Publications
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Jun 2025
Capturing the fungal diversity hidden in Eastern Cape dairy pastures
Dewing, C, Yilmaz, N, Steenkamp, E.T., Wingfield, B.D. et al.
Mycological Progress
Abstract Fungi in dairy pastures impact cattle health, yet the diversity of fungal species present in South African pastures...
Jun 2025
A checklist of South African bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae, Platypodinae)
Nel WJ, Duong TA, Fell S, Herron DA et al.
Zootaxa
The global spread of bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), together with their symbiotic fungi, has become a...
Mar 2025
Extracting Protoplasts from Filamentous Fungi Using Extralyse, An Enzyme Used in the Wine Industry
Wilson A, van Dijk A, Marx B, du Plessis D et al.
Current Protocols
AbstractThe ability to extract protoplasts has contributed significantly to the study of fungi and plants. Protoplasts have...
May 2025
Classification of Nostoc-like cyanobacteria isolated from paddy soil into Aliinostoc, Aulosira, and Desmonostoc
Pham HTL, Tran TV, Duong TA, Tran LD et al.
Frontiers in Microbiology
Accurate identification of cyanobacterial strains is an essential step for subsequent research to be performed on these...
May 2025
A haplotype-resolved reference genome for Eucalyptus grandis
Lötter A, Bruna T, Duong TA, Barry K et al.
G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics
Abstract Eucalyptus grandis is a hardwood tree used worldwide as pure species or hybrid partner to breed fast-growing plantation...
Jun 2025
Four novel endolichenic fungi from Usnea spp. (Lecanorales, Parmeliaceae) in Yunnan and Guizhou, China: Taxonomic description and preliminary assessment of bioactive potentials
Chang R, Yan Z, Jiang J, Wang Y et al.
MycoKeys
Usnea is one of the largest and most diverse genera of fruticose lichens with global distribution. Endolichenic fungi, which...
Sep 2025
Cryphonectriaceae: Biodiverse and threatening tree pathogens in the tropics and southern hemisphere
Wingfield MJ, Pham NQ, Marincowitz S, Wingfield BD
Annual Review of Phytopathology
The chestnut blight pathogen Cryphonectria parasitica is well-known for the devastation it caused to North American forests. It...
Feb 2025
Towards developing an integrated approach for the treatment of white root rot in commercial avocado orchards
van den Berg N, Magagula P, Backer R, Swart V
Phytoparasitica
Abstract In 2016, Dematophora necatrix, the causal agent of white root rot (WRR), was identified in an avocado orchard in South...
May 2025
Avocado rhizosphere community profiling: white root rot and its impact on microbial composition
Magagula P, Swart V, Fourie A, Vermeulen A et al.
Frontiers in Microbiology
IntroductionThe avocado rhizosphere supports diverse microbial communities essential for plant health and defence against...