Publications
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Dec 2018
Community composition and distribution of Phytophthora species across adjacent native and non-native forests of South Africa
Bose T, Wingfield MJ, Roux J, Vivas M et al.
Fungal Ecology
Nov 2018
Heterothallism revealed in the root rot fungi Berkeleyomyces basicola and B. rouxiae
Nel WJ, Duong TA, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD et al.
Fungal Biology
Berkeleyomyces basicola and Berkeleyomyces rouxiae, two sister species previously treated collectively as Thielaviopsis basicola,...
Dec 2018
The genetic relationship between R. microplus and R. decoloratus ticks in South Africa and their population structure
Baron S, Van der Merwe NA, Maritz-Olivier C
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Rhipicephalus microplus and R. decoloratus are one-host ticks that preferentially feed on cattle. They are capable of...
2018
Quorum Sensing in Gram-Negative Plant Pathogenic Bacteria
Siphathele Sibanda, Lucy Moleleki, Divine Shyntum, Teresa Coutinho
Advances in Plant Pathology
2018
Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (Euwallacea sp.) and Fusarium dieback (Fusarium euwallaceae)
De Beer ZW, Paap T
FABI Pest & Disease Pamphlets
Sep 2018
Diversity and evolution of polyketide biosynthesis gene clusters in the Ceratocystidaceae
Sayari M, Steenkamp ET, van der Nest MA, Wingfield BD
Fungal Biology
Polyketides are secondary metabolites with diverse biological activities. Polyketide synthases (PKS) are often encoded from genes...
Jul 2019
New Botryosphaeriales on native red milkwood (Mimusops caffra)
Jami F, , Marincowitz S, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ
Australasian Plant Pathology
Aug 2018
Whole genome analyses suggests that Burkholderia sensu lato contains two additional novel genera (Mycetohabitans gen. nov., and Trinickia gen. nov.): Implications for the evolution of diazotrophy and nodulation in the Burkholderiaceae
Estrada-de los Santos P, Palmer M, Chávez-Ramírez B, Beukes C et al.
Genes
Burkholderia sensu lato is a large and complex group, containing pathogenic, phytopathogenic, symbiotic and non-symbiotic strains...
A tiny beetle and its deadly fungus is threatening South Africa’s trees
The Conversation, 2018
Community composition and distribution of Phytophthora species across adjacent native and non-native forests of South Africa
Tanay Bose, Mike Wingfield, Jolanda Roux, Maria Vivas, Treena Burgess · Fungal Ecology, Dec 2018 · DOI
Heterothallism revealed in the root rot fungi Berkeleyomyces basicola and B. rouxiae
Wilma Nel, Tuan Duong, Mike Wingfield, Brenda Wingfield, Almuth Hammerbacher, Wilhelm de Beer · Fungal Biology, Nov 2018 · DOI
The genetic relationship between R. microplus and R. decoloratus ticks in South Africa and their population structure
Baron S, Albe van der Merwe, Maritz-Olivier C · Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Dec 2018 · DOI
Quorum Sensing in Gram-Negative Plant Pathogenic Bacteria
Siphathele Sibanda, Lucy Moleleki, Divine Shyntum, Teresa Coutinho · Advances in Plant Pathology, 2018
Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (Euwallacea sp.) and Fusarium dieback (Fusarium euwallaceae)
Wilhelm de Beer, Trudy Paap · FABI Pest & Disease Pamphlets, 2018
Diversity and evolution of polyketide biosynthesis gene clusters in the Ceratocystidaceae
Mohammad Sayari, Emma Steenkamp, Magriet van der Nest, Brenda Wingfield · Fungal Biology, Sep 2018 · DOI
New Botryosphaeriales on native red milkwood (Mimusops caffra)
Fahimeh Jami, Seonju Marincowitz, Bernard Slippers, Mike Wingfield · Australasian Plant Pathology, Jul 2019 · DOI
Whole genome analyses suggests that Burkholderia sensu lato contains two additional novel genera (Mycetohabitans gen. nov., and Trinickia gen. nov.): Implications for the evolution of diazotrophy and nodulation in the Burkholderiaceae
Estrada-de los Santos P, Marike Palmer, Chávez-Ramírez B, Chrizelle Krynauw (née Beukes), Emma Steenkamp, Briscoe L et al. · Genes, Aug 2018 · DOI