A pandemic clonal lineage of the wheat blast fungus
S. M. Latorre, V. M. Were, A. J. Foster, T. Langner, A. Malmgren, A. Harant, S. Asuke, S. Reyes-Avila, D. R. Gupta, C. Jensen, W. Ma, N. U. Mahmud, S. Mehebub, R. M. Mulenga, A. N. M. Muzahid, , S. Kamoun
The paper identifies a pandemic clonal lineage of the wheat blast fungus that originated in South America and spread to Asia and Africa, showing it can be controlled by Rmg8 but may develop fungicide resistance and recombine with African lineages.
bioRxiv · Jun 6, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology