• Recent advances in the population biology and management of maize foliar fungal pathogens Exserohilum turcicum, Cercospora zeina and Bipolaris maydis in Africa 

  Nsibo, David Livingstone; Barnes, Irene; Berger, David Kenneth (Frontiers Media, 2024-08)

  Maize is the most widely cultivated and major security crop in sub-Saharan Africa. Three foliar diseases threaten maize production on the continent, namely northern leaf blight, gray leaf spot, and southern corn leaf ...
• Fungal planet description sheets : 1478–1549 

  Crous, Pedro W.; Osieck, E.R.; Shivas, R.G.; Tan, Y.P.; Bishop-Hurley, S.L.; Esteve- Raventos, F.; Larsson, E.; Luangsa-ard, J.J.; Pancorbo, F.; Balashov, S.; Baseia, I.G.; Boekhout, T.; Chandranayaka, S.; Cowan, Don A.; Cruz, R.H.S.F.; Czachura, P.; De la Pena-Lastra, S.; Dovana, F.; Drury, B.; Fell, J.; Flakus, A.; Fotedar, R.; Jurjevic, Z.; Kolecka, A.; Mack, J.; Maggs-Kölling, G.; Mahadevakumar, S.; Mateos, A.; Mongkolsamrit, S.; Noisripoom, W.; Plaza, M.; Overy, D.P.; Piątek, M.; Sandoval-Denis, M.; Vauras, J.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Abell, S.E.; Ahmadpour, A.; Akulov, A.; Alavi, F.; Alavi, Z.; Altes, A.; Alvarado, P.; Anand, G.; Ashtekar, N.; Assyov, B.; Banc-Prandi, G.; Barbosa, K.D.; Barreto, G.G.; Bellanger, J.-M.; Bezerra, J.L.; Bhat, D.J.; Bilański, P.; Bose, Tanay; Bozok, F.; Chaves, J.; Costa-Rezende, D.H.; Danteswari, C.; Darmostuk, V.; Delgado, G.; Denman, S.; Eichmeier, A.; Etayo, J.; Eyssartier, G.; Faulwetter, S.; Ganga, K.G.G.; Ghosta, Y.; Goh, J.; Gois, J.S.; Gramaje, D.; Granit, L.; Groenewald, M.; Gusmao, L.F.P.; Hammerbacher, Almuth; Heidarian, Z.; Hywel-Jones, N.; Jankowiak, R.; Kaliyaperumal, M.; Kaygusuz, O.; Kezo, K.; Khonsanit, A.; Kumar, S.; Kuo, C.H.; Læssoe, T.; Latha, K.P.D.; Loizides, M.; Luo, S.M.; Maciá-Vicente, J.G.; Manimohan, P.; Marbach, P.A.S.; Marinho, P.; Marney, T.S.; Marques, G.; Martín, M.P.; Miller, A.N.; Mondello, F.; Moreno, G.; Mufeeda, K.T.; Mun, H.Y.; Nau, T.; Nkomo, T.; Okrasinska, A.; Oliveira, J.P.A.F.; Oliveira, R.L.; Ortiz, D.A.; Pawłowska, J.; Perez-De-Gregorio, M.A.; Podile, A.R.; Portugal, A.; Privitera, N.; Rajeshkumar, K.C.; Rauf, I.; Rian, B.; Rigueiro-Rodríguez, A.; Rivas- Torres, G.F.; Rodriguez-Flakus, P.; Romero-Gordillo, M.; Saar, I.; Saba, M.; Santos, C.D.; Sarma, P.V.S.R.N.; Siquier, J.L.; Sleiman, S.; Spetik, M.; Sridhar, K.R.; Stryjak-Bogacka, M.; Szczepanska, k.; Taskın, H.; Tennakoon, D.S.; Thanakitpipattana, D.; Trovao, J.; Turkekul, I.; Van Iperen, A,L.; Van 't Hof, P.; Vasquez, G.; Visagie, C.M.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wong, P.T.W.; Yang, W.X.; Yarar, M.; Yarden, O.; Yilmaz, Neriman; Zhang, N.; Zhu, Y.N.; Groenewald, J.Z. (Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2023-06-29)

  Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Australia, Aschersonia mackerrasiae on whitefly, Cladosporium corticola on bark of Melaleuca quinquenervia, Penicillium nudgee ...
• Fungal Planet description sheets : 1550-1613 

  Crous, Pedro W.; Costa, M.M.; Kandemir, H.; Vermaas, M.; Vu, D.; Zhao, L.; Arumugam, E.; Flakus, A.; Jurjevic, Z.; Kaliyaperumal, M.; Mahadevakumar, S.; Murugadoss, R.; Shivas, R.G.; Tan, Y.P.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Abell, S.E.; Marney, T.S.; Danteswari, C.; Darmostuk, V.; Denchev, C.M.; Denchev, T.T.; Etayo, J.; Gene, J.; Gunaseelan, S.; Hubka, V.; Illescas, T.; Jansen, G.M.; Kezo, K.; Kumar, S.; Larsson, E.; Mufeeda, K.T.; Piątek, M.; Rodriguez-Flakus, P.; Sarma, P.V.S.R.N.; Stryjak-Bogacka, M.; Torres-Garcia, D.; Vauras, J.; Acal, D.A.; Akulov, A.; Alhudaib, K.; Asif, M.; Balashov, S.; Baral, H.O.; Baturo-Ciesniewska, A.; Begerow, D.; Beja-Pereira, A.; Bianchinotti, M.V.; Bilanski, P.; Chandranayaka, S.; Chellappan, N.; Cowan, Don A.; Custodio, F.A.; Czachura, P.; Delgado, G.; De Silva, N.I.; Dijksterhuis, J.; Duenas, M.; Eisvand, P.; Fachada, V.; Fournier, J.; Fritsche, Y.; Fuljer, F.; Ganga, KG.G.; Guerra, M.P.; Hansen, K.; Hywel-Jones, N.; Ismail, A.M.; Jacobs, C.R.; Jankowiak, R.; Karich, A.; Kemler, M.; Kisło, K.; Klofac, W.; Krisai-Greilhuber, I.; Latha, K.P.D.; Lebeuf, R.; Lopes, M.E.; Lumyong, S.; Macia-Vicente, J.G.; Maggs-Kolling, G.; Magista, D.; Manimohan, P.; Martín, M.P.; Mazur, E.; Mehrabi-Koushki, M.; Miller, A.N.; Mombert, A.; Ossowska, E.A.; Patejuk, K.; Pereira, O.L.; Piskorski, S.; Plaza, M.; Podile, A.R.; Polhorsky, A.; Pusz, W.; Raza M.; Ruszkiewicz-Michalska, M.; Saba, M.; Sanchez, R.M.; Singh, R.; Sliwa, L.; Smith, M.E.; Stefenon, V.M.; Strasiftakova, D.; Suwannarach, N.; Szczepańska, K.; Telleria, M.T.; Tennakoon, D.S.; Thines, M.; Thorn, R.G.; Urbaniak, J.; Van der Vegte, M.; Vasan, V.; Vila-Vicosa, C.; Voglmayr, H.; Wrzosek, M.; Zappelini, J.; Groenewald, J.Z. (Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2023-12-30)

  Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Argentina, Neocamarosporium halophilum in leaf spots of Atriplex undulata. Australia, Aschersonia merianiae on scale insect ...
• Energetic landscape and terminal emitters of phycobilisome cores from quantum chemical modeling 

  Cupellini, Lorenzo; Gwizdala, Michal; Kruger, T.P.J. (Tjaart) (American Chemical Society, 2024-09)

  Phycobilisomes (PBs) are giant antenna supercomplexes of cyanobacteria that use phycobilin pigments to capture sunlight and transfer the collected energy to membrane-bound photosystems. In the PB core, phycobilins are bound ...
• Bacterial community in apparently healthy and asymptomatic Eucalyptus trees and those with symptoms of bacterial wilt 

  Coutinho, Teresa A.; Carstensen, Gabrielle Dioneé; Venter, S.N. (Stephanus Nicolaas); Chen, ShuaiFei; Tarigan, Marthin; Wingfield, Michael J. (Springer, 2024)

  Ralstonia solanacearum and R. pseudosolanacearum are well-known bacterial plant pathogens that cause significant losses to both ornamental and agricultural plants. It has been suggested that they are not the primary cause ...
• Growth, pathogenicity and sexual fertility of the African tree pathogen Ceratocystis albifundus 

  Danki, Vinolia Nomhle; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; De Vos, Lieschen; Swalarsk-Parry, Benedicta S.; Dewing, Claudette; Fru, Felix Fon; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Mchunu, Nokuthula P.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta (Springer, 2024)

  The African fungus Ceratocystis albifundus does not cause disease symptoms on its wide range of native woody hosts. However, on non-native Acacia mearnsii and orchard-grown Protea cynaroides, it represents an economically ...
• Clonality and limited population diversity of Fusarium circinatum in Colombia 

  Ceriani, Callin; Wingfield, Michael J.; Fru, Felix Fon; Van Wyk, S.; Rodas, Carlos A.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora (Wiley, 2024-06)

  Fusarium circinatum is an important fungal pathogen of Pinus species utilized in commercial forestry worldwide. In Colombia, it was first found on nursery plants and later in plantations associated with basal cankers on ...
• Characterization of macadamia ringspot-associated virus, a novel Orthotospovirus associated with Macadamia integrifolia in South Africa 

  Roberts, Ronel; Robbertse, Nicola; Thompson, Genevieve D.; Read, David Alan (Springer, 2024-06)

  South Africa is the largest producer of macadamias in the world, producing an estimated 61,288 tons nut-in-shell in 2022. In order to ensure the sustainability of the industry, it is important that research focuses on the ...
• Biology and pathogenicity of fungi causing husk rot of macadamia in South Africa 

  Twiddy, Dee Ingrid; Fouché, Arista; Akinsanmi, Olufemi A.; Fourie, Gerda (Springer, 2024-07)

  Fungal diseases of macadamia fruit in South Africa have the potential to cause notable economic damage in this rapidly growing industry. To improve our understanding of the species involved in husk rot in macadamia orchards, ...
• Maize–Fusarium associations and their mycotoxins : insights from South Africa 

  Visagie, Cobus M.; Meyer, Hannalien; Yilmaz, Neriman (Elsevier, 2024)

  For maize, a staple food in South Africa, there is a lack of comprehensive knowledge on the mycotoxin-producing fungal diversity. In this study, a fungal community profile was established using culture-dependent methods ...
• First report of target-site resistance to glyphosate in Amaranthus hybridus L. in the Republic of South Africa 

  Shabangu, Nhlanhla M.; Simelane, Nondunduzo Adelaide; Reinhardt, Carl Frederick (Charlie); Marais, D. (Diana); Vorster, Barend Juan (Wiley, 2024-08)

  Amaranthus hybridus L. is a major weed for summer crops. Although A. hybridus has been a known crop weed in the Republic of South Africa (RSA) for a long time, herbicide resistance has not been a problem. Nevertheless, A. ...
• High-throughput sequencing-based detection and characterization of sugarcane viruses in Ethiopia 

  Abide, Mereme; Kidanemariam, Dawit B.; Kebede, Misrak; Knierim, Dennis; Margaria, Paolo; Menzel, Wulf; Abraham, Adane D. (Wiley, 2024-07)

  A virus discovery investigation using high-throughput sequencing in sugarcane samples from Ethiopia revealed the presence of sugarcane mild mosaic virus (SCMMV, genus Ampelovirus) and sugarcane umbra-like virus (SULV, genus ...
• Advanced analysis of single-molecule spectroscopic data 

  Botha, Joshua Leon; Van Heerden, Bertus; Kruger, T.P.J. (Tjaart) (Biophysical Society, 2024-09)

  We present Full SMS, a multipurpose graphical user interface (GUI)-based software package for analyzing single molecule spectroscopy (SMS) data. SMS typically delivers multiparameter data—such as fluorescence brightness, ...
• Botryosphaeriaceae species associated with branch dieback and decline of macadamia trees in South Africa 

  Maduke, Angel N.; Slippers, Bernard; Van der Linde, Elna; Wingfield, Michael J.; Fourie, Gerda (Springer, 2024)

  Botryosphaeriaceae species are important latent pathogens causing diseases on trees utilized in forestry and agriculture. In recent years, there has been an increase in the incidence and severity of branch dieback and ...
• Bacterial and genetic features of raw retail pork meat : integrative analysis of antibiotic susceptibility, whole-genome sequencing, and metagenomics 

  Lowe, Michelle; Strasheim, Wilhelmina; Chan, Wai Yin; Perovic, Olga (MDPI, 2024-08)

  The global antibiotic resistance crisis, driven by overuse and misuse of antibiotics, is multifaceted. This study aimed to assess the microbiological and genetic characteristics of raw retail pork meat through various ...
• Needles in fungal haystacks : discovery of a putative a-factor pheromone and a unique mating strategy in the Leotiomycetes 

  Wilson, Andi M.; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Public Library of Science, 2023-10-12)

  The Leotiomycetes is a hugely diverse group of fungi, accommodating a wide variety of important plant and animal pathogens, ericoid mycorrhizal fungi, as well as producers of antibiotics. Despite their importance, the ...
• Conifer-killing bark beetles locate fungal symbionts by detecting volatile fungal metabolites of host tree resin monoterpenes 

  Kandasamy, Dineshkumar; Zaman, Rashaduz; Nakamura, Yoko; Zhao, Tao; Hartmann, Henrik; Andersson, Martin N.; Hammerbacher, Almuth; Gershenzon, Jonathan (Public Library of Science, 2023-02-21)

  Outbreaks of the Eurasian spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) have decimated millions of hectares of conifer forests in Europe in recent years. The ability of these 4.0 to 5.5 mm long insects to kill mature trees over a ...
• Susceptibility of Eucalyptus trees to defoliation by the Eucalyptus snout beetle, Gonipterus sp. n. 2, is enhanced by high foliar contents of 1,8-cineole, oxalic acid and sucrose and low contents of palmitic and shikimic acid 

  Joubert, Johannes Christoff; Sivparsad, Benice; Schroder, Michelle L.; Germishuizen, Ilaria; Chen, Jingyuan; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Allison, Jeremy D.; Hammerbacher, Almuth (Wiley, 2023-11)

  Gonipterus sp. n. 2 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) is an invasive, commercially important weevil that causes large‐scale defoliation of Eucalyptus trees. The weevil specifically feeds on young leaves and new shoots, thus ...
• Multispecies comparison of host responses to Fusarium circinatum challenge in tropical pines show consistency in resistance mechanisms 

  Visser, Erik A.; Kampman, Tamanique; Wegrzyn, Jill L.; Naidoo, Sanushka (Wiley, 2023-05)

  Fusarium circinatum poses a threat to both commercial and natural pine forests. Large variation in host resistance exists between species, with many economically important species being susceptible. Development of resistant ...
• The genome of the king protea, Protea cynaroides 

  Chang, Jiyang; Duong, Tuan A.; Schoeman, Cassandra; Ma, Xiao; Roodt, Danielle; Barker, Nigel; Li, Zhen; Van de Peer, Yves; Mizrachi, Eshchar (Wiley, 2023-01)

  The king protea (Protea cynaroides), an early-diverging eudicot, is the most iconic species from the Megadiverse Cape Floristic Region, and the national flower of South Africa. Perhaps best known for its iconic flower ...

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