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Detection of differentially expressed genes using RNA-Seq and CyVerse
Detection of differentially expressed genes using RNA-Seq Introduction In this tutorial we will analyze an RNA-Seq data set to detect differences in gene expression between two experimental conditions. We will use a program called Tophat to align the RNA-Seq reads … Continue reading
Pathogen Identification using DNA Barcoding
Background DNA Barcoding is a technique for identifying species using DNA sequences. Short DNA sequences are used like barcodes on items at the supermarket to uniquely identify each product. Read more about DNA Barcoding on Wikipedia and the website of the … Continue reading
Identification of horizontally transferred genes in the genus Colletotrichum reveals a steady tempo of bacterial to fungal gene transfer
Abstract (provisional) Background Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the stable transmission of genetic material between organisms by means other than vertical inheritance. HGT has an important role in the evolution of prokaryotes but is relatively rare in eukaryotes. HGT has … Continue reading
Congratulations to Gabriel for the Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado!
Congratulations go out to Gabriel Rech, our former Ph.D. student who recently received the Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado for his Ph.D. research. Great job Gaby!
Welcome to our new postdoc, Ramón Pacheco
Ramón Pacheco was recently awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from CONACYT, Mexico to work on Colletotrichum comparative genomics in our group.
Congratulations Víctor Bello!
Undergraduate student Víctor Bello was recently awarded an undergraduate research fellowship (a beca de colaboración) for work in our group. Congratulations Víctor!
Draft Genome Sequence of Colletotrichum sublineola: a destructive pathogen of cultivated sorghum – Genome announcements
We recently pubished a draft genome sequence of Colletotrichum sublineola, a pathogen of sorghum. http://genomea.asm.org/content/2/3/e00540-14.full
Natural selection on coding and non-coding DNA sequences is associated with virulence genes in a plant pathogenic fungus
Our recent article in Genome Biology and Evolution: http://gbe.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/09/04/gbe.evu192.abstract
Two recent articles from our group
Rech, G.E., Sanz-Martín, J.M., Anisimova, M., Sukno, S.A., and Thon, M.R. (2014). Natural selection on coding and non-coding DNA sequences is associated with virulence genes in a plant pathogenic fungus. Genome Biol Evol evu192. Krijger, J.-J., Thon, M.R., Deising, H.B., and Wirsel, … Continue reading
Characterisation and epidemiology of colletotrichum acutatum sensu lato c. chrysanthemi causing carthamus tinctorius anthracnose – Baroncelli – Plant Pathology – Wiley Online Library
Characterisation and epidemiology of colletotrichum acutatum sensu lato c. chrysanthemi causing carthamus tinctorius anthracnose – Baroncelli – Plant Pathology – Wiley Online Library.