Kurt LaButti

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• Comparative genomics provides insights into the cold adaptation of endophytic fungi associated with Deschampsia antarctica

  Fungal Genetics and Biology · 2026-03-31

• The Zn(II)2Cys6 transcription factor <i>Ds</i> Ace3 is a major activator of cellulases in the white-rot fungus <i>Dichomitus squalens</i>

  Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2026-02-09

• Draft Genomes of Geographically Distinct Strains and Progeny of the Ectomycorrhizal Basidiomycete <i>Laccaria bicolor</i>

  Journal of Genomics · 2026-01-30

• Another dark taxon comes to light: Semicentenialomycetes, a new class within the Pucciniomycotina (Basidiomycota), and its described living representative, <i>Semicentenialea rex</i>

  SciLifeLab Data Repository · 2026-01-01

• Another dark taxon comes to light: Semicentenialomycetes, a new class within the Pucciniomycotina (Basidiomycota), and its described living representative, <i>Semicentenialea rex</i>

  Open MIND · 2026-01-01

• Comparative mitogenomics of kingdom Fungi – evolutionary insights and metagenomic applications

  Nucleic Acids Research · 2025-11-30 · 1 citations

• Draft genome sequence of <i>Muricoccus roseus</i> DSM 14916 ^T , isolated from a children’s care center in Finland

  Microbiology Resource Announcements · 2025-11-26

• A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotesPreprint

  bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-11-24 · 3 citations

• Pangeneric analyses reveal the divergent genome evolution and ecologies between morels and truffles in the Morchellaceae

  Current Biology · 2025-08-05 · 5 citations

• Methodology for Extracting High-Molecular-Weight DNA from Field Collections of Macrofungi

  Journal of Fungi · 2025-06-27 · 1 citations

• A Comparison of the Biotechnological Potential of Marine and Terrestrial Species of Two Orders of Sordariomycete Fungi

  Marine Biotechnology · 2025-06-25 · 2 citations

• Evidence for the acquisition of a proteorhodopsin-like rhodopsin by a chrysophyte-infecting giant virusPreprint

  bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-06-17 · 2 citations

• Genomic and transcriptomic characterization of carbohydrate-active enzymes in the anaerobic fungus <i>Neocallimastix cameroonii</i> var. <i>constans</i>

  G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · 2025-06-16 · 4 citations

• Section-level genome sequencing and comparative genomics of <i>Aspergillus</i> sections <i>Cavernicolus</i> and <i>Usti</i>

  Studies in Mycology · 2025-05-10 · 1 citations

• Whole genome sequence, CAZyme repertoire and sugar metabolic model of the phytopathogenic fungus Kretzschmaria zonata GFP 132

  Molecular Genetics and Genomics · 2025-05-05 · 3 citations

• Symmetric adenine methylation is an essential DNA modification in the early-diverging fungus Rhizopus microsporus

  Nature Communications · 2025-04-24 · 10 citations

• Consecutive low-frequency shifts in A/T content denote nucleosome positions across microeukaryotes

  iScience · 2025-04-18 · 3 citations

• Draft genome sequence of <i>Trichococcus flocculiformis</i> DSM 2094 ^T isolated from bulking sludge in Germany

  Microbiology Resource Announcements · 2025-03-25 · 1 citations

• Characterisation and comparative analysis of mitochondrial genomes of false, yellow, black and blushing morels provide insights on their structure and evolution

  IMA Fungus · 2025-02-21 · 6 citations

• Metagenome-assembled-genomes recovered from the Arctic drift expedition MOSAiC

  Scientific Data · 2025-02-04 · 9 citations