Genome sequence of Colletotrichum abscissum the causal agent of citrus Post-Bloom Fruit Drop and the closely related species C. filicis

Colletotrichum is one of the most diverse and destructive plant pathogenic fungi containing genus, responsible for significant losses in agriculture and forest plants. In the present study, we present the draft whole-genome sequence of two closely related species belonging to the Colletotrichum acutatum species complex: C. abscissum, the causal agent of citrus post-bloom fruit drop and C. filicis, a rare species described to accommodate an isolate obtained from an identified fern in Costa Rica. The data resources presented here will provide insights into genetic elements associated with citrus post-bloom fruit drop and into the evolution of Colletotrichum.