scholarly journals Genome Sequence Data of three formae speciales of Phytophthora vignae Causing Phytophthora Stem Rot on different Vigna species

Plant Disease ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feifei Sun ◽  
Suli Sun ◽  
Wenwu Ye ◽  
Canxing Duan ◽  
Benjin Li ◽  
...  

Phytophthora vignae is an important oomycete pathogen causing Phytophthora stem rot on some Vigna species. Three P. vignae isolates, obtained from mung bean, adzuki bean and cowpea, respectively, exhibited high similarities in morphology and physiology but are specialized to infect different hosts. Here we reported the first de novo assembly of the draft genomes of three P. vignae isolates, which were performed using the PacBio SMRT Sequel platform. This study will extend the genomic resource available for the Phytophthora genus and provide a good foundation for further research on comparative genomics of Phytophthora species and interaction mechanism between hosts and pathogens.

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tayyaba Qamar-ul-Islam ◽  
M. Ahmed Khan ◽  
Rabia Faizan ◽  
Uzma Mahmood

AbstractMango is one of the famous and fifth most important subtropical/tropical fruit crops worldwide with the production centered in India and South-East Asia. Recently, there has been a worldwide interest in mango genomics to produce tools for Marker Assisted Selection and trait association. There are no web-based analyzed genomic resources available for mango particularly. Hence a complete mango genomic resource was required for improvement in research and management of mango germplasm. In this project, we have done comparative transcriptome analysis of four mango cultivars i.e. cv. Langra, cv. Zill, cv. Shelly and cv. Kent from Pakistan, China, Israel, and Mexico respectively. The raw data is obtained through De-novo sequence assembly which generated 30,953-85,036 unigenes from RNA-Seq datasets of mango cultivars. The project is aimed to provide the scientific community and general public a mango genomic resource and allow the user to examine their data against our analyzed mango genome databases of four cultivars (cv. Langra, cv. Zill, cv. Shelly and cv. Kent). A mango web genomic resource MGdb, is based on 3-tier architecture, developed using Python, flat file database, and JavaScript. It contains the information of predicted genes of the whole genome, the unigenes annotated by homologous genes in other species, and GO (Gene Ontology) terms which provide a glimpse of the traits in which they are involved. This web genomic resource can be of immense use in the assessment of the research, development of the medicines, understanding genetics and provides useful bioinformatics solution for analysis of nucleotide sequence data. We report here world’s first web-based genomic resource particularly of mango for genetic improvement and management of mango genome.


Author(s):  
Guangtu Gao ◽  
Susana Magadan ◽  
Geoffrey C Waldbieser ◽  
Ramey C Youngblood ◽  
Paul A Wheeler ◽  
...  

Abstract Currently, there is still a need to improve the contiguity of the rainbow trout reference genome and to use multiple genetic backgrounds that will represent the genetic diversity of this species. The Arlee doubled haploid line was originated from a domesticated hatchery strain that was originally collected from the northern California coast. The Canu pipeline was used to generate the Arlee line genome de-novo assembly from high coverage PacBio long-reads sequence data. The assembly was further improved with Bionano optical maps and Hi-C proximity ligation sequence data to generate 32 major scaffolds corresponding to the karyotype of the Arlee line (2 N = 64). It is composed of 938 scaffolds with N50 of 39.16 Mb and a total length of 2.33 Gb, of which ∼95% was in 32 chromosome sequences with only 438 gaps between contigs and scaffolds. In rainbow trout the haploid chromosome number can vary from 29 to 32. In the Arlee karyotype the haploid chromosome number is 32 because chromosomes Omy04, 14 and 25 are divided into six acrocentric chromosomes. Additional structural variations that were identified in the Arlee genome included the major inversions on chromosomes Omy05 and Omy20 and additional 15 smaller inversions that will require further validation. This is also the first rainbow trout genome assembly that includes a scaffold with the sex-determination gene (sdY) in the chromosome Y sequence. The utility of this genome assembly is demonstrated through the improved annotation of the duplicated genome loci that harbor the IGH genes on chromosomes Omy12 and Omy13.


2006 ◽  
Vol 361 (1475) ◽  
pp. 2045-2053 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Falush ◽  
Mia Torpdahl ◽  
Xavier Didelot ◽  
Donald F Conrad ◽  
Daniel J Wilson ◽  
...  

In bacteria, DNA sequence mismatches act as a barrier to recombination between distantly related organisms and can potentially promote the cohesion of species. We have performed computer simulations which show that the homology dependence of recombination can cause de novo speciation in a neutrally evolving population once a critical population size has been exceeded. Our model can explain the patterns of divergence and genetic exchange observed in the genus Salmonella , without invoking either natural selection or geographical population subdivision. If this model was validated, based on extensive sequence data, it would imply that the named subspecies of Salmonella enterica correspond to good biological species, making species boundaries objective. However, multilocus sequence typing data, analysed using several conventional tools, provide a misleading impression of relationships within S. enterica subspecies enterica and do not provide the resolution to establish whether new species are presently being formed.


Plant Disease ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 81 (9) ◽  
pp. 1042-1048 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. L. Trout ◽  
J. B. Ristaino ◽  
M. Madritch ◽  
T. Wangsomboondee

Late blight caused by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora infestans is a devastating disease of potato and tomato worldwide. A rapid and accurate method for specific detection of P. infestans is necessary for determination of late blight in infected fruit, leaves, and tubers. Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) from four isolates of P. infestans representing the four genotypes US1, US6, US7, and US8 was amplified using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the universal primers internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 4 and ITS5. PCR products were sequenced using an automated sequencer. Sequences were aligned with published sequences from 5 other Phytophthora species, and a region specific to P. infestans was used to construct a PCR primer (PINF). Over 140 isolates representing 14 species of Phytophthora and at least 13 other genera of fungi and bacteria were used to screen the PINF primer. PCR amplification with primers PINF and ITS5 results in amplification of an approximately 600 base pair product with only isolates of P. infestans from potato and tomato, as well as isolates of P. mirabilis and P. cactorum. P. mirabilis and P. cactorum are not pathogens of potato; however, P. cactorum is a pathogen of tomato. P. infestans and P. cactorum were differentiated by restriction digests of the amplified product. The PINF primer was used with a rapid NaOH lysis technique for direct PCR of P. infestans from infected tomato and potato field samples. The PINF primer will provide a valuable tool for detection of P. infestans in potatoes and tomatoes.


2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suli Sun ◽  
Changjian Xia ◽  
Jiqing Zhang ◽  
Canxing Duan ◽  
Xiaoming Wang ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia M. Kreiner ◽  
Amalia Caballero ◽  
Stephen I. Wright ◽  
John R. Stinchcombe

The relative role of hybridization, de novo evolution, and standing variation in weed adaptation to agricultural environments is largely unknown. In Amaranthus tuberculatus, a widespread North American agricultural weed, adaptation is likely influenced by recent secondary contact and admixture of two previously isolated subspecies. We characterized the extent of adaptation and phenotypic differentiation accompanying the spread of A. tuberculatus into agricultural environments and the contribution of subspecies divergence. We generated phenotypic and whole-genome sequence data from a manipulative common garden experiment, using paired samples from natural and agricultural populations. We found strong latitudinal, longitudinal, and sex differentiation in phenotypes, and subtle differences among agricultural and natural environments that were further resolved with ancestry-based inference. The transition into agricultural environments has favoured southwestern var. rudis ancestry that leads to higher biomass and environment-specific phenotypes: increased biomass and earlier flowering under reduced water availability, and reduced plasticity in fitness-related traits. We also detected de novo adaptation to agricultural habitats independent of ancestry effects, including marginally higher biomass and later flowering in agricultural populations, and a time to germination home advantage. Therefore, the invasion of A. tuberculatus into agricultural environments has drawn on adaptive variation across multiple timescales—through both preadaptation via the preferential sorting of var. rudis ancestry and de novo local adaptation.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agata Motyka-Pomagruk ◽  
Sabina Zoledowska ◽  
Agnieszka Emilia Misztak ◽  
Wojciech Sledz ◽  
Alessio Mengoni ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Dickeya solani is an important plant pathogenic bacterium causing severe losses in European potato production. This species draws a lot of attention due to its remarkable virulence, great devastating potential and easier spread in contrast to other Dickeya spp. In view of a high need for extensive studies on economically important soft rot Pectobacteriaceae , we performed a comparative genomics analysis on D. solani strains to search for genetic foundations that would explain the differences in the observed virulence levels within the D. solani population. Results: High quality assemblies of 8 de novo sequenced D. solani genomes have been obtained. Whole-sequence comparison, ANIb, ANIm, Tetra and pangenome-oriented analyses performed on these genomes and the sequences of 14 additional strains revealed an exceptionally high level of homogeneity among the studied genetic material of D. solani strains. With the use of 22 genomes, the pangenome of D. solani , comprising 84.7% core, 7.2% accessory and 8.1% unique genes, has been almost completely determined, suggesting the presence of a nearly closed pangenome structure. Attribution of the genes included in the D. solani pangenome fractions to functional COG categories showed that higher percentages of accessory and unique pangenome parts in contrast to the core section are encountered in phage/mobile elements- and transcription- associated groups with the genome of RNS 05.1.2A strain having the most significant impact. Also, the first D. solani large-scale genome-wide phylogeny computed on concatenated core gene alignments is herein reported. Conclusions: The almost closed status of D. solani pangenome achieved in this work points to the fact that the unique gene pool of this species should no longer expand. Such a feature is characteristic of taxa whose representatives either occupy isolated ecological niches or lack efficient mechanisms for gene exchange and recombination, which seems rational concerning a strictly pathogenic species with clonal population structure. Finally, no obvious correlations between the geographical origin of D. solani strains and their phylogeny were found, which might reflect the specificity of the international seed potato market.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muna F. Abry ◽  
Kelvin M. Kimenyi ◽  
Daniel K Masiga ◽  
Benard W. Kulohoma

Accessory gland proteins (ACPs) are important reproductive proteins produced by the male accessory glands (MAGs) of most insect species. These proteins are essential for male insect fertility, and are transferred alongside semen to females during copulation. ACPs are poorly characterized in Glossina species (tsetse fly), the principal vector of the parasite that causes life-threatening Human African Trypanosomiasis and Animal trypanosomiasis in endemic regions in Africa. The tsetse fly has a peculiar reproductive cycle because of the absence of oviposition. Females mate once and store sperm in a spermathecal, and produce a single fully developed larva at a time that pupates within minutes of exiting their uterus. This slow reproductive cycle, compared to other insects, significantly restricts reproduction to only 3 to 6 larvae per female lifespan. This unique reproductive cycle is an attractive vector control strategy entry point. We exploit comparative genomics approaches to explore the diversity of ACPs in the recently available whole genome sequence data from five tsetse fly species ( Glossina morsitans, G. austeni, G. brevipalpis, G. pallidipes and G. fuscipes). We used previously described ACPs in Drosophila melanogaster and Anopheles gambiae as reference sequences. We identified 36, 27, 31, 29 and 33 diverse ACP orthologous genes in G. austeni, G. brevipalpis, G. fuscipes, G. pallidipes and G. morsitans genomes respectively, which we classified into 21 functional classes. Our findings provide genetic evidence of MAG proteins in five recently sequenced Glossina genomes. It highlights new avenues for molecular studies that evaluate potential field control strategies of these important vectors of human and animal disease.


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