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Horizontal gene transfer plays a major role in the pathological convergence of Xanthomonas lineages on common bean.
BMC genomics - 13 Aug 2018
Chen Nicolas W G, Serres-Giardi Laurana, Ruh Mylène, Briand Martial, Bonneau Sophie, Darrasse Armelle, Barbe Valérie, Gagnevin Lionel, Koebnik Ralf, Jacques Marie-Agnès
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BACKGROUND: Host specialization is a hallmark of numerous plant pathogens including bacteria, fungi, oomycetes and viruses. Yet, the molecular and evolutionary bases of host specificity are poorly understood. In some cases, pathological convergence is observed for individuals belonging to distant phylogenetic clades. This is the case for Xanthomonas strains responsible for common bacterial blight of bean, spread...
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