TUESDAY 15 AUGUST
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| Welcome meal. At the resort. |
WEDNESDAY 16 AUGUST |
| 8:00-8:30 |
Registration |
| 8:30-9:00 |
Welcome. Introduction:
What are the Ophiostomatoid fungi?
Mike Wingfield and Keith Seifert |
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Session 1: Taxonomy and biodiversity
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| 9:00-9:30 |
Emerging lineages, genera and ecological patterns in the
Ophiostomatales
Wilhelm de Beer |
| 9:30-10:00 |
Species of Ceratocystis:
Emerging evidence for discrete generic boundaries
Brenda Wingfield |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Anamorphs of Ophiostomatoid fungi
Keith Seifert |
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10:30-11:00 TEA & COFFEE
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| 11:00-11:30 |
Leptographium species: Anamorphs of
Grosmannia
Karin Jacobs |
| 11:30-12:00 |
Ceratocystis species in the
Ceratocystis fimbriata sensu lato species complex
Marelize van Wyk |
| 12:00-12:30 |
Taxonomy, phylogeny and nomenclature of the
Ophiostoma piceae morphological species complex
Keith Seifert |
| 12:30-13:00 |
The Ophiostoma minus
complex
Karin Jacobs |
| 13:00-14:00 LUNCH |
| 14:00-14:30 |
Ceratocystis species in Africa, with particular reference to the
Acacia wilt pathogen C. albifundus
Jolanda Roux |
| 14:30-15:00 |
Bark beetle associated fungi in the Iberian Peninsula
Arturo Goldarazena and Pedro Romon
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| 15:00-15:30 |
Bark beetles and Ophiostomatoid fungi in
Japan
Hyato Masuya
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| 15:30-16:00 TEA & COFFEE |
| 16:00-16:30 |
Taxonomy and ecology of ophiostomatoid fungi associated with
Protea infructescences
Francois Roets |
| 16:30-17:00 |
Ophiostomatoid fungi associated with conifer-infesting bark beetles in
China
Xudong Zhou |
| 17:00-17:15 |
Wounds and Ophiostomatoid fungi in Africa
Gilbert Kamgan Nkuekam |
| 17:15-17:30 |
Molecular characterization of Ophiostomatoid fungi
associated with four bark beetles colonizing white spruce in eastern Canada
Marie-Eve Beaulieu |
| EVENING DISCUSSION (At the MBRS) |
| 20:00-22:00 |
Generic and species concepts. Diagnostics and identifications.
Maximizing the impact of biodiversity surveys.
Data sharing. |
THURSDAY 17 AUGUST
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| 8:15-8:30 |
Introduction to the day’s events |
| Session 2: Economic and Ecological Impacts |
| 8:30-9:00 |
Ceratocystis and Ophiostoma: International boundaries and
trade issues
Mike Wingfield |
| 9:00-9:30 |
Market issues relating to blue stain cause by Ophiostomatoid fungi
Adnan Uzunovic |
| 9:30-10:00 |
The two subspecies of Ophiostoma novo-ulmi are now freely
hybridizing across Europe and the hybrids exhibit high pathogenic fitness
Clive Brasier |
| 10:00-10:30 |
The discovery of Ophiostoma tetropii Mathiesen with the brown spruce
longhorn beetle [Tetropium fuscum (Fabr.)] in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ken Harrison |
| 10:30-11:00 TEA & COFFEE |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Patterns of colonization of Ophiostoma spp. and the impact of host
type
Joan Webber |
| 11:30-12:00 |
Conifer defense against infection by Ophiostoma and
Ceratocystis
Paal Krokene |
| 12:00-12:30 |
Cartapip and the use of albino strains of Ophiostoma for pulping and blue
stain control
Roberta Farrell |
| 12:30-13:00 |
Poster session |
| 13:00-14:00 LUNCH |
| 14:00-18:00 OPEN AFTERNOON FOR BEACH ACTIVITY |
| 18:00-Late Dinner at the resort |
FRIDAY 18 AUGUST
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| 8:15-8:30 |
Recap and a look at the day ahead |
| Session 3: Insect relations |
| 8:30-9:00 |
Bark beetles, conifers and fungi: Redefining relationships
Tim Paine |
| 9:00-9:30 |
Environmental and evolutionary determinants of bark beetle fungus symbioses
Diana Six |
| 9:30-10:00 |
New perspectives on the southern pine beetle-microbial symbiosis
Kier Klepzig |
| 10:00-10:30 |
The role of mites in beetle-fungal interactions
Rich Hofstetter |
| 10:30-11:00 TEA & COFFEE |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Ecology and pathology of Ceratocystis spp.
associated with conifer infesting bark beetles
Thomas Kirisits |
| 11:30-12:00 |
Pine decline in the southeastern United States and the involvement
of bark beetles and ophiostomatoid fungi
Lori Eckhart and Roger Menard |
| 12:00-12:30 |
Ophiostomatoid associates of the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus
ponderosae, and the northern spruce engraver, Ips perturbatus, in western Canada
Sepideh Alamouti |
| 12:30-13:00 |
Group discussion: Insect relations |
| 13:00–14:00 LUNCH |
| Session 4: Frontiers |
| 14:00-14:30 |
Ophiostoma and Ceratocystis genomics
Louis Bernier |
| 14:30-15:00 |
Molecular biology studies in Ceratocystis polonica
Carl Gunnar Fossdal |
| 15:00-15:30 |
Population biology in species of Ceratocystis and
Ophiostoma
Bernard Slippers |
| 15:30-16:00 TEA & COFFEE |
| 16:00-16:30 |
Virus infections in Ophiostoma and Ceratocystis
Mauricio Marin Montoya |
| 16:30-16:45 |
Discovery, characterization and potential mobility of DNA transposons in the Dutch
Elm disease fungi
Guillame Bovet |
| 17:00-17:15 |
Development of microsatellite markers to study the population biology of the wood-inhabiting
funfus, O. quercus
Joha Grobbelaar |
| 17:15-17:45 |
Plenary discussion |
| 17:45 |
Close |
| 18:45 |
Farewell beach barbecue at the resort |
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