Draft genome resources for Brassicaceae pathogens Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. raphani and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. rapae.

The soil-borne filamentous fungus Fusarium oxysporum causes devastating diseases of many cultivated plant species. F. oxysporum f. sp. raphani (Forpi) and f. sp. rapae (Forpe) are two of four formae speciales that are pathogenic to Brassicaceae plants. Here, we present high-quality genome sequences of Forpi strain Tf1262 and Forpe strain Tf1208 that were isolated from radish (Raphanus sativus) and turnip (Brassica rapa var. rapa), respectively. These genome resources should facilitate in-depth investigation of interactions between F. oxysporum and Brassicaceae plants, and enable comparative genomics of F. oxysporum species complex to uncover how pathogenicity evolved within F. oxysporum.