Two domesticated species of rice shaped the population structure of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in Africa
Ian Lorenzo Quibod, Coline Sciallano, Florence Auguy, Laurent Brottier, Alexis Dereeper, Diariatou Diagne, Amadou Diallo, Hinda Doucouré, Solely Issaka Mayaki, Ibrahim Keita, Lazeni Konaté, Hamidou Tall, C. Tekete, Sylvain Zougrana, Mathilde Hutin, , Álvaro L. Pérez‐Quintero
The paper traces the evolutionary history of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in Africa, showing its adaptation to African rice and how the introduction of Asian rice shaped its population structure.
bioRxiv · Feb 20, 2026 · PreprintGenomics