Nucleic acid based techniques, such as quantitative PCR (qPCR) and next generation
sequencing (NGS), provide new insights into microbial water quality, but considerable …

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites that are known to be toxic to humans and animals.
On the other hand, some mycotoxins and their analogues possess antioxidant as well as …

Brown algae (Phaeophyceae) are habitat‐forming species in coastal ecosystems and
include kelp forests and seaweed beds that support a wide diversity of marine life. Host …

The advancement in high-throughput sequencing (HTS) technology allows the detection of
pathogens without the need for isolation or template amplification. Plant regulatory agencies …

High-throughput sequencing (HTS) is becoming the new norm of diagnostics in plant
quarantine settings. HTS can be used to detect, in theory, all pathogens present in any given …

Agricultural high throughput diagnostics need to be fast, accurate and have multiplexing
capacity. Metagenomic sequencing is being widely evaluated for plant and animal …

Species identification of plant pathogenic oomycetes based on morphology is challenging
because of the limited number of variable characters available. Hence, pure culture isolation …

The Aspergillus Metabolome Database is a free online resource to perform metabolite
annotation in mass spectrometry studies devoted to the genus Aspergillus. The database …

Biocontrol of the mycotoxin aflatoxin utilizes non-aflatoxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus,
which have variable success rates as biocontrol agents. One non-aflatoxigenic strain, NRRL …

Diagnosis of disease is a process of hypothesis, investigation, and synthesis. Regardless of
whether a human, animal, or plant is afflicted, the process of diagnosis is strikingly similar …