About the Globisporangium ultimum genome

Globisporangium ultimum, previously known as Pythium ultimum, is a ubiquitous oomycete plant pathogen responsible for a variety of diseases on a broad range of crop and ornamental species. Analysis of this genome sequence suggests that not all oomycete plant pathogens contain a similar 'toolkit' for survival and pathogenesis. Globisporangium ultimum has a distinct effector repertoire compared to Phytophthora spp. The repertoire of metabolic genes within the Globisporangium ultimum genome reflects its pathogenic lifestyle. It is an opportunistic pathogen of young seedlings and plant roots with little or no cuticle or heavily suberized tissue, consistent with lack of cutinase encoding genes. It is a poor competitor against secondary invaders of damaged plant tissues and soil organisms with better saprobic ability.

Taxonomy ID 431595

Data source Ensembl

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