Unveiling the Arsenal of Apple Bitter Rot Fungi: Comparative Genomics Identifies Candidate Effectors, CAZymes, and Biosynthetic Gene Clusters in Colletotrichum Species.

ABSTRACT: The bitter rot of apple is caused by Colletotrichum spp. and is a serious pre-harvest disease that can manifest in postharvest losses on harvested fruit. In this study, we obtained genome sequences from four different species, C. chrysophilum, C. noveboracense, C. nupharicola, and C. fioriniae, that infect apple and cause diseases on other fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Our genomic data were obtained from isolates/species that have not yet been sequenced and represent geographic-specific regions. Genome sequencing allowed for the construction of phylogenetic trees, which corroborated the overall concordance observed in prior MLST studies. Bioinformatic pipelines were used to discover CAZyme, effector, and secondary metabolic (SM) gene clusters in

SUBMITTER: Khodadadi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11278308 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature