Browsing Research Articles (Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)) by UP Author "Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta"

Browsing Research Articles (Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)) by UP Author "Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta"

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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 ...
  • Ceratocystidaceae exhibit high levels of recombination at the mating-type (MAT) locus 
    Simpson, M.C. (Melissa Claire); Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2018-12)
    Mating is central to many fungal life cycles and is controlled by genes at the mating-type (MAT) locus. These genes determine whether the fungus will be self-sterile (heterothallic) or self-fertile (homothallic). Species ...
  • Characterization of host-specific genes from pine- and grass-associated species of the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex 
    Dewing, Claudette; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Santana, Quentin C.; Proctor, Robert H.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; De Vos, Lieschen (MDPI, 2022-07-29)
    The Fusarium fujikuroi species complex (FFSC) includes socioeconomically important pathogens that cause disease for numerous crops and synthesize a variety of secondary metabolites that can contaminate feedstocks and ...
  • Characterization of the ergosterol biosynthesis pathway in Ceratocystidaceae 
    Sayari, Mohammad; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Rahimlou, Saleh; Hammerbacher, Almuth; Wingfield, Brenda D. (MDPI, 2021-03-22)
    Terpenes represent the biggest group of natural compounds on earth. This large class of organic hydrocarbons is distributed among all cellular organisms, including fungi. The different classes of terpenes produced by ...
  • Distribution and evolution of nonribosomal peptide synthetase gene clusters in the Ceratocystidaceae 
    Sayari, Mohammad; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Soal, Nicole Christine; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Wingfield, Brenda D. (MDPI Publishing, 2019-04-30)
    In filamentous fungi, genes in secondary metabolite biosynthetic pathways are generally clustered. In the case of those pathways involved in nonribosomal peptide production, a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) gene ...
  • Diversity and evolution of polyketide biosynthesis gene clusters in the Ceratocystidaceae 
    Sayari, Mohammad; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2018-09)
    Polyketides are low-molecular weight secondary metabolites with diverse biological activities. Polyketide synthase (PKS) and other proteins responsible for producing these compounds are often encoded from genes that are ...
  • Doing it alone : unisexual reproduction in filamentous ascomycete fungi 
    Wilson, Andi M.; Gabriel, Raphael; Singer, Steven W.; Schuerg, Timo; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2021-03)
    Unisexuality in fungi is the result of sexual reproduction in a single isolate that harbors genes associated with only a single mating type. To date, unisexual reproduction has been described in only three genera of ...
  • Draft genome of Cercospora zeina, Fusarium pininemorale, Hawksworthiomyces lignivorus, Huntiella decipiens and Ophiostoma ips 
    Wingfield, Brenda D.; Berger, David Kenneth; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Lim, Hye-Jin; Duong, Tuan A.; Bluhm, Burton H.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; De Vos, Lieschen; Fourie, Gerda; Naidoo, Kershney; Olivier, Nicholas Abraham; Lin, Yao-Cheng; Van de Peer, Yves; Joubert, Fourie; Crampton, Bridget Genevieve; Swart, Velushka; Soal, Nicole Christine; Tatham, Catherine; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Van Wyk, Stephanie; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Wingfield, Michael J. (International Mycological Association, 2017-11-21)
    The genomes of Cercospora zeina, Fusarium pininemorale, Hawksworthiomyces lignivorus, Huntiella decipiens, and Ophiostoma ips are presented in this genome announcement. Three of these genomes are from plant pathogens and ...
  • Draft genome sequence of Annulohypoxylon stygium, Aspergillus mulundensis, Berkeleyomyces basicola (syn. Thielaviopsis basicola), Ceratocystis smalleyi, two Cercospora beticola strains, Coleophoma cylindrospora, Fusarium fracticaudum, Phialophora cf. hyalina, and Morchella septimelata 
    Wingfield, Brenda D.; Bills, Gerald F.; Dong, Yang; Huang, Wenli; Nel, Wilma Janine; Swalarsk-Parry, Benedicta S.; Vaghefi, Niloofar; Wilken, Pieter Markus; An, Zhiqiang; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; De Vos, Lieschen; Chen, Li; Duong, Tuan A.; Gao, Yun; Hammerbacher, Almuth; Kikkert, Julie R.; Li, Yan; Li, Huiying; Li, Kuan; Li, Qiang; Liu, Xingzhong; Ma, Xiao; Naidoo, Kershney; Pethybridge, Sarah J.; Sun, Jingzu; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Van Wyk, Stephanie; Wingfield, Michael J.; Xiong, Chuan; Yue, Qun; Zhang, Xiaoling (International Mycological Association, 2018-06-11)
    Draft genomes of the species Annulohypoxylon stygium, Aspergillus mulundensis, Berkeleyomyces basicola (syn. Thielaviopsis basicola), Ceratocystis smalleyi, two Cercospora beticola strains, Coleophoma cylindrospora, ...
  • Draft genome sequences for Ceratocystis fagacearum, C. harringtonii, Grosmannia penicillata, and Huntiella bhutanensis 
    Wingfield, Brenda D.; Duong, Tuan A.; Hammerbacher, Almuth; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wilson, Andrea M.; Chang, Runlei; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Naidoo, Kershney; Wingfield, Michael J. (International Mycological Association, 2016-11-29)
    Draft genomes for the fungi Ceratocystis fagacearum, C. harringtonii, Grosmannia penicillata, and Huntiella bhutanensis are presented. Ceratocystis fagacearum is a major causal agent of vascular wilt of oaks and other ...
  • Draft genome sequences of Diplodia sapinea, Ceratocystis manginecans, and Ceratocystis moniliformis 
    Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Bihon, Wubetu; De Vos, Lieschen; Naidoo, Kershney; Roodt, Danielle; Rubagotti, Enrico; Slippers, Bernard; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Wilson, Andrea M.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (International Mycological Association, 2014-06-19)
    The draft nuclear genomes of Diplodia sapinea, Ceratocystis moniliformis s. str., and C. manginecans are presented. Diplodia sapinea is an important shoot-blight and canker pathogen of Pinus spp., C. moniliformis is a ...
  • Draft genome sequences of Fusarium xylarioides, Teratosphaeria gauchensis and T. zuluensis and genome annotation for Ceratocystis fimbriata 
    Wingfield, Brenda D.; Fourie, Arista; Simpson, Melissa Claire; Bushula-Njah, Vuyiswa; Aylward, Janneke; Barnes, Irene; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Dreyer, Leanne Laurette; Duong, Tuan A.; Geiser, David M.; Roets, Francois; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Van Heerden, Carel J.; Wingfield, Michael J. (International Mycological Association, 2019-09-13)
    Draft genomes of the fungal species Fusarium xylarioides, Teratosphaeria gauchensis and T. zuluensis are presented. In addition an annotation of the genome of Ceratocystis fimbriata is presented. Overall these genomes ...
  • Draft genomes of Amanita jacksonii, Ceratocystis albifundus, Fusarium circinatum, Huntiella omanensis, Leptographium procerum, Rutstroemia sydowiana, and Sclerotinia echinophila 
    Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Beirn, Lisa A.; Crouch, Jo Anne; Demers, Jill E.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; De Vos, Lieschen; Gordon, Thomas R. (Tom); Moncalvo, Jean-Marc; Naidoo, Kershney; Sanchez-Ramirez, Santiago; Roodt, Danielle; Santana, Quentin C.; Slinski, Stephanie; Stata, Matt; Taerum, Stephen J.; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Wilson, Andrea M.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (International Mycological Association, 2014-12-16)
    The genomes of fungi provide an important resource to resolve issues pertaining to their taxonomy, biology, and evolution. The genomes of Amanita jacksonii, Ceratocystis albifundus, a Fusarium circinatum variant, Huntiella ...
  • Gene expression associated with vegetative incompatibility in Amylostereum areolatum 
    Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Slippers, Bernard; Mongae, Aobakwe Oratile; Van Zyl, Karlien; Stenlid, J.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2011-11)
    In filamentous fungi, vegetative compatibility among individuals of the same species is determined by the genes encoded at the heterokaryon incompatibility (het) loci. The hyphae of genetically similar individuals that ...
  • Genetic analysis of growth, morphology and pathogenicity in the F1 progeny of an interspecific cross between Fusarium circinatum and Fusarium subglutinans 
    De Vos, Lieschen; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2011-09)
    Fusarium circinatum and Fusarium subglutinans are two distinct species in the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex. A genetic linkage map produced from an interspecific cross between these species was used to identify ...
  • Homothallism : an umbrella term for describing diverse sexual behaviours 
    Wilson, Andrea M.; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (International Mycological Association, 2015-06-19)
    Sexual reproduction is notoriously complex in fungi with species able to produce sexual progeny by utilizing a variety of different mechanisms. This is even more so for species employing multiple sexual strategies, which ...
  • Host jumps shaped the diversity of extant rust fungi (Pucciniales) 
    McTaggart, Alistair R.; Shivas, R.G.; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Roux, Jolanda; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Wiley, 2016-02)
    The aim of this study was to determine the evolutionary time line for rust fungi and date key speciation events using a molecular clock. Evidence is provided that supports a contemporary view for a recent origin of rust ...
  • IMA genome - F14 : Draft genome sequences of Penicillium roqueforti, Fusarium sororula, Chrysoporthe puriensis, and Chalaropsis populi 
    Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Chavez, Renato; De Vos, Lieschen; Duong, Tuan A.; Gil-Duran, Carlos; Ferreira, Maria Alves; Lane, Frances Alice; Levican, Gloria; Santana, Quentin C.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Suzuki, Hiroyuki; Tello, Mario; Rakoma, Jostina R.; Vaca, Inmaculada; Valdes, Natalia; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (International Mycological Association, 2021-03-05)
    Draft genomes of Penicillium roqueforti, Fusarium sororula, Chalaropsis populi, and Chrysoporthe puriensis are presented. Penicillium roqueforti is a model fungus for genetics, physiological and metabolic studies, as well ...
  • IMA Genome - F15 : Draft genome assembly of Fusarium pilosicola, Meredithiella fracta, Niebla homalea, Pyrenophora teres hybrid WAC10721, and Teratosphaeria viscida 
    Duong, Tuan A.; Aylward, Janneke; Ametrano, Claudio Gennaro; Poudel, Barsha; Santana, Quentin C.; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Martin, Anke; Arun‑Chinnappa, Kiruba Shankari; De Vos, Lieschen; DiStefano, Isabel; Grewe, Felix; Huhndorf, Sabine; Lumbsch, Helge Thorsten; Rakoma, Jostina R.; Poudel, Barsha; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Sun, Yukun; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Michael J.; Yilmaz, Neriman; Wingfield, Brenda D. (International Mycological Association, 2021-10-13)
    No abstract available.
  • IMA Genome - F16 : Draft genome assemblies of Fusarium marasasianum, Huntiella abstrusa, two Immersiporthe knoxdaviesiana isolates, Macrophomina pseudophaseolina, Macrophomina phaseolina, Naganishia randhawae, and Pseudocercospora cruenta 
    Wingfield, Brenda D.; De Vos, Lieschen; Wilson, Andi M.; Duong, Tuan A.; Vaghefi, Niloofar; Botes, Angela; Kharwar, Ravindra Nath; Chand, Ramesh; Poudel, Barsha; Aliyu, Habibu; Barbetti, Martin J.; Chen, ShuaiFei; De Maayer, Pieter; Liu, FeiFei; Navathe, Sudhir; Sinha, Shagun; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Suzuki, Hiroyuki; Tshisekedi, Kalonji A.; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Michael J. (BMC, 2022-02)
    Draft genome assemblies of Fusarium marasasianum, Huntiella abstrusa, two Immersiporthe knoxdaviesiana isolates, Macrophomina pseudophaseolina, Macrophomina phaseolina, Naganishia randhawae, and Pseudocercospora cruenta.