Publications
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Feb 2016
Novel ophiostomatalean fungi from galleries of Cyrtogenius africus (Scolytinae) infesting dying Euphorbia ingens
Van der Linde JA, Six DL, De Beer ZW, Wingfield MJ et al.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Euphorbia ingens trees have been dying in large numbers in the Limpopo Province of South Africa for approximately 15 years. The...
Mar 2016
Dual RNA-sequencing of Eucalyptus nitens during Phytophthora cinnamomi challenge reveals pathogen and host factors influencing compatibility
Meyer FE, Shuey LS, Ramsuchit S, Mamni T et al.
Frontiers in Plant Science
Damage caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands remains an important concern on forest tree species. The pathogen causes root and...
Jan 2016
Three new species of Ophiostomatales from Nothofagus in Patagonia
De Errasti A, De Beer ZW, Coetzee MPA, Roux J et al.
Mycological Progress
The Ophiostomatales (Ascomycota) include mainly insect and mite-associated fungi, the majority of which are found on trees. Very...
Apr 2016
Mating type markers reveal high levels of heterothallism in Leptographium sensu lato
Duong TA, De Beer ZW, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ
Fungal Biology
Species of Leptographium sensu lato are sap-stain fungi vectored by bark beetles and some species cause or are associated with...
Feb 2016
Corticimorbus sinomyrti gen. et sp. nov. (Cryphonectriaceae) pathogenic to native Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Myrtaceae) in South China
Chen SF, Wingfield MJ, Li GQ, Liu FF
Plant Pathology
The Cryphonectriaceae includes many important tree pathogens, especially of the Myrtales. Disease surveys on Myrtales in South...
2016
Steinernema fabii n. sp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode from South Africa
Abate BA, Malan AP, Tiedt LR, Wingfield MJ et al.
Nematology
A new species of entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema fabii n. sp., was isolated by trapping with wax moth (Galleria...
Jan 2016
The Eucalyptus stem canker pathogen Teratosphaeria gauchensis represents distinct genetic groups in Africa and South America
Jimu L, Chen SF, Wingfield MJ, Mwenje E et al.
Forest Pathology
SummaryTeratosphaeria gauchensis (Capnodiales) causes a serious stem canker disease on commercially propagated Eucalyptus species...
Jan 2016
Ectopic expression of Arabidopsis L-type lectin receptor kinase genes LecRK-I.9 and LecRK-IX.1 in Nicotiana benthamiana confers Phytophthora resistance
Wang Y, Nsibo DL, Juhar HM, Govers F et al.
Plant Cell Reports
<h4>Key message</h4>Transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana lines with constitutive expression of an Arabidopsis lectin receptor kinase...
Jun 2016
A quorum sensing‐defective mutant of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense 1692 is attenuated in virulence and unable to occlude xylem tissue of susceptible potato plant stems
Moleleki LN, Pretorius RG, Tanui CK, Mosina G et al.
Molecular Plant Pathology
Summary Pectobacterium carotovorum ssp....