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The Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in central Mexico rather than the Andes.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 17 Jun 2014

Goss Erica M, Tabima Javier F, Cooke David E L, Restrepo Silvia, Fry William E, Forbes Gregory A, Fieland Valerie J, Cardenas Martha, Grünwald Niklaus J

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Phytophthora infestans is a destructive plant pathogen best known for causing the disease that triggered the Irish potato famine and remains the most costly potato pathogen to manage worldwide. Identification of P. infestan's elusive center of origin is critical to understanding the mechanisms of repeated global emergence of this pathogen. There are two competing theories, placing the origin in either South...

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PMID: 24889615
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1401884111
PMCID: PMC4066499

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