Molecular variation among virulent and avirulent strains of the quarantine nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus.

ABSTRACT: Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is an emerging pathogenic nematode that is responsible for a devastating epidemic of pine wilt disease worldwide, causing severe ecological damage and economic losses to forestry. Two forms of this nematode have been reported, i.e., with strong and weak virulence, commonly referred as virulent and avirulent strains. However, the pathogenicity-related genes of B. xylophilus are not sufficiently characterized. In this study, to find pathogenesis related genes we re-sequenced and compared genomes of two virulent and two avirulent populations. We identified genes affected by genomic variation, and functional annotation of those genes indicated that some of them might play potential roles in pathogenesis. The performed analysis showed that both avirulent populations d

SUBMITTER: Filipiak A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7895788 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature