Publications
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Aug 2014
Panmixia defines the genetic diversity of a unique arthropod-dispersed fungus specific to Protea flowers
Aylward J, Dreyer LL, Steenkamp ET, Wingfield MJ et al.
Ecology and Evolution
AbstractKnoxdaviesia proteae, a fungus specific to the floral structures of the iconic Cape Floral Kingdom plant, Protea repens,...
Nov 2014
Nodules from Fynbos legume Virgilia divaricata have high functional plasticity under variable P supply levels
Vardien W, Mesjasz-Przybylowicz J, Przybylowicz WJ, Wang Y et al.
Journal of Plant Physiology
Legumes have the unique ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen (N2) via symbiotic bacteria in their nodules but depend heavily on...
Oct 2014
Four new host records and first report of Dothistroma needle blight caused by Dothistroma pini in North and South Dakota, and in Indiana in the USA
Barnes I, Walla JA, Bergdahl A, Wingfield MJ
Plant Disease
During 2010 and 2011, Dothistroma needle blight (DNB), also known as red band needle blight, was observed for the first time in...
2014
Draft genome sequences of the onion center rot pathogen Pantoea ananatis PA4 and maize brown stalk rot pathogen P. ananatis BD442
Weller-Stuart T, Chan W-Y, Coutinho TA, Venter SN et al.
Genome Announcements
Sep 2014
Population structure and diversity of an invasive pine needle pathogen reflects anthropogenic activity
Barnes I, Wingfield MJ, Carbone I, Kirisits T et al.
Ecology and Evolution
AbstractDothistroma septosporum is a haploid fungal pathogen that causes a serious needle blight disease of pines, particularly...
2014
Ustilaginomycotina
Begerow D, Schäfer AM, Kellner R, Yurkov A et al.
The Mycota - Systematics and Evolution
Aug 2014
Barriopsis tectonae sp. nov. a new species of Botryosphaeriaceae from Tectona grandis (teak) in Thailand
Doilom M, Shuttleworth LA, Roux J, Chukeatirote E et al.
Phytotaxa
Tectona grandis (teak) is an increasingly important timber resource globally. It is native to Asia, including Thailand. In this...
Jul 2014
In memoriam--John M. Young (1942-2013)
Bull CT, Coutinho TA, Denny TP, Firrao G et al.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology