Publications

Mar 2021

The role of deterministic succession during forest development within a southern African savanna

Jamison-Daniels SL, Kissling WD, Botha M, Harris MA et al.

bioTropica

AbstractWoody encroachment can lead to a switch from open savannas to dense woodlands or forests. This has implications for both...

Apr 2021

Sub-lithic photosynthesis in hot desert habitats

Gwizdala M, Lebre PH, Maggs-Kölling G, Marais E et al.

Environmental Microbiology

Summary In hyper‐arid soil environments, photosynthetic microorganisms are largely restricted to hypolithic (sub‐lithic)...

Mar 2021

Female-biased sex allocation and lack of inbreeding avoidance in Cubitermes termites

Sinotte VM, Conlon BH, Seibel E, Schwitalla JW et al.

Ecology and Evolution

Abstract

Jun 2021

The termite fungal cultivar Termitomyces combines diverse enzymes and oxidative reactions for plant biomass conversion

Schalk F, Gostinčar C, Kreuzenbeck NB, Conlon BH et al.

mBio

Macrotermitine termites have domesticated fungi in the genus Termitomyces as their primary food source using pre-digested plant...

Apr 2021

Comparative Genomics Reveals Prophylactic and Catabolic Capabilities of Actinobacteria within the Fungus-Farming Termite Symbiosis

Murphy R, Benndorf R, de Beer ZW, Vollmers J et al.

mSphere

Actinobacteria, one of the largest bacterial phyla, are ubiquitous in many of Earth's ecosystems and often act as defensive...

Mar 2021

Genetic recombination in Teratosphaeria destructans causing a new disease outbreak in Malaysia

Havenga M, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ, Marincowitz S et al.

Forest Pathology

Abstract The Eucalyptus foliar pathogen Teratosphaeria destructans causes severe and widespread damage in South‐East Asian and...

May 2021

Ras2 is important for growth and pathogenicity in Fusarium circinatum

Phasha, M.M., Wingfield, M.J., Wingfield, B.D., Coetzee, M.P.A. et al.

In this study, we investigated to possible role of Ras2 in Fusarium circinatum- a fungus that causes pine pitch canker disease on...

Mar 2021

Draft genome sequences of Penicillium roqueforti, Fusarium sororula, Chrysoporthe puriensis, and Chalaropsis populi

van der Nest MA, Chávez R, De Vos L, Duong TA et al.

IMA Fungus

AbstractDraft genomes of Penicillium roqueforti, Fusarium sororula, Chalaropsis populi, and Chrysoporthe puriensis are presented....

Feb 2021

Orchid fleck virus and a novel strain of sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus associated with an ornamental cultivar of Alcea rosea L. in South Africa

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Common hollyhock (Alcea rosea) is a ubiquitous ornamental in temperate climates but is highly adaptable and can be found growing...