2024

Bates, Helen J., Pike, Jamie, Price, R. Jordan, Jenkins, Sascha, Connell, John, Legg, Andrew, Armitage, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0610-763X, 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)

Kamara, Adjata, Camara, Brahima, Armitage, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0610-763X, 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)

Munguti, Florence M., Kilalo, Dora C., Yegon, Hillary K., Macharia, Isaac, Seal, Susan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-1562, Mwango’mbe, Agnes W., Nyaboga, Evans N. and Silva, Goncalo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5544-2947 (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)

Namuddu, Annet, Malka, Osnat, Seal, Susan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-1562, van Brunschot, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9634-9463, 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)

Prathibha, V.H., Patil, Balanagouda, Rajesh, M.K., Gangurde, Sunil S., Maruthi, Midatharahally Narasegowda ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8060-866X, 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)

Roudine, Sacha, Le Ralec, Anne, Bouvaine, Sophie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0788-3243, 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)

2023

Festus, Ruth, Seal, Susan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-1562, Prempeh, Ruth, Quain, Marian D. and Silva, Goncalo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5544-2947 (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)

Heaven, Thomas, Armitage, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0610-763X, 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)

Heaven, Thomas, Cockerton, Helen M., Xu, Xiangming, Goddard, Mat and Armitage, Andrew D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0610-763X (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)

Khayi, Slimane, Armitage, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0610-763X, 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)

Mills, Deanna, Ogunsanya, Olaide, Armitage, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0610-763X, Stevenson, Philip ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-3619 and Harte, Steven ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9628-7912 (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.

Namuddu, Annet, Seal, Susan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-1562, van Brunschot, Sharon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9634-9463, 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)

Nanyiti, Sarah, Kabaalu, Richard, Alicai, Titus, Abidrabo, Phillip, Seal, Susan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-1562, Bouvaine, Sophie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0788-3243, 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)

Ogunsanya, Olaide, Afolabi, Clement, Colgan, Richard ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0653-5845, Armitage, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0610-763X, Thompson, Elinor ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6434-9290, 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)

2022

Diouf, Mame Boucar, Festus, Ruth, Silva, Goncalo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5544-2947, Guyader, Sébastien, Umber, Marie, Seal, Susan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-1562 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)

Kanyesigye, Dalton, Pius Alibu, Vincent, Tek Tay, Wee, Nalela, Polycarp, Paparu, Pamela, Olaboro, Samuel, Tamusange Nkalubo, Stanley, Siraj Kayondo, Ismail, Silva, Goncalo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5544-2947, Seal, Susan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-1562 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)

Kronmiller, Brent, Feau, Nicolas, Tabima, Javier, Ali, Shahin, Armitage, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0610-763X, 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)

Sewe, Steven, Silva, Goncalo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5544-2947, Sicat, Juan Paolo, Seal, Susan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-1562 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)

Sicat, Juan Paolo A., Visendi, Paul, Sewe, Steven, Bouvaine, Sophie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0788-3243 and Seal, Susan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-1562 (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)

Silva, Goncalo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5544-2947, Bömer, Moritz ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1003-9622, Turaki, Aliyu A., Nkere, Chukwuemeka K., Kumar, P. Lava and Seal, Susan E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-1562 (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)

2021

Armitage, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0610-763X, Nellist, Charlotte, Bates, Helen, Sobczyk, Maria, Luberti, Matteo, Lewis, Laura and Harrison, Richard (2021) Comparative analysis of host-associated variation in phytophthora cactorum. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12:679936. ISSN 1664-302X (Print), 1664-302X (Online) (doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.679936)

Bao, Xi-Yu, Yan, Jin-Yang, Ya-Lin Yao, Ya-Lin Yao, Yan-Bin Wang, Yan-Bin Wang, Visendi, Paull, Seal, Susan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-1562 and Luan, Jun-Bo (2021) Lysine provisioning by horizontally acquired genes promotes mutual dependence between whitefly and two intracellular symbionts. PLoS Pathogens, 17 (11):e1010120. ISSN 1553-7366 (Print), 1553-7374 (Online) (doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1010120)

Fan, Yun yun, Zhong, Yu-Wei, Zhao, Jing, Chi, Yao, Bouvaine, Sophie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0788-3243, Liu, Shu-Sheng, Seal, Susan E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-1562 and Wang, Xiao-Wei (2021) Bemisia tabaci vesicle-associated membrane protein 2 interacts with begomoviruses and plays a role in virus acquisition. Cells, 10 (7):1700. ISSN 2073-4409 (Online) (doi:10.3390/cells10071700)

Fontaine, Kévin, Fourrier-Jeandel, Céline, Armitage, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0610-763X, Boutigny, Anne-Laure, Crépet, Manuela, Caffier, Valérie, Gnide, Dossi Carine, Shiller, Jason, Le Cam, Bruno, Giraud, Michel, Ioos, Renaud and Aguayo, Jaime (2021) Identification and pathogenicity of Alternaria species associated with leaf blotch disease and premature defoliation in French apple orchards. PeerJ, 9:e12496. ISSN 2376-5992 (Print), 2167-8359 (Online) (doi:10.7717/peerj.12496)

Halerimana, Charles, Kayamanywa, Samuel, Olaboro, Samuel, Paparu, Pamela, Nakalubo, Stanley T., Colvin, John, Cheke, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7437-1934, Wagner, Thomas, Seal, Susan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-1562, Kriticos, Darren J. and Otim, Michael H. (2021) Distribution and relative abundance of bean leaf beetles (Ootheca spp.) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Uganda. Insects (Special Issue Parasite-Insect Interactions), 12 (11):1048. pp. 1-12. ISSN 2075-4450 (Print), 2075-4450 (Online) (doi:10.3390/insects12111048)

James, Amy M., Seal, Susan E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-1562, Bailey, Andy M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7594-3703 and Foster, Gary D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1979-1397 (2021) Viral inosine triphosphatase: A mysterious enzyme with typical activity, but an atypical function. Molecular Plant Pathology, 22 (3). pp. 382-389. ISSN 1464-6722 (Print), 1364-3703 (Online) (doi:10.1111/mpp.13021)

Jenkins, Sascha, Taylor, Andrew, Jackson, Alison C., Armitage, Andrew D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0610-763X, Bates, Helen J., Mead, Andrew, Harrison, Richard J. and Clarkson, John P. (2021) Identification and expression of "Secreted In Xylem" pathogenicity genes in fusarium oxysporum f. sp. pisi. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12:593140. ISSN 1664-302X (Online) (doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.593140)

Kavil, Siji, Otti, Gerald, Armitage, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0610-763X, Bouvaine, Sophie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0788-3243 and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8060-866X (2021) PAL1 gene of the phenylpropanoid pathway increases resistance to the Cassava brown streak virus in cassava. Virology Journal, 18:184. ISSN 1743-422X (Print), 1743-422X (Online) (doi:10.1186/s12985-021-01649-2)

Khayi, Slimane ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8033-2117, Armitage, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0610-763X, El Guilli, Mohammed, Meftah Kadmiri, Issam ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1067-1652, Lahlali, Rachid, Fokar, Mohamed and Mentag, Rachid ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2040-637X (2021) Complete mitochondrial genome and phylogeny of the causal agent of Bayoud disease on date palm, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 6 (10). pp. 3059-3061. ISSN 2380-2359 (Print), 2380-2359 (Online) (doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1978894)

Kutnjak, Denis, Tamisier, Lucie, Adams, Ian, Boonham, Neil, Candresse, Thierry, Chiumenti, Michela, De Jonghe, Kris, Kreuze, Jan F., Lefebvre, Marie, Silva, Goncalo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5544-2947, Malapi-Wight, Martha, Margaria, Paolo, Mavric Pleško, Irena, McGreig, Sam, Miozzi, Laura, Remenant, Benoit, Reynard, Jean-Sebastien, Rollin, Johan, Rott, Mike, Schumpp, Olivier, Massart, Sébastien and Haegeman, Annelies (2021) A primer on the analysis of high-throughput sequencing data for detection of plant viruses. Microorganisms, 9 (4):841. ISSN 2076-2607 (Online) (doi:10.3390/microorganisms9040841)

Mugerwa, Habibu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5077-0167, Colvin, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6413-580X, Alicai, Titus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4489-3133, Omongo, Christopher A., Kabaalu, Richard, Visendi, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7114-7710, Sseruwagi, Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4128-0294 and Seal, Susan E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-1562 (2021) Genetic diversity of whitefly (Bemisia spp.) on crop and uncultivated plants in Uganda: implications for the control of this devastating pest species complex in Africa. Journal of Pest Science, 94 (4). pp. 1307-1330. ISSN 1612-4758 (Print), 1612-4766 (Online) (doi:10.1007/s10340-021-01355-6)

Mugerwa, Habibu ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5077-0167, Sseruwagi, Peter, Colvin, John and Seal, Susan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-1562 (2021) Is high whitefly abundance on cassava in sub-Saharan Africa driven by biological traits of a specific, cryptic Bemisia tabaci species? Insects, 12 (3):260. ISSN 2075-4450 (Online) (doi:10.3390/insects12030260)

Silva, Goncalo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5544-2947, Tomlinson, Jenny, Onkokesung, Nawaporn, Sommer, Sarah, Mrisho, Latifa, Legg, James, Silva, Ian P., Gutierrez-Vazquez, Yaiza, Howard, Thomas P., Laverick, Alex, Hossain, Oindrila, Wei, Qingshan, M. Gold, Kaitlin and Boonham, Neil (2021) Plant pest surveillance: from satellites to molecules. Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, 5 (2). pp. 275-287. ISSN 2397-8554 (Print), 2397-8562 (Online) (doi:10.1042/ETLS20200300)

Teltscher, Fiona, Bouvaine, Sophie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0788-3243, Gibson, Gabriella, Dyer, Paul, Guest, Jennifer, Young, Stephen and Hopkins, Richard J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4935-5825 (2021) Understanding mosquito host choice behaviour: a new and cost-effective method of identifying the sex of human hosts in mosquito blood meals. Parasites & Vectors, 14:75. ISSN 1756-3305 (Online) (doi:10.1186/s13071-021-04577-w)

Vega-Estévez, Samuel, Armitage, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0610-763X, Bates, Helen J., Harrison, Richard J. and Buscaino, Alessia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1704-3168 (2021) The genome of the CTG(Ser1) yeast Scheffersomyces stipitis is plastic. mBio, 12 (5). ISSN 2150-7511 (Print), 2150-7511 (Online) (doi:10.1128/mBio.01871-21)