Dylan Corner

@justatinytaste2 @abcnews The article clearly states that union are also included in this bill

@abcnews So Labor is going to ban donations from unions and CBus super, right?

Labor is pushing for the biggest shake-up of funding and disclosure laws in more than a decade to curtail an "arms race" it says is being fuelled by billionaires. ab.co/4frhGzb

@sargeantb1 @abcnews The article clearly states that union are also included in this bill

@abcnews No doubt union funds are exempt

@GregoryJ1984 @abcnews The article clearly states that union are also included in this bill

@abcnews Any restrictions on union donations in return for legislative favours?

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@LPerepolkin Good luck! Looks like it could be some sort of pin nematode, perhaps Gracilacus sp. based on the length of the stylet?

Backyard nematode for PCR. Hopefully a band will show for this one.

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@LPerepolkin Those are some nice photos! What microscope and camera are you using?

So far the morphology of live nematodes appears foggy under a microscope compared to fixed and cleared ones. I have seen a few live nematodes that do come out clear. But none of the recent ones I have mounted have clarity.

@LPerepolkin @activeplantnema you'll also sometimes come across sp. nov. or nov. sp. These both also denote a new species (nov. = novel)

What does the "n." represent in the name Pristionchus pacificus n. sp. strain PS312? @activeplantnema

@LPerepolkin It's always good to make sure, so that you are certain that when you send of the amplicon for sequencing you'll be getting back nematode DNA. Nothing worse than paying for barcode sequencing and getting fungal sequence data back!! Good luck, keen to see what you find! 2/2

@LPerepolkin Nicely done Lawrence! May I suggest including a negative control in your PCRs? This will confirm that none of your reagents are contaminated. Depending on what gene region you are targeting for amplification, the primers you use can sometimes amplify non-target DNA 1/2

Using the nematode smash technique from Powers' paper and an accommodating Bento Lab dipstick DNA extraction kit protocol gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling when extracting nematode DNA. I see a gel band for all eight nematodes!!!

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@bxhungdhct @UFGulfCoastNema How are you planning on doing species level ID? 🙂

We may find M.enterolobii on the Mi tomato variety (resistant to M. incognita, M. javanica) or breaking resistant population of RKN. We'll figure when doing RKN species identification. @UFGulfCoastNema

@LesSchumacher @activeplantnema Which sorghum variety was this? I think there is a fair bit of variation between cultivars 🤔

Sorghum is an excellent host for root-knot #nematode, Meloidogyne incognita. Inoculated with 16,500 juveniles in a greenhouse test, the population density soared to over 2 million upon test termination 😱 @activeplantnema

@Dynamic_Jameson @AlboMP Yes... albo caused the cyclone and the floods 🤦

The situation in Cairns and Far North Queensland remains critical. A huge thanks to all our emergency services and ADF personnel who are on the ground helping.

Terrific @nanopore sequencing workshop at @AS_Para #CiP2023 course by @neily1101 @LucasHuggins3 @Kirsty_m_McCann and @DoctorBaz and @Dylan_Corner. Lots of bright green pores, sequencing never-seen-before parasite DNA

Had a great time presenting my work on root-knot nematode diagnostics at the #2023APPSAdelaide conference. A lot of really thought provoking presentations and posters at the conference.

@NematodeGuy Hmm... good to know. Thanks

@Dylan_Corner Their galls are typically very small and easy to overlook

Just a few root-knot males in there!

@LPerepolkin Are you finding you can discern more features when they're stained? I used to stain trematodes for morphological characterisation, but thus far have found nematodes to be easy enough to study without stain

Fiddling with H&E staining. The second iteration.