title: IMA Genome-F 6: Draft genome sequences of Armillaria fuscipes, Ceratocystiopsis minuta, Ceratocystis adiposa, Endoconidiophora laricicola, E. polonica and Penicillium freii DAOMC 242723.
abstract: The genomes of Armillaria fuscipes, Ceratocystiopsis minuta, Ceratocystis adiposa, Endoconidiophora laricicola, E. polonica, and Penicillium freii DAOMC 242723 are presented in this genome announcement. These six genomes are from plant pathogens and otherwise economically important fungal species. The genome sizes range from 21 Mb in the case of Ceratocystiopsis minuta to 58 Mb for the basidiomycete Armillaria fuscipes. These genomes include the first reports of genomes for the genus Endoconidiophora. The availability of these genome data will provide opportunities to resolve longstanding questions regarding the taxonomy of species in these genera. In addition these genome sequences through comparative studies with closely related organisms will increase our understanding of how these pathogens cause disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028 South Africa;
authors.forename: Brenda D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Wingfield
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028 South Africa;
authors.forename: Jon M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ambler
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028 South Africa;
authors.forename: Martin P A
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Coetzee
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Private 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, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028 South Africa;
authors.forename: Tuan A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Duong
authors.affiliation: Centre for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Genomics Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa.
authors.forename: Fourie
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Joubert
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028 South Africa.
authors.forename: Almuth
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hammerbacher
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028 South Africa.
authors.forename: Alistair R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: McTaggart
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028 South Africa;
authors.forename: Kershney
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Naidoo
authors.affiliation: Biodiversity (Mycology), Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6, Canada; Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, 30 Marie-Curie, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N6N5, Canada.
authors.forename: Hai D T
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Biodiversity (Mycology), Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6, Canada.
authors.forename: Ekaterina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ponomareva
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028 South Africa;
authors.forename: Quentin S
authors.initials: QS
authors.lastname: Santana
authors.affiliation: Biodiversity (Mycology), Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6, Canada.
authors.forename: Keith A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Seifert
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028 South Africa.
authors.forename: Emma T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Steenkamp
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028 South Africa;
authors.forename: Conrad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trollip
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028 South Africa;
authors.forename: Magriet A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: van der Nest
authors.affiliation: Biodiversity (Mycology), Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6, Canada.
authors.forename: Cobus M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Visagie
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028 South Africa;
authors.forename: P Markus
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Wilken
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria, 0028 South Africa;
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wingfield
authors.affiliation: Biodiversity (Mycology), Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6, Canada; Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada.
authors.forename: Neriman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
keywords: Armillaria root rot; grain spoilage; insect vectored fungi; sap stain fungus; sugarcane root rot