About this Research Topic
Xylella fastidiosa was the first genome from a plant pathogenic microbe to be fully sequenced. Twenty years later, genome sequencing has evolved from a challenging technology mostly restricted to international projects, to a low-cost routine technology (Next Generation Sequencing, NGS). This breakthrough has facilitated the study of microbial pathogens of plants (bacteria, fungi, and oomycetes) by fostering powerful functional genomics, comparative genomics, genome wide association and population genomics studies.
In light of the 20th anniversary of the hallmark publication of the X. fastidiosa genome, this article series welcomes various contributions (including original research, reviews, hypotheses and perspectives) addressing important gaps of knowledge in the field of bacterial, fungal, and oomycete genomics. Articles should be focused on the pathogen including studies during its interaction with the host. The biological question(s) underlying the articles must be clearly within the field of plant pathology, and they should be accessible to a broad audience. Innovative cross-kingdom or transdisciplinary studies, including system biology will be particularly appreciated.
Possible topics include:
- Novel genome sequences of microbial plant pathogens including relevant comparative and genome-wide analyses.
- De novo assemblies of ‘old’ genomes using long-read sequencing.
- De novo annotation of ‘old’ genomes using integrated omics (transcriptomics, proteomics, epigenomics) including mRNA long-read sequencing, novel bioinformatics tools for gene discovery, and splice variant annotation.
- Comparative genomics and pan-genomics studies including long-read genome sequencing.
- Functional genomics studies combining mRNA, small RNA and epigenome data.
- Population genomics and evolutionary genomics.
- System biology.
In light of the 20th anniversary of the hallmark publication of the X. fastidiosa genome, this article series welcomes various contributions (including original research, reviews, hypotheses and perspectives) addressing important gaps of knowledge in the field of bacterial, fungal, and oomycete genomics. Articles should be focused on the pathogen including studies during its interaction with the host. The biological question(s) underlying the articles must be clearly within the field of plant pathology, and they should be accessible to a broad audience. Innovative cross-kingdom or transdisciplinary studies, including system biology will be particularly appreciated.
Possible topics include:
- Novel genome sequences of microbial plant pathogens including relevant comparative and genome-wide analyses.
- De novo assemblies of ‘old’ genomes using long-read sequencing.
- De novo annotation of ‘old’ genomes using integrated omics (transcriptomics, proteomics, epigenomics) including mRNA long-read sequencing, novel bioinformatics tools for gene discovery, and splice variant annotation.
- Comparative genomics and pan-genomics studies including long-read genome sequencing.
- Functional genomics studies combining mRNA, small RNA and epigenome data.
- Population genomics and evolutionary genomics.
- System biology.
Keywords: plant pathogen, microbial pathogen, genome, genomics
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