Pythium oligandrum strain:Po37 Genome sequencing and assembly

The strain Pythium oligandrum Po37 has been isolated from the grapevine rhizosphere (plants grown in stony soils, Bordeaux, France). This oomycete is well known for its ability to control phytopathogens mainly through stimulation of plant defense systems. P. oligandrum is also known for its three elicitin like protein, the extracellular glycoprotein oligandrin and the two cell-wall protein (POD1 & POD2), able to induce plant resistance against pathogens. Po37 strain has been report to protect Vitis Vinifera L. against a pathogen involved in grapevine trunk diseases, Phaeomoniella chlamydospora, through the induction of plant resistance. This biocontrol agent colonizes the grapevine rhizosphere and induced several genes involved in various pathways (i.e. PR proteins, phenylpropanoid pathways). The genome sequencing could give information to gain insight into the plant-microorganism relationship, the phylogenetic status and the biotechnology relevance of this microorganism.