Analysis of wild plant pathogen populations reveals a signal of adaptation in genes evolving for survival in agriculture in the beet rust pathogen (Uromyces beticola)
M. McMullan, L. Percival-Alwyn, K. Sawford, G. Kaithakottil, M. Grey, H. Yvanne, R. Low, S. Warring, D. Heavens, N. Peel, J. Kroboth, M. Stevens, D. Swarbreck, M. Clark, N. Hall
The paper compares genetic diversity in wild and agricultural populations of the beet rust pathogen to identify genes adapting to agriculture, finding greater divergence in fungal effector genes.
bioRxiv · Aug 12, 2021Evolutionary Biology