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ArticleBMC genomics2020

De novo sequencing, assembly and functional annotation of Armillaria borealis genome.

Vasilina S Akulova, Vadim V Sharov, Anastasiya I Aksyonova, Yuliya A Putintseva, Natalya V Oreshkova, Sergey I Feranchuk, Dmitry A Kuzmin, Igor N Pavlov, Yulia A Litovka, Konstantin V Krutovsky

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Article in BMC genomics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Vasilina S AkulovaLaboratory of Forest Genomics, Genome Research and Education Center, Institute of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, Siberian Federal University, 660036, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Vadim V SharovLaboratory of Forest Genomics, Genome Research and Education Center, Institute of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, Siberian Federal University, 660036, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Anastasiya I AksyonovaLaboratory of Forest Genomics, Genome Research and Education Center, Institute of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, Siberian Federal University, 660036, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Yuliya A PutintsevaLaboratory of Forest Genomics, Genome Research and Education Center, Institute of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, Siberian Federal University, 660036, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Natalya V OreshkovaLaboratory of Forest Genomics, Genome Research and Education Center, Institute of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, Siberian Federal University, 660036, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Sergey I FeranchukLaboratory of Forest Genomics, Genome Research and Education Center, Institute of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, Siberian Federal University, 660036, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Dmitry A KuzminLaboratory of Forest Genomics, Genome Research and Education Center, Institute of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, Siberian Federal University, 660036, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Igor N PavlovLaboratory of Forest Genomics, Genome Research and Education Center, Institute of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, Siberian Federal University, 660036, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Yulia A LitovkaLaboratory of Reforestation, Mycology and Plant Pathology, V. N. Sukachev Institute of Forest, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 660036, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Konstantin V KrutovskyLaboratory of Forest Genomics, Genome Research and Education Center, Institute of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, Siberian Federal University, 660036, Krasnoyarsk, Russia. kkrutov@gwdg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8819-7084
Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center · RUSiberian Federal University · RUSukachev Institute of Forest · RUIrkutsk National Research Technical University · RUUniversitätsmedizin Göttingen · DE

Funding

Federal Research Center "Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center" 0287-2019-0002Federal Research Center "Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center" 0356-2016-0704Federal Research Center "Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center" 0356-2019-0024Government of Russian Federation 14.Y26.31.0004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMassive forest decline has been observed almost everywhere as a result of negative anthropogenic and climatic effects, which can interact with pests, fungi and other phytopathogens and aggravate their effects. Climatic changes can weaken trees and make fungi, such as Armillaria more destructive. Armillaria borealis (Marxm. & Korhonen) is a fungus from the Physalacriaceae family (Basidiomycota) widely distributed in Eurasia, including Siberia and the Far East. Species from this genus cause the root white rot disease that weakens and often kills woody plants. However, little is known about ecological behavior and genetics of A. borealis. According to field research data, A. borealis is less pathogenic than A. ostoyae, and its aggressive behavior is quite rare. Mainly A. borealis behaves as a secondary pathogen killing trees already weakened by other factors. However, changing environment might cause unpredictable effects in fungus behavior.

resultsThe de novo genome assembly and annotation were performed for the A. borealis species for the first time and presented in this study. The A. borealis genome assembly contained ~ 68 Mbp and was comparable with ~ 60 and ~ 79.5 Mbp for the A. ostoyae and A. mellea genomes, respectively. The N50 for contigs equaled 50,544 bp. Functional annotation analysis revealed 21,969 protein coding genes and provided data for further comparative analysis. Repetitive sequences were also identified. The main focus for further study and comparative analysis will be on the enzymes and regulatory factors associated with pathogenicity.

conclusionsPathogenic fungi such as Armillaria are currently one of the main problems in forest conservation. A comprehensive study of these species and their pathogenicity is of great importance and needs good genomic resources. The assembled genome of A. borealis presented in this study is of sufficiently good quality for further detailed comparative study on the composition of enzymes in other Armillaria species. There is also a fundamental problem with the identification and classification of species of the Armillaria genus, where the study of repetitive sequences in the genomes of basidiomycetes and their comparative analysis will help us identify more accurately taxonomy of these species and reveal their evolutionary relationships.

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ArmillariaBasidiomycotaPlantsSiberiaAnnotationArmillariaDe novo sequencingFungal forest pathogenGenome

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