Mr Wilhelm De Beer

Academic Staff
Tree Protection Co-operative Programme

Research Interests

My research focuses primarily on fungi from the Ophiostomatales (Ascomycetes) and the smut-like Microstromatales (Basidiomycetes). Research topics include fungus-insect symbioses, pathogenicity to plants and humans, bluestain and decay of timber, fungal taxonomy, phylogeny, population genetics, mating, and diagnostics. Species and species complexes from the genera Ophiostoma, Sporothrix, Grosmannia, Leptographium, and Quambalaria are included in my studies.

I coordinate all DNA sequence data generated for the above-mentioned fungal genera in FABI, as well as data originating from several international collaborations. In addition, I manage the FABI research nursery and clone banks on the experimental farm of the university.

Publications

Please e-mail me for pdf’s of articles published during the course of the last year. All older pdf’s are available for download at the ‘My Publications’ link.