Publications
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Dec 2022
Da Vinci's yeast: Blastobotrys davincii f.a., sp. nov
Visagie CM, Boekhout T, Theelen B, Dijksterhuis J et al.
Yeast
AbstractA new species of the yeast genus Blastobotrys was discovered during a worldwide survey of culturable xerophilic fungi in...
Dec 2022
Symbiotic Fungi Associated With Xyleborine Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) and the Imperative of Global Collaboration
Osborn RK, Castro J, Duong TA, Hulcr J et al.
Annals of the Entomological Society of America
AbstractAmbrosia beetles from the tribe Xyleborini are part of nearly all forest ecosystems. Because of their small size,...
Dec 2022
The Genome of the King Protea, Protea cynaroides
Chang J, Duong TA, Schoeman C, Ma X et al.
The Plant Journal
SUMMARY The king protea ( Protea cynaroides ), an early‐diverging eudicot, is the most iconic species from the Megadiverse Cape...
Dec 2022
Haplotype mining panel for genetic dissection and breeding in Eucalyptus
Candotti J, Christie N, Ployet R, Mostert-O’Neill MM et al.
The Plant Journal
SUMMARY To improve our understanding of genetic mechanisms underlying complex traits in plants, a comprehensive analysis of gene...
May 2023
A robust disease scoring method to screen Eucalyptus for resistance against the aggressive leaf blight pathogen, Teratosphaeria destructans
Solís M, Hammerbacher A, Wingfield MJ, Naidoo S
Shoot and leaf blight caused by Teratosphaeria destructans is one of the most devastating foliar diseases on Eucalyptus....
Sep 2022
High diversity and clonality are hallmarks of Fusarium circinatum in South Africa
Fru FF, Wingfield MJ, Roux J, Steenkamp ET
Plant Pathology
Abstract Pitch canker on plantation‐grown Pinus species, caused by the fungal pathogen Fusarium circinatum, first appeared in the...
Mar 2023
Calonectria queenslandica: Causal agent of Eucalyptus leaf blight in Southern China
Li WW, Chen SF, Wingfield MJ, Duong TA
Plant Disease
Calonectria leaf blight caused by Calonectria spp. is among the most serious diseases affecting the health and sustainability of...
Feb 2023
The first report of Phytophthora multivesiculata causing black rot of Cymbidium and Ansellia africana from South Africa
Bose T, Hammerbacher A
Plant Disease
Jun 2022
Mixta
Mavima L, Steenkamp ET, Coetzee MPA, Palmer M.
Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria
Abstract Mix'ta. L. fem. n. Mixta the mixed one, referring to the mixed lifestyles of species in the genus. Mixta forms part of...