Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Genome shuffling in a globalized bacterial plant pathogen: Recombination-mediated evolution in Xanthomonas euvesicatoria and X. perforans
M. O. Jibrin, N. Potnis, S. Timilsina…·E. M. Goss
The paper shows recombination between Xanthomonas species generates new pathogenic lineages with unique virulence factors, affecting disease management.
DOI 10.1128/aem.00136-18