… kuwatsukai, we searched the genomes for genes encoding key enzymes such as NRPS (non-ribosomal
peptide synthetase), PKS (polyketide synthase), HYBRID (PKS-NRPS) and …

… Ring rot, one of the most destructive diseases of apple worldwide, is caused primarily by
Botryosphaeria dothidea and B… kuwatsukai, we searched the genomes for genes encoding key …

… of Botryosphaeriaceae fungi like Botryosphaeria dothidea (B. … For example, gene family
expansion associated with virulence … kuwatsukai-the MAT1 gene of the PG2 strain was located …

… pathogenicity-related genes that are specific to or expanded … significant changes in these
Botryosphaeriaceae species compared … dothidea (Table 3) and is a putative virulence protein …

… The virulence of the strain was higher than other strains that were isolated from other …
repeat masked genome assembly, the protein coding genes were predicted using ab initio gene …

… mitogenomic variation between the two species for speciation; and (iii) to elu… kuwatsukai,
causal agents of apple ring rot, reveals both species expansion of pathogenicity-related genes …

… seriata in the comparative genomics analysis (Table 1 and … the differences in putative
virulence factors to identify gene … Botryosphaeria dothidea is separated because of its high …

… dimidiatum is evolutionarily close to Botryosphaeria dothidea… recent speciation event in
Botryosphaeriaceae (Fig. 3B). … ) gene family, which may contribute to the increased virulence of …

… the SA content and the expression of these genes were higher … as well as SA synthesis-related
and signaling-related gene … reveal a new mechanism for the regulation of apple ring rot. …

… of woody plant species, including apple ring rot, which seriously affects … dothidea gene
deletion transformants revealed that Bdo_11198 and Bdo_12090 are pathogenicity-related genes…