Publications

Apr 2021

Pectobacterium brasiliense 1692 chemotactic responses and the role of methyl-accepting chemotactic proteins in ecological fitness

Collins Kipngetich Tanui, Divine Yutefar Shyntum, Precious K. Sedibane, Daniel Bellieny-Rabelo et al.

To adapt to changing environmental niches, bacteria require taxis, a movement toward or away from a stimulus (ligand). Chemotaxis...

Aug 2021

The Sex Pheromone of the Pine Brown-Tail Moth, Euproctis terminalis (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)

Bouwer MC, Scheepers L, Slippers B, Rohwer ER et al.

Journal of Chemical Ecology

The pine brown tail moth, Euproctis terminalis (Walker 1855), is a periodic pest in pine plantations in South Africa. The larvae...

Dec 2021

Deciphering the effect of FUB1 disruption on fusaric acid production and pathogenicity in Fusarium circinatum

Phasha MM, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ, Coetzee MPA et al.

Fungal Biology

Fusarium circinatum is an important pathogen of pine trees. However, little is known regarding the molecular processes underlying...

Dec 2021

Drought stress tolerance mechanisms and breeding effort in sugarcane: A review of progress and constraints in South Africa

Dlamini PJ

Plant Stress

Aug 2021

Genetic response to nitrogen starvation in the aggressive Eucalyptus foliar pathogen Teratosphaeria destructans

Havenga M, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ, Dreyer LL et al.

Current Genetics

Teratosphaeria destructans is one of the most aggressive foliar pathogens of Eucalyptus. The biological factors underpinning T....

Aug 2021

Six new species of Sporothrix from hardwood trees in Poland

Ostafińska A, Jankowiak R, Bilański P, Solheim H et al.

MycoKeys

Sporothrix (Sordariales, Ascomycota) is a well-supported monophyletic lineage within the Ophiostomatales, species of which occur...

Aug 2021

Extracellular Vesicles in Teasing Apart Complex Plant-Microbiota Links: Implications for Microbiome-Based Biotechnology

Thabiso E Motaung, Emma T Steenkamp

mSystems

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are subcellular carriers of bioactive compounds with a complex array of functional effects on target...

Mar 2021

Fusarium: more than a node or a foot-shaped basal cell

Crous PW, Lombard L, Sandoval-Denis M, Seifert KA et al.

Studies In Mycology

Recent publications have argued that there are potentially serious consequences for researchers in recognising distinct genera in...

Aug 2021

Storage of carbon reserves in Spruce trees is prioritized over growth in the face of carbon limitation

Huang JB, Hammerbacher A, Gershenzon J, van Dam NM et al.

PNAS

Significance Forest decline due to climate change is increasing worldwide. Accurate forecasting of forest dynamics requires a...