Publications

Sep 2024

Fusarium species associated with Euwallacea xanthopus in South Africa, including two novel species

Nel WJ, Randolph C, Paap T, Hurley BP et al.

Mycologia

Ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) are small wood-boring insects that live in an obligate symbiosis with...

Sep 2024

Genomic characterization of novel viruses associated with Olea europaea L. in South Africa

Read DA, Pietersen G, Slippers B, Steenkamp E

Archives of Virology

AbstractSouth Africa has a small but growing olive industry. Until now, no virological research has been carried out on this crop...

2024

Cytospora: an important genus of canker pathogens

Lin L, Fan XL, Groenewald JZ, Jami F et al.

Studies in Mycology

Sep 2024

Phylogenetic analysis and morphological characteristics of lactate Ganoderma specimens in Finland

Cortina-Escribano M, Veteli P, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD et al.

Mycologia

The <i>Ganoderma lucidum</i> complex includes fungi with similar morphologies but which are thought to represent different...

Sep 2024

Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the white root rot pathogen Dematophora necatrix (Xylariaceae: Xylariales)

van der Nest MA, Steenkamp ET, De Vos L, Wienk R et al.

Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resoures

The mitochondrial genome of <i>Dematophora necatrix</i> is 121,350 base pairs in length with a G + C content of 30.19%....

Sep 2024

Geographic location shapes fungal communities associated with Epidendrum roots

Nkomo T, Bose T, Wingfield BD, Knoppersen R et al.

Mycological Progress

Abstract Fungal biodiversity significantly influences ecosystem dynamics through various interactions with plants, ranging from...

Dec 2024

The re-identification of Penicillium and Talaromyces (Eurotiales) catalogued in South African culture collections

Visagie CM, Houbraken J, Yilmaz N

Persoonia

The taxonomy of Penicillium and Talaromyces has been modernized in the past decade, resulting in more robust and accurate...

Sep 2024

Botryosphaeriaceae species associated with branch dieback and decline of macadamia trees in South Africa

Maduke, NA, Slippers, B, van der Linde, E, Wingfield, MJ et al.

Australasian Plant Pathology

AbstractBotryosphaeriaceae species are important latent pathogens causing diseases on trees utilized in forestry and agriculture....

Aug 2024

Bark beetles and their associated fungi infesting native Widdringtonia species in the Western Cape province of South Africa

Basson RJ, Roets F, Wingfield MJ, Aylward J

African Entomology

Widdringtonia is a genus of native southern African Cupressaceae trees comprising two species that occur in the mountains of the...