Genome-Wide Increased Copy Number is Associated with Emergence of Dominant Clones of the Irish Potato Famine Pathogen <named-content content-type="genus-species">Phytophthora infestans</named-content>
ABSTRACT The plant pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine, Phytophthora infestans, continues to reemerge globally. These modern epidemics are caused by clonally reproducing lineages. In contrast, a sexual mode of reproduction is observed at its center of origin in Mexico. We conducted a compar...
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| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020-06-01
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| Series: | mBio |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00326-20 |