Alodie Snirc

This study compares genomic adaptations of cheese-associated Nectriaceae fungi, revealing contrasting evolutionary paths involving gene family expansions, reductions, and horizontal gene transfer.

The paper identifies a new Penicillium biforme lineage, cheesy, selected for food fermentation, with genetic and phenotypic differences from P. camemberti and traits advantageous for cheesemaking.

The paper investigates recombination suppression around the mating-type locus in Schizothecium fungi, finding evolutionary strata associated with a diploid-like life cycle in pseudo-homothallic species.

EASYstrata is a workflow for genome annotation and divergence analysis that detects recombination suppression and its effects, validated on fungal, plant, and animal genomes.

This study investigates the role of Starships, large horizontal gene transfers, in domesticated and pathogenic fungi, finding increased Starship content in strains from human-associated environments.

The paper shows that HD mating-type genes have lost function in three Microbotryum species, with PR genes controlling mating compatibility, and reports evolutionary strata from recombination suppression.

This study identifies pleiotropic QTLs for key cheese-making traits in Penicillium roqueforti by analyzing F1 hybrids from cheese and non-cheese populations.

The paper identifies a non-recombining genomic region in the invasive fungus Cryphonectria parasitica linked to the mating-type locus, showing balanced haplotype segregation and potential adaptation through mobile elements.

This study analyzes whole-genome data from 98 Geotrichum candidum strains to show domestication led to genetic and phenotypic differentiation in cheese-making strains.