Fungal Genomics Challenges the Dogma of Name-Based Biosecurity

Alistair R McTaggart; Magriet A van der Nest; Emma T Steenkamp; Jolanda Roux; Bernard Slippers; Louise S Shuey; Michael J Wingfield; André Drenth

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1005475

Fungal Genomics Challenges the Dogma of Name-Based Biosecurity

PLoS Pathog. 2016 May 5;12(5):e1005475. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005475. eCollection 2016 May.

Authors

Alistair R McTaggart¹, Magriet A van der Nest², Emma T Steenkamp², Jolanda Roux³, Bernard Slippers¹, Louise S Shuey², Michael J Wingfield¹, André Drenth⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP), Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
² Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
³ Department of Plant Sciences, Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP), Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
⁴ Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Fungi / classification*
Fungi / genetics*
Genomics
Security Measures*

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP), THRIP initiative of the Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Science and Technology (DST)/National Research Foundation (NRF), and Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.