Analysis of five near-complete genome assemblies of the tomato pathogen Cladosporium fulvum uncovers additional accessory chromosomes and structural variations induced by transposable elements effecting the loss of avirulence genes.

Published in: BMC biology (2024)

Our results reveal new evolutionary aspects of the C. fulvum genome and provide new insights on the importance of genomic structural variations in overcoming host resistance in fungal plant pathogens.

Keyphrases

genome wide
copy number
dna methylation
single cell
genome wide identification
bioinformatics analysis
plant growth