Publications
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Jun 2022
The ups and downs of plant NLR expression during pathogen infection
Fick A, Swart V, Van den Berg N
Frontiers in Plant Science
Plant Nucleotide binding-Leucine rich repeat (NLR) proteins play a significant role in pathogen detection and the activation of...
May 2022
An assessment of the potential economic impacts of the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in South Africa
de Wit MP, Crookes DJ, Blignaut JN, de Beer ZW et al.
Journal of Economic Entomology
AbstractStudies addressing the economic impacts of invasive alien species are biased towards ex-post assessments of the costs and...
May 2022
Pathogens of the Araucariaceae: How much do we know?
Balocchi F, Wingfield MJ, Paap T, Ahumada R et al.
Current Forestry Reports
May 2022
The Identification and Characterization of Endopolygalacturonases in a South African Isolate of Phytophthora cinnamomi
Miyambo TM, Backer R, Engelbrecht J, Joubert F et al.
Microorganisms
Phytophthora cinnamomi is an economically important plant pathogen that has caused devastating losses to the avocado industry...
Dec 2022
Comparison of hyphal fragments and spores to evaluate the pathogenicity of the Eucalyptus leaf and shoot pathogen Calonectria pseudoreteaudii
Wang QC, Liu FF, Liu QL, Wu WX et al.
Plant Disease
The genus Calonectria includes many aggressive plant-pathogenic species with a worldwide distribution. Calonectria leaf blight is...
May 2022
Chemical and visual ecology of the Symphyta
Guignard Q, Slippers B, Jeremy D. A
Agricultural and forest entomology
Abstract The Symphyta is the most basal sub‐order of the Hymenoptera and includes the woodwasps, horntails and sawflies, many of...
Apr 2022
Intra-species genomic variation in the pine pathogen Fusarium circinatum
Maphosa M, Steenkamp ET, Kanzi A, van Wyk S et al.
Preprints
Fusarium circinatum is an important global pathogen of pine trees. Genome plasticity has been observed in different isolates of...
Apr 2022
Short Linear Motifs (SLiMs) in “Core” RxLR effectors of Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae: A case of PpRxLR1 effector
Jane Chepsergon, Celiwe Nxumalo, Brenda Salasini, Aquillah Kanzi et al.
Microbiology Spectrum
The continuous gain and loss of RxLR effectors makes the control of Phytophthora spp. difficult. Therefore, in this study, we...
Mar 2022
Calonectria in the age of genes and genomes: Towards understanding an important but relatively unknown group of pathogens
Li JQ, Wingfield MJ, Barnes I, Chen SF
Molecular Plant Pathology
Abstract The genus Calonectria includes many aggressive plant pathogens causing diseases on various agricultural crops as well as...
The ups and downs of plant NLR expression during pathogen infection
Alicia Fick, Velushka Swart, Noelani van den Berg · Frontiers in Plant Science, Jun 2022 · DOI
An assessment of the potential economic impacts of the invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in South Africa
de Wit MP, Crookes DJ, Blignaut JN, Wilhelm de Beer, Trudy Paap, Roets F et al. · Journal of Economic Entomology, May 2022 · DOI
Pathogens of the Araucariaceae: How much do we know?
Felipe Balocchi, Mike Wingfield, Trudy Paap, Ahumada R, Irene Barnes · Current Forestry Reports, May 2022 · DOI
The Identification and Characterization of Endopolygalacturonases in a South African Isolate of Phytophthora cinnamomi
Tsakani Miyambo, Robert Backer, Juanita Engelbrecht, Joubert F, Albe van der Merwe, Noelani van den Berg · Microorganisms, May 2022 · DOI
Comparison of hyphal fragments and spores to evaluate the pathogenicity of the Eucalyptus leaf and shoot pathogen Calonectria pseudoreteaudii
Wang QC, FeiFei Liu, QianLi Liu, Wu WX, Mike Wingfield, ShuaiFei Chen · Plant Disease, Dec 2022 · DOI
Chemical and visual ecology of the Symphyta
Quentin Guignard, Bernard Slippers, Jeremy Allison · Agricultural and forest entomology, May 2022 · DOI
Intra-species genomic variation in the pine pathogen Fusarium circinatum
Mkhululi Maphosa, Emma Steenkamp, Aquillah Kanzi, Stephanie van Wyk, Lieschen De Vos, Quentin Santana et al. · Preprints, Apr 2022 · DOI
Short Linear Motifs (SLiMs) in “Core” RxLR effectors of Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae: A case of PpRxLR1 effector
Jane Chepsergon, Celiwe Innocentia Nxumalo, Brenda Salasini, Aquillah Kanzi, Lucy Moleleki · Microbiology Spectrum, Apr 2022 · DOI
Calonectria in the age of genes and genomes: Towards understanding an important but relatively unknown group of pathogens
Li JQ, Mike Wingfield, Irene Barnes, ShuaiFei Chen · Molecular Plant Pathology, Mar 2022 · DOI