Robert W. Riley

This study identifies hydrophobins as key proteins enabling fungal binding to microplastics, offering potential strategies for mitigating microplastic-related health risks.

The paper introduces GenomeOcean, a large-scale generative model trained on metagenomic data, to explore the genomic manifold hypothesis and demonstrates its alignment with another model.

This study examines how soil redox conditions influence viral communities and virus-host interactions in tropical rainforest soils, revealing distinct viral populations and their roles in carbon degradation.

This study uses multi-omics analysis to characterize Neurospora intermedia in oncom, revealing its role in byproduct conversion and potential for waste-to-food upcycling.

The paper improves the functional annotation of the mushroom-forming fungus Coprinopsis cinerea by integrating a chromosome-level genome assembly with extensive expression profiling across multiple conditions.

GenomeFace improves metagenomic binning by combining composition and environmental abundance networks, producing more near-complete genomes faster than existing methods.

The paper uses long-read sequencing to resolve the complex structure of T-toxin biosynthesis genes in the fungus Cochliobolus heterostrophus and identifies translocation breakpoints associated with super-virulence.

This study identifies horizontal gene transfer events in Armillaria fungi that contribute to plant biomass degradation and pathogenicity.

The paper shows that secondary metabolism gene clusters in Xylariales fungi are linked to broader ecological roles and increased gene diversity.

This study uses long-read metagenomics and metatranscriptomics to analyze soil communities, revealing phylum-specific secondary metabolite dynamics during wetting events.