Claudette Dewing

PhD candidate | Research focus on fungal diversity associated with pastures and their impact on animal health

[Claudette Dewing @cdewing47]

Our paper is out!
🧫 #Pseudopithomyces toxicarius was identified - causal agent of facial eczema in 🐄 🌍
📊 Several other species & known #mycotoxin producers were also identified

🔗 https://t.co/hXZu072Kgs

@mycobiomics @Fabiteam1

[Claudette Dewing @cdewing47]

All partners of the @mycobiomics came together @Fabiteam1 to reflect back on what we have achieved over the last 5 years 🍄

Curious about what we were busy with? Take a look at https://t.co/bTEeSsZcxu

[MycoKeys @MycoKeys]

Three Fusarium species discovered in 🇿🇦 Eastern Cape dairy pastures reveal potential implications for cattle health.

One species was named Fusarium mariecurieae to honour Marie Curie and recognise support from the @MSCActions project @mycobiomics.

🔗 https://t.co/O88HoIpLuU

[Claudette Dewing @cdewing47]

Celebrating with the Applied Mycology group @Fabiteam1 - our first PhD publication! 🎉 We described 3 new Fusarium species 🧬🍄 @MycoKeys https://t.co/YSzjxfvkGa

@mycobiomics

Also, how amazing is this gift 🤩 @CobusVisagie2 @nerimanyilmaz82

[Neriman Yilmaz 🧫🔬🧬 @nerimanyilmaz82]

9/ We appreciate the continuous support that enables groundbreaking mycological research. Stay tuned for more exciting discoveries! 🍄🔬 @mycokeys @mycobiomics @MSCActions @REA_research @Fabiteam1 @UPTuks @UPnasagric

[Neriman Yilmaz 🧫🔬🧬 @nerimanyilmaz82]

8/n Special thanks to @MycoKeys @Pensoft & International Mycological Association for financial support. 🏅📖 At @imc12 in Maastricht (Aug 2024), I was honored to receive the Young Mycologist Presentation Award, which covered the publication fees for this manuscript! 🎉👏

[Neriman Yilmaz 🧫🔬🧬 @nerimanyilmaz82]

7/n Our project also received funding from the EU’s Horizon 2020 research & innovation programme (RISE) via the @MSCActions grant (No. 101008129) under the @mycobiomics🇪🇺🍄@REA_research @UPnasagric @UPTuks @Fabiteam1

[Neriman Yilmaz 🧫🔬🧬 @nerimanyilmaz82]

6/n This research was made possible thanks to great support! 🎉🔬We received grants from:
✅ @NRF_News (Grant No. 137791: PI:Myself)
✅ FLAIR Fellowship (FLR\R1\201831: PI: @CobusVisagie2) by the #AfricanAcademyofSciences @royalsociety funded by the UK

[Neriman Yilmaz 🧫🔬🧬 @nerimanyilmaz82]

5/n Our study highlights #Fusarium diversity in pastures in 🇿🇦and we are now investigating secondary metabolites & #mycotoxin production in these new species. Stay tuned for more 🧬🔬🧫🧪
@MSCActions @MycoKeys @Pensoft @REA_research @Fabiteam1

[Neriman Yilmaz 🧫🔬🧬 @nerimanyilmaz82]

4/n Additionally, we provided the first formal description of #Fusarium goeppertmayerae, since the original authors had not included one. Two more species remain undescribed due to poor morphological development in culture. 🤔 @mycokeys @Fabiteam1 @mycobiomics

[Neriman Yilmaz 🧫🔬🧬 @nerimanyilmaz82]

3/n We formally described them as:
🔬 Fusarium cumulatum (Equiseti clade) – named for its abundant chlamydospore formation
🌿 Fusarium pascuum (Camptoceras clade) – from Latin pascuum (pasture)
🧪Fusarium mariecurieae – honoring Marie Curie & @MSCActions support @MycoKeys

[Neriman Yilmaz 🧫🔬🧬 @nerimanyilmaz82]

2/n We surveyed fungal diversity in mixed pastures on Eastern Cape 🐄 farms 🇿🇦 & isolated 155 #Fusarium strains from the Fusarium incarnatum-equiseti species complex. Using single & multigene phylogenies (TEF, CaM, RPB2), we identified 11 #Fusarium species, 3 of which are novel!

[Neriman Yilmaz 🧫🔬🧬 @nerimanyilmaz82]

1/n 🥁We named a newly discovered #fungal species, #Fusarium mariecurieae, in honor of #MarieCurie (1867–1934) and in recognition of support from the @MSCActions grant @mycobiomics Naming a species is a taxonomist’s ❤️ language.
https://t.co/I2CQiImllN @mycokeys

[Claudette Dewing @cdewing47]

@nerimanyilmaz82 @niccivanvuuren @CobusVisagie2 We are all so proud 🤓

[Claudette Dewing @cdewing47]

So happy when bookstores have beautiful books about #fungi 🍄 and something beautiful to add to my bookshelf 📚 excited to learn more about the science and secrets of these beautiful little organisms 🤓

[Neriman Yilmaz 🧫🔬🧬 @nerimanyilmaz82]

Yayyy what a big day for Applied Mycology Group @Fabiteam1 We welcomed two interns, Annah and Steven, and two honours students, Unathi and Kerryn, to our group. Also celebrated the first student publication of the group written by Jenna-Lee Price📝⭐️#mycology

[Claudette Dewing @cdewing47]

@cheyenne_theron @Fabiteam1 So cool 😱

[Claudette Dewing @cdewing47]

@LTranslat3d @MPI_NZ @scion_research Nice 🤩

[Claudette Dewing @cdewing47]

@UPnasagric @UPTuks @foodformzansi @shivanbez97

[Food For Mzansi @foodformzansi]

FARMER'S INSIDE TRACK: With agriculture always lurking somewhere in her thoughts, it's no wonder that research analyst Shivan Bezuidenhout eventually gave into the mesmerising appeal of a job she regards as meaningful.
https://t.co/sC9qVlavBr