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Eyualem Abebe, Briana Ferebee, Tarreyca Taylor, Manuel Mundo-Ocampo, Tesfamariam Mekete, Paul De Ley. 2012 Neotobrilus nicsmolae n.sp. (Tobrilidae: Nematoda) and Chronogaster carolinensis n.sp. (Chronogasteridae: Nematoda) from Lake Phelps, North Carolina. Journal of Nematology. In press.
Nyoike, T.W., T. Mekete, R. McSorley, E. Weibezahl-Kakarigi, and O. E. Liburd. 2012. Confirmation of Meloidogyne hapla on strawberry in Florida using molecular and morphological techniques. Nematropica 42 (2):
F. Akyazi. M.A. Ansari. B.I. Ahmed. W.T. Crow and T. Mekete. 2012. F?rst record of entomopathogen?c nematodes (Ste?nernemat?dae and Heterorhabd?t?dae) from N?ger?an so?l and the?r morphometr?cal and r?bosomal DNA sequence analys?s. Nematologia Mediterranea 40(2).
H. D. Lopez-Nicora, T. Mekete, N. J. Taylor and T. L. Niblack. 2012. First Report of Lesion Nematode (Pratylenchus vulnus) on Boxwood in Ohio. Plant disease, Volume 96, Number 9. Pp. 1385.
Nicholas S Sekora, William T Crow, and Tesfamariam Mekete. 2012. First Report of Meloidogyne marylandi Infecting Bermudagrass in Florida. Plant disease. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-12-0544-PDN.
Mekete, T., Reynolds, K., Nicora, H., Gray, M.E & Niblack, T.L. 2011. Distribution and diversity of root-lesion nematodes (Pratylenchus spp.) associated with Miscanthus x giganteus and Panicum virgatum used for biofuels and species identification in a multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Nematology: 13(6), 673-686.
Mekete, T., Reynolds, K., Nicora, H., Gray, M.E & Niblack, T.L. 2011. Plant-parasitic nematodes are potential pathogens of Miscanthus x giganteus and Panicum virgatum used for biofuels. Plant disease: 95 (4), 413-418.
Hillnhütter, C., Mekete, T., Reynolds, K., Gray, M., Niblack, T. 2011. Nematode impact on biomass production of Miscanthus × giganteus and Panicum virgatum in a field experiment. Aspects of Applied Biology 112: 1-4.
Eyualem, A., Mekete, T. & Thomas, W. 2011. A critique of current methods in nematode taxonomy. African Journal of Biotechnology: 10(3), 312-323.
Van den Berg, E. & Mekete, T. 2010. Short notes on and new records of some Tylenchoidea (Nematoda) from Ethiopia. Nematologea Mediteranea: 38 , 211-214.
Mekete, T., Grey, M.E. & Niblack, T.L. 2009. Distribution, morphological description, and molecular characterization of Xiphinema and Longidorous spp. associated with plants (Miscanthus spp. and Panicum virgatum) used for biofuels. Global Biology and Bioenergy: 1, 257-266.
Mekete, T, Hallmann, J., Kiewnick, S. & Sikora, R.A. 2009. Endophytic bacteria from Ethiopian coffee plants and their potential to antagonize Meloidogyne incognita. Nematology: 11(1), 117-127.
Mekete, T., Sikora, R.A., Kiewnick, S. & Hallmann, J. 2008. Plant parasitic nematodes associated with coffee (Coffea arabica l., rubiaceae) in Ethiopia. Nematropica: 38(2), 177-186.
Mekete, T., Sikora, R.A., Kiewnick, S. & Hallmann, J. 2008. Description of plant parasitic nematodes associated with coffee in Ethiopia. Nematologia Mediteranea: 36, 69-77.
Mekete, T., Gaugler, R., Nguyen, K.B., Mandefro, W., & Tessera, M. 2005. Biogeography of entomopathogenic nematodes in Ethiopia. Nematropica: 35 (1), 31 – 36.
Marias, M., Mekete, T. & Tied, L.R. 2005. Description of Helicotylenchus gerti sp.n. and new records of some of Helicotylenchus (Steiner, 1945) from Ethiopia (Nemata: Hoplolaimidae). Journal of Nematode morphology and Systematic: 8 (1), 39 – 49.
Nguyen, K.B., Mekete, T., Ugur Gozel, U., Gaugler, R. & Adams, B.J. 2005. Steinernema yirgalemense n. sp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) from Ethiopia. Nematology: 6, 839-856.
Van Den Berg, E., Mekete, T. & Tiedt, L.R. 2004. New records of Criconematidae (Nemata) from Ethiopia. Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics: 6, 161 – 174.
Bogale, M., Speijer, P., Mekete, T., Mandefro, W., Tessera, M., & Gold, C. 2004. Survey of plant parasitic nematodes and banana weevil on Ensete ventricosum in Ethiopia. Nematologia Mediterranea: 32 (2), 14-26.
Mekete, T., Mandefro, W. & Greco, N. 2003. Relationship between initial population densities of Meloidogyne javanica and damage to pepper and tomato in Ethiopia. Nematologia Meditranea: 31, 169-171.
Wondirad, M. & Mekete, T. 2002. Root-knot nematodes in vegetable crops in
the central and western Ethiopia. Pest Management Journal of Ethiopia: 6, 37-44.
Mekete, T., Nicoloe, V. & Maurice, M. 2002. Relationships between initial population density and damage caused by Meloidogyne incognita populations from Ethiopia. Pest Management Journal of Ethiopia: 6, 45 – 51.