IMA Genome-F 3: Draft genomes of

The genomes of fungi provide an important resource to resolve issues pertaining to their taxonomy, biology, and evolution. The genomes of Amanita jacksonii, Ceratocystis albifundus, a Fusarium circinatum variant , Huntiella omanensis, Leptographium procerum, Sclerotinia echinophila, and Rutstroemia sydowiana are presented in this genome announcement. These seven genomes are from a number of fungal pathogens and economically important species. The genome sizes range from 27 Mb in the case of Ceratocystis albifundus to 51.9 Mb for Rutstroemia sydowiana . The latter also encodes for a predicted 17 350 genes, more than double that of Ceratocystis albifundus . These genomes will add to the growing body of knowledge of these fungi and provide a value resource to researchers studying these fungi.