The complex hybrid origins of the root knot nematodes revealed through comparative genomics

Root knot nematodes (RKN) can infect most of the world’s agricultural crop species and are among the most important of all plant pathogens. As yet however we have little understanding of their origins or the genomic basis of their extreme polyphagy. The most damaging pathogens reproduce by obligator...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David H. Lunt, Sujai Kumar, Georgios Koutsovoulos, Mark L. Blaxter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-05-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/356.pdf