High-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of the microalgal pathogen Paraphysoderma sedebokerense strain EPG02
This study presents a near telomere-to-telomere (T2T) genome assembly for Paraphysoderma sedebokerense strain EPG02, a fungal pathogen threatening the mass cultivation of economically important microalgae including Haematococcus pluvialis, Scenedesmus dimorphus, and Chlorella zofingiensis. Integrating PacBio HiFi and Hi-C sequencing, we resolved the chromosome-level architecture of this blastoclad fungus. This resource facilitates investigations into host-pathogen interactions and the genomic evolution of early-diverging aquatic fungi.