Gene transfer between fungal species triggers repeated coffee wilt disease outbreaks.

IF 9.8 1区生物学 Q1 Agricultural and Biological Sciences

PLoS Biology Pub Date : 2024-12-06 eCollection Date: 2024-12-01 DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.3002901

Brenda D Wingfield, Michael J Wingfield

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Abstract

Two outbreaks of coffee wilt disease have devastated African coffee production. A PLOS Biology study suggests that horizontal gene transfer via large Starship transposons between 2 fungal species played a key role in the repeated emergence of the disease.

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PLoS Biology BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY-BIOLOGY

CiteScore

15.40

自引率

2.00%

发文量

359

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

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