Wingfield, Brenda D.Wingfield, Michael J.2025-04-302025-04-302024-12-06Wingfield, B.D. & Wingfield, M.J. (2024) Gene transfer between fungal species triggers repeated coffee wilt disease outbreaks. PLoS Biology 22(12): e3002901. https://DOI.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002901.1544-9173 (print)1545-7885 (online)10.1371/journal.pbio.3002901http://hdl.handle.net/2263/102279Two outbreaks of coffee wilt disease have devastated African coffee production. A PLOS Biology study suggests that horizontal gene transfer via large Starship transposons between 2 fungal species played a key role in the repeated emergence of the disease.en© 2024 Wingfield, Wingfield. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.OutbreaksDiseaseAfrican coffee productionGene transferCoffee wilt diseaseSDG-02: Zero hungerSDG-12: Responsible consumption and productionArticle