The First Annotated Genome Assembly of Macrophomina tecta Associated with Charcoal Rot of Sorghum.

ABSTRACT: Charcoal rot is an important soilborne disease caused by a range of Macrophomina species, which affects a broad range of commercially important crops worldwide. Even though Macrophomina species are fungal pathogens of substantial economic importance, their mechanism of pathogenicity and host spectrum are poorly understood. There is an urgent need to better understand the biology, epidemiology, and evolution of Macrophomina species, which, in turn, will aid in improving charcoal rot management strategies. Here, we present the first high-quality genome assembly and annotation of Macrophomina tecta strain BRIP 70781 associated with charcoal rot symptoms on sorghum. Hybrid assembly integrating long reads generated by Oxford Nanopore Technology and short Illumina paired-end reads resulted in 43

SUBMITTER: Poudel B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9185371 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature