Professor in Plant Pathology @Unibo previously @usal, @UBO_UnivBrest, @warwickuni & @Unipisa | visiting @uniofbeds & @usponline #fungi #evolution #genetics
Riccardo Baroncelli
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In genomes we trust: assessing genomic reliability within the family Nectriaceae https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.11.693719v1
New report of Colletotrichum graminicola in Austria, showing its ongoing spread across Europe. Congratulations to all the authors, and especially to Silvia Gutiérrez-Sánchez, the first student I had the pleasure to co-supervise during her undergraduate thesis. 🔬🌽🧫🔁 @phypapers.bsky.social
In our latest study, we took a critical look at #fungal family #Nectriaceae by analyzing 1,530 #genomes! We built a robust #phylogenomic backbone that supports current taxonomy but also reveals gene-tree discordance and unresolved boundaries. More info www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Fungal small #RNA hijacking: a new layer of cross-kingdom communications in arbuscular #mycorrhizal symbiosis
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👆 A #Commentary by Xie & Fan on this article by Silvestri et al.
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This week at #17ECFG, our team shared findings on the C. graminicola effector CgEP4, which translocates to the nucleus and nucleolus and plays a key role in maize anthracnose. We captured beautiful microscopic images of its localization,a great achievement given the challenges of working with maize.
I will join this great Summer School on Plant Pathogenomics
for a Sustainable Future of Food.
End of June in beautiful Bologna! 🇮🇹
Share with your interested colleagues and don't miss the application deadline 😉
www.2p4s2f.com
Riccardo Baroncelli
📣 Check out this excellent #Postdoc opportunity @leibniz-hki.de which is part of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions #MSCA #COFUND. Consider applying to join my lab if you’re interested in opportunistic infections caused by #Fusarium (research area 5). Call ends 26 May 2026
www.fellows4fungi.eu
New Phytologist
Francisco Borja Cuevas-Fernández
Thrilled to see this finally out!!
Our new work suggests #Starships helped #Colletotrichum acquire the genes needed to infect lupin.
A glimpse into how fungal pathogens emerge through horizontal transfer and genome reshaping.
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#Fungi #Genomics #Pathogenicity #evolution
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Our new study reveals diverse #Colletotrichum species causing pre-harvest #apple bitter rot and Glomerella leaf spot in Italy. Findings highlight the need for targeted disease management strategies to protect apple orchards. @plantdisease.bsky.social @salvos-98.bsky.social
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