• 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), ...
• Tryptophan end-tagging confers antifungal activity on a tick-derived peptide by triggering reactive oxygen species production 

  Chiramba, Court Kudakwashe; Moller, Dalton Sharl; Lorenz, Christian D.; Chirombo, Rumbidzai Ruth; Mason, A. James; Bester, Megan Jean; Gaspar, Anabella Regina Marques (American Chemical Society, 2024-03)

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• hERG, Plasmodium life cycle, and cross resistance profiling of new azabenzimidazole analogues of astemizole 

  Mambwe, Dickson; Coertzen, Dina; Leshabane, Meta Kgaogelo; Mulubwa, Mwila; Njoroge, Mathew; Gibhard, Liezl; Girling, Gareth; Wicht, Kathryn J.; Lee, Marcus C.S.; Wittlin, Sergio; Moreira, Diogo Rodrigo Magalhaes; Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie; Chibale, Kelly (American Chemical Society, 2024-03)

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• 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 ...
• 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. ...
• Linking African ancestral substructure to prostate cancer health disparities 

  Gheybi, Kazzem; Mmekwa, Naledi; Lebelo, M.T. (Maphuti); Patrick, Sean Mark; Campbell, R.; Nenzhelele, Mukudeni; Soh, Pamela X. Y.; Obida, Muvhulawa; Loda, Massimo; Shirindi, Joyce; Butler, Eboneé N.; Mutambirwa, Shingai B.A.; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Hayes, Vanessa M. (Nature Research, 2023-11)

  Prostate cancer (PCa) is a significant health burden in Sub-Saharan Africa, with mortality rates loosely linked to African ancestry. Yet studies aimed at identifying contributing risk factors are lacking within the continent ...
• Comparative genomics and proteomics analysis of phages infecting multi‑drug resistant Escherichia coli O177 isolated from cattle faeces 

  Montso, Peter Kotsoana; Kropinski, Andrew M.; Mokoena, Fortunate; Pierneef, Rian Ewald; Mlambo, Victor; Ateba, Collins Njie (Nature Research, 2023-12)

  The increasing prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) pathogens has become a major global health concern. To address this challenge, innovative strategies such as bacteriophage therapy must be optimised. Genomic ...
• Bioconversion of spent coffee grounds to prebiotic mannooligosaccharides : an example of biocatalysis in biorefinery 

  Magengelele, Mihle; Malgas, Samkelo; Pletschke, Brett I. (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023-01-26)

  Spent coffee ground (SCG), an agro-industrial waste, have a high content of polysaccharides such as mannan, making it ideal for utilisation for the production of nutraceutical oligosaccharides. Recently, there has been ...
• The prevalence and spectrum of thyroid dysfunction among children with Down syndrome attending the paediatric services at two tertiary hospitals in Pretoria, South Africa 

  Maphumulo, S.F.; Honey, E.M. (Engela); Abdelatif, Nada; Karsas, Maria (South African Medical Association, 2023-12)

  BACKGROUND : Down syndrome (DS) is the most common chromosomal abnormality in the paediatric setting, and thyroid dysfunction is more commonly encountered in this population than among the general population. The literature ...
• Comprehensive regulatory networks for tomato organ development based on the genome and RNAome of MicroTom tomato 

  Xue, Jia-Yu; Fan, Hai-Yun; Zeng, Zhen; Zhou, Yu-Han; Hu, Shuai-Ya; Li, Sai-Xi; Cheng, Ying-Juan; Meng, Xiang-Ru; Chen, Fei; Shao, Zhu-Qing; Van de Peer, Yves (Oxford University Press, 2023-09)

  MicroTom has a short growth cycle and high transformation efficiency, and is a prospective model plant for studying organ development, metabolism, and plant-microbe interactions. Here, with a newly assembled reference ...
• Commentary on the proposed Section 10 amendments to the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes regarding Candidatus names 

  Whitman, William B.; Venter, S.N. (Stephanus Nicolaas) (Elsevier, 2024-07)

  Amendments were proposed to the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (ICNP) in January [Arahal et al. (2024) Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 74: 006188] that would cause major changes in the treatment of Candidatus ...
• 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 ...
• Advancing diagnosis and research for rare genetic diseases in indigenous peoples 

  Baynam, Gareth; Julkowska, Daria; Bowdin, Sarah; Hermes, Azure; McMaster, Christopher R.; Prichep, Elissa; Richer, Etienne; Van der Westhuizen, Francois H.; Repetto, Gabriela M.; Malherbe, Helen L.; Reichardt, Juergen K.V.; Arbour, Laura; Hudson, Maui; Du Plessis, Kelly; Haendel, Melissa; Wilcox, Phillip; Lynch, Sally Ann; Rind, Shamir; Easteal, Simon; Estivill, Xavier; Caron, Nadine; Chongo, Meck; Thomas, Yarlalu; Letinturier, Mary Catherine V.; Vorster, Barend Christiaan (Nature Research, 2024-02)

  Achieving a diagnosis for Indigenous people living with a rare, often genetic, disease is crucial for equitable healthcare. The International Rare Disease Research Consortium convened a global Task Force to bridge the gap ...

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