Worldwide movement of exotic forest fungi, especially in the tropics and the southern hemisphere: This article examines the impact of fungal pathogens introduced in …

MJ Wingfield, B Slippers, J Roux, BD Wingfield - Bioscience, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Natural and introduced pathogens are present in exotic plantations. Exotic pathogens
commonly enter new areas via germ plasm. Root pathogens, which tend to require soil and …

Phylogeny and taxonomy of species in the Grosmannia serpens complex

TA Duong, ZW De Beer, BD Wingfield, MJ Wingfield - Mycologia, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Grosmannia serpens was first described from pine in Italy in 1936 and it has been recorded
subsequently from many countries in both the northern and southern hemispheres. The …

Bark beetles of Mediterranean conifers

F Lieutier, Z Mendel, M Faccoli - Insects and diseases of Mediterranean …, 2016 - Springer
Bark beetles of conifer trees in the Mediterranean basin play a relevant ecological and
economic role in forest ecosystem functioning. Their activity often reflects the health …

Draft genomes of Amanita jacksonii, Ceratocystis albifundus, Fusarium circinatum, Huntiella omanensis, Leptographium procerum, Rutstroemia sydowiana, and …

MA van der Nest, LA Beirn, JA Crouch, JE Demers… - IMA fungus, 2014 - Springer
The genomes of fungi provide an important resource to resolve issues pertaining to their
taxonomy, biology, and evolution. The genomes of Amanita jacksonii, Ceratocystis …

Large shift in symbiont assemblage in the invasive red turpentine beetle

SJ Taerum, TA Duong, ZW De Beer, N Gillette, JH Sun… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Changes in symbiont assemblages can affect the success and impact of invasive species,
and may provide knowledge regarding the invasion histories of their vectors. Bark beetle …

Invasive bark and ambrosia beetles in California Mediterranean forest ecosystems

SJ Seybold, RL Penrose, AD Graves - Insects and diseases of …, 2016 - Springer
This chapter discusses the native ranges, histories of introduction, recent research efforts,
and the potential impacts of some of 22 species of invasive scolytids in California's …

Grosmannia and Leptographium spp. associated with conifer-infesting bark beetles in Finland and Russia, including Leptographium taigense sp. nov.

R Linnakoski, ZW de Beer, TA Duong… - Antonie van …, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Species of Grosmannia with Leptographium anamorphs include important forest
pathogens and agents of blue stain in timber. They are commonly found in association with …

Leptographium and Graphium species associated with pineinfesting bark beetles in England

MJ Wingfield, JN Gibbs - Mycological Research, 1991 - Elsevier
Isolations for blue-stain fungi were made from Hylastes ater, H. opacus, Hylurgops palliatus
and Tomicus piniperda trapped in Pinus sylvestris billets. Five Leptographium spp. including …

Characterization of the mating-type genes in Leptographium procerum and Leptographium profanum

TA Duong, ZW De Beer, BD Wingfield, MJ Wingfield - Fungal Biology, 2013 - Elsevier
Leptographium procerum and the closely related species Leptographium profanum, are
ascomycetes associated with root-infesting beetles on pines and hardwood trees …

Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Leptographium procerum complex, including Leptographium sinense sp. nov. and Leptographium longiconidiophorum sp. nov.

M Yin, TA Duong, MJ Wingfield, XD Zhou… - Antonie van …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Leptographium procerum (Ophiostomatales, Ascomycota) is a well-known fungal
associate of pine root-infesting bark beetles and weevils, occurring in several countries of …