The Case for Adopting the "Species Complex" Nomenclature for the Etiologic Agents of Cryptococcosis. 1.Kwon-Chung KJ, Bennett JE, Wickes BL, et al. The Case for Adopting the "Species Complex" Nomenclature for the Etiologic Agents of Cryptococcosis. mSphere. 2017;2(1). doi:10.1128/mSphere.00357-16. Read more
Comparative Genomics Integrated with Association Analysis Identifies Candidate Effector Genes Corresponding to Lr20 in Phenotype-Paired Puccinia triticina Isolates from Australia. 1.Wu JQ, Sakthikumar S, Dong C, Zhang P, Cuomo CA, Park RF. Comparative Genomics Integrated with Association Analysis Identifies Candidate Effector Genes Corresponding to Lr20 in Phenotype-Paired Puccinia triticina Isolates from Australia. Front Plant Sci. 2017;8:148. doi:10.3389/fpls.2017.00148. Read more
Harnessing Whole Genome Sequencing in Medical Mycology. 1.Cuomo CA. Harnessing Whole Genome Sequencing in Medical Mycology. Curr Fungal Infect Rep. 2017;11(2):52-59. doi:10.1007/s12281-017-0276-7. Read more
Microevolutionary traits and comparative population genomics of the emerging pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus gattii. 1.Farrer RA, Voelz K, Henk DA, et al. Microevolutionary traits and comparative population genomics of the emerging pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus gattii. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2016;371(1709). doi:10.1098/rstb.2016.0021. Read more
A Multistate Toggle Switch Defines Fungal Cell Fates and Is Regulated by Synergistic Genetic Cues. 1.Anderson MZ, Porman AM, Wang N, et al. A Multistate Toggle Switch Defines Fungal Cell Fates and Is Regulated by Synergistic Genetic Cues. PLoS Genet. 2016;12(10):e1006353. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1006353. Read more
Genome Diversity, Recombination, and Virulence across the Major Lineages of Paracoccidioides. 1.Muñoz JF, Farrer RA, Desjardins CA, et al. Genome Diversity, Recombination, and Virulence across the Major Lineages of Paracoccidioides. mSphere. 2016;1(5). doi:10.1128/mSphere.00213-16. Read more
Genome Sequence of Spizellomyces punctatus. 1.Russ C, Lang F, Chen Z, et al. Genome Sequence of Spizellomyces punctatus. Genome Announc. 2016;4(4). doi:10.1128/genomeA.00849-16. Read more
Lower prevalence but similar fitness in a parasitic fungus at higher radiation levels near Chernobyl. 1.Aguileta G, Badouin H, Hood ME, et al. Lower prevalence but similar fitness in a parasitic fungus at higher radiation levels near Chernobyl. Mol Ecol. 2016;25(14):3370-83. doi:10.1111/mec.13675. Read more
Use of Multiple Sequencing Technologies To Produce a High-Quality Genome of the Fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the Causative Agent of Bat White-Nose Syndrome. 1.Drees KP, Palmer JM, Sebra R, et al. Use of Multiple Sequencing Technologies To Produce a High-Quality Genome of the Fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the Causative Agent of Bat White-Nose Syndrome. Genome Announc. 2016;4(3). doi:10.1128/genomeA.00445-16. Read more
Intracellular Action of a Secreted Peptide Required for Fungal Virulence. 1.Homer CM, Summers DK, Goranov AI, et al. Intracellular Action of a Secreted Peptide Required for Fungal Virulence. Cell Host Microbe. 2016;19(6):849-64. doi:10.1016/j.chom.2016.05.001. Read more