K. Barry

Hot springs viruses at Yellowstone National Park have ancient origins and are adapted to their thermophilic hosts.

The paper analyzes viruses from geothermal springs in Yellowstone National Park, finding ancient origins and adaptations to thermophilic hosts in red algae-associated viral communities.

Helminth infection driven gastrointestinal hypermotility is independent of eosinophils and mediated by alterations in smooth muscle instead of enteric neurons

This study shows that helminth-induced intestinal hypermotility in mice is driven by smooth muscle changes, not eosinophils or the enteric nervous system.

Phylogeny, morphology, virulence, ecology, and host range of Ordospora pajunii (Ordosporidae), a microsporidian symbiont of Daphnia spp.

This paper investigates the impact of Ordospora pajunii on Daphnia hosts, finding low virulence and context-dependent effects, and identifies it as a valuable model for studying mutualism-parasitism shifts.

Seagrass genomes reveal a hexaploid ancestry facilitating adaptation to the marine environment

This study presents chromosome-level genome assemblies of seagrass species and identifies ancient and recent genome duplication events linked to adaptation to marine environments.

Chromosome-level genomes of multicellular algal sisters to land plants illuminate signaling network evolution

The paper sequenced four Zygnematophyceae algal genomes to study signaling network evolution, finding expanded genes for multicellularity and environmental response.

JGI Plant Gene Atlas: An updateable transcriptome resource to improve structural annotations and functional gene descriptions across the plant kingdom

The paper introduces the JGI Plant Gene Atlas, a resource that improves gene function annotations by analyzing transcript abundance across 18 species and 604 tissues, identifying 64,620 genes with unknown functions.

The establishment of Populus x Laccaria bicolor ectomycorrhiza requires the inactivation of MYC2 coordinated defense response with a key role for root terpene synthases

This paper shows that MYC2.1 and MYC2.2 transcription factors in poplar repress defense genes, including terpene synthases, which are critical for Laccaria bicolor to establish ectomycorrhizal symbiosis.

Characterization of a novel polyextremotolerant fungus, Exophiala viscosa, with insights into its melanin regulation and ecological niche

This study characterizes a novel polyextremotolerant fungus, Exophiala viscosa, revealing its metabolic flexibility, abiotic stress tolerance, and melanin production capabilities.

Co-cultivation of the anaerobic fungus Caecomyces churrovis with Methanobacterium bryantii enhances transcription of carbohydrate binding modules

This study shows that co-culturing the anaerobic fungus Caecomyces churrovis with Methanobacterium bryantii increases transcription of carbohydrate binding modules and related enzymes, enhancing biomass breakdown and sugar uptake.

The transcription factor Roc1 is a regulator of cellulose degradation in the wood-decaying mushroom Schizophyllum commune

This study identifies Roc1 as a key transcription factor regulating cellulose degradation in the wood-decaying fungus Schizophyllum commune through genomic and transcriptomic analyses.

Novel insights into joint estimations of demography, mutation rate, and selection using UV sex chromosomes

This study examines how anisogamy influences genetic variation in moss using UV sex chromosomes, finding sex-biased mutation and selection but no model explaining observed diversity ratios.

Are we missing the forest for the trees? Conspecific negative density dependence in a temperate deciduous forest

This study tests three conditions for conspecific negative density dependence (CNDD) in a temperate forest and finds that CNDD is primarily observed in canopy trees, not understory plants.

The unintended consequences of a surge in antibiotic resistance when removing wastewater drain biofilm

This study shows that replacing contaminated sink drains with new plumbing increases antimicrobial resistance genes and Enterobacterales abundance due to disrupted biofilms.

The Ceratodon purpureus genome uncovers structurally complex, gene rich sex chromosomes

The paper compares genomes of male and female mosses to study sex chromosome evolution, finding gene-rich, non-degenerated UV sex chromosomes.

Metagenome-assembled genomes of phytoplankton communities across the Arctic Circle

This study assembles metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) from Arctic and non-polar phytoplankton communities to compare their genetic diversity and functional differences.

The Aquilegia genome: adaptive radiation and an extraordinarily polymorphic chromosome with a unique history

The paper presents the genome of Aquilegia coerulea and shows extensive allele sharing and introgression among species, with a unique chromosome evolutionary history.

Transcriptomic atlas of mushroom development highlights an independent origin of complex multicellularity

This study constructs a transcriptomic atlas of mushroom development using six species and genome comparisons to identify conserved genes involved in complex multicellularity.