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Populations ofPhytophthora infestans, causing late blight of potato, changed significantly in Canada in the mid-1990s. The US-1 genotype (A1, metalaxylsensitive [MS]) was displaced by novel genotypes (mainly US-8) in much of the country in 1994 and 1995. Many of the new genotypes were insensitive to metalaxyl and were of the A2 mating type, although metalaxyl-insensitive (MI) Al isolates of the gll (or US-11) genotype were found in British Columbia. A total of 14 unique multilocus genotypes were described over the two years of the study based on mating type (Al or A2), metalaxyl sensitivity (MS or MI), allozyme banding patterns (Gpi andPep), and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. Six of these genotypes could be distinguished by allozyme banding patterns at theGpi locus alone; RAPD analysis revealed additional variation within allozyme groupings and defined additional genotypes. Among 82 isolates collected from various Canadian provinces in 1994, US-1 and US-8 constituted 30% and 49% of isolates, respectively; other genotypes occurred in minor frequency. Among 50 isolates collected in 1995, US-1 and US-8 constituted 10% and 74%, respectively. Isolates of gll (US-11) were found in British Columbia in 1995. Diversity of genotypes was greater in 1994 (11 genotypes) than in 1995 (six genotypes). We hypothesize that sexual reproduction may have been responsible for generating some of the genetic variability inP. infestans populations, during a time period in which A2 isolates first migrated into many provinces in Canada.
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Peters, R.D., Förster, H., Platt, H.W.(. et al. Novel genotypes ofPhytophthora infestans in Canada during 1994 and 1995. Am. J. Pot Res 78, 39–45 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02874823
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