Gene transfer between fungal species triggers repeated coffee wilt disease outbreaks
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Wingfield, Brenda D.
Wingfield, Michael J.
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Public Library of Science
Abstract
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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Outbreaks, Disease, African coffee production, Gene transfer, Coffee wilt disease, SDG-02: Zero hunger, SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG-02:Zero Hunger
SDG-12:Responsible consumption and production
SDG-12:Responsible consumption and production
Citation
Wingfield, B.D. & Wingfield, M.J. (2024) Gene transfer between fungal species triggers repeated coffee wilt disease outbreaks. PLoS Biology 22(12):
e3002901. https://DOI.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002901.