Open AccessGenome Sequence Resource for the Plant Pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum WH6 Isolated in China
Author(s) -
Xiong Zhang,
Xiaohui Cheng,
Lijiang Liu,
Liu S
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plant disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.663
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1943-7692
pISSN - 0191-2917
DOI - 10.1094/pdis-01-21-0146-a
Subject(s) - sclerotinia sclerotiorum , biology , genome , whole genome sequencing , contig , sclerotinia , sequence assembly , genetics , effector , gene , computational biology , botany , transcriptome , gene expression , microbiology and biotechnology
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a notorious fungal pathogen that causes sclerotinia stem rot (SSR) on many important crops in China and worldwide. Here, we present a high-quality genome assembly of S. sclerotiorum strain WH6 using the PacBio SMRT cell platform. The assembled genome has a total size of 38.96 Mbp, with a contig N50 length of 1.90 Mbp, and encodes 10,512 predicted coding genes, including 685 secreted proteins and 65 effector candidates. This is the first report of a S. sclerotiorum genome sequence from China. The WH6 genome sequence provides a valuable resource for facilitating our understanding of S. sclerotiorum-host interactions and SSR control in China and the world.