The genome and transcriptome of the pine saprophyte Ophiostoma piceae and a comparison with the bark beetle-associated pine pathogen Grosmannia clavigera

摘要

BackgroundOphiostoma piceae is a wood-staining fungus that grows in the sapwood of conifer logs and lumber. We sequenced its genome and analyzed its transcriptomes under a range of growth conditions. A comparison with the genome and transcriptomes of the mountain pine beetle-associated pathogen Grosmannia clavigera highlights differences between a pathogen that colonizes and kills living pine trees and a saprophyte that colonizes wood and the inner bark of dead trees.