Journal
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY
Volume 21, Issue 16, Pages 3931-3946Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05575.x
Keywords
approximate Bayesian computation analysis; biological invasion; Cryphonectria parasitica; genetic admixture; mode of reproduction; multiple introductions
Funding
- Agence National pour la Recherche [ANR 07-BDIV-003, ANR 09-BLAN-0145-01]
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) [ANR-09-BLAN-0145] Funding Source: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)
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Clonal expansion has been observed in several invasive fungal plant pathogens colonizing new areas, raising the question of the origin of clonal lineages. Using microsatellite markers, we retraced the evolutionary history of introduction of the chestnut blight fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica, in North America and western Europe. Combining discriminant analysis of principal components and approximate Bayesian computation analysis, we showed that several introduction events from genetically differentiated source populations have occurred in both invaded areas. In addition, a low signal of genetic recombination among different source populations was suggested in North America. Finally, two genetic lineages were present in both invaded areas as well as in the native areas, suggesting the existence of genetic lineages with a high capacity to establish in diverse environments and host species. This study confirmed the importance of multiple introductions, but questioned the role of genetic admixture in the success of introduction of a fungal plant pathogen.
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