Rapid mini-chromosome divergence among fungal isolates causing wheat blast outbreaks in Bangladesh and Zambia
Sanzhen Liu, Guifang Lin, Sowmya R. Ramachandran, Lidia Calderón, Giovana Cruppe, Batiseba Tembo, Pawan Kumar Singh, David E. Cook, Kerry F. Pedley, Barbara S. Valent
The paper investigates genetic relationships among Magnaporthe oryzae isolates causing wheat blast outbreaks in Bangladesh and Zambia, finding that outbreaks were caused by genetically distinct isolates with divergent mini-chromosomes.
New Phytologist · Nov 20, 2023Peer-reviewedGenomics