Characterization and Genome Analysis of <i>Cladobotryum mycophilum</i>, the Causal Agent of Cobweb Disease of <i>Morchella sextelata</i> in China.

ABSTRACT: Cobweb disease is a fungal disease that can cause serious damage to edible mushrooms worldwide. To investigate cobweb disease in Morchella sextelata in Guizhou Province, China, we isolated and purified the pathogen responsible for the disease. Through morphological and molecular identification and pathogenicity testing on infected M. sextelata, we identified Cladobotryum mycophilum as the cause of cobweb disease in this region. This is the first known occurrence of this pathogen causing cobweb disease in M. sextelata anywhere in the world. We then obtained the genome of C. mycophilum BJWN07 using the HiFi sequencing platform, resulting in a high-quality genome assembly with a size of 38.56 Mb, 10 contigs, and a GC content of 47.84%. W

SUBMITTER: Liu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10145569 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature