Colletotrichum acutatum is a destructive fungal pathogen which causes anthracnose in a wide range of crops. Here we report the whole genome sequence and annotation of C. acutatum strain KC05, isolated from an infected pepper in Kangwon, South Korea. Genomic DNA from the KC05 strain was used for the whole genome sequencing using a PacBio sequencer and the MiSeq system. The KC05 genome was determined to be 52,190,760 bp in size with a G + C content of 51.73% in 27 scaffolds and to contain 13,559 genes with an average length of 1516 bp. Gene prediction and annotation were performed by incorporating RNA-Seq data. The genome sequence of the KC05 was deposited at DDBJ/ENA/GenBank under the accession number LUXP00000000.

Chloroplast genome sequencing has served as valuable source for developing DNA markers, including the authentication of plant material used for health supplement from its fraudulent materials. We sequenced and analyzed the chloroplast genome of Allium victorialis, a medicinal plant, to discover potential marker regions for the authentication from Veratrum patulum, an inedible toxic plant. Although we examined conventional barcode marker loci in chloroplast, matK and rbcL, there was a difficulty in aligning coding regions and determining PCR primer sequences in these two loci between A. victorialis and V. patulum, possibly due to the distant evolutionary relationship. Instead, we identified potential DNA markers that carry Insertion/Deletion (InDels) that are able to discriminate these two species around clpP, petB, petD, rpl22, and ycf2 loci. In this analysis, we demonstrated the possibility of developing potential DNA markers in the chloroplast genome other than conventional barcode markers, such as matK and rbcL. The potential DNA markers identified in this analysis will serve as useful tools for future authentication of Allium and Veratrum species.