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Horizontal transfer of a subtilisin gene from plants into an ancestor of the plant pathogenic fungal genus Colletotrichum
Vinicio Danilo Armijos Jaramillo, Walter Alberto Vargas, Serenella Ana Sukno, Michael R. Thon. 2013. PLOS One 8(3): e59078. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059078
Identification of positive selection in disease response genes within members of the Poaceae.
Rech GE, Vargas WA, Sukno SA, Thon MR Plant Signaling & Behavior 2012, 7:1–9.
New manuscript accepted in Plant Signaling and Behavior
We just got the email from the editor that our paper “Identification of positive selection in disease response genes within members of the Poaceae” has been accepted in Plant Signaling and Behavior. Congratulations to everyone, especially the first author Gabriel! The … Continue reading
Colletotrichum genome paper in Nature Genetics!
The Colletotrichum graminicola and C. higginsianum genome paper was recently published in Nature Genetics: Lifestyle transitions in plant pathogenic Colletotrichum fungi deciphered by genome and transcriptome analyses http://www.nature.com/ng/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ng.2372.html Recommended by Faculty of 1000
On the Inside
Here’s a commentary on our recent article in Plant Physiology: On the Inside.
New Publication in Plant Physiology
We recently learned that our manuscript to the journal Plant Physiology has been accepted, pending some minor revisions. Great job everyone, especially Walter and Serenella! Here are some details about the paper. Vargas, W.A, Sanz-Martin, J.M., Rech, G. E, Rivera Rodriguez, L.P, Benito … Continue reading
DOE Joint Genome Institute will sequence 20 Colletotrichum isolates
Our proposal to the JGI to sequence several strains of Colletotrichum has been approved by the United States Department of Energy, Joint Genome Institute Community Sequencing program! The PIs are Jo Ann Crouch (USDA), Michael R. Thon, and Serenella Sukno … Continue reading
Welcome Vinicio D Armijos Jaramillo, our new PhD student
Vinicio’s thesis project is titled, ” Molecular mimicry and horizontal gene transfer in the plant pathogenic fungus Colletotrichum graminicola”
Welcome Jose M. Sanz Martin, our new PhD student
Jose’s thesis project is titled, “A genomic survey for effector proteins in the maize anthracnose fungus Colletotrichum graminicola” (Aproximación genómica a la identificación de proteínas efectoras en el agente causal de la antracnosis del maíz C. graminicola)
PoGO paper accepted in BMC Bioinformatics
Our paper describing PoGO (Prediction of Gene Ontoloty terms) is now available on the BMC Bioinformatics web site: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2105/11/215/abstract