Catherine Cullingham

Nov 22, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Xiaoqi Xie |Micah Brush |Evan Johnson |Catherine Cullingham

AbstractThe mountain pine beetle has recently expanded its range into northern and central Alberta, posing an immediate threat to the novel host, jack pine. To date, some experiments suggest that jack pine has limited defensive capabilities despite of the restrictions from the physical environment. In this work, we explore the susceptibility of jack pine compared to the primary host, lodgepole pine, evaluating the risk of potential range expansion into Canada boreal forest.

Aug 22, 2024 | nature.com | Catherine Cullingham

Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-52534-1, published online 29 January 2024The original version of this Article contained an error. In the Methods section, under the subheading ‘Real-time reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR)’, where an internal control probe for RT-qPCR was incorrect. "The probe for CSGv was labeled with the reporter dye 6-carboxyfluorescein (6-FAM) at the 5′ end and a minor groove binder (MGB) at the 3′ end, following the design by Wang et al.11.

Jan 28, 2024 | nature.com | Catherine Cullingham

AbstractMosquito-borne diseases pose ongoing global health concerns, demanding more cost-efficient methods to detect pathogens to support enhanced surveillance efforts. This study introduces an adapted TRIzol-based high-throughput RNA extraction protocol, tailored for the detection of California serogroup viruses in pooled mosquito samples in a rapid and cost-effective manner.