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How Did Host Domestication Modify Life History Traits of Its Pathogens?
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
De Gracia Marie, Cascales Mathilde, Expert Pascale, Bellanger Marie-Noelle, Le Cam Bruno, Lemaire Christophe
Abstract excerpt
Understanding evolutionary dynamics of pathogens during domestication of their hosts and rise of agro-ecosystems is essential for durable disease management. Here, we investigated changes in life-history traits of the fungal pathogen Venturia inaequalis during domestication of the apple. Life traits linked to fungal dispersal were compared between 60 strains that were sampled in domestic and wild habitats in...
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