A comparative genome analysis of Cercospora sojina with other members of the pathogen genus Mycosphaerella on different plant hosts

• DOI: 10.1016/j.gdata.2017.07.007
• Publication Date: 2017-07-08T17:00:18Z
• Authors: Fanchang Zeng; Xin Lian; Guirong Zhang; Xiaoman Yu; Carl A. Bradley; Ray Ming
• Keywords: Mycosphaerella; Comparative Genomics; Mycosphaerella graminicola; Synteny

Fungi are the causal agents of many world's most serious plant diseases causing disastrous consequences for large-scale agricultural production. Pathogenicity genomic basis is complex in fungi as multicellular eukaryotic pathogens. Here, we report genome sequence C. sojina, and comparative analysis with pathogen members genus Mycosphaerella (Zymoseptoria. tritici (synonyms M. graminicola), pini, populorum fijiensis - pathogens wheat, pine, poplar banana, respectively). Synteny or collinearity was limited between genomes major Comparative these related indicated distinct genome-wide repeat organization features. It suggests repetitive elements might be responsible considerable evolutionary changes. These results reveal background differences similarities Dothideomycete species. Wide diversity well conservation on features forms potential specialization, such pathogenicity to woody vs. herbaceous hosts. Through among five species, our have shed light provides insight understanding fungal disease resistance crop