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

Browsing Research Articles (Genetics) 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, ...
  • AFLP analysis reveals a clonal population of Phytophthora pinifolia in Chile 
    Duran, Alvaro; Gryzenhout, Marieka; Drenth, Andre; Slippers, Bernard; Ahumada, Rodrigo; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Elsevier, 2010-09)
    Phytophthora pinifolia is the causal agent of the recently discovered needle disease of Pinus radiata in Chile, referred to as “Daño Foliar del Pino” (DFP). The genetic structure of the pathogen population is unknown, which ...
  • 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 ...
  • Biocontrol opportunities to study microevolution in invasive populations 
    Yek, Sze Huei; Slippers, Bernard (Elsevier, 2014-08)
    No abstract available.
  • Biology and host preference of Selitrichodes neseri : a potential biological control agent of the Eucalyptus gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa 
    Dittrich-Schroder, Gudrun; Harney, Marlene; Neser, S. (Stefanus), 1942-; Joffe, Tanya; Bush, Samantha J.; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Wingfield, Michael J.; Slippers, Bernard (Elsevier, 2014-11)
    Selitrichodes neseri (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) is a parasitoid of the invasive gall-forming wasp Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), which has caused serious damage to Eucalyptus plantations in many parts of 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 associated with Terminalia catappa in Cameroon, South Africa and Madagascar 
    Begoude, Didier (Aime Didier B.); Slippers, Bernard; Wingfield, Michael J.; Roux, Jolanda (Springer, 2010-03)
    Species in the Botryosphaeriaceae represent some of the most important fungal pathogens of woody plants. Although these fungi have been relatively well studied on economically important crops, hardly anything is known ...
  • 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 ...
  • The challenge of understanding the origin, pathways and extent of fungal invasions : global populations of the Neofusicoccum parvum-N-ribis species complex 
    Sakalidis, M.L.; Slippers, Bernard; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Hardy, G.E. St. J.; Burgess, T.I. (Wiley, 2013)
    AIM : Cryptic species in the Neofusicoccum parvum–N. ribis species complex have only recently been described, invalidating previous interpretations on host and geographical distribution. This study aimed to characterize ...
  • Challenges to planted forest health in developing economies 
    Hurley, Brett Phillip; Slippers, Bernard; Sathyapala, Shiroma; Wingfield, Michael J. (Springer, 2017-11)
    A number of strategies have been proposed to manage the increasing threat of insect pests to non-native plantation forests, but the implementation of these strategies can be especially challenging in developing economies, ...
  • Characterization of Phytophthora hybrids from ITS clade 6 associated with riparian ecosystems in South Africa and Australia 
    Nagel, Jan Hendrik; Gryzenhout, Marieka; Slippers, Bernard; Wingfield, Michael J.; Hardy, Giles E. St. J.; Stukely, Michael J.C.; Burgess, Treena I. (Elsevier, 2013)
    Surveys of Australian and South African rivers revealed numerous Phytophthora isolates residing in clade 6 of the genus, with internal transcribed spacer (ITS) gene regions that were either highly polymorphic or ...
  • 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 ...
  • A class-wide phylogenetic assessment of Dothideomycetes 
    Schoch, C.L.; Crous, Pedro W.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Boehm, E.W.A.; Burgess, Treena I.; De Gruyter, J.; De Hoog, G. Sybren; Dixon, L.J.; Grube, M.; Gueidan, C.; Harada, Y.; Hatakeyama, S.; Hirayama, K.; Hosoya, T.; Huhndorf, S.M.; Hyde, Kevin D.; Jones, E.B.G.; Kohlmeyer, J.; Kruys, A.; Li, Y.M.; Lucking, R.; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten; Marvanova, L.; Mbatchou, J.S.; McVay, A.H.; Miller, A.N.; Mugambi, G.K.; Muggia, L.; Nelsen, M.P.; Nelson, P.; Owensby, C.A.; Phillips, A.J.L.; Phongpaichit, S.; Pointing, Stephen B.; Pujade-Renaud, V.; Raja, H.A.; Rivas Plata, E.; Robbertse, Barbara; Ruibal, C.; Sakayaroj, J.; Sano, T.; Selbmann, L.; Shearer, C.A.; Shirouzu, T.; Slippers, Bernard; Suetrong, S.; Tanaka, K.; Volkmannkohlmeyer, B.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wood, A.R.; Woudenberg, J.H.C.; Yonezawa, H.; Zhang, Yong; Spatafora, J.W. (Cbs Publications / Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2009)
    We present a comprehensive phylogeny derived from 5 genes, nucSSU, nucLSU rDNA, TEF1, RPB1 and RPB2, for 356 isolates and 41 families (six newly described in this volume) in Dothideomycetes. All currently accepted orders ...
  • A comparison of control results for the alien invasive woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, in the southern hemisphere 
    Hurley, Brett Phillip; Slippers, Bernard; Wingfield, Michael J. (Blackwell, 2007-08)
    1 Sirex noctilio has resulted in one of the most damaging biological invasions of pine forestry in the southern hemisphere. 2 An intensive, integrated control programme has been developed for this pest and is generally ...
  • Confronting the constraints of morphological taxonomy in the Botryosphaeriales 
    Slippers, Bernard; Roux, Jolanda; Wingfield, Michael J.; Van der Walt, F.J.J. (Francois Johannes Jacobus); Jami, Fahimeh; Mehl, James William Montague; Marais, G.J. (Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2014-09)
    Identification of fungi and the International Code of Nomenclature underpinning this process, rests strongly on the characterisation of morphological structures. Yet, the value of these characters to define species in many ...
  • 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 Diplodia pinea and its genotypic diversity within asymptomatic Pinus patula trees 
    Bihon, Wubetu; Burgess, Treena I.; Slippers, Bernard; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Springer, 2011-09)
    Diplodia pinea (= Sphaeropsis sapinea) is an endophytic fungus and opportunistic canker pathogen of Pinus spp. The diversity of this fungus has been studied at broad geographic scales, but little is known regarding ...