Publications

Nov 2012

Taxonomy and pathogenicity of Ceratocystis species on Eucalyptus trees in South China, including C. chinaeucensis sp. nov

Chen S, Van Wyk M, Roux J, Wingfield MJ et al.

Fungal Diversity

Feb 2013

Species of Mycosphaerellaceae and Teratosphaeriaceae on native Myrtaceae in Uruguay: Evidence of fungal host jumps

Pérez CA, Wingfield MJ, Altier N, Blanchette RA

Fungal Biology

Mycosphaerella species are well-known causal agents of leaf diseases on many economically and ecologically important plant...

May 2013

Characterization of Phytophthora hybrids from ITS clade 6 associated with riparian ecosystems in South Africa and Australia

Nagel JH, Gryzenhout M, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ et al.

Fungal Biology

Surveys of Australian and South African rivers revealed numerous Phytophthora isolates residing in clade 6 of the genus, with...

Sep 2012

Population structure of Chrysoporthe austroafricana in southern Africa determined using Vegetative Compatibility Groups (VCGs)

Vermeulen M, Gryzenhout M, Wingfield MJ, Roux J

Forest Pathology

SummaryChrysoporthe austroafricana is one of the most damaging pathogens of Eucalyptus trees in southern Africa. It also occurs...

Oct 2013

Sporendocladia bactrospora associated with wounds on native broadleaved trees in Norway and Sweden

Roux J, Solheim H, Kamgan Nkuekam G, Wingfield MJ

Forest Pathology

SummaryA survey to identify ophiostomatoid fungi that infect wounds on native Norwegian and Swedish broadleaved trees was...

Aug 2013

Established and new technologies reduce increasing pest and pathogen threats to Eucalypt plantations

Wingfield MJ, Roux J, Slippers B, Hurley BP et al.

Forest Ecology and Management

Plantation forestry based on Eucalyptus spp. has grown dramatically during the past 100years, mainly in the tropics and southern...

Sep 2012

The mango sudden decline pathogen, Ceratocystis manginecans, is vectored by Hypocryphalus mangiferae (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) in Oman

Al Adawi AO, Al Jabri RM, Deadman ML, Barnes I et al.

European Journal of Plant Pathology

In Oman, the bark beetle Hypocryphalus mangiferae is closely associated with trees affected by mango sudden decline disease...

Nov 2012

Parallel host range expansion in two unrelated cossid moths infesting Eucalyptus nitens on two continents

Degefu DT, Hurley BP, Garnas JR, Wingfield MJ et al.

Ecological Entomology

1. Two cossid moths, Coryphodema tristis Drury and Chilecomadia...

2013

Evidence for inter-specific recombination among the mitochondrial genomes of Fusarium species in the Gibberella fujikuroi complex

Fourie G, van der Merwe NA, Wingfield BD, Bogale M et al.

BMC Genomics

<h4>Background</h4>The availability of mitochondrial genomes has allowed for the resolution of numerous questions regarding the...