Latorre Sergio M
Centre for Life's Origins and Evolution, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
PLoS Biol. 2025 May 5;23(5):e3003151. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003151. eCollection 2025 May.
Population genetics studies of microbial pathogens are demonstrating the potential of evolutionary theory to inform decisions that impact society. A recent study on wheat powdery mildew fungus in PLOS Biology uses genomic data to reveal the pathogen's population structure and to predict its continental-scale dispersion routes.
对微生物病原体的群体遗传学研究正在展现进化理论在为影响社会的决策提供信息方面的潜力。《公共科学图书馆·生物学》上最近一项关于小麦白粉病菌的研究利用基因组数据揭示了该病原体的群体结构,并预测了其在大陆范围内的传播路径。