News of the Laboratory of Nematology
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Understanding nematode parasitism in plants at the molecular level
April 3, 2023 - Plant parasitic nematodes cause substantial economic losses in agricultural production worldwide. Current control measurements, such as resistance... -
Plant-based production of vaccines against parasitic worms
April 3, 2023 - Parasitic worms (helminths) infect over 1.5 billion people and continuously threaten livestock worldwide. Chronic helminth infections, in both humans... -
Illuminating soil biodiversity interactions with links to nutrient cycling and therefore global change
April 3, 2023 - Soil biodiversity is driving major nutrient cycling pathways, particularly that of carbon. In fact, bacteria and fungi underlie most carbon released... -
Nematodes as an epidemiological disease model: tracking virus and parasite infections in complex communities
April 3, 2023 - Climate change and urbanisation alter composition of communities through which infectious disease agents such as viruses spread. Although biodiversity... -
Helminths as members of the gut microbiome
April 3, 2023 - Parasitic worms (or helminths) are often seen as bad, but after a long history of co-evolution, parasites can modulate the immune system of their host... -
Advanced LEGO: engineering tailor-made glycans on recombinant worm proteins
April 3, 2023 - Helminths are parasitic worms that have successfully co-evolved with their host immune system to sustain long-term infections. Their successful... -
Elucidating the underlying soil biology drivers in disease suppressive soils to help fighting pests
April 3, 2023 - Plant diseases, including root-feeding nematodes, viral, bacterial, fungal and protist taxa, are a major threat of agricultural production. Fighting... -
Understanding individual genetic variation underlying human diseases
April 3, 2023 - Current health care increasingly focuses on personalised medicine and understanding the role of individual genetic differences in disease progression.... -
Superorganisms: the co-evolution of plants and plant parasitic nematodes
April 3, 2023 - Current agricultural measures against plant parasites focus mostly on the use of so-called resistant cultivars. These control populations of... -
Disease tolerance and resistance in nematode-plant interactions
April 3, 2023 - Nematode resistance is becoming the corner stone of durable control of plant parasitic nematodes in agricultural settings wordwide. However, for some...