Publications
Discover FABI's research outputs and scholarly contributions
Mar 2021
Ophiostomatalean fungi associated with wood boring beetles in South Africa including two new species
Nel WJ, Wingfield MJ, De Beer ZW, Duong TA
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Ambrosia beetles are small wood inhabiting members of the Curculionidae that have evolved obligate symbioses with fungi. The...
Feb 2021
Metabarcoding reveals southern hemisphere fungal endophytes within wood of cultivated Proteaceae in Portugal
Migliorini D, Messal M, Santini A, Ramos AP et al.
European Journal of Plant Pathology
Endophytic fungal hitch-hikers have been difficult to detect in the past, and have potentially spread these latent pathogens via...
Mar 2021
Advances in understanding defense mechanisms in Persea americana against Phytophthora cinnamomi
van den Berg, N, Swart, V, Backer, R, Fick, A et al.
Frontiers in Plant Science
Avocado (Persea americana) is an economically important fruit crop world-wide, the production of which is challenged by notable...
Jan 2021
Signatures of post-glacial genetic isolation and human-driven migration in the Dothistroma needle blight pathogen in western Canada
Capron A, Feau N, Heinzelmann R, Barnes I et al.
Phytopathology
Many current tree improvement programs are incorporating assisted gene flow strategies to match reforestation efforts with future...
Feb 2021
Worldwide genetic structure elucidates the Eurasian origin and invasion pathways of Dothistroma septosporum, causal agent of Dothistroma Needle Blight
Mullett MS, Drenkhan R, Adamson K, Boroń P et al.
Journal of Fungi
Dothistroma septosporum, the primary causal agent of Dothistroma needle blight, is one of the most significant foliar pathogens...
Jun 2021
Unidirectional mating-type switching confers self-fertility to Thielaviopsis cerberus, the only homothallic species in the genus
Krämer D, Lane FA, Steenkamp ET, Wingfield BD et al.
Fungal Biology
Sexual reproduction is ubiquitous in nature, and nowhere is this more so than in the fungi. Heterothallic behaviour is observed...
Feb 2021
Pewenomyces kutranfy gen nov. et sp. nov. causal agent of an important canker disease on Araucaria araucana in Chile
Balocchi F, Wingfield MJ, Ahumada R, Barnes I
Plant Pathology
Abstract Araucaria araucana , (commonly referred to as araucaria, pewen, or monkey puzzle tree) is an ancient conifer endemic to...
Apr 2021
Population genetic structure and migration patterns of the maize pathogenic fungus, Cercospora zeina in East and Southern Africa
Nsibo DL, Barnes I, Omondi DO, Dida MM et al.
Fungal Genetics and Biology
Cercospora zeina is a causal pathogen of gray leaf spot (GLS) disease of maize in Africa. This fungal pathogen exhibits a high...
Feb 2021
Genome-Wide Analyses of Repeat-Induced Point Mutations in the Ascomycota
van Wyk S, Wingfield B, De Vos L, van der Merwe A et al.
Frontiers in Microbiology
The Repeat-Induced Point (RIP) mutation pathway is a fungus-specific genome defense mechanism that mitigates the deleterious...
Ophiostomatalean fungi associated with wood boring beetles in South Africa including two new species
Wilma Nel, Mike Wingfield, Wilhelm de Beer, Tuan Duong · Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Mar 2021 · DOI
Metabarcoding reveals southern hemisphere fungal endophytes within wood of cultivated Proteaceae in Portugal
Migliorini D, Mandy Messal, Santini A, Ramos AP, Talhinhas P, Mike Wingfield et al. · European Journal of Plant Pathology, Feb 2021 · DOI
Advances in understanding defense mechanisms in Persea americana against Phytophthora cinnamomi
Noelani van den Berg, Velushka Swart, Robert Backer, Alicia Fick, Raven Wienk, Juanita Engelbrecht et al. · Frontiers in Plant Science, Mar 2021 · DOI
Signatures of post-glacial genetic isolation and human-driven migration in the Dothistroma needle blight pathogen in western Canada
Capron A, Feau N, Heinzelmann R, Irene Barnes, Benowicz A, Bradshaw RE et al. · Phytopathology, Jan 2021 · DOI
Worldwide genetic structure elucidates the Eurasian origin and invasion pathways of Dothistroma septosporum, causal agent of Dothistroma Needle Blight
Mullett MS, Drenkhan R, Adamson K, Boroń P, Lenart-Boroń A, Irene Barnes et al. · Journal of Fungi, Feb 2021 · DOI
Unidirectional mating-type switching confers self-fertility to Thielaviopsis cerberus, the only homothallic species in the genus
Daniella van der Walt, Frances Lane, Emma Steenkamp, Brenda Wingfield, Markus Wilken · Fungal Biology, Jun 2021 · DOI
Pewenomyces kutranfy gen nov. et sp. nov. causal agent of an important canker disease on Araucaria araucana in Chile
Felipe Balocchi, Mike Wingfield, Ahumada R, Irene Barnes · Plant Pathology, Feb 2021 · DOI
Population genetic structure and migration patterns of the maize pathogenic fungus, Cercospora zeina in East and Southern Africa
David Livingstone Nsibo, Irene Barnes, Omondi DO, Dida MM, Dave Berger · Fungal Genetics and Biology, Apr 2021 · DOI
Genome-Wide Analyses of Repeat-Induced Point Mutations in the Ascomycota
Stephanie van Wyk, Brenda Wingfield, Lieschen De Vos, Albe van der Merwe, Emma Steenkamp · Frontiers in Microbiology, Feb 2021 · DOI