A high-quality draft genome sequence of Neonectria faginata, causative agent of beech bark disease of Fagus grandifolia

Eric W Morrison; Tuan A Duong; Jeff R Garnas

doi:10.1128/mra.01048-23

A high-quality draft genome sequence of Neonectria faginata, causative agent of beech bark disease of Fagus grandifolia

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2024 Feb 15;13(2):e0104823. doi: 10.1128/mra.01048-23. Epub 2024 Jan 24.

Authors

Eric W Morrison¹, Tuan A Duong², Jeff R Garnas¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA.
² Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.

Abstract

The draft genome of Neonectria faginata was sequenced with Oxford Nanopore and Illumina 250 bp paired-end sequencing technologies. The assembled genome was 42.9 Mb distributed over 24 contigs, with N50 of 4.4 Mb and 98.6% BUSCO completeness. This genome sequence will aid in understanding N. faginata population structure and ecology.

Keywords: fungi; neonectria; pathogenic fungi.

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