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Root traits and belowground herbivores relate to plant–soil feedback variation among congeners

Nature Communications, 2019
Most studies of plant–soil feedbacks and associated traits look at remotely-related species. Here the authors look at congeners, and show that nematode-driven plant–soil feedbacks depend on root chemical and morphological traits, independent of ...
Rutger A. Wilschut, Wim H. van der Putten, Paolina Garbeva, Paula Harkes, Wouter Konings, Purva Kulkarni, Henk Martens, Stefan Geisen   +7 more
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Evaluation of the nematicidal potential of some botanicals against root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita infected carrot: In vitro and greenhouse study

Current Plant Biology, 2019
In this study effort was made to manage the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita by the utilization of selected plants such as Coccinia grandis, Commelina benghalensis, Leucas cephalotes, Phyllanthus amarus and Trianthema portulacastrum.
Faryad Khan, Mohd Asif, Amir Khan, Moh Tariq, Taruba Ansari, Mohammad Shariq, Mansoor Ahmad Siddiqui   +6 more
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Extreme natural size variation in both sexes of a sexually cannibalistic mantidfly

Royal Society Open Science, 2022
In sexually cannibalistic animals, the relative sizes of potential mates often predict the outcome of aggressive encounters. Mantidflies are spider egg predators as larvae and generalist predators as adults.
Laurel B. Lietzenmayer, Lauren M. Goldstein, Josephine M. Pasche, Lisa A. Taylor   +3 more
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Identification of β‐galactosidases along the secretory pathway of Nicotiana benthamiana that collectively hamper engineering of galactose‐extended glycans on recombinant glycoproteins

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
Summary Glycosylation is an important aspect for many biopharmaceuticals, including vaccines against parasitic helminths. Plants, especially Nicotiana benthamiana, have proven to be excellent production hosts for biopharmaceuticals with tailor‐made glycosylation.
Alex van der Kaaij, Myrna J. M. Bunte, Lisa Nijhof, Sanaz Mokhtari, Hein Overmars, Arjen Schots, Ruud H. P. Wilbers, Pieter Nibbering   +7 more
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Highly efficient transgene‐free ErCas12a RNP‐protoplast genome editing and single‐cell regeneration in Nicotiana benthamiana for glyco‐engineering

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
Summary Nicotiana benthamiana serves as a unique platform for biopharmaceutical production, offering advantages such as efficient and scalable protein synthesis. In addition, custom N‐glycans can be engineered on biopharmaceutical glycoproteins. Yet, plant‐native glycosyltransferases and glycoside hydrolases need to be removed to prevent undesired ...
Lukas C. Blumberg, Geartsje M. Bakker, Alex van der Kaaij, Élyse Gariépy, Henri van de Geest, Erik J. Slootweg, Ferdinand C. O. Los, Lotte B. Westerhof, Ruud H. P. Wilbers   +8 more
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Host seeking parasitic nematodes use specific odors to assess host resources

Scientific Reports, 2017
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are insect parasites used as biological control agents. Free-living infective juveniles (IJs) of EPNs employ host-seeking behaviors to locate suitable hosts for infection.
Tiffany Baiocchi, Grant Lee, Dong-Hwan Choe, Adler R. Dillman   +3 more
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Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses reveal that bacteria promote plant defense during infection of soybean cyst nematode in soybean

BMC Plant Biology, 2018
Background Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the most devastating pathogen of soybean. Our previous study showed that the plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Bacillus simplex strain Sneb545 promotes soybean resistance to SCN. Here, we conducted a combined
Wenshu Kang, Xiaofeng Zhu, Yuanyuan Wang, Lijie Chen, Yuxi Duan   +4 more
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Simultaneous RNAi Knockdown of Three FMRFamide-Like Peptide Genes, Mi-flp1, Mi-flp12, and Mi-flp18 Provides Resistance to Root-Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne incognita

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, is a devastating sedentary endoparasite that causes considerable damage to agricultural crops worldwide. Modern approaches targeting the physiological processes have confirmed the potential of FMRFamide like ...
Prakash Banakar, Prakash Banakar, Alkesh Hada, Pradeep K. Papolu, Uma Rao   +4 more
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Vector Potential Index: Bridging Competence and Contribution as an Integrative Measure of Relative Transmission Capability

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.
The Vector Potential Index (VPI) is a novel metric for evaluating and comparing the potential of blood‐feeding arthropod vectors to contribute to zoonotic vector‐borne disease transmission. Taking a meta‐analysis approach, the VPI combines vector competence and host use data obtained from scientific literature to assign relative and absolute VPI ranks ...
Amely M. Bauer, Nathan D. Burkett‐Cadena, Lawrence E. Reeves, Barry W. Alto, Lindsay P. Campbell   +4 more
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Continuous cell lines derived from the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri, harbor viruses and Wolbachia

Scientific Reports
The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae), is a major pest of global citriculture. In the Americas and in Asia, D. citri vectors the phloem-limited bacterium, Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), which causes the ...
Ke Wu, Emily D. Vu, Saptarshi Ghosh, Ruchir Mishra, Bryony C. Bonning   +4 more
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