Publications

2016

Insects and Diseases of Mediterranean Forests: A South African Perspective

Garnas JR, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ et al.

Insects and Diseases of Mediterranean Forest Systems

Jan 2016

Discovery and profiling of small RNAs responsive to stress conditions in the plant pathogen Pectobacterium atrosepticum

Kwenda S, Gorshkov V, Ramesh AM, Naidoo S et al.

BMC Genomics

<h4>Background</h4>Small RNAs (sRNAs) have emerged as important regulatory molecules and have been studied in several bacteria....

Feb 2016

Draft Genome Sequence of a Virulent Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense Isolate Causing Soft Rot of Cucumber

Onkendi EM, Ramesh AM, Kwenda S, Naidoo S et al.

Genome Announcements

ABSTRACT Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense causes soft rot...

Apr 2016

Multigene phylogenies and morphological characterization of five new Ophiostoma spp. associated with spruce-infesting bark beetles in China

Yin M, Wingfield MJ, Zhou X, De Beer ZW

Fungal Biology

Ophiostoma spp. (Ophiostomatales, Ascomycota) are well-known fungi associated with bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytinae). Some of...

Nov 2016

Genetic analyses suggest separate introductions of the pine pathogen Lecanosticta acicola into Europe

Janousek J, Wingfield MJ, Marmolejo Monsivais JG, Jankovský L et al.

Phytopathology

Lecanosticta acicola is a heterothallic ascomycete that causes brown spot needle blight on native and nonnative Pinus spp. in...

Feb 2016

Legume nodules from nutrient-poor soils exhibit high plasticity of cellular phosphorus recycling and conservation during variable phosphorus supply

Vardien W, Steenkamp ET, Valentine AJ

Journal of Plant Physiology

Nitrogen fixing legumes rely on phosphorus for nodule formation, nodule function and the energy costs of fixation. Phosphorus is...

Nov 2015

Rust (Puccinia psidii) recorded in Indonesia poses a threat to forests and forestry in South-East Asia

McTaggart AR, Roux J, Granados GM, Gafur A et al.

Australasian Plant Pathology

Oct 2015

Three genetic groups of the Eucalyptus stem canker pathogen Teratosphaeria zuluensis introduced into Africa from an unknown source

Jimu L, Chen SF, Wingfield MJ, Mwenje E et al.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

The Eucalyptus stem canker pathogen Teratosphaeria zuluensis was discovered in South Africa in 1988 and it has subsequently been...

Oct 2015

The Eucalyptus stem canker pathogen Teratosphaeria zuluensis detected in seed samples

Jimu L, Kemler M, Wingfield MJ, Mwenje E et al.

Forestry