Draft genomes of Amanita jacksonii, Ceratocystis albifundus, Fusarium circinatum, Huntiella omanensis, Leptographium procerum, Rutstroemia sydowiana, and Sclerotinia echinophila

Abstract

The genomes of fungi provide an important resource to resolve issues pertaining to their taxonomy, biology, and evolution. The genomes of Amanita jacksonii, Ceratocystis albifundus, a Fusarium circinatum variant, Huntiella omanensis, Leptographium procerum, Sclerotinia echinophila, and Rutstroemia sydowiana are presented in this genome announcement. These seven genomes are from a number of fungal pathogens and economically important species. The genome sizes range from 27 Mb in the case of Ceratocystis albifundus to 51.9 Mb for Rutstroemia sydowiana. The latter also encodes for a predicted 17 350 genes, more than double that of Ceratocystis albifundus. These genomes will add to the growing body of knowledge of these fungi and provide a value resource to researchers studying these fungi.

Draft genome sequences for Ceratocystis fagacearum, C. harringtonii, Grosmannia penicillata, and Huntiella bhutanensis

“…Comparison of these genome statistics revealed no striking differences between the genome of C. fagacearum and those determined in previous studies (Wilken et al 2013, van der Nest et al 2014a, b, Wingfield et al 2015a, b, 2016, Belbahri 2015). This is despite its unique ecology and taxonomic position (de Beer et al 2014).…”

“…The genome of H. bhutanensis is about 5 Mb smaller than that of its phylogenetically-close relative H. omanensis and possesses 1 134 fewer genes (van der Nest et al 2014b). However, the genome assemblies of H. bhutanensis and H. moniliformis are more similar, at 25.4 Mb and 26.7 Mb with 6832 and 7261 ORFs, respectively (van der Nest et al 2014a).…”

“…The data are thus intended to compliment the previously established genome resources for species in the Ceratocystidaceae (Wilken et al 2013, van der Nest et al 2014a, b, Wingfield et al 2015a, b, Belbahri 2015, Wingfield et al 2016), particularly in order to draw comparisons between them.…”

“…Genome sequences are already publically available for H. moniliformis (van der Nest et al 2014a) and H. omanensis (van der Nest et al 2014b) and thus the availability of this genome assembly will aid in the elucidation and comparison of ecological strategies, sexual cycles, and other key life-style aspects of and between these species.…”

Genome-Wide Analysis of Secondary Metabolite Gene Clusters in Ophiostoma ulmi and Ophiostoma novo-ulmi Reveals a Fujikurin-Like Gene Cluster with a Putative Role in Infection

“…In order to provide a framework to explore this matter, the genomes of O. ulmi and O. novo-ulmi have recently been published (Khoshraftar et al, 2013; Comeau et al, 2015). Additionally, the genomes of a closely related saprophytic species ( Ophiostoma piceae ) and species of the same family with different pathogenic/lifestyle traits ( Sporothrix schenckii , Sporothrix brasiliensis , Sporothrix pallida , Grosmannia clavigera , Leptographium lundbergii , Leptographium procerum , and Graphilbum fragrans ) are also available (DiGuistini et al, 2011; Haridas et al, 2013; Teixeira et al, 2014; van der Nest et al, 2014; Wingfield et al, 2015a,b, 2016; D’Alessandro et al, 2016). This information allows for unique comparisons to be made between species to highlight putative virulence determinants in DED pathogens.…”