Polyphyletic origin and horizontal exchange drive the emergence of a novel resistance-breaking Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae race
Robert Jordan Price, Emily van Brabant, Helen J. Bates, Hanna Mestdagh, Sascha Jenkins, Emma Vines, Monica Höfte, John P. Clarkson
The paper identifies the polyphyletic origin and horizontal gene transfer mechanisms driving the emergence of a novel resistance-breaking Fola race.
bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2026 · PreprintPathology