Emerging fungal pathogens are a threat to forest and agroecosystems, as well as animal
and human health. How pathogens evolve from nonpathogenic ancestors is still poorly …

Cryphonectria parasitica is the causal agent of chestnut blight, a fungal disease that almost
entirely eliminated mature American chestnut from North America over a 50-year period …

Invasive microbial species constitute a major threat to biodiversity, agricultural production
and human health. Invasions are often dominated by one or a small number of genotypes …

Abstract Background1471-2229-9-51 American chestnut (Castanea dentata) was
devastated by an exotic pathogen in the beginning of the twentieth century. This chestnut …

Abstract Changes in the mode of reproduction are frequently observed in invasive fungal
populations. The ascomycete Cryphonectria parasitica, which causes Chestnut Blight, was …

Chestnut blight has spread throughout Europe since the introduction of its causal agent,
Cryphonectria parasitica,> 70 years ago. In our study, we analyzed the diversity of …

Background A century ago, Chestnut Blight Disease (CBD) devastated the American
chestnut. Backcross breeding has been underway to introgress resistance from Chinese …

Chestnut blight in south-western Germany was first reported in 1992 and is since expanding
in distribution. Here we investigated the invasion history of Cryphonectria parasitica and its …

The underlying molecular mechanisms of programmed cell death associated with fungal
allorecognition, a form of innate immunity, remain largely unknown. In this study …

Range‐expanding species are expected to gain an increasing importance in the context of
global change. They provide a great opportunity to study contemporary evolutionary …