The Accessory Genome as a Cradle for Adaptive Evolution in Pathogens

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Massive Changes in Genome Architecture Accompany the Transition to Self-Fertility in the Filamentous FungusNeurospora tetrasperma

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Finished Genome of the Fungal Wheat Pathogen Mycosphaerella graminicola Reveals Dispensome Structure, Chromosome Plasticity, and Stealth Pathogenesis

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Comparative genomics reveals mobile pathogenicity chromosomes in Fusarium

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Genome Evolution Following Host Jumps in the Irish Potato Famine Pathogen Lineage

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Evolution of MRSA During Hospital Transmission and Intercontinental Spread

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Whole-Genome and Chromosome Evolution Associated with Host Adaptation and Speciation of the Wheat Pathogen Mycosphaerella graminicola

(2010) Eva H. Stukenbrock et al.   PLoS Genetics

Evolution of Linked Avirulence Effectors in Leptosphaeria maculans Is Affected by Genomic Environment and Exposure to Resistance Genes in Host Plants

(2010) Angela P. Van de Wouw et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Horizontal Chromosome Transfer, a Mechanism for the Evolution and Differentiation of a Plant-Pathogenic Fungus

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Meiosis Drives Extraordinary Genome Plasticity in the Haploid Fungal Plant Pathogen Mycosphaerella graminicola

(2009) Alexander H. J. Wittenberg et al.   PLoS One

Satellite RNAs and Satellite Viruses of Plants

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The Genome of Nectria haematococca: Contribution of Supernumerary Chromosomes to Gene Expansion

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