• Genetic consequences in the southern African endemic seabream Polysteganus undulosus (Sparidae) after eight decades of overfishing 

  Oosthuizen, C.J. (Carel); Mann, Bruce Q.; Bloomer, Paulette; Hoareau, Thierry B. (Taylor and Francis, 2024-07)

  The Critically Endangered seventy-four seabream Polysteganus undulosus, a slow growing sparid that forms spawning aggregations off South Africa, faced heavy exploitation from 1910 until a fishery moratorium was put in place ...
• Shifting purposes of South African doctoral studies 

  Ntshoe, I.; Faller, F.; Burton, Stephanie G.; Kaniki, A.; Leitch, A. (Stellenbosch University, 2024-06)

  Varying views have been expressed about the purpose(s) of doctoral studies and qualifications. The views have been changing over time, as have the factors inducing the changes. This article examines a range of such factors, ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• First line of defence : Eucalyptus leaf waxes influence infection by an aggressive fungal leaf pathogen 

  Solis, Myriam; Naidoo, Saloshnee; Wingfield, Michael J.; Joubert, J.C.; Hammerbacher, Almuth (Wiley, 2024)

  Leaf epicuticular waxes provide important anatomical and chemical defences against fungi that infect leaves. In this study we analysed the leaf wax composition of Eucalyptus grandis × Eucalyptus urophylla hybrids with ...
• Climate, host ontogeny and pathogen structural specificity determine forest disease distribution at a regional scale 

  Caballol, Maria; Serrado, Francesc; Barnes, Irene; Camarero, J. Julio; Valeriano, Cristina; Colangelo, Michele; Oliva, Jonas (Wiley, 2024-10)

  Predicting forest health at a regional level is challenging as forests are simultaneously attacked by multiple pathogens. Usually, the impacts of each pathogen are studied separately, however, interactions between them can ...
• Modelling soil prokaryotic traits across environments with the trait sequence database ampliconTraits and the R package MicEnvMod 

  Donhauser, Jonathan; Domenech-Pascual, Anna; Han, Xingguo; Jordaan, Karen; Ramond, Jean-Baptiste; Frossard, Aline; Romani, Anna M.; Prieme, Anders (Elsevier, 2024-11)

  We present a comprehensive, customizable workflow for inferring prokaryotic phenotypic traits from marker gene sequences and modelling the relationships between these traits and environmental factors, thus overcoming the ...
• The occurrence of sequential oviposition in fig wasps and the implications for interpreting sex ratio data 

  Mnguni, Simiso P.; Labuschagne, Tany; De Waal, Pamela Jean; Van Noort, Simon; Greeff, Jaco M. (Jacobus Maree) (Wiley, 2024-08)

  Pollinating fig wasps are believed to adjust their sex ratios according to standard local mate competition (LMC) theory. Standard LMC theory assumes that all mothers ovipositing in a patch or fig does so simultaneously. ...
• Options and considerations for validation of prokaryotic names under the SeqCode 

  Venter, S.N. (Stephanus Nicolaas); Rodriguez-R, Luis M.; Chuvochina, Maria; Palmer, Marike; Hugenholtz, Philip (Elsevier, 2024-11)

  Stable taxon names for Bacteria and Archaea are essential for capturing and documenting prokaryotic diversity. They are also crucial for scientific communication, effective accumulation of biological data related to the ...
• Phylogenomic analysis expands the known repertoire of single-stranded DNA viruses in benthic zones of the South Indian Ocean 

  Bezuidt, Keoagile Ignatius Oliver; Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter (Oxford University Press, 2024-01)

  Single-stranded (ss) DNA viruses are ubiquitous and constitute some of the most diverse entities on Earth. Most studies have focused on ssDNA viruses from terrestrial environments resulting in a significant deficit in ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 2,8-Disubstituted-1,5-naphthyridines as dual inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum phosphatidylinositol-4-kinase and hemozoin formation with in vivo efficacy 

  Dziwornu, Godwin Akpeko; Seanego, Donald; Fienberg, Stephen; Clements, Monica; Ferreira, Jasmin; Sypu, Venkata S.; Samanta, Sauvik; Bhana, Ashlyn D.; Korkor, Constance M.; Garnie, Larnelle F.; Teixeira, Nicole; Wicht, Kathryn J.; Taylor, Dale; Olckers, Ronald; Njoroge, Mathew; Gibhard, Liezl; Salomane, Nicolaas; Wittlin, Sergio; Mahato, Rohit; Chakraborty, Arnish; Sevilleno, Nicole; Coyle, Rachael; Lee, Marcus C.S.; Godoy, Luiz C.; Pasaje, Charisse Flerida; Niles, Jacquin C.; Reader, Janette; Van der Watt, Mariette; Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie; Bolscher, Judith M.; De Bruijni, Marloes H.C.; Coulson, Lauren B.; Basarab, Gregory S.; Ghorpade, Sandeep R.; Chibale, Kelly (American Chemical Society, 2024-06)

  Structure–activity relationship studies of 2,8-disubstituted-1,5-naphthyridines, previously reported as potent inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) phosphatidylinositol-4-kinase β (PI4K), identified 1,5-naphthyridines ...
• Diploid and tetraploid genomes of Acorus and the evolution of monocots 

  Ma, Liang; Liu, Ke-Wei; Li, Zhen; Hsiao, Yu-Yun; Qi, Yiying; Fu, Tao; Tang, Guang-Da; Zhang, Diyang; Sun, Wei-Hong; Liu, Ding-Kun; Hao, Yang; Huang, Jie; Zhao, Xue-Wei; Ke, Shijie; Chen, You-Yi; Wu, Wan-Lin; Hsu, Jui-Ling; Lin, Yu-Fu; Huang, Ming-Der; Li, Chia-Ying; Huang, Laiqiang; Wang, Zhi-Wen; Zhao, Xiang; Zhong, Wen-Ying; Peng, Dong-Hui; Ahmad, Sagheer; Lan, Siren; Zhang, Ji-Sen; Tsai, Wen-Chieh; Van de Peer, Yves; Liu, Zhong-Jian (Nature Research, 2023-06-20)

  Monocots are a major taxon within flowering plants, have unique morphological traits, and show an extraordinary diversity in lifestyle. To improve our understanding of monocot origin and evolution, we generate ...

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