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Emmanuel Wicker

Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le DéveloppementORCID 0000-0003-0927-7404Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Microbiology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1

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Altus ViljoeniD· 2 shared Diane MostertiD· 2 shared Sébastien RaveliD· 2 shared Stéphane PoussieriD· 2 shared Yann PécrixiD· 2 shared Agus SutantoiD· 1 shared Anaëlle Blanc· 1 shared Beatrix CoetzeeiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 3/yr

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintAug 7, 2026

MIRA: an open source and user-friendly software to automate counting and sizing of fungal spores

Joffrey Mejias, Henri Adreit, Anaëlle Blanc…·Sébastien Ravel

MIRA automates fungal spore counting and sizing using YOLO deep learning, achieving high accuracy and efficiency compared to manual methods.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.06.743221

imagingdeep learning

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MicrobiologyGenome Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewedJul 30, 2026

Interspecies exchange of a mobile genetic element during a plant disease outbreak

Daria Evseeva, Yann Pécrix, Marek Kučka…·Honour C. McCann

The paper investigates an outbreak of plant disease caused by two Ralstonia species, identifying mobile genetic elements responsible for interspecies gene exchange and disease spread.

DOI 10.1093/gbe/evag192

plant (other)whole-genome sequencing

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintJul 24, 2026

Population structure, genetic diversity and global migration of the banana Fusarium wilt pathogen, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4

Emmanuel Wicker, Megan Ceris Matthews, Sébastien Ravel…·Diane Mostert

The paper analyzes the population structure and genetic diversity of Foc TR4 using whole genome sequences to trace its origin and migration patterns.

DOI 10.64898/2026.07.23.740282

whole-genome sequencingstatistical model

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintNov 10, 2025

Robust design and validation of LAMP assays for in-field detection of three major bacterial vascular diseases of banana

Isabelle Robène-Soustrade, Mikel Arrieta Salgado (23811954), Samuel Rozsasi…·Yann Pécrix

The paper develops and validates three LAMP assays for detecting major banana bacterial diseases, showing high specificity and sensitivity in both lab and field samples.

DOI 10.1101/2025.11.10.687727

experimental assay

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