Comparative genomics reveals shared accessory regions between members of two Fusarium species complexes virulent on garden pea
Ambika Pokhrel, Sajeet Haridas, Sara Calhoun, Alan Kuo, Anna Lipzen, Robert Riley, Kurt M. LaButti, Jasmyn L. Pangilinan, Bill Andreopoulos, Guifen He, Mi Yan, Kerrie Barry, Li‐Jun Ma, David M. Geiser, Michael Freitag, , Jeffrey J. Coleman
The paper identifies shared accessory regions between two Fusarium species complexes that cause garden pea disease, suggesting a common origin and horizontal transfer of virulence genes.
bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2026 · PreprintGenomics