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

• Published in: Biotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Vol. 16; pp. 18 - 20
• Main Authors: Nayaka, S. Chandra, Shetty, H. Shekar, Satyavathi, C.Tara, Yadav, Rattan S., Kishor, P.B.Kavi, Nagaraju, M., Anoop, T.A., Kumar, M. Milner, Kuriakose, Boney, Chakravartty, Navajeet, Katta, A.V.S.K. Mohan, Lachagari, V.B. Reddy, Singh, Om Vir, Sahu, Pranav Pankaj, Puranik, Swati, Kaushal, Pankaj, Srivastava, Rakesh K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.12.2017; Elsevier
• Subjects: Downy mildew; Pathotype 1; Pearl millet; Sclerospora graminicola; Whole genome sequence; Pearl millet; Downy mildew; Whole genome sequence; Pathotype 1; Sclerospora graminicola
• ISSN: 2215-017X; 2215-017X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2017.07.006

•We sequenced the downy mildew pathogen, which is one of the most important production constraints for pearl millet.•In a maiden attempt, the whole-genome of Sclerospora graminicola pathotype 1 from India was sequenced and annotated.•The overall genome coverage achieved was 40×.•Estimate genome size of S. graminicola was 299.9Mb.•Out of 65,404 genes that were predicted, a total of 38,120 genes were annotated. 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 299,901,251bp 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.