Browsing Research Articles (Biochemistry) by UP Author "Slippers, Bernard"

Browsing Research Articles (Biochemistry) by UP Author "Slippers, Bernard"

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  • Active fungal communities in asymptomatic Eucalyptus grandis stems differ between a susceptible and resistant clone 
    Messal, Mandy; Slippers, Bernard; Naidoo, Sanushka; Bezuidt, Keoagile Ignatius Oliver; Kemler, Martin (MDPI, 2019-10)
    Fungi represent a common and diverse part of the microbial communities that associate with plants. They also commonly colonise various plant parts asymptomatically. The molecular mechanisms of these interactions are, ...
  • Aggressive tree killer or natural thinning agent? Assessing the impacts of a globally important forest insect 
    Krivak-Tetley, Flora E.; Lantschner, M. Victoria; Lombardero, Maria J.; Garnas, Jeffrey R.; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Villacide, Jose M.; Slippers, Bernard; Corley, Juan C.; Liebhold, Andrew M.; Ayres, Matthew P. (Elsevier, 2021-03)
    Invasive insects and pathogens are prominent tree mortality agents in forests around the world, and the magnitude of their impacts is increasing. Comparative studies across multiple populations can be helpful for the ...
  • Biology of a putative male aggregation-sex pheromone in Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) 
    Guignard, Quentin; Bouwer, Marc Clement; Slippers, Bernard; Allison, Jeremy D. (Public Library of Science, 2020-12-31)
    A putative male-produced pheromone has recently been described for the global pest of pines, Sirex noctilio, but field-activity has not been demonstrated. This study aimed to investigate the pheromone biology of S. ...
  • Botanical gardens as key resources and hazards for biosecurity 
    Wondafrash, Mesfin; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wilson, John R.U.; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Slippers, Bernard; Paap, Trudy (Springer, 2021-06)
    Biodiversity and economic losses resulting from invasive plant pests and pathogens are increasing globally. For these impacts and threats to be managed effectively, appropriate methods of surveillance, detection and ...
  • 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 ...
  • Botryosphaeriaceae on Syzygium cordatum across a latitudinal gradient in South Africa 
    Vivas, Maria; Mehl, James William Montague; Wingfield, Michael J.; Roux, Jolanda; Slippers, Bernard (Elsevier, 2021-09)
    The Botryosphaeriaceae is a family of endophytic fungi, many of which are latent pathogens of woody plants. Although extensively sampled in some parts of the world, little is known regarding their occurrence across different ...
  • Characterization of the Kenyan honey bee (Apis mellifera) gut microbiota : a first look at tropical and Sub-Saharan African bee associated microbiomes 
    Tola, Yosef Hamba; Waweru, Jacqueline Wahura; Hurst, Gregory D.D.; Slippers, Bernard; Paredes, Juan C. (MDPI, 2020-11-03)
    Gut microbiota plays important roles in many physiological processes of the host including digestion, protection, detoxification, and development of immune responses. The honey bee (Apis mellifera) has emerged as model ...
  • Current and potential threat of psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) on eucalypts 
    Makunde, Privilege Tungamirai; Slippers, Bernard; Burckhardt, Daniel; De Queiroz, Dalva L.; Lawson, Simon; Hurley, Brett Phillip (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor and Francis Group), 2020)
    The introduction of Australian psyllids to non-native ranges across the globe is continually increasing. This is due to an increase in global trade and human movement, exacerbated by climate change. Several psyllids have ...
  • Distribution and genetic diversity of five invasive pests of Eucalyptus in sub-Saharan Africa 
    Wondafrash, Mesfin; Slippers, Bernard; Nambazimana, Alphonsine; Kayumba, Isaac; Nibouche, Samuel; Van der Lingen, Simon; Asfaw, Birhane A.; Jenya, Herbert; Mutitu, Eston K.; Makowe, Idea A.; Chungu, Donald; Kiwuso, Peter; Kiwuso, Peter; Kulimushi, Emmanuel; Razafindrakotomamonjy, Andrianantenaina; Bosu, Paul P.; Sookar, Preeaduth; Hurley, Brett Phillip (Springer, 2020-07)
    Eucalyptus is one of the most planted tree genera across the world, but is heavily challenged by invasive insect pests originating from the native range of these trees. The rate of introduction of non-native Eucalyptus-feeding ...
  • Distribution of Gonipterus species and their egg parasitoids in Australia : implications for biological control 
    Schroder, Michelle L.; Nahrung, Helen F.; De Souza, Natalia M.; Lawson, Simon A.; Slippers, Bernard; Wingfield, Michael J.; Hurley, Brett Phillip (MDPI, 2021-07-22)
    Gonipterus species are pests of Eucalyptus plantations worldwide. The egg parasitoid wasp Anaphes nitens is used in many countries for the biological control of Gonipterus spp. Recent taxonomic studies have shown that ...
  • The draft genome of Deladenus siricidicola 
    Postma, Alisa; Mlonyeni, X.O.M. (Xolile Osmond Mnyamezeli); Clasen, Frederick Johannes; Joubert, Fourie; Slippers, Bernard (Exeley, 2019)
    The nematode Deladenus siricidicola is used as biological control agent against the invasive woodwasp Sirex noctilio, a serious invasive pest of Pinus plantations globally. The draft genome of this ecologically ...
  • EuGI : a novel resource for studying genomic islands to facilitate horizontal gene transfer detection in eukaryotes 
    Clasen, Frederick Johannes; Pierneef, Rian Ewald; Slippers, Bernard; Reva, Oleg N. (BioMed Central, 2018-05-03)
    BACKGROUND : Genomic islands (GIs) are inserts of foreign DNA that have potentially arisen through horizontal gene transfer (HGT). There are evidences that GIs can contribute significantly to the evolution of prokaryotes. ...
  • 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 ...
  • Genetic diversity of Amylostereum areolatum, the fungal symbiont of the invasive woodwasp Sirex noctilio in South Africa 
    Mlonyeni, X.O.M. (Xolile Osmond Mnyamezeli); Wingfield, Michael J.; Greeff, Jaco M. (Jacobus Maree); Wingfield, Brenda D.; Slippers, Bernard (Wiley, 2018-12)
    Amylostereum areolatum is a wood‐decaying homobasidiomycete fungal symbiont of Sirex noctilio. Together, they cause serious damage to pine plantations in the Southern Hemisphere. The fungus reproduces asexually and is ...
  • Genetic uniformity characterizes the invasive spread of Neofusicoccum parvum and Diplodia sapinea in the Western Balkans 
    Zlatković, Milica; Wingfield, Michael J.; Jami, Fahimeh; Slippers, Bernard (Wiley, 2019-02)
    In the past decade, trees and shrubs in the Western Balkans region have been damaged by canker and die‐back disease caused by Botryosphaeriaceae species. These pathogens include Neofusicoccum parvum and Diplodia sapinea. ...
  • Genomic and transcriptomic analysis unveils population evolution and development of pesticide resistance in fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda 
    Gui, Furong; Lan, Tianming; Zhao, Yue; Guo, Wei; Dong, Yang; Fang, Dongming; Liu, Huan; Li, Haimeng; Wang, Hongli; Hao, Ruoshi; Cheng, Xiaofang; Li, Yahong; Yang, Pengcheng; Sahu, Sunil Kumar; Chen, Yaping; Cheng, Le; He, Shuqi; Liu, Ping; Fan, Guangyi; Lu, Haorong; Hu, Guohai; Dong, Wei; Chen, Bin; Jiang, Yuan; Zhang, Yongwei; Xu, Hanhong; Lin, Fei; Slippers, Bernard; Postma, Alisa; Jackson, Matthew; Abate, Birhan Addisie; Tesfaye, Kassahun; Demie, Aschalew Lemma; Bayeleygne, Meseret Destaw; Degefu, Dawit Tesfaye; Chen, Feng; Kuria, Paul K.; Kinyua, Zachary M.; Liu, Tong-Xian; Yang, Huanming; Huang, Fangneng; Liu, Xin; Sheng, Jun; Kang, Le (SpringerOpen, 2022-07)
    The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a destructive pest native to America and has recently become an invasive insect pest in China. Because of its rapid spread and great risks in China, understanding of FAW ...
  • The global diversity of Deladenus siricidicola in native and non-native populations 
    Fitza, Katrin N.E.; Garnas, Jeffrey R.; Lombardero, Maria J.; Ayres, Matthew P.; Krivak-Tetley, Flora E.; Ahumada, Rodrigo; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Wingfield, Michael J.; Slippers, Bernard (Elsevier, 2019-05)
    The nematode Deladenus siricidicola is the primary biological control agent of Sirex noctilio, a globally invading woodwasp pest of Pinus species. Preliminary studies on the diversity of populations of D. siricidicola ...
  • Harnessing the potential of precision pest management in plantation forests 
    Slippers, Bernard; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Allison, Jeremy D. (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor and Francis Group), 2020)
    There are numerous new and emerging technologies that allow for greater precision in forest pest management, from sequencing and chemical analyses to data collection through smart technologies, and integration, analysis ...
  • Highly transferable microsatellite markers for the genera Lasiodiplodia and Neofusicoccum 
    Nagel, Jan Hendrik; Cruywagen, Elsie M.; Machua, Joseph; Wingfield, Michael J.; Slippers, Bernard (Elsevier, 2020-04)
    Population genetic studies play an integral role in understanding the ecology and management of fungal plant pathogens. Such studies for species of Botryosphaeriaceae are hampered by a lack of available markers. Genomic ...
  • Host specificity tests reveals new host of a global biological control agent Psyllaephagus bliteus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) 
    Bush, Samantha J.; Slippers, Bernard; Dittrich-Schroder, Gudrun; Hurley, Brett Phillip (Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 2020-09)
    Glycaspis brimblecombei (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) is an invasive, sap-sucking eucalypt pest in various parts of the world. Psyllaephagus bliteus(Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) was first released as a biological control agent ...