Fay‐Wei Li

The Spirogyra genome: signatures of shared and divergent division and differentiation

This study sequenced the Spirogyra pratensis genome and analyzed its transcriptional responses to light and temperature, revealing unique cytokinetic processes and plastid division mechanisms.

Insights into the phylogeny and enigmatic mitochondrial biology of eustigmatophyte algae from over 50 newly sequenced organellar genomes

This study presents over 50 newly sequenced organellar genomes from eustigmatophyte algae, revealing insights into their phylogeny and unique mitochondrial gene evolution.

Landscape genomics and demography of California Azolla

The paper analyzes genetic diversity and demographic history of Azolla populations in California, identifying three groups and finding evidence of recent invasions for two newly reported taxa.

The genome of the vining fern Lygodium microphyllum highlights genomic and functional differences between life phases of an invasive plant

This study provides a genome and epigenomic analysis of the invasive fern Lygodium microphyllum, revealing differences between its gametophyte and sporophyte life phases and their responses to freezing stress.

The genome assembly of the duckweed fern, Azolla caroliniana

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly of Azolla caroliniana, improving upon previous assemblies and aiding in understanding its population genetics and taxonomy.

Symbiotic diversification relies on an ancestral gene network in plants

The paper identifies an ancestral gene network involved in intracellular symbiosis in plants, showing its conservation and convergent recruitment across different symbiotic systems.

The nitrogen-fixing fern Azolla has a complex microbiome characterized by multiple modes of transmission

The paper characterizes the microbiome of the nitrogen-fixing fern Azolla, revealing multiple endosymbionts with varying transmission modes and stages of symbiosis evolution.

Hornworts reveal a spatial model for pyrenoid-based CO2-concentrating mechanisms in land plants

This study investigates the pyrenoid-based CO2-concentrating mechanism in hornworts, revealing conserved components and a spatial model similar to Chlamydomonas.

Extraordinary preservation of gene collinearity over three hundred million years revealed in homosporous lycophytes

This study presents genome assemblies of two homosporous lycophytes, revealing preserved gene collinearity and slow genome evolution over 350 million years.

The ancestral chromatin landscape of land plants

The paper maps the chromatin landscape of hornworts to infer the ancestral chromatin structure of bryophytes and land plants.

PURC v2.0: a program for improved sequence inference for polyploid phylogenetics and other manifestations of the multiple-copy problem

PURC v2.0 improves sequence inference for polyploid phylogenetics by incorporating ASV methods alongside OTU clustering, enhancing accuracy over previous OTU-based approaches.

Monodopsis and Vischeria genomes elucidate the biology of eustigmatophyte algae

This paper presents high-quality genome assemblies of Monodopsis and Vischeria, sister species to Nannochloropsis, revealing insights into their biology and evolution.

Metagenomic characterization of a harmful algal bloom using nanopore sequencing

This study uses nanopore sequencing to characterize a harmful algal bloom, showing it can identify dominant organisms and functional genes, though it has limitations in detecting rare taxa.