| history of the invasion of the anther smut pathogen on silene latifolia in north america. | understanding the routes of pathogen introduction contributes greatly to efforts to protect against future disease emergence. here, we investigated the history of the invasion in north america by the fungal pathogen microbotryum lychnidis-dioicae, which causes the anther smut disease on the white campion silene latifolia. this system is a well-studied model in evolutionary biology and ecology of infectious disease in natural systems. analyses based on microsatellite markers show that the introdu ... | 2013 | 23406496 |