Fungal genomics

Fungal genomics is a scientific discipline that concerns the genome, encompassing the entire hereditary information, of fungi. Fungal genomics can, for example, be used to study fungal evolution or outbreaks of fungal infections.

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17 December 2022 | Open Access

Draft genome sequencing and secretome profiling of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum revealed effector repertoire diversity and allied broad-host range necrotrophy
- Navin C. Gupta
- , Sunita Yadav
- & Pankaj Sharma
Scientific Reports 12, 21855
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22 November 2022 | Open Access

CRISPR-Cas12a induced DNA double-strand breaks are repaired by multiple pathways with different mutation profiles in Magnaporthe oryzae

In this work, Huang and colleagues describe variation in DNA repair outcomes due to distinct repair mechanisms following CRISPR targeting of different loci in the plant pathogenic fungus Magnaporthe oryzae.
- Jun Huang
- , David Rowe
- & David E. Cook
Nature Communications 13, 7168
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14 September 2022 | Open Access

Telomere-to-telomere genome sequence of the model mould pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

The fungus Aspergillus fumigatus causes invasive and chronic diseases worldwide. Here, Bowyer et al. use long-read and short-read sequencing to generate complete chromosome assemblies and telomere-to-telomere coverage for two isolates, thus providing high-quality reference genomes as fundamental resources to study this pathogen.
- Paul Bowyer
- , Andrew Currin
- & Marcin G. Fraczek
Nature Communications 13, 5394
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26 July 2022 | Open Access

Global genomic analyses of wheat powdery mildew reveal association of pathogen spread with historical human migration and trade

The fungus Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici causes wheat powdery mildew disease. Here, Sotiropoulos et al. analyze a global sample of 172 mildew genomes, providing evidence that humans drove global spread of the pathogen throughout history and that mildew rapidly evolved through hybridization with local fungal strains.
- Alexandros G. Sotiropoulos
- , Epifanía Arango-Isaza
- & Thomas Wicker
Nature Communications 13, 4315
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30 June 2022 | Open Access

Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals the resistance regulation mechanism and fungicidal activity of the fungicide phenamacril in Fusarium oxysporum
- Zhitian Zheng
- , Huaqi Liu
- & Feng Zhang
Scientific Reports 12, 11081
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24 June 2022 | Open Access

A comparative genomic analysis of lichen-forming fungi reveals new insights into fungal lifestyles
- Hyeunjeong Song
- , Ki-Tae Kim
- & Yong-Hwan Lee
Scientific Reports 12, 10724

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News | 08 January 2021

An ancestral Matryoshka doll

This month’s Genome Watch highlights the genomic traits underlying the ancestral association between endobacteria, which live inside arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which reside within plants.
- Esther Singer
Nature Reviews Microbiology 19, 140
Research Highlights | 28 July 2020

Copy-number variation

This study reports that extensive copy number variations occur in the presence of azole antifungal drugs in Candida albicans, which might cause phenotypic and population-level heterogeneity observed in clinical isolates.
- Andrea Du Toit
Nature Reviews Microbiology 18, 542
Research Highlights | 16 June 2020

When two fungi become one

This study reports the discovery of human-pathogenic filamentous Aspergillus latus allodiploid hybrids that are phenotypically distinct from the parental species.
- Ashley York
Nature Reviews Microbiology 18, 413
News | 26 September 2019

Yeasts and how they came to be

This month’s Genome Watch highlights a large-scale sequencing project that enriches our understanding of yeast evolution and diversity.
- Sara Calhoun
- , Stephen J. Mondo
- & Igor V. Grigoriev
Nature Reviews Microbiology 17, 649
Research Highlights | 09 October 2018

An expanding fungal tree of life
- Ashley York
Nature Reviews Microbiology 16, 719
Research Highlights | 27 April 2017

A fully designed yeast genome

Nature Methods 14, 469

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Fungal genomics

Latest Research and Reviews

Draft genome sequencing and secretome profiling of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum revealed effector repertoire diversity and allied broad-host range necrotrophy

CRISPR-Cas12a induced DNA double-strand breaks are repaired by multiple pathways with different mutation profiles in Magnaporthe oryzae

Telomere-to-telomere genome sequence of the model mould pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

Global genomic analyses of wheat powdery mildew reveal association of pathogen spread with historical human migration and trade

Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals the resistance regulation mechanism and fungicidal activity of the fungicide phenamacril in Fusarium oxysporum

A comparative genomic analysis of lichen-forming fungi reveals new insights into fungal lifestyles

News and Comment

An ancestral Matryoshka doll

Copy-number variation

When two fungi become one

Yeasts and how they came to be

An expanding fungal tree of life

A fully designed yeast genome

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