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Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology
Research articles in refereed specialist journals

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Select the first letter of the journal title from the alphabetical list.

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Smith AH, Pinkard EA, Hunter GC, Wingfield MJ, Mohammed CL: 2006. Anatomical variation and defence responses of juvenile Eucalyptus nitens leaves to Mycospaerella leaf disease. Australasian Plant Pathology, 35, pp 725-731.

Roux J, Mthalane ZL, de Beer ZW, Eisenberg B, Wingfield MJ: 2006. Quambalaria leaf and shoot blight on Eucalyptus nitens in South Africa. Australasian Plant Pathology, 35, pp 427-433.

Groenewald S, van den Berg N, Marasas WFO, Viljoen A: 2006. Biological, physiological and pathogenic variation in a genetically homogenous population of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.cubense. Australasian Plant Pathology, 35, pp 401-409.

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Coetser SE, Pulles W, Heath R, Cloete TE: 2006. Chemical characterization of organic electron donors for sulfate reduction for potential use in acid mine drainage treatment. Biodegradation, 17 (2) / Mar, pp 67-77.

Govender V, Korsten L: 2006. Evaluation of different formulations of Bacillus licheniformis in mango pack house trails. Biological Control, 37, pp 237-242.

Demoz BT, Korsten L: 2006. Bacillus subtilis attachment, colonization, and survival on avocado flowers and its mode of action on stem-end rot pathogens. Biological Control, 37 (1) / Apr, pp 68-74.

Mansfield K, McElhinney L, Hubschle O, Mettler F, Sabeta C, Nel LH, Fooks AR: 2006. A molecular epidemiological study of rabies epizootics in kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) in Namibia. BMC Veterinary Research, 13, p. 2(1):2.

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Markotter W, Randles J, Rupprecht CE, Sabeta CT, Taylor PJ, Wandeler AI, Nel LH: 2006. Lagos bat virus, South Africa. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 12 (3), pp 504-506.

Paweska J, Blumberg LH, Liebenberg C, Hewlett RH, Grobelaar AA, Leman PA, Croft JE, Nel LH, Nutt L, Swanepoel R: 2006. Fatal human infection with rabies-related Duvenhage virus, South Africa. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 12 (12) / Dec, pp 1965-1967.

Markotter W, Kuzmin I, Rupprecht CE, Randles J, Sabeta CT, Wandeler AI, Nel LH: 2006. Isolation of Lagos bat virus from water mongoose. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 12 (12), pp 1913-1918.

Adandonon A, Aveling TAS, Labuschagne N, Tamo M: 2006. Biocontrol agents in combination with Moringa oleifera extract for integrated control of Sclerotium-caused cowpea damping-off and stem rot. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 115, pp 409 - 418.

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Gryzenhout M, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ: 2006. New taxonomic concepts for the important forest pathogen Cryphonectria parasitica and related fungi. Fems Microbiology Letters, 258, pp 161-172.

Coyne D, Tchabi A, Baimey H, Labuschagne N, Rotifa I: 2006. Distribution and prevalence of nematodes Scutellonema bradys and Meloidogyne spp.) on marketed yam (Dioscorea spp.) in West Africa. Field Crops Research, 96 (1), pp 142-150.

Gezahgne A, Roux J, Hunter GC, Wingfield MJ: 2006. Mycosphaerellaspecies associated with leaf disease of< I>Eucalyptus globulus in Ethiopia. Forest Pathology, 36, pp 253-263.

Bogale M, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ, Steenkamp ET: 2006. Characterization of Fusarium oxysporum isolates from Ethiopia using AFLP, SSR and DNA sequence analyses. Fungal Diversity, 23 / Oct, pp 51-66.

Van Wyk M, Roux J, Barnes I, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ: 2006. Molecular phylogeny of the Ceratocystis moniliformis complex and description of C.tribiliformis sp.nov.. Fungal Diversity, 21 / Feb, pp 181-201.

Hunter GC, Crous PW, Wingfield BD, Pongpanich K, Wingfield MJ: 2006. Pseudocercospora flavomarginata sp. Nov., from Eucalyptus leaves in Thailand. Fungal Diversity, 22 / Jun, pp 71-90.

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Oberholster P J, Botha AM, Cloete TE: 2006. Use of molecular markers as indicators for winter zooplankton grazing on toxic benthic cyanobacteria colonies in an urban Colorado lake. Harmful Algae, 5, pp 705-716.

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Baimey H, Coyne D, Labuschagne N: 2006. Effect of fertiliser application on yam nematode (Scutellonema bradys) multiplication and consequent damage to yam (Dioscoreaspp.) under field and storage conditions in Benin. International Journal of Pest Management, 52 (1), pp 63-70.

Korsten L: 2006. Advances in control of postharvest disease in tropical fresh produce. International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation, 1, pp 48-61.

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Fouche (Weich) J, Poussier S, Trigalet-Demery D, Berger DK, Coutinho TA: 2006. Molecular identification of some African strains of Ralstonia solanacearum from Eucalypt and potato. Journal of General Plant Pathology, 72 (6), pp 369-373.

Sivakumar D, Korsten L: 2006. Evaluation of the integrated application of two types of modified atmosphere packaging and hot water treatments on quality retention in the litchi cultivar 'McLean's Red'. Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology, 81 (4), pp 639-644.

du Plooy GW, van der Merwe CF, Korsten L: 2006. Lenticel discolouration in mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit - a cytological study of mesophyll cells from affected tissue. Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology, 81 (5) / Sep, pp 869-873.

Gosznzynska T, Venter SN, Coutinho TA: 2006. PA 20, a semi-selective medium for isolation and enumeration of Pantoea ananatis. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 64, pp 225-231.

Momba MNB, Malakate VK, Theron J: 2006. Abundance of pathogenic Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium and Vibrio cholerae in Nkonkobe drinking water sources. Journal of Water and Health, 04, pp 289-296.

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Oberholster P J, Botha AM, Cloete TE: 2006. Toxic cyanobacterial blooms in a shallow, articially mixed urban lake in Colorado, USA. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research and Management, 11, pp 111-123.

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Hunter GC, Cortinas MN, Wingfield BD, Crous PW, Wingfield MJ: 2006. Development of polymorphic microsatellite markers for the Eucalyptus leaf pathogen Mycosphaerella nubilosa. Molecular Ecology Notes, 6, pp 900-903.

Gryzenhout M, Myburg H, Rodas CA, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ: 2006. Aurapex penicillata gen. sp. Nov. from native Miconia theaezans and Tibouchina spp. in Colombia. Mycologia, 98 (1), pp 105-115.

Gryzenhout M, Myburg H, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ: 2006. Cryphonectriaceae (Diaporthales), a new family including Cryphonectria, Chrysoporthe, Endothia and allied genera. Mycologia, 98 (2), pp 239-249.

Gryzenhout M, Rodas CA, Portales JM, Clegg P, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ: 2006. Novel host of the Eucalyptus canker pathogen Chrysoporthe cubensis and a new Chrysoporthe species from Colombia. Mycological Research, 110, pp 833-845.

Al-Subhi A M, Al-Adawi A O, Van Wyk M, Deadman M L, Wingfield MJ: 2006. Ceratocystis omanensis, a new species from diseased mango trees in Oman. Mycological Research, 110, pp 237-245.

Geldenhuis MM, Roux J, Cilliers AJ, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ: 2006. Clonality in South African isolates and evidence for a European origin of the root pathogen Thielaviopsis basicola. Mycological Research, 110, pp 306-311.

Mohali S, Slippers B, Wingfield MJ: 2006. Two new Fusicoccum species from Acacia and Eucalyptus in Venezuela, based on morphology and DNA sequence data. Mycological Research, 110, pp 405-413.

Groenewald S, Van den Berg N, Marasas WFO, Viljoen A: 2006. The application of high-throughput AFLP's in assessing genetic diversity in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Cubense. Mycological Research, 110, pp 297-305.

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Athman SY, Dubois T, Viljoen A, Coyne D, Labuschagne N, Ragama P, Gold C, Niere B: 2006. In vitro antagonism of endophytic Fusarium oxysporum isolates against the burrowing nematode Radopholus similis. Nematology, 8 (4), pp 627-636.

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Kritzinger Q, Aveling TAS, van der Merwe CF: 2006. Phytotoxic Effects of Fumonisin _B1 on Cowpea Seed. Phytoparasitica, 34 (2) / Feb, pp 178-186.

Marasas WFO, Ploetz R, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD, Steenkamp ET: 2006. Mango malformation disease and the associated Fusarium species. Phytopathology, 96 (6), pp 667-672.

Botha AM, Lacock L, van Niekerk C, Matsioloko MT, du Preez FB, Loots S, Venter E, Kunert K, Cullis CA: 2006. Is photosynthetic transcriptional regulation in Triticum aestivum L. cv. 'TugelaDN' a contributing factor for tolerance to Diuraphis noxia (Homoptera: Aphididae)?. Plant Cell Reports, 25 (1), pp 41-45.

Meyer L, Sanders GM, Jacobs R, Korsten L: 2006. A one-day sensitive method to detect and distinguish between the Citrus Black Spot Pathogen Guignardia citricarpa and the EndophyteGuignardia mangiferae. Plant Disease, 90 (1), pp 97-101.

Heath RN, Gryzenhout M, Roux J, Wingfield MJ: 2006. Discovery of the Canker Pathogen Chrysoporthe austroafricana on Native Syzygium spp. in South Africa. Plant Disease, 90 (4) / Apr, pp 433-438.

Nakabonge G, Roux J, Gryzenhout M, Wingfield MJ: 2006. Distribution of Chrysoporthe Canker Pathogens on Eucalyptus and Syzygium spp. in Eastern and Southern Africa. Plant Disease, 90 (6), pp 734-740.

Ndunguru J, Legg JP, Fofana I, Aveling TAS, Thompson G, Fauquet CM: 2006. Identification of a defective molecule derived from DNA-A of the bipartite begomovirus of East African cassava mosaic virus. Plant Pathology, 55 (1) / Feb, pp 2-10.

Nel B, Steinberg C, Labuschagne N, Viljoen A: 2006. The potential of nonpathogenic< I>Fusarium oxysporum and other biological control organisms for suppressing fusarium wilt of banana. Plant Pathology, 55, pp 217-223.

Nel B, Steinberg C, Labuschagne N, Viljoen A: 2006. Isolation and characterization of nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum isolates from the rhizosphere of healthy banana plants. Plant Pathology, 55, pp 207-216.

Sivakumar D, Korsten L: 2006. Influence of modified atmopshere packaging and postharvest treatments on quality retention of litchi cv. Mauritius. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 41, pp 135-142.

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Gosznzynska T, Moloto MJ, Venter SN, Coutinho TA: 2006. Isolation and identification of Pantoea ananatis from onion seed in South Africa. Seed Science and Technology, 34, pp 677-690.

Maila MP, Randima P, Dronen K, Cloete TE: 2006. Soil microbial communities: Influence of geographic location and hydrocarbon pollutants. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 38 (2) / Feb, pp 303-310.

Kaiser C, van der Merwe R, Bekker T, Labuschagne N: 2006. In-vitro inhibition of mycelial growth of several phytopathogenic fungi by soluble potassium silicate. South African Journal of Plant and Soil/Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Plant en Grond, 23 (3), pp 169-172.

Van Wyk M, van der Merwe NA, Roux J, Wingfield BD, Kamgan GN, Wingfield MJ: 2006. Population genetic analyses suggest that the Eucalyptus fungal pathogen Ceratocystis fimbriata has been introduced into South Africa. South African Journal of Science, 102, pp 259-263.

Moolman FS, Labuschagne P W, Thantsha M S, Van der Merwe T L, Rolfes H, Cloete TE: 2006. Encapsulating probiotics with an interpolymer complex in supercritical carbon dioxide. South African Journal of Science, 102 (7/8) / Jul/Aug, pp 349-354.

Roets F, de Beer ZW, Dreyer L, Zipfel R, Crous PW, Wingfield MJ: 2006. Multi-gene phylogeny for Ophiostoma spp. reveals two new species from Protea infructescences. Studies in Mycology, 55, pp 199-212.

Zipfel R, de Beer ZW, Jacobs K, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ: 2006. Multi-gene phylogenies define Ceratocystiopsis and Grosmannia distinct from Ophiostoma. Studies in Mycology, 55, pp 75-97.

Hunter GC, Wingfield BD, Crous PW, Wingfield MJ: 2006. A multi-gene phylogeny for species of< I>Mycosphaerella occurring on Eucalyptus leaves. Studies in Mycology, 55, pp 147-161.

Zhou X, De Beer W, Wingfield MJ: 2006. DNA sequence comparison of Ophiostoma spp., including Ophiostoma aurorae sp. Nov., associated with pine bark beetles in South Africa. Studies in Mycology, 55, pp 269-277.

Gryzenhout M, Myburg H, Hodges CS, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ: 2006. Microthia, Holocryphia and Ursicollum, three new genera on Eucalyptus and Coccoloba for fungi previously known as Cryphonectria. Studies in Mycology, 55, pp 35-52.

Nakabonge G, Gryzenhout M, Roux J, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD: 2006. Celoporthe dispersa gen. et sp. Nov. from native Myrtales in South Africa. Studies in Mycology, 55, pp 255-267.

de Beer ZW, Begerow D, Bauer R, Pegg GS, Crous PW, Wingfield MJ: 2006. Phylogeny of the Quambalariaceae fam. Nov., including important Eucalyptus pathogens in South Africa and Australia. Studies in Mycology, 55, pp 289-298.

Crous PW, Rong IH, Wood A, Lee S, Glen H, Botha W, Slippers B, de Beer ZW, Wingfield MJ, Hawksworth DL: 2006. How many species of fungi are there at the tip of Africa?. Studies in Mycology, 55, pp 13-33.

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Cloete TE, Nel LH, Theron J: 2006. Biotechnology in South Africa. Trends in Biotechnology, 24 (12), pp 557-562.

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Thantsha M S, Cloete TE: 2006. The effect sodium chloride and sodium bicarbonate derived anolytes, and anolyte-catholyte combination on biofilms. Water SA, 32 (2), pp 237-242.