# Draft Genome Assembly of Root Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne fallax

## TL;DR

This paper presents a draft genome assembly of the invasive root knot nematode Meloidogyne fallax using a related species for scaffolding.

## Contribution

The novel contribution is the first draft genome assembly of M. fallax using comparative scaffolding with M. chitwoodi.

## Key findings

- A draft genome of Meloidogyne fallax was assembled de novo.
- The assembly was scaffolded using the genome of the closely related M. chitwoodi.

## Abstract

Meloidogyne fallax (false Columbia root knot nematode) is an invasive crop pest recorded across Europe, Africa, North America, and Oceania. Here we present the draft genome assembly of M. fallax which was de novo assembled and scaffolded using M. chitwoodi (Columbia root knot nematode), a close relative of M. fallax.