Publications
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Mar 2022
Remnants of horizontal transfers of Wolbachia genes in a Wolbachia‑free woodwasp
Queffelec J, Postma A, Allison JD, Slippers B
BMC Ecology and Evolution
Abstract Background Wolbachia is a bacterial endosymbiont of many arthropod and nematode species. Due to its capacity to alter...
Jun 2022
Novel mating-type-associated genes and gene fragments in the genomes of Mycosphaerellaceae and Teratosphaeriaceae fungi
Aylward J, Havenga M, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ et al.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
The mating-type (MAT1) locus encodes transcription factors essential for the onset of the sexual cycle in ascomycete fungi. This...
Mar 2022
A review of viruses infecting Yam (Dioscorea spp.)
Luo G-F, Podolyan A, Kidanemariam D, Pilotti C et al.
Viruses
Yam is an important food staple for millions of people globally, particularly those in the developing countries of West Africa...
May 2022
Delineation of Paraburkholderia tuberum sensu stricto and description of Paraburkholderia podalyriae sp. nov. nodulating the South African legume Podalyria calyptrata
Mavima L, Beukes CW, Palmer M, De Meyer SE et al.
Systematic and Applied Microbiology
Since the discovery of Paraburkholderia tuberum, an indigenous South African species and one of the first beta-rhizobia...
Jan 2022
A serious shoot and leaf disease caused by Colletotrichum theobromicola discovered on eucalypts in South Africa
Solís M, Wingfield MJ, Greyling I, Pham NQ
Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science
Mar 2022
Genetic diversity and population structure analysis reveals the unique genetic composition of South African selected macadamia accessions
Ranketse M, Hefer CA, Pierneef R, Fourie G et al.
Tree Genetics and Genomes
Mar 2022
Eucalyptus grandis AUX/INDOLE‑3‑ACETIC ACID 13 (EgrIAA13) is a novel transcriptional regulator of xylogenesis
Karannagoda N, Spokevicius A, Hussey SG, Cassan-Wang H et al.
Plant Molecular Biology
Abstract Key message Our Induced Somatic Sector Analysis and protein–protein interaction experiments demonstrate that Eucalyptus...
Feb 2022
A nonnative Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) population in the Republic of South Africa is resistant to herbicides with different sites of action
Reinhardt CF, Vorster BJ, Kupper A, Peter F et al.
Weed Sience
AbstractPalmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeriS. Watson) is not native to Africa. Based on the presence and persistence ofA....
Remnants of horizontal transfers of Wolbachia genes in a Wolbachia‑free woodwasp
Josephine Queffelec, Alisa Postma, Jeremy Allison, Bernard Slippers · BMC Ecology and Evolution, Mar 2022 · DOI
Novel mating-type-associated genes and gene fragments in the genomes of Mycosphaerellaceae and Teratosphaeriaceae fungi
Janneke Aylward, Minette Havenga, Brenda Wingfield, Mike Wingfield, Dreyer LL, Roets F et al. · Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Jun 2022 · DOI
A review of viruses infecting Yam (Dioscorea spp.)
Luo G-F, Podolyan A, Dawit Kidanemariam, Pilotti C, Houliston G, Sukal AC · Viruses, Mar 2022 · DOI
Delineation of Paraburkholderia tuberum sensu stricto and description of Paraburkholderia podalyriae sp. nov. nodulating the South African legume Podalyria calyptrata
Lazarus Mavima, Chrizelle Krynauw (née Beukes), Palmer M, De Meyer SE, James EK, Maluk M et al. · Systematic and Applied Microbiology, May 2022 · DOI
A serious shoot and leaf disease caused by Colletotrichum theobromicola discovered on eucalypts in South Africa
Myriam Solis, Mike Wingfield, Greyling I, Nam Pham · Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science, Jan 2022 · DOI
Genetic diversity and population structure analysis reveals the unique genetic composition of South African selected macadamia accessions
Mary Ranketse, Hefer CA, Pierneef R, Gerda Fourie, Zander Myburg · Tree Genetics and Genomes, Mar 2022 · DOI
Eucalyptus grandis AUX/INDOLE‑3‑ACETIC ACID 13 (EgrIAA13) is a novel transcriptional regulator of xylogenesis
Karannagoda N, Spokevicius A, Steven Hussey, Cassan-Wang H, Grima-Pettenati J, Bossinger B · Plant Molecular Biology, Mar 2022 · DOI
A nonnative Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) population in the Republic of South Africa is resistant to herbicides with different sites of action
Reinhardt CF, Juan Vorster, Kupper A, Peter F, Simelane A, Friss S et al. · Weed Sience, Feb 2022 · DOI
Tatumella
Juanita Avontuur, Palmer M, Martin Coetzee, Emma Steenkamp · 2022