WGS sequencing, assembly, and annotation. Pyrenophora tritici-repentis Pt-1C-BFP

The Broad Institute sequenced the Pyrenophora tritici-repentis strain Pt-1C-BFP (Race 1) genome at 6.93X coverage using whole genome shotgun (WGS) sequencing. Race 1 is the most prevalent race found in both the US and throughout the world and most of the molecular genetics and applied research has been conducted on race 1 isolates. The first host-selective, protein toxin, Ptr ToxA, was characterized from this race as well. The current assembly (Assembly 1) consists of 703 nuclear genome contigs in 47 supercontigs, and 2 mitochondrial genome contigs in 1 supercontig. The genome assembly has been annotated using automated gene prediction tools.