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Van der Linde, Johannes Alwyn
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dc.contributor.author |
Six, Diana L.
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dc.contributor.author |
Wingfield, Michael J.
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dc.contributor.author |
Roux, Jolanda
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-05-23T06:14:53Z |
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dc.date.available |
2012-05-23T06:14:53Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2012 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Gondwanamyces and its Custingophora anamorphs
were first described from Protea infructescences
in South Africa. Subsequently these unusual
fungi were also found on Cecropia in Central America.
During an investigation into the decline and death of
native Euphorbia trees in South Africa, several fungal
isolates resembling the anamorph state of Gondwanamyces
were obtained from diseased tissues. In this
study these isolates are identified based on morphology
and comparisons of DNA sequences. Two
previously unknown Gondwanamyces species were
identified, both were associated with damage caused
by beetles (Cossonus sp.). Inoculation studies showed
that the new species of Gondwanamyces are pathogenic
on Euphorbia ingens and may contribute to the
decline of these trees. |
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dc.description.librarian |
nf2012 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
The Department of Science and Technology/
National Research Foundation (DST/NRF) Centre of
Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) and the
University of Pretoria, South Africa. |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.mycologia.org/ |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Van der Linde, JA, Six, DL, Wingfield, MJ & Roux, J 2012, 'New species of Gondwanamyces from dying Euphorbia trees in South Africa', Mycologia, vol. 104, no. 2, pp. 574–584. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0027-5514 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1557-2536 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.3852/11-166 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18827 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Mycological Society of America |
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dc.rights |
© 2012 by The Mycological Society of America |
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dc.subject |
Cossonus |
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dc.subject |
Custingophora |
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dc.subject |
Euphorbia ingens |
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dc.subject |
Euphorbia tetragona |
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dc.subject |
Knoxdavesia |
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dc.subject |
Gondwanamyces |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Euphorbiaceae -- Diseases and pests -- South Africa -- Identification |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Insect-fungus relationships -- South Africa |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Trees -- Mortality -- South Africa |
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dc.title |
New species of Gondwanamyces from dying Euphorbia trees in South Africa |
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dc.type |
Article |
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