Research groups: Tree Protection Co-operative Programme · DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Plant Health Biotechnology
Dr Magriet van der Nest
About
Dr Magriet van der Nest is a senior researcher in the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI, University of Pretoria). Her research focuses on increasing our understanding of the biology, ecology, and evolution of economically important pathogens that threaten the South African forestry industry. She employs genomic approaches to investigate the genetic basis of host adaptation, pathogenicity, and the capacity of pathogens to survive under changing environmental conditions. This research is critical for developing sustainable management strategies, particularly in the context of climate change and its impact on forest ecosystems.
Complementing her work in forestry, Dr. van der Nest also conducts research on agriculturally important animals. Her projects are aimed at improving sustainability and health in livestock production. This includes studying genetic diseases that adversely affect meat quality, identifying signatures of positive selection that shape productivity traits in pig populations, and investigating genomic variation within sheep breeds to inform breeding programmes. Dr. van der Nest's research is also contributing to the field of conservation genomics. Her recent work in this area focuses on applying genomic techniques to study native tilapia species, providing valuable insights for their management and preservation.
My Publications
Journal Articles (62)
Ramantswana TM, Malatji DP, Pierneef RE, Soma P, Van Der Nest MA, Muchadeyi FC (2025) Differential gene expression analysis of Dohne Merino sheep naturally infected with Haemonchus contortus. Scientific Reports. 15. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-25782-y
Kooverjee BB, Van Der Nest MA, MacNeil MD, Scholtz MM, Neser FWC, Soma P (2025) Estimation of breed composition of South African sheep affected with wet carcass syndrome. Frontiers in Genetics. 16. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2025.1635947
Mailula DM, Wingfiled BD, Van Der Nest MA, Hammerbacher A (2025) Production of fusel alcohols and fusel acetates by pathogenic fungi in the Ceratocystidaceae. Fungal Ecology. 76. doi: 10.1016/j.funeco.2025.101427
Maake MM, Beukes CW, van der Nest MA, Avontuur JR, Muema EK, Stepkowski T, Venter SN, Steenkamp ET (2025) Argyrolobium legumes from an African centre of endemism associate with novel Bradyrhizobium species harbouring unique sets of symbiosis genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 214. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108471
D’Angelo D, Sorrentino R, Nkomo T, Zhou X, Vaghefi N, Sonnekus B, Bose T, Cerrato D, Cozzolino L, Creux N, D’Agostino N, Fourie G, Fusco G, Hammerbacher A, Idnurm A, Kiss L, Hu Y, Hu H, Lahoz E, Risteski J, Steenkamp E T, Viscardi M, van der Nest M A, Wu Y, Yu H, Zhou J, Karandeni Dewage C S, Kotta-Loizou L I, Stotz H U, Fitt B D L, Huang Y, Wingfield BD (2025) IMA GENOME - F20 A draft genome assembly of Agroathelia rolfsii, Ceratobasidium papillatum, Pyrenopeziza brassicae, Neopestalotiopsis macadamiae, Sphaerellopsis filum and genomic resources for Colletotrichum spaethianum and Colletotrichum fructicola. IMA Fungus. 16. doi: 10.3897/imafungus.16.141732
Dankie VN, Steenkamp ET, De Vos L, Swalarsk-Parry BS, Dewing C, Fru F, Wilken PM, Mchunu NP, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ, van der Nest MA (2025) Growth, pathogenicity and sexual fertility of the African tree pathogen Ceratocystis albifundus. Journal of Plant Pathology. 107. doi: 10.1007/s42161-024-01634-y
van der Nest MA, Steenkamp ET, De Vos L, Wienk R, Swart V, van den Berg N (2024) Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the white root rot pathogen Dematophora necatrix (Xylariaceae: Xylariales). Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resoures. 9. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2024.2403411
Hlongwane NL, Dzomba EF, Hadebe K, van der Nest MA, Pierneef R, Muchadeyi FC (2024) Identification of signatures of positive selection that have shaped the genomic landscape of South African pig populations. Animals. 14. doi: 10.3390/ani14020236
Swalarsk-Parry BS, De Vos L, Fru FF, Santana QC, van der Nest MA, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ, Herron DA, Ramaswe JB, Dewing C, Sayari M, van der Merwe NA, van Wyk S, Lane FA, Wilson AM, Adegeye OO, Soal NC, Price J-L, Steenkamp ET (2024) Wide variation in aggressiveness and growth in South African Fusarium circinatum isolates with geographical origin as the primary determinant. Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science. doi: 10.2989/20702620.2024.2363749
De Vos L, van der Nest MA, Santana QC, van Wyk S, Leeuwendaal KS, Wingfield BD, Steenkamp ET (2024) Chromosome-level assemblies for the pine pitch canker pathogen Fusarium circinatum. Pathogens. 13. doi: 10.3390/pathogens13010070
Kooverjee BB, Soma P, van der Nest MA, Scholtz MM, Neser FWC (2023) Copy Number Variation Discovery in South African Nguni-Sired and Bonsmara-Sired Crossbred Cattle. Animals. 13. doi: 10.3390/ani13152513
Dzomba EF, Van der Nest MA, Mthembu JNT, Soma P, Snyman MA, Chimonyo M, Muchadeyi FC (2023) Selection signature analysis and genome-wide divergence of South African Merino breeds from their founders. Frontiers in Genetics. 13. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.932272
Kooverjee BB, Soma P, Neser FWC, Van der Nest MA, Scholtz MM (2022) Selection Signatures in South African Nguni and Bonsmara Cattle Populations Reveal Genes Relating to Environmental Adaptation.. Frontiers in Genetics. 13. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.909012
Swalarsk Parry BS, Steenkamp ET, Van Wyk S, Santana QC, van der Nest MA, Hammerbacher A, Wingfield BD, De Vos L (2022) Identification and characterization of a QTL for growth of Fusarium circinatum on pine-based medium. Journal of Fungi. 8. doi: 10.3390/jof8111214
Dewing C, van der Nest MA, Santana QC, Proctor RH, Wingfield BD, Steenkamp ET, De Vos L (2022) Characterization of host-specific genes from Pine- and grass-associated species of the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex. Pathogens. 11. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11080858
Soal, Nicole C, Coetzee, Martin P A, van der Nest, Magriet A, Hammerbacher, Almuth, Wingfield, Brenda D (2022) Phenolic degradation by catechol dioxygenases is associated with pathogenic fungi with a necrotrophic lifestyle in the Ceratocystidaceae. G3. 12. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkac008
Wingfield BD, De Vos L, Wilson AM, Duong AT, Vaghefi N, Botes A, Kharwar RN, Chand R, Poudel B, Aliyu H, Barbetti MJ, Chen S, de Maayer P, Liu F, Navathe S, Sinha S, Steenkamp ET, Suzuki H, Tshisekedi KA, van der Nest MA, Wingfield MJ (2022) Draft genome assemblies of Fusarium marasasianum, Huntiella abstrusa, two Immersiporthe knoxdaviesiana isolates, Macrophomina pseudophaseolina, Macrophomina phaseolina, Naganishia randhawae, and Pseudocercospora cruenta. IMA Fungus. 13. doi: 10.1186/s43008-022-00089-z
Sayari M, van der Nest MA, Steenkamp ET, Rahimlou S, Hammerbacher A, Wingfield BD (2021) Characterization of the Ergosterol Biosynthesis Pathway in Ceratocystidaceae. Journal of Fungi. 7.
van der Nest MA, Chávez R, De Vos L, Duong TA, Gil-Durán C, Ferreira MA, Lane FA, Levicán G, Santana QC, Steenkamp ET, Suzuki H, Tello M, Rakoma JR, Vaca I, Valdés N, Wilken PM, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD (2021) Draft genome sequences of Penicillium roqueforti, Fusarium sororula, Chrysoporthe puriensis, and Chalaropsis populi. IMA Fungus. 12. doi: 10.1186/s43008-021-00055-1
van der Nest, MA, Hlongwane, N, Hadebe, K, Chan, W-Y, van der Merwe, NA, De Vos, L, Greyling, B, Kooverjee, BB, Soma, P, Dzomba, EF, Bradfield, M, Muchadeyi, FC (2021) Breed ancestry, divergence, admixture, and selection patterns of the Simbra crossbreed. Frontiers in Genetics. 11. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2020.608650
Duong AT, Aylward J, Ametrano CG, Poudel E, Santana QC, Wilken PM, Martin A, Arun-Chinnappa KS, De Vos L, DiStefano I, Grewe F, Huhndorf S, Lumbsch HT, Rakoma JR, Steenkamp ET, Sun Y, van der Nest MA, Wingfield MJ, Yilmaz N, Wingfield BD (2021) Draft genome assembly of Fusarium pilosicola, Meredithiella fracta, Niebla homalea, Pyrenophora teres hybrid WAC10721, and Teratosphaeria viscida. IMA Fungus. 12. doi: 10.1186/s43008-021-00077-9
Wilson AM, Gabriel R, Singer SW, Schuerg T, Wilken PM, van der Nest MA, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD (2021) Doing it alone: Unisexual reproduction in filamentous ascomycete fungi. Fungal Biology Reviews. 35. doi: 10.1016/j.fbr.2020.12.003
Fourie A, de Jonge R, van der Nest MA, Duong TA, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD, Barnes I (2020) Genome comparisons suggest an association between Ceratocystis host adaptations and effector clusters in unique transposable element families. 143. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2020.103433
Kanzi AM, Trollip C, Wingfield MJ, Barnes I, van der Nest MA, Wingfield BD (2020) Phylogenomic incongruence in Ceratocystis: a clue to speciation?. BMC Genomics. 21. doi: 10.1186/s12864-020-6772-0
Wilson AM, Wilken PM, van der Nest MA, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD (2020) The novel Huntiella omanensis mating gene, MAT1-2-7, is essential for ascomatal maturation. Fungal Genetics & Biology. 137. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2020.103335
van der Nest MA, Steenkamp ET, Roodt D, Soal NA, Palmer M, Chan W-Y, Wilken PM, Dong TA, Naidoo K, Santana QC, Trollip C, De Vos L, Van Wyk S, McTaggart AR, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD (2019) Genomic analysis of the aggressive tree pathogen Ceratocystis albifundus. Fungal Biology. doi: 10.1016/j.funbio.2019.02.002
Wingfield BD, Fourie A, Simpson MC, Bushula-Njah VS, Aylward J, Barnes I, Coetzee MPA, Dreyer LL, Duong TA, Geiser DM, Roets F, Steenkamp ET, van der Nest MA, van Heerden CJ, Wingfield MJ (2019) Draft genome sequences of Fusarium xylarioides, Teratosphaeria gauchensis and T. zuluensis and genome annotation for Ceratocystis fimbriata. IMA Fungus. 10. doi: 10.1186/s43008-019-0013-7
Fourie A, van der Nest MA, De Vos L, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD, Barnes I (2019) QTL mapping of mycelial growth and aggressiveness to distinct hosts in Ceratocystis pathogens. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 131. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2019.103242
Sayari M, van der Nest MA, Steenkamp ET, Adegeye OO, Marincowitz S, Wingfield BD (2019) Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Ceratocystis albifundus. Microbiological Research. 226. doi: 10.1016/j.micres.2019.05.004
Sayari M, van der Nest MA, Steenkamp ET, Soal NC, Wilken PM, Wingfield BD (2019) Distribution and evolution of nonribosomal peptide synthetase gene clusters in the Ceratocystidaceae. Genes. 10, 328. doi: 10.3390/genes10050328
Wilson AM, van der Nest MA, Wilken PM, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD (2019) It’s All in the Genes: The Regulatory Pathways of Sexual Reproduction in Filamentous Ascomycetes. Genes. 10. doi: 10.3390/genes10050330
Palmer M, Venter SN, McTaggart AR, Coetzee MPA, Van Wyk S, Avontuur JR, Beukes CW, Fourie G, Santana QC, Van der Nest MA, Blom J, Steenkamp ET (2019) The synergistic effect of concatenation in phylogenomics: the case in Pantoea. PeerJ. doi: 10.7717/peerj.6698
Wingfield BD, Liu M, Nguyen HDT, Lane FA, Morgan SW, De Vos L, Wilken PM, Doung TA, Aylward J, Coetzee MPA, Dadej K, De Beer ZW, Findlay W, Havenga M, Kolarik M, Menzies JG, Naidoo K, Pochopski O, Shoukouhi P, Santana QC, Seifert KA, Soal NA, Steenkamp ET, Tatham CT, Van der Nest MA, Wingfield MJ (2018) Nine draft genome sequences of Claviceps purpurea s.lat., including C. arundinis, C. humidiphila, and C. cf. spartinae, pseudomolecules for the pitch canker pathogen Fusarium circinatum, draft genome of Davidsoniella eucalypti, Grosmannia galeiformis, Quambalaria eucalypti, and Teratosphaeria destructans. IMA Fungus. 9. doi: 10.5598/imafungus.2018.09.02.10
Simpson MC, Martin Coetzee, Magriet van der Nest, Mike Wingfield, Brenda Wingfield (2018) Ceratocystidaceae exhibit high levels of recombination at the mating-type (MAT) locus. Fungal Biology. 122. doi: 10.1016/j.funbio.2018.09.003
Sayari M, Steenkamp ET, van der Nest MA, Wingfield BD (2018) Diversity and evolution of polyketide biosynthesis gene clusters in the Ceratocystidaceae. Fungal Biology. 122. doi: 10.1016/j.funbio.2018.04.011
Wingfield BD, Bills GF, Dong Y, Huang W, Nel WJ, Swalarsk-Parry BS, Vaghefi N, Wilken PM, An Z, de Beer ZW, De Vos L, Chen L, Duong TA, Gao Y, Hammerbacher A, Kikkert JR, Li Y, Li H, Li K, Li Q, Liu X, Ma X, Naidoo K, Pethybridge SJ, Sun J, Steenkamp ET, van der Nest M, van Wyk S, Wingfield MJ, Xiong C, Yue Q, Zhang X (2018) IMA Genome-F 9 Draft genome sequence of Annulohypoxylon stygium, Aspergillus mulundensis, Berkeleyomyces basicola (syn. Thielaviopsis basicola), Ceratocystis smalleyi, two Cercospora beticola strains, Coleophoma cylindrospora, Fusarium fracticaudum, Phialophora cf. hyalina, and Morchella septimelata. IMA Fungus. 9. doi: 10.5598/imafungus.2018.09.01.13
Fourie A, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD, van der Nest MA, Loots MT, Barnes I (2018) Inheritance of phenotypic traits in the progeny of a Ceratocystis interspecific cross. Fungal Biology. 122. doi: 10.1016/j.funbio.2018.03.001
Wilson, AM, van der Nest, MA, Wilken, PM, Wingfield, MJ, Wingfield, BD (2018) Pheromone expression reveals putative mechanism of unisexuality in a saprobic ascomycete fungus. PLOS One. 13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192517
Wilken PM, Steenkamp ET, Van der Nest MA, Wingfield MJ, De Beer ZW, Wingfield BD (2018) Unexpected placement of the MAT1-1-2 gene in the MAT1-2 idiomorph of Thielaviopsis. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 32. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2018.01.007
Wingfield BD, Berger DK, Steenkamp ET, Lim H-J, Duong TA, Bluhm BH, De Beer ZW, De Vos L, Fourie G, Naidoo, K, Olivier NA, Lin, Y-C, Van der Peer Y, Joubert F, Crampton BG, Swart V, Soal N, Tatham C, Van der Nest MA, Van der Merwe NA, Van Wyk S, Wilken PM, Wingfield MJ (2017) IMA Genome-F 8 Draft genome of Cercospora zeina, Fusarium pininemorale, Hawksworthiomyces lignivorus, Huntiella decipiens and Ophiostoma ips. IMA Fungus. 8. doi: 10.5598/imafungus.2017.08.02.10
Wingfield BD, Duong TA, Hammerbacher A, van der Nest MA, Wilson A, Chang R, de Beer ZW, Steenkamp ET, Wilken PM, Naidoo K, Wingfield MJ (2016) IMA Genome-F 7 Draft genome sequences for Ceratocystis fagacearum, C. harringtonii, Grosmannia penicillata, and Huntiella bhutanensis. IMA Fungus. 7. doi: 10.5598/imafungus.2016.07.02.11
Wingfield BD, Ambler JM, Coetzee MPA, De Beer ZW, Duong TA, Joubert F, Hammerbacher A, McTaggart AR, Naidoo K, Nguyen HDT, Ponomareva E, Santana QS, Seifert KA, Steenkamp ET, Trollip C, Van der Nest MA, Visagie CM, Wilken PM, Wingfield MJ, Yilmaz N (2016) IMA Genome-F 6: Draft genome sequences of Armillaria fuscipes, Ceratocystiopsis minuta, Ceratocystis adiposa, Endoconidiophora laricicola, E. polonica and Penicillium freii DAOMC 242723. IMA Fungus. 7. doi: 10.5598/imafungus.2016.07.01.11
McTaggart AR, van der Nest MA, Steenkamp ET, Roux J, Slippers B, Shuey LS, Wingfield MJ, Drenth A (2016) Fungal Genomics Challenges the Dogma of Name-Based Biosecurity. PLoS Pathogens. 12. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005475
McTaggart AR, Shivas RG, van der Nest MA, Roux J, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ (2016) Host jumps shaped the diversity of extant rust fungi (Pucciniales). New Phytologist. 209. doi: 10.1111/nph.13686
van der Nest MA, Wingfield MJ, Wilken PM, Coetzee MPA, Naidoo K, Roodt D, Sauerman E, Godlonton T, Trollip C, McTaggart AR, Steenkamp ET, Wingfield BD (2015) Saprophytic and pathogenic fungi in the Ceratocystidaceae differ in their ability to metabolize plant-derived sucrose. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 15. doi: 10.1186/s12862-015-0550-7
Wingfield BD, Barnes I, De Beer ZW, De Vos L, Duong TA, Kanzi AM, Naidoo K, Nguyen HDT, Santana QC, Sayari M, Seifert KA, Steenkamp ET, Trollip C, Van der Merwe, NA, Van der Nest MA, Wilken PM, Wingfield MJ (2015) Draft genome sequences of Ceratocystis eucalypticola, Chrysoporthe cubensis, C. deuterocubensis, Davidsoniella virescens, Fusarium temperatum, Graphilbum fragrans, Penicillium nordicum, and Thielaviopsis musarum. IMA Fungus. 6. doi: 10.5598/imafungus.2015.06.02.13
Wilson AM, Wilken PM, van der Nest MA, Steenkamp ET, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD (2015) Homothallism: An umbrella term for describing diverse sexual behaviours. IMA Fungus. 6. doi: 10.5598/imafungus.2015.06.01.13
Wilson AM, Godlonton T, van der Nest MA, Wilken PM, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD (2015) Unisexual Reproduction in Huntiella moniliformis. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 80. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2015.04.008
Van der Nest, M.A., Beirn, L.A., Crouch, Jo Anne, Demers, J.E., De Beer, Z.W., De Vos, L., Gordon, T. R., Moncalvo, J. M., Naidoo, K., Sanchez-Ramirez, Santiago, Roodt, D., Santana, Q. C., Slinksi, S.L., Stata, M., Taerum, S.J., Wilken, P. Markus, Wilson, A.M., Wingfield, M.J., Wingfield, B.D. (2014) Draft genomes of Amanita jacksonii, Ceratocystis albifundus, Fusarium circinatum, Huntiella omanensis, Leptographium procerum, Rutstroemia sydowiana, and Sclerotinia echinophila. IMA Fungus. 5. doi: 10.5598/imafungus.2014.05.02.11
Van der Nest MA, Olson A, Karlsson M, Lind M, Dalman K, Brandström-Durling M, Elfstrand M, Wingfield BD, Stenlid J (2014) Gene expression associated with intersterility in Heterobasidion. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 73. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2014.10.008
Van der Nest MA, Bihon W, De Vos L, Naidoo K, Roodt, D, Rubagotti E, Slippers, B, Steenkamp, E.T., Wilken, P.M., Wilson, A, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD (2014) Draft genome sequences of Diplodia sapinea, Ceratocystis manginecans, and Ceratocystis moniliformis. IMA Fungus. 5. doi: 10.5598/imafungus.2014.05.01.13
van der Nest M, Olson Å, Lind M, Vélëz H, Dalman K, Brandström-Durling M, Karlsson M, Stenlid J (2014) Distribution and evolution of het gene homologs in the Basidiomycota. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 64. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2013.12.007
van der Nest MA, Steenkamp ET, Wilken MP, Stenlid J, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD, Slippers B (2013) Mutualism and asexual reproduction influence recognition genes in a fungal symbiont. Fungal Biology. 117. doi: 10.1016/j.funbio.2013.05.001
Lind M, van der Nest M, Olson Å, Brandström-Durling M, Stenlid J (2012) A full 2nd generation linkage map of Heterobasidion annosum s.l. based on in silica anchoring of AFLP-markers. PLoS ONE. 7. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048347
Wingfield BD, Steenkamp ET, Santana QC, Coetzee MPA, Bam S, Barnes I, Beukes CW, Chane W-Y, de Vos L, Fourie G, Friend M, Gordon TR, Herron DA, Holt C, Korf I, Kvas M, Martin SH, Mlonyeni XO, Naidoo K, Phasha MM, Postma A, Reva O, Roos H, Simpson M, Slinski S, Slippers B, Sutherland R, van der Merwe NA, van der Nest MA, Venter SNV, Wilken PM, Yandell M, Zipfel R, Wingfield MJ (2012) First fungal genome sequence from Africa: a preliminary analysis. South African Journal of Science. 108. doi: 10.4102/sajs.v108i1/2.537
van der Nest MA, Steenkamp ET, Slippers B, Mongae A, van Zyl K, Stenlid J, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD (2011) Gene expression associated with vegetative incompatibility in Amylostereum areolatum. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 48. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2011.08.001
De Vos L, van der Nest MA, van der Merwe NA, Myburg AA, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD (2011) Genetic analysis of growth, morphology and pathogenicity in the F1 progeny of an interspecific cross between Fusarium circinatum and Fusarium subglutinans. Fungal Biology. 115. doi: 10.1016/j.funbio.2011.07.003
van der Nest MA, Slippers B, Steenkamp ET, De Vos L, van Zyl K, Stenlid J, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD (2009) Genetic linkage map for Amylostereum areolatum reveals an association between vegetative growth and sexual and self recognition. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 46.
van der Nest MA, Slippers B, Steenkamp ET, De Vos L, Van Zyl K, Stenlid J, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD (2009) Genetic linkage map for Amylostereum areolatum reveals an association between vegetative growth and sexual and self-recognition. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 46. doi: 10.1016/j.fgb.2009.06.002
van der Nest MA, Slippers B, Stenlid J, Wilken PM, Vasaitis R, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD (2008) Characterization of the systems governing sexual and self-recognition in the white rot homobasidiomycete Amylostereum areolatum. Current Genetics. 53. doi: 10.1007/s00294-008-0188-8
Steenkamp ET, Van Der Nest MA, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD (2003) Detection of hybrids in commercially propagated Eucalyptus using 5S rDNA sequence. Forest Genetics. 10.
van der Nest M, Steenkamp ET, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ (2000) Development of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers in Eucalyptus from amplified inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSR). Plant Breeding. 119.
Other Publications (1)
Van der Nest, M, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ, Stenlid J, Vasaitis R, Slippers B (2012) Genetics of Amylostereum Species Associated with Siricidae Woodwasps. The Sirex Woodwasp and its Fungal Symbiont: Research and Management of a Worldwide Invasive Pest.
My Publications
Ramantswana TM, Malatji DP, Pierneef RE, Soma P, Van Der Nest MA, Muchadeyi FC. (2025) Differential gene expression analysis of Dohne Merino sheep naturally infected with Haemonchus contortus. Scientific Reports 10.1038/s41598-025-25782-y
Kooverjee BB, Van Der Nest MA, MacNeil MD, Scholtz MM, Neser FWC, Soma P. (2025) Estimation of breed composition of South African sheep affected with wet carcass syndrome. Frontiers in Genetics 10.3389/fgene.2025.1635947
Maake MM, Beukes CW, van der Nest MA, Avontuur JR, Muema EK, Stepkowski T, Venter SN, Steenkamp ET. (2025) Argyrolobium legumes from an African centre of endemism associate with novel Bradyrhizobium species harbouring unique sets of symbiosis genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108471
D’Angelo D, Sorrentino R, Nkomo T, Zhou X, Vaghefi N, Sonnekus B, Bose T, Cerrato D, Cozzolino L, Creux N, D’Agostino N, Fourie G, Fusco G, Hammerbacher A, Idnurm A, Kiss L, Hu Y, Hu H, Lahoz E, Risteski J, Steenkamp E T, Viscardi M, van der Nest M A, Wu Y, Yu H, Zhou J, Karandeni Dewage C S, Kotta-Loizou L I, Stotz H U, Fitt B D L, Huang Y, Wingfield BD. (2025) IMA GENOME - F20 A draft genome assembly of Agroathelia rolfsii, Ceratobasidium papillatum, Pyrenopeziza brassicae, Neopestalotiopsis macadamiae, Sphaerellopsis filum and genomic resources for Colletotrichum spaethianum and Colletotrichum fructicola. IMA Fungus 10.3897/imafungus.16.141732
Hlongwane NL, Dzomba EF, Hadebe K, van der Nest MA, Pierneef R, Muchadeyi FC. (2024) Identification of signatures of positive selection that have shaped the genomic landscape of South African pig populations. Animals 10.3390/ani14020236
