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The plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato is genetically monomorphic and under strong selection to evade tomato immunity.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Aug 2011
Cai Rongman, Lewis James, Yan Shuangchun, Liu Haijie, Clarke Christopher R, Campanile Francesco, Almeida Nalvo F, Studholme David J, Lindeberg Magdalen, Schneider David, Zaccardelli Massimo, Setubal Joao C, Morales-Lizcano Nadia P, Bernal Adriana, Coaker Gitta, Baker Christy, Bender Carol L, Leman Scotland, Vinatzer Boris A
Abstract excerpt
Recently, genome sequencing of many isolates of genetically monomorphic bacterial human pathogens has given new insights into pathogen microevolution and phylogeography. Here, we report a genome-based micro-evolutionary study of a bacterial plant pathogen, Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato. Only 267 mutations were identified between five sequenced isolates in 3,543,009 nt of analyzed genome sequence, which suggests...
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