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Semar Petrus

Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Nolan T. HartwickiD· 3 shared Todd P. MichaeliD· 3 shared Allen MamertoiD· 2 shared Bradley W. AbramsoniD· 2 shared Kelly ColtiD· 2 shared Anthony AylwardiD· 1 shared Buntora PasaribuiD· 1 shared Emadeldin Hassan E. KonozyiD· 1 shared

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Triploidy is prominent in the duckweed Lemna minor complex

Todd P. Michael, Phuong T. N. Hoang, Bradley W. Abramson, Allen Mamerto, Buntora Pasaribu, Jörg Fuchs, Evan Ernst, Nicholas A. Allsing, Luca Braglia, Semar Petrus, Veit Schubert, Nolan T. Hartwick, Megan Wang, Yi-Feng Chen, Mariele Lensink, , Eric Lam

The paper analyzes duckweed clones to resolve taxonomic relationships and finds triploidy is common, with implications for classification and evolution.

Communications Biology · Jun 25, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Chromosome-level baobab (Adansonia digitata) genome illuminates its evolutionary insights

Justine Kitony, Kelly Colt, Bradley W. Abramson, Nolan T. Hartwick, Semar Petrus, Emadeldin Hassan E. Konozy, Nisa Karimi, Levi J Yant, Todd P. Michael

This study presents a chromosome-level genome of baobab, revealing its evolutionary history, genomic features, and population structure, with insights into its longevity mechanisms.

bioRxiv · Apr 14, 2024 · PreprintGenomics

PanKmer: k-mer based and reference-free pangenome analysis

Anthony Aylward, Semar Petrus, Allen Mamerto, Nolan T. Hartwick, Todd P. Michael

PanKmer provides a reference-free toolkit for pangenome analysis using k-mer decomposition to explore genetic variation across multiple genomes.

Bioinformatics · Oct 1, 2023Peer-reviewedBioinformatics