Browsing by UP Author "Wingfield, Michael J."

Browsing by UP Author "Wingfield, Michael J."

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  • Evidence for inter-specific recombination among the mitochondrial genomes of Fusarium species in the Gibberella fujikuroi complex 
    Fourie, Gerda; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Wingfield, Brenda D.; Bogale, Mesfin Azene; Tudzynski, Bettina; Wingfield, Michael J.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora (BioMed Central, 2013-09-08)
    BACKGROUND: The availability of mitochondrial genomes has allowed for the resolution of numerous questions regarding the evolutionary history of fungi and other eukaryotes. In the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex, the ...
  • Evidence of low levels of genetic diversity for the Phytophthora austrocedrae population in Patagonia, Argentina 
    Vélez, M.L.; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Wingfield, Michael J.; Rajchenberg, M.; Greslebin, A.G. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014-02)
    Phytophthora austrocedrae is a recently discovered pathogen that causes severe mortality of Austrocedrus chilensis in Patagonia. The high level of susceptibility of the host tree, together with the distribution pattern ...
  • Evolution of lifestyles in Capnodiales 
    Abdollahzadeh, J.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Wingfield, Michael J.; Crous, Pedro W. (Elsevier, 2020-03)
    The Capnodiales, which includes fungi known as the sooty moulds, represents the second largest order in Dothideomycetes, encompassing morphologically and ecologically diverse fungi with different lifestyles and modes of ...
  • Evolution of the mating types and mating strategies in prominent genera in the Botryosphaeriaceae 
    Nagel, Jan Hendrik; Wingfield, Michael J.; Slippers, Bernard (Elsevier, 2018-05)
    Little is known regarding mating strategies in the Botryosphaeriaceae. To understand sexual reproduction in this fungal family, the mating type genes of Botryosphaeria dothidea and Macrophomina phaseolina, as well as several ...
  • Evolutionary dynamics of tree invasions : complementing the unified framework for biological invasions 
    Rafael D. Zenni; Dickie, Ian A.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Hirsch, Heidi; Crous, Casparus J.; Meyerson, Laura A.; Burgess, Treena I.; Zimmermann, Thalita G.; Klock, Metha M.; Siemann, Evan; Erfmeier, Alexandra; Aragon, Roxana; Montti, Lia; Le Roux, Johannes J. (Oxford University Press, 2017-01)
    Evolutionary processes greatly impact the outcomes of biological invasions. An extensive body of research suggests that invasive populations often undergo phenotypic and ecological divergence from their native sources. ...
  • Exotic biological control agents : a solution or contribution to arthropod invasions? 
    Hajek, Ann E.; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Kenis, Marc; Garnas, Jeffrey R.; Bush, Samantha J.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Van Lenteren, Joop C.; Cock, Matthew J.W. (Springer, 2016-04)
    Biological control is a valuable and effective strategy for controlling arthropod pests and has been used extensively against invasive arthropods. As one approach for control of invasives, exotic natural enemies from the ...
  • Extreme homozygosity in Southern Hemisphere populations of Deladenus siricidicola, a biological control agent of Sirex noctilio 
    Mlonyeni, X.O.M. (Xolile Osmond Mnyamezeli); Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Ahumada, Rodrigo; Klasmer, Paula; Leal, Isabel; De Groot, Peter; Slippers, Bernard (Elsevier, 2011-12)
    The woodwasp Sirex noctilio, together with its mutualistic fungal symbiont Amylostereum areolatum, is the most damaging invasive pest of Pinus spp. in the Southern Hemisphere. The nematode Deladenus siricidicola parasitizes ...
  • Factors affecting pine pitch canker modelled on Michaelis–Menten kinetics 
    Hammerbacher, Almuth; Wright, Louwrance Peter; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Coutinho, Teresa A. (NRC Research Press, 2009)
    Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg and O’Donnell is an important pathogen of pine seedlings and cuttings in South Africa. The fungus causes plant death in nurseries, as well as during establishment of pine plantations. The aim ...
  • Factors influencing infection of Acacia mearnsii by the wilt pathogen Ceratocystis albifundus in South Africa 
    Heath, R.N. (Ronald Natale); Van der Linde, Michael J. (Mike); Groeneveld, Hendrik T.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Roux, Jolanda (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010-12)
    It is well known that species of Ceratocystis, which cause canker and wilt diseases on trees, require wounds for infection. In this regard, a number of physical and environmental factors influence the success of wound ...
  • Filamentous fungi and yeasts associated with mites phoretic on Ips typographus in Eastern Finland 
    Linnakoski, Riikka; Lasarov, Ilmeini; Veteli, Pyry; Tikkanen, Olli-Pekka; Viiri, Heli; Jyske, Tuula; Kasanen, Risto; Duong, Tuan A.; Wingfield, Michael J. (MDPI, 2021-06-04)
    The European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) has become a major forest pest in Finland in recent years. The beetle is a well-known vector of mainly ophiostomatoid fungi causing bluestain of timber and pathogens that ...
  • Finding needles in haystacks : linking scientific names, reference specimens and molecular data for Fungi 
    Schoch, Conrad L.; Robbertse, Barbara; Robert, Vincent A.; Vu, Duong; Cardinali, Gianluigi; Irinyi, Laszlo; Meyer, Wieland; Nilsson, R. Henrik; Hughes, Karen; Miller, Andrew N.; Kirk, Paul M.; Abarenkov, Kessy; Aime, M. Catherine; Ariyawansa, Hiran A.; Bidartondo, Martin; Boekhout, Teun; Buyck, Bart; Cai, Qing; Chen, Jie; Crespo, Ana; Crous, Pedro W.; Damm, Ulrike; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Dentinger, Bryn T.M.; Divakar, Pradeep K.; Duenas, Margarita; Feau, Nicolas; Fliegerova, Katerina; Garcıa, Miguel A.; Ge, Zai-Wei; Griffith, Gareth W.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Groenewald, Marizeth; Grube, Martin; Gryzenhout, Marieka; Gueidan, Cecile; Guo, Liangdong; Hambleton, Sarah; Hamelin, Richard; Hansen, Karen; Hofstetter, Valerie; Hong, Seung-Beom; Houbraken, Jos; Hyde, Kevin D.; Inderbitzin, Patrik; Johnston, Peter R.; Karunarathna, Samantha C.; Koljalg, Urmas; Kovacs, Gabor M.; Kraichak, Ekaphan; Krizsan, Krisztina; Kurtzman, Cletus P.; Larsson, Karl-Henrik; Leavitt, Steven; Letcher, Peter M.; Liimatainen, Kare; Liu, Jian-Kui; Lodge, Jean; Luangsa-ard, Janet Jennifer; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten; Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S.N.; Manamgoda, Dimuthu; Martın, Marıa P.; Minnis, Andrew M.; Moncalvo, Jean-Marc; Mule, Giuseppina; Nakasone, Karen K.; Niskanen, Tuula; Olariaga, Ibai; Papp, Tamas; Petkovits, Tamas; Pino-Bodas, Raquel; Powell, Martha J.; Raja, Huzefa A.; Redecker, Dirk; Sarmiento-Ramirez, J.M.; Seifert, Keith A.; Shrestha, Bhushan; Stenroos, Soili; Stielow, Benjamin; Suh, Sung-Oui; Tanaka, Kazuaki; Tedersoo, Leho; Telleria, M. Teresa; Udayanga, Dhanushka; Untereiner, Wendy A.; Uribeondo, Javier Dieguez; Subbarao, Krishna V.; Vagvolgyi, Csaba; Visagie, Cobus M.; Voigt, Kerstin; Walker, Donald M.; Weir, Bevan S.; Weiß, Michael; Wijayawardene, Nalin N.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Xu, J.P.; Yang, Zhu L.; Zhang, Ning; Zhuang, Wen-Ying; Federhen, Scott (Oxford University Press, 2014)
    DNA phylogenetic comparisons have shown that morphology-based species recognition often underestimates fungal diversity. Therefore, the need for accurate DNA sequence data, tied to both correct taxonomic names and clearly ...
  • Fire impacts bacterial composition in Protea repens (Proteaceae) infructescences 
    Human, Zander Rainier; Roets, Francois; Crous, Casparus J.; Wingfield, Michael J.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Venter, S.N. (Stephanus Nicolaas) (Oxford University Press, 2021-10)
    The diverse bacterial communities in and around plants provide important benefits, such as protection against pathogens and cycling of essential minerals through decomposition of moribund plant biomass. Biodiverse fynbos ...
  • First fungal genome sequence from Africa : a preliminary analysis 
    Wingfield, Brenda D.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Santana, Quentin C.; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Bam, Stefan; Barnes, Irene; Beukes, Chrizelle Winsie; Chan, Wai Yin; De Vos, Lieschen; Fourie, Gerda; Friend, Melanie; Gordon, Thomas R. (Tom); Herron, Darryl A.; Holt, Carson; Korf, Ian; Kvas, Marija; Martin, Simon H.; Mlonyeni, X.O.M. (Xolile Osmond Mnyamezeli); Naidoo, Kershney; Phasha, Mmatshepho Malekgale; Postma, Alisa; Reva, Oleg N.; Roos, Heidi; Simpson, M.C. (Melissa Claire); Slinski, Stephanie; Slippers, Bernard; Sutherland, Rene; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Venter, S.N. (Stephanus Nicolaas); Wilken, Pieter Markus; Yandell, Mark; Zipfel, Renate; Wingfield, Michael J. (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2012-01-25)
    Some of the most significant breakthroughs in the biological sciences this century will emerge from the development of next generation sequencing technologies. The ease of availability of DNA sequence made possible through ...
  • First record of Colletogloeopsis zuluense comb. nov., causing a stem canker of Eucalyptus in China 
    Cortinas, Maria-Noel; Burgess, Treena I.; Dell, Bernard (Bernie); Xu, Daping; Crous, Pedro W.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Elsevier, 2006-02)
    Coniothyrium zuluense causes a serious canker disease of Eucalyptus in various parts of the world. Very little is known regarding the taxonomy of this asexual fungus, which was provided with a name based solely on morphological ...
  • First report of canker caused by Chrysoporthe austroafricana on the plantation-grown eucalypt Corymbia henryi in South Africa 
    Suzuki, Hiroyuki; Marincowitz, Seonju; Roux, Jolanda; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Oxford University Press, 2023-10)
    Species of Corymbia are increasingly being tested for plantation establishment in South Africa. During disease surveys in KwaZulu-Natal plantations in 2020, a serious canker disease was found on Corymbia henryi. The cankers ...
  • First report of Diplodia corticola in Greece on kermes oak (Quercus coccifera) 
    Tsopelas, Panaghiotis; Slippers, Bernard; Gonou-Zagou, Z.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010-08)
    In 2007, symptoms of extensive branch and shoot dieback were observed on kermes oak (Q. coccifera) shrubs and trees in some localities in the Messinia prefecture of south western Peloponnese, Greece. The symptoms were more ...
  • First report of Dutch elm disease caused by Ophiostoma novo-ulmi in South Korea 
    Lee, Dong-Hyeon; Nam, Youngwoo; Wingfield, Michael J.; Park, Hyungcheol (MDPI, 2022-06-21)
    During a routine survey conducted in July 2021, several dead and dying Ulmus macrocarpa trees were observed in an urban forest located in the Gyeonggi Province of South Korea. The trees had symptoms of wilt with yellowing ...
  • First report of phyllode rust on Acacia crassicarpa outside its native range 
    Wingfield, Michael J.; Marincowitz, Seonju; Barnes, Irene; Tarigan, Marthin; Solis, Myriam; Duran, Alvaro; Pham, N.Q. (Wiley, 2023-12)
    Acacia crassicarpa is a tropical tree species native to Australia, West Papua and Papua New Guinea, which has been widely used to establish plantations in the lowland humid tropics of Sumatra and Kalimantan. These trees, ...
  • First report of Teratosphaeria gauchensis causing stem canker of Eucalyptus in Kenya 
    Machua, Joseph; Jimu, L.; Njuguna, J.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Mwenje, E.; Roux, Jolanda (Wiley, 2016-04)
    Teratosphaeria stem canker is an important disease of Eucalyptus species in many parts of the world where these trees are intensively propagated in plantations. Symptoms similar to those of Teratosphaeria stem canker ...
  • First report of Teratosphaeria zuluensis causing stem canker of Eucalyptus grandis in Uganda 
    Jimu, L.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Mwenje, E.; Roux, Jolanda (Wiley, 2014-06)
    Teratosphaeria stem canker is one of the most important diseases to have emerged on nonnative plantation-grown Eucalyptus trees globally. In 2012, Eucalyptus grandis trees with typical Teratosphaeria stem canker symptoms ...