Gap-free comparative genomics uncover virulence factors for Fusarium wilt of watermelons

Dilay Hazal Ayhan; Huan Wang; Lili Zhang; Guan Wang; Shu Yi; Dian Meng; Lifang Xue; Xin Geng; Zhijun Kong; Xinrui Wang; Lu Wang; Qingxian Yang; Xiangfeng Wang; Yun Deng; Xingping Zhang; Li Guo

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1013455

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Gap-free comparative genomics uncover virulence factors for Fusarium wilt of watermelons

Dilay Hazal Ayhan ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Dilay Hazal Ayhan, Huan Wang, Lili Zhang

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, China, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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Huan Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Dilay Hazal Ayhan, Huan Wang, Lili Zhang

Roles Investigation, Visualization

Affiliation Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, China
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Lili Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Dilay Hazal Ayhan, Huan Wang, Lili Zhang

Roles Investigation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, China
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Guan Wang,

Roles Investigation, Resources

Affiliations Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, China, School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China
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Shu Yi,

Roles Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, China
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Dian Meng,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, China
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Lifang Xue,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, China
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Xin Geng,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, China
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Zhijun Kong,

Roles Visualization

Affiliation Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, China
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Xinrui Wang,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, China
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Lu Wang,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, China
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Qingxian Yang,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, China
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Xiangfeng Wang,

Roles Software, Visualization

Affiliation Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, China
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Yun Deng,

Roles Resources

Affiliation Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, China
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Xingping Zhang,

Roles Resources

Affiliation Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, China
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Li Guo

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: li.guo@pku-iaas.edu.cn

Affiliation Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Weifang, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6100-3481

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Gap-free comparative genomics uncover virulence factors for Fusarium wilt of watermelons

Dilay Hazal Ayhan,
Huan Wang,
Lili Zhang,
Guan Wang,
Shu Yi,
Dian Meng,
Lifang Xue,
Xin Geng,
Zhijun Kong,
Xinrui Wang

Published: August 25, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013455

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