Draft genome sequence of Xylaria sp., the causal agent of taproot decline of soybean in the southern United States

Sandeep Sharma; Alex Z Zaccaron; John B Ridenour; Tom W Allen; Kassie Conner; Vinson P Doyle; Trey Price; Edward Sikora; Raghuwinder Singh; Terry Spurlock; Maria Tomaso-Peterson; Tessie Wilkerson; Burton H Bluhm

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2017.12.060

Draft genome sequence of Xylaria sp., the causal agent of taproot decline of soybean in the southern United States

Data Brief. 2018 Jan 3:17:129-133. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2017.12.060. eCollection 2018 Apr.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, United States.
² Mississippi State University, Delta Research and Extension Center, Stoneville, MS 38776, United States.
³ Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Auburn University, AL 36849, United States.
⁴ Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, United States.
⁵ Macon Ridge Research Station, LSU AgCenter, Winnsboro, LA 71295, United States.
⁶ Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, United States.
⁷ Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Southeast Research and Extension Center, Monticello, AR 71656, United States.
⁸ Mississippi State University, MS 39762, United States.

Abstract

The draft genome of Xylaria sp. isolate MSU_SB201401, causal agent of taproot decline of soybean in the southern U.S., is presented here. The genome assembly was 56.7 Mb in size with an L50 of 246. A total of 10,880 putative protein-encoding genes were predicted, including 647 genes encoding carbohydrate-active enzymes and 1053 genes encoding secreted proteins. This is the first draft genome of a plant-pathogenic Xylaria sp. associated with soybean. The draft genome of Xylaria sp. isolate MSU_SB201401 will provide an important resource for future experiments to determine the molecular basis of pathogenesis.