Molecular Virology & Entomology Publications

1. Flower strips in winter reduce barley yellow dwarf virus incidence in cereal crops

   Roudine, Sacha, Le Ralec, Anne, Bouvaine, Sophie, Alford, Lucy, Duval, Franck, Buchard, Christelle, Llopis, Stéphanie, CLoteau, Romulad, Georges, Romain, Jambon, Olivier, van Baaren, Joan and Le Lann, Cécile (2024) Flower strips in winter reduce barley yellow dwarf virus incidence in cereal crops. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 378:109275. ISSN 0167-8809 (Print), 1873-2305 (Online) (doi:10.1016/j.agee.2024.109275 )

2. Is polyphagy of a specific cryptic Bemisia tabaci species driving the high whitefly populations on cassava in eastern Africa?

   Namuddu, Annet, Malka, Osnat, Seal, Susan, van Brunschot, Sharon, Kabaalu, Richard, Omongo, Christopher, Morin, Shai and Colvin, John (2024) Is polyphagy of a specific cryptic Bemisia tabaci species driving the high whitefly populations on cassava in eastern Africa? Journal of Pest Science. ISSN 1612-4758 (Print), 1612-4766 (Online) (doi:10.1007/s10340-024-01832-8 )

3. Comparative genomics and transcriptomics reveal differences in effector complement and expression between races of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lactucae

   Bates, Helen J., Pike, Jamie, Price, R. Jordan, Jenkins, Sascha, Connell, John, Legg, Andrew, Armitage, Andrew, Harrison, Richard J. and Clarkson, John P. (2024) Comparative genomics and transcriptomics reveal differences in effector complement and expression between races of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lactucae. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15:1415534. ISSN 1664-462X (Online) (doi:10.3389/fpls.2024.1415534 )

4. First report of penicillium sclerotigenum causing post-harvest rot of yam in Côte d'Ivoire

   Kamara, Adjata, Camara, Brahima, Armitage, Andrew, Ogunsanya, Olaide, Gouannou, Vartinel and Koné, Daouda (2024) First report of penicillium sclerotigenum causing post-harvest rot of yam in Côte d'Ivoire. New Disease Reports, 50 (1):e12307. ISSN 2044-0588 (doi:10.1002/ndr2.12307 )

5. Insights into the population dynamics of phytophthora species associated with arecanut fruit rot disease

   Prathibha, V.H., Patil, Balanagouda, Rajesh, M.K., Gangurde, Sunil S., Maruthi, Midatharahally Narasegowda, Gangaraj, K.P., Pandian, Thava Prakasa, Daliyamol, R., Chaithra, M., Rajkumar, - and Hegde, Vinayaka (2024) Insights into the population dynamics of phytophthora species associated with arecanut fruit rot disease. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 133:102334. pp. 1-13. ISSN 0885-5765 (doi:10.1016/j.pmpp.2024.102334 )

6. Real-time reverse transcription recombinase polymerase amplification (RT-RPA) assay for detection of cassava brown streak viruses

   Munguti, Florence M., Kilalo, Dora C., Yegon, Hillary K., Macharia, Isaac, Seal, Susan, Mwango’mbe, Agnes W., Nyaboga, Evans N. and Silva, Goncalo (2024) Real-time reverse transcription recombinase polymerase amplification (RT-RPA) assay for detection of cassava brown streak viruses. Scientific Reports, 14:12438. pp. 1-11. ISSN 2045-2322 (Online) (doi:10.1038/s41598-024-62249-y )

7. Mining the untapped chemical potential of entomopathogenic fungi

   Mills, Deanna, Ogunsanya, Olaide, Armitage, Andrew, Stevenson, Philip and Harte, Steven (2023) Mining the untapped chemical potential of entomopathogenic fungi. In: LIDo End of Rotation 1 Presentation Day, 17th Feb, 2023, Medical Sciences and Anatomy building, UCL.

8. Dose-dependent genetic resistance to Azole fungicides found in the apple scab pathogen

   Heaven, Thomas, Armitage, Andrew, Xu, Xiangming, Goddard, Matthew and Cockerton, Helen (2023) Dose-dependent genetic resistance to Azole fungicides found in the apple scab pathogen. Journal of Fungi, 9 (12):1136. pp. 1-18. ISSN 2309-608X (Online) (doi:10.3390/jof9121136 )

9. Chromosome-scale assembly uncovers genomic compartmentation of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis, the causal agent of Bayoud disease in date palm

   Khayi, Slimane, Armitage, Andrew, Gaboun, Fatima, Meftah-kadmiri, Issam, Lahlali, Rachid, Fokar, Mohamed and Mentag, Rachid (2023) Chromosome-scale assembly uncovers genomic compartmentation of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis, the causal agent of Bayoud disease in date palm. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14:1268051. pp. 1-14. ISSN 1664-302X (Online) (doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1268051 )

10. Improved Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (RT-LAMP) for the rapid and sensitive detection of Yam mosaic virus

    Festus, Ruth, Seal, Susan, Prempeh, Ruth, Quain, Marian D. and Silva, Goncalo (2023) Improved Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (RT-LAMP) for the rapid and sensitive detection of Yam mosaic virus. Viruses, 15 (7):1592. pp. 1-17. ISSN 1999-4915 (Online) (doi:10.3390/v15071592 )

11. Polyphasic identification of causative pathogens responsible for foliar and pod diseases of African Yam Bean in Nigeria

    Ogunsanya, Olaide, Afolabi, Clement, Colgan, Richard, Armitage, Andrew, Thompson, Elinor, Ortega-beltran, Alejandro and Abberton, Michael (2023) Polyphasic identification of causative pathogens responsible for foliar and pod diseases of African Yam Bean in Nigeria. In: Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2023, 17th - 20th April 2023, Birmingham International Convention Centre. (Unpublished)

12. Distribution of Bemisia tabaci in different agro-ecological regions in Uganda and the threat of vector-borne pandemics into new cassava growing areas

    Namuddu, Annet, Seal, Susan, van Brunschot, Sharon, Malka, Osnat, Kabaalu, Richard, Morin, Shai, Omongo, Christopher and Colvin, John (2023) Distribution of Bemisia tabaci in different agro-ecological regions in Uganda and the threat of vector-borne pandemics into new cassava growing areas. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7:106810. pp. 1-15. ISSN 2571-581X (Online) (doi:10.3389/fsufs.2023.1068109 )

13. Detection of cassava brown streak ipomoviruses in aphids collected from cassava plants

    Nanyiti, Sarah, Kabaalu, Richard, Alicai, Titus, Abidrabo, Phillip, Seal, Susan, Bouvaine, Sophie, Bailey, A and Foster, Gary (2023) Detection of cassava brown streak ipomoviruses in aphids collected from cassava plants. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7:1027842. pp. 1-9. ISSN 2571-581X (Online) (doi:10.3389/fsufs.2023.1027842 )

14. Comparative genomic analysis of 31 Phytophthora genomes reveal genome plasticity and horizontal gene transfer

    Kronmiller, Brent, Feau, Nicolas, Tabima, Javier, Ali, Shahin, Armitage, Andrew, Arrendondo, Felipe, Bailey, Bryan, Bollmann, Stephanie, Dale, Angela, Harrison, Richard, Hrywkiw, Kelly, Kasuga, Takao, McDougal, Rebecca, Nellist, Charlotte, Panda, Preeti, Tripathy, Sucheta, Williams, Nari, Ye, Wenwu, Wang, Yuanchao, Hamelin, Richard and Grunwald, Niklaus (2022) Comparative genomic analysis of 31 Phytophthora genomes reveal genome plasticity and horizontal gene transfer. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions, 36 (1). pp. 26-46. ISSN 0894-0282 (Print), 1943-7706 (Online) (doi:10.1094/MPMI-06-22-0133-R )

15. A genomic resource for the strawberry powdery mildew pathogen Podosphaera aphanis

    Heaven, Thomas, Cockerton, Helen M., Xu, Xiangming, Goddard, Mat and Armitage, Andrew D. (2023) A genomic resource for the strawberry powdery mildew pathogen Podosphaera aphanis. Phytopathology, 113 (2). pp. 355-359. ISSN 0031-949X (Print), 1943-7684 (Online) (doi:10.1094/PHYTO-03-22-0091-A )

16. Viruses of yams (Dioscorea spp.): current gaps in knowledge and future research directions to improve disease management

    Diouf, Mame Boucar, Festus, Ruth, Silva, Goncalo, Guyader, Sébastien, Umber, Marie, Seal, Susan and Teycheney, Pierre Yves (2022) Viruses of yams (Dioscorea spp.): current gaps in knowledge and future research directions to improve disease management. Viruses, 14 (9):1884. pp. 1-23. ISSN 1999-4915 (Online) (doi:10.3390/v14091884 )

17. Characterization of transposable elements within the Bemisia tabaci species complex

    Sicat, Juan Paolo A., Visendi, Paul, Sewe, Steven, Bouvaine, Sophie and Seal, Susan (2022) Characterization of transposable elements within the Bemisia tabaci species complex. Mobile DNA, 13 (12). ISSN 1759-8753 (Online) (doi:10.1186/s13100-022-00270-6 )

18. Population genetic structure of the bean leaf beetle Ootheca mutabilis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Uganda

    Kanyesigye, Dalton, Pius Alibu, Vincent, Tek Tay, Wee, Nalela, Polycarp, Paparu, Pamela, Olaboro, Samuel, Tamusange Nkalubo, Stanley, Siraj Kayondo, Ismail, Silva, Goncalo, Seal, Susan and Hilary Otim, Michael (2022) Population genetic structure of the bean leaf beetle Ootheca mutabilis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Uganda. Insects, 13 (6):543. ISSN 2075-4450 (Online) (doi:10.3390/insects13060543 )

19. Homing in on endogenous badnaviral elements: development of multiplex PCR-DGGE for detection and rapid identification of badnavirus sequences in yam germplasm

    Silva, Goncalo, Bömer, Moritz, Turaki, Aliyu A., Nkere, Chukwuemeka K., Kumar, P. Lava and Seal, Susan E. (2022) Homing in on endogenous badnaviral elements: development of multiplex PCR-DGGE for detection and rapid identification of badnavirus sequences in yam germplasm. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13:846989. ISSN 1664-462X (Online) (doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.846989 )

20. Trimming and validation of Illumina short reads using Trimmomatic, trinity assembly, and assessment of RNA-Seq Data

    Sewe, Steven, Silva, Goncalo, Sicat, Juan Paolo, Seal, Susan and Muhindira, Paul Visendi (2022) Trimming and validation of Illumina short reads using Trimmomatic, trinity assembly, and assessment of RNA-Seq Data. In: Edwards, David, (ed.) Plant Bioinformatics. Methods in Molecular Biology. Springer Protocols, 2443 . Humana Press - Springer Nature, New York, United States, pp. 211-232. ISBN 978-1071620663 ; 978-1071620670 (doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-2067-0_11 )