Publications by authors named "Tracy J Lee"
The ecology and genetic diversity of the model yeast before human domestication remain poorly understood. Taiwan is regarded as part of this yeast's geographic birthplace, where the most divergent natural lineage was discovered. Here, we extensively sampled the broadleaf forests across this continental island to probe the ancestral species' diversity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComparative genomics of fungal mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) have revealed a remarkable pattern of rearrangement between and within major phyla owing to horizontal gene transfer and recombination. The role of recombination was exemplified at a finer evolutionary time scale in basidiomycetes group of fungi as they display a diversity of mitochondrial DNA inheritance patterns. Here, we assembled mitogenomes of six species from the Hymenochaetales order of basidiomycetes and examined 59 mitogenomes from 2 genetic lineages of Phellinus noxius.
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- The Hymenochaetales order includes aggressive white rot fungi that significantly contribute to tree deaths worldwide, yet their evolutionary paths and transmission remain poorly understood.
- Recent genomic analyses of several fungi, including Phellinus noxius, revealed gene families related to lignin degradation and highlighted the expansion of specific enzyme genes that may explain fast growth.
- Population genomics of P. noxius from various Asia Pacific islands showed two genetically distinct lineages exhibiting high genetic diversity and unique patterns of inheritance, laying the groundwork for further studies on the genetic determinants of their virulence and adaptability.