Publications

Jun 2015

Electrophysiological activity of the Sirex noctilio ovipositor: You know the drill?

Hayes R. A., Griffiths M.W., Nahrung H.F.

Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology

Aug 2015

Pathology, distribution, morphological and genetic identity of Deladenus proximus (Tylenchida: Neotylenchidae) a parasitic nematode of the woodwasp, Sirex nigricornis in the eastern United States

Zieman E.A., Reeve J.D., Braswell W.E., Jiménez F.A.

Biological Control

The woodwasp, Sirex nigricornis (Hymenoptera: Siricidae), is solitary and utilizes a symbiotic fungus to extract nourishment from...

Jan 2016

Analysis of Non-Peptidic Compounds as Potential Malarial Inhibitors against Plasmodial Cysteine Proteases via Integrated Virtual Screening Workflow

Thomas AM, Kanzi AM, Lobb KA, Tastan Bishop Ö

Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics

Falcipain-2 (FP-2) and falcipain-3 (FP-3), haemoglobin-degrading enzymes in Plasmodium falciparum, are validated drug targets for...

Nov 2015

First Report of Alternaria alternata Causing Leaf Blight of Onion in South Africa

Bihon W, Cloete M, Gerrano AS, Adebola P et al.

Plant Disease

Nov 2015

Knoxdaviesia proteae is not the only Knoxdaviesia-symbiont of Protea repens

Aylward J, Dreyer LL, Steenkamp ET, Wingfield MJ et al.

IMA Fungus

Two polyphyletic genera of ophiostomatoid fungi are symbionts of Proteaceae in southern Africa. One of these, Knoxdaviesia,...

Sep 2015

Cardinal temperature differences, determined in vitro, between closely related species and subspecies of pectinolytic bacteria responsible for blackleg and soft rot on potatoes

du Raan S, Coutinho TA, van der Waals JE

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Potato blackleg and soft rot cause major losses and are caused by two bacterial genera, Pectobacterium and Dickeya. Species...

Oct 2015

Botryosphaeriaceae associated with Tectona grandis (teak) in Northern Thailand

Doilom M, Shuttleworth LA, Roux J, Chukeatirote E et al.

Phytotaxa

Tectona grandis (teak) is one of the most important economic timbers worldwide. Limited studies exist on the potential pathogens...

Oct 2015

First report of Puccinia psidii on Corymbia citriodora and Eucalyptus in Colombia

Rodas CA, Roux J, Maier W, Granados GM et al.

Forest Pathology

SummaryA rust disease was observed during routine disease surveys of Eucalypt species in Colombia. The cause of the disease was...

Dec 2015

Burkholderia kirstenboschensis sp. nov. nodulates papilionoid legumes indigenous to South Africa

Steenkamp ET, van Zyl E, Beukes CW, Avontuur J et al.

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Despite the diversity of Burkholderia species known to nodulate legumes in introduced and native regions, relatively few taxa...