Comparative genomic analysis revealed rapid differentiation in the pathogenicity-related gene repertoires between Pyricularia oryzae and Pyricularia penniseti isolated from a Pennisetum grass.
Huakun ZhengZhenhui ZhongMingyue ShiLimei ZhangLianyu LinYonghe HongTian FangYangyan ZhuJiayuan GuoLimin ZhangJie FangHui LinJustice NorvienyekuXiaofeng ChenGuodong LuHongli HuZong-Hua WangPublished in: BMC genomics (2018)
Our results suggested that the genomic sequence of the P. penniseti P1609 could be a useful resource for the genetic study of the Pennisetum-infecting Pyricularia species and provide new insight into evolution of pathogen genomes during host adaptation.