Draft Genome Sequences of Four Aspergillus Section Fumigati Clinical Strains

Author(s)

Correa dos Santos, Renato Augusto ^{[1, 2]} ; Rivero-Menendez, Olga ^[3] ; Steenwyk, Jacob L. ^[2] ; Mead, Matthew E. ^[2] ; Goldman, Gustavo Henrique ^[1] ; Alastruey-Izquierdo, Ana ^[3] ; Rokas, Antonis ^[2]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Ciencias Farmaceut Ribeirao Preto, Dept Ciencias Farmaceut, Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil

^[2] Vanderbilt Univ, Dept Biol Sci, 221 Kirkland Hall, Nashville, TN 37235 - USA

^[3] Inst Salud Carlos III, Natl Ctr Microbiol, Med Mycol Reference Lab, Madrid - Spain

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS; v. 9, n. 40 OCT 2020.
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Abstract

Aspergillus fungi in section Fumigati include important human pathogens. Here, we sequenced the genomes of two strains of Aspergillus hiratsukae and two strains of Aspergillus felis. The average genome sizes are 29.5 Mb for A. hiratsukae and 31.8 Mb for A. felis. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/21983-3 - Genomic analysis of Aspergillus cryptic species
• Grantee: Renato Augusto Corrêa dos Santos
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 16/07870-9 - The influence of mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPK) on the expression of genetic determinants important for Aspergillus fumigatus virulence
• Grantee: Gustavo Henrique Goldman
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 19/07526-4 - Genetic variation of secondary metabolite gene clusters in clinical isolates of cryptic species in the Aspergillus fumigatus complex (section Fumigati )
• Grantee: Renato Augusto Corrêa dos Santos
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate