Horizontal gene transfer plays a major role in the pathological convergence of Xanthomonas lineages on common bean

Table 2 Numbers of CDS presenting similarities among the lineages of CBB agents

Lineages studied	Presence/absence^a	Gained^b	Monophyletic^c	24-mers^d
NF1/NF2/NF3/fuscans	0	9	28	108
NF1/NF2	0	4	9	33
NF1/NF3	0	4	5	28
NF1/fuscans	1	3	105	231
Total	1	20	147	400

^aCDS specifically present or absent in all the lineages studied compared to all other X. axonopodis strains
^bCDS present in all the lineages studied and gained in a least one of these lineages
^cCDS monophyletic for the lineages studied
^dCDS containing 24-mers specifically present or absent in all the lineages studied compared to all other X.axonopodis strains

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