Publications

Sep 2012

The role of secretion systems and small molecules in soft rot Enterobacteriaceae pathogenicity

Amy Charkowski, Carlos Blanco, Guy Condemine, Dominique Expert et al.

Annual Review of Phyotopathology

Soft-rot Enterobacteriaceae (SRE), which belong to the genera Pectobacterium and Dickeya, consist mainly of broad host-range...

2012

Development of a novel rDNA based plasmid for enhanced cell surface display on Yarrowia lipolytica

Bulani IS, Moleleki LN, Albertyn J, Moleleki N

AMB Express

In this study, a novel rDNA based plasmid was developed for display of heterologous proteins on the cell surface of Yarrowia...

Jan 2013

Detection of Meloidogyne enterolobii in potatoes in South Africa and phylogenetic analysis based on intergenic region and the mitochondrial DNA sequences

Onkendi EM, Moleleki LN

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are a major problem facing crop production globally including potatoes. During the...

Feb 2013

The use of fluorescent protein tagging to study interactions between Root Knot Nematodes and Soft Rot Enterobacteriaceae

Mongae A, Kubheka GC, Moleleki N, Moleleki LN

Letters in Applied Microbiology

The study of plant parasitic nematodes such as Meloidogyne spp. and their interactions with phytopathogenic bacteria remains...

Oct 2012

Characterisation of Pectobacterium wasabiae causing blackleg and soft rot diseases in South Africa

Moleleki LN, Mongae A, Onkendi EM, Kubheka GC

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Pectolytic bacteria were isolated from potato tubers and stems showing tuber soft rot and blackleg symptoms. Approximately half...

Nov 2012

Tolerance of Pinus patula full-sib families to Fusarium circinatum in a greenhouse study

Mitchell RG, Wingfield MJ, Steenkamp ET, Coutinho TA

Southern Forests

Nov 2012

Future outlook for Pinus patula in South Africa in the presence of the pitch canker fungus (Fusarium circinatum)

Mitchell RG, Coutinho TA, Steenkamp E, Herbert M et al.

Southern Forests

Nov 2012

Potential of Phytophthora pinifolia to spread via sawn green lumber: A preliminary investigation

Ahumada R, Rotella A, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ

Southern Forests

Jul 2012

Host switching between native and non-native trees in a population of the canker pathogen Chrysoporthe cubensis from Colombia

Van der Merwe NA, Steenkamp ET, Rodas C, Wingfield BD et al.

Plant Pathology

The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that Chrysoporthe cubensis on native...