Publications
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May 2014
The rusts on Goodeniaceae and Stylidiaceae
McTaggart AR, Geering ADW, Shivas RG
Mycological Progress
2014
Characterization of a stearoyl-acyl carrier protein desaturase gene from potential biofuel plant, Pongamia pinnata. L
Ramesh AM, Kesari V, Rangan L
Gene
Sep 2014
Uncovering the defence responses of Eucalyptus to pests and pathogens in the genomics age
Naidoo S, Külheim C, Zwart L, Mangwanda R et al.
Tree Physiology
Long-lived tree species are subject to attack by various pests and pathogens during their lifetime. This problem is exacerbated...
Feb 2015
The distribution of genetic diversity in the Neofusicoccum parvum/N. ribis complex suggests structure correlated with level of disturbance
Pavlic-Zupanc D, Wingfield MJ, Boissin E, Slippers B
Fungal Ecology
Sep 2014
Ophiostomatoid fungi including two new fungal species associated with pine root-feeding beetles in northern Spain
Romón, Pedro, De Beer, Z. Wilhelm, Fernández, Mercedes, Diez, Julio et al.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Many bark beetles live in a symbiosis with ophiostomatoid fungi but very little is known regarding these fungi in Spain. In this...
Dec 2014
Confronting the constraints of morphological taxonomy in the Botryosphaeriales
Slippers B, Roux J, Wingfield MJ, Van der Walt FJJ et al.
Persoonia
Identification of fungi and the International Code of Nomenclature underpinning this process, rests strongly on the...
Sep 2014
Complementary symbiont contributions to plant decomposition in a fungus-farming termite
Poulsen, Michael, Hu, Haofu, Li, Cai, Chen, Zhensheng et al.
PNAS
Termites normally rely on gut symbionts to decompose organic matter but the Macrotermitinae domesticated Termitomyces fungi to...
Aug 2014
Panmixia defines the genetic diversity of a unique arthropod-dispersed fungus specific to Protea flowers
Aylward J, Dreyer LL, Steenkamp ET, Wingfield MJ et al.
Ecology and Evolution
AbstractKnoxdaviesia proteae, a fungus specific to the floral structures of the iconic Cape Floral Kingdom plant, Protea repens,...
Nov 2014
Nodules from Fynbos legume Virgilia divaricata have high functional plasticity under variable P supply levels
Vardien W, Mesjasz-Przybylowicz J, Przybylowicz WJ, Wang Y et al.
Journal of Plant Physiology
Legumes have the unique ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen (N2) via symbiotic bacteria in their nodules but depend heavily on...
The rusts on Goodeniaceae and Stylidiaceae
Alistair McTaggart, Geering ADW, Shivas RG · Mycological Progress, May 2014 · DOI
Characterization of a stearoyl-acyl carrier protein desaturase gene from potential biofuel plant, Pongamia pinnata. L
Ramesh Aadi Moolam, Kesari V, Rangan L · Gene, 2014
Uncovering the defence responses of Eucalyptus to pests and pathogens in the genomics age
Sanushka Naidoo, Külheim C, Lizahn Zwart, Ronishree Mangwanda, Caryn Oates Oates, Erik Visser et al. · Tree Physiology, Sep 2014 · DOI
The distribution of genetic diversity in the Neofusicoccum parvum/N. ribis complex suggests structure correlated with level of disturbance
Draginja Pavlic-Zupanc, Mike Wingfield, Boissin E, Bernard Slippers · Fungal Ecology, Feb 2015 · DOI
Ophiostomatoid fungi including two new fungal species associated with pine root-feeding beetles in northern Spain
Romón, Pedro, Wilhelm de Beer, Fernández, Mercedes, Diez, Julio, Brenda Wingfield, Mike Wingfield · Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Sep 2014 · DOI
Confronting the constraints of morphological taxonomy in the Botryosphaeriales
Bernard Slippers, Jolanda Roux, Mike Wingfield, Van der Walt FJJ, Fahimeh Jami, Mehl JWM et al. · Persoonia, Dec 2014 · DOI
Complementary symbiont contributions to plant decomposition in a fungus-farming termite
Poulsen, Michael, Hu, Haofu, Li, Cai, Chen, Zhensheng, Xu, Luohao, Otani, Saria et al. · PNAS, Sep 2014 · DOI
Panmixia defines the genetic diversity of a unique arthropod-dispersed fungus specific to Protea flowers
Janneke Aylward, Dreyer LL, Emma Steenkamp, Mike Wingfield, Roets F · Ecology and Evolution, Aug 2014 · DOI
Nodules from Fynbos legume Virgilia divaricata have high functional plasticity under variable P supply levels
Vardien W, Mesjasz-Przybylowicz J, Przybylowicz WJ, Wang Y, Emma Steenkamp, Valentine AJ · Journal of Plant Physiology, Nov 2014 · DOI