwitschia mirabilis belongs to the ancient, enigmatic gnetophyte lineage. It is a unique desert plant with extreme longevity and two ever-elongating leaves. We present a chromosome-level assembly of its ...
  • Whole genome-based characterization of Listeria monocytogenes isolates recovered from the food chain in South Africa 
    Mafuna, Thendo; Matle, Itumeleng; Magwedere, Kudakwashe; Pierneef, Rian Ewald; Reva, Oleg N. (Frontiers Media, 2021-07-02)
    Listeria monocytogenes is an important foodborne pathogen which has the ability to adapt and survive in food and food processing facilities where it can persist for years. In this study, a total of 143 L. monocytogenes ...
  • Whole-genome microsynteny-based phylogeny of angiosperms 
    Zhao, Tao; Zwaenepoel, Arthur; Xue, Jia-Yu; Kao, Shu-Min; Li, Zhen; Schranz, M. Eric; Van de Peer, Yves (Nature Research, 2021-06)
    Plant genomes vary greatly in size, organization, and architecture. Such structural differences may be highly relevant for inference of genome evolution dynamics and phylogeny. Indeed, microsynteny—the conservation of ...
  • Wie viel Gewicht liegt im Gesicht? Wahrnehmungsschwellen für körpergewichtsassoziierte Veränderungen der dreidimensionalen Gesichtsform 
    Re, D.E.; Holzleitner, I.J.; Coetzee, Vinet; Tiddeman, Bernard P.; Xiao, D.K.; Perrett, David Ian (Springer, 2013-07)
    Facial shape is a reliable correlate of body mass index (BMI) and facial correlates of weight predict both actual and perceived health. Previous studies have found that facial shape cues to weight are strongly related to ...
  • Williams–Beuren syndrome in diverse populations 
    Kruszka, Paul.; Porras, Antonio R.; De Souza, Deise Helena; Moresco, Angélica; Huckstadt, Victoria; Gill, Ashleigh D.; Boyle, Alec P.; Hu, Tommy; Addissie, Yonit A.; Mok, Gary T.K.; Tekendo-Ngongang, Cedrik; Fieggen, Karen; Prijoles, E.J.; Tanpaiboon, Pranoot; Honey, Engela M.; El Ruby, Mona O.; Ho-Ming, Luk; Lo, Ivan F.M.; Thong, Meow-Keong; Muthukumarasamy, Premala; Jones, Kelly L.; Belhassan, Khadija; Ouldim, Karim; El Bouchikhi, Ihssane; Bouguenouch, Laila; Shukla, Anju; Girisha, Katta M.; Sirisena, Nirmala D.; Dissanayake, Vajira H.W.; Paththinige, C. Sampath; Mishra, Rupesh; Kisling, Monisha S.; Ferreira, Carlos R.; De Herreros, María Beatriz; Lee, Ni-Chung; Jamuar, Saumya S.; Lai, Angeline; Shien, Tan Ee; Lim, Jiin Ying; Wen-Min, Cham Breana; Gupta, Neerja; Lotz-Esquivel, Stephanie; Badilla-Porras, Ramsés; Hussen, Dalia Farouk; El Ruby, Mona O.; Ashaat, Engy A.; Patil, Siddaramappa J.; Dowsett, Leah; Eaton, Alison; Innes, A.Micheil; Shotelersuk, Vorasuk; Badoe, Ëben; Wonkam, Ambroise; Obregon, María Gabriela; Chung, Brian H.Y.; Trubnykova, Milana; La Serna, Jorge; Gallardo Jugo, Bertha Elena; Chávez Pastor, Miguel; Abarca Barrig, Hugo Hernán; Megarbane, Andre; Kozel, Beth A.; Stevenson, Roger E.; Summar, Marshall; Adeyemo, Adeyemo A.; Morris, Colleen A.; Moretti-Ferreira, Danilo; Linguraru, Marius George; Muenke, Maximilian (Wiley, 2018-05)
    Williams–Beuren syndrome (WBS) is a common microdeletion syndrome characterized by a 1.5Mb deletion in 7q11.23. The phenotype of WBS has been well described in populations of European descent with not as much attention ...
  • “Winter is coming” : how did polyploid plants survive? 
    Li, Zhen; Van de Peer, Yves (Elsevier, 2020-01)
    No abstract available.
  • Wolfberry genomes and the evolution of Lycium (Solanaceae) 
    Cao, You-Long; Li, Yan-long; Fan, Yun-Fang; Li, Zhen; Yoshida, Kouki; Wang, Jie-Yu; Ma, Xiao-Kai; Wang, Ning; Mitsuda, Nobutaka; Kotake, Toshihisa; Ishimizu, Takeshi; Tsai, Kun-Chan; Niu, Shan-Ce; Zhang, Diyang; Sun, Wei-Hong; Luo, Qing; Zhao, Jian-Hua; Yin, Yue; Zhang, Bo; Wang, Jun-Yi; Qin, Ken; An, Wei; He, Jun; Dai, Guo-Li; Wang, Ya-Jun; Shi, Zhi-Gang; Jiao, En-Ning; Wu, Peng-Ju; Liu, Xuedie; Liu, Bin; Liao, Xing-Yu; Jiang, Yu-Ting; Yu, Xia; Hao, Yang; Xu, Xin-Yu; Zou, Shuang-Quan; Li, Ming-He; Hsiao, Yu-Yun; Lin, Yu-Fu; Liang, Chieh-Kai; Chen, You-Yi; Wu, Wan-Lin; Lu, Hsiang-Chai; Lan, Si-Ren; Wang, Zhi-Wen; Zhao, Xiang; Zhong, Wen-Ying; Yeh, Chuan-Ming; Tsai, Wen-Chieh; Van de Peer, Yves; Liu, Zhong-Jian (Nature Research, 2021-06)
    Wolfberry Lycium, an economically important genus of the Solanaceae family, contains approximately 80 species and shows a fragmented distribution pattern among the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Although several ...
  • Wonders of the Namib Desert 
    Cowan, Don A.; Maggs‑Kolling, Gillian (Academy of Science South Africa, 2022)
    You might think that nothing exists in a desert? Think again! The Namib Desert is teeming with life if you look closely.
  • Wood architecture and composition are deeply remodeled in frost sensitive eucalyptus overexpressing CBF/DREB1 transcription factors 
    Cao, Phi Bang; Ployet, Raphael; Nguyen, Chien; Dupas, Annabelle; Ladouce, Nathalie; Martinez, Yves; Grima-Pettenati, Jacqueline; Marque, Christiane; Mounet, Fabien; Teulieres, Chantal (MDPI, 2020-04)
    Eucalypts are the most planted trees worldwide, but most of them are frost sensitive. Overexpressing transcription factors for CRT-repeat binding factors (CBFs) in transgenic Eucalyptus confer cold resistance both in leaves ...
  • Worth its salt : a histone acetyltransferase gene enhances salt tolerance in bread wheat 
    Roodt, Danielle (American Society of Plant Biologists, 2021-08)
    No available abstract.
  • Xanthomonas perforans: a tomato and pepper pathogen associated with bacterial blight and dieback of Eucalyptus pellita seedlings in Indonesia 
    Bophela, Khumbuzile Nokwanda; Venter, S.N. (Stephanus Nicolaas); Wingfield, Michael J.; Duran, A.; Tarigan, Marthin; Coutinho, Teresa A. (Springer, 2019-11)
    Leaf and shoot blight, often accompanied by die-back symptoms, on Eucalyptus species, hybrids and clones have been reported from a number of countries. More than one bacterial species has been found to cause these symptoms. ...