Bipolaris oryzae isolate:TG12bL2 Genome sequencing and assembly. Bipolaris oryzae isolate:TG12bL2

The genome of Cochliobolus miyabeanus isolate CmTG12bL2 pathogenic on wildrice was sequenced using Illumina short-read technology, together with the transcriptome in planta after infection. Proteins involved in ROS scavenging, plant tissue degradation and carbohydrate binding, SSPs, a known effector, and detoxification systems were expressed in the infected leaves. This study advances our understanding of fungal pathogenicity on a distant relative of rice, American wildrice. The predicted gene and protein sets will facilitate targeted mutagenesis to infer the functions of pathogenicity and effector genes, as well as comparative transcriptomics of Cochliobolus pathogens when colonizing different hosts (i.e. wildrice, switchgrass, and common rice). Further, it may help in refining host breeding strategies for developing more effective genetic resistance against C. miyabeanus.