Abstract
ABSTRACTThe facultative plant pathogen Epicoccum sorghinum is associated with grain mold of sorghum and produces the mycotoxin tenuazonic acid. This fungus can have serious economic impact on sorghum production. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of E. sorghinum (USPMTOX48).
Highlights
The facultative plant pathogen Epicoccum sorghinum is associated with grain mold of sorghum and produces the mycotoxin tenuazonic acid
To begin to access the genetic mechanism of tenuazonic acid production in E. sorghinum, we report the draft genome sequence of Epicoccum sorghinum strain USPMTOX48, which was recovered from contaminated sorghum grains
Gene annotation was carried out using the MAKER2 training and annotation pipeline [12]
Summary
The facultative plant pathogen Epicoccum sorghinum is associated with grain mold of sorghum and produces the mycotoxin tenuazonic acid. To begin to access the genetic mechanism of tenuazonic acid production in E. sorghinum, we report the draft genome sequence of Epicoccum sorghinum strain USPMTOX48, which was recovered from contaminated sorghum grains A polyphasic approach consisting of molecular and morphological characterization was performed for species identification [1]. Genomic DNA was extracted using the Easy-DNA kit (Invitrogen, USA) and used to generate a short-insert paired-end library on an Illumina HiSeq 2000 instrument.
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