Genome sequence of the brown rot fungal pathogen Monilinia fructigena

Abstract

ObjectivesMonilinia fructigena (phylum Ascomycota, family Sclerotiniaceae) is a plant pathogen that causes brown rot and blossom blight in pome fruit and stone fruit of the Rosaceae family, which can cause significant losses in the field and mainly postharvest. The aim of this study was to create a high-quality draft of the M. fructigena genome assembly and annotation that provides better understanding of the epidemiology of the pathogen and its interactions with the host(s) and will thus improve brown rot management.Data descriptionWe report here on the genome sequence of M. fructigena strain Mfrg269 that was collected from plum in southern Italy. This is assembled into 131 scaffolds, with a total size of 43.125 Mb, with 9960 unique protein-coding genes. The novel genomic resources allow improved genomic comparisons among the most important pathogens belonging to the Monilinia genus, with the aim being to improve the knowledge of their plant–pathogen interactions, population biology, and control.

New High-Quality Draft Genome of the Brown Rot Fungal Pathogen Monilinia fructicola

“…2017), T4 (GCA_000292645.1; Staats and van Kan 2012) and BcDW1 (GCA_000349525.1; Blanco-Ulate et al. 2013), M. fructigena strains Mfrg269 (GCA_003260565.1; Landi et al. 2018), Sclerotinia borealis strain F-4128 (GCA_000503235.1; Mardanov et al.…”

“…2018). A hybrid and hierarchical de novo assembly strategy was used to obtain the genome of the M. fructicola Mfrc123 strain through a combination of Illumina short reads next-generation sequencing, and Pacific Biosciences (PacBio) long reads third-generation sequencing, as previously reported for de novo assembly of the M. fructigena genome (Landi et al. 2018).…”

Comparative Microbiome Study of Mummified Peach Fruits by Metagenomics and Metatranscriptomics

“…Fortunately, genome and transcriptome data for several Monilinia species causing brown rot disease in stone fruits and pome are currently available. For instance, genomes of M. fructigena [27] and M. fructicola [28]. Moreover, a recent study reported draft genomes of four different Monilinia species [29].…”

Double-sided battle: The role of ethylene during Monilinia spp. infection in peach at different phenological stages

“…In particular, for brown rot, both the host (peach) (Verde et al, 2013) and the pathogen (Monilinia spp.) (Landi et al, 2018;Naranjo-Ortíz et al, 2018;Rivera et al, 2018) genomes are currently available. As a result, the process of understanding the pathogen's virulence factors and the fruit resistance/susceptibility mechanisms is now becoming more feasible.…”