Genome Sequence of a Lethal Strain of Xylem-Invading .

, a soilborne vascular phytopathogenic fungus, causes wilt disease in several crop species. Of great concern are outbreaks of highly aggressive strains, which cause a devastating wilt disease in European hops. We report here the genome sequence and annotation of strain T2, providing genomic information that will allow better understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the development of highly aggressive strains.

Complete mitochondrial genome of the Verticillium-wilt causing plant pathogen Verticillium nonalfalfae.

Verticillium nonalfalfae is a fungal plant pathogen that causes wilt disease by colonizing the vascular tissues of host plants. The disease induced by hop isolates of V. nonalfalfae manifests in two different forms, ranging from mild symptoms to complete plant dieback, caused by mild and lethal pathotypes, respectively.