Regressive evolution of an effector following a host jump in the Irish potato famine pathogen lineag...
Regressive evolution of an effector following a host jump in the Irish potato famine pathogen lineage
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San Francisco: Public Library of Science
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In order to infect a new host species, the pathogen must evolve to enhance infection and transmission in the novel environment. Although we often think of evolution as a process of accumulation, it is also a process of loss. Here, we document an example of regressive evolution of an effector activity in the Irish potato famine pathogen (
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Regressive evolution of an effector following a host jump in the Irish potato famine pathogen lineage
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2737137170
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2737137170
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1553-7374,1553-7366
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1553-7374
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10.1371/journal.ppat.1010918
