Christoph Stritt

Evolutionary dynamics of the insertion sequence IS6110 in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

The paper analyzes the evolutionary dynamics of IS6110 in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains using ancestral state reconstruction and identifies patterns of insertion and selection.

Large contribution of repeats to genetic variation in a transmission cluster of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

The paper characterizes repeat-associated mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis genomes using long-read sequencing, revealing their significant contribution to genetic variation in an outbreak.

Transposition of HOPPLA in siRNA-deficient plants suggests a limited effect of the environment on retrotransposon mobility in Brachypodium distachyon

The paper investigates the factors influencing LTR-RT mobility in Brachypodium distachyon, finding that environmental stress has limited effects while RNA polymerase IV loss significantly increases transposon activity.

Impact of transposable elements on methylation and gene expression across natural accessions of Brachypodium distachyon.

This study examines the impact of transposable elements on DNA methylation and gene expression in Brachypodium distachyon natural accessions, finding limited methylation spreading and specific gene expression associations with TE insertions.

Diversity, dynamics and effects of LTR retrotransposons in the model grass Brachypodium distachyon

The paper analyzes LTR retrotransposon dynamics in Brachypodium distachyon, finding that certain families drive recent transposition and contribute to genome composition and methylation patterns.

High-throughput genotyping of the spelt gene pool reveals patterns of agricultural history in Europe

This study uses high-throughput genotyping to analyze spelt genetic diversity and reveals its divergence from bread wheat and independent introduction into Europe.