The Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in central Mexico rather than the Andes

The potato late blight pathogen was introduced to Europe in the 1840s and caused the devastating loss of a staple crop, resulting in the Irish potato famine and subsequent diaspora. Research on this disease has engendered much debate, which in recent years has focused on whether the geographic origi...

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Autores principales: Goss, E.M., Tabima, J.F., Cooke, D.E.L., Restrepo, S., Fry, W.E., Forbes, G., Fieland, V.J., Cárdenas, M., Grunwald, N.J.
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Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/64901
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author Goss, E.M.
Tabima, J.F.
Cooke, D.E.L.
Restrepo, S.
Fry, W.E.
Forbes, G.
Fieland, V.J.
Cárdenas, M.
Grunwald, N.J.
author_browse Cooke, D.E.L.
Cárdenas, M.
Fieland, V.J.
Forbes, G.
Fry, W.E.
Goss, E.M.
Grunwald, N.J.
Restrepo, S.
Tabima, J.F.
author_facet Goss, E.M.
Tabima, J.F.
Cooke, D.E.L.
Restrepo, S.
Fry, W.E.
Forbes, G.
Fieland, V.J.
Cárdenas, M.
Grunwald, N.J.
author_sort Goss, E.M.
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description The potato late blight pathogen was introduced to Europe in the 1840s and caused the devastating loss of a staple crop, resulting in the Irish potato famine and subsequent diaspora. Research on this disease has engendered much debate, which in recent years has focused on whether the geographic origin of the pathogen is South America or central Mexico. Different lines of evidence support each hypothesis. We sequenced four nuclear genes in representative samples from Mexico and the South American Andes. An Andean origin of P. infestans does not receive support from detailed analyses of Andean and Mexican populations. This is one of a few examples of a pathogen with a known origin that is secondary to its current major host.
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spelling CGSpace649012024-10-17T09:47:53Z The Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in central Mexico rather than the Andes Goss, E.M. Tabima, J.F. Cooke, D.E.L. Restrepo, S. Fry, W.E. Forbes, G. Fieland, V.J. Cárdenas, M. Grunwald, N.J. potatoes phytophthora infestans oomycetes famine provenance The potato late blight pathogen was introduced to Europe in the 1840s and caused the devastating loss of a staple crop, resulting in the Irish potato famine and subsequent diaspora. Research on this disease has engendered much debate, which in recent years has focused on whether the geographic origin of the pathogen is South America or central Mexico. Different lines of evidence support each hypothesis. We sequenced four nuclear genes in representative samples from Mexico and the South American Andes. An Andean origin of P. infestans does not receive support from detailed analyses of Andean and Mexican populations. This is one of a few examples of a pathogen with a known origin that is secondary to its current major host. 2014-06-17 2015-04-02T11:48:01Z 2015-04-02T11:48:01Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/64901 en Open Access National Academy of Sciences Goss, E.M.; Tabima, J.F.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Restrepo, S.; Fry, W.E.; Forbes, G.A.; Fieland, V.J.; Cardenas, M.; Grunwald, N.J. 2014. The Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in central Mexico rather than the Andes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America (PNAS). (USA). ISSN 0027-8424. 111(24):8791–8796.
spellingShingle potatoes
phytophthora infestans
oomycetes
famine
provenance
Goss, E.M.
Tabima, J.F.
Cooke, D.E.L.
Restrepo, S.
Fry, W.E.
Forbes, G.
Fieland, V.J.
Cárdenas, M.
Grunwald, N.J.
The Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in central Mexico rather than the Andes
title The Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in central Mexico rather than the Andes
title_full The Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in central Mexico rather than the Andes
title_fullStr The Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in central Mexico rather than the Andes
title_full_unstemmed The Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in central Mexico rather than the Andes
title_short The Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in central Mexico rather than the Andes
title_sort irish potato famine pathogen phytophthora infestans originated in central mexico rather than the andes
topic potatoes
phytophthora infestans
oomycetes
famine
provenance
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/64901
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