Publications by authors named "Wenxia Huai"
Hylurgus ligniperda (Fabricius) is an important pest that attacks Pinus species in China. It impacts the vitality of local pine vegetation, reduces the ability to prevent windbreak and sand fixation, and causes ecological loss. MaxEnt and ArcGIS are used to predict and analyze the changes in suitable distribution areas of H.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiological invasion is a major global problem, leading to the loss of biodiversity and species extinction, and causing huge economic losses to countries. Obolodiplosis robiniae is a major invasive forest pest that has caused economic losses in Asia and Europe. Here, the chromosome- level genome of O.
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- * Researchers collected 147 fungal isolates from the diseased trees and identified them as eight different species, highlighting the complex nature of the pathogens involved.
- * Pathogenicity tests indicated that certain combinations of these fungal species caused larger stem lesions in young seedlings, confirming that the decline of the redwoods is due to a disease complex.
Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu & W. C. Cheng (Taxodiaceae), commonly called the Chinese redwood or dawn redwood, is a well-known "living fossil" and rare relict plant species endemic to China, which has been successfully cultivated throughout the world (Ma 2007).
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- * The study analyzed the genetic diversity of 22 populations of the midge in China, revealing that while they had lower diversity than native populations in the US, they still had a significant level of genetic variation.
- * Findings indicated that despite being separated by considerable distances, Chinese populations clustered into two distinct groups, suggesting that genetic adaptation may explain their successful invasion and establishment in new environments.
In this study, we sequenced the mitochondrial (mt) genome of Agrilus mali (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) using next-generation sequencing, and accordingly annotated 13 protein-coding, 22 tRNA, and 2 rRNA genes and a 1458-bp non-coding region. Comparative analysis indicated that the mt genome of A. mali is relatively conserved, with a typical gene content and order identical to those of other coleopterans.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhytophthora pseudopolonica sp. nov., a new species recovered from stream water in subtropical forests of China.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol
September 2017
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- A new species called Phytophthora pseudopolonica sp. nov. was discovered in stream water during a survey in subtropical forests in China from 2011 to 2013.
- *This species is unique due to its morphology, producing distinct sporangia and abundant hyphal swellings and chlamydospores when kept in sterile water.
- *It has an optimal growth temperature of 30 °C, with minimal growth at lower (5 °C) and higher (35 °C) temperatures, and is genetically similar to Phytophthora polonica within clade 9.
The genetic variation and spatial distribution of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Tricholoma terreum was studied in an artificial Larix principis-rupprechtii stand in China. The 33 sporophores studied belonged to distinct genotypes, based on analysis of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. The genets of T.
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