Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Fungi"

Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Fungi"

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  • Anthropogenic disturbance impacts stand structure and susceptibility of an iconic tree species to an endemic canker pathogen 
    Paap, Trudy; Burgess, Treena I.; Rolo, Victor; Steel, Emma; Hardy, Giles E. St. J. (Elsevier, 2018-10)
    Forest ecosystems characterised by higher tree species diversity have been linked to a reduced susceptibility to pathogens. Conversely, endemic pathogens contribute to forest ecosystem dynamics and process. In the face of ...
  • Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi persist in dying Euphorbia ingens trees 
    Vivas, Maria; Crous, C.J.; Dames, J.F.; Van der Linde, Johannes Alwyn; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Roux, Jolanda (Elsevier, 2018-03)
    Forest declines have been reported with increasing regularity during the last decade and are expected to increase due to the ongoing environmental changes. During adverse environmental conditions, plant symbioses with ...
  • An assessment of mangrove diseases and pests in South Africa 
    Osorio, J. Alexander; Crous, Casparus J.; Wingfield, Michael J.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Roux, Jolanda (Oxford University Press, 2017-05)
    Mangroves are critically important components of coastal ecosystems. However, their survival is globally threatened, mostly due to impacts resulting from human activities. Reports of mangrove deaths associated with pathogens ...
  • Attempted molecular detection of the thermally dimorphic human fungal pathogen Emergomyces africanus in terrestrial small mammals in South Africa 
    Cronje, Nadine; Schwartz, Ilan S.; Retief, Liezl; Bastos, Armanda D.S.; Matthee, Sonja; Preiser, Wolfgang; Bennett, Nigel Charles; Maphanga, Tsidiso; Govender, Nelesh P.; Colebunders, Robert; Kenyon, Chris (Oxford University Press, 2018-06)
    The ecological niche of Emergomyces africanus (formerly Emmonsia species), a dimorphic fungus that causes an AIDS-related mycosis in South Africa, is unknown. We hypothesized that natural infection with E. africanus occurs ...
  • Biodiversity : so much more than legs and leaves 
    Cowan, Don A.; Rybicki, Edward P.; Tuffin, Marla I.; Valverde, Angel; Wingfield, Michael J. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2013-11)
    Microorganisms inhabit virtually every possible niche on Earth, including those at the outer envelope of survival. However, the focus of most conservation authorities and ecologists is the ‘legs and leaves’ side of biology ...
  • Ceratocystis manginecans associated with a serious wilt disease of two native legume trees in Oman and Pakistan 
    Al Adawi, Ali Obaid; Barnes, Irene; Khan, I.A.; Al Subhi, A.M.; Al Jahwari, A.A.; Deadman, M.L.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Springer, 2013-03)
    A serious wilt disease has recently been found on Prosopis cineraria (Ghaf) in Oman and on Dalbergia sissoo (Shisham) in Pakistan. Disease symptoms on both these native, leguminous hosts include vascular discolouration ...
  • Characterization of fungal communities of developmental stages in table grape grown in the northern region of South Africa 
    Carmichael, Patricia C.; Siyoum, Nazareth A.; Chidamba, Lizyben; Korsten, Lise (Wiley, 2017-11)
    AIMS : To determine fungal communities that characterize table grapes during berry development. METHODS AND RESULTS : Two agro-ecologically different table grape commercial farms (site A and B) were used in this study. ...
  • CRISPR-Cas9-mediated genome editing in the filamentous ascomycete Huntiella omanensis 
    Wilson, Andi M.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (MyJove Corporation, 2020-06)
    The CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing system is a molecular tool that can be used to introduce precise changes into the genomes of model and non-model species alike. This technology can be used for a variety of genome editing ...
  • Cryphonectriaceae associated with rust-infected Syzygium jambos in Hawaii 
    Roux, Jolanda; Nkuekam, Gilbert Kamgan; Marincowitz, Seonju; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Uchida, Janice; Wingfield, Michael J.; Chen, ShuaiFei (Pensoft Publishers, 2020-12-31)
    Syzygium jambos (Myrtales, Myrtaceae) trees in Hawaii are severely affected by a rust disease caused by Austropuccinia psidii (Pucciniales, Sphaerophragmiaceae), but they are commonly co-infected with species of Cryphonectriaceae ...
  • Development of microsatellite and mating type markers for the pine needle pathogen Lecanosticta acicola 
    Janoušek, J.; Krumböck, S.; Kirisits, Thomas; Bradshaw, R.E.; Barnes, Irene; Jankovský, L.; Stauffer, C. (Springer, 2014-03)
    Lecanosticta acicola is an ascomycete that causes brown spot needle blight of pine species in many regions of the world. This pathogen is responsible for a major disease of Pinus palustris in the USA and is a quarantine ...
  • Diplodia sapinea found on Scots pine in Finland 
    Müller, Michael M.; Hantula, Jarkko; Wingfield, Michael J.; Drenkhan, Rein (Wiley, 2019-02)
    Diplodia sapinea is an important pathogen of Pinus spp. in many parts of the world's temperate and sub‐tropical zones. In Central Europe, this fungus has been known since its first description in the 19th century. But it ...
  • Effect of temperature, leaf wetness and the developmental stage of host tissue on infection of Acacia mearnsii by Uromycladium acaciae (Pucciniales) 
    Fraser, Stuart; McTaggart, Alistair R.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Roux, Jolanda (Springer, 2017-09)
    Uromycladium acaciae causes a serious rust disease in plantations of non-native Acacia mearnsii (black wattle) in South Africa. Little is known about the biology of U. acaciae, making disease control difficult. Germination ...
  • Effective preconditioning methods for in vitro propagation of Uapaca kirkiana Müell Arg. tree species 
    Mng'omba, Simon A.; Du Toit, Elsa Sophia; Akinnifesi, Festus K.; Venter, Helena M. (Academic Journals, 2007-07-18)
    Please refer to abstract in article
  • Exploring the microbial communities associated with Botrytis cinerea during berry development in table grape with emphasis on potential biocontrol yeasts 
    Carmichael, Patricia C.; Siyoum, Nazareth A.; Chidamba, Lizyben; Korsten, Lise (Springer, 2019-08)
    Table grapes harbour a wide diversity of microbes, some of which are potential biocontrol agents that may be responsible for the control of fungal pathogens in the phyllosphere. This study evaluated the diversity of microbial ...
  • Finding needles in haystacks : linking scientific names, reference specimens and molecular data for Fungi 
    Schoch, Conrad L.; Robbertse, Barbara; Robert, Vincent A.; Vu, Duong; Cardinali, Gianluigi; Irinyi, Laszlo; Meyer, Wieland; Nilsson, R. Henrik; Hughes, Karen; Miller, Andrew N.; Kirk, Paul M.; Abarenkov, Kessy; Aime, M. Catherine; Ariyawansa, Hiran A.; Bidartondo, Martin; Boekhout, Teun; Buyck, Bart; Cai, Qing; Chen, Jie; Crespo, Ana; Crous, Pedro W.; Damm, Ulrike; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Dentinger, Bryn T.M.; Divakar, Pradeep K.; Duenas, Margarita; Feau, Nicolas; Fliegerova, Katerina; Garcıa, Miguel A.; Ge, Zai-Wei; Griffith, Gareth W.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Groenewald, Marizeth; Grube, Martin; Gryzenhout, Marieka; Gueidan, Cecile; Guo, Liangdong; Hambleton, Sarah; Hamelin, Richard; Hansen, Karen; Hofstetter, Valerie; Hong, Seung-Beom; Houbraken, Jos; Hyde, Kevin D.; Inderbitzin, Patrik; Johnston, Peter R.; Karunarathna, Samantha C.; Koljalg, Urmas; Kovacs, Gabor M.; Kraichak, Ekaphan; Krizsan, Krisztina; Kurtzman, Cletus P.; Larsson, Karl-Henrik; Leavitt, Steven; Letcher, Peter M.; Liimatainen, Kare; Liu, Jian-Kui; Lodge, Jean; Luangsa-ard, Janet Jennifer; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten; Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S.N.; Manamgoda, Dimuthu; Martın, Marıa P.; Minnis, Andrew M.; Moncalvo, Jean-Marc; Mule, Giuseppina; Nakasone, Karen K.; Niskanen, Tuula; Olariaga, Ibai; Papp, Tamas; Petkovits, Tamas; Pino-Bodas, Raquel; Powell, Martha J.; Raja, Huzefa A.; Redecker, Dirk; Sarmiento-Ramirez, J.M.; Seifert, Keith A.; Shrestha, Bhushan; Stenroos, Soili; Stielow, Benjamin; Suh, Sung-Oui; Tanaka, Kazuaki; Tedersoo, Leho; Telleria, M. Teresa; Udayanga, Dhanushka; Untereiner, Wendy A.; Uribeondo, Javier Dieguez; Subbarao, Krishna V.; Vagvolgyi, Csaba; Visagie, Cobus M.; Voigt, Kerstin; Walker, Donald M.; Weir, Bevan S.; Weiß, Michael; Wijayawardene, Nalin N.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Xu, J.P.; Yang, Zhu L.; Zhang, Ning; Zhuang, Wen-Ying; Federhen, Scott (Oxford University Press, 2014)
    DNA phylogenetic comparisons have shown that morphology-based species recognition often underestimates fungal diversity. Therefore, the need for accurate DNA sequence data, tied to both correct taxonomic names and clearly ...
  • Fungal clones win the battle, but recombination wins the war 
    André Drenth; McTaggart, Alistair R.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (International Mycological Association, 2019-10-29)
    Clonal reproduction is common in fungi and fungal-like organisms during epidemics and invasion events. The success of clonal fungi shaped systems for their classification and some pathogens are tacitly treated as asexual. We ...
  • Fungi associated with the die-back of Pterocarpus angolensis (kiaat) in South Africa 
    Mehl, J.W.M. (James William Montague) (University of Pretoria, 2010-11-12)
    Pterocarpus angolensis (kiaat) is one of 20 species of trees in the pantropical genus Pterocarpus. The species occurs in Southern Africa and has a broad distribution over several African countries, including Tanzania, ...
  • Fungus gnats in forestry nurseries and their possible role as vectors of Fusarium circinatum 
    Hurley, Brett Phillip (University of Pretoria, 2006)
    There are many examples of associations between insects and fungi. Where the fungi involved are pathogens, such associations may be of economic importance. Insects of no economic concern alone can also become important ...
  • Genetic diversity of Chrysoporthe cubensis in eastern and southern Africa 
    Nakabonge, Grace; Gryzenhout, Marieka; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Roux, Jolanda (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2007-05)
    Chrysoporthe cubensis is an important fungal pathogen of Eucalyptus species worldwide. The fungus is also known on many other hosts, all residing in the order Myrtales. Previous studies have suggested that Chr. Cubensis ...
  • Genome‐wide analysis of fitness data in Ceratocystis albifundus 
    Danki, Vinolia Nomhle (University of Pretoria, 2023)
    Ceratocystis albifundus is an emerging pathogen of non-native Acacia mearnsii in Southern Africa. Although the fungus generally does not cause disease symptoms on native hosts, disease symptoms have been recently observed ...