IMA Genome-F 5: 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 T 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

doi:10.5598/imafungus.2015.06.02.13

IMA Genome-F 5: Draft genome sequences of Ceratocystis eucalypticola, Chrysoporthe cubensis, C. deuterocubensis, Davidsoniella virescens, Fusarium temperatum,Graphilbum fragrans, Penicillium nordicum, and Thielaviopsis musarum

IMA Fungus. 2015 Dec;6(2):493-506. doi: 10.5598/imafungus.2015.06.02.13. Epub 2015 Dec 1.

Authors

Brenda D Wingfield¹, Irene Barnes¹, Z Wilhelm de Beer², Lieschen De Vos¹, Tuan A Duong¹, Aquillah M Kanzi¹, Kershney Naidoo¹, Hai D T Nguyen³, Quentin C Santana¹, Mohammad Sayari¹, Keith A Seifert³, Emma T Steenkamp², Conrad Trollip¹, Nicolaas A van der Merwe¹, Magriet A van der Nest¹, P Markus Wilken¹, Michael J Wingfield¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028 South Africa;
² Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028 South Africa.
³ Biodiversity (Mycology), Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6, Canada.

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; Davidsoniella sapstreak disease; conifer-infesting beetles; mycotoxin ochratoxin A; mycotoxins in maize; stem-end rot of banana.