Genome analysis of the esca-associated Basidiomycetes Fomitiporia mediterranea, Fomitiporia polymorpha, Inonotus vitis, and Tropicoporus texanus reveal virulence factor repertoires characteristic of white-rot fungi

The aim of this project is to assemble the genomes of 4 Basidiomycetes species associated with Esca and perform a comparative analysis, focusing on putative virulence factors in these newly sequenced genomes against those found in known species causing brown-rot, white-rot, and other ascomycetes plant pathogens.