Gene transfer between fungal species triggers repeated coffee wilt disease outbreaks

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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Veröffentlicht in:	PLoS biology 2024-12, Vol.22 (12), p.e3002901
Hauptverfasser:	Wingfield, Brenda D, Wingfield, Michael J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Africa Beverages Coffea - microbiology Coffee - microbiology Disease Outbreaks Diseases DNA Transposable Elements - genetics Environmental aspects Epidemics Fungi Gene Transfer, Horizontal Genetic aspects Genetic transformation Plant Diseases - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1545-7885 1544-9173 1545-7885
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pbio.3002901