Genome Sequence Resource for the Oomycete Taro Pathogen Phytophthora colocasiae

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

SDG2 Zero hunger


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