A chromosome-scale super-pangenome of the lichen genus Peltigera reveals genome architecture and expanded interaction repertoires shared across pathogenic and mutualistic fungi
Vivien Joisten-Rosenthal, Tolga Arslan, Max Heinen, Ciaran Kelly, Yukiyo Sato, Diego Garfias-Gallegos, Lucas Huettebraeucker, Stefan Robertz, Vicente Ramírez, Jochen Hecht, Francy J. Pérez-Llanos, Carlos J. Pardo‐De la Hoz, Jolanta Miądlikowska, Xiaoran Zhou, Dirk Joisten, , Björn Usadel
The paper constructs a chromosome-scale super-pangenome for the lichen genus Peltigera, revealing shared genomic features between pathogenic and mutualistic fungi.
bioRxiv · Jun 20, 2026 · PreprintGenomics