Draft genome sequence of an onion basal rot isolate of fusarium proliferatum

Fusarium proliferatum is a generalist pathogen of a range of crops as diverse as maize, pineapple, and asparagus (1). It is also a component of the onion basal rot complex alongside the more common pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cepae and may cause discoloration of onion bulb scales (2–5). Genomic resources for F. oxysporum from onion, alongside those for F. proliferatum strains isolated from other crops, have recently become available (6–8). Expansion of these resources with a genome sequence of F. proliferatum from onion provides a basis for a study of host adaptation within F. proliferatum and for different strategies of onion infection within the Fusarium genus