Draft genome sequences for Neonectria magnoliae and Neonectria punicea, canker pathogens of Liriodendron tulipifera and Acer saccharum in West Virginia

Hannah M Petronek; Matt T Kasson; Amy M Metheny; Cameron M Stauder; Brian Lovett; Shannon C Lynch; Jeff R Garnas; Lindsay R Kasson; Jason E Stajich

doi:10.1128/mra.01042-24

Draft genome sequences for Neonectria magnoliae and Neonectria punicea, canker pathogens of Liriodendron tulipifera and Acer saccharum in West Virginia

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2024 Nov 27:e0104224. doi: 10.1128/mra.01042-24. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Hannah M Petronek¹, Matt T Kasson¹, Amy M Metheny¹, Cameron M Stauder², Brian Lovett³, Shannon C Lynch⁴, Jeff R Garnas⁵, Lindsay R Kasson⁶, Jason E Stajich⁷

Affiliations

¹ School of Natural Resources and the Environment, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
² U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, Bend, Oregon, USA.
³ U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Emerging Pests and Pathogens Research Unit, Ithaca, New York, USA.
⁴ Department of Plant Pathology, University of California-Davis, Davis, California, USA.
⁵ Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA.
⁶ School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
⁷ Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, California, USA.

PMID: 39601523
DOI: 10.1128/mra.01042-24

Abstract

The fungal genus Neonectria contains many phytopathogenic species currently impacting forests and fruit trees worldwide. Despite their importance, a majority of Neonectria spp. lack sufficient genomic resources to resolve suspected cryptic species. Here, we report draft genomes and assemblies for Neonectria magnoliae NRRL 64651 and Neonectria punicea NRRL 64653.

Keywords: Hypocreales; Nectriaceae; canker pathogens; fungi; genomics.