N. H. Oberlies

This study identifies and characterizes the cryptic fungal pathogen Aspergillus latus, revealing its hybrid origin and developing genomic and phenotypic markers for accurate diagnosis.

The paper uses genome-scale phylogenomics to analyze 711 Aspergillus genomes, revealing taxonomic issues and strain misidentifications.

This paper identifies Trichoderma as a pathogen of fungus gardens and shows that peptaibols, its metabolites, trigger ant weeding behavior to maintain garden hygiene.

This study compares genomic and phenotypic traits of Aspergillus flavus and its non-pathogenic relatives to understand pathogenicity evolution.

This study identifies conserved transcription factors and genes involved in gliotoxin protection in Aspergillus species through RNA-sequencing and deletion screening.

The paper analyzes the genomes and phenotypes of four Aspergillus fumigatus isolates from COVID-19 patients, finding minor genomic differences and variable virulence traits.

The paper compares secondary metabolite profiles and biosynthetic gene clusters between the pathogenic Aspergillus fumigatus and its nonpathogenic relatives A. fischeri and A. oerlinghausenensis, identifying conserved and diverged virulence-associated traits.

This study shows that the non-pathogenic Aspergillus fischeri produces gliotoxin like the pathogenic A. fumigatus, but losing secondary metabolite production does not affect its virulence.

This study compares Aspergillus fischeri and Aspergillus fumigatus to understand differences in pathogenicity, finding A. fischeri is less virulent, grows slower under stress, and has divergent secondary metabolism.