Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi strain:RL-1 Genome sequencing and assembly. Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi strain:RL-1

This study aims to create a high-quality genome assembly for the Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi fungal pathogen, the causal agent of mummy berry disease in blueberry. The data here is representative of field, greenhouse inoculation, and cultured tissue samples. The transcriptome was also sequenced to elucidate gene and isoform expression. The iso-seq reads were used for functional annotation of the assembled genome and to further understand how the fungal pathogen establishes an interaction with its blueberry host. The information from this study may be used in future breeding efforts for mummy berry disease resistance and in agricultural extension efforts that attempt to prevent disease establishment by disruption of host-pathogen interaction.