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Draft genome for the horse hair fungus, Marasmius crinis-equi , isolated from cacao in Ghana

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT Marasmius crinis-equi , known as the horse hair fungus, is a litter-decomposing fungus that is opportunistically pathogenic on various plants. We sequenced the genome of M. crinis-equi strain GH-76 isolated from thread blight disease-infected cacao leaves in Ghana. The genome is 72.8 Mbp in size and 91.2% complete via benchmarking universal single-copy orthologs (BUSCO).

Source: Microbiology Resource Announcements

DOI: 10.1128/mra.01108-24

Authors: Stephen P. Cohen, Indrani Kakati, Ishmael Amoako-Attah, Yahaya Bukari, Bryan A. Bailey, Lyndel W. Meinhardt

Institutions: Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana

Language: English

Topic: Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Subfield: Cell Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: diamond