Genomic factors limiting the diversity of Saccharomycotina plant pathogens

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7691546.v1· OSTI ID:3003635

LaBella, Abigail Leavitt ^[1]; Hittinger, Chris Todd ^[2]

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1. North Carolina Research Center (NCRC), Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA
2. GLBRC - University of Wisconsin

We compared the genomes of 12 plant-pathogenic Saccharomycotina strains to 360 plant-associated strains to identify features unique to the phytopathogens. Characterization of the oxylipin synthesis genes, a compound believed to be involved in Eremothecium pathogenicity, did not reveal any differences in gene presence within or between the plant-pathogenic and plant-associated strains. A reverse-ecological approach, however, revealed that plant pathogens lack several metabolic enzymes known to assist other phytopathogens in overcoming plant defenses.

• Research Organization: Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), Madison, WI (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
• DOE Contract Number: SC0018409
• OSTI ID: 3003635
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

Saccharomycotina
phytopathogen
reverse ecology