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Host-induced aneuploidy and phenotypic diversification in the Sudden Oak Death pathogen Phytophthora ramorum.
BMC genomics - 20 May 2016
Kasuga Takao, Bui Mai, Bernhardt Elizabeth, Swiecki Tedmund, Aram Kamyar, Cano Liliana M, Webber Joan, Brasier Clive, Press Caroline, Grünwald Niklaus J, Rizzo David M, Garbelotto Matteo
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BACKGROUND: Aneuploidy can result in significant phenotypic changes, which can sometimes be selectively advantageous. For example, aneuploidy confers resistance to antifungal drugs in human pathogenic fungi. Aneuploidy has also been observed in invasive fungal and oomycete plant pathogens in the field. Environments conducive to the generation of aneuploids, the underlying genetic mechanisms, and the contribution...
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