Fungal Evolution Professor at Ohio State. Opinions my own. Ideas are judged by how competitive they are in an open ecosystem. Refuse to infantilize my audience.
Columbus, OH
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"Evolution, structure and function of the putative biosynthetic gene cluster of the fungal secondary metabolite myriocin, a potent inhibitory sphingolipid"
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Subspecies-specific metabolic gene clusters orchestrate polyphenol dynamics for modular metabolic breeding in sugarcane #commentary #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-communication…
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Could this microorganism be a fossil Phytophthora infecting a Carboniferous seed? @KamounLab @dromius @Tolga_Bzkrt
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From genotype to microbiome function: a gene–metabolite–microbiome pathway shaping plant nutrient acquisition
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#Commentary by Pang and Yu highlighting the recent work by Xu et al.
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ALT Mechanistic framework for host genetic regulation of rhizosphere microbiome assembly under low phosphorus conditions.
The "dark magic mushroom" co-produces amatoxins and psilocybin biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
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Partial mycoheterotrophy: a common strategy in arbuscular mycorrhizal plants?
Merckx et al.
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ALT Proposed autotrophy to mycoheterotrophy continuum among mycorrhizal plants, based on Johnson et al. (1997).
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Groundwater microbial communities across the terrestrial subsurface nature.com/articles/s41564-0…
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Rational reduction of a sorghum SynCom that preserves growth promotion reveals flavonoid-mediated plant–microbe interactions
Pettinga et al. @deanpettinga @PHandakumburua @DevinColemanDer
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The roads most traveled: genetic convergence in plant repeated evolution
#TansleyInsight by Satterlee
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ALT Convergent evolution of a composite trait through spontaneous coincidence and hypothetical genetic modules.
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An Evolving View of Phylogenetic Biogeography academic.oup.com/sysbio/adva… @systbiol
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Structure and function of a fungal AB toxin-like chimerolectin involved in anti-nematode defense. EMBO J 45, 4766–4786 (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s44318-026-0…
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Excited to share our latest collaborative paper, recently published in @NewPhyt! 🌿
How do powdery mildew fungi successfully colonize plants? It turns out they don't bring their own toolkit - they hijack the plant's.
Read the full study here 🔗
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How do beneficial fungi remodel host cell walls without triggering immunity? We identify SiROCX as a basidiomycete-specific regulator activating CAZyme targets, including GH11/GH10/GH43/CE4 and AA9 enzymes, for xylan/cellulose remodeling during symbiosis.
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#MPB
Bacillus bacteria boost medicinal plant growth, stress tolerance & bioactive compounds, paving the way for sustainable high-quality production.
@MaximumAcademic @sci_plant @UCAS1978 #Bacillus #MedicinalPlants
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Evolution of genomic architecture of the plant-pathogenic fungus Alternaria revealed by comparative analyses of 12 chromosome-level assemblies - go.shr.lc/4vAi3zW
