Deciphering the Monilinia fructicola Genome to Discover Effector Genes Possibly Involved in Virulence.

ABSTRACT: Brown rot is the most economically important fungal disease of stone fruits and is primarily caused by Monilinia laxa and Monlinia fructicola. Both species co-occur in European orchards although M. fructicola is considered to cause the most severe yield losses in stone fruit. This study aimed to generate a high-quality genome of M. fructicola and to exploit it to identify genes that may contribute to pathogen virulence. PacBio sequencing technology was used to assemble the genome of M. fructicola. Manual structural curation of gene models, supported by RNA-Seq, and functional annotation of the proteome yielded 10,086 trustworthy gene models. The genome was examined for the presence of genes that encode secreted proteins and more specifically effector prot

SUBMITTER: Vilanova L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8070815 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature