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Andrey M. Yurkov

Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell CulturesORCID 0000-0002-1072-5166Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 4 Approach:statistical model· 4 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 4 Organism:fungi (other)· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1

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Old Compound, New Context: Naphthocyclinones Mediate Microbial Competition in Wild Bee Nests

Roman Makitrynskyy, Imen Nouioui, Marlen Jando, Yuliia Kovalova, Jolantha Swiderski, Cathrin Spröer, Boyke Bunk, Andrey M. Yurkov, Yvonne Mast

This study identifies naphthocyclinones as antibiotics produced by Streptomyces hederae in wild bee nests, mediating bacterial competition and showing potential against Paenibacillus larvae.

bioRxiv · Oct 28, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

The StrainDiscoveryDatabase: an open framework for standardized microbial strain data

J. Witte, Artur Lissin, Isabel Schober, Christian Ebeling, Helko Lüken, Julia Koblitz, Andrey M. Yurkov, Boyke Bunk, José López-Coronado, Adrian Vaello, Aurora Zuzuarregui, Rosa Aznar, Agustín García Doñate, Ana M. P. Melo, G.J.M. Verkley, , L.C. Reimer

The paper introduces the StrainDiscoveryDatabase (SDD), a unified microbial strain dataset that resolves data fragmentation and synonymy to support AI-driven bioindustrial applications.

bioRxiv · Sep 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Lifestyle transitions in basidiomycetous fungi are reflected by tRNA composition and translation efficiency of metabolic genes

Marco Alexandre Guerreiro, Andrey Yurkov, Minou Nowrousian, Kirk D. Broders, Eva H. Stukenbrock

The paper analyzes genomic signatures in Trichosporonales fungi to link tRNA composition and translation efficiency with lifestyle transitions and virulence.

Nature Communications · Jan 15, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics

Genomic and phenotypic insights into the expanding phylogenetic landscape of the Cryptococcus genus

Marco A. Coelho, Marcia David Palma, А. В. Качалкин, Miroslav Kolařík, Benedetta Turchetti, José Paulo Sampaio, Michael J. Wingfield, Matthew C. Fisher, Andrey M. Yurkov, Joseph Heitman

This study describes six new Cryptococcus species using genomic and phenotypic data, revealing ecological associations, chromosomal variation, and metabolic differences across the genus.

PLoS Genetics · Nov 10, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics

Tracing the evolution and genomic dynamics of mating-type loci in Cryptococcus pathogens and closely related species

Marco A. Coelho, Marcia David Palma, Seonju Marincowitz, Janneke Aylward, Nam Q. Pham, Andrey M. Yurkov, Brenda Diana Wingfield, Michael J. Wingfield, Sheng Sun, Joseph Heitman

The paper traces the evolution of mating-type loci in Cryptococcus and related species, revealing genomic dynamics like locus expansions, GC-content changes, and linkage transitions.

PLoS Biology · Oct 3, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetics

Comparative genomics of Cryptococcus and Kwoniella reveals pathogenesis evolution and contrasting karyotype dynamics via intercentromeric recombination or chromosome fusion

Marco A. Coelho, Marcia David Palma, Terrance Shea, Katharine Bowers, Sage M. Smith, Arman W. Mohammad, Andreas Gnirke, Andrey M. Yurkov, Minou Nowrousian, Sheng Sun, Christina A. Cuomo, Joseph Heitman

The paper compares the genomes of pathogenic and non-pathogenic Cryptococcus species with related Kwoniella species, revealing gene gains/losses and chromosome fusion mechanisms linked to pathogenesis.

PLoS Biology · Jun 6, 2024Peer-reviewedGenomics