Identification of effector genes for the spinach Fusarium wilt pathogen, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. spinaciae

The goal of this project is to identify genetic factors that are unique to the causal agent of spinach Fusarium wilt, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. spinaciae. The approach of this project was to sequence the genomes of several F. oxysporum f. sp. spinaciae isolates as well as F. oxysporum isolates that are not pathogens of spinach, but were associated with spinach.