The genomics era has ushered in exciting possibilities to examine the genetic bases that undergird the characteristic features of Verticillium dahliae and other plant pathogens. In this review, we provide historical perspectives on some of the salient biological characteristics of V. dahliae, including its morphology, microsclerotia formation, host range, disease symptoms, vascular niche, reproduction, and population structure. The kaleidoscopic population structure of this pathogen is summarized, including different races of the pathogen, defoliating and nondefoliating phenotypes, vegetative compatibility groupings, and clonal populations. Where possible, we place the characteristic differences in the context of comparative and functional genomics analyses that have offered insights into population divergence within V. dahliae and the related species. Current challenges are highlighted along with some suggested future population genomics studies that will contribute to advancing our understanding of the population divergence in V. dahliae. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Phytopathology, Volume 59 is August 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

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黄萎病菌在人口基因组学时代的曙光中的重要见解和研究前景。

基因组学时代带来了令人兴奋的可能性，可以检查支持黄萎病菌和其他植物病原体特征特征的遗传基础。在这篇综述中，我们提供了关于V. dahliae显着生物学特征的历史观点，包括其形态，微菌核形成，寄主范围，疾病症状，血管生态位，繁殖和种群结构。总结了该病原体的千变万化的种群结构，包括病原体的不同种族，落叶和非落叶表型，营养相容性分组和克隆种群。在可能的情况下，我们将特征差异放在比较基因组和功能基因组学分析的背景下，这些分析为洞悉V内的种群差异提供了见识。大丽花和相关物种。突出了当前的挑战以及一些建议的未来人群基因组学研究，这些研究将有助于增进我们对大丽花弧菌种群差异的理解。《植物病理学年度回顾》的预期最终最终在线发布日期是2021年8月。请参阅http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates以获取修订的估算值。