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  • The Genera of Fungi – G 4 : Camarosporium and Dothiora 
    Crous, Pedro W.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias (International Mycological Association, 2017-05-23)
    The current paper represents the fourth contribution in the Genera of Fungi series, linking type species of fungal genera to their morphology and DNA sequence data. The present paper focuses on two genera of microfungi, ...
  • A new Leptographium species from the roots of declining Pinus sylvestris in Switzerland 
    Marincowitz, Seonju; Duong, Tuan A.; Heiniger, U.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm (Wiley, 2017-08)
    Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) trees have been declining in the Rhône valley, Switzerland, for almost three decades. In an assessment of the role of fungi in this syndrome, the dominant fungus isolated from stained roots ...
  • Pleiocarpon gen. nov. and a new species of Ilyonectria causing basal rot of Strelitzia reginae in Italy 
    Aiello, Dalia; Polizzi, Giancarlo; Crous, Pedro W.; Lombard, Lorenzo (International Mycological Association, 2017-04-05)
    During 2015, a new basal rot disease was observed on potted plants of Strelitzia reginae in an ornamental nursery located in eastern Sicily. Isolations from symptomatic parts of these diseased plants consistently ...
  • South African Ebola diagnostic response in Sierra Leone : a modular high biosafety field laboratory 
    Paweska, Janusz Tadeusz; Jansen van Vuren, Petrus; McCulloch, Stewart D.; Scott, Terence Peter; Meier, Gunther H.; Le Roux, Chantel; Conteh, Ousman S.; Kemp, Alan; Fourie, Cardia; Naidoo, Prabha; Naicker, Serisha; Ohaebosim, Phumza; Storm, Nadia; Hellferscee, Orienka; Ming Sun, Lisa K.; Loubser, Shayne; Goosen, Mark; Moerdyk, Alexandra; Dlamini, Wesley; Konneh, Kelfala; Kamara, Idrissa L.; Sowa, Dauda; Sorie, Samuel; Kargbo, Brima; Madhi, Shabir A. (Public Library of Science, 2017-06-19)
    BACKGROUND : In August 2014, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in South Africa established a modular high-biosafety field Ebola diagnostic laboratory (SA FEDL) near Freetown, Sierra Leone in ...
  • Diaporthe is paraphyletic 
    Gao, Yahui; Liu, Fang; Duan, Weijun; Crous, Pedro W.; Cai, Lei (International Mycological Association, 2017-06-01)
    Previous studies have shown that our understanding of species diversity within Diaporthe (syn. Phomopsis) is limited. In this study, 49 strains obtained from different countries were subjected to DNA sequence analysis. ...
  • A plant pathology perspective of fungal genome sequencing 
    Aylward, Janneke; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Dreyer, Leanne Laurette; Roets, Francois; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J. (International Mycological Association, 2017)
    The majority of plant pathogens are fungi and many of these adversely affect food security. This minireview aims to provide an analysis of the plant pathogenic fungi for which genome sequences are publically available, ...
  • Riding with the ants 
    Duarte, A.P.M.; Attili-Angelis, D.; Baron, N.C.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Crous, Pedro W.; Pagnocca, F.C. (Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2017)
    Isolates of Teratosphaeriaceae have frequently been found in the integument of attine ants, proving to be common and diverse in this microenvironment. The LSU phylogeny of the ant-isolated strains studied revealed that ...
  • Fungal Planet description sheets : 469–557 
    Crous, Pedro W.; Wingfield, Michael J.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Lee, Dong Hyeon; Marincowitz, Seonju; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Burgess, T.I.; Hardy, G.E.St.J.; Crane, C.; Barrett, S.; Cano-Lira, J.F.; Le Roux, J.J.; Thangavel, R.; Guarro, J.; Stchigel, A.M.; Martín, M.P.; Alfredo, D.S.; Barber, P.A.; Barreto, R.W.; Baseia, I.G.; Cano-Canals, J.; Cheewangkoon, R.; Ferreira, R.J.; Gene, J.; Lechat, C.; Moreno, G.; Roets, F.; Shivas, R.G.; Sousa, J.O.; Tan, Y.P.; Wiederhold, N.P.; Abell, S.E.; Accioly, T.; Albizu, J.L.; Alves, J.L.; Antoniolli, Z.I.; Aplin, N.; Araujo, J.; Arzanlou, M.; Bezerra, J.D.P.; Bouchara, J.-P.; Carlavilla, J.R.; Castillo, A.; Castroagudin, V.L.; Ceresini, P.C.; Claridge, G.F.; Coelho, G.; Coimbra, V.R.M.; Costa, L.A.; Da Cunha, K.C.; Da Silva, S.S.; Daniel, R.; Duenas, M.; Edwards, J.; Enwistle, P.; Fiuza, P.O.; Fournier, J.; Garcia, D.; Gibertoni, T.B.; Giraud, S.; Guevara-Suarez, M.; Gusmao, L.F.P.; Haituk, S.; Heykoop, M.; Hirooka, Y.; Hofmann, T.A.; Houbraken, J.; Hughes, D.P.; Kautmanova, I.; Koppel, O.; Koukol, O.; Larsson, E.; Latha, K.P.D.; Lisboa, D.O.; Lisboa, W.S.; Lopez-Villalba, A.; Maciel, J.L.N.; Manimohan, P.; Manjon, J.L.; Marney, T.S.; Meijer, M.; Miller, A.N.; Olariaga, I.; Paiva, L.M.; Piepenbring, M.; Poveda-Molero, J.C.; Raj, K.N.A.; Raj, K.N.A.; Rougeron, A.; Salcedo, I.; Samadi, R.; Santos, T.A.B.; Scarlett, K.; Seifert, K.A.; Shuttleworth, L.A.; Silva, G.A.; Silva, M.; Siqueira, J.P.Z.; Souza-Motta, C.M.; Stephenson, S.L.; Sutton, D.A.; Tamakeaw, N.; Telleria, M.T.; Valenzuela-Lopez, N.; Viljoen, A.; Visagie, Cobus M.; Vizzini, A.; Wartchow, F.; Yurchenko, E.; Zamora, J.C. (Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2016-12-21)
    Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Australia: Apiognomonia lasiopetali on Lasiopetalum sp., Blastacervulus eucalyptorum on Eucalyptus adesmophloia, Bullanocki ...
  • The draft genome sequence of Hymenobacter sp. CRA2 isolated from Nama Karoo shrub land soils from South Africa 
    Kabwe, Mubanga Helen; Govender, Nerissa; Vikram, Surendra; Bezuidt, Keoagile Ignatius Oliver; Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter (Elsevier, 2017-06-08)
    Here we report the draft genome sequence of Hymenobacter sp. CRA2 isolated from the Nama Karoo shrub land soils of the Northern Cape, South Africa. This genome is approximately 5.88 Mb long and the assembly comprised 45 contigs.
  • Release of resource constraints allows greater carbon allocation to secondary metabolites and storage in winter wheat 
    Huang, Jianbei; Hammerbacher, Almuth; Forkelova, Lenka; Hartmann, Henrik (Wiley, 2017-05)
    The atmospheric CO2 concentration ([CO2]) is rapidly increasing, and this may have substantial impact on how plants allocate metabolic resources. A thorough understanding of allocation priorities can be achieved by modifying ...
  • Stemphylium revisited 
    Woudenberg, J.H.C.; Hanse, B.; Van Leeuwen, G.C.M.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Crous, Pedro W. (Elsevier, 2017-06-06)
    In 2007 a new Stemphylium leaf spot disease of Beta vulgaris (sugar beet) spread through the Netherlands. Attempts to identify this destructive Stemphylium sp. in sugar beet led to a phylogenetic revision of the genus. ...
  • Scoping review of indicators and methods of measurement used to evaluate the impact of dog population management interventions 
    Hiby, Elly; Atema, Kate Nattrass; Brimley, Rebecca; Hammond-Seaman, Alexandra; Jones, Mark; Rowan, Andrew; Fogelberg, Emelie; Kennedy, Mark; Balaram, Deepashree; Nel, Louis Hendrik; Cleaveland, Sarah; Hampson, Katie; Townsend, Sunny; Lembo, Tiziana; Rooney, Nicola; Whay, Helen Rebecca; Pritchard, Joy; Murray, Jane; Van Dijk, Lisa; Waran, Natalie; Bacon, Heather; Knobel, Darryn Leslie; Tasker, Lou; Baker, Chris; Hiby, Lex (BioMed Central, 2017-05-30)
    BACKGROUND : Dogs are ubiquitous in human society and attempts to manage their populations are common to most countries. Managing dog populations is achieved through a range of interventions to suit the dog population dynamics ...
  • Testing projected climate change conditions on the endoconidiophora polonica / Norway spruce pathosystem shows fungal strain specific effects 
    Linnakoski, Riikka; Forbes, Kristian M.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Pulkkinen, Pertti; Asiegbu, Fred O. (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2017-05-26)
    Climate changes, exemplified by increased temperatures and CO2 concentration, pose a global threat to forest health. Of particular concern are pests and pathogens, with a warming climate altering their distributions and ...
  • Isolation, biosynthesis and chemical modifications of rubterolones A-F : rare tropolone alkaloids from Actinomadura sp. 5-2 
    De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Guo, Huijuan; Benndorf, Rene; Leichnitz, Daniel; Klassen, Jonathan L.; Vollmers, John; Goerls, Helmar; Steinacker, Matthias; Weigel, Christiane; Dahse, Hans-Martin; Kaster, Anne-Kristin; Poulsen, Michael; Beemelmanns, Christine (Wiley, 2017-07)
    The discovery of six new, highly substituted tropolone alkaloids, rubterolones A–F, from Actinomadura sp. 5-2, isolated from the gut of the fungus-growing termite Macrotermes natalensis is reported. Rubterolones were ...
  • Probiotic engineering : towards development of robust probiotic strains with enhanced functional properties and for targeted control of enteric pathogens 
    Mathipa, Moloko Gloria; Thantsha, Mapitsi Silvester (BioMed Central, 2017-05-08)
    There is a growing concern about the increase in human morbidity and mortality caused by foodborne pathogens. Antibiotics were and still are used as the first line of defense against these pathogens, but an increase in ...
  • Influence of the ferric uptake regulator (Fur) protein on pathogenicity in Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp brasiliense 
    Tanui, Collins Kipngetich; Shyntum, Divine Yufetar; Priem, Stefan Louis; Theron, Jacques; Moleleki, Lucy N. (Public Library of Science, 2017-05)
    Iron is an important nutrient for the survival and growth of many organisms. In order to survive, iron uptake from the environment must be strictly regulated and maintained to avoid iron toxicity. The ferric uptake ...
  • Which MAT gene? Pezizomycotina (Ascomycota) mating-type gene nomenclature reconsidered 
    Wilken, Pieter Markus; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Wingfield, Michael J.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2017-09)
    Filamentous fungi in the subdivision Pezizomycotina (Ascomycota) display an impressive diversity of mating strategies. These mating systems are all controlled by the mating-type (MAT) genes, some of which are conserved, ...
  • Genera of phytopathogenic fungi : GOPHY 1 
    Marin-Felix, Yasmina; Marincowitz, Seonju; Barnes, Irene; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Giraldo, Alejandra; Hernandez-Restrepo, Margarita; McTaggart, Alistair R.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Crous, Pedro W.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Cai, L.; Chen, Q.; Bensch, K.; Braun, U.; Campores, E.; Damm, U.; Dissanayake, A.; Edwards, J.; Giraldo, Alejandra; Hyde, K.D.; Jayawardena, R.S.; Lombard, L.; Luangsa-ard, J.; Rossman, A.Y.; Sandoval-Denis, M.; Shen, M.; Shivas, R.G.; Tan, Y.P.; Van der Linde, E.J.; Wood, A.R.; Zhang, J.Q.; Zhang, Y. (Fungal Biodiversity Centre (CBS), 2017-05-05)
    Genera of Phytopathogenic Fungi (GOPHY) is introduced as a new series of publications in order to provide a stable platform for the taxonomy of phytopathogenic fungi. This first paper focuses on 21 genera of phytopathogenic ...
  • Draft genome sequence of Massilia sp. KIM isolated from South African grassland biome soils 
    Vikram, Surendra; Govender, Nerissa; Kabwe, Mubanga Helen; Bezuidt, Keoagile Ignatius Oliver; Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter (Elsevier, 2017-06-10)
    Massilia sp. are aerobic, Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that are found in air, water, and soils. Here we describe the draft genome sequence of Massilia sp. KIM, isolated from the South African grassland soils. The ...
  • Bakteriële weerstand teen antibiotika : wêreldwye en plaaslike tendense 
    Van Vuuren, Moritz (Plaas Publishing, 2017-05)
    Bakteriële weerstand teen antibiotika het die afgelope twee dekades wêreldwyd betekenisvolle aandag gekry, vanuit die perspektief van bewustheid van die implikasies van die ontwikkeling van weerstand vir mens en ...