Publications

Jul 2019

Fungal Planet description sheets: 868–950

Crous, P. W., Carnegie, A. J., Wingfield, M. J., Sharma, R. et al.

Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi

Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Australia, Chaetomella...

Nov 2019

Botryosphaeriaceae associated with Acacia heterophylla (La Reunion) and Acacia koa (Hawaii)

Jami F, Marincowitz S, Slippers B, Crous PW et al.

Fungal Biology

Acacia koa and A. heterophylla are commonly occurring native trees on the Hawaiian Islands and La Réunion, respectively. A recent...

Jul 2019

Dual DNA Barcoding for the Molecular Identification of the Agents of Invasive Fungal Infections

Hoang MTV, Irinyi L, Chen SCA, Sorrell TC et al.

Frontiers in Microbiology

Invasive fungal infections, such as aspergillosis, candidiasis and cryptococcosis, have significantly increased among...

Oct 2019

Virulence and survival of native entomopathogenic nematodes for the management of white grubs in South Africa

Abate BA, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Conlong DE et al.

Biological Control

Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) provide a potential alternative to chemical insecticides to control root-feeding pests of...

Jul 2019

Lecanosticta acicola: A growing threat to expanding global pine forests and plantations

van der Nest A, Wingfield MJ, Janoušek J, Barnes I

Molecular Plant Pathology

Summary Lecanosticta acicola causes brown spot needle blight (BSNB) of Pinus species. The pathogen occurs mostly in the Northern...

Jul 2019

Trinickia dabaoshanensis sp. nov., a new name for a lost species

Estrada-de los Santos P, Palmer M, Steenkamp ET, Maluk M et al.

Archives in Microbiology

"Burkholderia dabaoshanensis" was described in 2012. Although the name was effectively published, it could not be validly...

May 2019

Mechanisms that influence sex ratio variation in the invasive hymenopteran Sirex noctilio in South Africa

Queffelec J, Wooding AL, Greef JM, Garnas JR et al.

Ecology and Evolution

Sirex noctilio is an economically important invasive pest of commercial pine forestry in the Southern Hemisphere. Newly...

Oct 2019

QTL mapping of mycelial growth and aggressiveness to distinct hosts in Ceratocystis pathogens

Fourie A, van der Nest MA, De Vos L, Wingfield MJ et al.

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Some species of Ceratocystis display strong host specificity, such as C. fimbriata sensu stricto that is restricted to sweet...

2019

Loss of wood formation genes in monocot genomes

Roodt D, Li Z, Van de Peer Y, Mizrachi E

Genome Biology and Evolution