Zymoseptoria tritici (former Mycosphaerella graminicola) causes septoria tritici blotch in wheat, the second most important disease in the United States after rust. This disease is heavily targeted by the fungicide companies worldwide being nevertheless very difficult to control. The latest version of the Mycosphaerella graminicola genome assembly was released in September 2008. The genome comprises 21 chromosomes with a total size of 39.7 Mb and encodes about 10952 protein-coding genes.

Browse this genome in the Ensembl Genomes website.