TY - JOUR T1 - Genetic characterization of the natural hybrid species Phytophthora alni as inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analyses JF - Fungal Genetics and Biology Y1 - 2006 A1 - Renaud Ioos A1 - Axelle Andrieux A1 - BenoÓt MarÁais A1 - Pascal Frey KW - Interspecific hybridization AB -

The different subspecies of Phytophthora alni, P. alni subsp. alni (Paa), P. alni subsp. uniformis (Pau), and P. alni subsp. multiformis (Pam), are recent and widespread pathogens of alder in Europe. They are believed to be a group of emergent heteroploid hybrids between two phylogenetically close Phytophthora species. Nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analyses were performed, using a broad collection of P. alni and two closely related species, P. cambivora and P. fragariae. (Paa) possesses three different alleles for each of the nuclear genes we studied, two of which are present in Pam as well, whereas the third matches the single allele present in Pau. Moreover, Paa displays common mtDNA patterns with both Pam and Pau. A combination of the data suggests that Paa may have been generated on several occasions by hybridization between Pam and Pau, or their respective ancestors. Pau might have P. cambivora as a species ancestor, whereas Pam seems to have either been generated itself by an ancient reticulation or by autopolyploidization.

VL - 43 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WFV-4JS1TK3-1/2/aead0efc6dc22a393ebadec5b3211855 ER -