Publications
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Jan 2021
Signatures of post-glacial genetic isolation and human-driven migration in the Dothistroma needle blight pathogen in western Canada
Capron A, Feau N, Heinzelmann R, Barnes I et al.
Phytopathology
Many current tree improvement programs are incorporating assisted gene flow strategies to match reforestation efforts with future...
Feb 2021
Worldwide genetic structure elucidates the Eurasian origin and invasion pathways of Dothistroma septosporum, causal agent of Dothistroma Needle Blight
Mullett MS, Drenkhan R, Adamson K, Boroń P et al.
Journal of Fungi
Dothistroma septosporum, the primary causal agent of Dothistroma needle blight, is one of the most significant foliar pathogens...
Jun 2021
Unidirectional mating-type switching confers self-fertility to Thielaviopsis cerberus, the only homothallic species in the genus
Krämer D, Lane FA, Steenkamp ET, Wingfield BD et al.
Fungal Biology
Sexual reproduction is ubiquitous in nature, and nowhere is this more so than in the fungi. Heterothallic behaviour is observed...
Feb 2021
Pewenomyces kutranfy gen nov. et sp. nov. causal agent of an important canker disease on Araucaria araucana in Chile
Balocchi F, Wingfield MJ, Ahumada R, Barnes I
Plant Pathology
Abstract Araucaria araucana , (commonly referred to as araucaria, pewen, or monkey puzzle tree) is an ancient conifer endemic to...
Apr 2021
Population genetic structure and migration patterns of the maize pathogenic fungus, Cercospora zeina in East and Southern Africa
Nsibo DL, Barnes I, Omondi DO, Dida MM et al.
Fungal Genetics and Biology
Cercospora zeina is a causal pathogen of gray leaf spot (GLS) disease of maize in Africa. This fungal pathogen exhibits a high...
Feb 2021
Genome-Wide Analyses of Repeat-Induced Point Mutations in the Ascomycota
van Wyk S, Wingfield B, De Vos L, van der Merwe A et al.
Frontiers in Microbiology
The Repeat-Induced Point (RIP) mutation pathway is a fungus-specific genome defense mechanism that mitigates the deleterious...
Jan 2021
Anthropogenic Disturbance Impacts Mycorrhizal Communities and Abiotic Soil Properties: Implications for an Endemic Forest Disease
Sapsford SJ, Paap T, Hardy GEStJ, Burgess TI
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
In forest ecosystems, habitat fragmentation negatively impacts stand structure and biodiversity; the resulting fragmented patches...
Jan 2021
Breed ancestry, divergence, admixture, and selection patterns of the Simbra crossbreed
van der Nest, MA, Hlongwane, N, Hadebe, K, Chan, W-Y et al.
Frontiers in Genetics
In this study, we evaluated an admixed South African Simbra crossbred population, as well as the Brahman (Indicine) and Simmental...
Feb 2021
Eucalyptus scab and shoot malformation: A new and serious foliar disease of Eucalyptus caused by Elsinoe necatrix sp. nov.
Pham NQ, Marincowitz S, Solís M, Duong TA et al.
Plant Pathology
Abstract In 2014, a new and serious leaf and shoot disease of unknown aetiology appeared in Eucalyptus plantations of North...