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- Magnaporthaceae is a family of fungi that significantly impact agriculture, particularly affecting cereal and grass crops like rice and wheat.
- This text discusses the completed genome sequence of Magnaporthe oryzae and draft sequences for Magnaporthe poae and Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici.
- The sequencing utilized various technologies for accurate genome annotation, resulting in a complete seven-chromosome genome for M. oryzae, with significant sequencing coverage for the other two fungi.
Article Abstract
Magnaporthaceae is a family of ascomycetes that includes three fungi of great economic importance: Magnaporthe oryzae, Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici, and Magnaporthe poae. These three fungi cause widespread disease and loss in cereal and grass crops, including rice blast disease (M. oryzae), take-all disease in wheat and other grasses (G. graminis), and summer patch disease in turf grasses (M. poae). Here, we present the finished genome sequence for M. oryzae and draft sequences for M. poae and G. graminis var. tritici. We used multiple technologies to sequence and annotate the genomes of M. oryzae, M. poae, and G. graminis var. tritici. The M. oryzae genome is now finished to seven chromosomes whereas M. poae and G. graminis var. tritici are sequenced to 40.0× and 25.0× coverage respectively. Gene models were developed by the use of multiple computational techniques and further supported by RNAseq data. In addition, we performed preliminary analysis of genome architecture and repetitive element DNA.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4683626 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1534/g3.115.020057 | DOI Listing |
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