The soil-borne white root rot pathogen Rosellinia necatrix expresses antimicrobial proteins during host colonization.

ABSTRACT: Rosellinia necatrix is a prevalent soil-borne plant-pathogenic fungus that is the causal agent of white root rot disease in a broad range of host plants. The limited availability of genomic resources for R. necatrix has complicated a thorough understanding of its infection biology. Here, we sequenced nine R. necatrix strains with Oxford Nanopore sequencing technology, and with DNA proximity ligation we generated a gapless assembly of one of the genomes into ten chromosomes. Whereas many filamentous pathogens display a so-called two-speed genome with more dynamic and more conserved compartments, the R. necatrix genome does not display such genome compartmentalization. It has recently been proposed that fungal plant pathogens may employ effectors with antimicrobial activity to manipulate the

SUBMITTER: Chavarro-Carrero EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10796067 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature