Convergent evolution: gene sharing by eukaryotic plant pathogens.
Oomycetes and filamentous parasitic fungi are plant pathogens that have undergone convergent evolution. A recent study has shown that these microbial eukaryotes have exchanged metabolic genes, which might explain some of their phenotypic similarities.
Andersson
Jan O
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Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Biomedical Center, Box 596, S-751 24 Uppsala, Sweden. jan.andersson@icm.uu.se
D022761:Gene Transfer, Horizontal; D020082:Magnaporthe / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D010838:Phytophthora / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology*