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Whole-genome assembly of Aspergillus toxicus and Aspergillus texensis

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT Aflatoxin-producing molds belonging to the genus Aspergillus can be important sources of crop contamination. We present whole-genome sequences for aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus texensis and Aspergillus toxicus assembled from Illumina short reads. This is the first report of A. toxicus genome and the second A. texensis genome, providing resources of agricultural relevance.

Source: Microbiology Resource Announcements

DOI: 10.1128/mra.01033-24

Authors: Allison Q. Byrne, Andrew W. Legan, Kenneth A. Callicott

Institutions: United States Department of Agriculture, U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, University of Arizona

Language: English

Topic: Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka