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Musvuugwa, Tendai
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dc.contributor.author |
Dreyer, Leanne Laurette
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dc.contributor.author |
Roets, Francois
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-09-26T07:24:51Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016-08 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The Ophiostomatales contain pathogens that threaten forests world-wide. Global trade
increases encounters with new hosts, with potential devastating consequences. We assessed
the danger posed by the movement of Ophiostomatales between different host trees in South
Africa. We tested the pathogenicity of five fungal species from native South African trees,
and three from exotic trees, on various native and exotic trees. To evaluate the potential of
fungi to move to new hosts, we investigated the strength of their associations with arthropod
vectors. Results indicate that many fungal species are pathogens of newly encountered and
distantly-related hosts. Encounters of pathogens with new hosts are less likely when host
plants are distantly related, and outside the host range of boring beetle vectors, which also reduces the chances of vectoring by phoretic mite associates. However, pathogens associated
with numerous mite species and wounds are more likely to encounter new hosts and pose
future threats. |
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dc.description.department |
Microbiology and Plant Pathology |
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dc.description.embargo |
2017-08-31 |
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hb2016 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
The authors thank the DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree
Health Biotechnology (CHTB) for financial support and the South
African National Parks Board (SANPARKS) and Western Cape Nature
Conservation Board for issuing the necessary collecting permits. |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/fungal-ecology |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Musvuugwa, T, Dreyer, LL & Roets, F 2016, 'Future danger posed by fungi in the Ophiostomatales when encountering new hosts', Fungal Ecology, vol. 22, pp. 83-89. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1754-5048 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1878-0083 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1016/j.funeco.2016.01.004 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/57001 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Elsevier |
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dc.rights |
© 2016 Elsevier Ltd and British Mycological Society. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Fungal Ecology. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in Fungal Ecology, vol. 22, pp. 83-89, 2016. doi : 10.1016/j.funeco.2016.01.004. |
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dc.subject |
Afromontane forest |
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dc.subject |
Graphilbum |
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dc.subject |
Ophiostoma |
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dc.subject |
Raffaelea |
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dc.subject |
Scolytinae |
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dc.title |
Future danger posed by fungi in the Ophiostomatales when encountering new hosts |
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dc.type |
Postprint Article |
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