Genome sequences of three genetic lineages of the fungus Nothophaeocryptopus gaeumannii, the causal agent of Swiss needle cast on Douglas-fir trees

Abstract

Here, we present the nearly complete genome sequences of the three main genetic lineages of Nothophaeocryptopus gaeumannii, an endophytic ascomycete fungus responsible for Swiss needle cast, a foliar disease that is emerging as a significant threat to the Douglas-fir tree in its natural distribution range.

Keywords: Douglas-fir; ascomycete; endophytes; fungal pathogen; trees.