Evolutionary History and Diversification of M35 Metalloproteases in Dothideomycetes: A Phylogenomic Overview and Case Study in Corynespora cassiicola - Current Microbiology Deuterolysin metalloproteases (M35s), a family of zinc-dependent proteolytic enzymes, function as key virulence factors in bacteria and fungi. In plant-pathogenic fungi, these proteins induce host cel...

Happy to have contributed to this!
We investigated the #evolution of a virulence-associated gene family across Dothideomycetes, revealing duplication and loss events, including lineage-specific expansions in a crop pathogen. 🧬 #FungalGenomics

👉 DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s002...

Personally, I’m very happy and proud to have contributed to this work during my postdoc at the University of São Paulo. Huge congratulations to Pedro Vilanova on his first first-author paper, and to our amazing PI Prof. Claudia Monteiro-Vitorello! 👏
#MPMI #FungalGenomics #Transcriptomics

Bioinformatics Tool Improves Fungal Genome Mapping for Crop Research

A new computational method improves gene‑mapping accuracy in fungal genomes, cutting gaps and mis‑assemblies, researchers report in Molecular Plant‑Microbe Interactions. getnews.me/bioinformatics-tool-impr... #bioinformatics #fungalgenomics

How long-read sequencing uncovers hitchhikers of the genomic galaxy in parasitic fungi - PacBio HiFi long-read sequencing clarified complex fungal genomes to track mobile elements, characterize movements, and compare structures across strains and species.

How do fungal pathogens evolve so quickly?

Researchers at the University of Kiel used #PacBio HiFi sequencing to uncover mobile elements called “Starships” that may help fungi jump to new hosts.

More details here: bit.ly/3H0YzQj

#HiFisequencing #FungalGenomics

Transposable elements hitchhike on Starships across fungal genomes
Berger, M., Beys-da-Silva, W. O. et al.
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#TransposableElements #FungalGenomics #BergerBeysDaSilvaResearch

Transposon activity eliminates a crucial fungal secondary metabolite cluster while preserving pathogenicity Summary ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, https://ror.org/0456r8d26, AG - 4425 Dioraphte Foundation, https://ror.o...

📜Transposon activity eliminates a crucial fungal secondary metabolite cluster while preserving pathogenicity

🧑‍🔬 Jelmer Dijkstra, Gert H.J. Kema, et al.

📔 @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social

🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

#️⃣ #PlantImmunity #FusariumOxysporum #Fusarium #Transposons #FungalGenomics #Fungi

Just 2 weeks left to apply for the BSPP Undergraduate Vaction Bursery!

Check out all of the interesting projects and details for applying here: www.bspp.org.uk/funds/underg...

#PlantPathology #Bioinformatics #FungalGenomics #BSPP

🔥 The event will bring together molecular biologists, evolutionary geneticists, and bioinformaticians to explore RIP’s role in transposable element control, genome integrity, and fungal adaptation.

Looking forward to seeing you in Neuchâtel! 🏔️ #RIPM2025 #FungalGenomics #EvolutionaryBiology

Undergraduate Vacation Bursary – Information for Project Students 2025 – BSPP – The British Society for Plant Pathology

🌱 Undergrad opportunity! 🌱
My project on helitrons in Fusarium oxysporum has been awarded a BSPP Vacation Bursary! Gain fungal genomics experience at Niab (Cambridge) - remote, in-person, or hybrid.

Apply: www.bspp.org.uk/funds/underg...

#PlantPathology #Bioinformatics #FungalGenomics #BSPP

So great opportunity to present my research on "Genomics approach in analysis of Fusarium apple fruit rot" at #ECFG17 in Dublin, Ireland! Great discussions, insightful talks, and amazing people. Excited to contribute to ongoing research in #FungalGenomics #Fusarium

Are #lichens truly a treasure chest of #naturalproducts compared to non-lichenized #fungi? We put this to test using #BGC count as a proxy across ~400 #genomes.

Spoiler alert: They absolutely are!

#PKSs
#secondaryMetabolites
#Lecanoromycetes
#fungalGenomics

Article link: tinyurl.com/ynph7npe

🚨 New preprint alert! 🚨
Excited to share our latest study on mating-type locus evolution in *Cryptococcus* and closely related species! 🧬🔬

Check it out on bioRxiv: 🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Feedback and discussions welcome! #FungalGenomics #Cryptococcus #Evolution #MATlocus

Draft genome sequence of a non-human primate-derived isolate of Candida parapsilosis | Microbiology Resource Announcements Candida parapsilosis is a dimorphic ascomycete yeast belonging to the Lodderomyces clade (1). With the capacity to form persistent biofilms, on both biotic and abiotic surfaces, it has become a major ...

Excited to share the first published genome sequence for a Candida parapsilosis isolate from a non-human primate! 🐒

This opportunistic fungal pathogen, a common human commensal, was studied in collaboration between @QIB_QI & @UKHSA_Porton.

doi.org/10.1128/mra....

#FungalGenomics #Candida

The dynamics of fungal genome organization and its impact on host adaptation and antifungal resistance Fungi are a diverse kingdom characterized by remarkable genomic plasticity that facilitates pathogenicity and adaptation to adverse environmental cond…

Alex Zaccaron and Ioannis Stergiopoulos discussed fungal genome dynamics reveal how structural variations drive host adaptation, virulence, and antifungal resistance. Insights pave the way for resilient crops and therapies.
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#FungalGenomics

Fascinating insights into #Fusarium oxysporum! 🌟 A new study uses reference-free pangenome variation to reveal the #evolution of accessory chromosomes, showcasing their role in host specificity and horizontal transfer. Wow!!!
#FungalGenomics @mfseidl.bsky.social

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

A gap-free genome assembly of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans, a vascular wilt pathogen - Scientific Data Scientific Data - A gap-free genome assembly of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans, a vascular wilt pathogen

📜 A gap-free genome assembly of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans, a vascular wilt pathogen

🧑‍🔬 Huan Wang, Gang Yao, Lili Zhang, Li Guo, et al.

📔 Scientific Data

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #FungalGenomics #Mycology #FusariumOxysporum #PlantPathology

New work on the #FusariumOxysporum Tropical Race 4 that threatens the #Cavendish #Banana!

From the great #Genomics Lab of Li-Jun Ma!

With a resesarch briefing here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#PlantScience #PlantPathology #Mycology #FungalGenomics #PlantImmunity

Segmental duplications drive the evolution of accessory regions in a major crop pathogen <em>New Phytologist</em> is an international phytology journal owned by the New Phytologist Foundation publishing original research in plant science and its applications.

📜 Segmental duplications drive the evolution of accessory regions in a major crop pathogen

🧑‍🔬 Anouk C. van Westerhoven, Gert H. J. Kema, @mfseidl.bsky.social, et al.

📔 @newphyt.bsky.social

🔗 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#️⃣ (Feeds) #FungalGenomics #PlantImmunity #FusariumOxysporum