Draft genome sequence of Alternaria alternata ATCC 34957
Citation
Nguyen, H.D.T., Lewis, C.T., Lévesque, C.A., Gräfenhan, T. (2016). Draft genome sequence of Alternaria alternata ATCC 34957. Genome Announcements, [online] 4(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.01554-15
Plain language summary
Alternaria alternata is a fungus found to infect hundreds of host species of plants, causing leaf spots and other diseases. In this study, we sequenced and characterized the genome of a particular strain (ATCC 34957) using long sequencing read technology. This study benefits Canadians in that the results generated would support downstream genomics & metabolomics research in mycotoxins for this fungus and its relatives.
Abstract
We report the draft genome sequence of Alternaria alternata ATCC 34957. This strain was previously reported to produce alternariol and alternariol monomethyl ether on weathered grain sorghum. The genome was sequenced with PacBio technology and assembled into 27 scaffolds with a total genome size of 33.5 Mb.