Publications

May 2018

Orthonormal vector general polynomials derived from the Cartesian gradient of the orthonormal Zernike-based polynomials

Mafusire, C., Krüger, T.P.J.

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

The concept of orthonormal vector circle polynomials is revisited by deriving a set from the Cartesian gradient of Zernike...

Oct 2018

Energy dissipation mechanisms in the FCPb light-harvesting complex of the diatom Cyclotella meneghiniana

Elnour, H.M.A.M., Dietzel, L., Ramanan, C., Büchel, C. et al.

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Transient absorption spectroscopy has been applied to investigate the energy dissipation mechanisms in the nonameric...

Nov 2018

The future of quantum biology

Marais, A., Adams, B., Ringsmuth, A.K., Ferretti, M. et al.

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Biological systems are dynamical, constantly exchanging energy and matter with the environment in order to maintain the...

Aug 2018

Putative neuromycotoxicoses in an adult male following ingestion of moldy walnuts

Botha, C J, Visagie CM, Sulyok, M.

Mycotoxin Research

A tremorgenic syndrome occurs in dogs following ingestion of moldy walnuts, and Penicillium crustosum has been implicated as the...

Oct 2018

Cluster oligonucleotide signatures for rapid identification by sequencing

Zahariev, Manuel, Chen, Wen, Visagie, Cobus M, Lévesque, C André

BMC Bioinformatics

Background: Oligonucleotide signatures (signatures) have been widely used for studying microbial diversity and function in...

Dec 2018

Diagnostic fragmentation filtering for the discovery of new chaetoglobosins and cytochalasins

Walsh, Jacob P., Renaud, Justin B., Hoogstra, Shawn, McMullin, David R. et al.

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry

Rationale Microbial natural products are often biosynthesized as classes of structurally related compounds that have similar...

2018

Droughts drive outbreak dynamics of an invasive forest insect on an exotic host

Lantschner, M. V., Aukema, B.H., Corley, J.C.

Forest Ecology and Management

Dec 2018

Fungal Planet description sheets: 785-867

Crous PW, Luangsa-ard JJ, Wingfield MJ, Carnegie AJ et al.

Persoonia

Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows:<b> Angola</b>,<i> Gnomoniopsis...

Oct 2018

Transcriptome analysis of an incompatible Persea americana-Phytophthora cinnamomi interaction reveals the involvement of SA- and JA-pathways in a successful defense response

van den Berg N, Mohamed W, Olivier NA, Swart V et al.

PLoS ONE

Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands (Pc) is a hemibiotrophic oomycete and the causal agent of Phytophthora root rot (PRR) of the...