Draft genome sequence of Phomopsis longicolla isolate MSPL 10-6.
Phomopsis longicolla is the primary cause of Phomopsis seed decay in soybean. This disease severely affects soybean seed quality by reducing seed viability and oil content, altering seed composition, and increasing frequencies of moldy and/or split beans. It is one of the most economically important soybean diseases. Here, we report the de novo assembled draft genome sequence of the P. longicolla isolate MSPL10-6, which was isolated from field-grown soybean seed in Mississippi, USA. This study represents the first reported genome sequence of a seedborne fungal pathogen in the Diaporthe-Phomopsis complex. The P. longicolla genome sequence will enable research into the genetic basis of fungal infection of soybean seed and provide information for the study of soybean-fungal interactions. The genome sequence will also be valuable for molecular genetic marker development, manipulation of pathogenicity-related genes and development of new control strategies for this pathogen.
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Crop Genetics Research Unit, Stoneville, MS 38776, USA.
Shuxian
S
Li
Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Towson University, MD 21252, USA.
Omar
O
Darwish
Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Towson University, MD 21252, USA.
Nadim
N
Alkharouf
USDA-ARS, Beltsville Agriculture Research Center, Beltsville, MD 21075, USA.
Benjamin
B
Matthews
Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA 31794, USA.
Pingsheng
P
Ji
USDA-ARS, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Leslie L
LL
Domier
Department of Plant Biology Pathology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA ; Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
Ning
N
Zhang
Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA.
Burton H
BH
Bluhm
Draft genome; Phomopsis longicolla; Phomopsis seed decay; Sequences; Soybean pathogen