Mostafa Rahnama

The paper identifies two phylogenetically distinct Alternaria lineages associated with cotton leaf spot in Tennessee, confirming one as a causal agent.

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

The paper describes a method to conditionally control gene expression in Magnaporthe oryzae using a nitrogen-responsive promoter replacement.

The paper characterizes TLH gene families in four Fusarium oxysporum strains, identifying conserved motifs, phylogenetic clustering, and subtelomeric regions associated with genome stability.

The paper investigates how MoTeR retrotransposons cause telomere instability in Magnaporthe oryzae, leading to genome rearrangements.

The paper investigates the role of VelA and LaeA in regulating the transcriptome of Epichloë festucae during symbiosis with perennial ryegrass using comparative transcriptomics.