Abstract

Phytophthora colocasiae is a phytopathogenic oomycete that causes leaf blight and corm rot on taro (Colocasia esculenta), an important staple crop in the tropics. The impact of P. colocasiae is a serious concern for food security in Asian and Oceanic regions. Vietnamese strain 7290 of P. colocasiae was sequenced (Illumina) to assemble a draft genome of 56.6 Mb, comprised of 19,853 scaffolds and 19,984 predicted protein-coding genes. As in other Phytophthora species, P. colocasiae possesses numerous pathogenicity-related genes, such as the RxLR class of effectors. This draft genome sequence of P. colocasiae provides a resource to underpin the first steps in determining the molecular mechanisms of disease development in this pathosystem.

Published in

Molecular plant-microbe interactions
2018, Volume: 31, number: 9, pages: 903-905
Publisher: AMER PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOC

SLU Authors

• Vetukuri, Ramesh

  • Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Kushwaha, Sandeep Kumar

  • Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Sen, Diya

  • Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Grenville-Briggs Didymus, Laura

  • Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Sustainable Development Goals

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture


UKÄ Subject classification

Agricultural Science


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-12-17-0321-A

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/96686