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Pepijn W. Kooij

Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)ORCID 0000-0002-2619-0813Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:long-read sequencing· 1

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MicrobiologyPLoS ONEPeer-reviewedOct 7, 2025

Vertical transmission of fungus-growing ant microbiota is species-specific and constrained by queens

Victoria A. Sadowski, Panagiotis Sapountzis, Pepijn W. Kooij…·Rachelle M. M. Adams

The paper investigates vertical transmission of bacteria in fungus-growing ants, finding mixed evidence for garden bacteria transmission but supporting maternal transmission of gut-associated symbionts.

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multiple speciesmetagenomics

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Evolutionary BiologyMolecular Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewedSep 16, 2024

Genomic Signatures of Domestication in a Fungus Obligately Farmed by Leafcutter Ants

Caio Ambrosio Leal-Dutra, Joel Vizueta, Tobias Baril…·Jonathan Z. Shik

This study identifies genomic signatures of domestication in a fungus farmed by leafcutter ants using long-read sequencing, revealing gene expansions and losses linked to cultivation adaptation.

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fungi (other)long-read sequencing

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