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Torda Varga

Royal Botanic Gardens, KewORCID 0000-0002-2597-9126Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 2 Organism:fungi (other)· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1

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Anna LipzeniD· 2 shared Kerrie BarryiD· 2 shared László G. NagyiD· 2 shared A. Martyn AinsworthiD· 1 shared Alan KuoiD· 1 shared Alessandro A. AgoriniiD· 1 shared Alexandra DombrowskiiD· 1 shared Andrea Patrigniani· 1 shared

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A historical specimen of False Lingzhi (Ganoderma lucidum) resolves a 245-year-old confusion within an important medicinal mushroom group

Torda Varga, Spike RJ Parker, Alessandro A. Agorini, Alexandra Dombrowski, Lewis Hadfield, A. Martyn Ainsworth, David L. Hawksworth, Masoomeh Ghobad‐Nejhad, Viktor Papp

The paper resolves a 245-year-old taxonomic confusion between Ganoderma lingzhi and G. lucidum using a historical specimen and genomic analysis, showing they diverged over 12 million years ago.

Plants People Planet · Oct 26, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Analyses of trait evolution and diversification reveal multiple adaptive periods in the fungal order Hymenochaetales

Xue-Wei Wang, Torda Varga, Qiu-Shi Li, László G. Nagy, L.-W. Zhou

This study analyzes trait evolution and diversification in the fungal order Hymenochaetales, revealing multiple adaptive periods and identifying key drivers of diversification.

Mycosphere · Jan 1, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Evolutionary innovations through gain and loss of genes in the ectomycorrhizal Boletales

Gang Wu, Shingo Miyauchi, Emmanuelle Morin, Alan Kuo, Élodie Drula, Torda Varga, Annegret Kohler, Bang Feng, Yang Cao, Anna Lipzen, Chris G. Daum, Hope N. Hundley, Jasmyn L. Pangilinan, Jenifer Johnson, Kerrie Barry, , Francis M Martin

This study identifies genomic traits of ectomycorrhizal transitions in Boletales by comparing gene repertoires and reconstructing gene duplication/loss histories.

New Phytologist · Nov 12, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics

Genome expansion and lineage-specific genetic innovations in the world’s largest organisms (Armillaria)

György Sipos, Arun N. Prasanna, Mathias C. Walther, Eoin O’Connor, Balázs Bálint, Krisztina Krizsán, Brigitta Kiss, Jaqueline Hess, Torda Varga, Jason Slot, Robert Riley, Bettina Bóka, Daniel Rigling, Kerrie Barry, Juna Lee, , László G Nagy

This study sequenced four Armillaria genomes and analyzed gene expression and proteomics to identify genetic innovations linked to their pathogenicity and rhizomorph development.

bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2017 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology