Publications

Oct 2021

Ancestral predisposition toward a domesticated lifestyle in the termite-cultivated fungus Termitomyces

Van de Peppel LJJ, Nieuwenhuis M, Auxier B, Grum-Grzhimaylo AA et al.

Current Biology

The ancestor of termites relied on gut symbionts for degradation of plant material, an association that persists in all termite...

Sep 2021

Detection and diversity of grapevine virus L from a Vitis cultivar collection in Stellenbosch, South Africa

Read DA, Thompson GD, Swanevelder D, Pietersen G

European Journal of Plant Pathology

A total of 229 Vitis cultivars were sampled from a collection in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa and subjected to an...

Sep 2021

Detection and diversity of grapevine virus L from a Vitis cultivar collection in Stellenbosch, South Africa

European Journal of Plant Pathology

A total of 229 Vitis cultivars were sampled from a collection in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa and subjected to an...

Jul 2021

Comparative Genomic and Metabolic Analysis of Streptomyces sp. RB110 Morphotypes Illuminates Genomic Rearrangements and Formation of a New 46-Membered Antimicrobial Macrolide

Um S, Guo H, Thiengmag S, Benndorf R et al.

ACS Chemical Biology

Morphotype switches frequently occur in Actinobacteria and are often associated with disparate natural product production. Here,...

Sep 2021

Phylogenetic and morphological analyses of Coniochaeta isolates recovered from Inner Mongolia and Yunnan revealed three new endolichenic fungal species

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

Mycokeys

Lichens are the result of a symbiotic interaction between fungi (mycobionts) and algae (phycobionts). Aside from mycobionts,...

Sep 2021

Phylogenetic and phylogenomic analyses reveal two new genera and three new species of ophiostomatalean fungi from termite fungus combs

Nel WJ, De Beer ZW, Wingfield MJ, Poulsen M et al.

Mycologia

The Ophiostomatales (Ascomycota) accommodates more than 300 species characterized by similar morphological adaptations to...

Apr 2021

Pectobacterium brasiliense 1692 chemotactic responses and the role of methyl-accepting chemotactic proteins in ecological fitness

Collins Kipngetich Tanui, Divine Yutefar Shyntum, Precious K. Sedibane, Daniel Bellieny-Rabelo et al.

To adapt to changing environmental niches, bacteria require taxis, a movement toward or away from a stimulus (ligand). Chemotaxis...

Aug 2021

The Sex Pheromone of the Pine Brown-Tail Moth, Euproctis terminalis (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)

Bouwer MC, Scheepers L, Slippers B, Rohwer ER et al.

Journal of Chemical Ecology

The pine brown tail moth, Euproctis terminalis (Walker 1855), is a periodic pest in pine plantations in South Africa. The larvae...

Dec 2021

Deciphering the effect of FUB1 disruption on fusaric acid production and pathogenicity in Fusarium circinatum

Phasha MM, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ, Coetzee MPA et al.

Fungal Biology

Fusarium circinatum is an important pathogen of pine trees. However, little is known regarding the molecular processes underlying...