Genomic factors limiting the diversity of Saccharomycotina plant pathogens

LaBella, Abigail Leavitt; Hittinger, Chris Todd

doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7691546.v1

Title: Genomic factors limiting the diversity of Saccharomycotina plant pathogens

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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.

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LaBella, Abigail Leavitt; Hittinger, Chris Todd

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

Publication Date:: Thu Jul 31 04:00:00 UTC 2025

DOE Contract Number:: SC0018409

Research Org.:: Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), Madison, WI (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Subject:: Saccharomycotina; phytopathogen; reverse ecology

OSTI Identifier:: 3003635

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7691546.v1

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                    LaBella, Abigail Leavitt, and Hittinger, Chris Todd. Genomic factors limiting the diversity of Saccharomycotina plant pathogens.  United States: N. p., 2025. 
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                    LaBella, Abigail Leavitt, & Hittinger, Chris Todd. Genomic factors limiting the diversity of Saccharomycotina plant pathogens.  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7691546.v1

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                    LaBella, Abigail Leavitt, and Hittinger, Chris Todd. 2025.  
"Genomic factors limiting the diversity of Saccharomycotina plant pathogens".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7691546.v1.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/3003635. Pub date:Thu Jul 31 04:00:00 UTC 2025

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