A5060602852- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
- Plant and fungal interactions
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Plant Pathogens and Resistance
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Helminth infection and control
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Date Palm Research Studies
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Fungal Biology and Applications
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Infectious Diseases and Mycology
- Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Social and Economic Development in India
- Aeolian processes and effects
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
2013-2025
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
2011-2012
Stellenbosch University
1998-2011
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
2011
University of Pretoria
2011
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute
2011
Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
2011
Forest Research
2011
Agricultural Research Council of South Africa
2011
University of Botswana
2001-2006
Studying fungal biodiversity using data generated from Illumina MiSeq sequencing platforms poses a number of bioinformatic challenges with the analysis typically involving large tools for each analytical step quality filtering to generating identified operational taxonomic unit (OTU) abundance tables.Here, we introduce PIPITS, an open-source stand-alone suite software automated processing sequences community analysis. PIPITS exploits state art applications process paired-end reads producing...
This paper provides recommendations of one name for use among pleomorphic genera in Dothideomycetes by the Working Group on established under auspices International Commission Taxonomy Fungi (ICTF). A number these generic names are proposed protection because they do not have priority and/or selected is asexually typified. These include: Acrogenospora over Farlowiella; Alternaria Allewia, Lewia, and Crivellia; Botryosphaeria Fusicoccum; Camarosporula Anthracostroma; Capnodium Polychaeton;...
Species of Leucadendron, Leucospermum and Protea (Proteaceae) are in high demand for the international floriculture market due to their brightly coloured textured flowers or bracts. Fungal pathogens, however, create a serious problem cultivating flawless blooms. The aim present study was characterise several these pathogens using morphology, culture characteristics, DNA sequence data rRNA-ITS LSU genes. In some cases additional genes such as TEF 1-α CHS were also sequenced. Based on results...
Fungal endophytes associated with the palm, Trachycarpus fortunei , within and outside its natural geographic range were investigated. Endophytes relatively common colonization rates of 23–57% at four sites sampled. The endophyte assemblages different diverse 75 fertile species ascomycetes mitosporic fungi. assemblage composition each site was similar between seven 13 comprised 81–89% taxa present in relative frequencies >1%. Glomerella cingulata Phomopsis spp., consistently dominant, a...
The diversity of foliar fungal endophyte communities was examined in three economically and ecologically important pine species Scotland: Scots pine, Corsican lodgepole pine. Two plantation sites comprising all were selected climatically contrasting parts Scotland sampled late spring by collecting healthy needles from two age classes. Surface sterilisation carried out before obtaining cultures isolates, representatives common sterile morphotypes sequenced to determine taxonomic placement....
Abstract Endophytic fungi were isolated from different aged surface sterilised pods of Colophospermum mopane and succession patterns investigated. Lignocellulolytic enzyme assays as well histological fine structural studies used to investigate if was related lignocellulolytic abilities the fungi. Representatives common genera (Alternaria, Phoma Phomopsis) qualitatively tested for activity. Samples endophyte infected uninfected pod pericarps fixed sectioned light microscopy TEM. also viewed...
To determine the role of environmental and host genetic factors in shaping fungal endophyte communities we used culturing metabarcoding techniques to quantify taxa within healthy Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) needles a 7-y old provenance-progeny trial replicated at three sites. Both methods revealed community ascomycete basidiomycete dominated by needle pathogen Lophodermium seditiosum. Differences taxon composition diversity indices were highly significant among Within two sites, varied...