Hybrid de novo assembly of the genome of Colletotrichum acutatum sensu stricto isolate COL14 from olive fruit in Central Italy

Olive anthracnose, caused by different fungal species belonging to the genus Colletotrichum, is responsible for severe yield losses and deterioration of oil quality (Moral et al. 2021). The species involved belong to three Colletotrichum complexes, namely Acutatum, Boninense, and Gloeosporioides; recent studies indicate that C. acutatum sensu stricto (s.s.), C. fioriniae, C. godetiae, C. nymphaeae, C. rhombiforme, and C. simmondsii are the main responsible of the disease (Moral et al. 2021; Garcia-Lopez et al. 2023). Previously reported only in South Africa and Australia (Damm et al. 2012; Shivas et al. 2016), C. acutatum s.s. has recently expanded into the Mediterranean regions as Portugal, Spain, Italy, Tunisia, Albania, and Greece (Talhinhas et al. 20052011; Mosca et al. 2014; Chattaoui et al. 2016; Talhinhas and Baroncelli 2023).