Genome-Wide Analysis of Four Pathotypes of Wheat Rust Pathogen (Puccinia graminis) Reveals Structural Variations and Diversifying Selection.

ABSTRACT: Diseases caused by Puccinia graminis are some of the most devastating diseases of wheat. Extensive genomic understanding of the pathogen has proven helpful not only in understanding host- pathogen interaction but also in finding appropriate control measures. In the present study, whole-genome sequencing of four diverse P. graminis pathotypes was performed to understand the genetic variation and evolution. An average of 63.5 Gb of data per pathotype with about 100× average genomic coverage was achieved with 100-base paired-end sequencing performed with Illumina Hiseq 1000. Genome structural annotations collectively predicted 9273 functional proteins including ~583 extracellular secreted proteins. Approximately 7.4% of the genes showed similarity with the PHI database which is suggestive of

SUBMITTER: Kiran K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8468629 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature