Publications
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May 2014
Endophyte isolations from Syzygium cordatum and a Eucalyptus clone (Myrtaceae) reveal new host and geographical reports for the Mycosphaerellaceae and Teratosphaeriaceae
Marsberg A, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Gryzenhout M
Australasian Plant Pathology
May 2014
Recombinant hyperthermophilic enzyme expression in plants: a novel approach for lignocellulose digestion
Mir BA, Mewalal R, Mizrachi E, Myburg AA et al.
Trends in Biotechnology
Plant biomass, as an abundant renewable carbon source, is a promising alternative to fossil fuels. However, the enzymes most...
Jul 2014
Ectomycorrhizal symbiosis in declining and non-declining Quercus ilex
Corcobado T, Vivas M, Moreno G, Solla A
Forest Ecology and Management
Quercus ilex decline and the presence of the soil-borne pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi are hypothesised to be associated with...
Apr 2014
Culture-independent detection and quantification of Fusarium circinatum in a pine-producing seedling nursery
Fourie G, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD, Jones NB et al.
Southern Forests
May 2014
Bark and ambrosia beetles (Curculionidae: Scolytinae), their phoretic mites (Acari) and associated Geosmithia species (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) from Virgilia trees in South Africa
Machingambi NM, Roux J, Dreyer LL, Roets F
Fungal Biology
Bark and ambrosia beetles are ecologically and economically important phloeophagous insects that often have complex symbiotic...
Apr 2014
Microsatellite and mating type primers for the maize and sorghum pathogen, Exserohilum turcicum
Haasbroek MP, Craven M, Barnes I, Crampton BG
Australasian Plant Pathology
Mar 2014
Comparison of the tolerance of Pinus patula seedlings and established trees to infection by Fusarium circinatum
Mitchell RG, Wingfield MJ, Steenkamp ET, Roux J et al.
Southern Forests
Jun 2013
Molecular phylogenetic analyses reveal three new Ceratocystis species and provide evidence for geographic differentiation of the genus in Africa
Mbenoun, M., Wingfield, M.J., Begoude Boyogueno, A.D., Wingfield, B.D. et al.
Mycological Progress
The emergence of wattle wilt disease on non-native Acacia mearnsii trees in Africa, caused by the indigenous fungus Ceratocystis...
Mar 2014
DNA loss at the Ceratocystis fimbriata mating locus results in self-sterility
Wilken PM, Steenkamp ET, Wingfield MJ, De Beer ZW et al.
PLoS ONE
Fungi have evolved a remarkable diversity of reproductive strategies. Some of these, most notably those of the model fungi, have...