Phylogenetic signal in plant pathogen-host range

dc.contributor.authorGilbert, Gregory S.
dc.contributor.authorWebb, Campbell O.
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-30T17:26:37Z
dc.date.available2011-03-30T17:26:37Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractWhat determines which plant species are susceptible to a given plant pathogen is poorly understood. Experimental inoculations with fungal pathogens of plant leaves in a tropical rain forest show that most fungal pathogens are polyphagous but that most plant species in a local community are resistant to any given pathogen. The likelihood that a pathogen can infect two plant species decreases continuously with phylogenetic distance between the plants, even to ancient evolutionary distances. This phylogenetic signal in host range allows us to predict the likely host range of plant pathogens in a local community, providing an important tool for plant ecology, design of agronomic systems, quarantine regulations in international trade, and risk analysis of biological control agents. In particular, the results suggest that the rate of spread and ecological impacts of a disease through a natural plant community will depend strongly on the phylogenetic structure of the community itself and that current regulatory approaches strongly underestimate the local risks of global movement of plant pathogens or their hosts.
dc.format.extent4979–4983
dc.identifier0027-8424
dc.identifier.citationGilbert, Gregory S. and Webb, Campbell O. 2007. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/14827">Phylogenetic signal in plant pathogen-host range</a>." <em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America</em>, 104, (12) 4979–4983. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0607968104">https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0607968104</a>.
dc.identifier.issn0027-8424
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10088/14827
dc.publisherNational Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 104 (12)
dc.titlePhylogenetic signal in plant pathogen-host range
dc.typearticle
sro.description.unitNH-EOL
sro.description.unitSTRI
sro.identifier.doi10.1073/pnas.0607968104
sro.identifier.itemID55486
sro.identifier.refworksID17576
sro.identifier.urlhttps://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/14827

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