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ArticleBMC genomics2021

Apicidin biosynthesis is linked to accessory chromosomes in Fusarium poae isolates.

Thomas E Witte, Linda J Harris, Hai D T Nguyen, Anne Hermans, Anne Johnston, Amanda Sproule, Jeremy R Dettman, Christopher N Boddy, David P Overy

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Article in BMC genomics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Thomas E WitteAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Ottawa, Canada.
Linda J HarrisAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Ottawa, Canada.
Hai D T NguyenAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Ottawa, Canada.
Anne HermansAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Ottawa, Canada.
Anne JohnstonAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Ottawa, Canada.
Amanda SprouleAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Ottawa, Canada.
Jeremy R DettmanAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Ottawa, Canada.
Christopher N BoddyDepartment of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
David P OveryAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Ottawa, Canada. david.overy@canada.ca.
Ottawa Research and Development CentreAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada · CAUniversity of Ottawa · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFusarium head blight is a disease of global concern that reduces crop yields and renders grains unfit for consumption due to mycotoxin contamination. Fusarium poae is frequently associated with cereal crops showing symptoms of Fusarium head blight. While previous studies have shown F. poae isolates produce a range of known mycotoxins, including type A and B trichothecenes, fusarins and beauvericin, genomic analysis suggests that this species may have lineage-specific accessory chromosomes with secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters awaiting description.

methodsWe examined the biosynthetic potential of 38 F. poae isolates from Eastern Canada using a combination of long-read and short-read genome sequencing and untargeted, high resolution mass spectrometry metabolome analysis of extracts from isolates cultured in multiple media conditions.

resultsA high-quality assembly of isolate DAOMC 252244 (Fp157) contained four core chromosomes as well as seven additional contigs with traits associated with accessory chromosomes. One of the predicted accessory contigs harbours a functional biosynthetic gene cluster containing homologs of all genes associated with the production of apicidins. Metabolomic and genomic analyses confirm apicidins are produced in 4 of the 38 isolates investigated and genomic PCR screening detected the apicidin synthetase gene APS1 in approximately 7% of Eastern Canadian isolates surveyed.

conclusionsApicidin biosynthesis is linked to isolate-specific putative accessory chromosomes in F. poae. The data produced here are an important resource for furthering our understanding of accessory chromosome evolution and the biosynthetic potential of F. poae.

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FusariumCanadaChromosomesPeptides, CyclicapicidinPeptides, CyclicAccessory chromosomesApicidinBiosynthetic gene clustersFungal plant pathogensFusarium poaeGenomicsMass spectrometryMetabolomicsSecondary metabolites

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