First Report of Leaf Spot on <i>Malania oleifera</i> Caused by <i>Botryosphaeria fabicerciana</i> in China

Pan, Yajie; Wang, Pengfei; Chen, Wandong; Yang, Guichai; Gu, Yingjie; Wang, Junwei; Wang, Juan

doi:10.1094/pdis-09-21-2038-pdn

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“…This fungus can parasitize living host plants and gains infection status under the stimulation of host or environmental stress, which results in obvious disease symptoms [9]. In addition to B. dothidea, its closely related species, such as B. cortices, B. fabicerciana, and B. qingyuanensis, were also isolated from multiple diseased host plants (like Malania oleifera, Mangifera indica, and so on) [10,11]. Moreover, M. phaseolina, which belongs to the Macrophomina genus of Botryosphaeriaceae, is a globally distributed soil-borne fungus that causes diseases like dry root rot and charcoal rot in various crops, like soybean and maize [12,13].…”

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The Comparative Genomics of Botryosphaeriaceae Suggests Gene Families of Botryosphaeria dothidea Related to Pathogenicity on Chinese Hickory Tree

Liang,

Jiang,

Zhang

et al. 2024

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Trunk canker poses a major threat to the production of Chinese hickory tree (Carya cathayensis Sarg.), which is primarily determined by Botryosphaeriaceae. In our previous work, we identified Botryosphaeria dothidea as the predominant pathogen of this disease. However, it is still unclear about corresponding gene families and mechanisms associated with B. dothidea’s pathogenicity on Chinese hickory tree. Here, we present a comparative analysis of high-quality genome assemblies of Botryosphaeria dothidea and other isolated pathogens, showing highly syntenic relationships between B. dothidea and its closely related species and the conservative evolution of the Botryosphaeriaceae family. Higher GC contents were found in the genomes of B. dothidea and three other isolated pathogens (Botryshaeria cortices, Botryshaeria fabicerciana, and Botryshaeria qingyuanensis) compared to Macrophomina phaseolina, Neofusicoccum parvum, Diplodia corticola, and Lasiodiplodia theobromae. An investigation of genes specific to or expanded in B. dothidea revealed that one secreted glucanase, one orsellinic acid biosynthesis enzyme, and two MFS transporters positively regulated B. dothidea’s pathogenicity. We also observed an overrepresentation of viral integrase like gene and heterokaryon incompatibility proteins in the B. dothidea’s genome. In addition, we observed one LRR-domain-containing protein and two Sec-domain-containing proteins (Sec_1 and Sec_7) that underwent positive selection. This study will help to understand B. dothidea’s pathogenicity and potential influence on the infection of Chinese hickory, which will help in the development of disease control and ensure the security of Chinese hickory production.

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