Publications
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Jun 2016
Genetic diversity, acaricide resistance status and evolutionary potential of a Rhipicephalus microplus population from a disease-controlled cattle farming area in South Africa
Robbertse L, Baron S, van der Merwe NA, Madder M et al.
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
The Southern cattle tick, Rhipicephalus microplus is a hematophagous ectoparasite of great veterinary and economic importance....
Mar 2016
The Arabidopsis Domain of Unknown Function 1218 (DUF1218) Containing Proteins, MODIFYING WALL LIGNIN-1 and 2 (At1g31720/MWL-1 and At4g19370/MWL-2) Function Redundantly to Alter Secondary Cell Wall Lignin Content
Mewalal R, Mizrachi E, Coetzee B, Mansfield SD et al.
PLoS ONE
DUF1218 is a land plant-specific innovation and has previously been shown to be associated with cell wall biology, vasculature...
Apr 2016
Systems genetics of wood formation
Mizrachi E, Myburg AA
Current Opinion in Plant Biology
In woody plants, xylogenesis is an exceptionally strong carbon sink requiring robust transcriptional control and dynamic...
Feb 2016
Variable P supply affects N metabolism in a legume tree, Virgilia divaricata, from nutrient-poor Mediterranean-type ecosystems
Magadlela A, Vardien W, Kleinert A, Steenkamp ET et al.
Functional Plant Biology
Virgilia divaricata Adamson is a forest margin legume that is known to invade the N- and P-poor soils of the mature fynbos,...
Feb 2016
Complex patterns of global spread in invasive insects: Eco-evolutionary and management consequences
Garnas, JR, Auger-Rozenberg, Marie-anne, Roques, Alain, Bertelsmeier, Cleo et al.
Biological Invasions
The advent of simple and affordable tools for molecular identification of novel insect invaders and assessment of population...
Feb 2016
Increasing numbers and intercontinental spread of invasive insects on eucalypts
Hurley, Brett P., Garnas, Jeff, Wingfield, Michael J., Branco, Manuela et al.
Biological Invasions
Native to Australasia, Eucalyptus (sensu lato) is one of the most planted genera of trees in the world. However, the...
Mar 2016
Draft genome sequences of Pantoea agglomerans and Pantoea vagans isolates associated with termites
Palmer M, De Maayer P, Poulsen M, Steenkamp ET et al.
Standards in Genomic Sciences
AbstractThe genus Pantoea incorporates many economically and clinically important species. The plant-associated species, Pantoea...
Feb 2016
Genome sequences of Knoxdaviesia capensis and K. proteae (Fungi: Ascomycota) from Protea trees in South Africa
Aylward J, Steenkamp ET, Dreyer LL, Roets F et al.
Standards in Genomic Sciences
Two closely related ophiostomatoid fungi, Knoxdaviesia capensis and K. proteae, inhabit the fruiting structures of certain Protea...
Feb 2016
Exotic biological control agents: a solution or contribution to arthropod invasions?
Hajek, Ann E., Hurley, Brett P., Kenis, Marc, Garnas, JR et al.
Biological Invasions
Biological control is a valuable and effective strategy for controlling arthropod pests and has been used extensively against...