Elsinoe perseae , the causal agent of avocado scab disease, is a high-priority biosecurity threat to the Australian avocado industry. Symptom-based diagnosis is unreliable, and morphological identification is hindered by the slow growth of Elsinoe species on artificial media and the absence of a sexual reproductive stage in the field and in axenic culture. Consequently, a rapid and reliable molecular diagnostic tool capable of...

Exposure to organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) during pregnancy has been suggested to cause adverse outcomes on neural development of the fetus but the mechanisms underlying developmental neurotoxicity of OPs remain unclear. While OPs share acetylcholinesterase (AChE) as the primary molecular target, different OPs have been shown to induce different effects in laboratory studies. Previously, we found that OPs differentially aff...

Fish are an important commodity to communities in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB), representing the most important protein source for millions of people in the region. Sustainable fisheries do not only require sustainable fish catches but also improve benefits and return to fishing communities through the fisheries value chain. Fish trade was surveyed in 12 provinces in the LMB to quantify the diversity, abundance and prices of f...