Publications
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Jun 2021
Redefining species limits in the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex
Yilmaz N, Sandoval-Denis M, Lombard L, Visagie CM et al.
Persoonia
The <i>Fusarium fujikuroi</i> species complex (FFSC) includes more than 60 phylogenetic species (phylospecies) with both...
2021
Aspergillus diversity from the Gcwihaba Cave in Botswana and description of one new species
Visagie CM, Goodwell M, Nkwe DO
Fungal Systematics and Evolution
A fungal survey of the Gcwihaba Cave from Botswana found Aspergillus to be one of the more common fungal genera isolated. The 81...
Sep 2021
Population diversity and genetic structure reveal patterns of host association and anthropogenic impact for the globally important fungal tree pathogen Ceratocystis manginecans
Liu FF, Duong TA, Barnes I, Wingfield MJ et al.
Journal of Fungi
Species in the Ceratocystis manginecans complex are important fungal pathogens of plantation trees globally. The most important...
Sep 2021
Ceratocystis ficicola causing a serious disease of Ficus carica in Greece
Tsopelas P, Soulioti N, Wingfield MJ, Barnes I et al.
Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Ceratocystis ficicola causes vascular wilt of fig trees in Japan, invading root systems and the main stems eventually leading to...
Oct 2021
Ancestral predisposition toward a domesticated lifestyle in the termite-cultivated fungus Termitomyces
Van de Peppel LJJ, Nieuwenhuis M, Auxier B, Grum-Grzhimaylo AA et al.
Current Biology
The ancestor of termites relied on gut symbionts for degradation of plant material, an association that persists in all termite...
Sep 2021
Detection and diversity of grapevine virus L from a Vitis cultivar collection in Stellenbosch, South Africa
Read DA, Thompson GD, Swanevelder D, Pietersen G
European Journal of Plant Pathology
A total of 229 Vitis cultivars were sampled from a collection in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa and subjected to an...
Jul 2021
Comparative Genomic and Metabolic Analysis of Streptomyces sp. RB110 Morphotypes Illuminates Genomic Rearrangements and Formation of a New 46-Membered Antimicrobial Macrolide
Um S, Guo H, Thiengmag S, Benndorf R et al.
ACS Chemical Biology
Morphotype switches frequently occur in Actinobacteria and are often associated with disparate natural product production. Here,...
Sep 2021
Phylogenetic and morphological analyses of Coniochaeta isolates recovered from Inner Mongolia and Yunnan revealed three new endolichenic fungal species
Si H-L, Su Y-M, Zheng X-X, Ding M-Y et al.
Mycokeys
Lichens are the result of a symbiotic interaction between fungi (mycobionts) and algae (phycobionts). Aside from mycobionts,...
Sep 2021
Phylogenetic and phylogenomic analyses reveal two new genera and three new species of ophiostomatalean fungi from termite fungus combs
Nel WJ, De Beer ZW, Wingfield MJ, Poulsen M et al.
Mycologia
The Ophiostomatales (Ascomycota) accommodates more than 300 species characterized by similar morphological adaptations to...
Redefining species limits in the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex
Neriman Yilmaz, Sandoval-Denis M, Lombard L, Cobus Visagie, Brenda Wingfield, Pedro Crous · Persoonia, Jun 2021 · DOI
Aspergillus diversity from the Gcwihaba Cave in Botswana and description of one new species
Cobus Visagie, Goodwell M, Nkwe DO · Fungal Systematics and Evolution, 2021 · DOI
Population diversity and genetic structure reveal patterns of host association and anthropogenic impact for the globally important fungal tree pathogen Ceratocystis manginecans
FeiFei Liu, Tuan Duong, Irene Barnes, Mike Wingfield, ShuaiFei Chen · Journal of Fungi, Sep 2021 · DOI
Ceratocystis ficicola causing a serious disease of Ficus carica in Greece
Tsopelas P, Soulioti N, Mike Wingfield, Irene Barnes, Seonju Marincowitz, Tjamos EC et al. · Phytopathologia Mediterranea, Sep 2021 · DOI
Ancestral predisposition toward a domesticated lifestyle in the termite-cultivated fungus Termitomyces
Van de Peppel LJJ, Nieuwenhuis M, Auxier B, Grum-Grzhimaylo AA, Cardenas ME, Wilhelm de Beer et al. · Current Biology, Oct 2021 · DOI
Detection and diversity of grapevine virus L from a Vitis cultivar collection in Stellenbosch, South Africa
David Read, Thompson GD, Swanevelder D, Gerhard Pietersen · European Journal of Plant Pathology, Sep 2021 · DOI
Comparative Genomic and Metabolic Analysis of Streptomyces sp. RB110 Morphotypes Illuminates Genomic Rearrangements and Formation of a New 46-Membered Antimicrobial Macrolide
Um S, Guo H, Thiengmag S, Benndorf R, Murphy R, Rischer M et al. · ACS Chemical Biology, Jul 2021 · DOI
Phylogenetic and morphological analyses of Coniochaeta isolates recovered from Inner Mongolia and Yunnan revealed three new endolichenic fungal species
Si H-L, Su Y-M, Zheng X-X, Ding M-Y, Tanay Bose, Run Lei Chang · Mycokeys, Sep 2021 · DOI
Phylogenetic and phylogenomic analyses reveal two new genera and three new species of ophiostomatalean fungi from termite fungus combs
Wilma Nel, Wilhelm de Beer, Mike Wingfield, Poulsen M, Aanen DK, Brenda Wingfield et al. · Mycologia, Sep 2021 · DOI