2022 Journal Article Genome-powered classification of microbial eukaryotes: focus on coral algal symbiontsDougan, Katherine E., González-Pech, Raúl A., Stephens, Timothy G., Shah, Sarah, Chen, Yibi, Ragan, Mark A., Bhattacharya, Debashish and Chan, Cheong Xin (2022). Genome-powered classification of microbial eukaryotes: focus on coral algal symbionts. Trends in Microbiology, 30 (9), 831-840. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2022.02.001 |
2022 Journal Article Nuclear genome of a pedinophyte pinpoints genomic innovation and streamlining in the green algaeRepetti, Sonja I., Iha, Cintia, Uthanumallian, Kavitha, Jackson, Christopher J., Chen, Yibi, Chan, Cheong Xin and Verbruggen, Heroen (2022). Nuclear genome of a pedinophyte pinpoints genomic innovation and streamlining in the green algae. New Phytologist, 233 (5), 2144-2154. doi: 10.1111/nph.17926 |
2022 Journal Article Tightly constrained genome reduction and relaxation of purifying selection during secondary plastid endosymbiosisUthanumallian, Kavitha, Iha, Cintia, Repetti, Sonja I, Chan, Cheong Xin, Bhattacharya, Debashish, Duchene, Sebastian and Verbruggen, Heroen (2022). Tightly constrained genome reduction and relaxation of purifying selection during secondary plastid endosymbiosis. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 39 (1) msab295. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msab295 |
2021 Journal Article Consensus guidelines for advancing coral holobiont genome and specimen voucher depositionVoolstra, Christian R., Quigley, Kate M., Davies, Sarah W., Parkinson, John Everett, Peixoto, Raquel S., Aranda, Manuel, Baker, Andrew C., Barno, Adam R., Barshis, Daniel J., Benzoni, Francesca, Bonito, Victor, Bourne, David G., Buitrago-López, Carol, Bridge, Tom C. L., Chan, Cheong Xin, Combosch, David J., Craggs, Jamie, Frommlet, Jörg C., Herrera, Santiago, Quattrini, Andrea M., Röthig, Till, Reimer, James D., Rubio-Portillo, Esther, Suggett, David J., Villela, Helena, Ziegler, Maren and Sweet, Michael (2021). Consensus guidelines for advancing coral holobiont genome and specimen voucher deposition. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8 701784, 1-12. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.701784 |
2021 Journal Article Comparative genomics supports that Brazilian bioethanol Saccharomyces cerevisiae comprise a unified group of domesticated strains related to Cachaça spirit yeastsJacobus, Ana Paula, Stephens, Timothy G., Youssef, Pierre, González-Pech, Raul, Ciccotosto-Camp, Michael M., Dougan, Katherine E., Chen, Yibi, Basso, Luiz Carlos, Frazzon, Jeverson, Chan, Cheong Xin and Gross, Jeferson (2021). Comparative genomics supports that Brazilian bioethanol Saccharomyces cerevisiae comprise a unified group of domesticated strains related to Cachaça spirit yeasts. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12 644089, 644089. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.644089 |
2021 Journal Article Comparison of 15 dinoflagellate genomes reveals extensive sequence and structural divergence in family Symbiodiniaceae and genus SymbiodiniumGonzalez-Pech, Raul A., Stephens, Timothy G., Chen, Yibi, Mohamed, Amin R., Cheng, Yuanyuan, Shah, Sarah, Dougan, Katherine E., Fortuin, Michael D. A., Lagorce, Remi, Burt, David W., Bhattacharya, Debashish, Ragan, Mark A. and Chan, Cheong Xin (2021). Comparison of 15 dinoflagellate genomes reveals extensive sequence and structural divergence in family Symbiodiniaceae and genus Symbiodinium. BMC Biology, 19 (1) 73, 73. doi: 10.1186/s12915-021-00994-6 |
2021 Journal Article Genomic adaptations to an endolithic lifestyle in the coral-associated alga OstreobiumIha, Cintia, Dougan, Katherine E., Varela, Javier A., Avila, Viridiana, Jackson, Christopher J., Bogaert, Kenny A., Chen, Yibi, Judd, Louise M., Wick, Ryan, Holt, Kathryn E., Pasella, Marisa M., Ricci, Francesco, Repetti, Sonja I., Medina, Mónica, Marcelino, Vanessa R., Chan, Cheong Xin and Verbruggen, Heroen (2021). Genomic adaptations to an endolithic lifestyle in the coral-associated alga Ostreobium. Current Biology, 31 (7), 1-10.e1–e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.01.018 |
2020 Journal Article Sex in Symbiodiniaceae dinoflagellates: genomic evidence for independent loss of the canonical synaptonemal complexShah, Sarah, Chen, Yibi, Bhattacharya, Debashish and Chan, Cheong Xin (2020). Sex in Symbiodiniaceae dinoflagellates: genomic evidence for independent loss of the canonical synaptonemal complex. Scientific Reports, 10 (1) 9792, 9792. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-66429-4 |
2020 Journal Article Dual RNA‐seq analyses of a coral and its native symbiont during the establishment of symbiosisMohamed, Amin R., Andrade, Natalia, Moya, Aurelie, Xin Chan, Cheong, Negri, Andrew P., Bourne, David G., Ying, Hua, Ball, Eldon E. and Miller, David J. (2020). Dual RNA‐seq analyses of a coral and its native symbiont during the establishment of symbiosis. Molecular Ecology, 29 (20), 3921-3937. doi: 10.1111/mec.15612 |
2020 Journal Article Comparative transcriptomic analyses of Chromera and SymbiodiniaceaeMohamed, Amin R., Chan, Cheong Xin, Ragan, Mark A., Zhang, Jia, Cooke, Ira, Ball, Eldon E. and Miller, David J. (2020). Comparative transcriptomic analyses of Chromera and Symbiodiniaceae. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 12 (4), 435-443. doi: 10.1111/1758-2229.12859 |
2020 Journal Article Genomes of the dinoflagellate Polarella glacialis encode tandemly repeated single-exon genes with adaptive functionsStephens, Timothy G., González-Pech, Raúl A., Cheng, Yuanyuan, Mohamed, Amin R., Burt, David W., Bhattacharya, Debashish, Ragan, Mark A. and Chan, Cheong Xin (2020). Genomes of the dinoflagellate Polarella glacialis encode tandemly repeated single-exon genes with adaptive functions. BMC Biology, 18 (1) 56, 56. doi: 10.1186/s12915-020-00782-8 |
2020 Journal Article Evidence that inconsistent gene prediction can mislead analysis of dinoflagellate genomesChen, Yibi, González‐Pech, Raúl A., Stephens, Timothy G., Bhattacharya, Debashish and Chan, Cheong Xin (2020). Evidence that inconsistent gene prediction can mislead analysis of dinoflagellate genomes. Journal of Phycology, 56 (1), 6-10. doi: 10.1111/jpy.12947 |
2019 Journal Article A genomic view of the reef-building coral Porites lutea and its microbial symbiontsRobbins, Steven J., Singleton, Caitlin M., Chan, Cheong Xin, Messer, Lauren F., Geers, Aileen U., Ying, Hua, Baker, Alexander, Bell, Sara C., Morrow, Kathleen M., Ragan, Mark A., Miller, David J., Forêt, Sylvain, Voolstra, Christian R., Tyson, Gene W. and Bourne, David G. (2019). A genomic view of the reef-building coral Porites lutea and its microbial symbionts. Nature Microbiology, 4 (12), 2090-2100. doi: 10.1038/s41564-019-0532-4 |
2019 Journal Article Genome evolution of coral reef symbionts as intracellular residentsGonzález-Pech, Raúl A., Bhattacharya, Debashish, Ragan, Mark A. and Chan, Cheong Xin (2019). Genome evolution of coral reef symbionts as intracellular residents. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 34 (9), 799-806. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.04.010 |
2019 Journal Article Commonly misunderstood parameters of NCBI BLAST and important considerations for usersGonzález-Pech, Raúl A., Stephens, Timothy G. and Chan, Cheong Xin (2019). Commonly misunderstood parameters of NCBI BLAST and important considerations for users. Bioinformatics, 35 (15) bty1018, 2697-2698. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bty1018 |
2019 Journal Article Benchmarking of alignment-free sequence comparison methodsZielezinski, Andrzej, Girgis, Hani Z., Bernard, Guillaume, Leimeister, Chris-Andre, Tang, Kujin, Dencker, Thomas, Lau, Anna Katharina, Röhling, Sophie, Choi, Jae Jin, Waterman, Michael S., Comin, Matteo, Kim, Sung-Hou, Vinga, Susana, Almeida, Jonas S., Chan, Cheong Xin, James, Benjamin T., Sun, Fengzhu, Morgenstern, Burkhard and Karlowski, Wojciech M. (2019). Benchmarking of alignment-free sequence comparison methods. Genome Biology, 20 (1) 144, 144. doi: 10.1186/s13059-019-1755-7 |
2019 Journal Article Analysis of an improved Cyanophora paradoxa genome assemblyPrice, Dana C., Goodenough, Ursula W., Roth, Robyn, Lee, Jae-Hyeok, Kariyawasam, Thamali, Mutwil, Marek, Ferrari, Camilla, Facchinelli, Fabio, Ball, Steven G., Cenci, Ugo, Chan, Cheong Xin, Wagner, Nicole E., Yoon, Hwan Su, Weber, Andreas P. M. and Bhattacharya, Debashish (2019). Analysis of an improved Cyanophora paradoxa genome assembly. DNA Research, 26 (4), 287-299. doi: 10.1093/dnares/dsz009 |
2019 Journal Article Resolving structure and function of metaorganisms through a holistic framework combining reductionist and integrative approachesJaspers, Cornelia, Fraune, Sebastian, Arnold, A. Elizabeth, Miller, David J., Bosch, Thomas C. G., Voolstra, Christian R., Consortium of Australian Academy of Science Boden Research Conference Participants, Adamska, Maja, Ainsworth, Tracy, Ball, Eldon, Boote, Chloe, Bourne, David, Butterfield, Nicholas J., Chan, Cheong Xin, Cooke, Ira, Cowman, Peter F., Darling, Aaron, Davy, Simon K., Mohamed, Amin, Fabricius, Katharina, Fortunato, Sofia, Hernandez, Alejandra, Hoogenboom, Mia, Moya, Aurelie, Pita, Lucia, Ragan, Mark A., Robbins, Steven J., Andrade, Natalia R., Sakamaki, Kazuhiro ... Ying, Hua (2019). Resolving structure and function of metaorganisms through a holistic framework combining reductionist and integrative approaches. Zoology, 133, 81-87. doi: 10.1016/j.zool.2019.02.007 |
2019 Journal Article Alignment-free inference of hierarchical and reticulate phylogenomic relationshipsBernard, Guillaume, Chan, Cheong Xin, Chan, Yao-ban, Chua, Xin-Yi, Cong, Yingnan, Hogan, James M., Maetschke, Stefan R. and Ragan, Mark A. (2019). Alignment-free inference of hierarchical and reticulate phylogenomic relationships. Briefings in Bioinformatics, 20 (2), 426-435. doi: 10.1093/bib/bbx067 |
2018 Journal Article Core genes in diverse dinoflagellate lineages include a wealth of conserved dark genes with unknown functionsStephens, Timothy G., Ragan, Mark A., Bhattacharya, Debashish and Chan, Cheong Xin (2018). Core genes in diverse dinoflagellate lineages include a wealth of conserved dark genes with unknown functions. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 17175, 17175. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-35620-z |