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Detecting genetic introgression: high levels of intersubspecific recombination found in Xylella fastidiosa in Brazil.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jul 2012
Nunney Leonard, Yuan Xiaoli, Bromley Robin E, Stouthamer Richard
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Documenting the role of novel mutation versus homologous recombination in bacterial evolution, and especially in the invasion of new hosts, is central to understanding the long-term dynamics of pathogenic bacteria. We used multilocus sequence typing (MLST) to study this issue in Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca from Brazil, a bacterium causing citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC) and coffee leaf scorch (CLS). All 55...
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