Is virulence phenotype evolution driven exclusively by Lr gene deployment in French Puccinia triticina populations?
C. Fontyn, A.-C. Zippert, G. Delestre, T. C. Marcel, F. Suffert, H. Goyeau
The paper examines the evolution of virulence in Puccinia triticina populations in France, finding that Lr gene deployment drives virulence changes, but aggressiveness and other factors also play a role.
bioRxiv · Mar 16, 2022Microbiology