Li‐Jun Ma

This study shows that the meiotic driver Spore Killer (spok) prevents chromosome loss and enhances fitness in the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum by maintaining dispensable chromosomes during meiosis.

This study develops a differential panel of basil cultivars to identify three distinct races of Peronospora belbahrii based on virulence profiles against genetic resistance loci.

This study analyzes the evolution of fungal PARP proteins across 534 species, identifying dynamic diversification and lineage-specific gains and losses.

The paper identifies shared accessory regions between two Fusarium species complexes that cause garden pea disease, suggesting a common origin and horizontal transfer of virulence genes.

CentroFinder identifies centromeres in fungal genomes using long-read sequencing data, accurately predicting single centromeric regions per chromosome.

This study shows that transposable elements and accessory genes drive rapid adaptation in the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum through serial passaging under selection.

This study compares two Fusarium oxysporum strains causing human and plant diseases, finding differences in virulence and accessory chromosomes associated with host adaptation.

This study examines transcription factor repertoires in the Fusarium oxysporum species complex, finding expanded families linked to host-specific adaptation and pathogenicity.

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly of Fusarium oxysporum strain Fo47, highlighting its unique genomic features and potential for studying plant interactions.

This study compares kinomes of 12 Fusarium oxysporum isolates and seven ascomycete genomes, identifying kinase expansions linked to environmental sensing and host specificity.