The diploid genome sequence of Candida albicans.
We present the diploid genome sequence of the fungal pathogen Candida albicans. Because C. albicans has no known haploid or homozygous form, sequencing was performed as a whole-genome shotgun of the heterozygous diploid genome in strain SC5314, a clinical isolate that is the parent of strains widely used for molecular analysis. We developed computational methods to assemble a diploid genome sequence in good agreement with available physical mapping data. We provide a whole-genome description of heterozygosity in the organism. Comparative genomic analyses provide important clues about the evolution of the species and its mechanisms of pathogenesis.
Jones
Ted
T
Stanford Genome Technology Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
Federspiel
Nancy A
NA
Chibana
Hiroji
H
Dungan
Jan
J
Kalman
Sue
S
Magee
B B
BB
Newport
George
G
Thorstenson
Yvonne R
YR
Agabian
Nina
N
Magee
P T
PT
Davis
Ronald W
RW
Scherer
Stewart
S
D002176:Candida albicans / Q000235:genetics*; D004171:Diploidy; D016681:Genome, Fungal; D006579:Heterozygote