REVISITING THE PHYLOGENY AND TAXONOMY OF THE GENUS SIDERA (HYMENOCHAETALES, BASIDIOMYCOTA) WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON S. VULGARIS

Revisiting the phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Sidera (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota) with particular emphasis on S. vulgaris

The genus Sidera (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota) comprises white-rot, mono- or dimitic fungi with poroid or hydnoid hymenophore.It has a worldwide distribution albeit with fewer species present in the Southern Hemisphere.Although recent studies revealed the existence of several new Sidera species, there are still taxonomic inconsistencies and obsc

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Symptoms and fungi associated with esca in South African vineyards

In the past, only a few incidences of esca diseased grapevines were reported from the Slanghoekand Rawsonville areas of South Africa, with the damage believed to be of little importance so that the diseasehas not been studied in South Africa.In the present study, vines with internal or external symptoms of the esca disease complex were sampled from

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