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Chris Bass is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, particularly in insect science and molecular biology. They have contributed extensively to the study of insect-plant interactions, insect resistance and genetics, and insect and pesticide research.

Their work explores diverse topics including:

  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant Virus Research Studies

Chris Bass has published numerous papers, with recent notable works including:

  • "The molecular mechanisms of insecticide resistance in aphid crop pests," 2023, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • "The Role of Cytochrome P450s in Insect Toxicology and Resistance," 2021, Annual Review of Entomology
  • "MAPK-directed activation of the whitefly transcription factor CREB leads to P450-mediated imidacloprid resistance," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Global patterns in genomic diversity underpinning the evolution of insecticide resistance in the aphid crop pest Myzus persicae," 2021, Communications Biology
  • "Changes in both trans- and cis-regulatory elements mediate insecticide resistance in a lepidopteron pest, Spodoptera exigua," 2021, PLoS Genetics

Frequent collaborators of Chris Bass include:

  • Ralf Nauen
  • Bartlomiej J. Troczka
  • Kumar Saurabh Singh
  • Adam Pym
  • Cong-Fen Gao

The scientist regularly publishes in several journals, indicating focused research dissemination in key venues such as:

  • Pest Management Science
  • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • The global status of insect resistance to neonicotinoid insecticides

    Chris Bass;Ian Denholm;Martin S. Williamson;Ralf Nauen

  • The evolutionary origins of pesticide resistance.

    Nichola J. Hawkins;Chris Bass;Andrea Dixon;Andrea Dixon;Paul Neve

  • The evolution of insecticide resistance in the peach–potato aphid, Myzus persicae

    Chris Bass;Alin M. Puinean;Christoph T. Zimmer;Ian Denholm

  • Amplification of a cytochrome P450 gene is associated with resistance to neonicotinoid insecticides in the aphid Myzus persicae.

    Alin M. Puinean;Stephen P. Foster;Linda Oliphant;Ian Denholm

  • Gene amplification and insecticide resistance

    Chris Bass;Linda M Field

  • Resistance to diamide insecticides in diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) is associated with a mutation in the membrane-spanning domain of the ryanodine receptor.

    Bartek Troczka;Christoph T. Zimmer;Jan Elias;Corinna Schorn

  • Mutation of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor β subunit is associated with resistance to neonicotinoid insecticides in the aphid Myzus persicae

    Chris Bass;Alin M Puinean;Melanie Andrews;Penny Cutler

  • Detection of knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations in Anopheles gambiae: a comparison of two new high-throughput assays with existing methods

    Chris Bass;Dimitra Nikou;Martin J Donnelly;Martin S Williamson

  • Investigating the molecular mechanisms of organophosphate and pyrethroid resistance in the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda.

    Renato A. Carvalho;Celso Omoto;Linda M. Field;Martin S. Williamson

  • Unravelling the Molecular Determinants of Bee Sensitivity to Neonicotinoid Insecticides

    Cristina Manjon;Bartlomiej J. Troczka;Marion Zaworra;Marion Zaworra;Katherine Beadle

  • The Role of Cytochrome P450s in Insect Toxicology and Resistance.

    Ralf Nauen;Chris Bass;René Feyereisen;René Feyereisen;John Vontas;John Vontas

  • Gene amplification and microsatellite polymorphism underlie a recent insect host shift.

    Chris Bass;Christoph T. Zimmer;Christoph T. Zimmer;Jacob M. Riveron;Craig S. Wilding

  • Overexpression of a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase, CYP6ER1, is associated with resistance to imidacloprid in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens

    C. G. Bass;R. A. Carvalho;L. Oliphant;A. M. Puinean

  • Does resistance really carry a fitness cost

    Richard H ffrench-Constant;Chris Bass

  • PCR-based detection of Plasmodium in Anopheles mosquitoes: a comparison of a new high-throughput assay with existing methods.

    Chris Bass;Dimitra Nikou;Andrew M Blagborough;John Vontas

  • Identification of mutations associated with pyrethroid resistance in the voltage-gated sodium channel of the tomato leaf miner (Tuta absoluta).

    Khalid Haddi;Madeleine Berger;Madeleine Berger;Pablo Bielza;Dina Cifuentes

  • Ryanodine receptor point mutations confer diamide insecticide resistance in tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae).

    Emmanouil Roditakis;Denise Steinbach;Gerald Moritz;Emmanouil Vasakis

  • Neofunctionalization of Duplicated P450 Genes Drives the Evolution of Insecticide Resistance in the Brown Planthopper.

    Christoph T. Zimmer;William T. Garrood;Kumar Saurabh Singh;Emma Randall

  • MAPK-directed activation of the whitefly transcription factor CREB leads to P450-mediated imidacloprid resistance.

    Xin Yang;Shun Deng;Xuegao Wei;Jing Yang

  • Insecticide resistance and its association with target-site mutations in natural populations of Anopheles gambiae from eastern Uganda

    Urvashi Ramphul;Thomas Boase;Chris Bass;Loyce M. Okedi

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin S. Williamson
Martin S. Williamson Rothamsted Research
Linda M. Field
Linda M. Field Rothamsted Research
Ralf Nauen
Ralf Nauen Bayer (Germany)
John Vontas
John Vontas Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas
Kim E. Hammond-Kosack
Kim E. Hammond-Kosack Rothamsted Research
Richard H. ffrench-Constant
Richard H. ffrench-Constant University of Exeter
Martin Urban
Martin Urban Rothamsted Research
Ian Denholm
Ian Denholm University of Hertfordshire
Martin J. Donnelly
Martin J. Donnelly Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Abdoulaye Diabaté
Abdoulaye Diabaté National Institutes of Health

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