Evidence of Coevolution Between Lineages and Their Corresponding Hosts, Lodgepole Pine and Jack Pine.

Variation in rate of infection and susceptibility of spp. to the fungus (syn. ), the causative agent of western gall rust, has been well documented.

Novel species of from naturally-occurring forest trees in Greece and South Africa.

species are wood-infecting, filamentous ascomycetes that occur in fresh wounds on a wide variety of tree species. These fungi are mainly known as saprobes although some have been associated with disease symptoms. Six fungal isolates with typical culture characteristics of spp.

Ecology and population structure of a tree wound-infecting fungus in a native South African forest environment.

Ceratocystis tsitsikammensis was first isolated from bark harvesting wounds on two indigenous tree species in the Afromontane forests of the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Inoculation studies indicated that it is a potential pathogen of native Rapanea melanophloeos trees. In this study, we investigated the distribution, ecology and biology of C.

Independent origins and incipient speciation among host-associated populations of Thielaviopsis ethacetica in Cameroon.

Thielaviopsis ethacetica was recently reinstated as a distinct taxon using DNA phylogenies. It is widespread affecting several crop plants of global economic importance. In this study, microsatellite markers were developed and used in conjunction with sequence data to investigate the genetic diversity and structure of Th.

Reconsidering species boundaries in the Ceratocystis paradoxa complex, including a new species from oil palm and cacao in Cameroon.

The Ceratocystis paradoxa complex accommodates a group of fungal pathogens that have become specialized to infect mostly monocotyledonous plants. Four species currently are recognized in this group, including C. paradoxa, which has a widespread distribution and broad host range.