Genome of the destructive oomycete Phytophthora cinnamomi provides insights into its pathogenicity and adaptive potential.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Phytophthora cinnamomi is an oomycete pathogen of global relevance. It is considered as one of the most invasive species, which has caused irreversible damage to natural ecosystems and horticultural crops. There is currently a lack of a high-quality reference genome for this species despite several attempts that have been made towards sequencing its genome. The lack of a good quality genome sequence has been a setback for various genetic and genomic research to be done on this species. As a consequence, little is known regarding its genome characteristics and how these contribute to its pathogenicity and invasiveness.

Results

In this work we generated a high-quality genome sequence and annotation for P. cinnamomi using a combination of Oxford Nanopore and Illumina

SUBMITTER: Engelbrecht J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8074420 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature