Chris H. Dietrich

First Cophylogenetic Reconstruction of Hemipteran Insect–Phytoplasma Associations Reveals Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics

Vector-borne plant pathogens exhibit a remarkable capacity to colonize distantly related hosts, reflecting long-term ecological and evolutionary interactions among pathogens, plants, and insect vectors. Phytoplasmas, which are obligate bacterial parasites transmitted by hemiptera...