Draft genome sequences of Armillaria fuscipes, Ceratocystiopsis minuta, Ceratocystis adiposa, Endoconidiophora laricicola, E. polonica and Penicillium freii DAOMC 242723.

Authors: Wingfield, Brenda D and Ambler, Jon M and Coetzee, Martin P A and de Beer, Z Wilhelm and Duong, Tuan A and Joubert, Fourie and Hammerbacher, Almuth and McTaggart, Alistair R and Naidoo, Kershney and Nguyen, Hai D T and Ponomareva, Ekaterina and Santana, Quentin S and Seifert, Keith A and Steenkamp, Emma T and Trollip, Conrad and van der Nest, Magriet A and Visagie, Cobus M and Wilken, P Markus and Wingfield, Michael J and Yilmaz, Neriman

The genomes of Armillaria fuscipes, Ceratocystiopsis minuta, Ceratocystis adiposa, Endoconidiophora laricicola, E. polonica, and Penicillium freii DAOMC 242723 are presented in this genome announcement. These six genomes are from plant pathogens and otherwise economically important fungal species. The genome sizes range from 21 Mb in the case of Ceratocystiopsis minuta to 58 Mb for the basidiomycete Armillaria fuscipes. These genomes include the first reports of genomes for the genus Endoconidiophora. The availability of these genome data will provide opportunities to resolve longstanding questions regarding the taxonomy of species in these genera. In addition these genome sequences through comparative studies with closely related organisms will increase our understanding of how these pathogens cause disease.

Journal: IMA fungus
DOI: 10.5598/imafungus.2016.07.01.11
Year: 2016

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