Comparative Genomics Lab

Acibadem University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics

A gap-free genome assembly of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans, a vascular wilt pathogen


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Huan Wang, Gang Yao, Weikai Chen, Dilay Hazal Ayhan, Xiangfeng Wang, Jie Sun, Shu Yi, Tan Meng, Shaoyin Chen, Xin Geng, Dian Meng, Lili Zhang, Li Guo
Scientific Data, 2024

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Wang, H., Yao, G., Chen, W., Ayhan, D. H., Wang, X., Sun, J., … Guo, L. (2024). A gap-free genome assembly of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans, a vascular wilt pathogen. Scientific Data.


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Wang, Huan, Gang Yao, Weikai Chen, Dilay Hazal Ayhan, Xiangfeng Wang, Jie Sun, Shu Yi, et al. “A Gap-Free Genome Assembly of Fusarium Oxysporum f. Sp. Conglutinans, a Vascular Wilt Pathogen.” Scientific Data (2024).


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Wang, Huan, et al. “A Gap-Free Genome Assembly of Fusarium Oxysporum f. Sp. Conglutinans, a Vascular Wilt Pathogen.” Scientific Data, 2024.


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@article{huan2024a,
  title = {A gap-free genome assembly of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans, a vascular wilt pathogen},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {Scientific Data},
  author = {Wang, Huan and Yao, Gang and Chen, Weikai and Ayhan, Dilay Hazal and Wang, Xiangfeng and Sun, Jie and Yi, Shu and Meng, Tan and Chen, Shaoyin and Geng, Xin and Meng, Dian and Zhang, Lili and Guo, Li}
}

Abstract

Fusarium oxysporum is an asexual filamentous fungus that causes vascular wilt in hundreds of crop plants and poses a threat to public health through Fusariosis. F. oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans strain Fo5176, originally isolated from Brassica oleracea, is pathogenic to Arabidopsis, making it a model pathosystem for dissecting the molecular mechanisms underlying host-pathogen interactions. Assembling the F. oxysporum genome is notoriously challenging due to the presence of repeat-rich accessory chromosomes. Here, we report a gap-free genome assembly of Fo5176 using PacBio HiFi and Hi-C data. The 69.56 Mb assembly contained 18 complete chromosomes, including all centromeres and most telomeres (20/36), representing the first gap-free genome sequence of a pathogenic F. oxysporum strain. In total, 21,460 protein-coding genes were annotated, a 26.3% increase compared to the most recent assembly. This high-quality reference genome for F. oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans Fo5176 provides a valuable resource for further research into fungal pathobiology and evolution.