• Identification and characterization of mycoviruses in transcriptomes from the fungal family ceratocystidaceae 

  Hough, Bianca; Wingfield, Michael J.; Read, David Alan (Springer, 2024-12)

  Mycoviruses pervade the fungal kingdom, yet their diversity within various fungal families and genera remains largely unexplored. In this study, 10 publicly available fungal transcriptomes from Ceratocystidaceae were ...
• First report of Fusarium wilt and pink rot of Phoenix canariensis in South Africa 

  Balocchi, Felipe; Wingfield, Michael J.; Paap, Trudy (Wiley, 2024-12)

  Canary Island date palm, Phoenix canariensis, is a popular ornamental species commonly planted in urban areas worldwide, including South Africa. In November 2023, symptoms typical of Fusarium wilt were detected on ornamental ...
• The effect of larval exposure to heavy metals on the gut microbiota composition of adult Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) 

  Singh, Ashmika; Misser, Shristi; Allam, Mushal; Chan, Wai Yin; Ismail, Arshad; Munhenga, Givemore; Oliver, Shüné V. (MDPI, 2024-10-21)

  Anopheles arabiensis is a highly adaptable member of the An. gambiae complex. Its flexible resting behaviour and diverse feeding habits make conventional vector control methods less effective in controlling this species. ...
• Characterization of the tissue and strain-specific microbiota of Anopheles funestus giles (Diptera: Culicidae) 

  Chen, Chia-Yu; Chan, Wai Yin; Ismail, Arshad; Oliver, Shune V. (MDPI, 2024-04-13)

  The mosquito microbiota is a critical determinant of mosquito life history. It is therefore a target for novel vector control strategies like paratransgenesis. However, the microbiota in Anopheles funestus, a major African ...
• Fungal species and mycotoxins associated with maize ear rots collected from the Eastern Cape in South Africa 

  Price, Jenna-Lee; Visagie, Cobus M.; Meyer, Hannalien; Yilmaz, Neriman (MDPI, 2024-02-08)

  Maize production in South Africa is concentrated in its central provinces. The Eastern Cape contributes less than 1% of total production, but is steadily increasing its production and has been identified as a priority ...
• Known from trees and the tropics: new insights into the Fusarium lateritium species complex 

  Costa, M.M.; Sandoval-Denis, M.; Moreira, G.M.; Kandemir, H.; Kermode, A.; Buddie, A.G.; Ryan, M.J.; Becker, Y.; Yurkov, A.; Maier, W.; Groenewald, J.Z.; Pfenning, L.H.; Crous, Pedro W. (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2024-09-26)

  The Fusarium lateritium species complex (FLSC) currently comprises 11 phylogenetic species, including accepted names such as F. lateritium, F. sarcochroum, and F. stilboides, which have mostly been reported in association ...
• What are the 100 most cited fungal genera? 

  Bhunjun, C.S.; Chen, Y.J.; Phukhamsakda, C.; Boekhout, T.; Groenewald, J.Z.; McKenzie, E.H.C.; Francisco, E.C.; Frisvad, J.C.; Groenewald, M.; Hurdeal, V.G.; Luangsa-ard, J.; Perrone, G.; Visagie, Cobus M.; Bai, F.Y.; Błaszkowski, J.; Braun, U.; De Souza, F.A.; De Queiroz, M.B.; Dutta, A.K.; Gonkhom, D.; Goto, B.T.; Guarnaccia, V.; Hagen, F.; Houbraken, J.; Lachance, M.A.; Li, J.J.; Luo, K.Y.; Magurno, F.; Mongkolsamrit, S.; Robert, V.; Roy, N.; Tibpromma, S.; Wanasinghe, D.N.; Wang, D.Q.; Wei, D.P.; Zhao, C.L.; Aiphuk, W.; Ajayi-Oyetunde, O.; Arantes, T.D.; Araujo, J.C.; Begerow, D.; Bakhshi, M.; Barbosa, R.N.; Behrens, F.H.; Bensch, K.; Bezerra, J.D.P.; Bilanski, P.; Bradley, C.A.; Bubner, B.; Burgess, T.I.; Buyck, B.; Cadez, N.; Cai, L.; Calaca, F.J.S.; Campbell, L.J.; Chaverri, P.; Chen, Y.Y.; Chethana, K.W.T.; Coetzee, B.; Costa, M.M.; Chen, Q.; Custodio, F.A.; Dai, Y.C.; Damm, U.; Santiago, A.L.C.M.A.; De Miccolis Angelini, R.M.; Dijksterhuis, J.; Dissanayake, A.J.; Doilom, M.; Dong, W.; Alvarez-Duarte, E.; Fischer, M.; Gajanayake, A.J.; Gene, J.; Gomdola, D.; Gomes, A.A.M.; Hausner, G.; He, M.Q.; Hou, L.; Iturrieta-Gonzalez, I.; Jami, F.; Jankowiak, R.; Jayawardena, R.S.; Kandemir, H.; Kiss, L.; Kobmoo, N.; Kowalski, T.; Landi, L.; Lin, C.G.; Liu, J.K.; Liu, X.B.; Loizides, M.; Luangharn, T.; Maharachchikumbura, S.S.N.; Makhathini Mkhwanazi, G.J.; Manawasinghe, I.S.; Marin-Felix, Y.; McTaggart, A.R.; Moreau, P.A.; Morozova, Q.V.; Mostert, L.; Osiewacz, H.D.; Pem, D.; Phookamsak, R.; Pollastro, S.; Pordel, A.; Poyntner, C.; Phillips, A.J.L.; Phonemany, M.; Promputtha, I.; Rathnayaka, A.R.; Rodrigues, A.M.; Romanazzi, G.; Rothmann, L.; Salgado-Salazar, C.; Sandoval-Denis, M.; Saupe, S.J.; Scholler, M.; Scott, P.; Shivas, R.G.; Silar, P.; Silva-Filho, A.G.S.; Souza-Motta, C.M.; Spies, C.F.J.; Stchigel, A.M.; Sterflinger, K.; Summerbell, R.C.; Svetasheva, T.Y.; Takamatsu, S.; Theelen, B.; Theodoro, R.C.; Thines, M.; Thongklang, N.; Torres, R.; Turchetti, B.; Van den Brule, T.; Wang, X.W.; Wartchow, F.; Welti, S.; Wijesinghe, S.N.; Wu, F.; Xu, R.; Yang, Z.L.; Yilmaz, Neriman; Yurkov, A.; Zhao, L.; Zhao, R.L.; Zhou, N.; Hyde, K.D. (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2024-06)

  The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they represent a major component of biodiversity ...
• A review of recently introduced Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and other Eurotiales species 

  Visagie, Cobus M.; Yilmaz, Neriman; Kocsube, S.; Frisvad, J.C.; Hubka, V.; Samson, R.A.; Houbraken, J. (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2024-03)

  The order Eurotiales is diverse and includes species that impact our daily lives in many ways. In the past, its taxonomy was difficult due to morphological similarities, which made accurate identification of species ...
• Cytospora : an important genus of canker pathogens 

  Lin, L.; Fan, X.L.; Groenewald, J.Z.; Jami, Fahimeh; Wingfield, Michael J.; Voglmayr, H.; Jaklitsch, W.; Castlebury, L.A.; Tian, C.M.; Crous, Pedro W. (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2024-09-18)

  Cytospora species have commonly been reported as important plant pathogenic fungi with wide host ranges and geographic distributions. With the increase in the number of cryptic species being described, a comprehensive ...
• Genomic characterization of novel viruses associated with Olea europaea L. in South Africa 

  Read, David Alan; Pietersen, Gerhard; Slippers, Bernard; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora (Springer, 2024-10)

  South Africa has a small but growing olive industry. Until now, no virological research has been carried out on this crop locally. Seventeen samples were collected from various olive cultivars from a single producer in ...
• First report of the giant conifer aphid, Cinara pinivora (Wilson) and the Monterey pine aphid, Essigella californica (Essig) (Hemiptera : Aphididae) in South Africa 

  Makunde, Privilege Tungamirai; Slippers, Bernard; Hurley, Brett Phillip (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

  Pine aphids represent a significant group of insect pests in coniferous ecosystems worldwide. To assess pine aphid prevalence and potentially new introductions in South Africa, aphid samples from various pine-growing ...
• Wide variation in aggressiveness and growth in South African Fusarium circinatum isolates with geographical origin as the primary determinant 

  Swalarsk-Parry, Benedicta S.; De Vos, Lieschen; Fru, Felix Fon; Santana, Quentin C.; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Herron, Darryl A.; Ramaswe, J.B.; Dewing, Claudette; Sayari, Mohammad; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Van Wyk, Stephanie; Lane, Frances Alice; Wilson, Andi M.; Adegeye, O.O.; Soal, Nicole; Price, Jenna-Lee; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora (Taylor and Francis, 2024-09-27)

  Fusarium circinatum is a globally important fungal pathogen that causes pitch canker on a wide range of Pinus species. In this study, we considered mycelial growth in culture and aggressiveness of a South African ...
• Effects of semiochemical pre-feeding, physiological state, and weather on the response of Bactrocera dorsalis to methyl eugenol baited traps 

  Pogue, Tania; Malod, Kevin; Weldon, Christopher William (Elsevier, 2025-02)

  Plant-derived phenylpropanoids are semiochemicals that are often highly attractive to Bactrocera (Diptera: Tephritidae) males. One of these semiochemicals, methyl eugenol (ME), is used in the male annihilation technique ...
• Responses of Megacyllene andesiana and Oreodera bituberculata (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) to anti-2,3-hexanediol, fuscumol, and fuscumol acetate in Peru 

  Aguirre-Gil, O.J. (Oniel); Paredes-Espinosa, Richard; Egoávil-Jump, Giannfranco; Allison, Jeremy D. (Cambridge University Press, 2024-09)

  Management of phytosanitary and biosecurity risks associated with the Cerambycidae focuses on prevention and early detection. Semiochemical-baited traps are an important component of these management efforts. Cerambycid ...
• Six type-I PKS classes and highly conserved melanin and elsinochrome gene clusters found in diverse Elsinoë species 

  Van Heerden, Alishia; Pham, Nam Q.; Wingfeld, Brenda D.; Wingfeld, Michael J.; Wilken, Pieter Markus (BMC, 2024-10)

  Elsinoë species are phytopathogenic fungi that cause serious scab diseases on economically important plants. The disease symptoms arise from the effects of a group of phytotoxins known as elsinochromes, produced via a ...
• Bark beetles and their associated fungi infesting native Widdringtonia species in the Western Cape province of South Africa 

  Basson, Renier Johannes; Roets, Francois; Wingfield, Michael J.; Aylward, Janneke (Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 2024)

  Widdringtonia is a genus of native southern African Cupressaceae trees comprising two species that occur in the mountains of the Western Cape province, South Africa. Widdringtonia cedarbergensis has a localised distribution and ...
• Historical perspective on 120 years of agriculture : highlights from research published in the SAJS 

  Coutinho, Teresa A.; Van der Waals, Jacqueline Elise (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2024-11)

  Agriculture, an essential pillar of South Africa’s economy, has evolved through a century of scientific advancements. This Perspective highlights the significant research contributions to the improvement of citrus and ...
• First report of Bipolaris yamadae and Exserohilum rostratum associated with leaf spots of maize (Zea mays) in Zambia 

  Tembo, Mathias; Mahlangu, Jabulile N.N.; Berger, David Kenneth; Chimutingiza, Hildah; Chikoti, Patrick C.; Prasanna, Boddupalli M.; Suresh, L.M.; Nsibo, David Livingstone (American Phytopathological Society, 2024-09)

  In March 2023, leaf spot symptoms characterized by ovoid, oblong lesions with a pale brown center and small and narrow linear lesions were observed in seed maize production fields in Mkushi District, Zambia. The symptoms ...
• Tissue ontogeny and chemical composition influence bacterial biodiversity in the wood and shoot tip of Populus nigra 

  Bose, Tanay; Mahomed, T.G.; Mbatha, K.C.; Joubert, J.C.; Hammerbacher, Almuth (Wiley, 2024)

  Plant–microbe interactions significantly influence plant growth dynamics and adaptability. This study explores the impact of metabolites on microbial biodiversity in shoot tips and wood of Populus nigra under greenhouse ...
• Elsinoe species : the rise of scab diseases 

  Pham, Nam Q.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Barnes, Irene; Gazis, Romina; Wingfield, Michael J. (Wiley, 2024)

  The genus Elsinoe contains many aggressive pathogens of a wide range of plants, many of which are economically important. These fungal pathogens cause serious scab diseases affecting various plant parts, impacting plant ...

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