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First Report of the Gastropod-Killing Nematode, Phasmarhabditis californica, in Washington State, U.S.A by Mc Donnell, Rory J., K. Howe, Dana, R. Denver, Dee

“…, a commercially available biological control agent in England, Scotland, and Wales (Nemaslug 2.0 ®), was discovered for the first time in Washington State…”
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The biocontrol nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita infects and increases mortality of Monadenia fidelis, a non-target terrestrial gastropod species endemic to the Pacific Northwest of North America, in laboratory conditions by Denver, Dee, Howe, Dana K, Colton, Andrew J, Richart, Casey H, Mc Donnell, Rory J

“…Inundative biological control (biocontrol) efforts in pest management lead to the mass distribution of commercialized biocontrol agents. Many 'biocontrol gone…”
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Phylogenetic evidence for the invasion of a commercialized European Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita lineage into North America and New Zealand by Howe, Dana K

“…Performs a phylogenetic analysis of nematode mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) strains representing eight different Phasmarhabditis species, collected from nine…”
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Genomic evidence for plant-parasitic nematodes as the earliest Wolbachia hosts by Brown, Amanda M. V., Wasala, Sulochana K., Howe, Dana K., Peetz, Amy B., Zasada, Inga A., Denver, Dee R.

“…Wolbachia , one of the most widespread endosymbionts, is a target for biological control of mosquito-borne diseases (malaria and dengue virus), and antibiotic…”
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genome-wide view of Caenorhabditis elegans base-substitution mutation processes by Denver, Dee R, Dolan, Peter C, Wilhelm, Larry J, Sung, Way, Lucas-Lledó, J. Ignacio, Howe, Dana K, Lewis, Samantha C, Okamoto, Kazu, Thomas, W. Kelley, Lynch, Michael, Baer, Charles F

“…Knowledge of mutation processes is central to understanding virtually all evolutionary phenomena and the underlying nature of genetic disorders and cancers…”
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Genome Skimming: A Rapid Approach to Gaining Diverse Biological Insights into Multicellular Pathogens by Denver, Dee R, Brown, Amanda M V, Howe, Dana K, Peetz, Amy B, Zasada, Inga A

“…The N50 statistic, a common statistical measure for average length of a set of sequences (see S1 Text for more detail) was 8,863 bp on average for the six PPN…”
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Comparative Genomics of Wolbachia - Cardinium Dual Endosymbiosis in a Plant-Parasitic Nematode by Brown, Amanda M V, Wasala, Sulochana K, Howe, Dana K, Peetz, Amy B, Zasada, Inga A, Denver, Dee R

“…and are among the most important and widespread of all endosymbionts, occurring in nematodes and more than half of insect and arachnid species, sometimes as…”
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First report of a gastropod parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis californica (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) in Alberta, Canada by Brophy, Taylor, Howe, Dana K., Denver, Dee R., Luong, Lien T.

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Variable Abundance and Distribution of Wolbachia and Cardinium Endosymbionts in Plant-Parasitic Nematode Field Populations by Wasala, Sulochana K, Brown, Amanda M V, Kang, Jiwon, Howe, Dana K, Peetz, Amy B, Zasada, Inga A, Denver, Dee R

“…The bacterial endosymbiont interacts with different invertebrate hosts, engaging in diverse symbiotic relationships. is often a reproductive parasite in…”
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Selfish little circles: transmission bias and evolution of large deletion-bearing mitochondrial DNA in Caenorhabditis briggsae nematodes by Clark, Katie A, Howe, Dana K, Gafner, Kristin, Kusuma, Danika, Ping, Sita, Estes, Suzanne, Denver, Dee R

“…Selfish DNA poses a significant challenge to genome stability and organismal fitness in diverse eukaryotic lineages. Although selfish mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)…”
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First report of molecular characterization and phylogeny of Trichuris fossor Hall, 1916 (Nematoda: Trichuridae) by Hughes, Malorri R., Duffield, Deborah A., Howe, Dana K., Denver, Dee R.

“…Because species of are morphologically similar and ranges of host preference are variable, using molecular data to evaluate species delineations is essential…”
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Comparative Genomics of a Plant-Parasitic Nematode Endosymbiont Suggest a Role in Nutritional Symbiosis by Brown, Amanda M V, Howe, Dana K, Wasala, Sulochana K, Peetz, Amy B, Zasada, Inga A, Denver, Dee R

“…Bacterial mutualists can modulate the biochemical capacity of animals. Highly coevolved nutritional mutualists do this by synthesizing nutrients missing from…”
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Variation in base-substitution mutation in experimental and natural lineages of Caenorhabditis nematodes by Denver, Dee R, Wilhelm, Larry J, Howe, Dana K, Gafner, Kristin, Dolan, Peter C, Baer, Charles F

“…Variation among lineages in the mutation process has the potential to impact diverse biological processes ranging from susceptibilities to genetic disease to…”
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In vivo quantification reveals extensive natural variation in mitochondrial form and function in Caenorhabditis briggsae by Hicks, Kiley A, Howe, Dana K, Leung, Aubrey, Denver, Dee R, Estes, Suzanne

“…We have analyzed natural variation in mitochondrial form and function among a set of Caenorhabditis briggsae isolates known to harbor mitochondrial DNA…”
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Muller's Ratchet and compensatory mutation in Caenorhabditis briggsae mitochondrial genome evolution by Howe, Dana K, Denver, Dee R

“…The theory of Muller' Ratchet predicts that small asexual populations are doomed to accumulate ever-increasing deleterious mutation loads as a consequence of…”
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Using mitogenomic and nuclear ribosomal sequence data to investigate the phylogeny of the Xiphinema americanum species complex by Zasada, Inga A, Peetz, Amy, Howe, Dana K, Wilhelm, Larry J, Cheam, Daravuth, Denver, Dee R, Smythe, Ashleigh B

“…Nematodes within the Xiphinema americanum species complex are economically important because they vector nepoviruses which cause considerable damage to a…”
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First Report of the Gastropod-Killing Nematode, Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita, in Oregon, U.S.A by Mc Donnell, Rory J., Lutz, Marisa S., Howe, Dana K., Denver, Dee R.

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Nematodes Associated with Terrestrial Slugs in Mid-Atlantic (Delaware, USA) Soybean by Kunkel, Brian, Cissel, William J., Tooker, John F., Howe, Dana K., Denver, Dee R., Mc Donnell, Rory J., Hiltpold, Ivan

“…Slugs are cryptic terrestrial pests that target a wide range of crops and are especially damaging to seedlings. Management of these invertebrates mostly relies…”
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The Draft Genome of Globodera ellingtonae by Phillips, Wendy S., Howe, Dana K., Brown, Amanda M. V., Akker, Sebastian Eves-Van Den, Dettwyler, Levi, Peetz, Amy B., Denver, Dee R., Zasada, Inga A.

“…Globodera ellingtonae is a newly described potato cyst nematode (PCN) found in Idaho, Oregon, and Argentina. Here, we present a genome assembly for G…”
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Genome Announcement: The Draft Genomes of Two Radopholus similis populations from Costa Rica by Wram, Catherine L., Hesse, Cedar N., Wasala, Sulochana K., Howe, Dana K., Peetz, Amy B., Denver, Dee R., Humphreys-Pereira, Danny, Zasada, Inga A.

“…is an economically important pest of both banana and citrus in tropical regions. Here we present draft genomes from two populations of from Costa Rica that…”
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