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Evolutionary Relationships among the Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Vegetative Compatibility Groups by Fourie, Gerda, Steenkamp, E.T, Gordon, T.R, Viljoen, A

“…Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense, the causal agent of fusarium wilt of banana (Musa spp.), is one of the most destructive strains of the vascular wilt fungus…”
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Current status of the taxonomic position of Fusarium oxysporum formae specialis cubense within the Fusarium oxysporum complex by Fourie, G., Steenkamp, E.T., Ploetz, R.C., Gordon, T.R., Viljoen, A.

“…Fusarium oxysporum is an asexual fungal species that includes human and animal pathogens and a diverse range of nonpathogens. Pathogenic and nonpathogenic…”
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Saprophytic and pathogenic fungi in the Ceratocystidaceae differ in their ability to metabolize plant-derived sucrose by Van der Nest, M A, Steenkamp, E T, McTaggart, A R, Trollip, C, Godlonton, T, Sauerman, E, Roodt, D, Naidoo, K, Coetzee, M P A, Wilken, P M, Wingfield, M J, Wingfield, B D

“…Proteins in the Glycoside Hydrolase family 32 (GH32) are carbohydrate-active enzymes known as invertases that hydrolyse the glycosidic bonds of complex…”
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Evidence for a new introduction of the pitch canker fungus Fusarium circinatum in South Africa by Steenkamp, E. T., Makhari, O. M., Coutinho, T. A., Wingfield, B. D., Wingfield, M. J.

“…Fusarium circinatum causes pitch canker of Pinus species in many parts of the world. The fungus was first recorded in South Africa in 1990 as a pathogen of…”
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Host switching between native and non‐native trees in a population of the canker pathogen Chrysoporthe cubensis from Colombia by van der Merwe, N. A., Steenkamp, E. T., Rodas, C., Wingfield, B. D., Wingfield, M. J.

“…The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that Chrysoporthe cubensis on native trees in South America could be the source of the pathogen that…”
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Wide variation in aggressiveness and growth in South African Fusarium circinatum isolates with geographical origin as the primary determinant by Swalarsk-Parry, BS, De Vos, L, Fru, FF, Santana, QC, van der Nest, MA, Wingfield, BD, Wingfield, MJ, Herron, DA, Ramaswe, JB, Dewing, C, Sayari, M, van der Merwe, NA, van Wyk, S, Lane, FA, Wilson, AM, Adegeye, OO, Soal, NC, Price, J-L, Steenkamp, ET

“…Fusarium circinatum is a globally important fungal pathogen that causes pitch canker on a wide range of Pinus species. In this study, we considered mycelial…”
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Fungal genomes enhance our understanding of the pathogens affecting trees cultivated in Southern Hemisphere plantations by Coetzee, MPA, Santana, QC, Steenkamp, ET, Wingfield, BD, Wingfield, MJ

“…Forest pathogens are a major cause of forest disturbances and they have a significant economic impact on commercial forestry. Genomics is an important…”
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IMA Genome-F 11 by Wingfield, Brenda D, Fourie, Arista, Simpson, Melissa C, Bushula-Njah, Vuyiswa S, Aylward, Janneke, Barnes, Irene, Coetzee, Martin P. A, Dreyer, Léanne L, Duong, Tuan A, Geiser, David M, Roets, Francois, Steenkamp, E. T, van der Nest, Magriet A, van Heerden, Carel J, Wingfield, Michael J

“…Draft genomes of the fungal species Fusarium xylarioides, Teratosphaeria gauchensis and T. zuluensis are presented. In addition an annotation of the genome of…”
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pitch canker fungus, Fusarium circinatum: implications for South African forestry by Mitchell, RG, Steenkamp, ET, Coutinho, TA, Wingfield, MJ

“…Fusarium circinatum, the causal agent of pitch canker of mature pines and root/collar rot of pine seedlings/cuttings, has resulted in large-scale losses to…”
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Diverse Fusarium solani isolates colonise agricultural environments in Ethiopia by Bogale, M., Steenkamp, E.T., Wingfield, M.J., Wingfield, B.D.

“…Fusarium solani is a fungal pathogen that infects many different genera of plants. It represents one of the two Fusarium spp. commonly isolated from…”
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Differentiation of Fusarium subglutinans f. sp. pini by histone gene sequence data by STEENKAMP, E. T, WINGFIELD, B. D, COUTINHO, T. A, WINGFIELD, M. J, MARASAS, W. F. O

“…Fusarium subglutinans f. sp. pini (= F. circinatum) is a pathogen of pine and is one of eight mating populations (i.e., biological species) in the Gibberella…”
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Fusarium mangiferae associated with mango malformation in the Sultanate of Oman by Kvas, M, Steenkamp, E. T, Al Adawi, A. O, Deadman, M. L, Al Jahwari, A. A, Marasas, W. F. O, Wingfield, B. D, Ploetz, R. C, Wingfield, M. J

“…Mango malformation, caused by Fusarium mangiferae, represents the most important floral disease of mango. The first symptoms of this disease were noticed in…”
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Clonality and limited population diversity of Fusarium circinatum in Colombia by Ceriani, C., Wingfield, M. J., Fru, F., Wyk, S., Rodas, C., Wingfield, B. D., Steenkamp, E. T.

“…Fusarium circinatum is an important fungal pathogen of Pinus species utilized in commercial forestry worldwide. In Colombia, it was first found on nursery…”
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Deciphering the effect of FUB1 disruption on fusaric acid production and pathogenicity in Fusarium circinatum by Phasha, M.M., Wingfield, B.D., Wingfield, M.J., Coetzee, M.P.A., Hammerbacher, A., Steenkamp, E.T.

“…Fusarium circinatum is an important pathogen of pine trees. However, little is known regarding the molecular processes underlying its pathogenesis. We explored…”
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PCR-based identification of MAT-1 and MAT-2 in the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex by STEENKAMP, Emma T, WINGFIELD, Brenda D, COUTINHO, Teresa A, ZELLER, Kurt A, WINGFIELD, Michael J, MARASAS, Walter F. O, LESLIE, John F

“…All sexually fertile strains in the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex are heterothallic, with individual mating types conferred by the broadly conserved…”
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Novel taxa in the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex from Pinus spp by Herron, D.A., Wingfield, M.J., Wingfield, B.D., Rodas, C.A., Marincowitz, S., Steenkamp, E.T.

“…The pitch canker pathogen Fusarium circinatum has caused devastation to Pinus spp. in natural forests and non-natives in commercially managed plantations. This…”
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Ras2 is important for growth and pathogenicity in Fusarium circinatum by Phasha, M.M., Wingfield, M.J., Wingfield, B.D., Coetzee, M.P.A., Hallen-Adams, H., Fru, F., Swalarsk-Parry, B.S., Yilmaz, N., Duong, T.A., Steenkamp, E.T.

“…•The RAS2 gene was successfully knocked out and replaced in the genome of in Fusarium circinatum.•RAS2 is important for growth in Fusarium circinatum.•RAS2 is…”
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Relevance of prokaryotic subspecies in the age of genomics by Venter, S.N., Palmer, M., Steenkamp, E.T.

“…The availability of multiple gene sequences, and in particular full genome sequence data, for microbial strains has changed how taxonomists delineate…”
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Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Ceratocystis albifundus by Sayari, M., van der Nest, M.A., Steenkamp, E.T., Adegeye, O.O., Marincowitz, S., Wingfield, B.D.

“…Functional association between genomic loci and specific biological traits remains lacking in many fungi, including the African tree pathogen Ceratocystis…”
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Tolerance of Pinus patula full-sib families to Fusarium circinatum in a greenhouse study by Mitchell, RG, Wingfield, MJ, Steenkamp, ET, Coutinho, TA

“…The pitch canker fungus, Fusarium circinatum, has caused large-scale mortality of young Pinus patula Schiede and Deppe ex Schltdl. and Cham. seedlings in…”
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