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Two ancient nuclear lineages and divergent reproductive strategies drive global success of the wheat stripe rust pathogen.
Current biology : CB - 21 Sept 2026
Wang Jierong, Xu Yiwen, Li Zhiru, Zhan Gangming, Zhan Jiasui, Kang Zhensheng, Zhao Jing
Abstract excerpt
Plant pathogen evolution is driven by complex biological and ecological processes with major consequences for food security. Understanding how genetic diversity arises and is maintained is critical for predicting disease emergence. The wheat stripe rust fungus Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici is among the world's most destructive crop pathogens. As a dikaryotic fungus harboring two distinct haploid nuclei,...
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- Triticum
- Puccinia
- Plant Diseases
- Genetic Variation
- Biological Evolution
- Evolution, Molecular
