Repeated global migrations on different plant hosts by the tropical pathogen Phytophthora palmivora
J. Wang, M. D. Coffey, N. De Maio, E. M. Goss
This study uses genetic analysis to trace the origin and migration history of the plant pathogen Phytophthora palmivora, identifying Southeast Asia as its center of diversity and a single colonization event responsible for its global spread.
bioRxiv · May 13, 2020 · PreprintPlant Biology