Eva H. Stukenbrock

This paper identifies AvrStb6 as a fungal effector that protects Zymoseptoria tritici from antagonistic wheat-associated bacteria by associating with the fungal cell wall.

This study examines how host-specific fungal pathogens influence leaf microbiota in wild grasses, showing virulent pathogens affect fungal communities while avirulent ones negatively correlate with bacteria.

The paper identifies a new accessory chromosome in Zymoseptoria tritici and shows it originated through interspecies hybridization with Zymoseptoria ardabiliae.

The paper analyzes the secretome of Zymoseptoria passerinii to show that conserved protein folds support functional diversification of effector-like proteins through local physicochemical variation.

The paper analyzes genomic signatures in Trichosporonales fungi to link tRNA composition and translation efficiency with lifestyle transitions and virulence.

The paper identifies selection signatures in domesticated beet genomes, highlighting genes related to root development and sucrose storage.

This study identifies a fungal effector that mimics plant immune receptors to suppress immunity, showing structural and functional similarity to host LRR-RLKs.

This study identifies genes associated with monogermity and betalain biosynthesis in sugar beet through genome-wide association analysis of 290 accessions.

This study sequenced historical rye chloroplast genomes to show that ancient rye populations had higher genetic diversity than modern cultivars, indicating that recent selective breeding reduced diversity.

The paper examines how killer virus infection affects the fitness of wild Saccharomyces paradoxus in both laboratory and forest environments.

The paper uses population genomics to analyze Macrophomina spp. isolates, revealing host specialization and meiotic recombination.

The paper improves gene annotation of Zymoseptoria tritici by combining Iso-Seq and RNA-Seq data, resulting in more accurate gene models and new insights into its transcriptional landscape.

This study examines the seed-borne microbiome in wheat, showing that while seeds have homogeneous microbial composition, seedling colonization is stochastic and influenced by selective processes during transmission.

The paper identifies host-specific lineages of Zymoseptoria passerinii in wild and domesticated barley, showing divergence and sympatric emergence.

The paper identifies Zymoseptoria tritici effectors that suppress plant immune responses by screening libraries and analyzing structural predictions.

This study identifies evolutionary signatures of host specialization in Zymoseptoria tritici, showing distinct population structures and potential speciation driven by divergence between wild and domesticated host grasses.

This paper introduces a transformation-free confocal staining technique for visualizing plant-fungal interactions and uses machine learning to quantify fungal volume and nuclear breakdown.

This study examines the population structure of the barley pathogen Pyrenophora teres, finding that vernalization requirements of barley varieties influence pathogen population differentiation globally.

This study demonstrates frequent horizontal transfer of accessory chromosomes between strains and species of the fungus Metarhizium robertsii during co-infection, revealing it as a common mechanism for gene exchange in eukaryotic pathogens.

This study shows that segmental duplications drive the evolution of accessory regions in Fusarium oxysporum, contributing to virulence evolution in banana pathogens.

This study analyzes population dynamics and virulence-associated loci in the oat crown rust fungus using genomic and phenotypic data from isolates in the USA and South Africa.

This study analyzes 2,478 fungal genomes to compare adaptive evolution rates across 20 species, finding that high adaptation rates are not exclusive to pathogens.

The paper analyzes meiosis-associated genetic changes in Zymoseptoria tritici using whole-genome sequencing, finding high recombination rates, gene conversions in heterochromatin, and repeat-induced point mutations as a major source of de novo mutations.

The paper analyzes a thousand-genome panel of Zymoseptoria tritici to trace its global spread and identify genetic changes associated with climatic adaptation.

The paper maps histone modifications in two Leptosphaeria maculans species with contrasting genome structures to analyze how chromatin organization influences gene expression and pathogenicity.

The paper shows that loss of Dim2 DNA methyltransferase in Zymoseptoria tritici reduces mutation rates in repeats and alters evolutionary trajectory by affecting 5mC levels and transposable element dynamics.

The paper examines TE dynamics in Zymoseptoria species, finding recent insertions and varying Repeat-Induced Point mutation signatures across isolates.

The paper compares genome architecture across Zymoseptoria species, finding high conservation of compartmentalization despite genomic variability.

The paper investigates the role of H3K9me3 and H3K27me3 in genome stability in Zymoseptoria tritici, showing H3K9me3 maintains stability by preventing H3K27me3, while H3K27me3 promotes instability of accessory chromosomes.

The paper uses in planta ChIP-seq to show that heterochromatic genes in Zymoseptoria tritici are up-regulated during necrotrophy, suggesting histone modifications regulate effector gene expression.