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Clonal Expansion and Migration of a Highly Virulent, Defoliating Lineage of Verticillium dahliae.
Phytopathology - 1 Sept 2016
Milgroom Michael G, Del Mar Jiménez-Gasco María, Olivares-García Concepción, Jiménez-Díaz Rafael M
Abstract excerpt
We used a population genomics approach to test the hypothesis of clonal expansion of a highly fit genotype in populations of Verticillium dahliae. This fungal pathogen has a broad host range and can be dispersed in contaminated seed or other plant material. It has a highly clonal population structure, with several lineages having nearly worldwide distributions in agricultural crops. Isolates in lineage 1A are...
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