Secretory class III peroxidases are hypothesized to be involved with lignification and auxin catabolism. Lignification is polymerization that can strengthen the water conducting tissues and support the plant system. Auxin ...

Walnut (Juglans) and wingnut (Pterocarya) trees have been declining in response to Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD). The TCD pathogen, Geosmithia morbida, is vectored by a phloeophagous bark beetle, the walnut twig beetle ...

Recent human infections with avian influenza viruses (AIV) highlight the need for continued surveillance of AIV in waterfowl. California’s Sacramento Valley is an important wintering site for waterfowl from which avian ...