Browsing Research Articles (Microbiology and Plant Pathology) by UP Author "Wairuri, Charles K."

Browsing Research Articles (Microbiology and Plant Pathology) by UP Author "Wairuri, Charles K."

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  • First report of Alternaria alternata causing leaf blight of potatoes in South Africa 
    Van der Waals, Jacqueline Elise; Pitsi, B.E. (Boitumelo Elijah); Marais, C.; Wairuri, Charles K. (American Phytopathological Society, 2011-03)
    In recent growing seasons, a new leaf blight was observed on potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) in various production regions in South Africa. Symptoms were observed before early blight, from 50-60 days after emergence of the ...
  • Ralstonia solanacearum needs Flp pili for virulence on potato 
    Wairuri, Charles K.; Van der Waals, Jacqueline Elise; Van Schalkwyk, Antoinette; Theron, Jacques (American Phytopathological Society, 2012)
    Type IV pili are virulence factors in various bacteria. Several subclasses of type IV pili have been described according to the characteristics of the structural prepilin subunit. Although type IVa pili have been implicated ...