The ash dieback invasion of Europe was founded by two genetically divergent individuals.
Nat Ecol Evol
; 2(6): 1000-1008, 2018 06.
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ABSTRACT
Accelerating international trade and climate change make pathogen spread an increasing concern. Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, the causal agent of ash dieback, is a fungal pathogen that has been moving across continents and hosts from Asian to European ash. Most European common ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior) are highly susceptible to H. fraxineus, although a minority (~5%) have partial resistance to dieback. Here, we assemble and annotate a H. fraxineus draft genome, which approaches chromosome scale. Pathogen genetic diversity across Europe and in Japan, reveals a strong bottleneck in Europe, though a signal of adaptive diversity remains in key host interaction genes. We find that the European population was founded by two divergent haploid individuals. Divergence between these haplotypes represents the ancestral polymorphism within a large source population. Subsequent introduction from this source would greatly increase adaptive potential of the pathogen. Thus, further introgression of H. fraxineus into Europe represents a potential threat and Europe-wide biological security measures are needed to manage this disease.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades de las Plantas
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Ascomicetos
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Genoma Fúngico
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Fraxinus
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nat Ecol Evol
Año:
2018
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Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido