title: Genome sequences of Knoxdaviesia capensis and K. proteae (Fungi: Ascomycota) from Protea trees in South Africa.
abstract: Two closely related ophiostomatoid fungi, Knoxdaviesia capensis and K. proteae, inhabit the fruiting structures of certain Protea species indigenous to southern Africa. Although K. capensis occurs in several Protea hosts, K. proteae is confined to P. repens. In this study, the genomes of K. capensis CBS139037 and K. proteae CBS140089 are determined. The genome of K. capensis consists of 35,537,816 bp assembled into 29 scaffolds and 7940 predicted protein-coding genes of which 6192 (77.98 %) could be functionally classified. K. proteae has a similar genome size of 35,489,142 bp that is comprised of 133 scaffolds. A total of 8173 protein-coding genes were predicted for K. proteae and 6093 (74.55 %) of these have functional annotations. The GC-content of both genomes is 52.8 %.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602 South Africa.
authors.forename: Janneke
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aylward
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa.
authors.forename: Emma T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Steenkamp
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602 South Africa.
authors.forename: Léanne L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Dreyer
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602 South Africa.
authors.forename: Francois
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roets
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa.
authors.forename: Brenda D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Wingfield
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wingfield
keywords: Gondwanamycetaceae; Knoxdaviesia; Microascales; Ophiostomatoid fungi; Protea