Genome Assembly Resource and Annotation of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus TS-1, the Causal Agent of Pine Wilt Disease

Abstract

Pine wilt disease is a major biological disaster caused by Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. This study establishes a high-quality and well-annotated genome sequence of B. xylophilus strain TS-1 from Mountain Tai in Shandong province, China. The 75-Mbp assembly containing six chromosomes was established. These genome data represent a valuable new resource for future studies on B. xylophilus and the management of pine wilt disease. [Figure: see text] Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.

Keywords

• Bursaphelenchus xylophilus
• genome assembly
• pine wilt disease