Pythium iwayamai Assembly and Gene Annotation

About Pythium iwayamai DAOM BR242034

Pythium iwayamae is a plant pathogen infecting barley and wheat.

Taxonomy ID 1223558 (Text from Wikipedia.)

More information General information about this species can be found in Wikipedia

References

1. Pythium Genome Database.
   
2. Genome sequence of the necrotrophic plant pathogen Pythium ultimum reveals original pathogenicity mechanisms and effector repertoire.
   Lvesque CA, Brouwer H, Cano L, Hamilton JP, Holt C, Huitema E, Raffaele S, Robideau GP, Thines M, Win J et al. 2010. Genome Biol.. 11:R73.
3. Comparative genomics reveals insight into virulence strategies of plant pathogenic oomycetes.
   Adhikari BN, Hamilton JP, Zerillo MM, Tisserat N, Lvesque CA, Buell CR. 2013. PLoS ONE. 8:e75072.
4. Carbohydrate-active enzymes in pythium and their role in plant cell wall and storage polysaccharide degradation.
   Zerillo MM, Adhikari BN, Hamilton JP, Buell CR, Lvesque CA, Tisserat N. 2013. PLoS ONE. 8:e72572.

Picture credit: Creeping bent grass infected with Pythium iwayamai - Photo taken by Dr. Marcelo Zerillo in the laboratory of Ned Tisserat