IMA Fungus 4(2): 357-358, doi: 10.5598/imafungus.2013.04.02.14
Draft nuclear genome sequence for the plant pathogen, Ceratocystis fimbriata
P. Markus Wilken‡, Emma T. Steenkamp§, Michael J. Wingfield|, Z. Wilhelm De Beer¶, Brenda D. Wingfield#‡ University of Pretoria, Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Pretoria, South Africa§ University of Pretoria, Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Pretoria, South Africa| University of Pretoria, Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Pretoria, South Africa¶ University of Pretoria, Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Pretoria, South Africa# University of Pretoria, Department of Genetics and Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Pretoria, South Africa
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Wilken PM, Steenkamp ET, Wingfield MJ, Wilhelm De Beer Z, Wingfield BD (2013) Draft nuclear genome sequence for the plant pathogen, Ceratocystis fimbriata. IMA Fungus 4(2): 357-358. https://doi.org/10.5598/imafungus.2013.04.02.14 |  |
Abstract
The draft nuclear genome of Ceratocystis fimbriata, the type species of Ceratocystis, is comprised of 29 410 862 bp. De novo gene prediction produced 7 266 genes, which is low for an ascomycete fungus. The availability of the genome provides opportunities to study aspects of the biology of this and other Ceratocystis species.
Keywords
Ceratocystis fimbriata, genome, Microascales