Understanding Phytophthora diversity in UK

1. Work package 4
Predicting risk via analysis of Phytophthora genome
evolution

2. WP4: Science leads

3. Understanding Phytophthora diversity in UK

4. How have they evolved to kill trees ?

5. How do they interact with each other ?

6. How can they adapt to new hosts ?

7. Understanding Phytophthora genome evolution
What does genomics mean?
‘Genomics’ is the study of the
genomes of organisms.
In modern molecular biology,
the genome is the entirety of
an organism's hereditary
information encoded in DNA
Genomics involves determining
the entire DNA sequence of
organisms and fine-scale
genetic mapping

8. Current genome resources
11 x canker-causing Phytophthoras
5 x tree foliage-infecting
Phytophthoras
10 x Phytophthoras on
herbaceous hosts
Will sequence 3 weak pathogens and
compare genes across all Phytophthoras

9. Enhance our fundamental understanding of risk
What is the long-term risk to forests and woodlands
when introductions (and co-introductions) occur ?