Browsing by UP Author "Wingfield, Brenda D."

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  • The ABCs of an NRF rating 
    Wingfield, Brenda D. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2014)
    I have now been awarded virtually every NRF (National Research Foundation) rating reasonably available. Many years ago at the start of my academic life I received a 'Y' label; I have recently been awarded an 'A' rating. ...
  • AFLP analysis reveals a clonal population of Phytophthora pinifolia in Chile 
    Duran, Alvaro; Gryzenhout, Marieka; Drenth, Andre; Slippers, Bernard; Ahumada, Rodrigo; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Elsevier, 2010-09)
    Phytophthora pinifolia is the causal agent of the recently discovered needle disease of Pinus radiata in Chile, referred to as “Daño Foliar del Pino” (DFP). The genetic structure of the pathogen population is unknown, which ...
  • Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Ceratocystis albifundus 
    Sayari, Mohammad; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Adegeye, O.O.; Marincowitz, Seonju; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2019-09)
    Functional association between genomic loci and specific biological traits remains lacking in many fungi, including the African tree pathogen Ceratocystis albifundus. This is mainly because of the absence of suitable ...
  • Analysis of microsatellite markers in the genome of the plant pathogen Ceratocystis fimbriata 
    Simpson, M.C. (Melissa Claire); Wilken, Pieter Markus; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2013-07)
    Ceratocystis fimbriata sensu lato represents a complex of cryptic and commonly plant pathogenic species that are morphologically similar. Species in this complex have been described using morphological characteristics, ...
  • Architecture and distribution of introns in core genes of four Fusarium species 
    Phasha, Mmatshepho Malekgale; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Santana, Quentin C.; Fourie, Gerda; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora (Genetics Society of America, 2017-11)
    Removal of introns from transcribed RNA represents a crucial step during the production of mRNA in eukaryotes. Available whole-genome sequences and expressed sequence tags (ESTs) have increased our knowledge of this ...
  • Armillaria root rot fungi host single‑stranded RNA viruses 
    Linnakoski, Riikka; Sutela, Suvi; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Duong, Tuan A.; Pavlov, Igor N.; Litovka, Yulia A.; Hantula, Jarkko; Wingfeld, Brenda D.; Vainio, Eeva J. (Nature Research, 2021-04)
    Species of Armillaria are distributed globally and include some of the most important pathogens of forest and ornamental trees. Some of them form large long-living clones that are considered as one of the largest organisms ...
  • Armillaria root-rot pathogens : species boundaries and global distribution 
    Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J. (MDPI, 2018-10-24)
    This review considers current knowledge surrounding species boundaries of the Armillaria root-rot pathogens and their distribution. In addition, a phylogenetic tree using translation elongation factor subunit 1-alpha ...
  • Barcoding and microcoding using "identiprimers" with Leptographium species 
    Van Zuydam, Natalie R.; Paciura, Dina; Jacobs, Karin; Wingfield, Michael J.; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Wingfield, Brenda D. (The Mycological Society of America, 2010-11)
    Leptographium species provide an ideal model to test the applications of a PCR microcoding system for differentiating species of other genera of ascomycetes. Leptographium species are closely related and share similar gross ...
  • The bark-beetle-associated fungus, endoconidiophora polonica, utilizes the phenolic defense compounds of its host as a carbon source 
    Wadke, Namita; Kandasamy, Dineshkumar; Vogel, Heiko; Lah, Ljerka; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Paetz, Christian; Wright, Louwrance Peter; Gershenzon, Jonathan; Hammerbacher, Almuth (American Society of Plant Biologists, 2016-06)
    Norway spruce (Picea abies) is periodically attacked by the bark beetle Ips typographus and its fungal associate, Endoconidiophora polonica, whose infection is thought to be required for successful beetle attack. Norway ...
  • Blast from the past : a study of decades-old fungal cultures resolves a long-standing tree disease mystery 
    Wingfield, Michael J.; Pham, N.Q.; Marincowitz, Seonju; Duong, Tuan A.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wilson, A.M. (Andi) (Springer, 2024-05)
    A root disease in plantations of Pinus radiata and Pinus pinaster, where trees died in distinct patches, was present in the Western Cape province of South Africa during the 1970s and 1980s. Phytophthora cinnamomi was ...
  • Both mating types in the heterothallic fungus Ophiostoma quercus contain MAT1-1 and MAT1-2 genes 
    Wilken, Pieter Markus; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Hall, Tracy A.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2012)
    In heterothallic Ascomycota, two opposite but distinct mating types control all sexual processes. Using mating crosses, mating types were assigned to ten isolates of the heterothallic fungal species Ophiostoma quercus. ...
  • Breast cancer : when do you stop reading the literature? 
    Wingfield, Brenda D. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2016-01)
    Science and research consume a substantial – some might say the greater part – of my life. It is an all-consuming passion that many fail to understand. Professionally, I divide my time between managing a substantial ...
  • Calonectria (Cylindrocladium) species associated with dying Pinus cuttings 
    Lombard, Lorenzo; Rodas Pelaez, C.A. (Carlos Alberto); Crous, Pedro W.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Nationaal Herbarium Nederland & Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2009)
    Calonectria (Ca.) species and their Cylindrocladium (Cy.) anamorphs are well-known pathogens of forest nursery plants in subtropical and tropical areas of the world. An investigation of the mortality of rooted Pinus cuttings ...
  • Calonectria species associated with cutting rot of Eucalyptus 
    Lombard, Lorenzo; Zhou, Xudong; Crous, Pedro W.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Nationaal Herbarium Nederland & Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2010-01)
    Decline in the productivity of Eucalyptus hybrid cutting production in the Guangdong Province of China is linked to cutting rot associated with several Calonectria spp. The aim of this study was to identify these fungi ...
  • Can we improve postgraduate degree throughput rates? 
    Wingfield, Brenda D. (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2011)
    Student throughput rates have become a much debated topic, not only in the South African academic environment but in many parts of the world. Of particular concern are Master's and PhD degrees: how many years should students ...
  • Causes and consequences of variability in peptide mating pheromones of ascomycete fungi 
    Martin, Simon H.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora (Oxford University Press, 2011)
    The reproductive genes of fungi, like those of many other organisms, are thought to diversify rapidly. This phenomenon could be associated with the formation of reproductive barriers and speciation. Ascomycetes produce ...
  • Ceraocystis wilt of Acacia manggium in Sabah : understanding the disease and reducing its impact 
    Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Warburton, P.; Japarudin, Y.; Lapammu, M.; Abdul, MR Rauf; Boden, D.; Barnes, Irene (Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 2023)
    A canker and wilt disease caused by the fungal pathogen Ceratocystis manginecans has devastated Acacia mangium plantations in Southeast Asia. The disease develops when the pathogen enters wounds of the stems of the trees. ...
  • Ceratocystidaceae exhibit high levels of recombination at the mating-type (MAT) locus 
    Simpson, M.C. (Melissa Claire); Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2018-12)
    Mating is central to many fungal life cycles and is controlled by genes at the mating-type (MAT) locus. These genes determine whether the fungus will be self-sterile (heterothallic) or self-fertile (homothallic). Species ...
  • Ceratocystis fimbriatomima, a new species in the C. fimbriata sensu lato complex isolated from Eucalyptus trees in Venezuela 
    Van Wyk, Marelize; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Mohali, S.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Kunming University of Science and Technology, P.R. China, 2009-01)
    Species of Ceratocystis represent a group of important plant pathogens as well as saprobes that occur, primarily on woody substrates. The number of species in Ceratocystis has increased substantially in recent years, ...
  • Ceratocystis larium sp. nov., a new species from Styrax benzoin wounds associated with incense harvesting in Indonesia 
    Van Wyk, Marelize; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Clegg, P.A.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Nationaal Herbarium Nederland & Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2009)
    Styrax benzoin trees, native to the island Sumatra, Indonesia are wounded to produce resin that is collected and burned as incense. These wounds on trees commonly develop into expanding cankers that lead to tree death. The ...