Open AccessGenome Resource for Elsinoë batatas, the Causal Agent of Stem and Foliage Scab Disease of Sweet Potato
Author(s) -
Xinxin Zhang,
Hongda Zou,
Yiling Yang,
Boping Fang,
Lifei Huang
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
phytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-7684
pISSN - 0031-949X
DOI - 10.1094/phyto-08-21-0344-a
Subject(s) - biology , genome , whole genome sequencing , contig , ipomoea , fungus , botany , genetics , horticulture , gene
Elsinoë batatas is a phytopathogenic fungus causing stem and foliage scab disease of sweet potato. At present, there is no reference genome available for E. batatas, limiting basic research for the pathogen. The present study applied the Nanopore single-molecule sequencing technology to sequence the E. batatas genome. This study reports the first high-quality genome sequence of E. batatas, with a total contig size of 26.49 Mb, 50.8% GC content, and an N 50 of 2,546,814 bp. The sequences obtained serve as a reference for analysis of E. batatas isolates and provide a resource to better understand the biology of stem and foliage scab disease of sweet potato.