Innovative approaches to pest management

Project (past)

Project dates01 Apr 2012 to end of 31 Mar 2017
Researchers
Principal InvestigatorMike Birkett
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project numberS5194
5194
DepartmentBiological Chemistry and Crop Protection (BCCP)
Research fish codeBBS/E/C/00005194
Grant IDBBS/E/C/00005194

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Identification and comparative expression analysis of odorant binding protein genes in the tobacco cutworm Spodoptera litura

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Gu, S-H., Zhou, J-J., Gao, S., Wang, D-H., Li, X-C., Guo, Y-Y. and Zhang, Y-J. 2015. Identification and comparative expression analysis of odorant binding protein genes in the tobacco cutworm Spodoptera litura. Scientific Reports. 5, p. 13800. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep13800

Identification and expression analysis of putative chemosensory receptor genes in Microplitis mediator by antennal transcriptome screening

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Wang, S-N., Peng, Y., Lu, Z-Y., Dhiloo, K. H., Gu, S-H., Li, R-J., Zhou, J-J., Zhang, Y-J. and Guo, Y-Y. 2015. Identification and expression analysis of putative chemosensory receptor genes in Microplitis mediator by antennal transcriptome screening. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 11, pp. 737-751. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.11786

Identification and expression profile analysis of odorant binding protein and chemosensory protein genes in Bemisia tabaci MED by head transcriptome

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Wang, R., Li, F., Zhang, W., Zhang, X., Qu, C., Tetreau, G., Sun, L., Luo, C. and Zhou, J. 2017. Identification and expression profile analysis of odorant binding protein and chemosensory protein genes in Bemisia tabaci MED by head transcriptome. PLOS ONE. (e0171739), p. 19pp. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171739

Identification and expression profile analysis of odorant-binding protein genes in Apolygus lucorum (Hemiptera: Miridae)

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Ji, P., Gu, S-H., Liu, J-T., Zhu, X-Q., Guo, Y-Y., Zhou, J-J. and Zhang, Y-J. 2013. Identification and expression profile analysis of odorant-binding protein genes in Apolygus lucorum (Hemiptera: Miridae). Applied Entomology and Zoology. 48, pp. 301-311. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13355-013-0188-0

Identification and expression profile of two putative odorant-binding proteins from the neotropical brown stink bug, Euschistus heros (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

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Farias, L. R., Paula, D. P., Zhou, J-J., Liu, R., Pappas, G. J. Jr., Moraes, M. C. B., Laumann, R. A., Borges, M., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A., Field, L. M. and Bao, S. N. 2014. Identification and expression profile of two putative odorant-binding proteins from the neotropical brown stink bug, Euschistus heros (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Neotropical Entomology. 43, pp. 106-114. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-013-0187-4

Identification and expression profiling of odorant binding proteins and chemosensory proteins between two wingless morphs and a winged morph of the cotton aphid Aphis gossypii Glover

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Gu, S-H., Wu, K-M., Guo, Y-Y., Field, L. M., Pickett, J. A., Zhang, Y-J. and Zhou, J-J. 2013. Identification and expression profiling of odorant binding proteins and chemosensory proteins between two wingless morphs and a winged morph of the cotton aphid Aphis gossypii Glover. PLOS ONE. 8, p. e73524 (15pp). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073524

Identification and field evaluation of the sex pheromone of a Brazilian population of Spodoptera cosmioides

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Blassioli-Moraes, M. C., Borges, M., Viana, A. R., Laumann, R. A., Miranda, J. E., Magalhaes, D. M. and Birkett, M. A. 2016. Identification and field evaluation of the sex pheromone of a Brazilian population of Spodoptera cosmioides. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira. 51, pp. 545-554. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-204X2016000500015

Identification of genes expressed in the sex pheromone gland of the black cutworm Agrotis ipsilon with putative roles in sex pheromone biosynthesis and transport

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Gu, S-H., Wu, K-M., Guo, Y-Y., Pickett, J. A., Field, L. M., Zhou, J-J. and Zhang, Y-J. 2013. Identification of genes expressed in the sex pheromone gland of the black cutworm Agrotis ipsilon with putative roles in sex pheromone biosynthesis and transport. BMC Genomics. 14, p. 636. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-14-636

Identification of host kairomones from maize, Zea mays, for the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais

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Ukeh, D. A., Woodcock, C. M., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2012. Identification of host kairomones from maize, Zea mays, for the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 38, pp. 1402-1409. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-012-0191-x

Identification of non-host semiochemicals for the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (Acari: Ixodidae), from tick-resistant beagles, Canis lupus familiaris

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Borges, L. M. F., Filho, J. G. De O., Ferreira, L. L., Louly, C. C. B., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2015. Identification of non-host semiochemicals for the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (Acari: Ixodidae), from tick-resistant beagles, Canis lupus familiaris. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases. 6, pp. 676-682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.05.014

Identification of pheromone components and their binding affinity to the odorant binding protein CcapOBP83a-2 of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata

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Siciliano, P., He, X. L., Woodcock, C. M., Pickett, J. A., Field, L. M., Birkett, M. A., Kalinova, B., Gomulski, L. M., Scolari, F., Gasperi, G., Malacrida, A. R. and Zhou, J-J. 2014. Identification of pheromone components and their binding affinity to the odorant binding protein CcapOBP83a-2 of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 48, pp. 51-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2014.02.005

Increasing phosphorus supply is not the mechanism by which arbuscular mycorrhiza increase attractiveness of bean (Vicia faba) to aphids

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Babikova, Z., Gilbert, L., Randall, K. C., Bruce, T. J. A., Pickett, J. A. and Johnson, D. 2014. Increasing phosphorus supply is not the mechanism by which arbuscular mycorrhiza increase attractiveness of bean (Vicia faba) to aphids. Journal of Experimental Botany. 65, pp. 5231-5241. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eru283

Influence of two acyclic homoterpenes (tetranorterpenes) on the foraging behaviour of Anthonomus grandis Boh

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Magalhaes, D. M., Borges, M., Laumann, R. A., Woodcock, C. M., Pickett, J. A., Birkett, M. A. and Blassioli-Moraes, M. C. 2016. Influence of two acyclic homoterpenes (tetranorterpenes) on the foraging behaviour of Anthonomus grandis Boh. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 42, pp. 305-313. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-016-0691-1

Interference in foraging behaviour of European and American house dust mites Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Dermatophagoides farinae (Acari: Pyroglyphidae) by catmint, Nepeta cataria (Lamiaceae)

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Khan, M. A., Jones, I., Loza-Reyes, E., Cameron, M. M., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2012. Interference in foraging behaviour of European and American house dust mites Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Dermatophagoides farinae (Acari: Pyroglyphidae) by catmint, Nepeta cataria (Lamiaceae). Experimental and Applied Acarology. 57, pp. 65-74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-012-9532-2

Interplay between insects and plants: dynamic and complex interactions that have coevolved over millions of years but act in milliseconds

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Bruce, T. J. A. 2015. Interplay between insects and plants: dynamic and complex interactions that have coevolved over millions of years but act in milliseconds. Journal of Experimental Botany. 66, pp. 455-465. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eru391

Isolation and identification of host cues from mango, Mangifera indica, that attract gravid female oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis

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Kamala Jayanthi, P. D., Woodcock, C. M., Caulfield, J. C., Birkett, M. A. and Bruce, T. J. A. 2012. Isolation and identification of host cues from mango, Mangifera indica, that attract gravid female oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 38, pp. 361-369. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-012-0093-y

Ligand binding and homology modelling of insect odorant-binding proteins

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Venthur, H., Mutis, A., Zhou, J-J. and Quiroz, A. 2014. Ligand binding and homology modelling of insect odorant-binding proteins. Physiological Entomology. 39 (3), pp. 183-198. https://doi.org/10.1111/phen.12066

Metabolic engineering of plant-derived (E)-beta-farnesene synthase genes for a novel type of aphid-resistant genetically modified crop plants

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Yu, X-D., Pickett, J. A., Ma, Y-Z., Bruce, T. J. A., Napier, J. A., Jones, H. D. and Xia, L-Q. 2012. Metabolic engineering of plant-derived (E)-beta-farnesene synthase genes for a novel type of aphid-resistant genetically modified crop plants. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 54 (5), pp. 282-299. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7909.2012.01107.x

Methyl salicylate, thymol and carvacrol as oviposition deterrents for Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) on plum blossoms

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Allsopp, E., Prinsloo, G. J., Smart, L. E. and Dewhirst, S. Y. 2014. Methyl salicylate, thymol and carvacrol as oviposition deterrents for Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) on plum blossoms. Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 8, pp. 421-427. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-014-9323-2

Molecular characterization and differential expression of olfactory genes in the antennae of the black cutworm moth Agrotis ipsilon

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Gu, S-H., Sun, L., Yang, R-N., Wu, K-M., Guo, Y-Y., Li, X-C., Zhou, J-J. and Zhang, Y-J. 2014. Molecular characterization and differential expression of olfactory genes in the antennae of the black cutworm moth Agrotis ipsilon. PLOS ONE. 9, p. e103420. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103420

Molecular characterization and expression profiles of olfactory receptor genes in the parasitic wasp, Microplitis mediator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

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Ma, L., Gu, S-H., Liu, Z-W., Wang, S-N., Guo, Y-Y., Zhou, J-J. and Zhang, Y-J. 2014. Molecular characterization and expression profiles of olfactory receptor genes in the parasitic wasp, Microplitis mediator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Journal of Insect Physiology. 60, pp. 118-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2013.11.007

Molecular characterization of two isoforms of a farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase gene in wheat and their roles in sesquiterpene synthesis and inducible defence against aphid infestation

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Zhang, Y., Li, Z-X., Yu, X-D., Fan, J., Pickett, J. A., Jones, H. D., Zhou, J-J., Birkett, M. A., Caulfield, J., Napier, J. A., Zhao, G-Y., Cheng, X-G., Shi, Y., Bruce, T. J. A. and Xia, L-Q. 2015. Molecular characterization of two isoforms of a farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase gene in wheat and their roles in sesquiterpene synthesis and inducible defence against aphid infestation. New Phytologist. 206 (3), pp. 1101-1115. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.13302

Molecular identification and characterization of the Orco orthologue of Spodoptera litura

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Wu, Z-N., Chen, X., Du, Y-J., Zhou, J-J. and Zhuge, Q-C. 2013. Molecular identification and characterization of the Orco orthologue of Spodoptera litura. Insect Science. 20 (2), pp. 175-182. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7917.2011.01483.x

Molecular identification and differential expression of sensory neuron membrane proteins in the antennae of the black cutworm moth Agrotis ipsilon

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Gu, S-H., Yang, R-N., Guo, M-B., Wang, G-R., Wu, K-M., Guo, Y-Y., Zhou, J-J. and Zhang, Y-J. 2013. Molecular identification and differential expression of sensory neuron membrane proteins in the antennae of the black cutworm moth Agrotis ipsilon. Journal of Insect Physiology. 59, pp. 430-443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2013.02.003

MS-desi, a desiccation-related protein in the floral nectar of the evergreen velvet bean (Mucuna sempervirens Hemsl): molecular identification and characterization

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Zha, H-G., Liu, T., Zhou, J-J. and Sun, H. 2013. MS-desi, a desiccation-related protein in the floral nectar of the evergreen velvet bean (Mucuna sempervirens Hemsl): molecular identification and characterization. Planta. 238, pp. 77-89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-013-1876-2

Multifaceted biological insights from a draft genome sequence of the tobacco hornworm moth Manduca sexta

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Kanost, M. R., Arrese, E. L., Cao, X., Chen, Y-R., Chellapilla, S. and Zhou, J-J. 2016. Multifaceted biological insights from a draft genome sequence of the tobacco hornworm moth Manduca sexta. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 76 (September), pp. 118-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2016.07.005

Multiple roles of a male-specific compound in the sexual behavior of the dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus

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Vuts, J., Powers, S. J., Caulfield, J. C., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2015. Multiple roles of a male-specific compound in the sexual behavior of the dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 41, pp. 287-293. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-015-0560-3

Networking our way to better ecosystem service provision

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Bohan, D. A., Landuyt, D., Ma, A., Macfadyen, S., Martinet, V., Massol, F., McInerny, G., Montoya, J. M., Mulder, C., Pascual, U., Pocock, M. J. O., White, P., Blanchemanche, S., Bonkowski, M., Bretagnolle, V., Bronmark, C., Dicks, L., Dumbrell, A., Eisenhauer, N., Friberg, N., Gessner, M. O., Gill, R. J., Gray, C., Haughton, A., Ibanez, S., Jensen, J., Jeppesen, E., Jokela, J., Lacroix, G., Lannou, C., Lavorel, S., Le Galliard, J. F., Lescourret, F., Liu, S., Loeuille, N., McLaughlin, O., Muggleton, S., Penuelas, J., Petanidou, T., Petit, S., Pomati, F., Raffaelli, D., Rasmussen, J., Raybould, A., Reboud, X., Richard, G., Scherber, C., Scheu, S., Sutherland, W. J., Tamaddoni-Nezhad, A., ter Braak, C., Termansen, M., Thompson, M. S., Tscharntke, T., Vacher, C., van der Geest, H., Voigt, W., Vonk, J. A., Zhou, X., Woodward, G. and Quintessence Consortium 2016. Networking our way to better ecosystem service provision. Trends In Ecology & Evolution. 31 (2), pp. 105-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2015.12.003

Novel olfactory ligands via terpene synthases

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Touchet, S., Chamberlain, K., Woodcock, C. M., Miller, D. J., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A. and Allemann, R. K. 2015. Novel olfactory ligands via terpene synthases. Chemical Communications. 51 (35), pp. 7550-7553. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cc01814e

Odorant binding characteristics of three recombinant odorant binding proteins in Microplitis mediator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

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Li, K., Wang, S., Zhang, K., Ren, L., Ali, A., Zhang, Y., Zhou, J-J. and Guo, Y. 2014. Odorant binding characteristics of three recombinant odorant binding proteins in Microplitis mediator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology. 40, pp. 541-548. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-014-0458-5

Odours of Plasmodium falciparum-infected participants influence mosquito-host interactions

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De Boar, J. G., Robinson, A., Powers, S. J., Burgers, S. L. G. E., Caulfield, J. C., Birkett, M. A., Smallegange, R. C., Van Genderen, P. J. J., Bousema, T., Sauerwein, R. W., Pickett, J. A., Takken, W. and Logan, J. G. 2017. Odours of Plasmodium falciparum-infected participants influence mosquito-host interactions. Scientific Reports. 7 (1), p. 9283. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08978-9

Oviposition induced volatile emissions from African smallholder farmers' maize varieties

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Tamiru, A., Bruce, T. J. A., Midega, C. A. O., Woodcock, C. M., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A. and Khan, Z. R. 2012. Oviposition induced volatile emissions from African smallholder farmers' maize varieties. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 38, pp. 231-234. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-012-0082-1

Oviposition site-selection by Bactrocera dorsalis is mediated through an innate recognition template tuned to gamma-octalactone

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Damodaram, K. J. P., Kempraj, V., Aurade, R. M., Venkataramanappa, R. K., Nandagopal, B., Verghese, A. and Bruce, T. J. A. 2014. Oviposition site-selection by Bactrocera dorsalis is mediated through an innate recognition template tuned to gamma-octalactone. PLOS ONE. 9, p. e85764. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085764

Pheromone bouquet of the dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus (Col.: Chrysomelidae), now complete

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Vuts, J., Francke, W., Mori, K., Zarbin, P. H. G., Hooper, A. M., Millar, J. G., Pickett, J. A., Toth, M., Chamberlain, K., Caulfield, J. C., Woodcock, C. M., Troger, A. G., Balintne Csonka, E. and Birkett, M. A. 2015. Pheromone bouquet of the dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus (Col.: Chrysomelidae), now complete. European Journal Of Organic Chemistry. 22 (22), pp. 4843-4846. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201500196

Plant volatile analogues strengthen attractiveness to insect

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Sun, Y., Yu, H., Zhou, J-J., Pickett, J. A. and Wu, K-M. 2014. Plant volatile analogues strengthen attractiveness to insect. PLOS ONE. 9, p. e99142. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0099142

Plant volatile-mediated signalling and its application in agriculture: successes and challenges

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Pickett, J. A. and Khan, Z. R. 2016. Plant volatile-mediated signalling and its application in agriculture: successes and challenges. New Phytologist. 212 (4), pp. 856-870. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.14274

Prevalence and infection intensity of sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) host is reduced by the non-host compound 2-aminoacetophenone

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Hastie, L. C., Wallace, C., Birkett, M. A., Douglas, A., Jones, O., Mordue (Luntz), A. J., Ritchie, G., Pickett, J. A., Webster, J. L. and Bowman, A. S. 2013. Prevalence and infection intensity of sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) host is reduced by the non-host compound 2-aminoacetophenone. Aquaculture. 410-411, pp. 178-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2013.06.035

Priming of production in maize of volatile organic defence compounds by the natural plant activator cis- jasmone

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Oluwafemi, S., Dewhirst, S. Y., Veyrat, N., Powers, S. J., Bruce, T. J. A., Caulfield, J. C., Pickett, J. A. and Birkett, M. A. 2013. Priming of production in maize of volatile organic defence compounds by the natural plant activator cis- jasmone. PLOS ONE. 8, p. e62299. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062299

Prospects of genetic engineering for robust insect resistance

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Birkett, M. A. and Pickett, J. A. 2014. Prospects of genetic engineering for robust insect resistance. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 19, pp. 59-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2014.03.009

Push-pull farming systems

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Pickett, J. A., Woodcock, C. M., Midega, C. A. O. and Khan, Z. R. 2014. Push-pull farming systems. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 26, pp. 125-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2013.12.006