Adaptive evolution of sesquiterpene deoxyphomenone in mycoparasitism by Hansfordia pulvinata associated with horizontal gene transfer from Aspergillus species
Kazuya Maeda, Takuya Sumita, Oumi Nishi, Hirotoshi Sushida, Yumiko Higashi, Hiroyuki Nakagawa, Tomoko Suzuki, Eishin Iwao, Much Zaenal Fanani, Yoshiaki Nishiya, Yuichiro Iida
This study identifies deoxyphomenone biosynthesis gene clusters in Hansfordia pulvinata and related Aspergillus species, showing horizontal gene transfer and adaptive evolution in mycoparasitism.
mBio · Mar 20, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology