Publications

Jul 2012

Host switching between native and non-native trees in a population of the canker pathogen Chrysoporthe cubensis from Colombia

Van der Merwe NA, Steenkamp ET, Rodas C, Wingfield BD et al.

Plant Pathology

The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that Chrysoporthe cubensis on native...

Dec 2012

Fungal Planet description sheets: 128-153

Crous PW, Shivas RG, Wingfield MJ, Summerell BA et al.

Persoonia: Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi

Novel species of microfungi described in the present study include the following from Australia: Catenulostroma corymbiae from...

Oct 2011

Selection of Pinus spp. in South Africa for tolerance to infection by the pitch canker fungus

Mitchell RG, Wingfield MJ, Hodge GR, Steenkamp ET et al.

New Forests

The increasing threats from pests and diseases demand that the South African forest industry explores options to deploy...

Jul 2012

DNA sequence incongruence and inconsistent morphology obscure species boundaries in the Teratosphaeria suttonii species complex

Taole MM, Burgess TI, Gryzenhout M, Wingfield BD et al.

Mycoscience

Teratosphaeria suttonii (=Kirramyces epicoccoides) is a leaf pathogen that can cause premature defoliation, reduced growth and...

Sep 2011

DNA extraction techniques for DNA barcoding of minute gall-inhabiting wasps

Dittrich-Schröder G, Wingfield MJ, Klein H, Slippers B

Molecular Ecology Resources

AbstractDNA extraction from minute hymenopterans and their larvae is difficult and challenging because of their small size...

Aug 2012

Cryptic species, native populations and biological invasions by a eucalypt forest pathogen

Pérez G, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD et al.

Molecular Ecology

AbstractHuman‐associated introduction of pathogens and consequent invasions is very evident in areas where no related organisms...

Oct 2012

Retracing the routes of introduction of invasive species: The case of the Sirex noctilio woodwasp

Boissin E, Hurley B, Wingfield MJ, Vasaitis R et al.

Molecular Ecology

AbstractUnderstanding the evolutionary histories of invasive species is critical to adopt appropriate management strategies, but...

Sep 2012

Biological control of forest plantation pests in an interconnected world requires greater international focus

Garnas JR, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ

International Journal of Pest Management

Jan 2012

Biotic and abiotic constraints that facilitate host exclusivity of Gondwanamyces and Ophiostoma on Protea

Roets F, Theron N, Wingfield MJ, Dreyer LL

Fungal Biology

Estimations of global fungal diversity are hampered by a limited understanding of the forces that dictate host exclusivity in...