Combating the Sigatoka Disease Complex on Banana

Interestingly, the more aggressive pathogens in the complex (i.e., P. fijiensis, P. eumusae) shared complementary patterns of expansion and contraction of core gene families, suggesting convergent evolution on the banana host. Work presented by both Arango et al. and Chang et al. have together laid...

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Published in:PLoS genetics 2016-08, Vol.12 (8), p.e1006234-e1006234
Main Author: Friesen, Timothy L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ascomycota - genetics
Bananas
Biology and Life Sciences
Control
Diseases and pests
Evolution
Funding
Genes
Genetic aspects
Genomes
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Medicine and Health Sciences
Musa
Musa - microbiology
Pesticides
Plant Diseases - microbiology
Plant fungal diseases
Proteins
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Summary:Interestingly, the more aggressive pathogens in the complex (i.e., P. fijiensis, P. eumusae) shared complementary patterns of expansion and contraction of core gene families, suggesting convergent evolution on the banana host. Work presented by both Arango et al. and Chang et al. have together laid a strong foundation for future work, providing information and testable hypotheses for generating solutions to this devastating banana disease complex that hitherto was virtually untouched, despite the large economic value of the crop as a staple food for millions of people and as the global top fruit.
ISSN:1553-7404
1553-7390
1553-7404
DOI:10.1371/journal.pgen.1006234