Publications by authors named "S J Elliot"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the use of specific fungi from the Clavicipitaceae family as a biological control method against the coffee leaf miner (CLM), a significant pest for coffee plants.
- Researchers inoculated coffee seeds with these fungi collected from coffee crop soil in Brazil and measured their effects on plant growth and CLM development.
- Results showed that plants inoculated with the fungi had slower CLM development and reproduction, along with improved growth, indicating a promising approach for pest control and plant health enhancement without negatively impacting growth from the fungicide used.
Environmental variability can significantly impact individual survival and reproduction. Meanwhile, high population densities can lead to resource scarcity and increased exposure to parasites and pathogens. Studies with insects can offer valuable insights into eco-immunology, allowing us to explore the connections between these variables.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHere, we report on a Cordyceps species entering into a multi-trophic, multi-kingdom association. Cordyceps cateniannulata, isolated from the stem of wild Coffea arabica in Ethiopia, is shown to function as an endophyte, a mycoparasite and an entomopathogen. A detailed polyphasic taxonomic study, including a multilocus phylogenetic analysis, confirmed its identity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Patients with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) experience variable urinary symptoms and quality of life (QOL). Our objective was to use machine learning to identify bladder-relevant phenotypes after SCI and assess their association with urinary symptoms and QOL.
Materials And Methods: We used data from the Neurogenic Bladder Research Group SCI registry.