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Reconstructing genome evolution in historic samples of the Irish potato famine pathogen.
Nature communications - 1 Jan 2013
Martin Michael D, Cappellini Enrico, Samaniego Jose A, Zepeda M Lisandra, Campos Paula F, Seguin-Orlando Andaine, Wales Nathan, Orlando Ludovic, Ho Simon Y W, Dietrich Fred S, Mieczkowski Piotr A, Heitman Joseph, Willerslev Eske, Krogh Anders, Ristaino Jean B, Gilbert M Thomas P
Abstract excerpt
Responsible for the Irish potato famine of 1845-49, the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora infestans caused persistent, devastating outbreaks of potato late blight across Europe in the 19th century. Despite continued interest in the history and spread of the pathogen, the genome of the famine-era strain remains entirely unknown. Here we characterize temporal genomic changes in introduced P. infestans. We shotgun...
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