Hybridization is increasingly recognized as an important force impacting adaptation and
evolution in many lineages of fungi. During hybridization, divergent genomes and alleles are …

Pathogenic fungi constitute a growing threat to both plant and animal species on a global
scale. Despite a clonal mode of reproduction dominating the population genetic structure of …

Emerging infectious diseasespose a significant threat to global health, but predicting
disease outcomes for particular species can be complicated when pathogen virulence …

Generalist pathogens maintain infectivity in numerous hosts; how this broad ecological
niche impacts host–pathogen coevolution remains to be widely explored. Batrachochytrium …

Pathogens act as agents of evolutionary change in host populations, altering the host's
allele frequencies and phenotypes through selection. The mechanisms underlying these …

For generalist pathogens, host species represent distinct selective environments, providing
unique challenges for resource acquisition and defense from host immunity, potentially …

Cross-species gene transfer is often associated with bacteria, which have evolved several
mechanisms that facilitate horizontal DNA exchange. However, the increased availability of …

Competition between genotypes is likely to be a key driver of pathogen evolution,
particularly following a geographical invasion by distant strains. Theory predicts that …

By altering the abundance, diversity, and distribution of species—and their pathogens—
globalization may inadvertently select for more virulent pathogens. In Brazil's Atlantic Forest …

Emergent infectious diseases are a severe threat to global biodiversity, thus conservation
biologists need to understand the emergence, spread, and evolution of pathogens to identify …