Browsing by UP Author "Wingfield, Brenda D."

Browsing by UP Author "Wingfield, Brenda D."

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  • Culture-independent detection and quantification of Fusarium circinatum in a pine-producing seedling nursery 
    Fourie, Gerda; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Jones, Nicky B.; Morris, Andrew R.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora (Taylor and Francis, 2014)
    The primary symptoms associated with Fusarium circinatum infection in pine seedling nurseries are root and collar rot, shoot and the tip die-black and seedling mortality. Management of ths pathogen in nurseries uselly ...
  • Cypress canker : an important disease discovered for the first time on a native South African tree 
    Wingfield, Michael J.; Marincowitz, Seonju; Pham, Nam Q.; Roets, Francois; Paap, Trudy; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Aylward, Janneke (Wiley, 2022-10)
    Cypress canker is a branch and stem canker disease of Cupressaceae trees, particularly those in the genera Cupressus and Hesperocyparis. These trees have been planted in many parts of the world as ornamentals and the ...
  • Deciphering the cryptic genome : genome-wide analyses of the rice pathogen Fusarium fujikuroi reveal complex regulation of secondary metabolism and novel metabolites 
    Wiemann, Philipp; Sieber, Christian M.K.; Von Bargen, Katharina W.; Studt, Lena; Niehaus, Eva-Maria; Espino, Jose J.; Huß, Kathleen; Michielse, Caroline B.; Albermann, Sabine; Wagner, Dominik; Bergner, Sonja V.; Connolly, Lanelle R.; Fischer, Andreas; Reuter, Gunter; Kleigrewe, Karin; Bald, Till; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Ophir, Ron; Freeman, Stanley; Hippler, Michael; Smith, Kristina M.; Brown, Daren W.; Proctor, Robert H.; Munsterkotter, Martin; Freitag, Michael; Humpf, Hans-Ulrich; Guldener, Ulrich; Tudzynski, Bettina (Public Library of Science, 2013-06-27)
    The fungus Fusarium fujikuroi causes ‘‘bakanae’’ disease of rice due to its ability to produce gibberellins (GAs), but it is also known for producing harmful mycotoxins. However, the genetic capacity for the whole arsenal ...
  • Diagnostic markers for Teratosphaeria destructans and closely related species 
    Havenga, Minette; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Dreyer, Leanne Laurette; Roets, Francois; Aylward, Janneke (Wiley, 2020-12)
    Teratosphaeria foliar pathogens cause leaf and shoot blight on Eucalyptus trees in many parts of the world. Among them, T. destructans is one of the most aggressive pathogens causing defoliation of young Eucalyptus trees ...
  • Diplodia scrobiculata found in the southern hemisphere 
    Bihon, Wubetu; Slippers, Bernard; Burgess, Treena I.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011)
    Diplodia scrobiculata, a latent pathogen of Pinus spp. and other conifers with a limited distribution in the United States, Mexico and southern Europe, has not been reported previously in the southern hemisphere. This is ...
  • Discovery of Ophiostoma tsotsi on Eucalyptus wood chips in China 
    Grobbelaar, J.W. (Johanna Wilhelmina); De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Bloomer, Paulette; Wingfield, Michael J.; Zhou, Xudong; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Springer, 2011-03)
    Ophiostoma species such as O. quercus are the most frequent causal agents of sapstain of freshly felled hardwood timber and pulpwood. Many species are regarded as economically important agents of wood degradation. The aim ...
  • Distribution and evolution of nonribosomal peptide synthetase gene clusters in the Ceratocystidaceae 
    Sayari, Mohammad; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Soal, Nicole Christine; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Wingfield, Brenda D. (MDPI Publishing, 2019-04-30)
    In filamentous fungi, genes in secondary metabolite biosynthetic pathways are generally clustered. In the case of those pathways involved in nonribosomal peptide production, a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) gene ...
  • Distribution of Diplodia pinea and its genotypic diversity within asymptomatic Pinus patula trees 
    Bihon, Wubetu; Burgess, Treena I.; Slippers, Bernard; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Springer, 2011-09)
    Diplodia pinea (= Sphaeropsis sapinea) is an endophytic fungus and opportunistic canker pathogen of Pinus spp. The diversity of this fungus has been studied at broad geographic scales, but little is known regarding ...
  • Diverse sources of infection and cryptic recombination revealed in South African Diplodia pinea populations 
    Bihon, Wubetu; Slippers, Bernard; Burgess, Treena I.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2012-01)
    This study considers the population diversity and structure of D. pinea in South Africa at different spatial scales from single trees to plantations, as well as comparing infections on healthy and diseased trees. A total ...
  • Diversity and distribution of Calonectria species from plantation and forest soils in Fujian province, China 
    Liu, Q.L.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Duong, Tuan A.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Chen, ShuaiFei (MDPI, 2022-07-31)
    To meet the growing demand for wood and pulp products, Eucalyptus plantations have expanded rapidly during the past two decades, becoming an integral part of the southern China landscape. Leaf blight caused by various ...
  • Diversity and evolution of Fusarium species in the Gibberella fujikuroi complex 
    Kvas, Marija; Marasas, Walter F.O. (Walter Friedrich Otto); Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora (Kunming University of Science and Technology, P.R. China, 2009-01)
    The Gibberella fujikuroi complex (GFC) is a monophyletic taxon that includes an assemblage of Fusarium species with similar and overlapping morphological traits that complicates their differentiation. Most of the species ...
  • Diversity and evolution of polyketide biosynthesis gene clusters in the Ceratocystidaceae 
    Sayari, Mohammad; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2018-09)
    Polyketides are low-molecular weight secondary metabolites with diverse biological activities. Polyketide synthase (PKS) and other proteins responsible for producing these compounds are often encoded from genes that are ...
  • Diversity and pathogenicity of the Ceratocystidaceae associated with cacao agroforests in Cameroon 
    Mbenoun, Michael; Wingfield, Michael J.; Boyoguenoa, Begoude; Amougou, F. Nsouga; Tigang, Petchayo; Ten Hoopen, G.M.; Mfegue, C.V.; Dibog, L.; Nyassé, S.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Roux, Jolanda (Wiley, 2016-01)
    Knowledge of the diversity and ecology of plant pathogenic fungi in cacao agroforests and surrounding natural ecosystems can inform the development of sustainable management strategies for new cacao disease outbreaks. ...
  • Diversity, phylogeny and pathogenicity of Botryosphaeriaceae on nonnative Eucalyptus grown in an urban environment : a case study 
    Pavlic-Zupanc, Draginja; Maleme, Happy-girl Mamodise; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Slippers, Bernard (Elsevier, 2017-08)
    The Botryosphaeriaceae are opportunistic pathogens mostly of woody plants, including Eucalyptus. These fungi can cause cankers and die-back diseases on non-native Eucalyptus trees in South African plantations. Botryosphaeriaceae ...
  • DNA loss at the Ceratocystis fimbriata mating locus results in self-sterility 
    Wilken, Pieter Markus; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Wingfield, Michael J.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Public Library of Science, 2014-03)
    Fungi have evolved a remarkable diversity of reproductive strategies. Some of these, most notably those of the model fungi, have been well studied but others are poorly understood. The latter is also true for uni-directional ...
  • DNA sequence incongruence and inconsistent morphology obscure species boundaries in the Teratosphaeria suttonii species complex. 
    Taole, Matsepo Modelisi; Burgess, Treena I.; Gryzenhout, Marieka; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Springer, 2012)
    Teratosphaeria suttonii (= Kirramyces epicoccoides) is a leaf pathogen that can cause premature defoliation, reduced growth and vigosr and subsequent tree death of many Eucalyptus species. Although the fungus primarily ...
  • Doing it alone : unisexual reproduction in filamentous ascomycete fungi 
    Wilson, Andi M.; Gabriel, Raphael; Singer, Steven W.; Schuerg, Timo; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2021-03)
    Unisexuality in fungi is the result of sexual reproduction in a single isolate that harbors genes associated with only a single mating type. To date, unisexual reproduction has been described in only three genera of ...
  • Draft genome of Cercospora zeina, Fusarium pininemorale, Hawksworthiomyces lignivorus, Huntiella decipiens and Ophiostoma ips 
    Wingfield, Brenda D.; Berger, David Kenneth; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Lim, Hye-Jin; Duong, Tuan A.; Bluhm, Burton H.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; De Vos, Lieschen; Fourie, Gerda; Naidoo, Kershney; Olivier, Nicholas Abraham; Lin, Yao-Cheng; Van de Peer, Yves; Joubert, Fourie; Crampton, Bridget Genevieve; Swart, Velushka; Soal, Nicole Christine; Tatham, Catherine; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Van Wyk, Stephanie; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Wingfield, Michael J. (International Mycological Association, 2017-11-21)
    The genomes of Cercospora zeina, Fusarium pininemorale, Hawksworthiomyces lignivorus, Huntiella decipiens, and Ophiostoma ips are presented in this genome announcement. Three of these genomes are from plant pathogens and ...
  • Draft genome sequence of Annulohypoxylon stygium, Aspergillus mulundensis, Berkeleyomyces basicola (syn. Thielaviopsis basicola), Ceratocystis smalleyi, two Cercospora beticola strains, Coleophoma cylindrospora, Fusarium fracticaudum, Phialophora cf. hyalina, and Morchella septimelata 
    Wingfield, Brenda D.; Bills, Gerald F.; Dong, Yang; Huang, Wenli; Nel, Wilma Janine; Swalarsk-Parry, Benedicta S.; Vaghefi, Niloofar; Wilken, Pieter Markus; An, Zhiqiang; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; De Vos, Lieschen; Chen, Li; Duong, Tuan A.; Gao, Yun; Hammerbacher, Almuth; Kikkert, Julie R.; Li, Yan; Li, Huiying; Li, Kuan; Li, Qiang; Liu, Xingzhong; Ma, Xiao; Naidoo, Kershney; Pethybridge, Sarah J.; Sun, Jingzu; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Van Wyk, Stephanie; Wingfield, Michael J.; Xiong, Chuan; Yue, Qun; Zhang, Xiaoling (International Mycological Association, 2018-06-11)
    Draft genomes of the species Annulohypoxylon stygium, Aspergillus mulundensis, Berkeleyomyces basicola (syn. Thielaviopsis basicola), Ceratocystis smalleyi, two Cercospora beticola strains, Coleophoma cylindrospora, ...
  • Draft genome sequences for Ceratocystis fagacearum, C. harringtonii, Grosmannia penicillata, and Huntiella bhutanensis 
    Wingfield, Brenda D.; Duong, Tuan A.; Hammerbacher, Almuth; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wilson, Andrea M.; Chang, Runlei; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Naidoo, Kershney; Wingfield, Michael J. (International Mycological Association, 2016-11-29)
    Draft genomes for the fungi Ceratocystis fagacearum, C. harringtonii, Grosmannia penicillata, and Huntiella bhutanensis are presented. Ceratocystis fagacearum is a major causal agent of vascular wilt of oaks and other ...