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De novo transcriptome analyses of host-fungal interactions in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.)

Ho CL 1 , Tan YC 2 , Yeoh KA 3 , Ghazali AK 4 , Yee WY 5 , Hoh CC 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM-Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. clho@upm.edu.my
  • 2 Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM-Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. yungchie@codongenomics.com
  • 3 Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM-Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. y_keatai@yahoo.com
  • 4 Codon Genomics S/B, 26, Jalan Dutamas 7, Taman Dutamas Balakong, 43200 Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia. kamalghazali@gmail.com
  • 5 Codon Genomics S/B, 26, Jalan Dutamas 7, Taman Dutamas Balakong, 43200 Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia. sunny.yee@codongenomics.com
  • 6 Codon Genomics S/B, 26, Jalan Dutamas 7, Taman Dutamas Balakong, 43200 Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia. ivan.hoh@codongenomics.com
BMC Genomics, 2016;17:66.
PMID: 26781612 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2368-0

Abstract

Basal stem rot (BSR) is a fungal disease in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) which is caused by hemibiotrophic white rot fungi belonging to the Ganoderma genus. Molecular responses of oil palm to these pathogens are not well known although this information is crucial to strategize effective measures to eradicate BSR. In order to elucidate the molecular interactions between oil palm and G. boninense and its biocontrol fungus Trichoderma harzianum, we compared the root transcriptomes of untreated oil palm seedlings with those inoculated with G. boninense and T. harzianum, respectively.

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