• Global geographic distribution and host range of Fusarium circinatum, the causal agent of pine pitch canker 

      Drenkhan, Rein; Ganley, Beccy; Martín-García, Jorge; Vahalík, Petr; Adamson, Kalev; Adamčíková, Katarína; Ahumada, Rodrigo; Blank, Lior; Bragança, Helena; Capretti, Paolo; Cleary, Michelle; Cornejo, Carolina; Davydenko, Kateryna; Diez, Julio J.; Lehtijärvi, Hatice Tugba Doğmuş; Dvořák, Miloň; Enderle, Rasmus; Fourie, Gerda; Georgieva, Margarita; Ghelardini, Luisa; Hantula, Jarkko; Ioos, Renaud; Iturritxa, Eugenia; Kanetis, Loukas; Karpun, Natalia N.; Koltay, András; Landeras, Elena; Markovskaja, Svetlana; Mesanza, Nebai; Milenković, Ivan; Musolin, Dmitry L.; Nikolaou, Konstantinos; Nowakowska, Justyna A.; Ogris, Nikica; Oskay, Funda; Oszako, Tomasz; Papazova-Anakieva, Irena; Paraschiv, Marius; Pasquali, Matias; Pecori, Francesco; Rafoss, Trond; Raitelaityte, Kristina; Raposo, Rosa; Robin, Cecile; Rodas, Carlos A.; Santini, Alberto; Sanz-Ros, Antonio V.; Selikhovkin, Andrey V.; Solla, Alejandro; Soukainen, Mirkka; Soulioti, Nikoleta; Steenkamp, Emma T.; Tsopelas, Panaghiotis; Vemic, Aleksandar; Vettraino, Anna Maria; Wingfield, Michael J.; Woodward, Stephen; Zamora-Ballesteros, Cristina; Mullett, Martin S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-01)
      Fusarium circinatum, the causal agent of pine pitch canker (PPC), is currently one of the most important threats of Pinus spp. globally. This pathogen is known in many pine-growing regions, including natural and planted ...
    • Highly Clonal Structure and Abundance of One Haplotype Characterise the Diplodia sapinea Populations in Europe and Western Asia 

      Adamson, Kalev; Laas, Marili; Blumenstein, Kathrin; Busskamp, Johanna; Langer, Gitta J.; Klavina, Darta; Kaur, Anu; Maaten, Tiit; Mullett, Martin S.; Müller, Michael M.; Ondrušková, Emília; Padari, Allar; Pilt, Enn; Riit, Taavi; Solheim, Halvor; Soonvald, Liina; Tedersoo, Leho; Terhonen, Eeva; Drenkhan, Rein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-04)
      Diplodia sapinea is a cosmopolitan endophyte and opportunistic pathogen having occurred on several conifer species in Europe for at least 200 years. In Europe, disease outbreaks have increased on several Pinus spp. in the ...
    • The Relationship between Fungal Diversity and Invasibility of a Foliar Niche—The Case of Ash Dieback 

      Agan, Ahto; Drenkhan, Rein; Adamson, Kalev; Tedersoo, Leho; Solheim, Halvor; Børja, Isabella; Matsiakh, Iryna; Timmermann, Volkmar; Nagy, Nina Elisabeth; Hietala, Ari Mikko (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08-26)
      European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) is threatened by the invasive ascomycete Hymenoscyphus fraxineus originating from Asia. Ash leaf tissues serve as a route for shoot infection but also as a sporulation substrate for this ...
    • Seasonal Dynamics of Fungi Associated with Healthy and Diseased Pinus sylvestris Needles in Northern Europe 

      Agan, Ahto; Solheim, Halvor; Adamson, Kalev; Hietala, Ari Mikko; Tedersoo, Leho; Drenkhan, Rein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-17)
      The relationship between the ecological success of needle pathogens of forest trees and species richness of co-inhabiting endophytic fungi is poorly understood. One of the most dangerous foliar pathogens of pine is Dothistroma ...
    • Worldwide Genetic Structure Elucidates the Eurasian Origin and Invasion Pathways of Dothistroma septosporum, Causal Agent of Dothistroma Needle Blight 

      Mullett, Martin S.; Drenkhan, Rein; Adamson, Kalev; Boroń, Piotr; Lenart-Boroń, Anna; Barnes, Irene; Tomšovský, Michal; Jánošíková, Zuzana; Adamčíková, Katarína; Ondrušková, Emília; Queloz, Valentin; Piskur, Barbara; Musolin, Dmitry L.; Davydenko, Kateryna; Georgieva, Margarita; Schmitz, Sophie; Kačergius, Audrius; Ghelardini, Luisa; Orlović, Jelena Kranjec; Müller, Michael; Oskay, Funda; Hauptman, Tine; Halász, Ágnes; Markovskaja, Svetlana; Solheim, Halvor; Vuorinen, Martti; Heinzelmann, Renate; Hamelin, Richard C.; Konečný, Adam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02-03)
      Dothistroma septosporum, the primary causal agent of Dothistroma needle blight, is one of the most significant foliar pathogens of pine worldwide. Its wide host and environmental ranges have led to its global success as a ...