title: Draft whole-genome sequence of theDiaporthe helianthi7/96 strain, causal agent of sunflower stem canker.
abstract: Diaporthe helianthiis a fungus pathogenic to sunflower. Virulent strains of this fungus cause stem canker with important yield losses and reduction of oil content. Here we present the first draft whole-genome sequence of the highly virulent isolateD. helianthistrain 7/96, thus providing a useful platform for future research on stem canker of sunflower and fungal genomics. The genome sequence of theD. helianthiisolate 7/96 was deposited at DDBJ/ENA/GenBank under the accession number MAVT00000000 (BioProject PRJNA327798).
authors.affiliation: Universitaire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Microbienne (LUBEM), University of Western Brittany, Avenue du Technopole, 29280 Plouzané, France.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baroncelli
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Agraria, via Università 100, 80055 portici (NA), Italy; Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, sede secondaria di Portici, (IPSP-CNR) via Università 133, 80055 Portici (NA), Italy.
authors.forename: Felice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scala
authors.affiliation: Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, piazza dei Cavalieri 7, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Mariarosaira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vergara
authors.affiliation: Instituto Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE), University of Salamanca, Campus de Villamayor, C/ Del Duero, 12; 37185 Villamayor (Salamanca), Spain.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Thon
authors.affiliation: Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, sede secondaria di Portici, (IPSP-CNR) via Università 133, 80055 Portici (NA), Italy.
authors.forename: Michelina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruocco