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A genomic investigation of Meloidogyne javanica: genome assembly, comparative analysis, and virulence (2024)
Thesis
Winter, M. (2024). A genomic investigation of Meloidogyne javanica: genome assembly, comparative analysis, and virulence. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/5088328

The Meloidogyne incognita group (MIG) of nematodes, including Meloidogyne javanica, contains some of the most destructive crop pathogens worldwide. Genetic resistance, such as through the Mi-1 gene, is used to limit M. javanica infection, but resista... Read More about A genomic investigation of Meloidogyne javanica: genome assembly, comparative analysis, and virulence.

Phased chromosome-scale genome assembly of an asexual, allopolyploid root-knot nematode reveals complex subgenomic structure (2024)
Journal Article
Winter, M. R., Taranto, A. P., Yimer, H. Z., Coomer Blundell, A., Siddique, S., Williamson, V. M., & Lunt, D. H. (2024). Phased chromosome-scale genome assembly of an asexual, allopolyploid root-knot nematode reveals complex subgenomic structure. PLoS ONE, 19(6), Article e0302506. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0302506

We present the chromosome-scale genome assembly of the allopolyploid root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica. We show that the M. javanica genome is predominantly allotetraploid, comprising two subgenomes, A and B, that most likely originated from hy... Read More about Phased chromosome-scale genome assembly of an asexual, allopolyploid root-knot nematode reveals complex subgenomic structure.

A catalogue of chromosome counts for Phylum Nematoda (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
Blaxter, M., Leech, C., & Lunt, D. H. A catalogue of chromosome counts for Phylum Nematoda

Nematodes are important biological models in genetics and genomics, with research driven by basic biological as well as applied questions. The presence of holocentric chromosomes, clades with frequent polyploidy and the phenomenon of programmed DNA e... Read More about A catalogue of chromosome counts for Phylum Nematoda.

Identification of individual root-knot nematodes using low coverage long-read sequencing (2021)
Journal Article
Sellers, G. S., Jeffares, D. C., Lawson, B., Prior, T., & Lunt, D. H. (2021). Identification of individual root-knot nematodes using low coverage long-read sequencing. PLoS ONE, 16(12), Article e0253248. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253248

Root-knot nematodes (RKN; genus Meloidogyne) are polyphagous plant pathogens of great economic importance to agriculturalists globally. These species are small, diverse, and can be challenging for accurate taxonomic identification. Many of the most i... Read More about Identification of individual root-knot nematodes using low coverage long-read sequencing.

Using network ecology to understand and mitigate long-term insect declines (2021)
Journal Article
Petsopoulos, D., Lunt, D. H., Bell, J. R., Kitson, J. J., Collins, L., Boonham, N., Morales-Hojas, R., & Evans, D. M. (2021). Using network ecology to understand and mitigate long-term insect declines. Ecological entomology, 46(4), 693-698. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13035

Genome sequence of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne luci (2020)
Journal Article
Susič, N., Koutsovoulos, G. D., Riccio, C., Danchin, E. G., Blaxter, M. L., Lunt, D. H., Strajnar, P., Širca, S., Urek, G., & Stare, B. G. (2020). Genome sequence of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne luci. Journal of Nematology, 52(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2020-025

Root-knot nematodes from the genus Meloidogyne are polyphagous plant endoparasites and agricultural pests of global importance. Here, we report the high-quality genome sequence of Meloidogyne luci population SI-Smartno V13. The resulting genome assem... Read More about Genome sequence of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne luci.

The Genomic Substrate for Adaptive Radiation: Copy Number Variation across 12 Tribes of African Cichlid Species (2019)
Journal Article
Faber-Hammond, J. J., Renn, S. C., Venkatesh, B., Faber-Hammond, J. J., Bezault, E., Lunt, D. H., Joyce, D. A., & Renn, S. C. P. (2019). The Genomic Substrate for Adaptive Radiation: Copy Number Variation across 12 Tribes of African Cichlid Species. Genome Biology and Evolution, 11(10), 2856-2874. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evz185

© 2019 Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution 2019. This work is written by US Government employees and is in the public domain in the US. The initial sequencing of five cichlid genomes revea... Read More about The Genomic Substrate for Adaptive Radiation: Copy Number Variation across 12 Tribes of African Cichlid Species.

Climate-warming alters the structure of farmland tri-trophic ecological networks and reduces crop yield (2018)
Journal Article
Derocles, S. A., Lunt, D. H., Berthe, S. C., Nichols, P. C., Moss, E. D., & Evans, D. M. (2018). Climate-warming alters the structure of farmland tri-trophic ecological networks and reduces crop yield. Molecular ecology, 27(23), 4931-4946. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14903

It is unclear how sustained increases in temperature and changes in precipitation, as a result of climate change, will affect crops and their interactions with agricultural weeds, insect pests and predators, due to the difficulties in quantifying cha... Read More about Climate-warming alters the structure of farmland tri-trophic ecological networks and reduces crop yield.

Construction, validation, and application of nocturnal pollen transport networks in an agro-ecosystem: a comparison using light microscopy and DNA metabarcoding (2018)
Journal Article
Macgregor, C. J., Kitson, J. J., Fox, R., Hahn, C., Lunt, D. H., Pocock, M. J., & Evans, D. M. (2019). Construction, validation, and application of nocturnal pollen transport networks in an agro-ecosystem: a comparison using light microscopy and DNA metabarcoding. Ecological entomology, 44(1), 17-29. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.12674

1. Moths are globally relevant as pollinators but nocturnal pollination remains poorly understood. Plant–pollinator interaction networks are traditionally constructed using either flower‐visitor observations or pollen‐transport detection using micros... Read More about Construction, validation, and application of nocturnal pollen transport networks in an agro-ecosystem: a comparison using light microscopy and DNA metabarcoding.

Detecting host-parasitoid interactions in an invasive Lepidopteran using nested tagging DNA metabarcoding (2018)
Journal Article
Kitson, J. J. N., Hahn, C., Sands, R. J., Straw, N. A., Evans, D. M., & Lunt, D. H. (2019). Detecting host-parasitoid interactions in an invasive Lepidopteran using nested tagging DNA metabarcoding. Molecular ecology, 28(2), 471-483. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14518

Determining the host-parasitoid interactions and parasitism rates for invasive species entering novel environments is an important first step in assessing potential routes for biocontrol and integrated pest management. Conventional insect rearing tec... Read More about Detecting host-parasitoid interactions in an invasive Lepidopteran using nested tagging DNA metabarcoding.