A genome resource of Setosphaeria turcica, causal agent of northern leaf blight of maize

Phytopathology
Zhiyan CaoJin-Gao Dong

Abstract

The heterothallic ascomycete Setosphaeria turcica (anamorph Exserohilum turcicum) causes northern corn leaf blight which results in devastating yield losses and a reduction in feed value. Although genome sequences of two model strains of the pathogen are available (https://mycocosm.jgi.doe.gov/mycocosm/home), previous drafts were assembled using short read technologies, making evolutionary and genetic linkage inferences difficult. Here, race 23N of S. turcica strain Et28A was sequenced again using Illumina HiSeq and PacBio Sequel technologies, and assembled to approximately 43,480,261 bp on 30 scaffolds. 13,183 protein-coding genes were predicted, 13,142 of them were well annotated. This S. turcica genome resource is an important for understanding the genetics behind pathogen evolution and infection mechanisms.

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