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1. Calonectria in the age of genes and genomes: Towards understanding an important but relatively unknown group of pathogens

Author:
Michael J. Wingfield,   et al.   ; JieQiong Li; Irene Barnes; ShuaiFei Chen;     Show all 4 Authors
Source:
Molecular plant pathology 2022 v.23 no.7 pp. 1060-1072
ISSN:
1464-6722
Subject:
Calonectria; forestry; genomics; international trade; ornamental trees; plant germplasm; plant pathology; polluted soils; taxonomy
Abstract:
... The genus Calonectria includes many aggressive plant pathogens causing diseases on various agricultural crops as well as forestry and ornamental tree species. Some species have been accidentally introduced into new environments via international trade of putatively asymptomatic plant germplasm or contaminated soil, resulting in significant economic losses. This review provides an overview of the t ...
DOI:
10.1111/mpp.13209

2. Pathogens of the Araucariaceae: How Much Do We Know?

Author:
Michael J. Wingfield,   et al.   ; Felipe Balocchi; Trudy Paap; Rodrigo Ahumada; Irene Barnes;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
Current forestry reports 2022 v.8 no.2 pp. 124-147
ISSN:
2198-6436
Subject:
Araucaria; Armillaria; Botryosphaeriaceae; DNA; Phellinus; Phytophthora; Wollemia; climate change; extinction; forestry; globalization; pathogenicity; risk; trees
Abstract:
... PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The Araucariaceae is a family of ancient conifers containing iconic tree species from diverse parts of the world. Thirty-eight extant species are present in three genera. Extensive reduction of natural populations has occurred for many species of Araucariaceae, largely due to anthropogenic disturbances. This has occurred to the extent where most species are classified at some le ...
DOI:
10.1007/s40725-022-00164-z

3. Diversity of Fusarium species associated with healthy and malformed Syzygium cordatum inflorescences in South Africa

Author:
Michael J. Wingfield,   et al.   ; Rachel I. Mkandawire; Neriman Yilmaz; Emma T. Steenkamp; Marija Kvas; Gerda Fourie;     Show all 6 Authors
Source:
European journal of plant pathology 2022 v.162 no.4 pp. 907-926
ISSN:
0929-1873
Subject:
Fusarium chlamydosporum; Fusarium fujikuroi; Fusarium oxysporum; Syzygium cordatum; abnormal development; fruits; genes; peptide elongation factors; phylogeny; plant pathology; trees; South Africa
Abstract:
... Syzygium cordatum (Myrtacease) is one of the most common encountered and widely distributed tree species indigenous to South Africa. This tree is often affected by a malformation disease characterized by grossly misshapen inflorescences that do not bear fruit. Because such symptoms have previously been attributed to Fusarium species in other plants, the aim of this study was to determine the diver ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10658-021-02447-w

4. Epidemic spread of smut fungi (Quambalaria) by sexual reproduction in a native pathosystem

Author:
Michael J. Wingfield,   et al.   ; Alistair R. McTaggart; André Drenth; Cecilia O’Dwyer; Louise S. Shuey; Geoff S. Pegg;     Show all 6 Authors
Source:
European journal of plant pathology 2022 v.163 no.2 pp. 341-349
ISSN:
0929-1873
Subject:
Corymbia; Eucalyptus; Quambalaria; asexual reproduction; conidia; conidiophores; genetic variation; genotype; linkage disequilibrium; plant pathology; provenance; sexual reproduction; Queensland
Abstract:
... Quambalaria are fungal pathogens of Corymbia, Eucalyptus and related genera of Myrtaceae. They are smut fungi (Ustilaginomycota) described from structures that resemble conidia and conidiophores. Whether these spore forms have asexual or sexual roles in life cycles of Quambalaria is unknown. An epidemic of Q. pitereka destroyed plantations of Corymbia in New South Wales and Queensland (Australia) ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10658-022-02480-3

5. Next-generation sequencing provides important insights into the biology and evolution of the Botryosphaeriaceae

Author:
Michael J. Wingfield,   et al.   ; Jan H. Nagel; Bernard Slippers;     Show all 3 Authors
Source:
Fungal biology reviews 2021 v.38 pp. 25-43
ISSN:
1749-4613
Subject:
Botryosphaeriaceae; biosynthesis; evolution; gene expression; genes; genomics; homothallism; mycology; plant pathology; secondary metabolites; sexual reproduction; transcriptome; transcriptomics
Abstract:
... Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has revolutionized research on fungi including Botryosphaeriaceae, a family of important plant and particularly tree pathogens. This review highlights the impact that NGS-generated genomes and transcriptomes have had on our understanding of the biology and evolution of these fungi. In less than a decade, 49 genomes representing 31 species in eight genera have been ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.fbr.2021.09.002

6. Phytophthora Species Associated with Roots of Native and Non-native Trees in Natural and Managed Forests

Author:
Michael J. Wingfield,   et al.   ; Tanay Bose; Jolanda Roux; Maria Vivas; Treena I. Burgess;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
Microbial ecology 2021 v.81 no.1 pp. 122-133
ISSN:
0095-3628
Subject:
Acacia mearnsii; DNA barcoding; Eucalyptus grandis; Phytophthora; community structure; inoculum; microbial ecology; roots; soil; species richness; trees; South Africa
Abstract:
... Roots act as a biological filter that exclusively allows only a portion of the soil-associated microbial diversity to infect the plant. This microbial diversity includes organisms both beneficial and detrimental to plants. Phytophthora species are among the most important groups of detrimental microbes that cause various soil-borne plant diseases. We used a metabarcoding approach with Phytophthora ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00248-020-01563-0

7. Ophiostomatalean fungi associated with wood boring beetles in South Africa including two new species

Author:
Michael J. Wingfield,   et al.   ; Wilma J. Nel; Z. Wilhelm de Beer; Tuan A. Duong;     Show all 4 Authors
Source:
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2021 v.114 no.6 pp. 667-686
ISSN:
0003-6072
Subject:
Ambrosia; Bostrichidae; Ceratocystiopsis; Curculionidae; Raffaelea; Scolytidae; ambrosia beetles; forests; fungi; new species; nucleotide sequences; nutrition; symbionts; wood; South Africa
Abstract:
... Ambrosia beetles are small wood inhabiting members of the Curculionidae that have evolved obligate symbioses with fungi. The fungal symbionts concentrate nutrients from within infested trees into a usable form for their beetle partners, which then utilize the fungi as their primary source of nutrition. Ambrosia beetle species associate with one or more primary symbiotic fungal species, but they al ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10482-021-01548-0

8. Maternal effects should be considered in the establishment of forestry plantations

Author:
Michael J. Wingfield,   et al.   ; María Vivas; Bernard Slippers;     Show all 3 Authors
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2020 v.460 pp. 117909
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
DNA; breeding; environmental factors; genotype; maternal effect; mature plants; nucleotide sequences; pest resistance; phenotype; phenotypic plasticity; plant growth; plant reproduction; plantation forestry; progeny; seed orchards; trees
Abstract:
... Breeding strategies for plants focus on the genetic influence on their phenotypes. However, the phenotype is not only the outcome of the genotype or the environmental conditions under which plants grow. It is important to also recognise that the maternal environment has a significant effect on the phenotype of the offspring. These maternal effects represent a transgenerational form of phenotypic p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2020.117909

9. Botanical gardens as key resources and hazards for biosecurity

Author:
Michael J. Wingfield,   et al.   ; Mesfin Wondafrash; John R. U. Wilson; Brett P. Hurley; Bernard Slippers; Trudy Paap;     Show all 6 Authors
Source:
Biodiversity and conservation 2021 v.30 no.7 pp. 1929-1946
ISSN:
0960-3115
Subject:
biodiversity; biosecurity; host range; indigenous species; invasive species; monitoring; pathogens; people; risk
Abstract:
... Biodiversity and economic losses resulting from invasive plant pests and pathogens are increasing globally. For these impacts and threats to be managed effectively, appropriate methods of surveillance, detection and identification are required. Botanical gardens provide a unique opportunity for biosecurity as they accommodate diverse collections of exotic and native plant species. These gardens ar ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10531-021-02180-0

10. A serious shoot and leaf disease caused by Colletotrichum theobromicola discovered on eucalypts in South Africa

Author:
Michael J Wingfield,   et al.   ; Myriam Solís; Izette Greyling; Nam Q Pham;     Show all 4 Authors
Source:
Southern forests 2022 v.84 no.1 pp. 8-20
ISSN:
2070-2639
Subject:
Colletotrichum; Eucalyptus camaldulensis; Eucalyptus grandis; Eucalyptus urophylla; anthracnose; foliar diseases; forest industries; fungi; genes; leaves; nucleotide sequences; pathogenicity; pathogens; phylogeny; Brazil; South Africa
Abstract:
... Eucalypt plantations in South Africa make up an important part of the local forestry industry. Recently, one-year-old nursery plants of a Eucalyptus grandis × Eucalyptus urophylla variety displayed symptoms of leaf and shoot anthracnose disease. Samples were collected from these plants and isolations were made from the disease symptoms. Isolates were identified based on their morphological charact ...
DOI:
10.2989/20702620.2021.2005454

11. Selective feeding behaviors illuminate patterns of sap beetle associations with ophiostomatoid fungi

Author:
Michael J. Wingfield,   et al.   ; Michael Mbenoun; Alain C. Misse; Jolanda Roux;     Show all 4 Authors
Source:
Symbiosis 2020 v.81 no.3 pp. 287-302
ISSN:
0334-5114
Subject:
Carpophilus hemipterus; Ceratocystidaceae; dietary supplements; fungi; insects; life history; mycelium; progeny; sap; symbiosis; trees; woodlands
Abstract:
... Sap beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) are commonly associated with ophiostomatoid fungi, especially those belonging to the family Ceratocystidaceae. This coexistence of insects and fungi, usually on tree wounds, offers the ophiostomatoid fungi an effective means of dispersal. The selective advantage of this association to sap beetles is, however, confounded by the versatile life history strategies ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13199-020-00705-9

12. Distribution of Gonipterus Species and Their Egg Parasitoids in Australia: Implications for Biological Control

Author:
Michael J. Wingfield,   et al.   ; Michelle L. Schröder; Helen F. Nahrung; Natalia M. de Souza; Simon A. Lawson; Bernard Slippers; Brett P. Hurley;     Show all 7 Authors
Source:
Forests 2021 v.12 no.8 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
Anaphes nitens; DNA barcoding; Eucalyptus; biological control; cryptic species; eggs; parasitic wasps; species diversity; Tasmania
Abstract:
... Gonipterus species are pests of Eucalyptus plantations worldwide. The egg parasitoid wasp Anaphes nitens is used in many countries for the biological control of Gonipterus spp. Recent taxonomic studies have shown that the three invasive Gonipterus spp., which were previously considered as G. scutellatus, form part of a cryptic species complex. These taxonomic changes have implications for the biol ...
DOI:
10.3390/f12080969

13. Invasion history and management of Eucalyptus snout beetles in the Gonipterus scutellatus species complex

Author:
Michael J. Wingfield,   et al.   ; Michelle L. Schröder; Bernard Slippers; Brett P. Hurley;     Show all 4 Authors
Source:
Journal of pest science 2020 v.93 no.1 pp. 11-25
ISSN:
1612-4758
Subject:
Anaphes nitens; Gonipterus scutellatus; cryptic species; eggs; new species; parasitoids; species diversity
Abstract:
... Gonipterus scutellatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), once thought to be a single species, is now known to reside in a complex of at least eight cryptic species. Two of these species (G. platensis and G. pulverulentus) and an undescribed species (Gonipterus sp. n. 2) are invasive pests on five continents. A single population of Anaphes nitens, an egg parasitoid, has been used to control all three sp ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10340-019-01156-y

14. Phylogenetic re-evaluation of the Grosmannia penicillata complex (Ascomycota, Ophiostomatales), with the description of five new species from China and USA

Author:
Michael J. Wingfield,   et al.   ; Z. Wilhelm de Beer; Mingliang Yin; Xudong Zhou;     Show all 4 Authors
Source:
Fungal biology 2020 v.124 no.2 pp. 110-124
ISSN:
1878-6146
Subject:
Grosmannia; Leptographium; bark beetles; calmodulin; fungi; genes; internal transcribed spacers; new species; peptide elongation factors; phylogeny; surveys; tubulin; wood staining; China; United States
Abstract:
... The Grosmannia penicillata complex (Ophiostomatales, Ascomycota) is one of the major species complexes in Leptographium sensu lato. Most of these are wood staining fungi associated with conifer-infesting bark beetles, and the complex encompasses the type species of the genus Grosmannia. Yet the phylogenetic relationships of species within the complex is unresolved. The aim of this study was to re- ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.funbio.2019.12.003

15. Calonectria species, including four novel taxa, associated with Eucalyptus in Malaysia

Author:
Michael J. Wingfield,   et al.   ; Nam Q. Pham; Seonju Marincowitz; ShuaiFei Chen; Yani Yaparudin;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
Mycological progress 2022 v.21 no.1 pp. 181-197
ISSN:
1617-416X
Subject:
Borneo; Calonectria; Eucalyptus; forestry; genes; horticulture; leaf blight; nucleotide sequences; phylogeny; Malaysia
Abstract:
... The genus Calonectria accommodates many important pathogens of agricultural, horticultural and forestry crops, including Eucalyptus. During 2017 surveys of Eucalyptus diseases in Sabah, Malaysia, typical symptoms of Calonectria leaf blight were observed. A large number of Calonectria isolates were collected from diseased leaves and soils associated with symptomatic trees. The aim of this study was ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11557-021-01768-8

16. Highly transferable microsatellite markers for the genera Lasiodiplodia and Neofusicoccum

Author:
Michael J. Wingfield,   et al.   ; Jan H. Nagel; Elsie M. Cruywagen; Joseph Machua; Bernard Slippers;     Show all 5 Authors
Source:
Fungal ecology 2020 v.44 pp. 100903
ISSN:
1754-5048
Subject:
Lasiodiplodia; Neofusicoccum parvum; alleles; ecology; genetic markers; microsatellite repeats; plant pathogenic fungi; population genetics; tree diseases
Abstract:
... Population genetic studies play an integral role in understanding the ecology and management of fungal plant pathogens. Such studies for species of Botryosphaeriaceae are hampered by a lack of available markers. Genomic sequences are available for multiple species in this family and they provide excellent resources for the development of population genetic markers. Here we describe highly transfer ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.funeco.2019.100903

17. Eucalyptus scab and shoot malformation: A new and serious foliar disease of Eucalyptus caused by Elsinoe necatrix sp. nov.

Author:
Michael J. Wingfield,   et al.   ; Nam Q. Pham; Seonju Marincowitz; Myriam Solís; Tuan A. Duong; Brenda D. Wingfield; Irene Barnes; Bernard Slippers; Jupiter I. Muro Abad; Alvaro Durán;     Show all 10 Authors
Source:
Plant pathology 2021 v.70 no.5 pp. 1230-1242
ISSN:
0032-0862
Subject:
Elsinoe; Eucalyptus; abnormal development; foliar diseases; fungi; genes; nucleotide sequences; pathogenicity; pathogens; plant pathology; Indonesia
Abstract:
... In 2014, a new and serious leaf and shoot disease of unknown aetiology appeared in Eucalyptus plantations of North Sumatra, Indonesia. The disease is characterized by black necrotic spots that initially appear on young leaves and petioles, which become scab‐like as the lesions age. Infected trees respond to infection by producing shoots with small leaves that commonly appear feathered. Fruiting st ...
DOI:
10.1111/ppa.13348

18. Botryosphaeriaceae diversity on Eucalyptus clones in different climate zones of Indonesia

Author:
Michael J. Wingfield,   et al.   ; Fahimeh Jami; Seonju Marincowitz; Alvaro Durán; Bernard Slippers; Jupiter I. M. Abad; ShuaiFei Chen;     Show all 7 Authors
Source:
Forest pathology 2022 v.52 no.2 pp. e12737
ISSN:
1437-4781
Subject:
Cossidae; Elsinoe; Eucalyptus; Helopeltis; Neofusicoccum; abnormal development; disease severity; forests; fungi; moths; new species; species diversity; Indonesia
Abstract:
... The Botryosphaeriaceae is an important and diverse family of latent fungal pathogens of woody plants, including Eucalyptus. These fungi live within infected plant tissues for extended periods without causing symptoms, but emerge to cause severe disease when their hosts are subjected to stress. In this study, we compared the diversity of the Botryosphaeriaceae in samples from nine different Eucalyp ...
DOI:
10.1111/efp.12737

19. Invasion Frameworks: a Forest Pathogen Perspective

Author:
Michael J. Wingfield,   et al.   ; Trudy Paap; Treena I. Burgess; John R. U. Wilson; David M. Richardson; Alberto Santini;     Show all 6 Authors
Source:
Current forestry reports 2022 v.8 no.1 pp. 74-89
ISSN:
2198-6436
Subject:
biogeography; forest pathogens; forestry; forests; genes; metagenomics
Abstract:
... PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Within the discipline of invasion science, researchers studying different taxonomic groups have developed distinct ways of investigating the phenomenon of biological invasions. While there have been efforts to reconcile these differences, a lack of knowledge of diversity, biogeography and ecology hampers researchers seeking to understand invasive microorganisms, including invasi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s40725-021-00157-4

20. Reconstructing early routes of invasion of the bronze bug Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae): cities as bridgeheads for global pest invasions

Author:
Michael J. Wingfield,   et al.   ; Eston K. Mutitu; Thierry B. Hoareau; Brett P. Hurley; Jeff R. Garnas; Bernard Slippers;     Show all 6 Authors
Source:
Biological invasions 2020 v.22 no.7 pp. 2325-2338
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Bayesian theory; Eucalyptus; Thaumastocoridae; forestry; genetic variation; insect pests; microsatellite repeats; Africa; Queensland; South America
Abstract:
... Insect pest invasions pose a major threat to agriculture, forestry and many natural ecosystems. Thaumastocoris peregrinus is an invasive sap-sucking pest of significant economic importance to Eucalyptus forestry that has recently invaded several countries worldwide. In this study we identify the origin and retrace the invasion history of T. peregrinus. We analysed samples from six locations in Afr ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-020-02258-w