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Professor Susan Seal
Professor in Molecular Biology
Professor Susan Seal is a Principal Scientist, Professor of Molecular Biology, Molecular Plant Pathologist and Postgraduate Studies Lead for the Natural Resources Institute.
After obtaining a BSc Honours Microbiology degree in 1984 from Imperial College (London, UK), she gained a preliminary training in molecular biology at Genentech Inc. (San Francisco, USA) carrying out research on an auto-immune disease. Further research experience in molecular biology was acquired through PhD studies at the University of Bath on identifying pathogenicity genes in the plant pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria. During this time she decided on a career in research to benefit agriculture in developing countries and obtained scholarship funding to do fieldwork in Indonesia. Thereafter she worked as a postdoctoral scientist at The Sainsbury Laboratory, John Innes Centre developing DNA-based diagnostic tests for Ralstonia solanacearum, one of the most important tropical plant pathogens. Several tests were developed and Sue was employed by NRI in 1992 to transfer these tests to a range of overseas countries and develop new molecular diagnostic projects.
Since joining NRI, Sue has overseen the molecular diagnostic laboratories at NRI, as well as establishing molecular-diagnostics laboratories in developing countries, and teaching MSc courses ('Molecular diagnostics', 'Plant pathology', 'Organisms and Systematics' and 'GM Crops'). In 2009, she became Leader of the Molecular Virology and Entomology Research Group at NRI, which focuses on applied as well as strategic research for controlling pests and diseases of tropical food crops especially those caused by viruses and insect vectors on cassava, sweet potato, yams and vegetables. These root and tuber crops play key roles in food security, poverty reduction, and income generation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
A full staff profile can be seen on the Natural Resources Institute website.
Research / Scholarly interests
Current research interests focus on using molecular biology tools to generate an improved understanding of the factors contributing to the spread of cassava and yam disease epidemics in Africa and developing novel technologies for their control. The research ranges from using the latest next generation sequencing technologies to determine genome and transcriptome data for the vectors (members of the Bemisia tabaci species complex) of the cassava viruses, to developing robust, low-cost diagnostic technologies for such plant viruses and specific populations of their vectors which appear to be driving the spread of epidemics. The aim is to deliver research outputs that reduce the impact of root and tuber crop virus diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, and hence improve food security for smallholder farmers for whom cassava and yam are their major staple crop.
Recent publications
Article
Namuddu, Annet , Malka, Osnat, Seal, Susan, van Brunschot, Sharon , Kabaalu, Richard , Omongo, Christopher , Morin, Shai , Colvin, John (2024), Is polyphagy of a specific cryptic Bemisia tabaci species driving the high whitefly populations on cassava in eastern Africa?. Springer Verlag. In: , , , . Springer Verlag, Journal of Pest Science ISSN: 1612-4758 (Print), 1612-4766 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-024-01832-8).
Munguti, Florence M. , Kilalo, Dora C., Yegon, Hillary K., Macharia, Isaac , Seal, Susan , Mwango’mbe, Agnes W. , Nyaboga, Evans N. , Silva, Goncalo (2024), Real-time reverse transcription recombinase polymerase amplification (RT-RPA) assay for detection of cassava brown streak viruses. Nature Research. In: , , , . Nature Research, Scientific Reports, 14: 12438 . pp. 1-11 2045-2322 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-62249-y).
Wang, Hualing , Lei, T, Wang, X-O, Cameron, S , Navas-Castillo, J , Liu, Y-Q , Maruthi, Midatharahally Narasegowda , Omongo, C , Delatte, H , Lee, K-Y (2024), A comprehensive framework for the delimitation of species within the Bemisia tabaci cryptic complex, a global pest-species group. Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Insect Science ISSN: 1672-9609 (Print), 1744-7917 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7917.13361) NB Item availability restricted.
Kaweesi, Tadeo , Colvin, John, Campbell, Lahcen, Visendi, Paul , Maslen, Gareth , Alicai, Titus , Seal, Susan (2024), In silico prediction of candidate gene targets for the management of African cassava whitefly (Bemisia tabaci, SSA1-SG1), a key vector of viruses causing cassava brown streak disease. PeerJ. In: , , , . PeerJ, PeerJ – the Journal of Life and Environmental Sciences, 12: e16949 . pp. 1-27 2167-8359 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16949).
Festus, Ruth , Seal, Susan, Prempeh, Ruth, Quain, Marian D. , Silva, Goncalo (2023), Improved Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (RT-LAMP) for the rapid and sensitive detection of Yam mosaic virus. MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Viruses, 15: 1592 (7) . pp. 1-17 1999-4915 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/v15071592 Received: 9 June 2023).
Campbell, Lahcen , Nwezeobi, Joachim, van Brunschot, Sharon, Kaweesi, Tadeo , Seal, Susan , Swamy, Rekha , Namuddu, Annet , Maslen, Gareth L. , Mugerwa, Habibu , Armean, Irina M. (2023), Comparative evolutionary analyses of eight whitefly Bemisia tabaci sensu lato genomes: cryptic species, agricultural pests and plant-virus vectors. BioMed Central Ltd. (BMC). In: , , , . BioMed Central Ltd. (BMC), BMC Genomics, 24: 408 1471-2164 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09474-3).
Nanyiti, Sarah , Kabaalu, Richard, Alicai, Titus, Abidrabo, Phillip , Seal, Susan , Bouvaine, Sophie , Bailey, A , Foster, Gary (2023), Detection of cassava brown streak ipomoviruses in aphids collected from cassava plants. Frontiers Media. In: , , , . Frontiers Media, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7: 1027842 . pp. 1-9 2571-581X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1027842).
Namuddu, Annet , Seal, Susan, van Brunschot, Sharon, Malka, Osnat , Kabaalu, Richard , Morin, Shai , Omongo, Christopher , Colvin, John (2023), Distribution of Bemisia tabaci in different agro-ecological regions in Uganda and the threat of vector-borne pandemics into new cassava growing areas. Frontiers Media. In: , , , . Frontiers Media, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7: 106810 . pp. 1-15 2571-581X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1068109).
Diouf, Mame Boucar , Festus, Ruth, Silva, Goncalo, Guyader, Sébastien , Umber, Marie , Seal, Susan , Teycheney, Pierre Yves (2022), Viruses of yams (Dioscorea spp.): current gaps in knowledge and future research directions to improve disease management. MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Viruses, 14: 1884 (9) . pp. 1-23 1999-4915 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/v14091884).
Kanyesigye, Dalton , Pius Alibu, Vincent, Tek Tay, Wee, Nalela, Polycarp , Paparu, Pamela , Olaboro, Samuel , Tamusange Nkalubo, Stanley , Siraj Kayondo, Ismail , Silva, Goncalo , Seal, Susan (2022), Population genetic structure of the bean leaf beetle Ootheca mutabilis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Uganda. MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Insects, 13: 543 (6) 2075-4450 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13060543).
Silva, Goncalo , Bömer, Moritz, Turaki, Aliyu A., Nkere, Chukwuemeka K. , Kumar, P. Lava , Seal, Susan E. (2022), Homing in on endogenous badnaviral elements: development of multiplex PCR-DGGE for detection and rapid identification of badnavirus sequences in yam germplasm. Frontiers Media. In: , , , . Frontiers Media, Frontiers in Plant Science, 13: 846989 1664-462X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.846989).
Sicat, Juan Paolo A. , Visendi, Paul, Sewe, Steven, Bouvaine, Sophie , Seal, Susan (2022), Characterization of transposable elements within the Bemisia tabaci species complex. BMC. In: , , , . BMC, Mobile DNA, 13 (12) 1759-8753 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13100-022-00270-6).
Bao, Xi-Yu , Yan, Jin-Yang, Ya-Lin Yao, Ya-Lin Yao, Yan-Bin Wang, Yan-Bin Wang , Visendi, Paull , Seal, Susan , Luan, Jun-Bo (2021), Lysine provisioning by horizontally acquired genes promotes mutual dependence between whitefly and two intracellular symbionts. Public Library of Science (PLoS). In: , , , . Public Library of Science (PLoS), PLoS Pathogens, 17: e1010120 (11) ISSN: 1553-7366 (Print), 1553-7374 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010120).
Halerimana, Charles , Kayamanywa, Samuel, Olaboro, Samuel, Paparu, Pamela , Nakalubo, Stanley T. , Colvin, John , Cheke, Robert , Wagner, Thomas , Seal, Susan , Kriticos, Darren J. (2021), Distribution and relative abundance of bean leaf beetles (Ootheca spp.) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Uganda. MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Insects (Special Issue Parasite-Insect Interactions), 12: 1048 (11) . pp. 1-12 ISSN: 2075-4450 (Print), 2075-4450 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12111048).
Fan, Yun yun , Zhong, Yu-Wei, Zhao, Jing, Chi, Yao , Bouvaine, Sophie , Liu, Shu-Sheng , Seal, Susan E. , Wang, Xiao-Wei (2021), Bemisia tabaci vesicle-associated membrane protein 2 interacts with begomoviruses and plays a role in virus acquisition. MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Cells, 10: 1700 (7) 2073-4409 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10071700).
Mugerwa, Habibu , Sseruwagi, Peter, Colvin, John, Seal, Susan (2021), Is high whitefly abundance on cassava in sub-Saharan Africa driven by biological traits of a specific, cryptic Bemisia tabaci species?. MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Insects, 12: 260 (3) 2075-4450 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12030260).
Mugerwa, Habibu , Colvin, John, Alicai, Titus, Omongo, Christopher A. , Kabaalu, Richard , Visendi, Paul , Sseruwagi, Peter , Seal, Susan E. (2021), Genetic diversity of whitefly (Bemisia spp.) on crop and uncultivated plants in Uganda: implications for the control of this devastating pest species complex in Africa. Springer Nature. In: , , , . Springer Nature, Journal of Pest Science, 94 (4) . pp. 1307-1330 ISSN: 1612-4758 (Print), 1612-4766 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-021-01355-6).
James, Amy M. , Seal, Susan E., Bailey, Andy M., Foster, Gary D. (2021), Viral inosine triphosphatase: A mysterious enzyme with typical activity, but an atypical function. Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Molecular Plant Pathology, 22 (3) . pp. 382-389 ISSN: 1464-6722 (Print), 1364-3703 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.13021).
Kriticos, Darren J. , Darnell, Ross E., Yonow, Tania, Ota, Noboru , Sutherst, Robert W. , Parry, Hazel R. , Mugerwa, Habibu , Maruthi, M.N. , Seal, Susan E. , Colvin, John (2020), Improving climate suitability for Bemisia tabaci in East Africa is correlated with increased prevalence of whiteflies and cassava diseases. Springer Nature. In: , , , . Springer Nature, Scientific reports, 10: 22049 (1) 2045-2322 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79149-6).
Tembo, Mathias , Adediji, Adedapo O., Bouvaine, Sophie, Chikoti, Patrick C. , Seal, Susan , Silva, Gonҫalo (2020), A quick and sensitive diagnostic tool for detection of Maize streak virus. Nature. In: , , , . Nature, Scientific Reports, 10: 19633 2045-2322 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s***********6612-2).
Mugerwa, Habibu , Wang, Hua‐Ling, Sseruwagi, Peter, Seal, Susan , Colvin, John (2020), Whole‐genome single nucleotide polymorphism and mating compatibility studies reveal the presence of distinct species in sub‐Saharan Africa Bemisia tabaci whiteflies. Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Insect Science, 28 (6) . pp. 1553-1566 ISSN: 1672-9609 (Print), 1744-7917 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7917.12881).
Malka, Osnat , Feldmesser, Ester, van Brunschot, Sharon, Santos‐Garcia, Diego , Han, Wen‐Hao , Seal, Susan , Colvin, John , Morin, Shai (2020), The molecular mechanisms that determine different degrees of polyphagy in the Bemisia tabaci species complex. Wiley Open Access. In: , , , . Wiley Open Access, Evolutionary Applications, 14 (3) . pp. 807-820 ISSN: 1752-4563 (Print), 1752-4571 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13162).
Teycheney, Pierre-Yves , Geering, Andrew D.W., Dasgupta, Idranil, Hull, Roger , Kreuze, Jan F. , Lockhart, Ben , Muller, Emmanuelle , Olszewski, Neil , Pappu, Hanu , Pooggin, Mikhail M. (2020), ICTV virus taxonomy profile: caulimoviridae. Microbiology Society. In: , , , . Microbiology Society, Journal of General Virology, 101 (10) . pp. 1025-1026 ISSN: 0022-1317 (Print), 1465-2099 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001497).
Nkere, Chukwuemeka K. , Otto, Emannuel, Atiri, Gabriel I., Onyeka, Joseph , Silva, Gonçalo , Bömer, Moritz , Seal, Susan , Kumar, Lava P. (2020), Assessment of Yam mild mosaic virus coat protein gene sequence diversity reveals the prevalence of cosmopolitan and African group of isolates in Ghana and Nigeria. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Current Plant Biology, 23: 100156 2214-6628 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2020.100156).
Nwezeobi, Joachim , Onyegbule, Onyeyirichi, Nkere, Chukwuemeka, Onyeka, Joseph , van Brunschot, Sharon , Seal, Susan , Colvin, John (2020), Cassava whitefly species in eastern Nigeria and the threat of vector-borne pandemics from East and Central Africa. Public Library of Science. In: , , , . Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE, 15: e0232616 (5) 1932-6203 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232616).
Seal, Susan , Harari, Ofer Aidlin, Santos-Garcia, Diego, Musseri, Mirit , Moshitzky, Pnina , Patel, Mitulkumar , Visendi, Paul , Sertchook, Rotem , Malka, Osnat , Morin, Shai (2020), Molecular evolution of the glutathione S-transferase family in the Bemisia tabaci species complex. Oxford University Press (OUP). In: , , , . Oxford University Press (OUP), Genome Biology and Evolution, 12 (2) . pp. 3857-3872 1759-6653 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaa002).
Chi, Yao , Pan, Li-Long, Bouvaine, Sophie, Fan, Yun-Yun , Liu, Yin-Quan , Liu, Shu-Sheng , Seal, Susan , Wang, Xiao-Wei (2019), Differential transmission of Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus by three cryptic species of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci complex. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Virology, 15 . pp. 141-149 ISSN: 0042-6822 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2019.11.013).
Tomlinson, Katie R. , Seal, Susan E., Bailey, Andy M., Foster, Gary D. (2019), Utilization of infectious clones to visualize Cassava brown streak virus replication in planta and gain insights into symptom development. Springer. In: , , , . Springer, Virus Genes, 55 (6) . pp. 825-833 ISSN: 0920-8569 (Print), 1572-994X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11262-019-01697-5).
Silva, Gonçalo , Bömer, Moritz, Rathnayake, Ajith I., Sewe, Steven O. , Visendi, Paul , Oyekanmi, Joshua O. , Quain, Marian D. , Akomeah, Belinda , Kumar, P. Lava , Seal, Susan E. (2019), Molecular characterization of a new virus species identified in yam (Dioscorea spp.) by high-throughput sequencing. MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Plants, 8: 167 (6) ISSN: 2223-7747 (Print), 2223-7747 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8060167).
Tomlinson, Katie R. , Pablo-Rodriguez, José Luis, Bunawan, Hamidun, Nanyit, Sarah , Green, Patrick , Miller, Josie , Seal, Susan E. , Bailey, Andy M. , Foster, Gary D. (2019), Cassava brown streak virus Ham1 protein hydrolyses mutagenic nucleotides and is a necrosis determinant. Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Molecular Plant Pathology, 20 (8) . pp. 1080-1092 ISSN: 1464-6722 (Print), 1364-3703 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.12813) NB Item availability restricted.
Vyskočilová, Soňa , Seal, Susan, Colvin, John (2019), Relative polyphagy of “Mediterranean” cryptic Bemisia tabaci whitefly species and global pest status implications. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. In: , , , . Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Journal of Pest Science, 92 (3) . pp. 1071-1088 ISSN: 1612-4758 (Print), 1612-4766 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-019-01113-9).
Duff-Farrier, C. R. A. , Mbanzibwa, D. R., Nanyiti, S., Bunawan, H. , Pablo-Rodriguez, J. L. , Tomlinson, K. R. , James, A. M. , Alicai, T. , Seal, S. E. , Bailey, A. M. (2018), Strategies for the construction of cassava brown streak disease viral infectious clones. Springer US. In: , , , . Springer US, Molecular Biotechnology, 61 (2) . pp. 93-101 ISSN: 1073-6085 (Print), 1559-0305 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12033-018-0139-7).
Malka, Osnat , Santos-Garcia, Diego, Feldmesser, Ester, Sharon, Elad , Krause-Sakate, Renate , Delatte, Hélène , van Brunschot, Sharon , Patel, Mitulkumar , Muhindira, Paul Visendi , Mugerwa, Habibu (2018), Species-complex diversification and host-plant associations in Bemisia tabaci : a plant-defense, detoxification perspective revealed by RNAseq analyses. Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Molecular Ecology, 27 (21) . pp. 4241-4256 ISSN: 0962-1083 (Print), 1365-294X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14865).
Silva, G. , Lecourt, J., Clover, G.R.G., Seal, S.E. (2018), First record of Grapevine Pinot gris virus infecting Vitis vinifera in the United Kingdom. British Society for Plant Pathology. In: , , , . British Society for Plant Pathology, New Disease Reports, 38 (7) 2044-0588 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2018.038.007).
Vyskočilová, Soňa , Tay, Wee Tek, van Brunschot, Sharon, Seal, Susan , Colvin, John (2018), An integrative approach to discovering cryptic species within the Bemisia tabaci whitefly species complex. Nature Research. In: , , , . Nature Research, Scientific Reports, 8: 10886 2045-2322 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29305-w).
Bömer, Moritz , Rathnayake, Ajith I., Visendi, Paul, Sewe, Steven O. , Sicat, Juan Paolo A. , Silva, Gonçalo , Kumar, P. Lava , Seal, Susan E. (2018), Tissue culture and next-generation sequencing: A combined approach for detecting yam (Dioscorea spp.) viruses. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 105 . pp. 54-66 ISSN: 0885-5765 (Print), 1096-1178 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2018.06.003).
Krupovic, Mart , Blomberg, Jonas, Coffin, John M., Dasgupta, Indranil , Fan, Hung , Geering, Andrew D. , Gifford, Robert , Harrach, Balázs , Hull, Roger , Johnson, Welkin (2018), Ortervirales: A new viral order unifying five families of reverse-transcribing viruses. American Society for Microbiology. In: , , , . American Society for Microbiology, Journal of Virology, 92 (12) . pp. 00515-00518 ISSN: 0022-538X (Print), 1098-5514 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00515-18) NB Item availability restricted.
Boykin, Laura M. , Kinene, Tonny, Wainaina, James M., Savill, Anders , Seal, Susan , Mugerwa, Habibu , Macfadyen, Sarina , Tay, Wee Tek , De Barro, Paul , Kubatko, Laura (2018), Review and guide to a future naming system of African Bemisia tabaci species. Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Systematic Entomology, 43 (3) . pp. 427-433 ISSN: 0307-6970 (Print), 1365-3113 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12294).
Mugerwa, Habibu , Seal, Susan, Wang, Hua-Ling, Patel, Mitulkumar V. , Kabaalu, Richard , Omongo, Christopher A. , Alicai, Titus , Tairo, Fred , Ndunguru, Joseph , Sseruwagi, Peter (2018), African ancestry of New World, Bemisia tabaci-whitefly species. Nature Publishing Group. In: , , , . Nature Publishing Group, Scientific Reports, 8: 2734 (1) ISSN: 2045-2322 (Print), 2045-2322 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20956-3).
Brewer, Helen C. , Hird, Diane L., Bailey, Andy M., Seal, Susan E. , Foster, Gary D. (2018), A guide to the contained use of plant virus infectious clones. Wiley Open Access. In: , , , . Wiley Open Access, Plant Biotechnology Journal, 16 (4) . pp. 832-843 ISSN: 1467-7644 (Print), 1467-7652 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12876).
Silva, Gonçalo , Oyekanmi, Joshua, Nkere, Chukwuemeka K., Bömer, Moritz , Kumar, Lava P. , Seal, Susan (2018), Rapid detection of potyviruses from crude plant extracts. Elsevier Masson. In: , , , . Elsevier Masson, Analytical Biochemistry, 546 . pp. 17-22 ISSN: 0003-2697 (Print), 1096-0309 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2018.01.019).
Bömer, Moritz , Turaki, Aliyu, Rathnayake, Ajith, Silva, Goncalo , Lava Kumar, P. , Seal, Susan (2018), Rolling circle amplification to screen yam germplasm for badnavirus infections and to amplify and characterise novel badnavirus genomes. Bio-Protocol. In: , , , . Bio-Protocol, Bio-protocol, 8 (1) 2331-8325 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.21769/BioProtoc.2672).
Bömer, Moritz , Rathnayake, Ajith I., Visendi, Paul, Silva, Gonçalo , Seal, Susan E. (2017), Complete genome sequence of a new member of the genus Badnavirus, Dioscorea bacilliform RT virus 3, reveals the first evidence of recombination in yam badnaviruses. Springer Vienna. In: , , , . Springer Vienna, Archives of Virology ISSN: 0304-8608 (Print), 1432-8798 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-017-3605-9).
Silva, G. , Lecourt, J., Clover, G.R.G., Seal, S. E. (2017), First report of Grapevine fanleaf virus infecting grapevine in the United Kingdom. British Society for Plant Pathology. In: , , , . British Society for Plant Pathology, New Disease Reports, 36 (9) 2044-0588 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2017.036.009) NB Item availability restricted.
Tomlinson, Katie R. , Bailey, Andy M., Alicai, Titus, Seal, Sue , Foster, Gary D. (2017), Cassava brown streak disease: historical timeline, current knowledge and future prospects. Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Molecular Plant Pathology ISSN: 1464-6722 (Print), 1364-3703 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.12613) NB Item availability restricted.
Turaki, Aliyu A. , Bömer, Moritz, Silva, Gonçalo, Kumar, P. Lava , Seal, Susan E. (2017), PCR-DGGE analysis: Unravelling complex mixtures of badnavirus sequences present in yam germplasm. MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Viruses, 9 (7) . pp. 181 ISSN: 1999-4915 (Print), 1999-4915 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/v9070181).
Bömer, Moritz , Turaki, Aliyu A., Silva, Gonçalo, Kumar, P. Lava , Seal, Susan E. (2016), A sequence-independent strategy for amplification and characterisation of episomal badnavirus sequences reveals three previously uncharacterised yam badnaviruses. MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Viruses, 8: 188 . pp. 1-22 ISSN: 1999-4915 (Print), 1999-4915 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/v8070188).
Al-Kuwaiti, N.A. , Maruthi, M.N., Seal, S.E. (2016), Molecular characterization of potyviruses infecting potato and vegetables in Iraq. Edizioni ETS, Pisa, Italy. In: , , , . Edizioni ETS, Pisa, Italy, Journal of Plant Pathology: An International Journal of the Italian Phytopathological Society, 98 (3) ISSN: 1125-4653 (Print), (doi: 10.4454/JPP.V98I3.029) NB Item availability restricted.
Book section
Sewe, Steven , Silva, Goncalo, Sicat, Juan Paolo, Seal, Susan , Muhindira, Paul Visendi (2022), Trimming and validation of Illumina short reads using Trimmomatic, trinity assembly, and assessment of RNA-Seq Data. Humana Press - Springer Nature. In: , , In: David Edwards (ed.), Plant Bioinformatics. Methods in Molecular Biology. Humana Press - Springer Nature, New York, United States , 2443 (1st) . pp. 211-232 . ISBN: 9781071620663 ; 9781071620670 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2067-0_11).
Monograph
Krupovic, Mart , Harrach, Balázs, Sabanadzovic, Sead, Sanfaçon, Hélène , Koonin, Eugene V. , Kuhn, Jens H. , Johnson, Welkin , Blomberg, Jonas , Coffin, John , Fan, Hung (2017), Creation of new order, Ortervirales, for 5 families of reverse-transcribing viruses. International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). In: , , , . International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), (doi: ).