ArticleMolecular ecology2022
Novel genome characteristics contribute to the invasiveness of Phragmites australis (common reed).
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- Genomic investigations of successful invasions: the picture emerging from recent studies.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2025Pooled it
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics in Phragmites australis reveal the association of B chromosomes with plant invasiveness.Genome biology · 2026Article
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- Cell-Penetrating Peptide-Mediated Delivery of Gene-Silencing Nucleic Acids to the Invasive Common ReedPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Telomere-to-telomere Phragmites australis reference genome assembly with a B chromosome provides insights into its evolution and polysaccharide biosynthesis.Communications biology · 2025Article
- Mitochondrial Genome Insights into Evolution and Gene Regulation inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Genome-wide analysis tracks the emergence of intraspecific polyploids in Phragmites australis.npj biodiversity · 2024Article
- Genome of the most noxious weed water hyacinth (iScience · 2024Article
- Chromosome-level genome assemblies reveal genome evolution of an invasive plant Phragmites australis.Communications biology · 2024Article
- The genome sequence of common reed,Wellcome open research · 2024Article
- Optimization and application of non-native Phragmites australis transcriptome assemblies.PloS one · 2023Article
- Chromosome-level genome assembly of the aquatic plant Nymphoides indica reveals transposable element bursts and NBS-LRR gene family expansion shedding light on its invasiveness.DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes · 2022Article
- Novel genome characteristics contribute to the invasiveness of Phragmites australis (common reed).Molecular ecology · 2022Article
- Pervasive genome duplications across the plant tree of life and their links to major evolutionary innovations and transitions.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2022Review
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Abstract
The rapid invasion of the non-native Phragmites australis (Poaceae, subfamily Arundinoideae) is a major threat to native wetland ecosystems in North America and elsewhere. We describe the first reference genome for P. australis and compare invasive (ssp. australis) and native (ssp. americanus) genotypes collected from replicated populations across the Laurentian Great Lakes to deduce genomic bases driving its invasive success. Here, we report novel genomic features including a Phragmites lineage-specific whole genome duplication, followed by gene loss and preferential retention of genes associated with transcription factors and regulatory functions in the remaining duplicates. Comparative transcriptomic analyses revealed that genes associated with biotic stress and defence responses were expressed at a higher basal level in invasive genotypes, but native genotypes showed a stronger induction of defence responses when challenged by a fungal endophyte. The reference genome and transcriptomes, combined with previous ecological and environmental data, add to our understanding of mechanisms leading to invasiveness and support the development of novel, genomics-assisted management approaches for invasive Phragmites.
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