Publications

May 2017

Influence of the ferric uptake regulator (Fur) protein on pathogenicity in Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense

Tanui CK, Shyntum DY, Priem SL, Theron J et al.

Plos One

Iron is an important nutrient for the survival and growth of many organisms. In order to survive, iron uptake from the...

May 2017

Testing projected climate change conditions on the Endoconidiophora polonica / Norway spruce pathosystem shows fungal strain specific effects

Linnakoski R, Forbes KM, Wingfield MJ, Pulkkinen P et al.

Frontiers in Plant Science

Climate changes, exemplified by increased temperatures and CO₂ concentration, pose a global threat to forest health....

Sep 2017

Complementation of CTB7 in the maize pathogen Cercospora zeina overcomes the lack of in vitro cercosporin production

Swart V, Crampton BG, Ridenour JB, Bluhm BH et al.

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Gray leaf spot (GLS), caused by the sibling species Cercospora zeina or Cercospora zeae-maydis, is cited as one of the most...

Dec 2016

Ecological disequilibrium drives insect pest and pathogen accumulation in non-native trees

Crous CJ, Burgess TI, Le Roux JJ, Richardson DM et al.

AoB Plants

Non-native trees have become dominant components of many landscapes, including urban ecosystems, commercial forestry plantations,...

May 2017

The unified framework for biological invasions: a forest fungal pathogen perspective

Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Wingfield BD, Barnes I

Biological Invasions

Biological invasions in forests are growing in number and importance globally. The best studied examples are those caused by...

May 2017

The pandemic biotype of Austropuccinia psidii discovered in South America

Granados GM, McTaggart AR, Barnes I, Rodas CA et al.

Australasian Plant Pathology

Mar 2017

Genera of phytopathogenic fungi: GOPHY 1

Marin-Felix Y, Groenewald JZ, Cai L, Chen Q et al.

Studies in Mycology

Genera of Phytopathogenic Fungi (GOPHY) is introduced as a new series of publications in order to provide a stable platform for...

Jun 2017

Isolation, biosynthesis and chemical modifications of rubterolones A-F, rare tropolone alkaloids from Actinomadura sp. 5-2

Guo H, Benndorf R, Leichnitz D, Klassen JL et al.

Chemistry – A European Journal

We report the discovery of six new highly substituted tropolone alkaloids, rubterolones A-F, from Actinomadura sp. 5 2, isolated...

Apr 2017

Practically delineating bacterial species with genealogical concordance

Venter SN, Palmer M, Beukes CW, Chan W-Y et al.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Bacterial species are commonly defined by applying a set of predetermined criteria, including DNA-DNA hybridization values, 16S...