Laboratory of Nematology
Research of the Laboratory of Nematology is focused on the interactions between nematodes and (a)biotic environmental factors. The goal is to develop methodologies and strategies for durable plant parasitic nematode control with a minimal negative impact on the environment.
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Presentation award for Paula Harkes -
Testimonial Koen van Zwet -
The Year of JBC: 2018 -
Nematode in the picture: Epitobrilus steineri (Micoletzky, 1925) Zullini, 2005 -
Interview with Wim van der Putten about ecosystems
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Vacancy PhD - A molecular ecology-based approach to optimally exploit the disease suppressive and biodiversity boosting potential of cover crops
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Publication: Distinct Roles of Non-Overlapping Surface Regions of the Coiled-Coil Domain in the Potato Immune Receptor Rx1 -
Publication: Secreted venom allergen-like proteins of helminths: Conserved modulators of host responses in animals and plants -
Digitizing the Loof literature collection -
Publication: Natural genetic variation in C. elegans identified genomic loci controlling metabolite levels
Education
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The Laboratory of Nematology provides the possibility for students to do their BSc or MSc thesis in collaboration with our group.
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Recent PhD dissertation
Latest Publications
NEW publication
Distinct Roles of Non-Overlapping Surface Regions of the Coiled-Coil Domain in the Potato Immune Receptor Rx1
New publication by Slootweg, Erik J. ; Spiridon, Laurentiu N. ; Martin, Eliza C. ; Tameling, Wladimir I.L. ; Townsend, Philip D. ; Pomp, Rikus ; Roosien, Jan ; Drawska, Olga ; Sukarta, Octavina C.A. ; Schots, Arjen ; Borst, Jan Willem ; Joosten, Matthieu H.A.J. ; Bakker, Jaap ; Smant, Geert ; Cann, Martin J. ; Petrescu, Andrei-Jose ; Goverse, Aska
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Quantifying resilience of humans and other animals
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2018). - ISSN 0027-8424 - p. 11883 - 11890.
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The Globodera pallida SPRYSEC Effector GpSPRY-414-2 That Suppresses Plant Defenses Targets a Regulatory Component of the Dynamic Microtubule Network
Frontiers in Plant Science 9 (2018). - ISSN 1664-462X
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Secreted venom allergen-like proteins of helminths: Conserved modulators of host responses in animals and plants
PLoS Pathogens 14 (2018)10. - ISSN 1553-7366
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Heligmosomoides polygyrus Venom Allergen-like Protein-4 (HpVAL-4) is a sterol binding protein
International Journal for Parasitology 48 (2018)5. - ISSN 0020-7519 - p. 359 - 369.
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Natural genetic variation in C. elegans identified genomic loci controlling metabolite levels
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Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor negatively regulates early IL-10-mediated responses
Future Science OA 14 (2018)4. - ISSN 2056-5623