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The Genome Sequence of the Citrus Melanose Pathogen Diaporthe citri and Two Citrus-Related Diaporthe Species

Key Lab of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A.

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Tao Xiong

Key Lab of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

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Xiaoe Xiao

Key Lab of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

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Pudong Li

Key Lab of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

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Yating Zeng

Key Lab of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

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Lei Li

Key Lab of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, China

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Brendan K. Riely

Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A.

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Hongye Li

^†Corresponding author: H. Li;

E-mail Address: hyli@zju.edu.cn

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6048-1745

Key Lab of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

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Yunpeng Gai¹²
Tao Xiong¹
Xiaoe Xiao¹
Pudong Li¹
Yating Zeng¹
Lei Li¹³
Brendan K. Riely²
Hongye Li¹^†

¹Key Lab of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
²Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A.
³College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, China

Published Online:24 Mar 2021https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-08-20-0376-SC

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Abstract

Melanose disease is one the most widely distributed and economically important fungal diseases of citrus worldwide. The causative agent is the filamentous fungus Diaporthe citri (syn. Phomopsis citri). Here, we report the genome assemblies of three strains of D. citri, namely strains ZJUD2, ZJUD14, and Q7, which were generated using a combination of PacBio Sequel long-read and Illumina paired-end sequencing data. The assembled genomes of D. citri ranged from 52.06 to 63.61 Mb in genome size, containing 15,977 to 16,622 protein-coding genes. We also sequenced and annotated the genome sequences of two citrus-related Diaporthe species, D. citriasiana and D. citrichinensis. In addition, a database for citrus-related Diaporthe genomes was established to provide a public platform to access genome sequences, genome annotation and comparative genomics data of these Diaporthe species. The described genome sequences and the citrus-related Diaporthe genomes database provide a useful resource for the study of fungal biology, pathogen−host interaction, molecular diagnostic marker development, and population genomic analyses of Diaporthe species. The database will be updated regularly when the genomes of newly isolated Diaporthe species are sequenced. The citrus-related Diaporthe genomes database is freely available for nonprofit use at zjudata.com/blast/diaporthe.php.

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Vol. 111, No. 5
May 2021

ISSN:0031-949X
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Disease symptoms of bacterial panicle blight of rice, caused by the bacterium Burkholderia glumae, include sheath rot (left) and discoloration and sterility in panicles (right). Symptoms in panicle show discoloration of spikelets (left) and straw-colored unfilled spikelets (center) compared with healthy green panicles (right) (Ortega and Rojas). Photo credit: Laura Ortega

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Issue Date: 20 Aug 2021
Published: 24 Mar 2021
First Look: 14 Dec 2020
Accepted: 9 Dec 2020

Pages: 779-783

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Zhejiang Key Research and Development Project
Grant/Award Number: 2019c02022

National Key Research and Development Project
Grant/Award Number: 2017yfd002004

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