IMA Genome-F 1: Ceratocystis fimbriata: 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

doi:10.5598/imafungus.2013.04.02.14

IMA Genome-F 1: Ceratocystis fimbriata: Draft nuclear genome sequence for the plant pathogen, Ceratocystis fimbriata

IMA Fungus. 2013 Dec;4(2):357-8. doi: 10.5598/imafungus.2013.04.02.14. Epub 2013 Dec 6.

Authors

P Markus Wilken¹, Emma T Steenkamp², Michael J Wingfield¹, Z Wilhelm de Beer², Brenda D Wingfield¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Genetics.
² Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria;

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; Microascales; genome.