Juan F. Álzate

This study characterizes the genomic diversity, host associations, and tissue tropism of Hydrangea ringspot virus (HdRSV) using transcriptomic data from multiple Hydrangea species and cultivars.

The paper uses metataxonomic analysis of nematode DNA in environmental samples to identify public health-relevant species, demonstrating a scalable framework for parasitic nematode surveillance.

This study investigates phylogenetic challenges in Rafflesiaceae and Apodanthaceae, identifying a 'danger zone' caused by incomplete lineage sorting and long-branch attraction, leading to unstable placements despite divergence time estimates suggesting a mid-Cretaceous origin.

This study uses shotgun metagenomics to classify yeast MAGs in coffee fermentation, identifying Pichia kluyveri as the most abundant species.

The paper identifies Tobacco Necrosis Virus A in a diseased Colombian Cannabis sativa plant using RNA-seq, reports its genome sequence, and classifies it within the Tombusviridae family.

This study assembles and analyzes mitogenomes from 11 Bryconidae species, revealing phylogenetic relationships and highlighting the need for taxonomic revision.