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The Botryosphaeriaceae: genera and species known from culture
- A. Phillips, A. Alves, +4 authors P. Crous
- Biology, Medicine
- Studies in mycology
- 30 September 2013
In this paper we give an account of the genera and species in the Botryosphaeriaceae. We consider morphological characters alone as inadequate to define genera or identify species, given the… Expand
Eucalyptus Rust: A Disease with the Potential for Serious International Implications.
- T. Coutinho, M. Wingfield, A. Alfenas, P. Crous
- Biology, Medicine
- Plant disease
- 1 July 1998
Eucalyptus spp. are propagated extensively as non-natives in plantations in many parts of the tropics and sub-tropics. A number of diseases result in serious losses to this economically important… Expand
Pitch canker caused by Fusarium circinatum — a growing threat to pine plantations and forests worldwide
- M. Wingfield, A. Hammerbacher, +4 authors T. Coutinho
- Biology
- Australasian Plant Pathology
- 13 June 2008
Pitch canker, caused by the fungus Fusarium circinatum, is one of the most important pathogens of Pinus species. Sporadic outbreaks and epidemics caused by this fungus have been reported from… Expand
A class-wide phylogenetic assessment of Dothideomycetes
- C. Schoch, P. Crous, +51 authors J. Spatafora
- Biology, Medicine
- Studies in mycology
- 2009
We present a comprehensive phylogeny derived from 5 genes, nucSSU, nucLSU rDNA, TEF1, RPB1 and RPB2, for 356 isolates and 41 families (six newly described in this volume) in Dothideomycetes. All… Expand
Phylogenetic lineages in the Botryosphaeriales: a systematic and evolutionary framework
- B. Slippers, E. Boissin, +6 authors P. Crous
- Biology, Medicine
- Studies in mycology
- 30 September 2013
The order Botryosphaeriales represents several ecologically diverse fungal families that are commonly isolated as endophytes or pathogens from various woody hosts. The taxonomy of members of this… Expand
Unravelling Mycosphaerella: do you believe in genera?
- P. Crous, B. Summerell, +6 authors J. Groenewald
- Medicine, Biology
- Persoonia
- 29 October 2009
Many fungal genera have been defined based on single characters considered to be informative at the generic level. In addition, many unrelated taxa have been aggregated in genera because they shared… Expand
Phylogeny and systematics of the genus Calonectria
- L. Lombard, P. Crous, B. Wingfield, M. Wingfield
- Biology, Medicine
- Studies in mycology
- 2010
Species of Calonectria are important plant pathogens, several of which have a worldwide distribution. Contemporary taxonomic studies on these fungi have chiefly relied on DNA sequence comparisons of… Expand
Phylogenetic lineages in Pseudocercospora
- P. Crous, U. Braun, +5 authors J. Groenewald
- Biology, Medicine
- Studies in mycology
- 6 June 2012
Pseudocercospora is a large cosmopolitan genus of plant pathogenic fungi that are commonly associated with leaf and fruit spots as well as blights on a wide range of plant hosts. They occur in arid… Expand
Fungal Planet description sheets: 214–280
- P. Crous, R. Shivas, +53 authors J. Groenewald
- Medicine, Biology
- Persoonia
- 1 June 2014
Novel species of microfungi described in the present study include the following from South Africa: Cercosporella dolichandrae from Dolichandra unguiscati, Seiridium podocarpi from Podocarpus… Expand
Co-occurring species of Teratosphaeria on Eucalyptus
- P. Crous, J. Groenewald, B. Summerell, B. Wingfield, M. Wingfield
- Biology, Medicine
- Persoonia
- 23 February 2009
A common leaf spot disease occurring on Eucalyptus cladocalyx and E. lehmannii in the Western Cape Province of South Africa is known from literature to be caused by the fungus Coniothyrium ovatum,… Expand