Laccase properties, physiological functions, and evolution

G Janusz, A Pawlik, U Świderska-Burek… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Discovered in 1883, laccase is one of the first enzymes ever described. Now, after almost
140 years of research, it seems that this copper-containing protein with a number of unique …

Phylogenetic tree building in the genomic age

P Kapli, Z Yang, MJ Telford - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2020 - nature.com
Knowing phylogenetic relationships among species is fundamental for many studies in
biology. An accurate phylogenetic tree underpins our understanding of the major transitions …

Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa

R Viana, S Moyo, DG Amoako, H Tegally, C Scheepers… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in southern Africa has been characterized by three distinct
waves. The first was associated with a mix of SARS-CoV-2 lineages, while the second and …

A neutralizing human antibody binds to the N-terminal domain of the Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2

X Chi, R Yan, J Zhang, G Zhang, Y Zhang, M Hao… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Developing therapeutics against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) could be guided by the distribution of epitopes, not only on the receptor binding …

The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance

H Tegally, JE San, M Cotten, M Moir, B Tegomoh… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Investment in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) sequencing
in Africa over the past year has led to a major increase in the number of sequences that …

Genomic characterization of the 2019 novel human-pathogenic coronavirus isolated from a patient with atypical pneumonia after visiting Wuhan

JFW Chan, KH Kok, Z Zhu, H Chu, KKW To… - Emerging microbes & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A mysterious outbreak of atypical pneumonia in late 2019 was traced to a
seafood wholesale market in Wuhan of China. Within a few weeks, a novel coronavirus …

Global diversity and systematics of Hymenochaetaceae with poroid hymenophore

F Wu, LW Zhou, J Vlasák, YC Dai - Fungal Diversity, 2022 - Springer
Taxonomy and phylogeny of poroid Hymenochaetaceae based on the most comprehensive
phylogenetic analyses are presented. A phylogeny based on a combined dataset of ITS and …

Ultrafast Sample placement on Existing tRees (UShER) enables real-time phylogenetics for the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Y Turakhia, B Thornlow, AS Hinrichs, N De Maio… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
As the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads through human populations, the unprecedented
accumulation of viral genome sequences is ushering in a new era of 'genomic contact …

[HTML][HTML] Fusarium: more than a node or a foot-shaped basal cell

PW Crous, L Lombard, M Sandoval-Denis, KA Seifert… - Studies in mycology, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent publications have argued that there are potentially serious consequences for
researchers in recognising distinct genera in the terminal fusarioid clade of the family …

Genomic variance of the 2019‐nCoV coronavirus

C Ceraolo, FM Giorgi - Journal of medical virology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There is a rising global concern for the recently emerged novel coronavirus (2019‐nCoV).
Full genomic sequences have been released by the worldwide scientific community in the …