Biotechnology Reports (Dec 2017)

Draft genome sequence of Sclerospora graminicola, the pearl millet downy mildew pathogen

  • S. Chandra Nayaka,
  • H. Shekar Shetty,
  • C.Tara Satyavathi,
  • Rattan S. Yadav,
  • P.B.Kavi Kishor,
  • M. Nagaraju,
  • T.A. Anoop,
  • M. Milner Kumar,
  • Boney Kuriakose,
  • Navajeet Chakravartty,
  • A.V.S.K. Mohan Katta,
  • V.B. Reddy Lachagari,
  • Om Vir Singh,
  • Pranav Pankaj Sahu,
  • Swati Puranik,
  • Pankaj Kaushal,
  • Rakesh K. Srivastava

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16
pp. 18 – 20

Abstract

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Sclerospora graminicola pathogen is the most important biotic production constraints of pearl millet in India, Africa and other parts of the world. We report a de novo whole genome assembly and analysis of pathotype 1, one of the most virulent pathotypes of S. graminicola from India. The draft genome assembly contained 299,901,251 bp with 65,404 genes. This study may help understand the evolutionary pattern of pathogen and aid elucidation of effector evolution for devising effective durable resistance breeding strategies in pearl millet. Keywords: Sclerospora graminicola, Pathotype 1, Pearl millet, Downy mildew, Whole genome sequence