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L. Sun, K. T. David, J. F. Wolters, S. D. Karlen, C. Goncalves, D. A. Opulente, A. L. LaBella, M. Groenewald, X. Zhou, X.-X. Shen, A. Rokas, C. T. Hittinger
The paper shows that the fungal gene ENB1, acquired from a bacterial operon, enables iron uptake in W/S clade yeasts and evolved through horizontal transfer and gene loss.
bioRxiv · Nov 21, 2023Evolutionary Biology
C. Goncalves, M.-C. Harrison, J. L. Steenwyk, D. A. Opulente, A. L. LaBella, J. F. Wolters, X. Zhou, X.-X. Shen, M. Groenewald, C. T. Hittinger, A. Rokas
This study identifies convergent evolution in cacti-associated yeasts using genomic and phenotypic data, finding thermotolerance and horizontal gene transfer as key adaptive traits.
bioRxiv · Sep 14, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology
K. T. David, M.-C. Harrison, D. A. Opulente, A. L. LaBella, J. F. Wolters, X. Zhou, X.-X. Shen, M. Groenewald, M. Pennell, C. T. Hittinger, A. Rokas
This study uses machine learning to model global yeast species distributions and finds they defy traditional macroecological patterns.
bioRxiv · Aug 29, 2023 · PreprintEcology
M.-C. Harrison, E. J. Ubbelohde, A. L. LaBella, D. A. Opulente, J. F. Wolters, X. Zhou, X.-X. Shen, M. Groenewald, C. T. Hittinger, A. Rokas
This study uses machine learning to analyze yeast genomes and growth data to uncover how diet influences the evolution of galactose metabolism.
bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology
D. A. Opulente, A. L. LaBella, M.-C. Harrison, J. F. Wolters, C. Liu, Y. Li, J. Kominek, J. L. Steenwyk, H. R. Stoneman, J. VanDenAvond, C. R. Miller, Q. K. Langdon, M. Silva, C. Goncalves, E. J. Ubbelohde, , C. T. Hittinger
The paper analyzes genomic, metabolic, and ecological data from nearly all Saccharomycotina yeast species to show that intrinsic genetic factors, not trade-offs or extrinsic factors, drive variation in niche breadth.
bioRxiv · Jun 19, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology
A. de Jong, K. Al-Obaid, R. Mohd Tap, B. Gerrits van den Ende, M. Groenewald, L. Joseph, S. Ahmad, F. Hagen
The paper describes a new yeast species, Candida khanbhai, within the Candida haemulonii complex and corrects the invalid descriptions of several related species.
bioRxiv · Dec 1, 2022Microbiology
Y. Li, J. L. Steenwyk, Y. Chang, Y. Wang, T. Y. James, J. E. Stajich, J. W. Spatafora, M. Groenewald, C. Dunn, C. T. Hittinger, X.-X. Shen, A. Rokas
The paper constructs a genome-scale fungal phylogeny using 1,644 species and multiple data matrices, finding robust relationships and identifying taxonomic discrepancies.
bioRxiv · Aug 23, 2020Evolutionary Biology
X.-X. Shen, J. L. Steenwyk, A. L. LaBella, D. A. Opulente, X. Zhou, J. Kominek, Y. Li, M. Groenewald, C. T. Hittinger, A. Rokas
This study constructs a genome-scale phylogeny of Ascomycota fungi, revealing contrasting modes of genome evolution across subphyla.
bioRxiv · May 11, 2020Evolutionary Biology