A5012184283- Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
- Fungal Biology and Applications
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
- Transgenic Plants and Applications
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Fungal and yeast genetics research
- Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
- Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
- 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
- Insects and Parasite Interactions
Lincoln University
2008-2019
Lincoln Agritech (New Zealand)
2013-2016
Lincoln University - Pennsylvania
2013
University of Canterbury
2000-2004
Plant & Food Research
2000
Occidental College
1992
Conventional microbial fuel cells (MFCs) consist of biological anodes and abiotic cathodes separated by a proton-exchange membrane. The cathode usually catalyses the reduction oxygen to produce water means expensive catalysts such as platinum.Footnote1 cathodic reaction is often limiting in MFCs researchers are now focusing on efficient, low-cost improve at cathode. This paper describes photosynthetic biocathode sediment-type MFC constructed without carbon stainless steel did not contain any...
Abstract Fungi and bacteria on the external surfaces of four gorse‐associated insect species: gorse seed weevil Apion ulicis Förster (Coleoptera: Apionidae), light brown apple moth Epiphyas postvittana Walker (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), pod Cydia ulicetana Denis Schiffermüller Tortricidae) thrips Sericothrips staphylinus Haliday (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), were recovered by washing plating techniques. The isolates identified morphology polymerase chain reaction (PCR) restriction fragment...
Abstract Electron transfer from bacteria to external electron acceptors is a biologically important phenomenon that increasingly being harnessed as useful technology such in the Micredox® assay and microbial fuel cells (MFCs). Optimisation of these systems limited by incomplete knowledge underlying genetics transfer. The Keio collection single gene knock-out Escherichia coli strains tested find genes involved acceptors. Initially, 21 E. were selected for altered electro-activity using assay....
Abstract Factors promoting pathogenicity of Fusarium tumidum on gorse (Ulex europaeus) were determined to develop a novel strategy for delivering this potential mycoherbicide using insects as vectors inoculum. sprayed suspension 1×106 conidia mL−1 at least 50% plant reduced shoot dry weight by 45% (P<0.05). A minimum 910 viable required cause lesion leaves. The leaves and flowers more susceptible infection than stems, spines pods. Generally, wounding stem increased F. infection, most likely...
Biological control agents (BCA) are beneficial organisms that applied to protect plants from pests. Many fungi of the genus Trichoderma successful BCAs but underlying mechanisms not yet fully understood. cf. atroviride strain LU132 is a remarkably effective BCA compared T. LU140 these strains were found be highly similar at DNA sequence level. This unusual combination phenotypic variability and high similarity between separately isolated prompted us undertake genome comparison study in order...