South-East Asia is the center of origin, diversity and dispersion of the rice blast fungus,Magnaporthe oryzae

Population genetics of fungal diseases of plants

(2013) T. Giraud et al.   Parasite

The Rice Resistance Protein Pair RGA4/RGA5 Recognizes the Magnaporthe oryzae Effectors AVR-Pia and AVR1-CO39 by Direct Binding

(2013) S. Cesari et al.   PLANT CELL

Contrasting introduction scenarios among continents in the worldwide invasion of the banana fungal pathogenMycosphaerella fijiensis

(2012) S. ROBERT et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Sex at the origin: an Asian population of the rice blast fungusMagnaporthe oryzaereproduces sexually

(2012) DOUNIA SALEH et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The Top 10 fungal pathogens in molecular plant pathology

(2012) RALPH DEAN et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

A map of rice genome variation reveals the origin of cultivated rice

(2012) Xuehui Huang et al.   NATURE

Emerging fungal threats to animal, plant and ecosystem health

(2012) Matthew C. Fisher et al.   NATURE

Arms race co-evolution ofMagnaporthe oryzae AVR-Pikand ricePikgenes driven by their physical interactions

(2012) Hiroyuki Kanzaki et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Ecological genetics of invasive alien species

(2011) L.-J. Lawson Handley et al.   BIOCONTROL

Biological invasions in agricultural settings: Insights from evolutionary biology and population genetics

(2011) Thomas Guillemaud et al.   COMPTES RENDUS BIOLOGIES

Clonal population structure and introductions of the chestnut blight fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica, in Asturias, northern Spain

(2011) Germán González-Varela et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY

Anthropogenically induced adaptation to invade (AIAI): contemporary adaptation to human-altered habitats within the native range can promote invasions

(2011) Ruth A. Hufbauer et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Magnaporthe oryzae Populations Adapted to Finger Millet and Rice Exhibit Distinctive Patterns of Genetic Diversity, Sexuality and Host Interaction

(2011) J. P. Takan et al.   MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY

Multiple Translocation of the AVR-Pita Effector Gene among Chromosomes of the Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe oryzae and Related Species

(2011) Izumi Chuma et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Discriminant analysis of principal components: a new method for the analysis of genetically structured populations

(2010) Thibaut Jombart et al.   BMC GENETICS

Diversification and evolution of the avirulence gene AVR-Pita1 in field isolates of Magnaporthe oryzae

(2010) Yuntao Dai et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Microsatellite markers reveal two admixed genetic groups and an ongoing displacement within the French population of the invasive plant pathogenPhytophthora infestans

(2010) JOSSELIN MONTARRY et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Reconstructing routes of invasion using genetic data: why, how and so what?

(2010) ARNAUD ESTOUP et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

One of Two Major Paralogs ofAVR-Pita1Is Functional in Japanese Rice Blast Isolates

(2010) Mami Takahashi et al.   PHYTOPATHOLOGY

Bridgehead Effect in the Worldwide Invasion of the Biocontrol Harlequin Ladybird

(2010) Eric Lombaert et al.   PLoS One

Armed and Dangerous

(2010)   SCIENCE

Multiple introductions of divergent genetic lineages in an invasive fungal pathogen, Cryphonectria parasitica, in France

(2009) C Dutech et al.   HEREDITY

Geographic limits of a clonal population of wheat yellow rust in the Mediterranean region

(2009) B. BAHRI et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The Domestication Process and Domestication Rate in Rice: Spikelet Bases from the Lower Yangtze

(2009) D. Q Fuller et al.   SCIENCE

The Origins of Plant Pathogens in Agro-Ecosystems

(2008) Eva H. Stukenbrock et al.   Annual Review of Phytopathology

DNA fingerprint and pathotype diversity ofPyricularia oryzaepopulations from Argentina

(2008) V. F. Consolo et al.   AUSTRALASIAN PLANT PATHOLOGY

Using a meiosis detection toolkit to investigate ancient asexual “scandals” and the evolution of sex

(2008) Andrew M. Schurko et al.   BIOESSAYS

Evolutionary origins of invasive populations

(2008) Carol Eunmi Lee et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Genetic Differentiation ofMagnaporthe oryzaePopulations from Scouting Plots and Commercial Rice Fields in Korea

(2008) S.-Y. Park et al.   PHYTOPATHOLOGY

On the Origin and Spread of the Scab Disease of Apple: Out of Central Asia

(2008) Pierre Gladieux et al.   PLoS One

Estimating allelic richness: Effects of sample size and bottlenecks

(2003) P. L. Leberg   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY