Comparative genomics group was created in 2008. Till that year plenty of studies and collaborations were published. If you want to take a look of all publications click the links below or search for a specific key words in this page:
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Last publications
Publications in international peer-reviewed journals
Insights into the origin, hybridisation and adaptation of Candida metapsilosis hybrid pathogens
Del Olmo V, Redondo-Río Á, García AB, Limtong S, Saus E, Gabaldón T. Insights into the origin, hybridisation and adaptation of Candida metapsilosis hybrid pathogens. PLoS Pathog. 2025 Jan 17;21(1):e1012864. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012864.
Chromosome level assemblies of Nakaseomyces (Candida) bracarensis uncover two distinct clades and define its adhesin repertoire
Marcet-Houben, M., Księżopolska, E. & Gabaldón, T. Chromosome level assemblies of Nakaseomyces (Candida) bracarensis uncover two distinct clades and define its adhesin repertoire. BMC Genomics 25, 1053 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10979-8
Threats from the Candida parapsilosis complex: the surge of multidrug resistance and a hotbed for new emerging pathogens
Gabaldón T. 2024. Threats from the Candida parapsilosis complex: the surge of multidrug resistance and a hotbed for new emerging pathogens. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 88:e00029-23.https://doi.org/10.1128/mmbr.00029-23
Selected publications
Recent gene selection and drug resistance underscore clinical adaptation across Candida species
Schikora-Tamarit, M.À., Gabaldón, T. Recent gene selection and drug resistance underscore clinical adaptation across Candida species. Nat Microbiol 9, 284–307 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01547-z
Origin of fungal hybrids with pathogenic potential from warm seawater environments
del Olmo, V., Mixão, V., Fotedar, R. et al. Origin of fungal hybrids with pathogenic potential from warm seawater environments. Nat Commun 14, 6919 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42679-4
PerSVade: personalized structural variant detection in any species of interest
Schikora-Tamarit, M.À., Gabaldón, T. PerSVade: personalized structural variant detection in any species of interest. Genome Biol 23, 175 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-022-02737-4
The long non-coding RNA landscape of Candida yeast pathogens
Hovhannisyan, H., Gabaldón, T. The long non-coding RNA landscape of Candida yeast pathogens. Nat Commun 12, 7317 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27635-4
Candida pathogens induce protective mitochondria-associated type I interferon signalling and a damage-driven response in vaginal epithelial cells
Pekmezovic, M., Hovhannisyan, H., Gresnigt, M.S. et al. Candida pathogens induce protective mitochondria-associated type I interferon signalling and a damage-driven response in vaginal epithelial cells. Nat Microbiol 6, 643–657 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-021-00875-2
Narrow mutational signatures drive acquisition of multidrug resistance in the fungal pathogen Candida glabrata
Ksiezopolska E, Schikora-Tamarit MÀ, Beyer R, Nunez-Rodriguez JC, Schüller C, Gabaldón T. Narrow mutational signatures drive acquisition of multidrug resistance in the fungal pathogen Candida glabrata. Curr Biol. 2021 Dec 6;31(23):5314-5326.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.09.084.
Citizen-science reveals changes in the oral microbiome in Spain through age and lifestyle factors
Willis, J.R., Saus, E., Iraola-Guzmán, S. et al. Citizen-science reveals changes in the oral microbiome in Spain through age and lifestyle factors. npj Biofilms Microbiomes 8, 38 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-022-00279-y
Evolutionary and functional patterns of shared gene neighbourhood in fungi
Marcet-Houben, M., Gabaldón, T. Evolutionary and functional patterns of shared gene neighbourhood in fungi. Nat Microbiol 4, 2383–2392 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-019-0552-0
Patterns of Genomic Variation in the Opportunistic Pathogen Candida glabrata Suggest the Existence of Mating and a Secondary Association with Humans
Carreté L, Ksiezopolska E, Pegueroles C, Gómez-Molero E, Saus E, Iraola-Guzmán S, Loska D, Bader O, Fairhead C, Gabaldón T. Patterns of Genomic Variation in the Opportunistic Pathogen Candida glabrata Suggest the Existence of Mating and a Secondary Association with Humans. Curr Biol. 2018 Jan 8;28(1):15-27.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.11.027.
Late acquisition of mitochondria by a host with chimaeric prokaryotic ancestry
Pittis, A., Gabaldón, T. Late acquisition of mitochondria by a host with chimaeric prokaryotic ancestry. Nature 531, 101–104 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature16941
