[HTML][HTML] Know the enemy and know yourself: addressing cryptic fungal pathogens of humans and beyond

JL Steenwyk, A Rokas, GH Goldman - PLoS Pathogens, 2023 - journals.plos.org
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat …

[HTML][HTML] OMICS and other advanced technologies in mycological applications

NN Wijayawardene, N Boonyuen, CB Ranaweera… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fungi play many roles in different ecosystems. The precise identification of fungi is important
in different aspects. Historically, they were identified based on morphological characteristics …

Reducing the number of accepted species in Aspergillus series Nigri

C Bian, Y Kusuya, F Sklenář, E D'hooge… - Studies in …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
The Aspergillus series Nigri contains biotechnologically and medically important species.
They can produce hazardous mycotoxins, which is relevant due to the frequent occurrence …

Genome-wide patterns of noncoding and protein-coding sequence variation in the major fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

A Brown, JL Steenwyk, A Rokas - G3: Genes, Genomes …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Aspergillus fumigatus is a deadly fungal pathogen, responsible for> 400,000 infections/year
and high mortality rates. A. fumigatus strains exhibit variation in infection-relevant traits …

PhyKIT: A Multitool for Phylogenomics

J Steenwyk, G Martínez-Redondo, T Buida… - 2024 - preprints.org
Multiple sequence alignments and phylogenetic trees are rich in biological information and
are fundamental to research in biology. PhyKIT is a tool for processing and analyzing the …

[HTML][HTML] Strain heterogeneity in a non-pathogenic fungus highlights factors contributing to virulence

DC Rinker, TJC Sauters, K Steffen, A Gumilang… - bioRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Fungal pathogens exhibit extensive strain heterogeneity, including variation in virulence.
Whether closely related non-pathogenic species also exhibit strain heterogeneity remains …

[引用][C] To Identify Transposon-Associated Gene Families in a Genetically Well-sampled Species Group with High Lifestyle Diversity.

J Elton - 2023 - Queen Mary, University of London