Draft Genome Sequences of Itaconate-Producing Ustilaginaceae

Elena Geiser; Florian Ludwig; Thiemo Zambanini; Nick Wierckx; Lars M Blank

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01291-16

Draft Genome Sequences of Itaconate-Producing Ustilaginaceae

Genome Announc. 2016 Dec 15;4(6):e01291-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01291-16.

Authors

Elena Geiser¹, Florian Ludwig¹, Thiemo Zambanini¹, Nick Wierckx², Lars M Blank¹

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Applied Microbiology-iAMB, Aachen Biology and Biotechnology-ABBt, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
² Institute of Applied Microbiology-iAMB, Aachen Biology and Biotechnology-ABBt, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany nick.wierckx@rwth-aachen.de.

Abstract

Some smut fungi of the family Ustilaginaceae produce itaconate from glucose. De novo genome sequencing of nine itaconate-producing Ustilaginaceae revealed genome sizes between 19 and 25 Mbp. Comparison to the itaconate cluster of U. maydis MB215 revealed all essential genes for itaconate production contributing to metabolic engineering for improving itaconate production.