Gustavo Mora-AguileraColegio de Postgraduados | CP · Phytosanitary Department
Gustavo Mora-Aguilera
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Our laboratory focuses on crop epidemiology using modern approaches at the population and regional levels. Our epidemiology system relied on crop health as a major rational factor. Our team deals with field experiments, classical and molecular disease diagnosis, population genomics, big data, digital technology, and risk analyses applied mainly to pest management. We use scaling epidemiology for comprehensive mechanistic inferences. We also develop research in human disease epidemiology.
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The underline hypothesis of this study was that SARS-CoV-2 can infect individuals regardless of health condition, sex, and age in opposition to the classical epidemiological assumption of an identifiable susceptible subpopulation for epidemic development. To address this issue, a population cohort with 24.4 million metadata associated with 226,089...
In Mexico, Theobroma cacao is affected by the black pod rot (BPR) caused by Phytophthora capsici. Currently, an epidemiological study of this disease is lacking. The objective was to determine the influence of climate, fruit set and the incidence of cacao frosty pod rot (Moniliophthora roreri) on the epidemic intensity of BPR in five locations in s...
App-ExploraCitricos v2.0 is an application for assessing epidemiological variables with a spatio-temporal, multicrop, multivariety-species, multivariable, multi-pest, multi-user and multi-criteria approach for risk analysis in the citrus productive chain. This work aimed to develop an application for Android® mobile devices higher than 5.0, allowin...
Research objective was to assess phytosanitary response and epidemiological behavior in 12 Phaseolus vulgaris genotypes and develop etiological-epidemiological methodologies applicable to plant breeding studies. In 2020 spring-summer season, assessments were conducted at flowering (June) and fructification stages (August). Severity was evaluated wi...
In the order Hemiptera, leafhoppers are the most diverse family, with more than 25,000 species distributed worldwide. Leafhoppers (Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) are of phytosanitary importance, because they are efficient vectors of plant pathogens such as phytoplasmas and other bacteria and viruses that cause diseases in a wide range of plants. Ci...
p>Although the SARS-CoV-2 virus can survive in various environments for 28 days or more, and that the virus dispersion by microdroplets in the air can be a risk of contagion, there is no evidence that food carries it. However, the authorities have recommended measures in the handling of food, to avoid the possible spread of the disease through it o...
p>The objective of this work was to determine the impact of COVID-19 on productive activities of farmers and extensionist, and the level of application of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in urban agriculture in Xochimilco, Milpa Alta, Tláhuac, Tlalpan, Magdalena Contreras and Cuajimalpa at Mexico City, a metropolitan area with a high SARS-CoV-2 po...
Global retrospective human/plant epidemiology analysis exhibits a reactive cognitive development influenced by casuistic phenomena. Epidemic outbreaks of XXI century evidenced regression of the population-based approach to risk prevention and erosion of Public Health model, successful between 1950-1970. After 19 pandemics and 200 historical outbrea...
p>Food and health are vital needs and legitimate human rights. Agriculture, exceeded by the Industrial Revolution and subsequent economic development has been fundamental to face the SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 health contingency. Its essentiality, in contrast to most economic sectors’ shutdown, implied the uninterrupted agricultural production to guaran...
p>The emergence of COVID-19, a disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, was first reported in December 2019. It then spread in pandemic proportions, creating a human health emergency that was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The airborne transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, mainly through droplets of saliva, has been highly effective, de...
La comúnmente llamada Fusariosis de las musáceas es un patógeno que representa una amenaza para la seguridad alimentaria global. Es responsable de pérdidas considerables en la producción de plátano y banano en el mundo. Por casi 30 años, su presencia se restringió al Sureste asiático, sin embargo, en agosto de 2019 se detectó por vez primera en Col...
A possible alternative for the control of CTV and CLas in Citrus sinensis is the use of systemic acquired resistance. The study of this mechanism requires normalizing with reference genes. Therefore, a gene expression quantification protocol using RT-qPCR was developed to evaluate the potential use of GAPDH, ACTIN, F-BOX, COX, and 18S rRNA as refer...
The advancement of digital technology has made it possible to conceive automated Epidemiological Surveillance Systems (ESS) with a holistic-systemic approach allowing effective operation, management, and processing of phytosanitary data for fast decision making applied to regional prevention and pest management. This surveillance type focuses on pl...
p>Esta investigación tuvo como objetivos identificar la especie(s) de Fusarium asociada(s) a hijuelos comerciales de Agave tequilana y desarrollar una metodología para cuantificar la carga de inóculo en hijuelos provenientes de plantaciones madre de Jalisco con inductividad epidémica diferencial al síndrome marchitez y pudrición seca del cogollo (S...
La producción de cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) en el sureste de México es afectada por la moniliasis (Moniliophthora roreri) con pérdidas superiores al 75 %. Actualmente se carece de estudios completos que analicen la relación inóculo-fructificación en la estructura epidémica para mejorar el control efectivo de la enfermedad. El objetivo del presente...
Introduction:
The US-Mexico region is at high risk of elevated tuberculosis (TB) incidence due to mobility and migration. Knowledge of how socio-demographic factors varies geographically, provides clues to understanding the determinants of tuberculosis and may provide guidance for regional prevention and control strategies to improve public health...
En alturas 50-100m, la eficiencia detección-delimitación focos fue <40% en MPC, lo cual requirió posteriores análisis de vigor/planta para incrementar a 70%. En MG la eficiencia fue >85%. La estimación de inventarios en tres predios de 3600 plantas/ha, discriminando plantas vivas y muertas, tuvo precisión (r 2) entre 0.84-0.97, con respecto a censo...
Wilt and dry bud rot of the agave (Agave tequilana var. azul) are diseases of high economic impact for this crop. The implication of Fusarium spp. in both diseases at a regional context was determined in this research. Root and soil samples were collected from 40 commercial plantations located in 13 counties at Los Altos, Jalisco an important culti...
The new paradigm should be based
on prevention and scaling the epidemiological
frame at regional and community level in order
to develop early warnings on pest spreading,
establishment and economical damage. Time and
space scaling is also required for systemic studies
on environmental agriculture impacts and the
effect of climatic change on crop he...
Recibí la invitación del editor de esta Serie en primavera. Recordé profesionales que conforman previos volúmenes de LAS CIENCIAS AGRICOLAS MEXICANAS Y SUS PROTAGONISTAS. Personajes excepcionales que han dejado una profunda huella en distintos ámbitos de las ciencias agrícolas y en generaciones de profesionales. Me reconozco entre aquellos que tuvi...
em>Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus ( C Las), agente causal del huanglongbing (HLB), y el Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) constituyen amenazas para la citricultura mexicana por su condición endémica en cítricos agrios de algunas regiones del pacífico y de focos recientes de razas severas, respectivamente. La identificación y clonación de genes relacio...
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), causal agent of Huanglongbing disease (HLB), and the Citrus tristeza virus (CTV)constitute a serious threat to Mexican citriculture because its endemic status in limes in several regions of the Pacific coast and also for the recent detection of severe strains, respectively. The identification and cloning of...
Figura 3. Escenarios de riesgo de introducción de la influenza A
El estado de Colima es productor importante de limón, las afectaciones por efecto del Huanglonbing (HLB) han ocasionado pérdidas en forma progresiva. Hasta el momento no se conoce cura y los productores han decidido realizar cambios en la dinámica de cultivos. El objetivo de este trabajo fue cuantificar los cambios, mediante análisis espacial (PR)...
Objetivo. Estimar el escenario potencial probabilístico de introducción del agente causal de la influenza tipo A en México mediante geointeligencia sanitaria.
Métodos. Estudio ecológico en el que consideran 1 973 brotes de influenza con alto grado de patogenicidad en el mundo durante el período 2014-2016. Se desarrolló un modelado geoespacial con h...
Plant-pathogenic viruses cause physiological and biochemical changes in the host plant as well as direct and indirect effects on the biology and behaviour of the vector. Brevipalpus yothersi Baker is considered the main vector of Citrus leprosis virus C (CiLV-C). Under laboratory conditions, we studied the effect of feeding on CiLV-C-infected orang...
This work had the purpose of detecting the presence of phytoplasmas associated to HLB-like symptoms, a disease caused by CLas, to improve the sampling and detection carryout in official phytosanitary actions in the Mexican citriculture. Base on alerts of negative results to CLas in citrus trees with putative symptoms of HLB, directed samplings were...
Cercospora agavicola, causal agent of the gray spot of blue agave (Agave tequilana), is a regulated fungus under official control in states under the Denomination of Origin of Tequila (DOT). This work was carried out in Jalisco, Mexico, the main DOT region, to determine the spatial-temporal epidemic inductivity of the fungus and to develop stochast...
em>Cercospora agavicola , agente causal de la mancha gris del agave azul ( Agave tequilana ), es un hongo reglamentado bajo control oficial en estados bajo Denominación de Origen del Tequila (DOT). Este trabajo se desarrolló en Jalisco, México, principal región DOT, para determinar la inductividad epidémica espacio-temporal del hongo y desarrollar...
Este trabajo tuvo la finalidad de investigar la presencia de fitoplasmas asociados a síntomas similares al HLB, enfermedad causada por CLas, con el propósito de optimizar los procesos de muestreo y diagnóstico en el marco de acciones fitosanitarias oficiales en la citricultura Mexicana. A partir de alertas de resultados negativos a CLas en árboles...
The cochineal scale insect, Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell), is a key pest of Opuntia spp. (Plantae: Cactaceae). It reduces the plants’ useful-life and affects production of their cladodes and fruit. Chemical control is the main strategy, but it is inefficient and a risk for environment and human health. For this reason, other management strategie...
Objectives:
To analyze the frequency of gene mutations associated to drug resistant in clinical samples from population of the Jalisco state (Mexico) and then evaluate the genetic variability of TB and MDR-TB strains to describe the frequency of M. tuberculosis families.
Methods:
We analyzed the clinical isolates of M. tuberculosis obtained from...
Cladode brown spot (CBS) is an important disease of prickly pear cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera) in Brazil. No standard method exists for sampling in the field. A study was conducted in 30 fields of prickly pear (cv. Miúda) in Pernambuco state, Brazil, to determine the optimal sample size to assess severity of CBS. In each field, a 0.3 ha (45 × 68...
Huanglongbing (HLB), a recent worldwide spreading disease on citrus, was detected in July 2009 in Yucatan State of Mexico. The objective of this study was to evaluate the fit of diffusion and classic disease gradient models to large-scale HLB spatial data originated from initial foci to improve sampling, monitoring, and control strategies for Diaph...
Epidemiological studies are important for successful use of entomopathogens for pest management. Although microbial control of insects is applied epidemiology, there are few epidemiological-ecological studies, which partially explains why the use of entomopathogens has ended in failure. Isolated studies using preserved strains of entomopathogens in...
Hyperaspis trifurcata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is a native predator of the wild cochineal scale, Dactylopius opuntiae (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) in North America. Here we have determined its life cycle and voracity when reared on first instar nymphs of D. opuntiae and estimated its population parameters using five diets based on different develo...
We studied species diversity and genetic variation among populations of Brevipalpus mites from four species of citrus host plants. We sampled mites on orange, lime, grapefruit and mandarin trees from orchards at six localities distributed in the five most important citrus producing states in Mexico. Genetic variation among citrus host plants and lo...
List of samples of Brevipalpus yothersi.
GenBank accession numbers, locality and haplotype assignment after the haplotype network analysis are provided. List of sequences used as a reference for the genetic comparison are shown. SL = Sinaloa, MN = Michoacan, VZ = Veracruz, NL = Nuevo Leon, YN = Yucatan.
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List of samples of Brevipalpus californicus obtained from different host plant species.
GenBank accession numbers, locality and haplotype assignment after the haplotype network analysis are provided. List of sequences used as a reference for the genetic comparison are shown. VZ = Veracruz, NL = Nuevo Leon, YN = Yucatan.
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Las áreas verdes urbanas aportan diversos servicios a la sociedad y al ambiente. El Bosque San Juan de Aragón, es una de las pocas áreas verdes al noreste de la Ciudad de México y la condición actual de su arbolado en materia de salud no se conoce con precisión. En el presente estudio se implementó y adaptó el protocolo del indicador condición de c...
Hyperaspis trifurcata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is a native predator of the wild cochineal scale, Dactylopius opuntiae (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) in North America. Here we have determined its life cycle and voracity when reared on first instar nymphs of D. opuntiae and estimated its population parameters using five diets based on different develo...
En este artículo se evalúan en los impactos económicos que traería el HLB a la cadena citrícola mexicana y se comparan las medidas preventivas o de control tomadas hasta el momento. La evaluación de los impactos económicos se realizó en tres niveles: la actividad citrícola primaria, la agroindustria y la economía en su conjunto. Los resultados obte...
Green urban areas provide several benefits to society and to the environment. San Juan de Aragon Park, located in the northeast of Mexico City, is one of the few green areas in that urban zone but the health of its trees is not known. In this survey, the crown condition indicator protocol was adapted and applied in 28 circular plots (0.1 ha) establ...
This research aimed to analyze the visual and nutritional symptoms in nopal (Opuntia ficus indica (L.), through induction of nutritional deficiencies by the missing element technique under hydroponic conditions. In order to meet this objetive, we planned to work in a greenhouse of the Graduate College in the State of Mexico, from June 2008 until th...
The aim of this study was to estimate yield losses induced by the agent associated with Huanglongbing, Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) in Persian lime (Citrus latifolia Tanaka) in Mexico, by evaluating morphological and organoleptic fruit variables. A four-year old Persian lime orchard in the state of Yucatán,
Mexico, was selected; the tre...
Brevipalpus phoenicis s.l. is an economically important vector of the Citrus leprosis virus-C (CiLV-C), one of the most severe diseases attacking citrus orchards worldwide. Effective control strategies for this mite should be designed based on basic information including its population structure, and particularly the factors that influence its dyna...
El Huanglongbing de los cítricos, ocasionada por Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CaLas), se detectó en Guerrero en marzo de 2013. Actualmente, los informes oficiales reportan cuatro municipios con presencia de CaLas en planta y en el vector Diaphorina citri (Dc) y seis municipios con detecciones sólo en Dc. El objetivo del estudio fue determinar...
A finales de 2013 se detectó una condición atípica relacionada con muestras vegetales positivas, asintomáticas a Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) en plantas de naranja dulce (Citrus sinensis) en la región Nororiental del estado de Puebla. A la fecha, en México no se había reportado esta condición. Por lo anterior el presente trabajo se real...
En México, los síntomas por Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) son mayores en limón mexicano (Lm) (Citrus aurantifolia). El conocimiento del efecto variedad/portainjerto en interacción con CLas es limitado. El objetivo fue evaluar la expresión de síntomas en Lm injertado en C. macrophylla (Cm), C. aurantium (Ca) y C. volkameriana (Cv), asocia...
La enfermedad “Huanglongbing”, causada por Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), se distribuye en casi todas las zonas citrícolas de América, afecta principalmente cítricos dulces. En México es más prevalente en cítricos agrios. Poco se sabe del efecto de CLas en la interacción patógeno injerto-portainjerto. El objetivo fue analizar la concentr...
