Publications

Feb 2024

Fungal species and mycotoxins Associated with Maize ear rots collected from the Eastern Cape in South Africa

Price J-L, Visagie CM, Meyer H, Yilmaz N

Toxins

Maize production in South Africa is concentrated in its central provinces. The Eastern Cape contributes less than 1% of total...

Feb 2024

Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles (MISEV2023): From basic to advanced approaches

MISEV Consortium, Motaung T

Journal of Extracellular Vesicles

AbstractExtracellular vesicles (EVs), through their complex cargo, can reflect the state of their cell of origin and change the...

Feb 2024

A high-quality draft genome sequence of Neonectria faginata, causative agent of beech bark disease of Fagus grandifolia

Morrison EW, Duong TA, Garnas JR

Microbiology Resource Announcements

The draft genome of <i>Neonectria faginata</i> was sequenced with Oxford Nanopore and Illumina 250 bp paired-end sequencing...

Feb 2024

Pathogenicity of Chrysoporthe deuterocubensis on eucalypts in Indonesia

Tarigan M, Wingfield MJ, Jami F, Marpaung YMAN et al.

Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science

Feb 2024

Cryptic sexual reproduction in an emerging Eucalyptus shoot and foliar pathogen

Pham NQ, Suzuki H, Duong TA, Wingfield BD et al.

Plant Pathology

Abstract Eucalyptus scab and shoot malformation is an emerging disease and a serious threat to the global plantation forestry...

Feb 2024

Characterization of the Fusarium circinatum biofilm environmental response role

Francinah M. Ratsoma, Nthabiseng Z. Mokoena, Quentin C. Santana, Brenda D. Wingfield et al.

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Abstract The capacity to form biofilms is a common trait among many microorganisms present on Earth. In this study, we...

2024

Diversity and potential sources of introduction of the Beech leaf nematode (Litylenchus crenatae< mccannii) to Ontario, Canada

Fitza KNE, Allison J, Slippers B, Chingandu N et al.

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Jan 2024

Chemical control of the Polyphagous Shothole Borer beetle (PSHB, Euwallacea fornicatus) and Fusarium euwallaceae in American sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)

Roberts E, Paap T, Roets F

Journal of Plant Pathology

AbstractThe polyphagous shot hole borer beetle (PSHB, Euwallacea fornicatus) is a pest of global significance. PSHB is an...

Jan 2024

Detection of Fusarium euwallaceae and its vector Euwallacea fornicatus on Pear (Pyrus communis) and in deciduous fruit orchards in South Africa

Engelbrecht K, Raubenheimer I, Paap T, Neethling E et al.

Australasian Plant Disease Notes

AbstractWe present the first report of Fusarium euwallaceae and its ambrosia beetle vector Euwallacea fornicatus in deciduous...