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V. Merckx

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Organism:plant (other)· 4 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 2 Approach:benchmark study· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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S. Gomes· 3 shared S. Janssens· 3 shared A. Mertens· 2 shared F. Vandelook· 2 shared A. Hooft van Huysduynen· 1 shared A. Marrero-Rodriguez· 1 shared A. Zizka· 1 shared B. Karabayir· 1 shared

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S. Gomes

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Antagonistic plants preferentially target arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi that are highly connected to mutualistic plants

S. Gomes, M. Fortuna, J. Bascompte, V. Merckx

The paper investigates how antagonistic plants interact with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a tripartite network, finding that antagonists preferentially target highly connected mutualistic fungi.

bioRxiv · Jul 5, 2021 · PreprintEcology

Genetic diversity of the pathogenic banana Fusarium wilt in northern Viet Nam

L. L. Thi, A. Mertens, T. D. Vu, T. D. Vu, P. L. A. Minh, H. N. Duc, S. de Backer, R. Swennen, F. Vandelook, B. Panis, M. Amalfi, C. Decock, S. Gomes, V. Merckx, S. Janssens

The paper identifies the genetic diversity of Fusarium wilt pathogens in northern Viet Nam, finding Foc Race 1 as the dominant strain, with a potential new pathogen in the FFSC.

bioRxiv · May 26, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Multiple origins of insular woodiness on the Canary Islands are consistent with palaeoclimatic aridification

A. Hooft van Huysduynen, S. Janssens, V. Merckx, R. Vos, L. Valente, A. Zizka, M. Larter, B. Karabayir, D. Maaskant, Y. Witmer, J. M. Fernandez-Palacios, L. de Nascimento, R. Jaen Molina, A. Marrero-Rodriguez, M. del Arco, F. Lens

The paper estimates the timing of woodiness origin in Canary Island plant lineages and links it to historical aridification events.

bioRxiv · May 9, 2020Evolutionary Biology

A large-scale species level dated angiosperm phylogeny for evolutionary and ecological analyses

S. Janssens, T. L. P. Couvreur, A. Mertens, G. Dauby, L.-P. Dagallier, S. Vanden Abeele, F. Vandelook, M. Mascarello, H. Beeckman, M. Sosef, V. Droissart, M. van der Bank, O. Maurin, W. Hawthorne, C. Marshall, , O. Hardy

The paper constructs a large-scale dated angiosperm phylogeny using plastid genes and fossils, enabling broad evolutionary and ecological analyses.

bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2019Evolutionary Biology

FungalRoot: Global online database of plant mycorrhizal associations

N. A. Soudzilovskaia, S. Vaessen, M. Barcelo, J. He, S. Rahimlou, K. Abarenkov, M. Brundrett, S. Gomes, V. Merckx, L. Tederesoo

FungalRoot compiles and provides a comprehensive database of plant mycorrhizal associations, offering data on colonization intensity and metadata to support ecological and evolutionary research.

bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2019Ecology