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michaelhabig.bsky.social
Group leader at Kiel University interested in Fungal Genomics, Accessory Chromosome and Horizontal Chromosome Transfer. Interaction between fungi and animals. https://fungal-evolutionary-genetics.de/
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Our perspective on the horizontal transfer of accessory chromosomes in fungi is now available in Heredity: rdcu.be/d9jOR. It may be a regulated process. Very proud of this collaborative effort with Henrik de Fine Licht (@henriklicht.bsky.social) and Remco Stam (@rstam.bsky.social)!

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Germline-restricted chromosome of songbirds has different centromere compared to regular chromosomes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.23.634594v1

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📣New year, new preprint @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social 🎉! A study led by the brilliant @yukiyosato.bsky.social showing that Starship giant transposons dominate plastic genomic regions in the fungal plant pathogen Verticillium dahliae and drive virulence evolution. 🧵[1/12] doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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Reference-free identification and pangenome analysis of accessory chromosomes in a major fungal plant pathogen https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.12.627383v1

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We're looking for a PhD student on disease mechanisms of the barley pathogen Ramularia collo cygni, supported by a (tax free) fellowship. Please RT.

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Proud of our recent preprint on Horizontal Chromosome Transfer in Fungi with Remco Stam and Henrik de Fine Licht.

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