Genome Resource for <i>Elsinoë batatas</i>, the Causal Agent of Stem and Foliage Scab Disease of Sweet Potato
Xinxin Zhang, Hongda Zou, Yiling Yang, Boping Fang, Lifei Huang
Abstract
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.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyGenomeWhole genome sequencingContigLimitingGeneticsFungusReference genomeDiseaseNanopore sequencingGenomicsBiotechnologyBotanyPlant diseaseStem rotSequence assemblyPlant disease resistanceResource (disambiguation)Sequence (biology)CultivarComputational biologySequence analysisGeneDNA sequencingDisease managementComplete sequenceHorticulturePlant Disease Resistance and GeneticsPlant Pathogens and ResistanceCocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy