Search Results - "Wingfield, Michael J."

Scientists' warning on invasive alien species by Pyšek, Petr, Hulme, Philip E., Simberloff, Dan, Bacher, Sven, Blackburn, Tim M., Carlton, James T., Dawson, Wayne, Essl, Franz, Foxcroft, Llewellyn C., Genovesi, Piero, Jeschke, Jonathan M., Kühn, Ingolf, Liebhold, Andrew M., Mandrak, Nicholas E., Meyerson, Laura A., Pauchard, Aníbal, Pergl, Jan, Roy, Helen E., Seebens, Hanno, Kleunen, Mark, Vilà, Montserrat, Wingfield, Michael J., Richardson, David M.

“…ABSTRACT Biological invasions are a global consequence of an increasingly connected world and the rise in human population size. The numbers of invasive alien…”
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Role of Phytopathogenicity in Bark Beetle–Fungus Symbioses: A Challenge to the Classic Paradigm by Six, Diana L, Wingfield, Michael J

“…The idea that phytopathogenic fungi associated with tree-killing bark beetles are critical for overwhelming tree defenses and incurring host tree mortality,…”
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Bark Beetle Population Dynamics in the Anthropocene: Challenges and Solutions by Biedermann, Peter H.W., Müller, Jörg, Grégoire, Jean-Claude, Gruppe, Axel, Hagge, Jonas, Hammerbacher, Almuth, Hofstetter, Richard W., Kandasamy, Dineshkumar, Kolarik, Miroslav, Kostovcik, Martin, Krokene, Paal, Sallé, Aurélien, Six, Diana L., Turrini, Tabea, Vanderpool, Dan, Wingfield, Michael J., Bässler, Claus

“…Tree-killing bark beetles are the most economically important insects in conifer forests worldwide. However, despite >200 years of research, the drivers of…”
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Increased abundance of secreted hydrolytic enzymes and secondary metabolite gene clusters define the genomes of latent plant pathogens in the Botryosphaeriaceae by Nagel, Jan H, Wingfield, Michael J, Slippers, Bernard

“…The Botryosphaeriaceae are important plant pathogens, but also have the ability to establish asymptomatic infections that persist for extended periods in a…”
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Botryosphaeria dothidea: a latent pathogen of global importance to woody plant health by Marsberg, Angelica, Kemler, Martin, Jami, Fahimeh, Nagel, Jan H., Postma‐Smidt, Alisa, Naidoo, Sanushka, Wingfield, Michael J., Crous, Pedro W., Spatafora, Joseph W., Hesse, Cedar N., Robbertse, Barbara, Slippers, Bernard

“…Summary Botryosphaeria dothidea is the type species of Botryosphaeria (Botryosphaeriaceae, Botryosphaeriales). Fungi residing in this order are amongst the…”
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Identifying and Naming Plant-Pathogenic Fungi: Past, Present, and Future by Crous, Pedro W, Hawksworth, David L, Wingfield, Michael J

“…Scientific names are crucial in communicating knowledge about fungi. In plant pathology, they link information regarding the biology, host range, distribution,…”
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Ion Torrent PGM as tool for fungal community analysis: a case study of endophytes in Eucalyptus grandis reveals high taxonomic diversity by Kemler, Martin, Garnas, Jeff, Wingfield, Michael J, Gryzenhout, Marieka, Pillay, Kerry-Anne, Slippers, Bernard

“…The Kingdom Fungi adds substantially to the diversity of life, but due to their cryptic morphology and lifestyle, tremendous diversity, paucity of formally…”
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Structure and number of mating pheromone genes is closely linked to sexual reproductive strategy in Huntiella by Wilson, Andi M, Wingfield, Michael J, Wingfield, Brenda D

“…Huntiella resides in the Ceratocystidaceae, a family of fungi that accommodates important plant pathogens and insect-associated saprotrophs. Species in the…”
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Complex patterns of global spread in invasive insects: eco-evolutionary and management consequences by R. Garnas, Jeff, Auger-Rozenberg, Marie-Anne, Roques, Alain, Bertelsmeier, Cleo, Wingfield, Michael J, Saccaggi, Davina L, Roy, Helen E, Slippers, Bernard

“…The advent of simple and affordable tools for molecular identification of novel insect invaders and assessment of population diversity has changed the face of…”
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A high-quality fungal genome assembly resolved from a sample accidentally contaminated by multiple taxa by Aylward, Janneke, Wingfield, Michael J, Roets, Francois, Wingfield, Brenda D

“…Contamination in sequenced genomes is a relatively common problem and several methods to remove non-target sequences have been devised. Typically, the target…”
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Host jumps shaped the diversity of extant rust fungi (Pucciniales) by McTaggart, Alistair R, Shivas, Roger G, Nest, Magriet A, Roux, Jolanda, Wingfield, Brenda D, Wingfield, Michael J

“…The aim of this study was to determine the evolutionary time line for rust fungi and date key speciation events using a molecular clock. Evidence is provided…”
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Musings on mentorship by Wingfield, Michael J., Wingfield, Brenda D.

“…Mentorship has always been a key component of postgraduate student education, and it is becoming increasingly important in the academic environment. Strong…”
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Complementary symbiont contributions to plant decomposition in a fungus-farming termite by Poulsen, Michael, Hu, Haofu, Li, Cai, Chen, Zhensheng, Xu, Luohao, Otani, Saria, Nygaard, Sanne, Nobre, Tania, Klaubauf, Sylvia, Schindler, Philipp M., Hauser, Frank, Pan, Hailin, Yang, Zhikai, Sonnenberg, Anton S. M., de Beer, Z. Wilhelm, Zhang, Yong, Wingfield, Michael J., Grimmelikhuijzen, Cornelis J. P., de Vries, Ronald P., Korb, Judith, Aanen, Duur K., Wang, Jun, Boomsma, Jacobus J., Zhang, Guojie

“…Termites normally rely on gut symbionts to decompose organic matter but the Macrotermitinae domesticated Termitomyces fungi to produce their own food. This…”
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Six type-I PKS classes and highly conserved melanin and elsinochrome gene clusters found in diverse Elsinoë species by van Heerden, Alishia, Pham, Nam Q, Wingfield, Brenda D, Wingfield, Michael J, Wilken, P Markus

“…Elsinoë species are phytopathogenic fungi that cause serious scab diseases on economically important plants. The disease symptoms arise from the effects of a…”
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Genetic diversity and population structure of Chrysoporthe deuterocubensis isolates from Melastoma and Eucalyptus in Malaysia and Indonesia by Suzuki, Hiroyuki, Marincowitz, Seonju, Wingfield, Brenda D., Wingfield, Michael J.

“…Chrysoporthe deuterocubensis is the causal agent of a serious canker disease of Eucalyptus spp. in tropical and sub‐tropical areas of Asia. Where the disease…”
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Needles in fungal haystacks: Discovery of a putative a-factor pheromone and a unique mating strategy in the Leotiomycetes by Wilson, Andi M, Coetzee, Martin P. A, Wingfield, Michael J, Wingfield, Brenda D

“…The Leotiomycetes is a hugely diverse group of fungi, accommodating a wide variety of important plant and animal pathogens, ericoid mycorrhizal fungi, as well…”
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Novel and co-evolved associations between insects and microorganisms as drivers of forest pestilence by Wingfield, Michael J, Garnas, Jeff R, Hajek, Ann, Hurley, Brett P, de Beer, Z. Wilhelm, Taerum, Stephen J

“…Some of the most devastating diseases of trees involve associations between forest insects and microorganisms. Although a small number of native…”
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Phylogenomic incongruence in Ceratocystis: a clue to speciation? by Kanzi, Aquillah M, Trollip, Conrad, Wingfield, Michael J, Barnes, Irene, Van der Nest, Magriet A, Wingfield, Brenda D

“…The taxonomic history of Ceratocystis, a genus in the Ceratocystidaceae, has been beset with questions and debate. This is due to many of the commonly used…”
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One fungus, one name promotes progressive plant pathology by WINGFIELD, MICHAEL J., DE BEER, Z. WILHELM, SLIPPERS, BERNARD, WINGFIELD, BRENDA D., GROENEWALD, JOHANNES Z., LOMBARD, LORENZO, CROUS, PEDRO W.

“…SUMMARY The robust and reliable identification of fungi underpins virtually every element of plant pathology, from disease diagnosis to studies of biology,…”
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Ralstonia solanacearum and R. pseudosolanacearum on Eucalyptus : Opportunists or Primary Pathogens? by Coutinho, Teresa A, Wingfield, Michael J

“…and are well known primary pathogens of herbaceous crops. Reports of wilt caused by these pathogens in tree species are limited other than on species. Despite…”
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