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  • A case of human survival of rabies, South Africa 
    Weyer, Jacqueline; Msimang-Dermaux, Veerle; Paweska, Janusz T.; Le Roux, Kevin; Govender, Premi; Coertse, Jessica; Markotter, Wanda; Nel, Louis Hendrik; Blumberg, Lucille Hellen (Medpharm Publications, NISC (Pty) Ltd, Taylor & Francis, and Informa business, 2016)
    Human survival from rabies is exceptionally rare. We report a case of human survival (with severe neurological sequelae) in a child from South Africa. The patient was exposed to rabid dogs on two separate occasions and ...
  • Draft genome sequences of Armillaria fuscipes, Ceratocystiopsis minuta, Ceratocystis adiposa, Endoconidiophora laricicola, E. polonica and Penicillium freii DAOMC 242723 
    Wingfield, Brenda D.; Ambler, Jon M.; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Duong, Tuan A.; Joubert, Fourie; Hammerbacher, Almuth; McTaggart, Alistair R.; Naidoo, Kershney; Nguyen, Hai D.T.; Ponomareva, Ekaterina; Santana, Quentin S.; Seifert, Keith A.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Trollip, Conrad; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Visagie, Cobus M.; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Wingfield, Michael J.; Yilmaz, Neriman (International Mycological Association, 2016-06-21)
    The genomes of Armillaria fuscipes, Ceratocystiopsis minuta, Ceratocystis adiposa, Endoconidiophora laricicola, E. polonica, and Penicillium freii DAOMC 242723 are presented in this genome announcement. These six genomes ...
  • Characterisation of oil degrading bacteria from tailored compost containing crude oil sludge 
    Ubani, Onyedikachi; Atagana, Harrison Ifeanyichukwu; Thantsha, Mapitsi Silvester; Adeleke, Rasheed (National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, 2016-04)
    In the present study, different bacteria with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading capabilities were isolated from compost prepared from oil sludge and animal manures. These bacteria were isolated on a mineral ...
  • Draft genome sequence of Alternaria alternata isolated from onion leaves in South Africa 
    Bihon, Wubetu; Cloete, Michele; Gerrano, Abe Shegro; Oelofse, Dean; Adebola, Patrick (American Society for Microbiology, 2016-09-22)
    Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler strain PPRI 21032 was isolated from onion leaves collected in Roodeplaat, Pretoria, South Africa. The whole genome of this strain was sequenced and produced a total of 33.12 Mb with a ...
  • Fungal planet description sheets : 469–557 
    Crous, Pedro W.; Wingfield, Michael J.; 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.; Castroagudín, V.L.; Ceresini, C.; Claridge, G.F.; Coelho, G.; Coimbra, V.R.M.; Costa, L.A.; Da Cunha, K.C.; Da Silva, S.S.; Daniel, R.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; 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.; Lee, D.H.; Lisboa, D.O.; Lopez-Villalba, A.; Maciel, J.L.N.; Manimohan, P.; Manjon, J.L.; Marincowitz, Seonju; Marney, T.S.; Meijer, M.; Miller, A.N.; Olariaga, I.; Paiva, L.M.; Piepenbring, M.; Poveda-Molero, P.C.; Raj, K.N.A.; Raja, R.A.; Rougeron, A.; Salcedo, S.; 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.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Yurchenko, E.; Zamora, J.C.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias (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 ...
  • Diversity of free-living nitrogen fixing Streptomyces in soils of the badlands of South Dakota 
    Dahal, Bibha; NandaKafle, Gitanjali; Perkins, Lora; Brözel, Volker Siegfried (Elsevier, 2017-01)
    Biological Nitrogen Fixation is critical for ecosystem productivity. Select members of Bacteria and Archaea express a nitrogenase enzyme complex that reduces atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia. Several nitrogen fixing ...
  • Exploring fungal mega-diversity : pseudocercospora from Brazil 
    Silva, M.; Barreto, R.W.; Pereira, O.L.; Freitas, N.M.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Crous, Pedro W. (Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2016-02-12)
    Although the genus Pseudocercospora has a worldwide distribution, it is especially diverse in tropical and subtropical countries. Species of this genus are associated with a wide range of plant species, including ...
  • Taxonomy and phylogeny of Cercospora spp. from Northern Thailand 
    Nguanhom, Jeerapa; Cheewangkoon, Ratchadawan; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Braun, Uwe; To-Anun, Chaiwat; Crous, Pedro W. (Magnolia Press, 2015-10)
    The genus Cercospora represents a group of important plant pathogenic fungi with a wide geographic distribution, being commonly associated with leaf spots on a broad range of plant hosts. The goal of the present study was ...
  • Global partnerships are critical to advance the control of neglected zoonotic diseases : the case of the Global Alliance for Rabies Control 
    Nel, Louis Hendrik; Taylor, Louise H.; Balaram, Deepashree; Doyle, Kim A.S. (Elsevier, 2017-01)
    There is a need for innovation to improve control of all Neglected Zoonotic Diseases (NZDs). The Global Alliance for Rabies Control was formed to prevent human deaths from rabies and relieve the burden of rabies in other ...
  • Difficulties in estimating the human burden of canine rabies 
    Taylor, Louise H.; Hampson, Katie; Fahrion, Anna; Abela-Ridder, Bernadette; Nel, Louis Hendrik (Elsevier, 2017-01)
    Current passive surveillance data for canine rabies, particularly for the regions where the burden is highest are inadequate for appropriate decision making on control efforts. Poor enforcement of existing legislation and ...
  • Finding the missing link : resolving the Coryneliomycetidae within Eurotiomycetes 
    Wood, A.R.; Damm, U.; Van der Linde, E.J.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Cheewangkoon, R.; Crous, Pedro W. (Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2016)
    Species belonging to the Coryneliaceae and parasitizing Podocarpaceae hosts were collected from different locations in South Africa and studied morphologically by light microscopy and molecularly by obtaining partial ...
  • Pyricularia graminis-tritici, a new pyricularia species causing wheat blast 
    Castroaguin, V.L.; Moreira, S.I.; Pereira, S.S.; Brunner, P.C.; Maciel, J.L.N.; Crous, Pedro W.; McDonald, B.A.; Alves, E.; Ceresini, P.C. (Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2016-06-24)
    Pyricularia oryzae is a species complex that causes blast disease on more than 50 species of poaceous plants. Pyricularia oryzae has a worldwide distribution as a rice pathogen and in the last 30 years emerged as an important ...
  • Novel fungi from an ancient niche : cercosporoid and related sexual morphs on ferns 
    Guatimosim, E.; Schwartsburd, P.B.; Barreto, R.W.; Crous, Pedro W. (Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2016)
    The fern flora of the world (Pteridophyta) has direct evolutionary links with the earliest vascular plants that appeared in the late Devonian. Knowing the mycobiota associated to this group of plants is critical for a ...
  • Global gene expression analysis of cross-protected phenotype of Pectobacterium atrosepticum 
    Gorshkov, Vladimir; Kwenda, Stanford; Petrova, Olga; Osipova, Elena; Gogolev, Yuri; Moleleki, Lucy N. (Public Library of Science, 2017-01-12)
    The ability to adapt to adverse conditions permits many bacterial species to be virtually ubiquitous and survive in a variety of ecological niches. This ability is of particular importance for many plant pathogenic ...
  • The forgotten Calonectria collection : pouring old wine into new bags 
    Lombard, L.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Alfenas, A.C.; Crous, Pedro W. (Elsevier, 2016-11-22)
    The genus Calonectria with its Cylindrocladium asexual morphs has been subject to several taxonomic revisions in the past. These have resulted in the recognition of 116 species, of which all but two species (C. hederae ...
  • Overexpression of PaNAC03, a stress induced NAC gene family transcription factor in Norway spruce leads to reduced flavonol biosynthesis and aberrant embryo development 
    Dalman, Kerstin; Wind, Julia Johanna; Nemesio-Gorriz, Miguel; Hammerbacher, Almuth; Lunden, Karl; Ezcurra, Ines; Elfstrand, Malin (BioMed Central, 2017-01-06)
    BACKGROUND : The NAC family of transcription factors is one of the largest gene families of transcription factors in plants and the conifer NAC gene family is at least as large, or possibly larger, as in Arabidopsis. These ...
  • New species of Penzigomyces, Sporidesmium and Stanjehughesia from plant debris in Spain 
    Mena-Portales, Julio; Hernandez-Restrepo, Margarita; Guarro, Josep; Minter, David W.; Gené, Josepa (Borntraeger Science Publishers, 2016-11)
    Four new species of Sporidesmium complex collected on plant debris in different protected areas of the Iberian Peninsula are described and illustrated. Penzigomyces basiacutus is characterized by its obclavate to rostrate ...
  • New and interesting chaetothyrialean fungi from Spain 
    Madrid, H.; Hernandez-Restrepo, Margarita; Gené, J.; Cano, J.; Guarro, J.; Silva, V. (Springer, 2016-10)
    In the course of taxonomic studies on saprobic microfungi from Spain, several slow-growing, dematiaceous hyphomycetes were isolated from soil, submerged plant material and river sediments. Sixteen of these strains were ...
  • Diversity and taxonomy of Chaetomium and chaetomium-like fungi from indoor environments 
    Wang, X.W.; Houbraken, J.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Meijer, M.; Andersen, B.; Nielsen, K.F.; Crous, Pedro W.; Samson, R.A. (Fungal Biodiversity Centre (CBS), 2016-12-08)
    During a study of indoor fungi, 145 isolates belonging to Chaetomiaceae were cultured from air, swab and dust samples from 19 countries. Based on the phylogenetic analyses of DNA-directed RNA polymerase II second largest ...
  • Antifungal Streptomyces spp. associated with the infructescences of Protea spp. in South Africa 
    Human, Z.R. (Zander Rainier); Moon, Kyuho; Bae, Munhyung; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Cha, Sangwon; Wingfield, Michael J.; Slippers, Bernard; Oh, Dong-Chan; Venter, S.N. (Stephanus Nicolaas) (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2016-11-02)
    Common saprophytic fungi are seldom present in Protea infructescences, which is strange given the abundance of mainly dead plant tissue in this moist protected environment. We hypothesized that the absence of common ...