Comparative Analysis Highlights Variable Genome Content of Wheat Rusts and Divergence of the Mating Loci.

ABSTRACT: Three members of the Puccinia genus, Pucciniatriticina (Pt), Pstriiformis f.sp. tritici (Pst), and Pgraminis f.sp. tritici (Pgt), cause the most common and often most significant foliar diseases of wheat. While similar in biology and life cycle, each species is uniquely adapted and specialized. The genomes of Pt and Pst were sequenced and compared to that of Pgt to identify common and distinguishing gene content, to determine gene variation among wheat rust pathogens, other rust fungi, and basidiomycetes, and to identify genes of significance for infection. Pt had the largest genome of the three, estimated at 135 Mb with expansion due to mobile elements and repeats encompassing 5

SUBMITTER: Cuomo CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5295586 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature