Recent advances in sequencing technologies have led to a remarkable increase in the number of sequenced fungal genomes. Several important plant pathogenic fungi are among those that have been sequenced or are being sequenced. Additional fungal pathogens are likely to be sequenced in the near future. Analysis of the available genomes has provided useful information about genes that may be important for plant infection and colonization. Genome features, such as repetitive sequences, telomeres, conserved syntenic blocks, and expansion of pathogenicity-related genes, are discussed in detail with Magnaporthe oryzae (M. grisea) and Fusarium graminearum as examples. Functional and comparative genomic studies in plant pathogenic fungi, although still in the early stages and limited to a few pathogens, have enormous potential to improve our understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in host-pathogen interactions. Development of advanced genomics tools and infrastructure is critical for efficient utilization of the vast wealth of available genome sequence information and will form a solid foundation for systems biology studies of plant pathogenic fungi.

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真菌病原体基因组学的曙光。

测序技术的最新进展已导致真菌真菌基因组测序的数量显着增加。几种重要的植物致病真菌已被测序或正在被测序。其他真菌病原体可能会在不久的将来进行测序。对可用基因组的分析提供了有关基因的有用信息，这些基因可能对植物感染和定植很重要。以稻瘟病菌（Magnaporthe oryzae，M。grisea）和禾谷镰刀菌（Fusarium graminearum）为例，详细讨论了基因组特征，例如重复序列，端粒，保守的同义块以及致病性相关基因的扩展。植物病原真菌的功能和比较基因组研究，尽管仍处于早期阶段，并且仅限于少数病原体，具有巨大的潜力，可以增进我们对宿主-病原体相互作用所涉及的分子机制的理解。先进基因组学工具和基础设施的开发对于有效利用大量可用的基因组序列信息至关重要，并将为植物病原真菌的系统生物学研究奠定坚实的基础。