Long-lasting coexistence of multiple asexual lineages alongside their sexual counterparts in a fungal plant pathogen
Ammar Abdalrahem, Axelle Andrieux, Ronan Becheler, Sébastien Duplessis, Pascal Frey, Benoît Marçais, Kadiatou Schiffer-Forsyth, Solenn Stoeckel, Fabien Halkett
The paper studies the coexistence of asexual and sexual lineages in the poplar rust fungus over 30 years, finding persistent asexual lineages with genetic clonality and ecological structuring.
bioRxiv · Mar 28, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology