Researchers in Canada have announced the sequencing of the genome of Grosmannia clavigera, a fungus found in the mouth parts of the mountain pine beetle. According to Fungus genome boosts fight to save North American forests from Nature News: “Mountain pine beetles (Dendroctonus ponderosae) have eaten their way through vast swathes of western North American [...]
Tags: genomics, Grosmannia, phytopathology, pine beetle