Batzer, J.C., Harrington, T.C., Gleason, M.L., Groenewald, J.Z., Crous, P.W.
Sooty blotch and flyspeck (SBFS) is a complex of fungi that cause late-season blemishes of apple and pear fruit that cosmetically damage the cuticle, which result in fruit that are unacceptable to...
Arzanlou, M., Groenewald, J.Z., Fullerton, R.A., Abeln, E.C.A., Carlier, J., Zapater, M-F., ...
Three species of Mycosphaerella, namely M. eumusae, M. fijiensis, and M. musicola are involved in the Sigatoka disease complex of bananas. Besides these three primary pathogens, several additional...
Crous, P.W., Summerell, B.A., Mostert, L., Groenewald, J.Z.
Species of Mycosphaerella and Teratosphaeria represent important foliicolous pathogens of Proteaceae. Presently approximately 40 members of these genera (incl. anamorphs) have been recorded from...
Novel Paraconiothyrium species on stone fruit trees and other woody hosts (2008)
Damm, U., Verkley, G.J.M., Crous, P.W., Fourie, P.H., Haegi, A., Riccioni, L.
Coniothyrium-like fungi are common wood and soil inhabitants and hyperparasites on other fungi. They belong to different fungal genera within the Pleosporales. Several isolates were obtained on wood...
Damm, U., Crous, P.W., Fourie, P.H.
During a survey of Prunus wood from South Africa, isolations were made of three presumably Calosphaerialean fungi that formed hyphomycetous, phialidic anamorphs in culture. In order to reveal the...
Zerjav, M., Munda, A., Halleen, F., Crous, P.W.
A Cylindrocarpon species with up to 10 ¿m wide, straight and predominantly 3-septate macroconidia, subglobose to ovoidal microconidia and chlamydospores, is described as Cyl. pauciseptatum. It is...
Microfungi occurring on Proteaceae in the fynbos (2008)
Marincowitz, S., Crous, P.W., Groenewald, J.Z., Wingfield, M.J.
Morphological plasticity in Cladosporium sphaerospermum (2008)
Dugan, F.M., Braun, U., Groenewald, J.Z., Crous, P.W.
A morphologically distinct isolate of Cladosporium sphaerospermum from a North American patent collection, referenced as Cladosporium lignicola in the patent, was examined. Generic affinity was...
Phillips, A.J.L., Alves, A., Pennycook, S.R., Johnston, P.R., Ramaley, A., Akulov, A., ...
Species in the Botryosphaeriaceae are common plant pathogens and saprobes found on a variety of mainly woody hosts. Teleomorphs typically have hyaline, aseptate ascospores. However, some have been...
Slippers, B., Smit, W.A., Crous, P.W., Coutinho, T.A., Wingfield, B.D., Wingfield, M.J.
Species of Botryosphaeria are well-recognized pathogens of pome and stone fruit trees. The taxonomy of these fungi, however, has been confused in the past. Recent taxonomic changes to the...
Conde, L., Waalwijk, C., Canto-Canché, B.B., Kema, G.H.J., Crous, P.W., James, A.C., ...
Idiomorphs mat1-1 and mat1-2 from Mycosphaerella fijiensis, the causal agent of black leaf streak disease of banana, were isolated. Degenerate oligos were used to amplify the HMG box of the mat1-2...
It is common knowledge that pathogenic viruses can change hosts, with avian influenza, the HIV, and the causal agent of variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob encephalitis as well-known examples. Less well known,...
Stergiopoulos, I., Groenewald, M., Staats, M., Lindhout, P., Crous, P.W.
Two mating-type genes, designated MAT1-1-1 and MAT1-2-1, were cloned and sequenced from the presumed asexual ascomycete Cladosporium fulvum (syn. Passalora fulva). The encoded products are highly...
Ware, S.B., Verstappen, E.C.P., Breeden, J., Cavaletto, J.R., Goodwin, S.B., Waalwijk, C., ...
We studied the possibility of a teleomorph associated with the genotypically diverse septoria speckled leaf blotch (SSLB) pathogen of barley, Septoria passerinii. A teleomorph in the genus...
Molecular diagnostics for the Sigatoka disease complex of banana (2007)
Arzanlou, M., Abeln, E.C.A., Kema, G.H.J., Waalwijk, C., Carlier, J., Crous, P.W.
The Sigatoka disease complex of banana involves three related ascomycetous fungi, Mycosphaerella fijiensis, M. musicola, and M. eumusae. The exact distribution of these three species and their...
Delimiting Cladosporium from morphologically similar genera (2007)
Crous, P.W., Braun, U., Schubert, K., Groenewald, J.Z.
The genus Cladosporium is restricted to dematiaceous hyphomycetes with a coronate scar type, and Davidiella teleomorphs. In the present study numerous cladosporium-like taxa are treated, and...
Schubert, K., Braun, U., Groenewald, J.Z., Crous, P.W.
Cladosporium chlorocephalum (= C. paeoniae) is a common, widespread leaf-spotting hyphomycete of peony (Paeonia spp.), characterised by having dimorphic conidiophores. During the season, one stage of...
Phylogenetic and morphotaxonomic revision of Ramichloridium and allied genera (2007)
Arzanlou, M., Groenewald, J.Z., Gams, W., Braun, U., Crous, P.W.
Foliicolous Mycosphaerella spp. and their anamorphs on Corymbia and Eucalyptus (2007)
Crous, P.W., Summerell, B.A., Carnegie, A.J., Mohammed, C., Himaman, W., Groenewald, J.Z.
Schubert, K., Groenewald, J.Z., Braun, U., Dijksterhuis, J., Starink, M., Hill, C.F., ...
The Cladosporium herbarum complex comprises five species for which Davidiella teleomorphs are known. Cladosporium herbarum s. str. (D. tassiana), C. macrocarpum (D. macrocarpa) and C. bruhnei (D....
Pathogenicity testing of lesser-known vascular fungi of grapevines (2007)
Halleen, F., Mostert, L., Crous, P.W.
Several hyphomycetes were recently isolated from asymptomatic or symptomatic vascular tissues of grapevines showing Petri disease symptoms in South Africa. In most cases, their status as pathogens...
A higher-level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi (2007)
Hibbett, D.S., Binder, M., Bischoff, J.F., Blackwell, M., Cannon, P.F., Eriksson, O.E., ...
Diversity of saprobic microfungi (2007)
Hyde, K.D., Busaban, B., Paulus, B., Crous, P.W., Lee, S., McKenzie, E.H.C., ...
Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in Cylindrocladium pauciramosum (2007)
Wright, L.P., Wingfield, B.D., Crous, P.W., Wingfield, M.J.
Ten polymorphic microsatellite markers were developed for Cylindrocladium pauciramosum, a plant pathogen with a wide host range, which poses a serious problem in South African Eucalyptus nurseries....
Discovery of fungus-mite mutualism in a unique niche (2007)
Roets, F., Wingfield, M.J., Crous, P.W., Dreyer, L.L.
The floral heads (infructescences) of South African Protea L. represent a most unusual niche for fungi of the economically important genus Ophiostoma Syd. and P. Syd. emend. Z.W. de Beer et al....
Damm, U., Crous, P.W., Fourie, P.H.
Botryosphaeriaceae are common dieback and canker pathogens of woody host plants, including stone fruit trees. In the present study the diversity of members of the Botryosphaeriaceae isolated from...
Groenewald, M., Barnes, I, Bradshaw, R.E., Brown, A.V., Dale, A., Groenewald, J.Z., ...
Dothistroma septosporum and D. pini are the two causal agents of Dothistroma needle blight of Pinus spp. in natural forests and plantations. Degenerate primers amplified portions of mating type genes...
Groenewald, M., Groenewald, J.Z., Linde, C.C., Crous, P.W.
The plant pathogenic fungus, Cercospora beticola, causes the most important foliage disease of sugar beet. A previous study has shown that isolates of opposite mating types are present in equal...
Wang, H-K., Aptroot, A., Crous, P.W., Hyde, K.D., Jeewon, R.
Massariosphaeria is a loculoascomycetous fungus currently accommodated within the Pleosporales. However, based on morphology alone, it has been difficult to assess its familial position and its...
Hane, J.K., Lowe, R.G.T., Solomon, P.S., Tan, K-C., Schoch, C.L., Spatafora, J.W., ...
Stagonospora nodorum is a major necrotrophic fungal pathogen of wheat (Triticum aestivum) and a member of the Dothideomycetes, a large fungal taxon that includes many important plant pathogens...
Burgess, T., Dell, D., Xu, D., Crous, P.W., Wingfield, B.D., ...
Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in Cylindrocladium parasiticum. (2006)
Wright, L.P., Wingfield, B.D., Crous, P.W., Brenneman, T., Wingfield, M.J.
Taxonomy and pathology of Togninia (Diaporthales) and its Phaeoacremonium anamorphs. (2006)
Mostert, L., Groenewald, J.Z., Summerbell, R.C., Gams, W., Crous, P.W.
Cortinas, M.N., Crous, P.W., Wingfield, B.D., Wingfield, M.J.
Colletogloeopsis zuluensis, previously known as Coniothyrium zuluense, causes a serious stem canker disease on Eucalyptus spp. grown as non-natives in many tropical and sub-tropical countries. This...
Calonectria species and their Cylindrocladium anamorphs: species with clavate vesicles (2006)
Crous, P.W., Groenewald, J.Z., Simoneau, P., Hyde, K.D.
The present study compares all known species of Cylindrocladium that have clavate vesicles. Several isolates were obtained from baited soils collected in various parts of the world, while others were...
How many species of fungi are there at the tip of Africa? (2006)
Crous, P.W., Rong, I.H., Wood, A., Lee, S., Glen, H., Botha, W., ...
Several recent studies have reviewed the extent of fungal biodiversity, and have used these data as basis for revised estimates of species numbers based on known numbers of plants and insects. None...
Crous, P.W., Verkley, G.J.M., Groenewald, J.Z.
A study of microfungi associated with living Eucalyptus leaves and leaf litter revealed several novel and interesting taxa. Cladoriella eucalypti gen. et sp. nov. is described as a Cladosporium-like...
A multi-gene phylogeny for species of Mycosphaerella occurring on Eucalyptus leaves (2006)
Hunter, G.C., Wingfield, B.D., Crous, P.W., Wingfield, M.J.
Species of the ascomycete genus Mycosphaerella are regarded as some of the most destructive leaf pathogens of a large number of economically important crop plants. Amongst these, approximately 60...
Lamprecht, S.C., Groenewald, J.Z., Castlebury, L.A., Crous, P.W.
Die-back of rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) causes substantial losses in commercial Aspalathus plantations in South Africa. In the past, the disease has been attributed to Phomopsis phaseoli...
Cortinas, M.N., Burgess, T, Dell, D., Xu, D., Crous, P.W., Wingfield, B.D., ...
Coniothyrium zuluense causes a serious canker disease of Eucalyptus in various parts of the world. Very little is known regarding the taxonomy of this asexual fungus, which was provided with a name...
Crous, P.W., Groenewald, J.Z., Braun, U., Schubert, K.
Cladosporium musae, a widespread leaf-spotting hyphomycete on Musa spp., is genetically and morphologically distinct from Cladosporium s. str. (Davidiella anamorphs, Mycosphaerellaceae, Dothideales)....
Species of Cercospora associated with grey leaf spot of maize (2006)
Crous, P.W., Groenewald, J.Z., Groenewald, M., Caldwell, P., Braun, U., Harrington, T.C.
Phylogenetic lineages in the Botryosphaeriaceae (2006)
Crous, P.W., Slippers, B., Wingfield, M.J., Rheeder, J., Marasas, W.F.O., Philips, A.J.L., ...
Neonectria liriodendri sp. nov., the main causal agent of black foot disease of grapevines (2006)
Halleen, F., Groenewald, J.Z., Rego, C., Oliveira, H., Crous, P.W.
Multi-gene phylogeny for Ophiostoma spp. reveals two new species from Protea infructescences (2006)
Roets, F., Dreyer, L.L., Zipfel, R., Crous, P.W., Wingfield, M.J.
Pathogenicity of Colletotrichum species to Protea cultivars (2006)
Lubbe, C.M., Denman, S., Lamprecht, S.C., Crous, P.W.
Colletotrichum species cause a wide range of diseases on Proteaceae. Four Colletotrichum species, C. acutatum, C. acutatum f. sp. hakea, C. boninense and C. gloeosporioides, have been associated with...
Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in Cylindrocladium parasiticum (2006)
Wright, L.P., Wingfield, B.D., Crous, P.W., Brenneman, T., Wingfield, M.J.
Twelve polymorphic microsatellite markers were developed for Cylindrocladium parasiticum, a plant pathogen with a wide host range and the causal agent of the serious disease of peanuts (Arachis...