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Origin and Evolution of the Kiwifruit Canker Pandemic.
Genome biology and evolution - 1 Apr 2017
McCann Honour C, Li Li, Liu Yifei, Li Dawei, Pan Hui, Zhong Caihong, Rikkerink Erik H A, Templeton Matthew D, Straub Christina, Colombi Elena, Rainey Paul B, Huang Hongwen
Abstract excerpt
Recurring epidemics of kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) bleeding canker disease are caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa). In order to strengthen understanding of population structure, phylogeography, and evolutionary dynamics, we isolated Pseudomonas from cultivated and wild kiwifruit across six provinces in China. Based on the analysis of 80 sequenced Psa genomes, we show that China is the origin of the...
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