Publications
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Jul 2025
Estimation of breed composition of South African sheep affected with wet carcass syndrome
Kooverjee BB, Van Der Nest MA, MacNeil MD, Scholtz MM et al.
Frontiers in Genetics
Wet carcass syndrome (WCS), a condition that negatively affects the quality of carcasses after slaughter, is seriously...
Sep 2025
Small RNAs derived from avocado sunblotch viroid and their association with bleaching symptoms: implications for pathogenesis in avocado sunblotch disease
Joubert M, van den Berg N, Theron J, Swart V
Archives of Virology
May 2025
Determinants of mating success in a lek-mating species
Queffelec J, Allison JD, Slippers B, Greeff JM
Agricultural and Forest Entomology
Abstract Leks are male‐biased aggregations formed for mating, where sperm is the only resource acquired by visiting females. One...
Dec 2025
Estimated timeline for the evolution of symbiotic nitrogen fixing Paraburkholderia
Mavima L, Steenkamp ET, Beukes CW, Palmer M et al.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
The nitrogen-fixing and nodule-forming symbionts of legumes, which belong to the class Betaproteobacteria, are informally known...
Aug 2025
Genetic diversity of Calonectria reteaudii isolates from infected Eucalyptus leaves and associated soils indicates a phyllosphere origin of the pathogen
Pham NQ, Liu FF, Duong TA, Wingfield BD et al.
Forest Pathology
ABSTRACTCalonectria leaf blight is among the most prevalent diseases affecting planted Eucalyptus in Southeast Asia. Calonectria...
Aug 2025
Thermal limitations to the biological control of Gonipterus sp. n. 2 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in South African Eucalyptus plantations
Schröder ML, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B et al.
Agricultural and Forest Entomology
Abstract Climate significantly influences the efficacy of biological control agents. Differences in thermal tolerance between...
Aug 2025
Investigating bark, ambrosia and nitidulid beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytinae and Nitidulidae) communities and their potential role in the movement of Ceratocystis manginecans in commercial forestry plantations in Riau, Indonesia
Lynn KMT, Wingfield MJ, Tarigan M, Durán A et al.
Agricultural and Forest Entomology
Abstract Ceratocystis Canker and Wilt Disease (CCWD), caused by the fungal pathogen Ceratocystis manginecans, poses a significant...
Aug 2025
Transcriptional responses of Eucalyptus to infection by an aggressive leaf blight pathogen reveal the role of host secondary metabolites during pathogen germination
Solís, M, Hammerbacher, A, Wingfield, M.J, Naidoo, S
Plant Molecular Biology
Abstract Teratosphaeria leaf blight disease caused by Teratosphaeria destructans poses a serious threat to Eucalyptus plantations...
Jul 2025
First Report of Clavibacter nebraskensis Causing Goss’s Bacterial Leaf Blight on Maize (Zea mays) in South Africa
Coertze S, Coetzee B, Basson E, de Villiers D et al.
Plant Disease
Estimation of breed composition of South African sheep affected with wet carcass syndrome
Kooverjee BB, Magriet van der Nest, MacNeil MD, Scholtz MM, Neser FWC, Soma P · Frontiers in Genetics, Jul 2025 · DOI
Small RNAs derived from avocado sunblotch viroid and their association with bleaching symptoms: implications for pathogenesis in avocado sunblotch disease
Melissa Joubert, Noelani van den Berg, Theron J, Velushka Swart · Archives of Virology, Sep 2025 · DOI
Determinants of mating success in a lek-mating species
Josephine Queffelec, Jeremy Allison, Bernard Slippers, Greeff JM · Agricultural and Forest Entomology, May 2025 · DOI
Estimated timeline for the evolution of symbiotic nitrogen fixing Paraburkholderia
Lazarus Mavima, Emma Steenkamp, Chrizelle Krynauw (née Beukes), Marike Palmer, De Meyer SE, James EK et al. · Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Dec 2025 · DOI
Genetic diversity of Calonectria reteaudii isolates from infected Eucalyptus leaves and associated soils indicates a phyllosphere origin of the pathogen
Nam Pham, FeiFei Liu, Tuan Duong, Brenda Wingfield, ShuaiFei Chen, Mike Wingfield · Forest Pathology, Aug 2025 · DOI
Thermal limitations to the biological control of Gonipterus sp. n. 2 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in South African Eucalyptus plantations
Michelle Schroder, Brett Hurley, Mike Wingfield, Bernard Slippers, Jeff Garnas · Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Aug 2025 · DOI
Investigating bark, ambrosia and nitidulid beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytinae and Nitidulidae) communities and their potential role in the movement of Ceratocystis manginecans in commercial forestry plantations in Riau, Indonesia
Kira Lynn, Mike Wingfield, Tarigan M, Durán A, Santos SA, Wilma Nel et al. · Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Aug 2025 · DOI
Transcriptional responses of Eucalyptus to infection by an aggressive leaf blight pathogen reveal the role of host secondary metabolites during pathogen germination
Myriam Solis, Almuth Hammerbacher, Mike Wingfield, Sanushka Naidoo · Plant Molecular Biology, Aug 2025 · DOI
First Report of Clavibacter nebraskensis Causing Goss’s Bacterial Leaf Blight on Maize (Zea mays) in South Africa
Coertze S, Coetzee B, Basson E, de Villiers D, Makhura T, Moster D et al. · Plant Disease, Jul 2025 · DOI