Photo credit: Kendra Baumgartner
Photo credit: Kendra Baumgartner
The genome of Phaeomoniella chlamydospora was sequenced by the Department of Viticulture and Enology at University of California Davis (http://cantulab.github.com). The genome sequence and gene predictions were downloaded from NCBI on Sept 24, 2015. Please note that this copy of the genome is not maintained by NCBI and is therefore not automatically updated. JGI tools were used to add functional annotation to the gene models.
The ascomycete P. chlamydospora (W. Gams, Crous, M.J.
Wingf. & Mugnai) is part of a group of pathogens that cause the
Esca disease complex in grapevines. External symptoms of Esca
diseased plants include a typical “tiger-stripes”
pattern on chlorotic leaves, delayed bud break, and formation of
necrotic spots or “measles” on berries. Internal
symptoms include brown to black spots or streaks in xylem vessels
and white necrosis characterized by a dried spongy consistency due
to the colonization by secondary Esca pathogens. The sequenced
isolate (UCR-PC4) was recovered from diseased grapevine wood
(V. vinifera cv. Flame) in Coachella Valley, Riverside
Co., California, in November 2011.
NCBI WGS accession number: LCWF00000000
Genome Reference(s)
Morales-Cruz A, Amrine KC, Blanco-Ulate B, Lawrence DP, Travadon R, Rolshausen PE, Baumgartner K, Cantu D
Distinctive expansion of gene families associated with plant cell wall degradation, secondary metabolism, and nutrient uptake in the genomes of grapevine trunk pathogens.
BMC Genomics. 2015 Jun 19;16():469. doi: 10.1186/s12864-015-1624-z
