biostudies-literatureTan SNational Key R &amp; D ProjectNational Key R & D Project2672https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8708221biostudies-literatureUnknown10(12)Anthracnose, caused by <i>Colletotrichum</i> spp., is a significant disease affecting oil tea (<i>Camellia oleifera</i> Abel.). Extensive molecular studies have demonstrated that <i>Colletotrichum fructicola</i> is the dominant pathogen of oil tea anthracnose in China. This study aims to investigate differences in molecular processes and regulatory genes at a late stage of infection of <i>C. fructicola</i>, to aid in understanding differences in pathogenic mechanisms of <i>C. fructicola</i> of different geographic populations. We compared the pathogenicity of <i>C. fructicola</i> from different populations (Wuzhishan, Hainan province, and Shaoyang, Hunan province) and gene expression of representative strains of the two populations before and after inoculation in oil tea using RNA sequenciPlants (Basel, Switzerland)Transcriptome Analysis of <i>Colletotrichum fructicola</i> Infecting <i>Camellia oleifera</i> Indicates That Two Distinct Geographical Fungi Groups Have Different Destructive Proliferation Capacities Related to Purine Metabolism.PMC87082212017YFD0600103-3Liu JTan SChen YZhou GfalseTranscriptome Analysis of <i>Colletotrichum fructicola</i> Infecting <i>Camellia oleifera</i> Indicates That Two Distinct Geographical Fungi Groups Have Different Destructive Proliferation Capacities Related to Purine Metabolism.Anthracnose, caused by <i>Colletotrichum</i> spp., is a significant disease affecting oil tea (<i>Camellia oleifera</i> Abel.). Extensive molecular studies have demonstrated that <i>Colletotrichum fructicola</i> is the dominant pathogen of oil tea anthracnose in China. This study aims to investigate differences in molecular processes and regulatory genes at a late stage of infection of <i>C. fructicola</i>, to aid in understanding differences in pathogenic mechanisms of <i>C. fructicola</i> of different geographic populations. We compared the pathogenicity of <i>C. fructicola</i> from different populations (Wuzhishan, Hainan province, and Shaoyang, Hunan province) and gene expression of representative strains of the two populations before and after inoculation in oil tea using RNA sequenci2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Dec2026-04-08T09:03:55.11Z2026-04-08T00:40:55.124ZS-EPMC87082213496114410.3390/plants10122672