Publications

Oct 2024

Sporothrix and Sporotrichosis: A South African perspective on a growing global health threat

Fuchs T, Visagie CM, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ

Mycoses

ABSTRACTSporotrichosis is a disease that arises from a fungal infection caused by members of the Ascomycete genus Sporothrix. The...

Dec 2024

New simple sequence repeat markers reveal undetected diversity in Spanish and Californian Diplodia sapinea populations

Vilanova L, Caballol M, Zhang K, Olson Å et al.

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Diplodia sapinea is the causal agent of Diplodia shoot blight, an emerging disease affecting pine forests worldwide. The range...

Dec 2024

Identification and characterization of sequence variants from a de novo-assembled partial pan-genome of cactus pear (Opuntia L.)

South African Journal of Botany

Oct 2024

First report of the giant conifer aphid, Cinara pinivora (Wilson) and the Monterey pine aphid, Essigella californica (Essig) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in South Africa

Makunde PT, Slippers B, Hurley BP

Southern Forests

Oct 2024

Identification and characterization of mycoviruses in transcriptomes from the fungal family Ceratocystidaceae

Hough B, Wingfield B, Read DA

Virus Genes

AbstractMycoviruses pervade the fungal kingdom, yet their diversity within various fungal families and genera remains largely...

Sep 2024

First report of Bipolaris yamadae and Exserohilum rostrum associated with leaf spots of maize (Zea maydis) in Zambia

Tembo M, Mahlangu JNN, Berger DK, Chimutingiza H et al.

Plant Disease

In March 2023, leaf spot symptoms characterized by ovoid, oblong lesions with a pale brown center and small and narrow linear...

Oct 2024

Tissue ontogeny and chemical composition influence bacterial biodiversity in the wood and shoot tip of Populus nigra

Bose T, Mahomed TG, Mbatha KC, Joubert JC et al.

Plant Biology

Abstract Plant–microbe interactions significantly influence plant growth dynamics and adaptability. This study explores the...

Dec 2024

Four new Geosmithia species from bark beetles infesting indigenous South African trees

Aylward J, Marincowitz S, Basson RJ, Rippon W et al.

Fungal Biology

Over the past two decades, numerous Geosmithia fungi have been isolated from the bodies and galleries of wood-boring beetles....

Sep 2024

Wide variation in aggressiveness and growth in South African Fusarium circinatum isolates with geographical origin as the primary determinant

Swalarsk-Parry BS, De Vos L, Fru FF, Santana QC et al.

Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science