Analysis of simple sequence repeat (SSR) structure and sequence within Epichloe endophyte genomes reveals impacts on gene structure and insights into ancestral hybridization events.

ABSTRACT: Epichloë grass endophytes comprise a group of filamentous fungi of both sexual and asexual species. Known for the beneficial characteristics they endow upon their grass hosts, the identification of these endophyte species has been of great interest agronomically and scientifically. The use of simple sequence repeat loci and the variation in repeat elements has been used to rapidly identify endophyte species and strains, however, little is known of how the structure of repeat elements changes between species and strains, and where these repeat elements are located in the fungal genome. We report on an in-depth analysis of the structure and genomic location of the simple sequence repeat locus B10, commonly used for Epichloë endophyte species identification. The B10 repeat was found to be loc

SUBMITTER: Clayton W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5590859 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature