Pythium iwayamai Assembly and Gene Annotation

Pythium iwayamai have been isolated mainly from monocotyledon plants. It grows well at lower temperatures and is pathogenic on monocot grasses under snow cover. Pythium iwayamai causes snow-rot disease of cereal plants, including wheat and barley.

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