The mitogenome of Phytophthora agathidicida : evidence for a not so recent arrival of the 'kauri killing' Phytophthora in New Zealand

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 5; p. e0250422
• Main Author: Winkworth, Richard C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 21.05.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Age; Analysis; Biodiversity; Biological diversity; Biology and Life Sciences; Computer and Information Sciences; Earth Sciences; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Editing; Estimates; Gene sequencing; Genetic aspects; Genomes; Geography; Host range; Hybrids; Kauri; Medicine and Health Sciences; Microorganisms; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial DNA; Pathogens; Phytophthora; Phytophthora diseases; Plant diseases; Plant species; Research facilities; Reviews; Sample preparation; Sampling; Species; Tree declines; New Zealand; North Island
• ISSN: 1932-6203; 1932-6203
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250422

Describes evolutionary analyses aimed at evaluating three hypotheses about the timing of the arrival in NZ of Phytophthora agathidicida, the pathogen responsible for kauri dieback disease, based on complete mitochondrial genome sequences from 16 accessions representing the geographic range of P. agathidicida as well as those of five other members of Phytophthora clade 5. Examines the temporal origins of genetic diversity using a pair of calibration schemes, then uses phylogenetic tree building and network analyses to investigate the geographic distribution of the genetic diversity. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.