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Desalegn W. Etalo

Netherlands Institute of EcologyORCID 0000-0002-8836-5113Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 1 Microbiology· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Dominika Rybka· 2 shared Eiko E. KuramaeiD· 2 shared Jos M. RaaijmakersiD· 2 shared Lorenzo LombardiD· 2 shared Márcio Fernandes Alves LeiteiD· 2 shared Pedro Willem CrousiD· 2 shared Taye Tessema· 2 shared Adam OssowickiiD· 1 shared

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2023-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Dominika Rybka

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Plant BiologyEnvironmental MicrobiomePeer-reviewedJul 13, 2026

Disentangling the importance of microbiological and physicochemical properties of Ethiopian field soils for the Striga seed bank and sorghum infestations

Tamera Taylor, Getahun Benti, Márcio Fernandes Alves Leite…·Siobhán M. Brady

This study identifies soil microbiological and physicochemical factors influencing Striga seed bank and sorghum infestation in Ethiopian soils.

DOI 10.1186/s40793-026-00926-3

metagenomicsstatistical model

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintMay 14, 2025

Transposon activity eliminates a crucial fungal secondary metabolite cluster while preserving pathogenicity

Jelmer Dijkstra, Anouk C. van Westerhoven, Yinping Li…·Gert H. J. Kema

The paper shows that transposon activity in TR4 fungi deletes a secondary metabolite cluster, reducing fusaric acid production without affecting pathogenicity.

DOI 10.1101/2025.05.14.653967

fungi (other)metabolomics

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EcologybioRxivPreprintOct 1, 2023

Reciprocal interactions between the sorghum root microbiome and the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica

Desalegn W. Etalo, Dominika Rybka, Lorenzo Lombard…·Jos M. Raaijmakers

This study shows that the soil microbiome affects Striga infection and sorghum performance, with Striga seeds influencing the sorghum rhizosphere microbiome.

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plant (other)metagenomics

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