Guus Bakkeren

Wheat and barley stripe rust pan-genome facilitates discovery of the predominant North American lineage's origin in somatic hybridization

The paper identifies the origin of the predominant North American Pst lineage, PstS18, as a somatic hybridization event between PstS1 and an unknown lineage.

Uncovering the history of recombination and population structure in western Canadian stripe rust populations through mating-type alleles

The paper analyzes mating-type alleles in Canadian stripe rust populations to uncover recombination history and population structure, identifying novel alleles and foreign incursions.

Whole-genome sequencing of multiple isolates of Puccinia triticina reveals asexual lineages evolving by recurrent mutations.

The paper analyzes whole-genome sequences of 121 Puccinia triticina isolates to study lineage evolution and mutation patterns in asexual lineages.

UhAVR1, an HR-triggering avirulence effector of Ustilago hordei, is secreted via the ER-Golgi pathway to the cytosol of barley coleoptile cells and contributes to virulence early in infection.

The paper identifies UhAVR1 as an avirulence effector secreted via the ER-Golgi pathway in Ustilago hordei, which triggers hypersensitive response in resistant barley or contributes to virulence in susceptible hosts.

Comparative analysis highlights variable genome content of wheat rusts and divergence of the mating loci.

The paper compares the genomes of three wheat rust pathogens to identify gene content variation and divergence in mating loci, highlighting differences in genome size, heterozygosity, and effector expression.