Publications

Mar 2018

Fungal species and their boundaries matter – Definitions, mechanisms and practical implications

Steenkamp ET, Wingfield MJ, McTaggart AR, Wingfield BD

Fungal Biology Reviews

Feb 2018

The polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) and its fungal symbiont Fusarium euwallaceae: a new invasion in South Africa

Paap T, de Beer ZW, Migliorini D, Nel W et al.

Australasian Plant Pathology

Apr 2018

Unexpected placement of the MAT1-1-2 gene in the MAT1-2 idiomorph of Thielaviopsis

Wilken PM, Steenkamp ET, Van der Nest MA, Wingfield MJ et al.

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Sexual reproduction in the Ascomycota is controlled by genes encoded at the mating-type or MAT1 locus. The two allelic versions...

Mar 2018

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi persist in dying Euphorbia ingens trees

Vivas M, Crous CJ, Dames JF, van der Linde JA et al.

South African Journal of Botany

Forest declines have been reported with increasing regularity during the last decade and are expected to increase due to the...

Jan 2018

Host specificity of co-infecting Botryosphaeriaceae on ornamental and forest trees in the Western Balkans

Zlatkovic M, Wingfield MJ, Jami F, Slippers B

Forest Pathology

SummaryThe Botryosphaeriaceae is a diverse family of endophytes and fungal pathogens of mainly woody plants. We considered the...

2018

African mothers in science need more support. Providing it is actually easy

Slippers B, Singh S

The Conversation

2018

People, funding and constant learning are key to creating research excellence

Wingfield BD

The Conversation

Jan 2018

Tracing the role of human civilization in the globalization of plant pathogens

Santini A, Liebhold A, Migliorini D, Woodward S

The ISME Journal

Nov 2017

Carbohydrate active enzyme domains from extreme thermophiles: components of a modular toolbox for lignocellulose degradation

Botha J, Mizrachi E, Myburg AA, Cowan DA

Extremophiles

Lignocellulosic biomass is a promising feedstock for the manufacture of biodegradable and renewable bioproducts. However, the...