Chance and selection in the evolution of barley mildew.

doi:10.1016/0966-842x(94)90650-5

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Chance and selection in the evolution of barley mildew.

Trends in microbiology - 1 Dec 1994

Brown J K

Abstract excerpt

Populations of the barley powdery mildew fungus are genetically very diverse. However, when a new resistance gene is introduced into barley to control mildew, the population of the pathogen may respond by rapid growth of a few virulent clones. These phases of rapid clonal evolution cause radical...

Topics

Biological Evolution
Clone Cells
Fungi
Genetic Variation
Hordeum
Immunity, Innate
Mycoses
Selection, Genetic
Virulence

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