Publications

Nov 2021

Dlhawksworthia flavoparmeliae sp. nov., a new endolichenic fungus in Phaeosphaeriaceae

Si H-L, Zheng X-X, Li X-C, Su Y-M et al.

Phytotaxa

The genus Dlhawksworthia presently includes three species. All the previously described species have been isolated from plants....

Nov 2021

Toward a natural classification of Botryosphaeriaceae: A study of the type specimens of Botryosphaeria sensu lato

Zhang Y, Zhou Y, Sun W, Zhao L et al.

Frontiers in Microbiology

The genus Botryosphaeria includes more than 200 epithets, but only the type species, Botryosphaeria dothidea and a dozen or more...

2021

Isolation and Characterization of Outer Membrane Vesicles of Pectobacterium brasiliense 1692

Maphosa S and Moleleki LN

Microorganisms

Oct 2021

Fire impacts bacterial composition in Protea repens (Proteaceae) infructescences

Human ZR, Roets F, Crous CJ, Wingfield MJ et al.

FEMS Microbiology Letters

The diverse bacterial communities in and around plants provide important benefits, such as protection against pathogens and...

2021

Quantifying the Severity of Common Rust in Maize Using Mask R-CNN

Pillay N, Gerber M, Holan K, Whitham SA et al.

Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing. ICAISC 2021. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, vol 12854.

Oct 2021

Draft genome assembly of Fusarium pilosicola, Meredithiella fracta, Niebla homalea, Pyrenophora teres hybrid WAC10721, and Teratosphaeria viscida

Duong AT, Aylward J, Ametrano CG, Poudel E et al.

IMA Fungus

Oct 2021

Species diversity and distribution characteristics of Calonectria in five soil layers in a Eucalyptus plantation

Liu LL, Wu WX, Chen SF

Journal of Fungi

The genus Calonectria includes pathogens of various agricultural, horticultural, and forestry crops. Species of Calonectria are...

Oct 2021

Ophiostomatoid species associated with pine trees (Pinus spp.) infested by Cryphalus piceae from eastern China, including five new species

Chang R-L, Zhang X, Hongli S, Zhao G et al.

Mycokeys

Cryphalus piceae attacks various economically important conifers. Similar to other bark beetles, Cr. piceae plays a role as a...

Sep 2021

First report of Didymosphaeria rubi-ulmifolii associated with canker and dieback of apple trees in southern Ethiopia

Yirgu A, Gezahgne A, Alemu T, Havenga M et al.

Phytopathologia Mediterranea

Cultivation of apple trees in the highlands of Ethiopia began in 1955. In 2014, blistering of the bark due to cankers on the main...