DRP008137
Draft genome sequence of Aspergillus lacticoffeatus
Citric acid is industrially produced by the fungi belonging to Aspergillus Section Nigri. For the production, the cultivation processes were classified into two types: submerged and solid-state cultivations.  We previously reported the draft genome sequence of Aspergillus tubingensis WU-2223L, a citric acid hyperproducer for submerged culture. Moreover, we recently isolated Aspergillus lacticoffeatus (A. niger) WU-2020 (NBRC 115414) as a new citric acid-hyperproducing strain suitable for solid-state cultivation. In this study, we present a draft genome sequence of Aspergillus lacticoffeatus WU-2020 to understand the machineries contributing to citric acid hyperproduction on solid-state culture.