Publications

Oct 2023

Patterns of Dothistroma septosporum conidial dispersal in Colombian Pinus tecunumanii plantations

Granados GM, Rodas CA, Vivas M, Wingfield MJ et al.

Forest Pathology

AbstractDothistroma needle blight (DNB) caused by Dothistroma septosporum is one of the most important needle diseases of Pinus...

Oct 2023

Phytophthora: an underestimated threat to agriculture, forestry, and natural ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa

Bose T, Hammerbacher A, Spies CFJ, Coutinho TA

Mycological Progress

AbstractPhytophthora species are highly destructive plant pathogens and pose a significant threat to plants in various...

2023

Needles in fungal haystacks: Discovery of a putative a-factor pheromone and a unique mating strategy in the Leotiomycetes

Wilson AM, Coetzee MPA, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD

PLOS One

Oct 2023

IMA genome-F18 - The reidentification of Penicillium genomes available in the NCBI and draft genomes for Penicillium species from dry cured meat, Penicillium biforme, P. brevicompactum, P. solitum, and P. cvjetkovicii, Pewenomyces kutranfy, Pew. lalenivora, Pew. tapulicola, Pew. kalosus, Teratosphaeria carnegiei, and Trichoderma atroviridae SC1

Visagie CM, Magistà D, Ferrara M, Balocchi F et al.

IMA Fungus

Sep 2023

Population genomic analyses suggest recent dispersal events of the pathogen Cercospora zeina into East and Southern African maize cropping systems

Welgemoed T, Duong TA, Barnes I, Stukenbrock EH et al.

G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics

Abstract A serious factor hampering global maize production is gray leaf spot disease. Cercospora zeina is one of the causative...

Sep 2023

A practical approach to genome assembly and annotation of Basidiomycota using the example of Armillaria

Narh Mensah DL , Wingfield BD, Coetzee MPA

BioTechniques

Technological advancements in genome sequencing, assembly and annotation platforms and algorithms that resulted in several...

Sep 2023

Quambalaria eucalypti found on Eucalyptus in Indonesia

Tarigan M, Wingfield MJ, Marpaung YMAN, Duran A et al.

Forest Pathology

Abstract The Eucalyptus plantation industry in Indonesia has expanded rapidly during the last few decades. During routine nursery...

Aug 2023

Copy Number Variation Discovery in South African Nguni-Sired and Bonsmara-Sired Crossbred Cattle

Kooverjee BB, Soma P, van der Nest MA, Scholtz MM et al.

Animals

Crossbreeding forms part of Climate-Smart beef production and is one of the strategies to mitigate the effects of climate change....

Sep 2023

Complex evolutionary history of photosynthesis in Bradyrhizobium

Avontuur JR, Wilken PM, Palmer M, Coetzee MPA et al.

Microbial Genomics

Bradyrhizobium comprises a diverse group of bacteria with various lifestyles. Although best known for their nodule-based...