Bio21 Institute
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The increasing prevalence and spread of wheat streak mosaic
virus in Australia,
coupled with the discovery that this virus can be transmitted in different
ways, has highlighted the necessity to fully understand the biology, ecology
and genetics of the wheat curl mite, Aceria
tosichella, largely responsible for vectoring the virus. As the threat in
Australia of wheat streak mosaic virus causing levels of destruction as
observed in the international wheat industry appears progressively more likely,
CESAR are playing an active role in ascertaining crucial biological information
on wheat curl mite that can be subsequently used for the implementation of
appropriate management strategies aimed at controlling wheat curl mite and the
associated spread of wheat streak mosaic virus.
Current Research:
Adam Miller joined the research group at CESAR in 2008 after
completing his PhD in molecular systematics at DeakinUniversity.
Extending on CESAR’s recent discoveries of a wheat curl mite species complex and
alternate host species within Australia,
Adam is using fine scale molecular markers in order to clarify species lineages
and investigate population dynamics (movement, gene flow and reproductive mode)
of wheat curl mite in Australia.
Publications
Miller, A.D., Austin, C. M. 2006. The complete
mitochondrial genome of the mantid shrimp Harpiosquilla harpax, and a
phylogenetic investigation of the Decapoda using mitochondrial sequences.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 38: 565-574.
Miller, A.D., Murphy, N.P., Burridge, C.P.,
Austin, C. M.
2005. Complete mitochondrial DNA sequences of the decapod crustaceans Pseudocarcinus
gigas (Menippidae) and Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Palaemonidae). Marine
Biotechology 7: 339-349
Miller, A.D., Nguyen, T.T.T., Burridge,
C.P., Austin,
C. M. 2004. Complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the Australian freshwater
crayfish, Cherax destructor (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae): a novel gene
order revealed. Genetics. 331: 65-72.
Miller, A.D., Waggy, G., Ryan, S.G.,
Austin, C.M. 2004. Mitochondrial 12S rRNA sequences support the existence of a
third species of freshwater blackfish (Percicthyidae: Gadopsis) from
south-eastern Australia.
Memoirs of the Museum Victoria.
61(2): 121-127.
Ryan, S.G., Miller, A.D., Austin, C.M. 2004. Allozyme variation and
taxonomy of the river blackfish, Gadopsis marmoratus Richardson,
in western Victoria.
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria.
116(2): 191-199.