Quentin C Santana
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Recent Articles
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Motaung T, Ratsoma F, Kunene S, Santana Q, Steenkamp E, Wingfield B
Microb Pathog
. 2025 Feb;
200:107368.
PMID: 39947354
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are tiny messengers that convey bioactive molecules from donor to recipient cells, leading to changes in their physiology and function. We investigated the role of EVs in...
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Ratsoma F, Mokoena N, Santana Q, Wingfield B, Steenkamp E, Motaung T
J Basic Microbiol
. 2024 Feb;
64(4):e2300536.
PMID: 38314962
The capacity to form biofilms is a common trait among many microorganisms present on Earth. In this study, we demonstrate for the first time that the fatal pine pitch canker...
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De Vos L, van der Nest M, Santana Q, van Wyk S, Leeuwendaal K, Wingfield B, et al.
Pathogens
. 2024 Jan;
13(1).
PMID: 38251377
The pine pitch canker pathogen, , is globally regarded as one of the most important threats to commercial pine-based forestry. Although genome sequences of this fungus are available, these remain...
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Swalarsk-Parry B, Steenkamp E, van Wyk S, Santana Q, van der Nest M, Hammerbacher A, et al.
J Fungi (Basel)
. 2022 Nov;
8(11).
PMID: 36422035
is an economically important pathogen of pine and resides in the species complex. Here we investigated the molecular processes underlying growth in by exploring the association between growth and the...
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Dewing C, van der Nest M, Santana Q, Proctor R, Wingfield B, Steenkamp E, et al.
Pathogens
. 2022 Aug;
11(8).
PMID: 36014979
The species complex (FFSC) includes socioeconomically important pathogens that cause disease for numerous crops and synthesize a variety of secondary metabolites that can contaminate feedstocks and food. Here, we used...
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Maphosa M, Steenkamp E, Kanzi A, van Wyk S, De Vos L, Santana Q, et al.
J Fungi (Basel)
. 2022 Jul;
8(7).
PMID: 35887414
is an important global pathogen of pine trees. Genome plasticity has been observed in different isolates of the fungus, but no genome comparisons are available. To address this gap, we...
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van der Nest M, Chavez R, De Vos L, Duong T, Gil-Duran C, Ferreira M, et al.
IMA Fungus
. 2021 Mar;
12(1):5.
PMID: 33673862
Draft genomes of Penicillium roqueforti, Fusarium sororula, Chalaropsis populi, and Chrysoporthe puriensis are presented. Penicillium roqueforti is a model fungus for genetics, physiological and metabolic studies, as well as for...
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van Wyk S, Wingfield B, De Vos L, van der Merwe N, Santana Q, Steenkamp E
Pathogens
. 2019 Dec;
8(4).
PMID: 31847413
The Repeat-Induced Point (RIP) mutation pathway is a fungal-specific genome defense mechanism that counteracts the deleterious effects of transposable elements. This pathway permanently mutates its target sequences by introducing cytosine...
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van der Nest M, Steenkamp E, Roodt D, Soal N, Palmer M, Chan W, et al.
Fungal Biol
. 2019 May;
123(5):351-363.
PMID: 31053324
The overall goal of this study was to determine whether the genome of an important plant pathogen in Africa, Ceratocystis albifundus, is structured into subgenomic compartments, and if so, to...
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Palmer M, Venter S, McTaggart A, Coetzee M, van Wyk S, Avontuur J, et al.
PeerJ
. 2019 Apr;
7:e6698.
PMID: 31024760
With the increased availability of genome sequences for bacteria, it has become routine practice to construct genome-based phylogenies. These phylogenies have formed the basis for various taxonomic decisions, especially for...