• Greenhouse-grown tomatoes : microbial diseases and their control methods : a review 

  Ally, Nooreen M.; Neetoo, Hudaa; Ranghoo-Sanmukhiya, Vijayanti M.; Coutinho, Teresa A. (EScience Press, 2023-04)

  The cultivation of tomatoes in greenhouse structures is becoming increasingly common as a crop production system. However, the environmental conditions inside a greenhouse favour the development of microbial diseases. These ...
• New and interesting fungi. 6 

  Crous, Pedro W.; Akulov, A.; Balashov, S.; Boers, J.; Braun, U.; Castillo, J.; Delgado, M.A.; Denman, S.; Erhard, A.; Gusella, G.; Jurjevic, Z.; Kruze, J.; Malloch, D.W.; Osieck, E.R.; Polizzi, G.; Schumacher, R.K.; Slootweg, E.; Starink-Willemse, M.; Van Iperen, A.L.; Verkley, G.J.M.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2023-06-16)

  Three new genera, six new species, three combinations, six epitypes, and 25 interesting new host and / or geographical records are introduced in this study. New genera: Neoleptodontidium (based on Neoleptodontidium aquaticum), ...
• Fungal Planet description sheets : 1614–1696 

  Crous, Pedro W.; Jurjević, Z.; Balashov, S.; De la Peña-Lastra, S.; Mateos, A.; Pinruan, U.; Rigueiro-Rodríguez, A.; Osieck, E.R.; Altés, A.; Czachura, P.; Esteve- Raventós, F.; Gunaseelan, S.; Kaliyaperumal, M.; Larsson, E.; Luangsa-ard, J.J.; Moreno, G.; Pancorbo, F.; Piątek, M.; Sommai, S.; Somrithipol, S.; Asif, M.; Delgado, G.; Flakus, A.; Illescas, T.; Kezo, K.; Khamsuntorn, P.; Kubátová, A.; Labuda, R.; Lavoise, C.; Lebel, , T.; Lueangjaroenkit, P.; Maciá-Vicente, J.G.; Paz, A.; Saba, M.; Shivas, R.G.; Tan, Y.P.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Aas, T.; Abramczyk, B.; Ainsworth, A.M.; Akulov, A.; Alvarado, P.; Armada, F.; Assyov, B.; Avchar, R.; Avesani, M.; Bezerra, J.L.; Bhat, J.D.; Bilański, P.; Bily, D.S.; Boccardo, F.; Bozok, F.; Campos, J.C.; Chaimongkol, S.; Chellappan, N.; Costa, M.M.; Dalecká, M.; Darmostuk, V.; Daskalopoulos, V.; Dearnaley, J.; Dentinger, B.T.M.; De Silva, N.I.; Dhotre, D.; Carlavilla, J.R.; Doungsa-ard, C.; Dovana, F.; Erhard, A.; Ferro, L.O.; Gallegos, S.C.; Giles, C.E.; Gore, G.; Gorfer, M.; Guard, F.E.; Hanson, S.-A.; Haridev, P.; Jankowiak, R.; Jeffers, S.N.; Kandemir, H.; Karich, A.; Kisło, K.; Kiss, L.; Krisai-Greilhuber, I.; Latha, K.P.D.; Lorenzini, M.; Lumyong, S.; Manimohan, P.; Manjón, J.L.; Maula, F.; Mazur, E.; Mesquita, N.L.S.; Młynek, K.; Mongkolsamrit, S.; Morán, P.; Murugadoss, R.; Nagarajan, M.; Nalumpang, S.; Noisripoom, W.; Nosalj, S.; Novaes, Q.S.; Nowak, M.; Pawłowska, J.; Peiger, M.; Pereira, O.L.; Pinto, A.; Plaza, M.; Polemis, E.; Polhorský, A.; Ramos, D.O.; Raza, M.; Rivas- Ferreiro, M.; Rodriguez-Flakus, P.; Ruszkiewicz-Michalska, M.; Sánchez, A.; Santos, A.; Schüller, A.; Scott, P.A.; Şen, İ.; Shelke, D.; Śliwa, L.; Solheim, H.; Sonawane, H.; Strašiftáková, D.; Stryjak-Bogacka, M.; Sudsanguan, M.; Suwannarach, N.; Suz, L.M.; Syme, K.; Taşkın, H.; Tennakoon, D.S.; Tomka, P.; Vaghefi, N.; Vasan, V.; Vauras, J.; Wiktorowicz, D.; Villarreal, M.; Vizzini, A.; Wrzosek, M.; Yang, X.; Yingkunchao, W.; Zapparoli, G.; Zervakis, G.I.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2024-06)

  Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Australia, Baobabopsis sabindy in leaves of Eragrostis spartinoides, Cortinarius magentiguttatus among deep leaf litter, L ...
• Meristematic and meristematic-like fungi in Dothideomycetes 

  Barreto, G.G.; Souza-Motta, C.M.; Silva, G.A.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Crous, Pedro W.; Bezerra, J.D.P. (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2024-12)

  Meristematic fungi are mainly defined as having aggregates of thick-walled, melanised cells enlarging and reproducing by isodiametric division. Dothideomycetes black meristematic and meristematic-like fungi have been ...
• The genera of fungi - G7 : Hirudinaria 

  Bakhshi, M.; Crous, Pedro W. (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2024-12)

  The current paper represents the seventh contribution in the Genera of Fungi series, linking type species of fungal genera to their morphology and DNA sequence data. This manuscript focuses on a genus of dematiaceous ...
• Mjuua agapanthi gen. et sp. nov., a biotrophic mycoparasite of Fusarium spp. 

  Crous, Pedro W.; Dijksterhuis, J.; Figge, M.; Sandoval-Denis, M. (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2024-06)

  Fusarium agapanthi is newly reported from the centre of origin of Agapanthus in South Africa, where it is associated with dead flower stalks of Agapanthus praecox. Mjuua agapanthi, a rare hyphomycete with a morphology ...
• A diverse range of Phytophthora species from botanical gardens in South Africa, including the novel Clade 5 species, Phytophthora mammiformis sp. nov. 

  Paap, Trudy; Balocchi, Felipe; Burgess, Treena I.; Bose, Tanay; Wingfield, Michael J. (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2024-06)

  The genus Phytophthora contains many destructive and globally important plant pathogens. In the last decade, targeted sampling efforts have resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of known species, as well as a ...
• Climate, host and geography shape insect and fungal communities of trees 

  Franic, Iva; Allan, Eric; Prospero, Simone; Adamson, Kalev; Attorre, Fabio; Auger‑Rozenberg, Marie‑Anne; Augustin, Sylvie; Avtzis, Dimitrios; Baert, Wim; Barta, Marek; Bauters, Kenneth; Bellahirech, Amani; Boron, Piotr; Braganca, Helena; Brestovanská, Tereza; Brurberg, May Bente; Burgess, Treena; Burokiene, Daiva; Cleary, Michelle; Corley, Juan C.; Coyle, David R .; Csoka, Gyorgy; Cerny, Karel; Davydenko, Kateryna; De Groot, Maarten; Diez, Julio J.; Lehtijärvi, H. Tugba Dogmus; Drenkhan, Rein; Edwards, Jacqueline; Elsafy, Mohammed; Eotvos, Csaba Bela; Falko, Roman; Fan, Jianting; Feddern, Nina; Fürjes‑Mikó, Ágnes; Gossner, Martin M.; Grad, Bartłomiej; Hartmann, Martin; Havrdova, Ludmila; Horakova, Miriam Kadasi; Hrabetova, Marketa; Justesen, Mathias Just; Kacprzyk, Magdalena; Kenis, Marc; Kirichenko, Natalia; Kovac, Marta; Kramarets, Volodymyr; Lackovic, Nikola; Lantschner, M. Victoria; Lazarevic, Jelena; Leskiv, Marianna; Li, Hongmei; Madsen, Corrie Lynne; Malumphy, Chris; Matošević, Dinka; Matsiakh, Iryna; May, Tom W.; Mefert, Johan; Migliorini, Duccio; Nikolov, Christo; O’Hanlon, Richard; Oskay, Funda; Paap, Trudy; Parpan, Taras; Piskur, Barbara; Ravn, Hans P eter; Richard, John; Ronse, Anne; Roques, Alain; Rufner, Beat; Santini, Alberto; Sivickis, Karolis; Soliani, Carolina; Talgø, Venche; Tomoshevich, Maria; Uimari, Anne; Ulyshen, Michael; Vettraino, Anna Maria; Villari, Caterina; Wang, Yongjun; Witzell, Johanna; Zlatković, Milica; Eschen, René (Nature Research, 2023-07)

  Non-native pests, climate change, and their interactions are likely to alter relationships between trees and tree-associated organisms with consequences for forest health. To understand and predict such changes, factors ...
• Species diversity in Pseudocercospora 

  Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Chen, Y.Y.; Zhang, Y.; Roux, Jolanda; Shin, H.-D.; Shivas, R.G.; Summerell, B.A.; Braun, U.; Alfenas, A.C.; Ujat, A.H.; Nakashima, C.; Crous, Pedro W. (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2024-06)

  Species of Pseudocercospora are commonly associated with leaf and fruit spots on diverse plant hosts in sub-tropical and tropical regions. Pseudocercospora spp. have mycosphaerella-like sexual morphs, but represent ...
• New and Interesting Fungi. 7. 

  Visagie, Cobus M.; Yilmaz, Neriman; Allison, Jeremy D.; Barreto, R.W.; Boekhout, Teun; Boers, J.; Delgado, M.A.; Dewing, Claudette; Fitza, Katrin N.E.; Furtado, E.C.A.; Gaya, E.; Hill, R.; Hobden, A.; Hu, D.M.; Hülsewig, T.; Khonsanit, A.; Luangsa-ard, J.J.; Mthembu, Alice; Pereira, C.M.; Price, Jenna-Lee; Pringle, A.; Qikani, Nombulelo; Sandoval-Denis, M.; Schumacher, R.K.; Seifert, K.A.; Slippers, Bernard; Tennakoon, D.S.; Thanakitpipattana, D.; Van Vuuren, Nicole Innike; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Crous, Pedro W. (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2024-06)

  Two new genera, 17 new species, two epitypes, and six interesting new host and / or geographical records are introduced in this study. New genera include: Cadophorella (based on Cadophorella faginea) and Neosatchmopsis ...
• Botryosphaeriaceae partially overlap on asymptomatic and symptomatic tissues of Anacardiaceae in agroecosystems and conservation areas in northern South Africa 

  Slippers, Bernard; Ramabulana, Elelwani; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2024-06)

  Members of the Botryosphaeriaceae are well-known endophytes and stress-related pathogens. We recently characterised the diversity of Botryosphaeriaceae in healthy tissues of three tree species in the Anacardiaceae, namely ...
• A new Paecilomyces from wooden utility poles in South Africa 

  Visagie, Cobus M.; Cruywagen, Elsie M.; Duong, Tuan A. (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2023-06)

  During a survey of fungi on electricity utility poles in South Africa, a diverse range of fungi were discovered. Paecilomyces was frequently isolated, with five species identified using ITS and β-tubulin (BenA) sequences. ...
• A new genus and species of Cryphonectriaceae causing stem cankers on plantation eucalypts in South Africa 

  Suzuki, Hiroyuki; Marincowitz, Seonju; Roux, Jolanda; Paap, Trudy; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Wiley, 2024-06)

  Fungi in the Cryphonectriaceae are important canker pathogens of woody shrubs and trees in the Melastomataceae and Myrtaceae (Myrtales). During 2021 disease surveys in KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) plantations, a serious ...
• Making genome editing a success story in Africa 

  Abkallo, Hussein M.; Arbuthnot, Patrick; Auer, Thomas O.; Berger, David Kenneth; Burger, Johan; Chakauya, Ereck; Concordet, Jean-Paul; Diabate, Abdoulaye; Di Donato, Vincenzo; Groenewald, Jan-Hendrik; Guindo, Amadou; Koekemoer, Lizette L.; Nazare, Florence; Nolan, Tony; Okumu, Fredros; Orefuwa, Emma; Paemka, Lily; Prieto-Godino, Lucia; Runo, Steven; Sadler, Marie; Tesfaye, Kassahun; Tripathi, Leena; Wondji, Charles (Nature Research, 2024-04)

  No abstract available.
• First report of Citrus concave gum-associated virus (CCGaV) on apple (Malus spp.) in South Africa 

  Pietersen, Gerhard; Morgan, Seamus W.; Read, David Alan (Springer, 2024)

  No abstract available.
• Haplogenome assembly reveals structural variation in Eucalyptus interspecific hybrids 

  Lötter, Anneri; Duong, Tuan A.; Candotti, Julia; Mizrachi, Eshchar; Wegrzyn, Jill; Myburg, Alexander A. (Oxford University Press, 2023-08)

  BACKGROUND De novo phased (haplo)genome assembly using long-read DNA sequencing data has improved the detection and characterization of structural variants (SVs) in plant and animal genomes. Able to span across haplotypes, ...
• The unique homothallic mating-type loci of the fungal tree pathogens Chrysoporthe syzygiicola and Chrysoporthe zambiensis from Africa 

  Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Phakalatsane, Tshiamo; Wilken, Pieter Markus (MDPI, 2023-05-26)

  Chrysoporthe syzygiicola and C. zambiensis are ascomycete tree pathogens first described from Zambia, causing stem canker on Syzygium guineense and Eucalyptus grandis, respectively. The taxonomic descriptions of these ...
• An in silico approach to identifying TF binding sites : analysis of the regulatory regions of BUSCO genes from fungal species in the Ceratocystidaceae family 

  Maseko, Nomaswazi Nosipho; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wilken, Pieter Markus (MDPI, 2023-03-31)

  Transcriptional regulation controls gene expression through regulatory promoter regions that contain conserved sequence motifs. These motifs, also known as regulatory elements, are critically important to expression, ...
• Two distinct non-ribosomal peptide synthetase-independent siderophore synthetase gene clusters identified in Armillaria and other species in the Physalacriaceae 

  Mensah, Deborah L. Narh; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus (Oxford University Press, 2023)

  Siderophores are important for ferric iron solubilization, sequestration, transportation, and storage, especially under iron-limiting conditions such as aerobic conditions at high pH. Siderophores are mainly produced by ...
• Population genomic analyses suggest recent dispersal events of the pathogen Cercospora zeina into East and Southern African maize cropping systems 

  Welgemoed, Tanya; Duong, Tuan A.; Barnes, Irene; Stukenbrock, Eva H.; Berger, David Kenneth (Oxford University Press, 2023)

  A serious factor hampering global maize production is gray leaf spot disease. Cercospora zeina is one of the causative pathogens, but population genomics analysis of C. zeina is lacking. We conducted whole-genome Illumina ...

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