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Reproductive Isolation due to Divergent Ecological Selection Is Accompanied by Vast Genomic Instability in Experimentally Evolved #Yeast Populations! #fungalevolution #Saccharomyces new paper from @stelkens.bsky.social
We have a new paper out in Molecular Ecology, led by @devinbendixsen.bsky.social ! Reproductive isolation due to divergent ecological selection is accompanied by vast genomic instability in experimentally evolved yeast populations onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
September 19, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Very interesting story on #Aspergillus westerdijkiae in cheese caves! #fungalevolution
Over the past decade, a toxic fungus that destroys cheese rinds has been popping up in cheese caves throughout New England.

In a new paper from my lab, we tried to better understand this emerging threat to New England's artisan cheese industry. doi.org/10.1128/aem....
September 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Long-term monitoring of a North American cheese cave reveals mechanisms and consequences of fungal adaptation #Fungalevolution
September 15, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Phylogenomic signatures of repeat-induced point mutations across the fungal kingdom #Fungalevolution
Fungal #GenomeSize variation is largely driven by TEs & lineage-specific genome defenses. @tbadet.bsky.social & @danielcroll.bsky.social show that presence/absence of RIP mutation systems influences #genome architecture, identifying a likely novel defense mechanism @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4hcC5tx
October 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🔑 #fungalevolution Candida auris can generate a pooled population with diverse phenotypes from a single parental strain.

PLOS Pathogens: journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

#Candidaauris #Candida #infectiousdisease #morphogenesis #climatechange
November 15, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Gene duplication, horizontal gene transfer, and trait trade-offs drive evolution of postfire resource acquisition in pyrophilous fungi.
Allison, Steven D et al.
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#pyrophilous #fungalevolution #postfiretraits
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 AM