The ascomycete Verticillium longisporum is a hybrid and a plant pathogen with an expanded host range.

Hybridization plays a central role in plant evolution, but its overall importance in fungi is unknown. New plant pathogens are thought to arise by hybridization between formerly separated fungal species. Evolution of hybrid plant pathogens from non-pathogenic ancestors in the fungal-like protist Phy...

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Main Authors: Patrik Inderbitzin, R Michael Davis, Richard M Bostock, Krishna V Subbarao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3063834?pdf=render