Full Genome of Phialocephala scopiformis DAOMC 229536, a Fungal Endophyte of Spruce Producing the Potent Anti-Insectan Compound Rugulosin

Allison K Walker; Samantha L Frasz; Keith A Seifert; J David Miller; Stephen J Mondo; Kurt LaButti; Anna Lipzen; Rhyan B Dockter; Megan C Kennedy; Igor V Grigoriev; Joseph W Spatafora

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01768-15

Full Genome of Phialocephala scopiformis DAOMC 229536, a Fungal Endophyte of Spruce Producing the Potent Anti-Insectan Compound Rugulosin

Genome Announc. 2016 Feb 25;4(1):e01768-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01768-15.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Allison.Walker@acadiau.ca.
² Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
³ Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
⁵ Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.

Abstract

We present the full genome of Phialocephala scopiformis DAOMC 229536 (Helotiales, Ascomycota), a foliar endophyte of white spruce from eastern Quebec. DAOMC 229536 produces the anti-insectan compound rugulosin, which inhibits a devastating forestry pest, the spruce budworm. This genome will enable fungal genotyping and host-endophyte evolutionary genomics in inoculated trees.