• Root exudate compounds change the bacterial community in bulk soil 

  Afzal, Muhammad Yasir; Das, Bikram K.; Valappil, Vishnu Thayil; Scaria, Joy; Brözel, Volker Siegfried (Elsevier, 2024-06)

  The soil bacteria are diverse in nature both physiologically and phylogenetically with spatial variations within the soil microenvironments. Plant roots secrete organic substances called root exudates which benefit bacteria ...
• Leaf surface traits may influence host specificity in psyllids of Eucalyptus, Spondyliaspis cf. plicatuloides (Froggatt) and Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) 

  Makunde, P.T. (Privilege); Joubert, Johannes Christoffel; Slippers, Bernard; Hurley, Brett P.; Hammerbacher, Almuth (Springer, 2023-08)

  Spondyliaspis cf. plicatuloides and Glycaspis brimblecombei (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) are invasive insect pests of Eucalyptus, native to Australia. The insects feed on eucalypt sap, and both psyllid species exhibit clear ...
• Pathogenicity of Chrysoporthe deuterocubensis on eucalypts in Indonesia 

  Tarigan, Marthin; Wingfield, Michael J.; Jami, Fahimeh; Marpaung, Yosep MAN; Durán, Alvaro; Pham, Nam Q. (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor and Francis Group), 2024)

  Several economically important pathogens, including species of Chrysoporthe, pose a threat to the rapidly expanding eucalypt plantation industry in Southeast Asia. During 2019 disease surveys in Riau and Kalimantan ...
• Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? A call for community participation in the governance of the SeqCode 

  Sutcliffe, Iain; Rodriguez-R, Luis M.; Venter, S.N. (Stephanus Nicolaas); Whitman, William B. (Elsevier, 2024-05)

  Codes of nomenclature that provide well-regulated and stable frameworks for the naming of taxa are a fundamental underpinning of biological research. These Codes themselves require systems that govern their administration, ...
• SeqCode facilitates naming of South African rhizobia left in limbo 

  Van Lill, Melandre; Venter, S.N. (Stephanus Nicolaas); Muema, Esther K.; Palmer, Marike; Chan, Wai Yin; Beukes, Chrizelle W.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora (Elsevier, 2024-05)

  South Africa is well-known for the diversity of its legumes and their nitrogen-fixing bacterial symbionts. However, in contrast to their plant partners, remarkably few of these microbes (collectively referred to as rhizobia) ...
• Metaviromic characterization of betaflexivirus populations associated with a Vitis cultivar collection in South Africa 

  Read, David Alan; Thompson, Genevieve D.; Swanevelder, Dirk Z.H.; Pietersen, Gerhard (MDPI, 2023-06-29)

  South Africa is associated with a centuries-old viticultural industry, accompanied by a diverse range of wine and table grape cultivars and an extensive history of pervasive introductions of vine material and associated ...
• A critically endangered Proteaceae in the Cape florisitic region threatened by an invasive pathogen 

  Paap, Trudy; Nndanduleni, Mashudu; Wingfield, Michael J. (South African National Biodiversity Institute, 2023-03-29)

  BACKGROUND : Sorocephalus imbricatus (Thunb.) R.Br. is a range-restricted species endemic to the Cape Floristic Region (CFR), South Africa. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered in accordance with the IUCN ...
• Genetic diversity of Lecanosticta acicola in Pinus ecosystems in northern Spain 

  Mesanza, Nebai; Barnes, Irene; Van der Nest, Ariska; Raposo, Rosa; Berbegal, Monica; Iturritxa, Eugenia (MDPI, 2023-06-09)

  Lecanosticta acicola is one of the most damaging species affecting Pinus radiata plantations in Spain. Favourable climatic conditions and unknown endogenous factors of the pathogen and host led to a situation of high ...
• Fungal diversity associated with thirty-eight lichen species revealed a new genus of endolichenic fungi, Intumescentia gen. nov. (Teratosphaeriaceae) 

  Si, Hongli; Wang, Yichen; Liu, Yanyu; Li, Shiguo; Bose, Tanay; Chang, Runlei (MDPI, 2023-03-29)

  Fungi from the Teratosphaeriaceae (Mycosphaerellales; Dothideomycetes; Ascomycota) have a wide range of lifestyles. Among these are a few species that are endolichenic fungi. However, the known diversity of endolichenic ...
• Evidence of biparental mitochondrial inheritance from self-fertile crosses between closely related species of Ceratocystis 

  Van der Walt, Daniella; Steenkamp, Vanessa; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wilken, Pieter Markus (MDPI, 2023-06-19)

  Hybridization is recognized as a notable driver of evolution and adaptation, which closely related species may exploit in the form of incomplete reproductive barriers. Three closely related species of Ceratocystis (i.e., ...
• Clonal expansion in multiple Phyllosticta species causing citrus black spot or similar symptoms in China 

  Wang, Wen; Xiong, Tao; Zeng, Yating; Li, Wenwen; Jiao, Chen; Xu, Jianping; Li, Hongye (MDPI, 2023-04-06)

  Phyllosticta spp. are important pathogens of citrus plants. Several Phyllosticta species associated with Citrus species grown in China have been reported; however, the relative prevalences of individual species and the ...
• Host-foraging strategies of five local entomopathogenic nematode species in South Africa 

  Rakubu, Innocent Lephaswa; Katumanyane, Agil; Hurley, Brett Phillip (Elsevier, 2024-02)

  Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are obligate parasites of soil-dwelling insects and are used as biological control agents for many insect pests. These nematodes have a free-living third growth stage called infective ...
• The expression of the NPR1-dependent defense response pathway genes in Persea americana (Mill.) following infection with Phytophthora cinnamomi 

  Backer, Robert; Naidoo, Sanushka; Van den Berg, Noelani (BMC, 2023-11-08)

  A plant’s defense against pathogens involves an extensive set of phytohormone regulated defense signaling pathways. The salicylic acid (SA)-signaling pathway is one of the most well-studied in plant defense. The bulk of ...
• Mechanisms of systemic resistance to pathogen infection in plants and their potential application in forestry 

  Wilson, Shannon Kathleen; Pretorius, Theresa; Naidoo, Sanushka (BMC, 2023-08-25)

  BACKGROUND : The complex systemic responses of tree species to fight pathogen infection necessitate attention due to the potential for yield protection in forestry. RESULTS : In this paper, both the localized and systemic ...
• Elimination of yam mosaic virus from yam using an optimized combination of meristem culture and thermotherapy 

  Gogile, Ashebir; Markos, Tigist; Kebede, Misrak; Kidanemariam, Dawit B.; Abraham, Adane D. (Springer, 2024)

  Vegetatively propagated plants like yam are prone to yield losses by viruses as infection tends to build up in successive cycles of propagation. This study aimed to eliminate yam mosaic virus (YMV) from yam using an optimized ...
• Sugarcane bacilliform viruses in Ethiopia : genetic diversity and transmission by pink sugarcane mealybug 

  Abide, Mereme; Kidanemariam, Dawit B.; Kebede, Misrak; Abraham, Adane D. (Springer, 2023-11)

  Badnaviruses infecting sugarcane, collectively called sugarcane bacilliform viruses (SCBVs), are reported worldwide and are responsible for causing leaf fleck disease in sugarcane. SCBVs are genetically heterogeneous members ...
• A practical approach to genome assembly and annotation of basidiomycota using the example of Armillaria 

  Mensah, Deborah L. Narh; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus (Future Science Group, 2023-09-08)

  Technological advancements in genome sequencing, assembly and annotation platforms and algorithms that resulted in several genomic studies have created an opportunity to further our understanding of the biology of ...
• Reproductive compatibility of a newly imported Australian population of the biocontrol agent Anaphes nitens with an existing South African population 

  Barten, Harm; Schroder, Michelle L.; Slippers, Bernard; Howe, Andy G.; Lawson, Simon A.; Hurley, Brett Phillip (Elsevier, 2023-12)

  Introductions of natural enemies in classical biocontrol programs potentially cause genetic bottlenecks which can be detrimental for biocontrol. This can be mitigated by introducing multiple populations of a natural enemy, ...
• The population structure of the Fusarium brachygibbosum species complex in the grassland biome of South Africa 

  Dhlamini, Lerato; Jacobs, Adriaana; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Summerell, Brett; Venter, Eduard (Springer, 2024-01)

  Fusarium brachygibbosum Padwick is a phytopathogen with a widespread distribution, infecting various host plants. In South Africa, there is a limited number of studies on the genetic diversity of fusaria, particularly in ...
• The global forest health crisis : a public-good social dilemma in need of international collective action 

  Williams, Geoffrey M.; Ginzel, Matthew D.; Ma, Zhao; Adams, Damian C.; Campbell, Faith; Lovett, Gary M.; Pildain, Maria Belen; Raffa, Kenneth F.; Gandhi, Kamal J.K.; Santini, Alberto; Sniezko, Richard A.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Bonello, Pierluigi (Annual Reviews, 2023)

  Society is confronted by interconnected threats to ecological sustainability. Among these is the devastation of forests by destructive non-native pathogens and insects introduced through global trade, leading to the loss ...

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