Differential loss of effector genes in three recently expanded pandemic clonal lineages of the rice blast fungus.
Sergio M LatorreC Sarai Reyes-AvilaAngus MalmgrenJoe WinSophien KamounHernán A BurbanoPublished in: BMC biology (2020)
Our analyses reconstruct the genetic history of the rice-infecting lineage of M. oryzae revealing three clonal lineages associated with rice blast pandemics. Each of these lineages displays a specific pattern of presence and absence of effector genes that may have shaped their adaptation to the rice host and their evolutionary history.