Publications
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Jan 2016
Three new species of Ophiostomatales from Nothofagus in Patagonia
De Errasti A, De Beer ZW, Coetzee MPA, Roux J et al.
Mycological Progress
The Ophiostomatales (Ascomycota) include mainly insect and mite-associated fungi, the majority of which are found on trees. Very...
Apr 2016
Mating type markers reveal high levels of heterothallism in Leptographium sensu lato
Duong TA, De Beer ZW, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ
Fungal Biology
Species of Leptographium sensu lato are sap-stain fungi vectored by bark beetles and some species cause or are associated with...
Feb 2016
Corticimorbus sinomyrti gen. et sp. nov. (Cryphonectriaceae) pathogenic to native Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Myrtaceae) in South China
Chen SF, Wingfield MJ, Li GQ, Liu FF
Plant Pathology
The Cryphonectriaceae includes many important tree pathogens, especially of the Myrtales. Disease surveys on Myrtales in South...
2016
Steinernema fabii n. sp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode from South Africa
Abate BA, Malan AP, Tiedt LR, Wingfield MJ et al.
Nematology
A new species of entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema fabii n. sp., was isolated by trapping with wax moth (Galleria...
Jan 2016
The Eucalyptus stem canker pathogen Teratosphaeria gauchensis represents distinct genetic groups in Africa and South America
Jimu L, Chen SF, Wingfield MJ, Mwenje E et al.
Forest Pathology
SummaryTeratosphaeria gauchensis (Capnodiales) causes a serious stem canker disease on commercially propagated Eucalyptus species...
Jan 2016
Ectopic expression of Arabidopsis L-type lectin receptor kinase genes LecRK-I.9 and LecRK-IX.1 in Nicotiana benthamiana confers Phytophthora resistance
Wang Y, Nsibo DL, Juhar HM, Govers F et al.
Plant Cell Reports
<h4>Key message</h4>Transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana lines with constitutive expression of an Arabidopsis lectin receptor kinase...
Jun 2016
A quorum sensing‐defective mutant of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense 1692 is attenuated in virulence and unable to occlude xylem tissue of susceptible potato plant stems
Moleleki LN, Pretorius RG, Tanui CK, Mosina G et al.
Molecular Plant Pathology
Summary Pectobacterium carotovorum ssp....
2016
Insects and Diseases of Mediterranean Forests: A South African Perspective
Garnas JR, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ et al.
Insects and Diseases of Mediterranean Forest Systems
Edited by Paine TD, Lieutier F
Jan 2016
Discovery and profiling of small RNAs responsive to stress conditions in the plant pathogen Pectobacterium atrosepticum
Kwenda S, Gorshkov V, Ramesh AM, Naidoo S et al.
BMC Genomics
<h4>Background</h4>Small RNAs (sRNAs) have emerged as important regulatory molecules and have been studied in several bacteria....
Three new species of Ophiostomatales from Nothofagus in Patagonia
De Errasti A, Wilhelm de Beer, Martin Coetzee, Jolanda Roux, Rajchenberg M, Mike Wingfield · Mycological Progress, Jan 2016 · DOI
Mating type markers reveal high levels of heterothallism in Leptographium sensu lato
Tuan Duong, Wilhelm de Beer, Brenda Wingfield, Mike Wingfield · Fungal Biology, Apr 2016 · DOI
Corticimorbus sinomyrti gen. et sp. nov. (Cryphonectriaceae) pathogenic to native Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Myrtaceae) in South China
ShuaiFei Chen, Mike Wingfield, GuoQing Li, FeiFei Liu · Plant Pathology, Feb 2016 · DOI
Steinernema fabii n. sp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode from South Africa
Birhan Abate, Malan AP, Tiedt LR, Mike Wingfield, Bernard Slippers, Brett Hurley · Nematology, 2016 · DOI
The Eucalyptus stem canker pathogen Teratosphaeria gauchensis represents distinct genetic groups in Africa and South America
Luke Jimu, ShuaiFei Chen, Mike Wingfield, Mwenje E, Jolanda Roux · Forest Pathology, Jan 2016 · DOI
Ectopic expression of Arabidopsis L-type lectin receptor kinase genes LecRK-I.9 and LecRK-IX.1 in Nicotiana benthamiana confers Phytophthora resistance
Wang Y, David Livingstone Nsibo, Juhar HM, Govers F, Bouwmeester K · Plant Cell Reports, Jan 2016 · DOI
A quorum sensing‐defective mutant of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense 1692 is attenuated in virulence and unable to occlude xylem tissue of susceptible potato plant stems
Lucy Moleleki, Rudi Pretorius, Collins Kipngetich Tanui, Gabolwelwe Mosina, Theron J · Molecular Plant Pathology, Jun 2016 · DOI
Insects and Diseases of Mediterranean Forests: A South African Perspective
Jeff Garnas, Brett Hurley, Bernard Slippers, Mike Wingfield, Jolanda Roux · Insects and Diseases of Mediterranean Forest Systems, 2016
Discovery and profiling of small RNAs responsive to stress conditions in the plant pathogen Pectobacterium atrosepticum
Stanford Kwenda, Gorshkov V, Ramesh Aadi Moolam, Sanushka Naidoo, Rubagotti E, Paul Birch et al. · BMC Genomics, Jan 2016 · DOI