Publications

Jan 2024

Blastobotrys nigripullensis, a new yeast species isolated from a fungal outbreak on an ancient Roman shipwreck in the Netherlands

Visagie CM, Meijer M, Kraak B, Groenewald M et al.

Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

A new species of the yeast genus Blastobotrys was discovered on ancient ship timbers in the Netherlands. The species had...

Jan 2024

Wide distribution of Teratosphaeria epicoccoides and T. destructans associated with diseased Eucalyptus leaves in plantations in Southern China

Chen BY, Wu WX, Chen SF

Microorganisms

Species of Mycosphaerellaceae and Teratosphaeriaceae represent over 40% of the fungi identified on eucalypt leaves worldwide....

Jan 2024

Identification of signatures of positive selection that have shaped the genomic landscape of South African pig populations

Hlongwane NL, Dzomba EF, Hadebe K, van der Nest MA et al.

Animals

South Africa boasts a diverse range of pig populations, encompassing intensively raised commercial breeds, as well as indigenous...

Jan 2024

Chromosome-level assemblies for the pine pitch canker pathogen Fusarium circinatum

De Vos L, van der Nest MA, Santana QC, van Wyk S et al.

Pathogens

The pine pitch canker pathogen, Fusarium circinatum, is globally regarded as one of the most important threats to commercial...

Mar 2024

A review of recently introduced Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and other Eurotiales species

Visagie CM, Yilmaz N, Kocsubé S, Frisvad JC et al.

Studies in Mycology

The order Eurotiales is diverse and includes species that impact our daily lives in many ways. In the past, its taxonomy was...

2024

Global transcriptomic analysis in avocado nursery trees reveals differential gene expression during asymptomatic infection by avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVd)

Joubert M, van den Berg N, Theron J, Swart V

Virus Research

Sep 2023

Blast from the past: a study of decades-old fungal cultures resolves a long-standing tree disease mystery

Wingfield MJ, Pham NQ, Marincowitz S, Duong TA et al.

Journal of Plant Pathology

AbstractA root disease in plantations of Pinus radiata and Pinus pinaster, where trees died in distinct patches, was present in...

Aug 2023

First report of the wattle rust pathogen, Uromycladium acaciae (Raveneliaceae, Pucciniales) in Ethiopia

Pham NQ, Wingfield MJ, Marincowitz S, Tanga AA et al.

Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research

Abstract Australian Acacia species are among the most important trees planted for wood and pulp production in several African...

Jun 2023

Eucalyptus scab and shoot malformation: a new disease in South Africa caused by a novel species, Elsinoe masingae

Roux J, Wingfield MJ, Marincowitz S, Solís M et al.

Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research

Abstract A serious new disease of Eucalyptus was detected in South African plantations of these trees during the summer of...