Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
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…·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.
DOI 10.7554/elife.91245