Botrytis cinerea

Host(s)

Grapes, berries, among others

Disease name

Grey mold disease

Botrytis cinerea conidiophore magnified 40X

Description

Botryotinia fuckeliana (also known as its anamorph Botrytis cinerea) is the causal agent of the grey mold disease. Similarly to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, this Ascomycete can infect a wide range of plants in any stage of growth and is widespread in all continents. The most notable host is the wine grape where the benevolent form of the disease is called noble rot. Grapes infected with noble rot have been used for centuries in the production of sweet dessert wines. This fungi can lead to important economic losses in berries and bulb crops. Ensembl Genomes provides access to the following strains of this species:

Botrytis cinerea B05.10

Botrytis cinerea BcDW1

Botrytis cinerea T4

Phylogeny

Kindgom: 
Fungi
Phylum: 
Ascomycota
Order: 
Helotiales

Stats

Genome size: 
42.74Mb
Number of genes: 
16389

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