IMA Fungus 6(2): 493-506, doi: 10.5598/imafungus.2015.06.02.13

Draft genome sequences of Ceratocystis eucalypticola, Chrysoporthe cubensis, C. deuterocubensis, Davidsoniella virescens, Fusarium temperatum, Graphilbum fragrans, Penicillium nordicum, and Thielaviopsis musarum

Brenda D. Wingfield^‡, Irene Barnes^§, Z. Wilhelm De Beer^|, Lieschen De Vos^¶, Tuan A. Duong^‡, Aquillah M. Kanzi^‡, Kershney Naidoo^‡, Hai D. Nguyen^#, Quentin C. Santana^‡, Mohammad Sayari^‡, Keith A. Seifert^#, Emma T. Steenkamp^¤, Conrad Trollip^‡, Nicolaas A. Van Der Merwe^‡, Magriet A. Van Der Nest^«, P. Markus Wilken^§, Michael J. Wingfield^‡

‡ University of Pretoria, Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Pretoria, South Africa§ 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 (FABI), Pretoria, South Africa¶ University of Pretoria, Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Hatfield, South Africa# Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Biodiversity (Mycology), Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Ottawa, Canada¤ University of Pretoria, Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Pretoria, South Africa« University of Pretoria, Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Pretoria, South Africa

© Brenda Wingfield, Irene Barnes, Z. Wilhelm De Beer, Lieschen De Vos, Tuan Duong, Aquillah Kanzi, Kershney Naidoo, Hai Nguyen, Quentin Santana, Mohammad Sayari, Keith Seifert, Emma Steenkamp, Conrad Trollip, Nicolaas Van Der Merwe, Magriet Van Der Nest, P. Wilken, Michael Wingfield.

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Citation: Wingfield BD, Barnes I, Wilhelm De Beer Z, De Vos L, Duong TA, Kanzi AM, Naidoo K, Nguyen HD, Santana QC, Sayari M, Seifert KA, Steenkamp ET, Trollip C, Van Der Merwe NA, Van Der Nest MA, Wilken PM, Wingfield MJ (2015) Draft genome sequences of Ceratocystis eucalypticola, Chrysoporthe cubensis, C. deuterocubensis, Davidsoniella virescens, Fusarium temperatum, Graphilbum fragrans, Penicillium nordicum, and Thielaviopsis musarum. IMA Fungus 6(2): 493-506. https://doi.org/10.5598/imafungus.2015.06.02.13

Abstract

The genomes of Ceratocystis eucalypticola, Chrysoporthe cubensis, Chrysoporthe deuterocubensis, Davidsoniella virescens, Fusarium temperatum, Graphilbum fragrans, Penicillium nordicum and Thielaviopsis musarum are presented in this genome announcement. These seven genomes are from plant pathogens and otherwise economically important fungal species. The genome sizes range from 28 Mb in the case of T. musarum to 45 Mb for Fusarium temperatum. These genomes include the first reports of genomes for the genera Davidsoniella, Graphilbum and Thielaviopsis. 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.

Keywords

Ceratocystis wilt, Chrysoporthe canker, conifer-infesting beetles, Davidsoniella sapstreak disease, mycotoxins in maize, mycotoxin ochratoxin A, stem-end rot of banana