Multidimensional host-associated diversification in natural Festuca_Epichloe festucae symbioses across the Iberian Peninsula
Alba Sotomayor-Alge, Padmaja Nagabhyru, Beatriz R. Vázquez de Aldana, Luís A. Inda, Íñigo Zabalgogeazcoa, Christopher Lewis Schardl, Pilar Catalán
The paper characterizes host-associated diversification in Epichloe festucae symbioses across Iberian Festuca species, revealing host-driven genetic and chemical differentiation.
bioRxiv · Aug 22, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology