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  • Lack of fidelity revealed in an insect-fungal mutualism after invasion 
    Wooding, Amy L.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Garnas, Jeffrey R.; De Groot, Peter; Slippers, Bernard (The Royal Society, 2013-04)
    Symbiont fidelity is an important mechanism in the evolution and stability of mutualisms. Strict fidelity has been assumed for the obligate mutualism between Sirex woodwasps and their mutualistic Amylostereum fungi. This ...
  • Lack of glycolate oxidase1, but not glycolate oxidase2, attenuates the photorespiratory phenotype of catalase2-deficient Arabidopsis 
    Kerchev, Pavel; Waszczak, Cezary; Lewandowska, Aleksandra; Willems, Patrick; Shapiguzov, Alexey; Li, Zhen; Alseekh, Saleh; Muhlenbock, Per; Hoeberichts, Frank A.; Huang, Jingjing; Van der Kelen, Katrien; Kangasjarvi, Jaakko; Fernie, Alisdair R.; De Smet, Riet; Van de Peer, Yves; Messens, Joris; Van Breusegem, Frank (American Society of Plant Biologists, 2016-07)
    The genes coding for the core metabolic enzymes of the photorespiratory pathway that allows plants with C3-type photosynthesis to survive in an oxygen-rich atmosphere, have been largely discovered in genetic screens aimed ...
  • Lactobacillus casei expressing Internalins A and B reduces Listeria monocytogenes interaction with Caco-2 cells in vitro 
    Mathipa, Moloko Gloria; Thantsha, Mapitsi Silvester; Bhunia, Arun K. (Wiley Open Access, 2019-07)
    Listeria monocytogenes has been implicated in a number of outbreaks including the recent largest outbreak in South Africa. Current methods for prevention of foodborne L. monocytogenes infection are inadequate, thus raising ...
  • A Lanosteryl triterpene (RA-3) exhibits antihyperuricemic and nephroprotective effects in rats 
    Hlophe, Nomadlozi Blessings; Opoku, Andrew Rowland; Osunsanmi, Foluso Oluwagbemiga; Djarova-Daniels, Trayana Georgieva; Lawal, Oladipupo Adejumobi; Mosa, Rebamang Anthony (MDPI, 2020-09)
    Considering the global health threat posed by kidney disease burden, a search for new nephroprotective drugs from our local flora could prove a powerful strategy to respond to this health threat. In this study we ...
  • Large shift in symbiont assemblage in the invasive red turpentine beetle 
    Taerum, Stephen J.; Duong, Tuan A.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Gillette, Nancy; Sun, Jiang-Hua; Owen, Donald R.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Public Library of Science, 2013-10-18)
    Changes in symbiont assemblages can affect the success and impact of invasive species, and may provide knowledge regarding the invasion histories of their vectors. Bark beetle symbioses are ideal systems to study changes ...
  • Large-scale generation and analysis of filamentous fungal DNA barcodes boosts coverage for kingdom fungi and reveals thresholds for fungal species and higher taxon delimitation 
    Vu, D.; Groenewald, M.; De Vries, M.; Gehrmann, T.; Stielow, B.; Eberhardt, U.; Al-Hatmi, A.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Cardinali, G.; Houbraken, J.; Boekhout, T.; Crous, Pedro W.; Robert, V.; Verkley, G.J.M. (Elsevier, 2019-03)
    Species identification lies at the heart of biodiversity studies that has in recent years favoured DNA-based approaches. Microbial Biological Resource Centres are a rich source for diverse and high-quality reference materials ...
  • Late glacial demographic expansion motivates a clock overhaul for population genetics 
    Hoareau, Thierry B. (Oxford University Press, 2016-05)
    The molecular clock hypothesis is fundamental in evolutionary biology as by assuming constancy of the molecular rate it provides a timeframe for evolution. However, increasing evidence shows time dependence of inferred ...
  • Laws and regulations associated with ownership of human biological material in South Africa 
    Mahesh, K.P. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-05)
    Ownership with regard to human biological material (HBM) is addressed to some extent within South African law, specifically in chapter eight of the National Health Act (NHA) and its associated regulations. However, members ...
  • LEA proteins and the evolution of the WHy domain 
    Mertens, Jasmin; Aliyu, Habibu; Cowan, Don A. (American Society for Microbiology, 2018-05)
    The LEA family is composed of a diverse collection of multi-domain and multi-functional proteins, found in all three Domains of the Tree of Life, but particularly common in plants. Most members of the family are known to ...
  • Lecanosticta acicola : a growing threat to expanding global pine forests and plantations 
    Van der Nest, Ariska; Wingfield, Michael J.; Janoušek, Josef; Barnes, Irene (British Society for Plant Pathology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2019-10)
    Lecanosticta acicola causes brown spot needle blight (BSNB) of Pinus species. The pathogen occurs mostly in the Northern Hemisphere but has also been reported in Central America and Colombia. BSNB can lead to stunted growth ...
  • Lessons from a major pest invasion : the polyphagous shot hole borer in South Africa 
    Paap, Trudy; Wingfield, Michael J.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Roets, Francois (AOSIS Open Journals, 2020-11-26)
    The arrival and establishment of invasive forest pests can cause devastating environmental damage and great economic impact. For example, the cost over the past decade of dealing with the arrival of a single invasive beetle ...
  • Life on the rocks : multilocus phylogeography of rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) from southern Africa 
    Maswanganye, Kgaogelo Amanda; Cunningham, Michael J.; Bennett, Nigel Charles; Chimimba, Christian Timothy; Bloomer, Paulette (Elsevier, 2017-09)
    Understanding the role of geography and climatic cycles in determining patterns of biodiversity is important in comparative and evolutionary biology and conservation. We studied the phylogeographic pattern and historical ...
  • Lifespan prolonging mechanisms and insulin upregulation without fat accumulation in long-lived reproductives of a higher termite 
    Seite, Sarah; Harrison, Mark C.; Sillam-Dusses, David; Lupoli, Roland; Van Dooren, Tom J.M.; Robert, Alain; Poissonnier, Laure-Anne; Lemainque, Arnaud; Renault, David; Acket, Sebastien; Andrieu, Muriel; Viscarra, Jose; Sul, Hei Sook; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Bornberg-Bauer, Erich; Vasseur-Cognet, Mireille (Nature Publishing, 2022-01)
    Kings and queens of eusocial termites can live for decades, while queens sustain a nearly maximal fertility. To investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying their long lifespan, we carried out transcriptomics, lipidomics ...
  • Limits of life and the habitability of Mars : the ESA space experiment BIOMEX on the ISS 
    De Vera, Jean-Pierre; Alawi, Mashal; Backhaus, Theresa; Baque, Mickael; Billi, Daniela; Bottger, Ute; Berger, Thomas; Bohmeier, Maria; Cockell, Charles; Demets, Rene; De la Torre Noetzel, Rosa; Edwards, Howell; Elsaesser, Andreas; Fagliarone, Claudia; Fiedler, Annelie; Foing, Bernard; Foucher, Frederic; Fritz, Jorg; Hanke, Franziska; Herzog, Thomas; Horneck, Gerda; Hubers, Heinz-Wilhelm; Huwe, Bjorn; Joshi, Jasmin; Kozyrovska, Natalia; Kruchten, Martha; Lasch, Peter; Lee, Natuschka; Leuko, Stefan; Leya, Thomas; Lorek, Andreas; Martınez-Frıas, Jesus; Meessen, Joachim; Moritz, Sophie; Moeller, Ralf; Olsson-Francis, Karen; Onofri, Silvano; Ott, Sieglinde; Pacelli, Claudia; Podolich, Olga; Rabbow, Elke; Reitz, Gunther; Rettberg, Petra; Reva, Oleg N.; Rothschild, Lynn; Sancho, Leo Garcia; Schulze-Makuch, Dirk; Selbmann, Laura; Serrano, Paloma; Szewzyk, Ulrich; Verseux, Cyprien; Wadsworth, Jennifer; Wagner, Dirk; Westall, Frances; Wolter, David; Zucconi, Laura (Mary Ann Liebert, 2019-02)
    BIOMEX (BIOlogy and Mars EXperiment) is an ESA/Roscosmos space exposure experiment housed within the exposure facility EXPOSE-R2 outside the Zvezda module on the International Space Station (ISS). The design of the ...
  • Lineages in Nectriaceae : re-evaluating the generic status of Ilyonectria and allied genera 
    Lombard, Lorenzo; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Crous, Pedro W. (Firenze University Press, 2014-12)
    Genera with cylindrocarpon-like asexual morphs are important pathogens of various herbaceous and woody plant hosts globally. Recent multi-gene studies of this generic complex indicated that the genus Ilyonectria is ...
  • Linking climate change and progressive eutrophication to incidents of clustered animal mortalities in different geographical regions of South Africa 
    Oberholster, Paul Johan; Botha, Anna-Maria; Myburgh, Jan G. (Academic Journals, 2009-11-02)
    Cyanobacterial blooms have become an increasing problem in South African freshwater bodies. Since certain species of cyanobacteria are well-known for biosynthesis of potent hepatic and neurotoxins, such blooms can pose a ...
  • The Litsea genome and the evolution of the laurel family 
    Chen, Yi-Cun; Li, Zhen; Zhao, Yun-Xiao; Gao, Ming; Wang, Jie-Yu; Liu, Ke-Wei; Wang, Xue; Wu, Li-Wen; Jiao, Yu-Lian; Xu, Zi-Long; He, Wen-Guang; Zhang, Qi-Yan; Liang, Chieh-Kai; Hsiao, Yu-Yun; Zhang, Di-Yang; Lan, Si-Ren; Huang, Laiqiang; Xu, Wei; Tsai, Wen-Chieh; Liu, Zhong-Jian; Van de Peer, Yves; Wang, Yang-Dong (Nature Publishing Group, 2020-04-03)
    The laurel family within the Magnoliids has attracted attentions owing to its scents, variable inflorescences, and controversial phylogenetic position. Here, we present a chromosomelevel assembly of the Litsea cubeba ...
  • Local antagonism and resource partitioning between two invasive pine plantation pests 
    Wondafrash, Mesfin; Slippers, Bernard; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Garnas, Jeffrey R. (Wiley, 2019-08)
    The woodwasp Sirex noctilio Fabricius, native to Eurasia and North Africa, regularly co‐occurs with a North American origin Pissodes sp. on Pinus trees in South Africa. The nature of this co‐occurrence and potential impacts ...
  • Long non-coding RNAs in the human genome acquired by horizontal gene transfer 
    Pierneef, Rian Ewald; Clasen, Frederick Johannes; Bezuidt, Keoagile Ignatius Oliver; Reva, Oleg N. (Bentham Open, 2018)
    BACKGROUND : Horizontal gene transfer of mobile genetic elements is an essential component of prokaryotic evolution. These insertion events in eukaryotes and particularly in the human genome have been investigated by ...
  • Looking like a leader–facial shape predicts perceived height and leadership ability 
    Re, Daniel E.; Hunter, David W.; Coetzee, Vinet; Tiddeman, Bernard P.; Xiao, Dengke; DeBruine, L.M.; Jones, Benedict C.; Perrett, David Ian (Public Library of Science, 2013-12-04)
    Judgments of leadership ability from face images predict the outcomes of actual political elections and are correlated with leadership success in the corporate world. The specific facial cues that people use to judge ...