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Horacio Daniel Lopez-Nicora

The Ohio State UniversityORCID 0000-0002-9672-9589Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1

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Emile Gluck‐ThaleriD· 2 shared Jason C. SlotiD· 2 shared Zachary M. KonkeliD· 2 shared A. Mengitsu· 1 shared Aaron A. VoganiD· 1 shared Alexandre Reis MachadoiD· 1 shared Anne E. DorranceiD· 1 shared Apollo GomeziD· 1 shared

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Effector loss and gain drives pathogen host range at a fitness cost

Marcus Vinícius Merfa, Tracy E. Hawk, Jelmer W. Poelstra, Lillian Ebeling-Koning, Ervan Rodgers, Hannah Toth, Zachary M. Konkel, Jules Butchacas, Nathaniel Heiden, Muhammad Uzair, Temitope F. Oladele, Godwin Edet Oduokpaha, Rebecca D. Curland, Emmanuelle Lauber, Laurie Marsan, , Jonathan M. Jacobs

This study shows that gene loss and gain in Xanthomonas translucens drive host range shifts, with fitness costs for generalist behavior and enhanced virulence for specialist behavior.

bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Population genomics of Macrophomina spp. reveals cryptic host specialization and evidence for meiotic recombination

Kayla K. Pennerman, Polly H. Goldman, Christine Jade Dilla-Ermita, G. Ramos, J. H. Jaime, J. Lopez-Hernandez, José Ramos Muñoz, M. Avilés, C. Borrero, Apollo Gomez, Jodi M. Neal, Martin I. Chilvers, Viviana Ortiz, Eva H. Stukenbrock, Gustavo Henrique Goldman, , Peter Montgomery Henry

The paper uses population genomics to analyze Macrophomina spp. isolates, revealing host specialization and meiotic recombination.

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions · Jan 1, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics

Giant Starship elements mobilize accessory genes in fungal genomes

Emile Gluck‐Thaler, Timothy I. Ralston, Zachary M. Konkel, Cristhian Javier Grabowski Ocampos, Veena Devi Ganeshan, Anne E. Dorrance, T. L. Niblack, Corlett W. Wood, Jason C. Slot, Horacio Daniel Lopez-Nicora, Aaron A. Vogan

The paper identifies Starships, large mobile elements in fungi, that mobilize accessory genes and contribute to genome variation and evolution.

Molecular Biology and Evolution · May 1, 2022Peer-reviewedGenomics