Kronmiller, Brent, Feau, Nicolas, Tabima, Javier, Ali, Shahin, Armitage, Andrew ORCID: 0000-0002-0610-763X, Arrendondo, Felipe, Bailey, Bryan, Bollmann, Stephanie, Dale, Angela, Harrison, Richard, Hrywkiw, Kelly, Kasuga, Takao, McDougal, Rebecca, Nellist, Charlotte, Panda, Preeti, Tripathy, Sucheta, Williams, Nari, Ye, Wenwu, Wang, Yuanchao, Hamelin, Richard and Grunwald, Niklaus (2022) Comparative genomic analysis of 31 Phytophthora genomes reveal genome plasticity and horizontal gene transfer. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions, 36 (1). pp. 26-46. ISSN 0894-0282 (Print), 1943-7706 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-06-22-0133-R)

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Abstract

Phytophthora species are oomycete plant pathogens that cause great economic and ecological impacts. The Phytophthora genus includes over 180 known species, infecting a wide range of plant hosts including crops, trees, and ornamentals. We sequenced 31 individual Phytophthora species genomes and 24 individual transcriptomes to study genetic relationships across the genus. De novo genome assemblies revealed variation in genome sizes, numbers of predicted genes, and in repetitive element content across the Phytophthora genus. A genus-wide comparison evaluated orthologous groups of genes. Predicted effector gene counts varied across Phytophthora species by effector family, genome size, as well as plant host range. Predicted numbers of apoplastic effectors increased as the host range of Phytophthora species increased. Predicted numbers of cytoplasmic effectors also increased with host range but leveled off or decreased in Phytophthora species that have enormous host ranges. With extensive sequencing across the Phytophthora genus we now have the genomic resources to evaluate horizontal gene transfer events across the oomycetes. Using a machine learning approach to identify horizontally transferred genes with bacterial or fungal origin we identified 44 candidates over 36 Phytophthora species genomes. Phylogenetic reconstruction indicates that the transfers of most of these 44 candidates happened in parallel to major advances in the evolution of the oomycetes and Phytophthoras. We conclude that the 31 genomes presented here are essential for investigating genus-wide genomic associations in Phytophthora.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Phytophthora; Oomycete; plant-pathogen; evolution; genomics; effector
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Agriculture, Health & Environment Department Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Molecular Virology and Entomology Research Group
Last Modified:	10 Jul 2023 12:10
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/38238

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