title: IMA Genome-F 4: Draft genome sequences of Chrysoporthe austroafricana, Diplodia scrobiculata, Fusarium nygamai, Leptographium lundbergii, Limonomyces culmigenus, Stagonosporopsis tanaceti, and Thielaviopsis punctulata.
abstract: The genomes of Chrysoporthe austroafricana, Diplodia scrobiculata, Fusarium nygami, Leptographium lundbergii, Limonomyces culmigenus, Stagonosporopsis tanaceti, and Thielaviopsis punctulata are presented in this genome announcement. These seven genomes are from endophytes, plant pathogens and economically important fungal species. The genome sizes range from 26.6 Mb in the case of Leptographium lundbergii to 44 Mb for Chrysoporthe austroafricana. The availability of these genome data will provide opportunities to resolve longstanding questions regarding the taxonomy of species in these genera, and may contribute to our understanding of the lifestyles through comparative studies with closely related organisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, P. Bag X20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa;
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authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Wingfield
authors.affiliation: Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
authors.forename: Peter K
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authors.lastname: Ades
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Fatima A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Al-Naemi
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Beirn
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, P. bag x20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa ; Agricultural Research Council, Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Institute, P. Bag X293, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
authors.forename: Wubetu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bihon
authors.affiliation: Systematic Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
authors.forename: Jo Anne
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Crouch
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, P. bag x20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa.
authors.forename: Z Wilhelm
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: de Beer
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, P. Bag X20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa;
authors.forename: Lieschen
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authors.lastname: De Vos
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, P. Bag X20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa;
authors.forename: Tuan A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Duong
authors.affiliation: High Performance Biological Computing Group, Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center/W.M. Keck Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Fields
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, P. bag x20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa.
authors.forename: Gerda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fourie
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, P. Bag X20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa;
authors.forename: Aquillah M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kanzi
authors.affiliation: Systematic Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malapi-Wight
authors.affiliation: School of Integrative Plant Sciences, Plant Pathology & Plant-Microbe Biology Section, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, 14456, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Pethybridge
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA and Department of Plant Production, College of Technology, Zagazig University, Sharkia, Egypt.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Radwan
authors.affiliation: High Performance Biological Computing Group, Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center/W.M. Keck Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rendon
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, P. Bag X20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa;
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Slippers
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, P. Bag X20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa;
authors.forename: Quentin C
authors.initials: QC
authors.lastname: Santana
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, P. bag x20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa.
authors.forename: Emma T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Steenkamp
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
authors.forename: Paul W J
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: School of Integrative Plant Sciences, Plant Pathology & Plant-Microbe Biology Section, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, 14456, USA.
authors.forename: Niloofar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vaghefi
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, P. Bag X20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa;
authors.forename: Nicolaas A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: van der Merwe
authors.affiliation: Systematic Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Beltsville, MD 20705, USA ; Oak Ridge Laboratories ARS Research Participation Program, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Veltri
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, P. bag x20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wingfield
keywords: basal stalk and root rot; black scorch disease; blue stain; canker pathogen; pink patch disease; ray blight