Publications

Jun 2013

Thekopsora minima, the cause of blueberry rust in Australia

McTaggart AR, Geering ADW, Shivas RG

Australasian Plant Disease Notes

2013

First report of Pilidium concavum as the causative agent of tan-brown rot on Prunus domestica fruits

Sayari M, Babaeizad V, Fathi J

Journal of Plant Pathology

Jul 2013

First report of Lasiodiplodia citricola and Neoscytalidium dimidiatum Causing English Walnut Graft Union Death in California

Chen SF, Fitchner E, Morgon DP, Michailides TJ

Plant Disease

California produces 99% of the English walnuts (Juglans regia) in the USA. In August 2012 in Tulare County, about 5,000 out of...

Jul 2013

First Report of Lasiodiplodia theobromae associated with Stem Canker of Almond in California

Chen SF, Morgon DP, Beede RH, Michailides TJ

Plant Disease

California is a major almond (Prunus dulcis) producer in the world. In September 2012, 2-year-old almond trees from an orchard in...

May 2013

Diaporthe neotheicola, a new threat for Kiwifruit in Greece

Thomidis T, Exadaktylou E, Chen SF

Crop Protection

Although kiwifruit is considered as a crop with few phytopathological problems, new diseases have been identified in the last few...

May 2013

Genome Sequence of Vibrio cholerae G4222, a South African Clinical Isolate

Le Roux WJ, Chan WY, De Maayer P, De Maayer P et al.

Genome Announcements

ABSTRACT Vibrio cholerae , a Gram-negative pathogen autochthonous to the aquatic environment,...

Jun 2013

Draft genome sequence of Bacillus atrophaeus UCMB-5137, a plant-growth-promoting rhizobacterium

Chan WY, Dietel K, Lapa SV, Avdeeva LV et al.

Genome Announcements

ABSTRACT Bacillus atrophaeus UCMB-5137 shows an extraordinary activity in root colonization...

May 2013

Diversimorbus metrosiderotis gen. et sp. nov. and three new species of Holocryphia (Cryphonectriaceae) associated with cankers on native Metrosideros angustifolia trees in South Africa

Chen SF, Wingfield MJ, Roux J

Fungal Biology

The Cryphonectriaceae includes important tree pathogens, especially on the Myrtales. During a routine disease survey in the...

2013

Plant systemic induced responses mediate interactions between root parasitic nematodes and aboveground herbivorous insects.

Wondafrash M, Van Dam NM, Tytgat TOG

Frontiers in Plant Sciences

Insects and nematodes are the most diverse and abundant groups of multicellular animals feeding on plants on either side of the...