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The emerging field of phylogenomics considers genomic sequences under an evolutionary framework. We provide an overview of how different phylogenomic approaches can be used to address the study of fungal biology. This includes, among others, the establishment of the phylogenetic position of a newly sequenced species, the detection of past evolutionary events shaping a given genome, or the prediction of putative functions of uncharacterized proteins. Illustrative examples from recent work are provided along with pointers to useful tools and resources. Rather than a comprehensive treaty on fungal phylogenomics, our intention is to spark the interest of researchers considering the use of fungal genomic sequences but may not have considered exploiting a fully fledged phylogenomic approach.
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We wish to thank all members of the Gabaldón group. Group research of T.G. is funded in part by a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (BIO2012-37161), a grant from the European Research Council under the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP/2007–2013)/ERC (Grant Agreement n. ERC-2012-StG-310325), and a Grant from the Qatar National Research Fund grant (NPRP 5-298-3-086).
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Gabaldón, T., Marcet-Houben, M. (2014). 3 Phylogenomics for the Study of Fungal Biology. In: Nowrousian, M. (eds) Fungal Genomics. The Mycota, vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45218-5_3
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