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2025 article

From Lab to Market: Paper-Based CRISPR Diagnostics and Commercialization Pathways

Dalgan, S., & Wei, Q. (2025, August 28). ADVANCED SENSOR RESEARCH.

By: S. Dalgan n & Q. Wei n

author keywords: CRISPR; global health; infectious diseases; paper device; point-of-care diagnostics
topics (OpenAlex): CRISPR and Genetic Engineering; Biosensors and Analytical Detection; Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 8, 2025

2025 journal article

Erysiphe Aesculi-sylvaticae sp. nov. Infecting North American Aesculus Species: A New Cryptic Species Provides Insights Into the Invasion Dynamics of an Important Fungal Pathogen

FOREST PATHOLOGY, 55(4).

author keywords: co-evolution; Erysiphe flexuosa; evolutionary na & iuml;ve hosts; powdery mildews; Uncinula lineage
topics (OpenAlex): Powdery Mildew Fungal Diseases; Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases; Plant Pathogens and Resistance
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 2, 2025

2025 journal article

Prescribed fire management impacts on forest succession trajectories in future southern Appalachian forests

Ecological Modelling.

By: K. Jones, J. Vukomanovic, Z. Robbins & R. Scheller

topics (OpenAlex):
Source: ORCID
Added: August 27, 2025

2025 article

Shape and size-dependent surface plasmonic resonances of liquid metal alloy (EGaIn) nanoparticles

Jamalzadegan, S., Zare, M., Dickens, M. J., Schenk, F., Velayati, A., Yarema, M., … Wei, Q. (2025, August 1). NANOSCALE, Vol. 8.

By: S. Jamalzadegan*, M. Zare*, M. Dickens*, F. Schenk, A. Velayati*, M. Yarema, M. Dickey*, Q. Wei*

topics (OpenAlex): Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research; Optical Coatings and Gratings; Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 27, 2025

2025 article

A compartment-free digital plasmonic coupling assay <i>via</i> single-particle imaging and counting

Zhang, S., Jamalzadegan, S., Wang, Y., Kelmer, N., & Wei, Q. (2025, July 28). NANOSCALE ADVANCES, Vol. 7.

By: S. Zhang n, S. Jamalzadegan n, Y. Wang n, N. Kelmer n & Q. Wei n

topics (OpenAlex): Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications; Biosensors and Analytical Detection; Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 25, 2025

2025 article

A digital nonenzymatic nucleic acid amplification assay for ultrasensitive detection of cell-free microRNA in human serum

Yu, T., Dey Poonam, A., Halbing, A., Zhang, S., Liu, Y., Li, Z., … Wei, Q. (2025, August 5). SENSORS & DIAGNOSTICS, Vol. 8.

By: T. Yu*, A. Dey Poonam*, A. Halbing, S. Zhang*, Y. Liu, Z. Li, W. Marx, A. Nixon, Q. Wei*

topics (OpenAlex): Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques; MicroRNA in disease regulation; RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 25, 2025

2025 article

(3094) Proposal to conserve the name <i>Microsphaera extensa</i> (<i>Erysiphe extensa</i>) (<i>Ascomycota</i>: <i>Erysiphaceae</i>) with a conserved type

Mitchell, J. K., Braun, U., & Bradshaw, M. (2025, July 30). TAXON, Vol. 7.

co-author countries: Germany 🇩🇪
topics (OpenAlex): Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases; Powdery Mildew Fungal Diseases; Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 11, 2025

2025 article

CRISPR-Cas based platforms for RNA detection: fundamentals and applications

Bagi, M., Jamalzadegan, S., Steksova, A., & Wei, Q. (2025, July 21). CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, Vol. 7.

topics (OpenAlex): CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 4, 2025

2025 journal article

paper Powdery mildews on<i> Fragaria</i> spp. and<i> Rubus</i> spp. - unravelling the phylogeny and taxonomy of economically relevant species within the intricate<i> Podosphaera</i><i> aphanis</i> s. lat. complex

MYCOSCIENCE, 66(4), 222–231.

co-author countries: Canada 🇨🇦 China 🇨🇳 Korea (Republic of) 🇰🇷
author keywords: Erysiphaceae; plant pathogens; raspberries; Rosaceae; strawberries
topics (OpenAlex): Powdery Mildew Fungal Diseases; Berry genetics and cultivation research; Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 4, 2025

2025 journal article

Experimental Evolution of <i>Phytophthora infestans</i> on Tomato Reveals Rapid Genotypic and Phenotypic Adaptation and Dynamic RXLR Genome Variation

Phytopathology®, 115(8), 998–1007.

By: A. Coomber n, D. Rasmussen n & J. Ristaino n

author keywords: adaptation; experimental evolution; genomics; late blight; <italic>Phytophthora</italic>; RXLR; targeted sequencing; tomato
MeSH headings : Phytophthora infestans / genetics; Phytophthora infestans / physiology; Solanum lycopersicum / microbiology; Plant Diseases / microbiology; Plant Diseases / parasitology; Genotype; Phenotype; Genetic Variation; Adaptation, Physiological
topics (OpenAlex): Plant Pathogens and Resistance; Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics; Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: July 31, 2025

2025 journal article

Preserving the Biologically Coherent Generic Concept of <i>Phytophthora</i>, “Plant Destroyer”

Preserving the Biologically Coherent Generic Concept of Phytophthora, “Plant Destroyer.” Phytopathology®, 115(6), 573–586.

By: I. Carbone & J. Ristaino (2 connected NC State authors and many others, 110 authors in total )

co-author countries: Austria 🇦🇹 Australia 🇦🇺 Brazil 🇧🇷 Canada 🇨🇦 Czechia 🇨🇿 Germany 🇩🇪 Spain 🇪🇸 France 🇫🇷 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧 Greece 🇬🇷 Hungary 🇭🇺 Indonesia 🇮🇩 India 🇮🇳 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 🇮🇷 Italy 🇮🇹 Japan 🇯🇵 Nigeria 🇳🇬 Netherlands 🇳🇱 Norway 🇳🇴 New Zealand 🇳🇿 Peru 🇵🇪 Pakistan 🇵🇰 Portugal 🇵🇹 Serbia 🇷🇸 Rwanda 🇷🇼 Thailand 🇹🇭 South Africa 🇿🇦
author keywords: clades; cladistics; disease management; downy mildews; oomycetes; Pangea; paraphyly; phylogeny; plant biosecurity; scientific communication; taxonomy
MeSH headings : Phytophthora / classification; Phytophthora / genetics; Phytophthora / physiology; Plant Diseases / microbiology; Plant Diseases / parasitology; Phylogeny; Biological Evolution
topics (OpenAlex): Plant Pathogens and Resistance; Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases; Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: July 21, 2025

2025 article

Optimizing genomic sampling for demographic and epidemiological inference with Markov decision processes

Rasmussen, D. A., Bursell, M. G., & Burkhart, F. (2025, July 4).

By: D. Rasmussen*, M. Bursell & F. Burkhart

topics (OpenAlex): Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models; Statistical Methods and Inference; Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Source: ORCID
Added: July 4, 2025

2025 article

Microneedle-based precision payload delivery in plants

Li, M., Poonam, A. D., Singh, D., Whitfield, A. E., & Wei, Q. (2025, June 6).

By: M. Li, A. Poonam, D. Singh, A. Whitfield* & Q. Wei

topics (OpenAlex): Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies
Source: ORCID
Added: July 1, 2025

2025 journal article

Hidden treasures of herbaria - even small collections contain a wealth of diversity: the powdery mildews of the North Carolina State Larry F. Grand Mycological Herbarium

IMA FUNGUS, 16.

By: S. LaGreca n, U. Crouch n, A. Paul n, J. Thomas n, J. Thompson n, C. Shaw n, M. Cubeta n, U. Braun*, M. Bradshaw n

co-author countries: Germany 🇩🇪
author keywords: Collection Based Research; Erysiphaceae; Fungarium; Museums; NCSLG
topics (OpenAlex): Powdery Mildew Fungal Diseases; Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies; Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 30, 2025

2025 article

Taxonomy and phylogeny of <i>Erysiphe</i> species on <i>Liquidambar formosana</i> (Hamamelidaceae)

Feng, J., Wang, S.-B., Liu, S.-Y., Bradshaw, M., Braun, U., Yu, S.-R., … Gao, H.-X. (2025, June 17). NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY, Vol. 6.

By: J. Feng*, S. Wang*, S. Liu*, M. Bradshaw n, U. Braun*, S. Yu*, G. Guan*, D. Jin*, Z. Zhang*, H. Gao*

co-author countries: China 🇨🇳 Korea (Republic of) 🇰🇷
author keywords: Erysiphaceae; <italic>Erysiphe</italic>; taxonomy; phylogenetic analysis; molecular data
topics (OpenAlex): Powdery Mildew Fungal Diseases; Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases; Berry genetics and cultivation research
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 30, 2025

2025 journal article

Protein landscape of the brush border membrane of first instar larvae of <i>Frankliniella occidentalis</i>, the western flower thrips

PLOS ONE, 20(6).

By: M. Maurastoni n, D. Rotenberg n, R. Mishra*, B. Bonning* & A. Whitfield n

Ed(s): . Sumit Jangra

MeSH headings : Animals; Thysanoptera / metabolism; Thysanoptera / genetics; Microvilli / metabolism; Larva / metabolism; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Insect Proteins / genetics; Proteome / metabolism; Proteomics / methods; Tandem Mass Spectrometry; Cell Membrane / metabolism; Chromatography, Liquid
topics (OpenAlex): Insect-Plant Interactions and Control; Insect Resistance and Genetics; Plant Virus Research Studies
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 24, 2025

2025 article

Citizen science data reveals winter warming delays cherry bloom in the Pacific Northwest, USA

Maust, A., Bradshaw, M. J., Braun, M., Kim, S.-H., & Tobin, P. C. (2025, June 16). PLANTS PEOPLE PLANET, Vol. 6.

author keywords: bloom; citizen science; climate change; flowering cherry; phenology
topics (OpenAlex): Plant and animal studies; Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies; Plant Reproductive Biology
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 23, 2025

2025 journal article

Purification of CRISPR Cas12a from <i>E. coli</i> cell lysates using peptide affinity ligands

JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A, 1755.

author keywords: CRISPR Cas12a; Gene editing; Peptide ligands; Affinity chromatography; Protein purification
MeSH headings : Escherichia coli / chemistry; Escherichia coli / genetics; Escherichia coli / enzymology; Chromatography, Affinity / methods; Ligands; CRISPR-Associated Proteins / isolation & purification; CRISPR-Associated Proteins / metabolism; CRISPR-Associated Proteins / chemistry; Peptides / chemistry; Peptides / metabolism; CRISPR-Cas Systems; Bacterial Proteins / isolation & purification; Bacterial Proteins / metabolism; Bacterial Proteins / chemistry; Endodeoxyribonucleases / isolation & purification; Endodeoxyribonucleases / metabolism; Endodeoxyribonucleases / chemistry; Acidaminococcus / enzymology
topics (OpenAlex): CRISPR and Genetic Engineering; RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms; Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 9, 2025

2025 journal article

A pangenome analysis reveals the center of origin and evolutionary history of Phytophthora infestans and 1c clade species

PLOS ONE, 20(1), e0314509.

co-author countries: Norway 🇳🇴

Ed(s): J. Blair

MeSH headings : Phytophthora infestans / genetics; Phytophthora infestans / classification; Phylogeny; Evolution, Molecular; Genetic Variation; South America
topics (OpenAlex): Plant Pathogens and Resistance; Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies; Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: May 6, 2025

2025 article

Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera of Erysiphaceae, part 7: Phyllactinieae

Bradshaw, M., Braun, U., Khodaparast, S. A., Mitchell, J. K., Crouch, U., Thomas, J., … Pfister, D. H. (2025, April 20). MYCOLOGIA, Vol. 4.

co-author countries: Iran (Islamic Republic of) 🇮🇷 Korea (Republic of) 🇰🇷
author keywords: Endophytic lineage; evolution; Helotiales; ITS-28S rDNA; multilocus analysis; powdery mildews; 3 new species
topics (OpenAlex): Powdery Mildew Fungal Diseases; Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies; Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 6, 2025

2025 article

<i>Erysiphe parmeleeana</i>, sp. nov.: a new powdery mildew species on oak trees from Canada

Carey, J., Hambleton, S., Shoukouhi, P., Braun, U., Bradshaw, M., & Liu, M. (2025, March 22). CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY, Vol. 3.

By: J. Carey*, S. Hambleton*, P. Shoukouhi*, U. Braun*, M. Bradshaw n & M. Liu*

co-author countries: Canada 🇨🇦 Korea (Republic of) 🇰🇷
author keywords: Ascomycota; Leotiomycetes; morphology; multi-gene; phylogenetic analysis; <italic>Quercus</italic>; <italic>Ascomycota</italic>; analyse phylog & eacute;n & eacute;tique; <italic>Leotiomycetes</italic>, morphologie; multi-g & egrave;ne, <italic>Quercus</italic>
topics (OpenAlex): Powdery Mildew Fungal Diseases; Berry genetics and cultivation research; Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 31, 2025

2025 journal article

The Phytovirome

PHYTOBIOMES JOURNAL, 9(1), 5–7.

By: P. Alfenas-Zerbini, J. Emerson*, S. Massart*, K. Mauck*, S. Nouri* & A. Whitfield n

co-author countries: Belgium 🇧🇪
topics (OpenAlex): Plant Virus Research Studies; Plant and Fungal Interactions Research; Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 28, 2025

2025 journal article

Exploring the Virome of Blackberry and Wild Rubus spp. in South Carolina

Phytobiomes Journal.

topics (OpenAlex): Plant Virus Research Studies; Berry genetics and cultivation research; Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: ORCID
Added: March 25, 2025

2025 journal article

A dual-functional needle-based VOC sensing platform for rapid vegetable phenotypic classification

BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS, 278.

co-author countries: Bangladesh 🇧🇩
author keywords: Volatile organic compound; Colorimetric sensor; Needle device; Vegetable; Phenotype; Smartphone
MeSH headings : Volatile Organic Compounds / analysis; Vegetables / chemistry; Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation; Biosensing Techniques / methods; Colorimetry / instrumentation; Colorimetry / methods; Limit of Detection; Needles / classification; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Equipment Design; Smartphone; Principal Component Analysis
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies; Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors; Insect Pheromone Research and Control
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 24, 2025

2025 journal article

Non‐destructive seed genotyping via microneedle‐based <scp>DNA</scp> extraction

Plant Biotechnology Journal, 23(6), 2317–2329.

By: M. Li n, A. Poonam n, Q. Cui n, T. Hsieh n, S. Jagadeesan n, J. Xu n, W. Bruce*, J. Vogel* ...

co-author countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
author keywords: seed genotyping; DNA extraction; microneedle; breeding; sequencing
topics (OpenAlex): Plant tissue culture and regeneration; Plant Virus Research Studies; Soybean genetics and cultivation
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: March 24, 2025

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