Publications

Jan 2015

Variation in growth rates and aggressiveness of naturally occurring self-fertile and self-sterile isolates of the wilt pathogen Ceratocystis albifundus

Lee DH, Roux J, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ

Plant Pathology

Ceratocystis albifundus is the most important fungal pathogen of black wattle ( Acacia...

Apr 2015

Long-distance dispersal and recolonization of a fire-destroyed niche by a mite-associated fungus

Aylward J, Dreyer LL, Steenkamp ET, Wingfield MJ et al.

Fungal Biology

The Fynbos Biome in the Core Cape Subregion of South Africa is prone to recurrent fires that can clear vast areas of vegetation....

Dec 2014

Molecular markers delimit cryptic species in Ceratocystis sensu stricto

Fourie A, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD, Barnes I

Mycological Progress

Jan 2015

Death of endemic Virgilia oroboides trees in South Africa caused by Diaporthe virgiliae sp. nov

Machingambi NM, Dreyer LL, Oberlander KC, Roux J et al.

Plant Pathology

Numerous dead and dying individuals of the Western Cape endemic tree Virgilia oroboides...

Dec 2014

Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Leptographium procerum complex, including L. sinense sp. nov. and L. longiconidiophorum sp. nov

Yin, Mingliang, Duong, Tuan A, Wingfield, Michael J, Zhou, XuDong et al.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Leptographium procerum (Ophiostomatales, Ascomycota) is a well-known fungal associate of pine root-infesting bark beetles and...

Apr 2015

Pantoea ananatis utilizes a type VI secretion system for pathogenesis and bacterial competition

Shyntum D, Theron J, Moleleki L, Toth I et al.

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Type VI secretion systems (T6SSs) are a class of macromolecular machines that are recognized as an important virulence mechanism...

Jan 2015

Sirex Woodwasp: A model for evolving management paradigms of invasive forest pests

Slippers B, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ

Annual Review of Entomology

The Sirex woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, and its fungal mutualist, Amylostereum areolatum, together constitute one of the most...

Sep 2014

Plasmopara sphagneticolae sp. nov. (Peronosporales) on Sphagneticola (Asteraceae) in Australia

McTaggart AR, Shuey LS, McKenna SR, Davis RI et al.

Australasian Plant Pathology

Oct 2014

Significant host jump of Xanthomonas vasicola from sugarcane to a Eucalyptus grandis clone in South Africa

Coutinho TA, van der Westhuizen L, Roux J, McFarlane SA et al.

Plant Pathology

A number of bacterial pathogens have previously been shown to cause blight and die‐back of Eucalyptus...