Genome Resource for Barley Leaf Stripe Pathogen Pyrenophora graminea

Abstract

Pyrenophora graminea is the causative agent of barley leaf stripe disease. In this study, the strong pathogenic isolate QWC was used to generate DNA for Illumina sequencing. After assembly, its genome size was 42.5 Mb, consisting of 264 scaffolds, and a total of 10,376 genes was predicted. This is the first genome resource available for P. graminea. The genome sequences of P. graminea will accelerate the understanding interaction of P. graminea and barley.