Comparative Genomics of the Sigatoka Disease Complex on Banana Suggests a Link between Parallel Evol...
Comparative Genomics of the Sigatoka Disease Complex on Banana Suggests a Link between Parallel Evolutionary Changes in Pseudocercospora fijiensis and Pseudocercospora eumusae and Increased Virulence on the Banana Host
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United States: Public Library of Science
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The Sigatoka disease complex, caused by the closely-related Dothideomycete fungi Pseudocercospora musae (yellow sigatoka), Pseudocercospora eumusae (eumusae leaf spot), and Pseudocercospora fijiensis (black sigatoka), is currently the most devastating disease on banana worldwide. The three species emerged on bananas from a recent common ancestor an...
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Comparative Genomics of the Sigatoka Disease Complex on Banana Suggests a Link between Parallel Evolutionary Changes in Pseudocercospora fijiensis and Pseudocercospora eumusae and Increased Virulence on the Banana Host
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1820285024
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1820285024
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1553-7404,1553-7390
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10.1371/journal.pgen.1005904
