Genome detectives: Researchers sequence the genome of a harmful plant pathogen
Graduate students in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences contributed to the first complete genome sequence of a harmful plant pathogen from an ornamental Prunus host through an active-learning activity in a plant disease diagnosis course.
Graduate students in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences contributed to the first complete genome sequence of a harmful plant pathogen from an ornamental Prunus host through an active-learning activity in a plant disease diagnosis course.
The short version
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- The pathogen—Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni—is a bacterium that causes disease on species such as peach, apricot and plum trees, as well as on ornamental species such as cherry laurel.
- Having the full genome sequence from an ornamental host will help future diagnostic efforts, the researchers said.
What happened
The project was a collaboration among the students, faculty in the college, Penn State Extension and the Plant Disease Clinic in the Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology . Together, the team determined the complete genome sequence of the pathogen, publishing their work in the journal Microbiology Resource Announcements .
Why it matters
"These research techniques are vital for our students to understand," she said.
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