Publications
Discover FABI's research outputs and scholarly contributions
Nov 2021
A taxonomic review of Penicillium section Charlesia
Sun BD, Visagie CM, Chen AJ, Houbraken J
Mycological Progress
Nov 2021
The polyphagous shot hole borer beetle: Current status of a perfect invader in South Africa
Van Rooyen E, Paap T, De Beer ZW, Townsend G et al.
South African Journal of Science
<p>The polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) beetle is a recent invader in South Africa. Together with its fungal symbiont,...
2021
The Threat of the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer to Pecan Trees is perhaps less than initially expected
De Beer ZW, Fell S
SA Pecan
2021
Ophiostomatoid fungi including a new species associated with Asian larch bark beetle Ips subelongatus, in Heilongjiang (Northeast China)
Chang R, Wingfield MJ, Marincowitz S, De Beer ZW et al.
Fungal Systematics and Evolution
Ips subelongatus (Coleoptera, Scolytinae) is an important bark beetle species that infests Larix spp. in Asia. Individuals of...
Nov 2021
Dlhawksworthia flavoparmeliae sp. nov., a new endolichenic fungus in Phaeosphaeriaceae
Si H-L, Zheng X-X, Li X-C, Su Y-M et al.
Phytotaxa
The genus Dlhawksworthia presently includes three species. All the previously described species have been isolated from plants....
Nov 2021
Toward a natural classification of Botryosphaeriaceae: A study of the type specimens of Botryosphaeria sensu lato
Zhang Y, Zhou Y, Sun W, Zhao L et al.
Frontiers in Microbiology
The genus Botryosphaeria includes more than 200 epithets, but only the type species, Botryosphaeria dothidea and a dozen or more...
2021
Isolation and Characterization of Outer Membrane Vesicles of Pectobacterium brasiliense 1692
Maphosa S and Moleleki LN
Microorganisms
Oct 2021
Fire impacts bacterial composition in Protea repens (Proteaceae) infructescences
Human ZR, Roets F, Crous CJ, Wingfield MJ et al.
FEMS Microbiology Letters
The diverse bacterial communities in and around plants provide important benefits, such as protection against pathogens and...
2021
Quantifying the Severity of Common Rust in Maize Using Mask R-CNN
Pillay N, Gerber M, Holan K, Whitham SA et al.
Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing. ICAISC 2021. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, vol 12854.
Edited by Rutkowski L, Scherer R, Korytkowski M, Pedrycz W, Tadeusiewicz R, Zurada J
A taxonomic review of Penicillium section Charlesia
Sun BD, Cobus Visagie, Chen AJ, Houbraken J · Mycological Progress, Nov 2021 · DOI
The polyphagous shot hole borer beetle: Current status of a perfect invader in South Africa
Van Rooyen E, Trudy Paap, Wilhelm de Beer, Townsend G, Shawn Fell, Wilma Nel et al. · South African Journal of Science, Nov 2021 · DOI
The Threat of the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer to Pecan Trees is perhaps less than initially expected
Wilhelm de Beer, Shawn Fell · SA Pecan, 2021
Ophiostomatoid fungi including a new species associated with Asian larch bark beetle Ips subelongatus, in Heilongjiang (Northeast China)
Run Lei Chang, Mike Wingfield, Seonju Marincowitz, Wilhelm de Beer, XuDong Zhou, Tuan Duong · Fungal Systematics and Evolution, 2021 · DOI
Dlhawksworthia flavoparmeliae sp. nov., a new endolichenic fungus in Phaeosphaeriaceae
Si H-L, Zheng X-X, Li X-C, Su Y-M, Tanay Bose, Run Lei Chang · Phytotaxa, Nov 2021 · DOI
Toward a natural classification of Botryosphaeriaceae: A study of the type specimens of Botryosphaeria sensu lato
Zhang Y, Zhou Y, Sun W, Zhao L, Pavlic-Zupanc D, Pedro Crous et al. · Frontiers in Microbiology, Nov 2021 · DOI
Isolation and Characterization of Outer Membrane Vesicles of Pectobacterium brasiliense 1692
Silindile Maphosa · Microorganisms, 2021 · DOI
Fire impacts bacterial composition in Protea repens (Proteaceae) infructescences
Zander Human, Roets F, Casper Crous, Mike Wingfield, Wilhelm de Beer, Fanus Venter · FEMS Microbiology Letters, Oct 2021 · DOI
Quantifying the Severity of Common Rust in Maize Using Mask R-CNN
Pillay N, Gerber M, Holan K, Whitham SA, Dave Berger · Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing. ICAISC 2021. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, vol 12854., 2021