Publications

Jun 2023

Metaviromic Characterization of Betaflexivirus Populations Associated with a Vitis cultivar Collection in South Africa

Read DA, Thompson GD, Swanevelder DZH, Pietersen G

Viruses

South Africa is associated with a centuries-old viticultural industry, accompanied by a diverse range of wine and table grape...

Jun 2023

Ceratocystis wilt of Acacia mangium in Sabah: Understanding the disease and reducing its impact

Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD, Warburton P, Japarudin Y et al.

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Jun 2023

Ceratocystis manginecans and not C. fimbriata a threat to propagated Acacia spp. in Sabah, Malaysia

Barnes I, Abdul Rauf MR, Fourie A, Japarudin Y et al.

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Jun 2023

Verification of tolerance to infection by Ceratocystis manginecans in clones of Acacia mangium

Lapammu M, Warburton PM, Japarudin Y, Boden D et al.

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Jun 2023

Calonectria species associated with diseased leaves and soils in southern China Eucalyptus plantations

Li WW, Chen SF, Wingfield MJ, Duong TA

Phytopathology Research

AbstractCalonectria leaf blight (CLB) is one of the most important diseases of Eucalyptus trees grown in plantations. This...

Oct 2023

“Order from disordered”: Potential role of intrinsically disordered regions in phytopathogenic oomycete intracellular effector proteins

Chepsergon J, Moleleki LN

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

There is a continuous arms race between pathogens and their host plants. However, successful pathogens, such as phytopathogenic...

Jun 2023

Nine new species of black lichenicolous fungi from the genus Cladophialophora (Chaetothyriales) from two different climatic zones of China

Chang RL, Wang Y, Liu Y, Wang Y et al.

Frontiers in Microbiology

Lichenicolous fungi are parasites of lichens. Many of these fungi are referred to as “black fungi”. A diversity of these black...

Jun 2023

Characterization of Fusarium circinatum biofilm and its matrix’s environmental response role

Ratsoma FM, Mokoena NZ, Santana QC, Wingfield BD et al.

RsearchSquare

Abstract The aggregation of fungal cells embedded in a matrix of extracellular matrix (ECM) results in a biofilm— a microbial...

May 2023

Isolation of extracellular vesicles from pine (Pinus sp.) leaves and roots

Kunene S, Steenkamp E, Motaung T

RsearchSquare

Abstract Plants release extracellular vesicles (EVs) for various reasons, such as unconventional protein secretion, RNA...