Publications
Discover FABI's research outputs and scholarly contributions
Dec 2016
Pathogens on the Move: A 100-Year Global Experiment with Planted Eucalypts
Burgess TI, Wingfield MJ
BioScience
Co-evolved plant pathogens play an important role in shaping natural ecosystems. However, plants used in agriculture and forestry...
Mar 2017
The balance of trade in alien species between South Africa and the rest of Africa
Faulkner KT, Hurley BP, Robertson MP, Rouget M et al.
Bothalia
Background: Alien organisms are not only introduced from one biogeographical region to another but also spread within regions. As...
Jan 2017
The Genera of Fungi—G3: Aleurocystis, Blastacervulus, Clypeophysalospora, Licrostroma, Neohendersonia and Spumatoria
Giraldo A, Crous PW, Schumacher RK, Cheewangkoon R et al.
Mycological Progress
The current paper represents the third contribution in the Genera of Fungi series, linking the type species of fungal genera to...
Apr 2017
Families, genera, and species of Botryosphaeriales
Yang T, Groenewald JZ, Cheewangkoon R, Jami F et al.
Fungal Biology
Members of Botryosphaeriales are ecologically diverse, but most commonly associated with leaf spots, fruit and root rots,...
Apr 2017
Phylogeny and pathogenicity of Lasiodiplodia species associated with dieback of mango in Peru
Rodríguez-Gálvez E, Guerrero P, Barradas C, Crous PW et al.
Fungal Biology
Mango, which is an important tropical fruit crop in the region of Piura (Peru), is known to be prone to a range of diseases...
Apr 2017
Pleiocarpon gen. nov. and a new species of Ilyonectria causing basal rot of Strelitzia reginae in Italy
Aiello D, Polizzi G, Crous PW, Lombard L
IMA Fungus
During 2015, a new basal rot disease was observed on potted plants of Strelitzia reginae in an ornamental nursery located in...
Jun 2017
Phylogeny and taxonomy of the scab and spot anthracnose fungus Elsinoë (Myriangiales, Dothideomycetes)
Fan XL, Barreto RW, Groenewald JZ, Bezerra JDP et al.
Studies in Mycology
Species of Elsinoë are phytopathogens causing scab and spot anthracnose on many plants, including some economically important...
Mar 2017
A new Leptographium species from the roots of declining Pinus sylvestris in Switzerland
Marincowitz S, Duong TA, Heiniger U, Wingfield BD et al.
Forest Pathology
SummaryScots pine (Pinus sylvestris) trees have been declining in the Rhône valley, Switzerland, for almost three decades. In an...
Jul 2017
Landscape degradation may contribute to large-scale die-offs of Euphorbia ingens in South Africa
Van der Linde JA, Wingfield MJ, Crous CJ, Six DL et al.
South African Journal of Botany
Pathogens on the Move: A 100-Year Global Experiment with Planted Eucalypts
Treena Burgess, Mike Wingfield · BioScience, Dec 2016 · DOI
The balance of trade in alien species between South Africa and the rest of Africa
Faulkner KT, Brett Hurley, Robertson MP, Rouget M, Wilson JRU · Bothalia, Mar 2017 · DOI
The Genera of Fungi—G3: Aleurocystis, Blastacervulus, Clypeophysalospora, Licrostroma, Neohendersonia and Spumatoria
Giraldo A, Pedro Crous, Schumacher RK, Cheewangkoon R, Ghobad-Nejhad M, Langer E · Mycological Progress, Jan 2017 · DOI
Families, genera, and species of Botryosphaeriales
Yang T, Groenewald JZ, Cheewangkoon R, Fahimeh Jami, Abdollahzadeh J, Lombard L et al. · Fungal Biology, Apr 2017 · DOI
Phylogeny and pathogenicity of Lasiodiplodia species associated with dieback of mango in Peru
Rodríguez-Gálvez E, Guerrero P, Barradas C, Pedro Crous, Alves A · Fungal Biology, Apr 2017 · DOI
Pleiocarpon gen. nov. and a new species of Ilyonectria causing basal rot of Strelitzia reginae in Italy
Aiello D, Polizzi G, Pedro Crous, Lombard L · IMA Fungus, Apr 2017 · DOI
Phylogeny and taxonomy of the scab and spot anthracnose fungus Elsinoë (Myriangiales, Dothideomycetes)
Fan XL, Barreto RW, Groenewald JZ, Bezerra JDP, Pereira OL, Cheewangkoon R et al. · Studies in Mycology, Jun 2017 · DOI
A new Leptographium species from the roots of declining Pinus sylvestris in Switzerland
Seonju Marincowitz, Tuan Duong, Heiniger U, Brenda Wingfield, Mike Wingfield, Wilhelm de Beer · Forest Pathology, Mar 2017 · DOI
Landscape degradation may contribute to large-scale die-offs of Euphorbia ingens in South Africa
Johan van der Linde, Mike Wingfield, Casper Crous, Six DL, Jolanda Roux · South African Journal of Botany, Jul 2017 · DOI