Browsing by UP Author "Marincowitz, Seonju"

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Browsing by UP Author "Marincowitz, Seonju"

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  • Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Ceratocystis albifundus 
    Sayari, Mohammad; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Adegeye, O.O.; Marincowitz, Seonju; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2019-09)
    Functional association between genomic loci and specific biological traits remains lacking in many fungi, including the African tree pathogen Ceratocystis albifundus. This is mainly because of the absence of suitable ...
  • Botryosphaeriaceae associated with Acacia heterophylla (La Réunion) and Acacia koa (Hawaii) 
    Jami, Fahimeh; Marincowitz, Seonju; Slippers, Bernard; Crous, Pedro W.; Le Roux, Johannes J.; Richardson, David M.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Elsevier, 2019-11)
    Acacia koa and A. heterophylla are commonly occurring native trees on the Hawaiian Islands and La Réunion, respectively. A recent phylogenetic study suggested that A. heterophylla renders A. koa paraphyletic, and that the ...
  • Bretziella, a new genus to accommodate the oak wilt fungus, Ceratocystis fagacearum (Microascales, Ascomycota) 
    De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Marincowitz, Seonju; Duong, Tuan A.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Pensoft Publishers, 2017-10)
    Recent reclassification of the Ceratocystidaceae (Microascales) based on multi-gene phylogenetic inference has shown that the oak wilt fungus Ceratocystis fagacearum does not reside in any of the four genera in which it ...
  • Calonectria species, including four novel taxa, associated with Eucalyptus in Malaysia 
    Pham, Nam Q.; Marincowitz, Seonju; Chen, ShuaiFei; Yaparudin, Yani; Wingfield, Michael J. (Springer, 2022-01)
    The genus Calonectria accommodates many important pathogens of agricultural, horticultural and forestry crops, including Eucalyptus. During 2017 surveys of Eucalyptus diseases in Sabah, Malaysia, typical symptoms of ...
  • Ceratocystis ficicola causing a serious disease of Ficus carica in Greece 
    Tsopelas, Panaghiotis; Soulioti, Nikoleta; Wingfield, Michael J.; Barnes, Irene; Marincowitz, Seonju; Tjamos, Eleftherios C.; Paplomatas, Epaminondas (Firenze University Press, 2021-09)
    Ceratocystis ficicola causes vascular wilt of fig trees in Japan, invading root systems and the main stems eventually leading to tree death. In surveys from 2018 to 2020 in fig orchards in Greece, this fungus was detected ...
  • Ceratocystis quercicola sp. nov. from Quercus variabilis in Korea 
    Cho, Sung-Eun; Lee, Dong Hyeon; Wingfield, Michael J.; Marincowitz, Seonju (Korean Society of Mycology, 2020-06-02)
    During a survey of putative fungal pathogens infecting oak trees in the Gangwon Province of the Republic of Korea, a fungus resembling a Ceratocystis sp. was repeatedly isolated from natural wounds on Quercus variabilis. ...
  • Cornuvesica : a little known mycophilic genus with a unique biology and unexpected new species 
    Marincowitz, Seonju; Duong, Tuan A.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Wingfield, Michael J. (Elsevier, 2015-07)
    Little is known about the biology of the monotypic genus Cornuvesica (Microascales), apart from that isolates are notoriously difficult to culture on artificial media. A recent collection of material resembling this genus ...
  • Cryphonectriaceae associated with rust-infected Syzygium jambos in Hawaii 
    Roux, Jolanda; Nkuekam, Gilbert Kamgan; Marincowitz, Seonju; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Uchida, Janice; Wingfield, Michael J.; Chen, ShuaiFei (Pensoft Publishers, 2020-12-31)
    Syzygium jambos (Myrtales, Myrtaceae) trees in Hawaii are severely affected by a rust disease caused by Austropuccinia psidii (Pucciniales, Sphaerophragmiaceae), but they are commonly co-infected with species of Cryphonectriaceae ...
  • 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 ...
  • Epitypification of Ceratocystis fimbriata 
    Marincowitz, Seonju; Barnes, Irene; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Wingfield, Michael J. (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2020-12)
    Ceratocystis accommodates many important pathogens of agricultural crops and woody plants. Ceratocystis fimbriata, the type species of the genus is based on a type that is unsuitable for a precise application and ...
  • Eucalyptus scab and shoot malformation : a new disease in South Africa caused by a novel species, Elsinoe masingae 
    Roux, Jolanda; Wingfield, Michael J.; Marincowitz, Seonju; Solis, Myriam; Phungula, Siphephelo Mnqobi; Pham, Nam Q. (Oxford University Press, 2024-04)
    A serious new disease of Eucalyptus was detected in South African plantations of these trees during the summer of 2021/2022. The first symptoms are minute dark spots on young leaves, petioles and shoots, becoming scab-like ...
  • Euwallacea perbrevis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), a confirmed pest on Acacia crassicarpa in Riau, Indonesia, and a new fungal symbiont; Fusarium rekanum sp. nov. 
    Lynn, Kira Mary Theresa; Wingfield, Michael J.; Duran, Alvaro; Marincowitz, Seonju; Oliveira, Leonardo S.S.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Barnes, Irene (Springer, 2020-06)
    Non-native Acacia plantations in Indonesia were first reported to be infested by a native ambrosia beetle species, identified as Euwallacea fornicatus in 1993. Recently the level of infestation in these plantations by ...
  • 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 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 the wattle rust pathogen, Uromycladium acaciae (Raveneliaceae, Pucciniales) in Ethiopia 
    Pham, Nam Q.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Marincowitz, Seonju; Tanga, Agena A.; Tiki, Kumela R.; Kassie, Weldesenbet B.; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Germishuizen, Ilaria; Lawson, Simon A.; Healey, Madaline A.; Wondafrash, Mesfin (Oxford University Press, 2024-04)
    Australian Acacia species are among the most important trees planted for wood and pulp production in several African countries, including Ethiopia. In 2020, symptoms of a serious shoot and leaf rust disease were observed ...
  • First report of two Chrysoporthe species, Chrysoporthe doradensis and Chrysoporthe colombiana sp. nov. from Henriettea seemannii pathogenic to Eucalyptus in Colombia 
    Suzuki, Hiroyuki; Marincowitz, Seonju; Rodas, Carlos A.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Springer, 2023-05)
    Fungi in the Cryphonectriaceae include some of the most serious pathogens of trees globally. Amongst these, species of Chrysoporthe, previously identified as Cryphonectria, are well known and important pathogens of Eucalyptus ...
  • Fungal associates of an invasive pine-infesting bark beetle, Dendroctonus valens, including seven new Ophiostomatalean fungi 
    Marincowitz, Seonju; Duong, Tuan A.; Taerum, Stephen J.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Wingfield, Michael J. (Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2020-07-22)
    The red turpentine beetle (RTB; Dendroctonus valens) is a bark beetle that is native to Central and North America. This insect is well-known to live in association with a large number of Ophiostomatalean fungi. The beetle ...
  • Fungal pathogens of Proteaceae 
    Crous, Pedro W.; Summerell, Brett A.; Swart, Lorinda; Denman, Sandra; Taylor, J.E.; Bezuidenhout, C.M.; Palm, Mary E.; Marincowitz, Seonju; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias (Nationaal Herbarium Nederland & Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2011)
    Species of Leucadendron, Leucospermum and Protea (Proteaceae) are in high demand for the international floriculture market due to their brightly coloured and textured flowers or bracts. Fungal pathogens, however, create ...
  • Fungal planet description sheets : 1383–1435 
    Crous, Pedro W.; Boers, J.; Holdom, D.; Osieck, E.R.; Steinrucken, T.V.; Tan, Y.P.; Vitelli, J.S.; Shivas, R.G.; Barrett, M.; Boxshall, A.-G.; Broadbridge, J.; Larsson, E.; Lebel, T.; Pinruan, U.; Sommai, S.; Alvarado, P.; Bonito, G.; Decock, C.A.; De la Pena-Lastra, S.; Delgado, G.; Houbraken, J.; Macia-Vicente, J.G.; Raja, H.A.; Rigueiro-Rodríguez, A.; Rodríguez, A.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Adams, S.J.; Akulov, A.; AL-Hidmi, T.; Antonín, V.; Arauzo, S.; Arenas, F.; Armada, F.; Aylward, Janneke; Bellanger, J.-M.; Berraf-Tebbal, A.; Bidaud, A.; Boccardo, F.; Cabero, J.; Calledda, F.; Corriol, G.; Crane, J.L.; Dearnaley, J.D.W.; Dima, B.; Dovana, F.; Eichmeier, A.; Esteve-Raventos, F.; Fine, M.; Ganzert, L.; García, D.; Torres-Garcia, D.; Gene, J.; Gutierrez, A.; Iglesias, P.; Istel, L.; Jangsantear, P.; Jansen, G.M.; Jeppson, M.; Karun, N.C.; Karich, A.; Khamsuntorn, P.; Kokkonen, K.; Kolarík, M.; Kubatova, A.; Labuda, R.; Lagashetti, A.C.; Lifshitz, N.; Linde, C.; Loizides, M.; Luangsa-ard, J.J.; Lueangjaroenkit, P.; Mahadevakumar, S.; Mahamedi, A.E.; Malloch, D.W.; Marincowitz, Seonju; Mateos, A.; Moreau, P.-A.; Miller, A.N.; Molia, A.; Morte, A.; Navarro-Rodenas, A.; Nebesarova, J.; Nigrone, E.; Nuthan, B.R.; Oberlies, N.H.; Pepori, A.L.; Rama, T.; Rapley, D.; Reschke, K.; Robicheau, B.M.; Roets, F.; Roux, J.; Saavedra, M.; Sakolrak, B.; Santini, A.; Sevcíkova, H.; Singh, P.N.; Singh, S.K.; Somrithipol, S.; Spetik, M.; Sridhar, K.R.; Starink-Willemse, M.; Taylor, V.A.; Van Iperen, A.L.; Vauras, V.; Walker, A.K.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Yarden, O.; Cooke, A.W.; Manners, A.G.; Pegg, K.G.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias (Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2022-07-02)
    Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Australia, Agaricus albofoetidus, Agaricus aureoelephanti and Agaricus parviumbrus on soil, Fusarium ramsdenii from stem cankers ...
  • Fungal Planet description sheets : 154–213 
    Crous, Pedro W.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Guarro, J.; Cheewangkoon, R.; Van der Bank, Michelle; Swart, W.J.; Stchigel, A.M.; Cano-Lira, J.F.; Roux, Jolanda; Madrid, H.; Damm, Ulrike; Wood, A.R.; Shuttleworth, L.A. (Lucas); Hodges, C.S.; Munster, M.; Yanez-Morales, M. de Jesus; Zuniga-Estrada, L.; Cruywagen, Elsie M.; De Hoog, G. Sybren; Silvera, C.; Najafzadeh, J.; Davison, E.M.; Davison, P.J.N.; Barrett, M.D.; Barrett, R.L.; Manamgoda, D.S.; Minnis, A.M.; Kleczewski, N.M.; Flory, S.L.; Castlebury, L.A.; Clay, K.; Hyde, Kevin D.; Mausse-Sitoe, S.N.D.; Chen, ShuaiFei; Lechat, C.; Hairaud, M.; Lesage-Meessen, L.; Pawłowska, J.; Wilk, M.; Sliwinska-Wyrzychowska, A.; Metrak, M.; Wrzosek, M.; Pavlic-Zupanc, Draginja; Maleme, Happy-girl Mamodise; Slippers, Bernard; Mac Cormack, W.P.; Archuby, D.I.; Grunwald, N.J.; Telleria, M.T.; Duenas, M.; Martin, M.P.; Marincowitz, Seonju; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Perez, C.A.; Gené, J.; Marin-Felix, Y.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias (American Phytopathological Society, 2013-11-26)
    Novel species of microfungi described in the present study include the following from South Africa: Camarosporium aloes, Phaeococcomyces aloes and Phoma aloes from Aloe, C. psoraleae, Diaporthe psoraleae and D. ...