Opportunistic pathogenicity in fungi can transcend species boundaries
David C. Rinker, Thomas J. C. Sauters, Adiyantara Gumilang, Olivia L. Riedling, Karin Steffen, Camila Figueiredo Pinzan, Thaila Fernanda dos Reis, Patrícia Alves de Castro, Manuel Rangel‐Grimaldo, Huzefa A. Raja, John G. Gibbons, Nicholas H. Oberlies, Gustavo Henrique Goldman, Antonis Rokas
This study compares phenotypic, metabolomic, and genomic variation between two Aspergillus species to determine factors distinguishing opportunistic pathogens from non-pathogens.
bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology