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Matthew Tancos

Agricultural Research Service

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Microbiology· 2 Genomics· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1

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Adam Joseph BogdanoveiD· 1 shared Adrian Platts· 1 shared Alan Smith· 1 shared Christine D. SmartiD· 1 shared Cole R. Sawyer· 1 shared Cole Sawyer· 1 shared Dimiru Tadesse· 1 shared Glen Groben· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 3/yr

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Description of Alternaria kierstenii sp. nov. from invasive garlic mustard highlights agricultural biosecurity risks of foreign weeds as pathogen reservoirs

Cole Sawyer, Jami L. Thomas, Glen Groben, Michael R. Fulcher, Matthew Tancos

The paper describes a new Alternaria species isolated from invasive garlic mustard, highlighting its broad host range and potential agricultural biosecurity risks.

bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Mobile genetic elements accompany the emergence of clonal crop lineages from weed-associated populations of Xanthomonas campestris

Cole R. Sawyer, Zoë E. Dubrow, Sara C. D. Carpenter, Miles Buddy, Paul C. Owen-Smith, Adam Joseph Bogdanove, Christine D. Smart, Michael R. Fulcher, Matthew Tancos

The paper analyzes Xanthomonas campestris strains from weed and crop hosts to show that mobile genetic elements accompany the emergence of clonal crop lineages and are present in diverse weed-associated strains.

bioRxiv · Oct 30, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Chromosome-scale genome assembly of the North American invasive Asteraceae, Tanacetum vulgare (common tansy)

Dimiru Tadesse, Adrian Platts, Lori Croghan, Alan Smith, Neil O. Anderson, Roger Becker, Patrick P. Edger, Matthew Tancos

This study assembles and annotates the genome of an invasive North American T. vulgare genotype using long-read sequencing, providing a reference for studying invasion biology and weed management.

bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2026 · PreprintGenomics