• Phylogenomic analysis expands the known repertoire of single-stranded DNA viruses in benthic zones of the South Indian Ocean 

  Bezuidt, Oliver Keoagile Ignatius; 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 ...
• In vitro evaluation of the application of an optimized xylanase cocktail for improved monogastric feed digestibility 

  Ramatsui, Lebogang; Sithole, Tariro; Gandla, Madhavi L.; Jönsson, Leif J.; Edkins, Adrienne L.; Malgas, Samkelo; Pletschke, Brett I. (Wiley, 2024-05)

  Xylanases from glycoside hydrolase (GH) families 10 and 11 are common feed additives for broiler chicken diets due to their catalytic activity on the nonstarch polysaccharide xylan. This study investigated the potential ...
• 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 ...
• 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, ...
• Exploring the modulatory influence on the antimalarial activity of amodiaquine using scaffold hybridisation with ferrocene integration 

  Mbaba, Mziyanda; Golding, Taryn M.; Omondi, Reinner O.; Mohunlal, Roxanne; Egan, Timothy J.; Reader, Janette; Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie; Smith, Gregory S. (Elsevier, 2024-05)

  Amodiaquine (AQ) is a potent antimalarial drug used in combination with artesunate as part of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) for malarial treatment. Due to the rising emergence of resistant malaria parasites, ...
• Chromosome 20p11.2 deletions cause congenital hyperinsulinism via the loss of FOXA2 or its regulatory elements 

  Laver, Thomas W.; Wakeling, Matthew N.; Caswell, Richard C.; Bunce, Benjamin; Yau, Daphne; Mannisto, Jonna M.E.; Houghton, Jayne A.L.; Hopkins, Jasmin J.; Weedon, Michael N.; Saraff, Vrinda; Kershaw, Melanie; Honey, Engela M.; Murphy, Nuala; Giri, Dinesh; Nath, Stuart; Saredo, Ana Tangari; Banerjee, Indraneel; Hussain, Khalid; Owens, Nick D.L. (Nature Research, 2024-07)

  Persistent congenital hyperinsulinism (HI) is a rare genetically heterogeneous condition characterised by dysregulated insulin secretion leading to life-threatening hypoglycaemia. For up to 50% of affected individuals ...
• 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 ...
• Antagonistic potential of endophytic fungal isolates of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) fruits against post-harvest disease-causing pathogens of tomatoes : an in vitro investigation 

  Ramudingana, Phathutshedzo; Mamphogoro, Tshifhiwa Paris; Kamutando, Casper Nyaradzai; Maboko, Martin Makgose; Modika, Kedibone Yvonne; Moloto, Kgantjie Walter; Thantsha, Mapitsi Silvester (Elsevier, 2024-06)

  Post-harvest decay of fresh agricultural produce is a major threat to food security globally. Synthetic fungicides, commonly used in practice for managing the post-harvest losses, have negative impacts on consumers’ health. ...
• UNITY : a low-field magnetic resonance neuroimaging initiative to characterize neurodevelopment in low and middle-income settings 

  Abate, F.; Adu-Amankwah, A.; Ae-Ngibise, K.A.; Agbokey, F.; Agyemang, V.A.; Agyemang, C.T.; Akgun, C.; Ametepe, J.; Arichi, T.; Asante, K.P.; Balaji, S.; Baljer, L.; Basser, P.J.; Beauchemin, J.; Bennallick, C.; Berhane, Y.; Boateng-Mensah, Y.; Bourke, N.J.; Bradford, L.; Bruchhage, M.M.K.; Cano Lorente, R.; Cawley, P.; Cercignani, M.; D Sa, V.; De Canha, A.; Navarro, N.D.; Dean, D.C., III; Delarosa, J.; Donald, K.A.; Dvorak, A.; Edwards, A.D.; Field, D.; Frail, H.; Freeman, B.; George, T.; Gholam, J.; Guerrero-Gonzalez, J.; Hajnal, J.V.; Haque, R.; Hollander, W.; Hoodbhoy, Z.; Huentelman, M.; Jafri, S.K.; Jones, D.K.; Joubert, Fourie; Karaulanov, T.; Kasaro, M.P.; Knackstedt, S.; Kolind, S.; Koshy, B.; Kravitz, R.; Lafayette, S.L.; Lee, A.C.; Lena, B.; Lepore, N.; Linguraru, M.; Ljungberg, E.; Lockhat, Zarina I.; Loth, E.; Mannam, P.; Masemola, K.M.; Moran, R.; Murphy, D.; Nakwa, F.L.; Nankabirwa, V.; Nelson, C.A.; North, K.; Nyame, S.; O Halloran, R.; O'Muircheartaigh, J.; Oakley, B.F.; Odendaal, H.; Ongeti, C.M.; Onyango, D.; Oppong, S.A.; Padormo, F.; Parvez, D.; Paus, T.; Pepper, Michael Sean; Phiri, K.S.; Poorman, M.; Ringshaw, J.E.; Rogers, J.; Rutherford, M.; Sabir, H.; Sacolick, L.; Seal, M.; Sekoli, M.L.; Shama, T.; Siddiqui, K.; Sindano, N.; Spelke, M.B.; Springer, P.E.; Suleman, Farhana Ebrahim; Sundgren, P.C.; Teixeira, R.; Terekegn, W.; Traughber, M.; Tuuli, M.G.; Van Rensburg, Jeanne; Váša, F.; Velaphi, S.; Velasco, P.; Viljoen, I.M.; Vokhiwa, M.; Webb, A.; Weiant, C.; Wiley, N.; Wintermark, P.; Yibetal, K.; Deoni, S.C.L.; Williams, S.C.R. (Elsevier, 2024-10)

  Measures of physical growth, such as weight and height have long been the predominant outcomes for monitoring child health and evaluating interventional outcomes in public health studies, including those that may impact ...
• Dosage sensitivity shapes balanced expression and gene longevity of homoeologs after whole-genome duplications in angiosperms 

  Shi, Tao; Gao, Zhiyan; Chen, Jinming; Van de Peer, Yves (Oxford University Press, 2024-10)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• 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 ...
• Interspecific transfer of genetic information through polyploid bridges 

  Kauai, Felipe; Bafort, Quinten; Mortier, Frederik; Van Montagu, Marc; Bonte, Dries; Van de Peer, Yves (National Academy of Sciences, 2024-05)

  Hybridization blurs species boundaries and leads to intertwined lineages resulting in reticulate evolution. Polyploidy, the outcome of whole genome duplication (WGD), has more recently been implicated in promoting and ...
• The duplication of genomes and genetic networks and its potential for evolutionary adaptation and survival during environmental turmoil 

  Ebadi, Mehrshad; Bafort, Quinten; Mizrachi, Eshchar; Audenaert, Pieter; Simoens, Pieter; Van Montagu, Marc; Bonte, Dries; Van de Peer, Yves (National Academy of Sciences, 2023-10-03)

  The importance of whole-genome duplication (WGD) for evolution is controversial. Whereas some view WGD mainly as detrimental and an evolutionary dead end, there is growing evidence that polyploidization can help overcome ...

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